The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-12
ENTERTAINMENT.
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 pany and was much enjoyed, The op.
 era is replete with tuneful numbers and
 is we'll staged.
 Thursday evening "The Amazons'
 will be presented. The production is
 by Charles Frohman and has Miss
 Johnstone Bennett as Lady Thomas
 the tom-boy of the "Belturbet" family
 This ought to be attraction enough, es. pecially as exchanges agree that Miss
 Bennett surpasses her previous work
 The sale of seats is now open,
 A social event of the season. so fal
 as matters theatrical go, will take
 place Saturday night, February IS, in
 the engagement of the English actors
 MT. and Mrs. Kendall The engagement is for one night and they will be seen in a play which they have not yet presented to New Haven theater-goers, Sydney Grundy's new comedy. "A White Lie"
 Grand Opera House,
 A large audience greeted the open Ing performance of G. B. Bunnelrs Grand Mid-Winter Carnival and Euro pean Circus at the Grand Opera house last evening. The program includes some of the best specialties on the stage and crowded houses will. no doubt, be the result.
 The four Cohans present Imaginable farce entitled Goggles Doll House" It introduces many funny situations and includes some very pretty dancing. The Les Mayos made hit in their fancy trick and comedy skating act. The act includes four persons in fancy and trick skating that is very well per- formed. Miss Jessie Mlllar, only six teen years old, plays the cornet to suit the taste of all The Bonitas, direct from Europe for the great Barnum show, sing a number of catchy songs and bring forth rounds of applause in their electric novelties. Ray Burton in slack wire and rifle shot performs some marvellous feats.
 The performance as a whole is a great success and more than met ex- pectations, It includes all kinds of va riety performers of the highest class and keeps one constantly laughing. The Ducrows, the clever aerial aero bats, who were delayed on account Of the recent storm, will positively appear at the matinee to-day and at every performance during the week. Another addition is the Imperial Japanese troupe of jugglers, who will perform wonderful feats.
 The essays on the circus in the prize contest are rapidly coming in and the plan has met with great popular favor. The management give notice that all contributions must be handed in by tomorrow.
 There will be matinees this week every day beside the regular evening performances, such kbeing the popular desire to see the big special attraction which MT. Bunnell has provided for his patrons.
 Occupying boxes at the Grand last night were Mayor Hendricz, Tax Col lSCtOT AItHOny. .CltN AuultOf Brown, Captain D. s. Thomas, Superintendent Smith of the fire alarm, Fire Marshal Hubbard, ex-Commissioner Andrews and others.
 Polls Wonderland Theater.
 Sheik Hadj Tahar's troupe of Moorish and Bedouin Arabs opened a weeks engagement at the Wonderland yester- day. It Is great aggregation of acro- bats, the feats they perform being of the most startlingly sensational de- scription. After going through many of the athletic and acrobatic games of their native land they form a human pyramid, with one huge giant making the base and carrying the whole weight of his eleven associates. It is a most thrilling and picturesque finale to performance. The Vaude- vile features are excellent. Miss Wills sings most charmingly, and Mr Collins njects some bright comedy into their pretty musical sketch. Miss Maude Raymond, the California trio, Frank | Riley, the Hill sisters, George Austin, | Mays and Hunter, and Oracle and Rev | lolds, are exceedingly clever artists who | present very attractive specialties. Be |