The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-11
THE BKe WIVES THIS WEEK.
MT. Bunnelrs Big Treat for the Public at
 the Hyperion.

the Hyperion.
 All week at the Hyperion. with mati-
 nees Wednesday and Saturday, Pal
 mer Cox's Brownies" on the same scale
 of magnificent splendor that dazzled
 all New York for months, will be pre-
 sented. This will furnish the people of
 Connecticut the only opportunity of
 witnessing a spectacular exhibit that Is
 conceded to be the greatest ever put
 upon any stage The management, C.. B. Jefferson Klaw & Erlanger, have
 contracted 10 present 1t in the largest cities for the next two years to come
 so that all who intend to see "The
 Brownies" should secure their seats
 early, so that no dlsappointments may
 ensue. In Boston, Philadelphia and
 New York hundreds were turned away
 at the final performances, unable to gain admlttance. Notwithstanding the
 expense attending the production, the
 great seating capacity of the Hyperion
 makes 1t possible for Manager Bunnell
 to retain theysnale of $1 only for the best seats, whichds oone-third less than the New York rates for "The Browniesl'i There will be positively no free list The sale of seats is now open.
 ARGUMENT OF THE PLAY.
 Titania, Queen of the Fairies, is be- throthed to Prince Florimel, adopted son of Stanislaus, King of the Brownie
 band The wedding isto be celebrated on the eve of May, and the Brownies have come to fairyland to take part in the general jolilhtation. Dragonfel a wick ed demon. and his retinue, come to the wedding, bearing gifts and disguised as friends and we'll wishers. While the Brownies and Fays are entertaining the Prince and Queen with song and dance an alarm comes from within the palace that Titania and her ladies in waiting have been seized and carried away by Dragonfel. who thus seeks to prevent the power for good which would result in an alliance of Brownies and Fays He takes the queen across the sea to his enchanted island castle. The Brown ies build a raft and follow. A terrific storm imperils their safety. Euphro- cyne, goddess of mirth, appears in an- swer to their prayers, with Neptune and his sea chariot. The god of the sea QuleIS lib luIuultIl MdtSlS uHd .tiiS Brownies proceed in safety.
 By means of raft and airship they reach the enchanted island and find much to mystify them. The Brownies hide in the outer halls of the castle while the king and some of his follow CTS, disguised as a German street band, gain entrance to Dragonfel's mighty presence. At favorable moment they make an attack on Dragonfel and are just about to conquer when he calls on Vulcan to bring earthquake and ruin, The castle falls in ruins, the noun tain becomes volcano, and lava is seen I pouring down its side to overwhelm I and destroy the Brownies. The Brownie l fire department comes to the rescue.
 Daylight finds the Brownies still in quest of the queen, and as their power is gone with the rising sun they are cas- fly overcome by Dragonfels followers, l and are made to slave and toll in the mines. Here they remain until the | Russian Brownie explodes a dynamite bomb with which the peace of the whole l band has been continually threatened. | The explosion causes the caving in of a | rift in which Dragonfel happens to be, | and in the meantime Euphrosyne has l come to the rescue of the queen and the Il Pays. Florlmel and Titania are united, I while the mines gradually disappear | and a glorious night view of Brownie 4 and is disclosed