The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-23
Entertainments.


The first appearance OF Miss Olga
Nethersole in New Haven last night was
easily the most brilliant event of the
present theatrical season so far. The
audience was large and fashionable,
New Ravens best society having turn
ed out to welcome this fine young ira
sedienne. The first reception here was
certainly as warm and cordial as could
be wished the applause being wild aftel
each act. After the second act there
We're the widest sort of bowls and yells
from the upper gallery, where the APP
preciative students most do HE them
Miss Nethersole showed her gratitude in
the prettiest way, and she will undoubt-
edly so away with the mistaken idea
that New Haven audiences are enthu-
siastic and cordial, when they are real
ly proverbially cold, and it was only
the splendid passion of her acting
which had aroused them from their tor
por to this unusual conduct
Denise" which has been adapted
from Alexander Dumas play of the
same name by those masters of stage
craft, Clement Scott and Sir Augustus
Harris, was given its first public hear.
ing last night. The use of Dumas name
was superfiuous. No one else could
have written it,all the hand marks of the
Dumas drama Were there, the conven
tional plot, the virtuous lover, the philo
sophie friend, who makes nice speeches
the ingenue, and the cynical epigrams
not to speak of the woman who has
sinned but who is otherwise pure an(
lovable; the woman about whom Du
mas wrote all his plays. He spent hi:
literary life in trying to prove to thu
world that '1a virtuous decIassee" is
virtuous woman-the discussion o
which is fresh in our minds with Tess
and 'Trilby."
The play has been admirably adapted
for English speaking audiences ant
will undoubtedly be a popular addition
to Miss Nethersole's repertoire. 1t af
fords her fine opportunity for the dis
play Of her fine gifts. She shows ;
splendid dramatic fire that carries he
| beyond the range of so-called emotiona
actresses into the ranks of genius. Sh
| told the story of her trouble in TIL
great scene of the play with such per
feet counterfeit Of real emotion that TIL
effect on the audience was almost to,
| doleful When the curtain went dow
and the lights went up and exposed tn
rows of tear stained faces the actres
had the finest compliment that coult
be paid her. And the pathos of he
parting from her parents and friend
| in the last act was as finely beautiful a
the last act of Modjeska's Mary Stu
art We are writing in superlatives
but are still under the spell of her art
She may be crude, perhaps she coul
| use her voice better, but the real thin
which we look for so often and so sci
dom find is genius.
| Her support was excellent in every re
spect. The company is one of the mos
/ capable ones we have seen here for
! long time. The leading actor, Ernes
Leicester, is a fine manly fellow, an
acts with discretion and conscientiou
art. Miss Effie Shannon is one of tn
| best ingenues on the stage, and she wa
warmly welcomed on her entrance. TIL
/ WdS NtIy soilLoplil al
| showed careful rehearsal and excellen
/ management. We trust that dig
| Nethersole will visit US often.
| Bronson Towards Shenandoah
will be given at the Hyperion on Frida
and Saturday evenings. Shenandoah
delights all patriotic Americans, and tn
late General w. T. Sherman was high
ly enthusiastic in his praise of it. Th
beautiful love story, together with tn
incidents as they occurred in the Shen
andoah valley, the complete torch sig
mails, the bugle calls and the seen
showing Sheridan's rally of his retreat
ing army, combine to arouse the aud
lence to the highest pitch of enthusiasm
Sale of seats now open. Prices 81 an
rs cents.