The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-07
BRILLIANTLY PRESENTED.
FOOT GUARDS ENTERTI TN1EEET
SCORES A FINE SUCCESS.

FOOT GUIhD'S ENTERJ1 fNTEHI
SCORES Il FINE SUCCESS.
Historical Living Pictu es-NIiss francis
Keciting-Miss Rosa Dancing-The Musi-
cal Numbers-The Picturos Pertaining to
the History of the Foot Guard--Colonel
Grant d Family to Arrive To-day.
The entertainment by the Second
company Governors Foot Guard open
ed 1t the Hyperion last evening before
very large audience under the most
auspicious circumstances. Everything
in connection with the production pass
ed off in a most satisfactory manner,
both to those who were spectators and
those who took part, The program
opened with patriotic selections by 100
boys from the public schools under the
direction of Prof Benjamin Jepson,
after which the quartet of "exoentrique
dancers from the Casino, New York
executed the Chinese comique, the danse
exeentrldue and teh Trllby quadrille ar
of H. Flechter Rivers. The following
living pictures were then presented: /,
Blossoms, by Operti 2, Trilby; 3, The
Angelus, by Millet A, Lincoln and Slave,
by Powers; s. The Three MUSES., by
Operti; 6, Angel of the Resurrection, by
Operti; Z, The Flreman's Dream, by
Operti, Respectfully dedicated to the
Hon. A. C. Hendrick, mayor OF the city
of New Haven and ex-chief of the New
Haven fire Department.; 8, Easter
Hymn; 8, Admiral Farragut, by
Stephens; 10, The New Woman; II,
Venus of Milo. The pictures are pro-
duced with great accuracy and exact
ness, and won hearty applause from the
audience.
Mr. Arthur d. Perkins, THE Enter
tainer" then appeared in some Of his
delightful impersonations as "Trilby's
Sister" Little Nonsense" and his
Dialect Impersonations."
The historical living pictures came
next. They are by far the most inter-
esting, the best produced and the most
admirable of any produced during the
evening. They were: 4, Poeahontas,
by Chapel Respectfully dedicated to
Hammonnassett tribe No. l, Improved
Order of Red Men); 2, Death of General
Wolfe, by West; 3, Nathan Hale, by
barley; 4, Washington Crossing the
Delaware, by Leutze; s, Valley Forge,
by Powell; 6, Molly Pitcher by Chapel;
Z, Paul Jones, by Chapel; 8, Farthest
North of all Time attained by officers
of the United States army Greeley's
Lady Franklin Bay expedition, 1882 and
1885. America thus attained the honor
which was Englands for three centu-
ries); 8, Surrender of Lee. by TIL Mast;
10, Clusters Last Stand, by Remington
Mr.. Seymour Spier then sang tenor
solo in very acceptable manner, after
which Miss Alice Campbell Francis re-
cited the monologue "A Set of Tur-
quoise." Her powers of dramatic rendi-
tion are great, and she made a most
favorable impression upon those who
listened to her Mrs. Alice Fechter-
Gilbert then sang a soprano solo most
The Second company Governors Foot
Guard series of historical living pic
lures then followed. They are as fol-
lows: /, Captain Benedict Arnold De-
the Keys of the Powder House
Of the Selectmen Of New Haven on the |
Of April %, 1775, by Operti; 2, |
Jonathan TrumbulPs Address to the |
Second Company Governors Foot Guard |
prior to their departure for Boston, by |
0perti 4, Second Company Governors |
Foot Guard delivering the body of |
British officer at Lexington, who died |
n the Colonial lines, to a detail Of |
British troops, by Operti; 5, Battle OF |
Bunker Hill, by Trumbull; 6, Living De- |
icendants Of the members Of the Sec |
md Company Governors Foot Guard |
IN the first muster roll, by Operti.
Miss Frances Ross then appeared in |
Ter serpentine dances, for which she
las won quite a reputation and which
we're enthusiastically applauded.
The grand finale tableaux included |
Columbia, the different states and Cen
rails Grant and Lee. All who had ap-
reared in the other pictures were in
his and it made a fitting close for the
vening's entertainment,
The electrical effects were excellent,
he switchboard being specially ar
anged for the occasion by the
lew Haven Electric Light COM
any by their electrician, Mr.. Frederick
lewis The frames for the pictures
rere made by Mr.. George Miller, stage
arpenter at the Hyperion.
This evening Colonel Fred Grant Of
lew York and his family will be the
uests of the company,
This evening the top gallery will be
brown open to the public at twenty
We cents admission.
In the boxes We're noticed Major
rown, Lieutenant James M. Townsend, |
eneral Peck of the Governors staff;
lieutenant George White, Mayor Hen
rick, Alderman Lambert, Alderman !
cary, Councilman Dewell, Councilman
icoll and Councilman Rourke. Il