The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-27

many clever people enlisted in the
scheme Jack and the Beanstalk'' could
scacely have oontrived to fail,
Most prominent among the men con-
cerned are the popular farce comedy
stars, Messrs. Donnelly and Girard of
Natural Gas" fame. They have been
induced to desert the STELLAR orbit to
play in this production Donnelly was
fine King Cole and although he swore
he was ill-tempered and ugly, managed
to convey the impression that really he
was merry old soul after the show
was over. Girard is always good nal
tured and amusing and made an ex-
cellent Sinbad. He apologized for his
presence in such exclusively mother
goose society by saying that he came
in in the nights, in the Arabian
Nights" By the way, people intending
to witness the play will find that a
re-perusal of their Mother Geoses"
will assist them In Identifying the char
acters. All the. familiar personages are
to be seen and the idea Is very pretty
and 1t seems like having all the fairy
tales of childhood come true" Jack
himself is the beloved son of Old
Mother Hubbard, lone of the Hubbards
of Boston, sir" and he Is violently in
| love with the perverse and contrary
Princess Mary, who is a daughter to
Old King Cole, Madge Leasing makes
an exceedingly pretty boy and capers
about in the most innoeently captivat-
ing manner. She sings Mary, Mary,
quite contrary very charmingly and
the other tunes allotted her as we'll.
Maud Hollins, who Is very beautiful
both in face and figure and both in APP
pearance and manner is like Ellaline
Terriss, was delightful Princess Mary.
Merri Osborne is sprightly and chic as
Miss Muffett and her spider act and
her specialties In the second act We're
enthusiastically received. Ross Snow,
arrayed as ballet dancer, enacted the
4 queen of the fairies and put humor
into a dull part. III. M. Morse was the
| ten-foot giant, the ''fee, fle, 70, fum''
ogre, who smeH 'the blood of an Eng
(! lishmun' His makeup was very
clever John Wilson, an old fayortte,
was his wife, and also performed a spe-
cialty turn in the first act with Der.
tina Waring, who has been seen in this
4 city ere this.
Miss Warnings graceful evolutions In
her clever, dancing speciality evoked
loud applause, which was distinctly
merited by the exceedingly good work
of this bright little artist,
Miss Carrie Perkins sustained the
| dignity of the Hubbards Of Boston
with baked bean and Browning
traditions in a satisfactory manner
although she was evidently suffering
from severe cold. Hilda Hollins was
a stately Marquis of Carabas ane
Nellie Lynch did an excellent divitaliz-
ing stunt" in the last act,
i There were eight Pretty Maids" got
| ten up like the Barrisons and they
were quite as clever as the notoriou.
five, If not so indecent, The Forty
Thieves include Jack Sheppard, iona,
than Wild, Robert Macaire, and othel
famous black hearted and fascinating
gentlemen of ~ road.
The seem vas very fine and thu
transfer -ons were very effective
The .aming was handsome and ar,
u" and the general color-scheme.
ere excellent. Among the we'll known
theatrical people in the house were
/ George Lederer, the author, Mr.. Barnet
the composer, Mr.. Sloane, Messrs. KlaN
e. Erlanger, and various press represen.
tatives from New York. There wal
general rejoicing over the undoubtet
success of the piece and a large com
pany adjourned to Traeger's to cele
brate the event
Jack will make the climb tonight, to-
morrow afternoon and evening and 81
on through the week.