The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-23
COMING TO Nnw HAYEN.

After having given us all the latest
New York and Boston successes the
past season Mr.. Bunnen is going to
bring to this city one of the new Won
ders of the Nineteenth century, Wizard
Edison's latest and most marvellous in
vention, the "vitascope," The vita
scope is going to be the greatest draw
ing card of the season and will prob
ably pack the Grand Opera house from
pit to dome at every performance. Mr..
George Bowles, the advance agent was
in town yesterday in the interest of the
invention. 1t has only been presented
in Boston and New York. 1t will be
presented the last three nights next
week, matinee on Saturday,
The Boston Herald has this to say
about it, Its possibilities are unlimit-
ed Starting out with series of pic
lures that are interesting, instructive
and beautiful, they can add to them
every week, aye, every day, if need be.
| Just think what it means. The scenes
shown are local, full of life and action,
| simply lacking in vocalization, so far
as the figures are concerned. The first
indication that the public had been
| aroused to the Importance of this in
vention was made manifest at the mat
inee yesterday, when standing room
only was reported on the floor and in
the gallery at Keith's. The same re-
port was made of the evening attend
ance To describe the enthusiasm
aroused would be impossible. Worthy
professors and scientific men We'd with
grocery clerks in the warmth of their
applause; my lady in her box was, per-
haps, little more enthusiastic even
than Bridget in the gallery.
OF the ten pictures included in yes
terday's programs there is no shadow
of doubt as to which created the most
laughter That kissing scene in the
widow Jones'" taken part in by May
Irwin and John C. Rice, was repro
duced on the screen, and the very evil
dent delight of the actor and the I'M
! disguised pleasure of the actress were
absolutely too funny for anything.
At any rate, the large audiences
thought so, and many of them laughed
until they almost cried 1t does not
matter so much now whether one sees
Loie Fuller dance in the flesh or not.
| Yesterday she danced twice at each
| performance at Keith SHAT is, her
counterfeit presentment in the vita
scope did, and the way in which those
present showed their appreciation, 1t
must have been thought as near like
unto the original as it is possible to get
it at this stake. All was presented on
the screen in such a realistic manner
as to be almost startling. The Leigh
sisters umbrella dance was another ad-
mired feature; it is neat and graceful,
and the coloring beautiful. or the
other scenes, that in Herald square,
New York, was the best, but they were
all excellent. 1t will be month be-
fore all New England has been salts
fed with seeing the half of what are
already prepared-and it can be taken
as a certainty that all New England
will be going to see them, once they
under stand just what the vitascope Is
and can do Seven thousand SATISFIED
people attended the theater yesterday
The wonderful invention has set the
people of New York and Boston crazy
and has been attracting large crowds
in Boston the past three weeks. Mr.
Bunnell is always on the alert for the
great New York and Boston successes
and as usual the New Haven public are
sure to see them directly after thei
runs in those cities.