The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-03
Entertainments,
HYPERION.


THE Wizard of the Nile" the comic
opera which achieved such a success in
its $50 nights engagement at the Casino
in New York was produced at the Hy-
perion last evening to large and ap-
preciative house, The body of the
house was entirely filled and also the
balcony. From time OF the curtain
raising for the first act until the drop
at the finale of the last, the audience
was kept Interested every moment.
There are no tedious stage waits but
action, all that could be desired, per-
vades the entire production. Every
movement has a legitimate place and
there is not suggestion of filling in.
Frank Daniels was all that his repu-
tation leads one to expect and IN this
piece has opportunity to display his
talent to advantage. His posings and
side acting are perfect and seem to
become better as the piece advances. In
the last act he was especially good
and kept the audience in q roar of
laughter. In this act the entire cast
seems to catch his form and the lit
tie originalities thrown in add greatly
to the pleasing effect.
Walter Allen as Ptolemy is very good,
although it would seem that he could
make the part little stronger. 1t must
be borne in mind, however, that the
character hardly gives him opportunity
to display his resources.
Dorothy Morton as Cleopatra, the
daughter of Ptolemy, has fine voice
and displayed it to advantage on every
occasion when she sang. Claudia Carl
sledt in the character of Simoona, sec
ond wife of Ptolemy showed up well
and carried her role perfectly.
OF the chorus too much cannot be
Nsaid and it is at once patent that to
it must be ascribed the cause of great
deal of the success met with by the
production. Not for some time has a
chorus so we'll trained appeared in
New Haven and the result of the long
practice of the New York engagement
has left it one of the best on the road.
The staging is also good, one of the
best scenes being that in the pyramid
in the last act The stonecutters'
chorus in this act is fine, Leonard
Walker as Ptarmigon, Cleopatra S
music teacher, taking the leading part.
The quintet in the last act, consist
ing of Frank Daniels, Walter Allen,
Claudia Carlstedt, Dorothy Morton and
Ptarmigon, introduces unique song
sketches and is particularly pleasing on
account of Daniels clever comicalities.
The piece will be produced again this
evening.
Tom Brown, the WHISTLER, is to be one
Of the features of "1492" at the Hyperi-
on theater Thursday and Friday even
ings. Mr.. Brown returned from Eng
land a short time since, where he was
a marvellous success. His brilliant ex-
ecution of trills and the most difficult
cadenzas was a revelation to the pat
rons of the London music halls, and his
ability to whistle two notes simultane-
ously, and in perfect unison, was al
most beyond their comprehension. Be
fore his European tour Mr.. Brown made
himself very popular in Mr.. Hoyt's "A
Trip to Chinatown in which he intro
duced his whistling.
AS this Nill be the last time that
"1492" will be seen here the price for
the best seat will be only 81 in order
that all may see it,
'"The Widow Jones' ought to have,
and undoubtedly will have, an enthusi-
astic reception when May Irwin and
her excellent company of comedians
present it Saturday evening next. It
gives May Irwin the most brilliant op-
portunity of her career, and it need
scarcely be said that she makes the
most of every opportunity which the
piece offers her. Sale of seats opens
Wednesday.