The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-01


At Dwight Place next Monday even-
ing there will be given a musical and
literary entertainment under the SUI
pervision OF the younger women Of the
church. Mrs. Burke Fitzgerald, the
elocutionist, will give several selections.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour spier, vocalists,
will assist. Mrs. Fitzgerald is admir-
able in her line Of work and Mrs. spier
(nee Mrs Fechter- Gilbert) is one of our
best soprano singers. Mr.. Spier Is the
tenor this year of the Dwight Place
choir, and is giving much satisfaction.
Mr. and Mrs. Spier, who have been re-
siding on Lawrence street, have re-
moved to the upper part of the city
near Dwight Place church.
AT EAST HAVEN TOWN HALL.
An elaborate entertainment will be
given at the town hail. East Haven,
Wednesday evening, December 2. Mr..
Post of New Haven will sing. Little
Miss Hart will recite. There will be
violin and concert solos by Mr., Lon
Smith, Mrs. Ballou and Miss Enrnie
Street, and the burlesque pantomime
Of cinderella" will be given by twelve
young ladies and gentlemen. Their
costumes will be brilliant and elabo-
rate. The little Miss Craigs will dance
the "Highland Fling" in costume. The
entertainment will close with g strik-
ing tableau of 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty"
Saltonstall electric cars pass the door
of the hall.
AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
another series of entertainments will be
given surprising in interest even the
churchs very successful course of last
year. There will be five events, the
first occurring tomorrow night at
Plymouth house, and the be given by
the Iyrolean Troubadours, assisted by
Mr.. Elmer P. Ransom. The Trouba-
dours will appear in their national cos
tune. On December 80 Miss Marion
Stems of Springfield, Mass, will give
readings, and Miss Rebecca Wilder
Holmes. Of New York, violinist, will
play.
January q is the date for the third
entertainment in the course, when a
varied program of music will be given
under the direction of the organiSt, Mr..
Harry L. Cooke.
Mrs Hannibal A. Williams, the dis
tinguished shakespearian interpreter
will read "The Midsummer Nights
Dream" at the fourth entertainment,
February II. Mr.. Cooke will play for
Mrs. Williams, as she has arranged the
play to be recited with Mendelssohn's
music. Mrs. Williams is the only wo
man in America who gives the plays of
Shakespeare from memory.
The Dessauer-T roostwyk trio will
make up the program for the fifth en-
tertainment, March 10.
IN CHRIST CHURCH.
An organ recital will be given in
Christ church on Tuesday, December 8,
by Prof w. H. Parker, assisted by Mr..
Isador Troostwyk concert master of
the New Haven Symphony orchestra;
Rev Clarence w. Bispham of Trinity
church, and Mr.. Charles H. Mann.
The program will be one of unusual
interest. Prof Parker will play
several solo numbers; Prof Park
er and Mr.. Troostwyk will play soma
ia fortviolin and organ by Tartini, COM
posed in the sixteenth century, and
heard here for the first time. Mr.
Troostwyk will also play the air on the
G string for vioiln, Prof. Parker play
ing the organ part. Mr.. Bispham will
sing, twice and Mr.. Mann will be on
the program for one or two solo num-
bers.
This will be the formal using of the
fine new organ at Christ church.
AT EPWORTH M. E. CHURCH.
DR.. E. L. Thorpe is to read at Ep-
worth church December 2. DR.. Thorpe
has won a very enviable reputation as
a reader He is equally lat home"
with the heroic, dramatic and humor-
GUS. He exhibits a rare sense of I'm
terpretation'' in all his renderings,
whether the selection be from William
Shakespeare or Mark Twain. A large
attendance is indicated.
FOR BENEVOLENT WORK.
"A reception and Christmas sale is to
be given at the home of Mrs. George
Powning at 104 Sherman avenue, Fri
day. the 4th, and the sale will continue
throughout the afternoon and evening.
The ladies' benevolent society of
Dwight Place church has the affair in
charge, and preparations for q pleas
ant social event, as well as profitable
sale. are being vigorously made. Any
one desiring to secure pretty gifts for
Christmas are invited to attend ire
spective Of whether they attend the
Dwight Place church or some other.