The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-21

Entertainments.
HYPERION.
The Bostonians, now famous from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, presented Rob
in Hood" last night to one of the larg-
est audiences of the season. no com
pare these artists with other comic OPP,
era companies of singers who visit us
is to give only words OF praise, for no
other company has so large an assem-
blage OF musical talent, and none gives
a presentation with as high artistic
conceptions and with such careful at
tention to details.
People like pretty scenery, tasteful
costumes and tuneful numbers, and
they have no deep-rooted objection to
clever acting and good singing, whether
of the solo or concerted variety. They
get all this in De koven and Smiths
robin Hood as interpreted by the
Bostonians, and as a result the audi
ence packed the house and was brilliant
i'll quality. The opera is certainly
charming. Its quaint setting affords
an opportunity for illusion in number
Ut ways. and the three scenes, a market
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yard, were very effective. especially
that under the greenwood trees. The
book, too, is bright the modern gags
taking all the better in contrast with
the old English flavor of the opera.
The opera has been seen several
times in this city, but never to better
advantage than through the efforts of
the present company. More especially
does this apply to the principals. There
was at the opening performance last
evening a pleasing willingness to re-
spond to enoores as though it was but
Que the music itself that the gems
should be rep Gated and that public APP
probation wasE a matter of course. The
generous applause was also divided I'M
partially between the humorous and Sc
rious numbers, which added materially
to the evnenness of the performance.
All the old familiar numbers were
sung as only the Bostonians can sing
them and each favorite was rewarded
with generous encores. Henry Clay
Barnabee has lost none of his attrac-
ton in his clever impersonation of the
Sheriff William H. Mcdonald is as
attractive as ever. Eugene Cowles is
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Scarlet, and Jessie Bartlett Davis is as
charming as in former seasons, If not
more SO. Harold Blake is no improve
ment on Tom Karl, but he rendered the
title role with credit to himself. George
F'rothingham's Friar Tuck seems to i'm
prove with each season. Josephine
Bartlett rendered the part of Dame
burden with tact and spirit. c. E.
Landie was also good as Guy of Gis-
borne.
Miss Helen Bertram Henley is the
best soprano that the company has had
since Miss De Arville. She has voice
of beautiful quality, even dramatic at
times She was last with Little Chris
topher," and it was rumored that she
would enter a grand opera company
She has a very fresh voice which she
uses with considerable skill.
Miss Alice Nelson, the young lady
from California, made a decided sue
cess. Her singing in the third act was
received with prolonged encore.
robin Hood will be sung this after
noon Tonight the company gives its
latest piece entitled "a War Time Wed
ding, or in Mexico in 1S47." 1t was
written especially for the company pre-
pssenting it. It issromantic in the ex-
treuae.. 1t has to do with the love at.
fairs of Mariqnita Mason and Captain
selden of ihe Second United States
Dragons. Ramon Falcon, a guerrilla
tries to separate them. as he wishes II
marry the young woman himself. bu
he has betrayed a peasant girl, Teresa
who is loved by Ramon's faithful ser
want, Felipe. Felipe, learning OF MI
masters treachery and duplicity, muir
ders him, and so permits love to run
sweeter and happier course.
During the evening Mr.. Barnabee viii
sing his old time song, '"The Cork Leg
All the principals win appear IN to
nights performance.