The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-25
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Mr., John Hare, the distinguished
English actor, and his London Car
rick Theater company, after a brilliant
season at the Knickerbocker theater
New York, will be seen at the Hyperion
on Friday evening presenting "A Pair
of Spectacles, by Sydney Grundy pre-
coded by Isaac Zingwilrs original
duologue, six Persons" Mr., Hare is
now on his second American tour, di-
rected by Charles Frohman, but this
will be his first visit to this city. He
viii present the plays named exactly
as they We're given in his London thea
ter.
Mr. Hare has been spoken of as one
of the rapidly diminishing band of true
actors; certain it is, at least, that he
holds position second to none on the
Engllsh-speaking stage. For more than
thirty years he has occupied conspic-
uous place in the affection of English
playgoers, and during all that time he
has kept his art free from the meretri-
cious surroundings that assail stage
craft in this end of the century,
Mr., Hare brings with him perfect
!. ly balanced company. We will not, as
we are assured, see a star supported by
bundle Of Sticks" thing that has
so often offended us On the contrary
we find that the company is in the
best sense representative of that har-
mony of art and symmetry of interpre
tation which Mr.. Hare has done so
much to encourage in his own country
The roster of the company is as fol-
lows: Messrs. Charles Groves, Fred
erick Kerr, Gilbert Hare, Frank Gill
more, Fisher White, Charles Goold, A.
Grenville, w. M. Cathcart, r. Vivian
Reynolds, and Misses May Harvey,
Susie Vaughan, Mona K. Dram, Nellie
Thorne, Laura McGilvray, and Edith
Howlins, besides several auxiliaries.
Sale of seats now open.
A production that is certain to be in
teresting and entertaining is that of
A Fool Of Fortune" which is to be
made known by William H. Crane at
the Hyperion theater on Monday, Mr..
Cranes visits to this city have always
been agreeable and pleasantly received
and his coming one will possibly be
more SO owing to the fact that the play
he is to offer brings with it the repu-
tation of being one of the biggest sue
cesses of the season. The successful
American author is this time Martha
Morton, who on two previous occasions,
succeeded in fitting the actor very clev-
erly. The new character that the
young woman has given the comedian
to portray is that of a broker, who,
when first seen. is of middle age and
full of life and spirits. He is sue
cessful broker who has just come to the
conclusion that as he has enough money
for the wants of his family he will give
up speculation and confine himself to a
brokerage business. He goes away on
his vacation and upon his return finds
that his nervous partner has immeshed
the firm in a speculation that is hazar-
dous. In order to save the money that
has been put into the speculation the
broker is forced to take part in it, One
of the men concerned in the deal is ar
Inscriptions operator and through his
treachery the broker is ruined and his
family turned out of their home. Wher
the broker is next seen a year had
elapsed and the change that time has
wrought in him is wonderful. He is
but wreck of his former self and the
ticker has fascination for him that is
stronger than all else on earth. The ole
man struggles on to regain his fortune
and manages to succeed just before his
death. The play. is said to possess thai
very desirable merit in all plays, that OF
growing stronger with each scene unit
the fall of the final curtain. The prom.
Use is made that the play will be hand
sonely staged and will have its origina
cast. Sale Of seats now open.