The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-10
ENTERTAFNN D WIS.
Hyperion Thentrr.

| heralded performance of Faust by
 the Metropolitan Opera House company l takes place. To speak of Calve, that l superb, magnetic, passionate and in- l spring artist arouses the enthusiasm l of every music lover, and the name of | De Reszke likewise serves to create the 1 greatest eagerness to hear a singer lov- | ed and admired by thousands of every l nationality. Alone either of them would | prove a charming attraction, apart l from the great artistic strength, for any l operatic production, but to hear both the same evening in such a work as Gounod's masterpiece Faust and i'll roles in which they have achieved the most remarkable triumphs is certainly an offering that no community can fail to appreciate. There are still choice seats for sale at the box office. Prices $1.50, $2, s3, $4 and s5. The French Maid" which comes to the Hyperion on Wednesday and Thurs day nights, is an English musical com edy that had it's first American pro- duction at the Herald Square theater in New York and scored so heavily that it remained there during almost an en-
 
 as in New York by company number
 ing about fifty people and including a
 trained corps de ballet and a complete chorus, in addition to an imposing ar ray of prominent actors and actresses. Seats now on sale. Prices $1, 75c, soc.
 The famous and popular John Philip Sousa has composed new march for Christ and the Wonderful Lamp, called the Man Behind the Gun It will be introduced to public notice with the first performance of this production al the Hyperion theater Monday night October 23. It is a singing march with the most stirring swing of tune and is expected to find instant favor It is the latest work of MT. Sousa of this kind and he is particularly confident of it's popular effect In fact all the music in Christ and the Wonderful Lamp" is the latest composition of this famous bandmaster, and is said to be written almost entirely in a popular vein. Individual numbers, of which there are many, are claimed to be tune ful to degree, and the concerted num- bers full of dashing spirit.
 The Banda Rossa comes to the Fly perion Saturday next, October IA, and will give concerts matinee and night | Seat sale Wednesday. Prices, matinee 75c, soc, 25c; evening, $1, 75c, soc.
 The Grand.
 Blue Jeans" was given it's first pro duction at popular prices in this city last evening, and highly delighted the | good-sized audience present, which had | the pleasure of witnessing the best per- formance at this house this season. Blue Jeans" is a splendid and uniulle drama and famous for it's great buzz-saw scene; and 1t abounds in com edy and pathos. The Rising Sun Roar CTS" made the hit they always do, caus- ing roars of laughter and gaining re- peated encores. The famous dining scene, too, provoked much mirth; and turing the too realistic sawmill scene, when the great buzz-saw comes within m inch of cutting Perry Bascom in two -here was profound silence, and many women-shut their eyes entirely while the terrible saw was evolving and buzzing. Every one en- oys the excitement, though, and there s so much variety, and so much to muse and please in Blue Jeans," that Ill tastes are gratified. Among those in he company deserving of special men, ion were William Nichols, Frank Am- prose, Jay J. Packard, Miss Ethel Bar ington, Miss Anna Hollinger, Miss Kate Ambrose, Miss c. Blanche Rice nd Miss Hilda Vernon. The piece will 'e repeated this and tomorrow even ngS, with matinee tomorrow. All vho enjoy first-class comedy drama hould not miss seeing this excellent : erformance. Prices, matinee 20 cents nd 25 cents; evening 10 cents, 20 cents, cents and 50 cents.
 The following well known acts will ppear in the extravaganza, the last hree nights this week with matinee aturday: The Worlds trio, an act of ovelty and surprises; Johnson. Day. nport and Lorella, the best of all omedy acrobats; the famous Bison ity quartet, singers and comedians; ne Acme Four, in their new sketch 7 atitled An Old Fool" the Brownies, ngers and comedians, and large horus, Seats now on sale. Regular rices. At the annex this week is shown the [ [otchkiss gun, which did such execu- on with Spanish vessels in the late ar The new naval militia of Con ecticut will have those guns on their pats and the American Ordnance com Y any of Bridgeport has kindly placed le of them in the annex, where Chief Mate Hyde will illustrate the orking of it. The guessing match q ill close on Friday, November r. here is no easier way to earn some oney for Christmas than guessing on e capacity of the canteen. Matinee -morrnW at 1:1h n m