The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-13

| A large auQlence at the hyperion last
evening highly enjoyed Hearts of
Oak" James A. Herne's famous and
popular play, the scenes of which are
| laid upon the coast of New England
as are the scenes in "Shore Acres and
Sag Harbor.'' The same delightful at
mosphere of the locality and the same
| air of domesticity will be found in this
as In the other great plays of Mr..
! Herne's. In "Hearts Of Oak" the prin-
cipal characters are Terry Dennison,
Ruby Darrell and Chrystal. While the
story of the play is a pathetic one
there are plenty of comedy situations
interspersed in the play and as spec
ial feature there is some fine singing
by the Hearts of Oak quartet. In
the cast are e. P. Sullivan, Nat Jones,
James Horne, Thomas Hunter, Sarah
Whiteford, Eliot Enneling, Marie
Adair and little Margaret Cecil. The
play is beautifully staged and the
scenic effects were excellent. The part
of Terry Dennison. the sailor miller,
was capltally done by e, p. Sullivan,
who well maintained the reputation he
has won for admirably presenting this
Darrell was unusually good and came
in for a share of popular approval, as
did also Thomas M. Hunter as "Uncle
Davy," Terry's father Eliot Ennek
ing admirably successed in her part
that of Tawdrey, and Sarah Whiteford
as Chrystal, the sweetheart and the
heroine oe the play, won all hearts.
The Hearts of Oak quartet was most
acceptable feature of the production.
The whole presentation of the play
was very satisfactory in all respects as
testified to by the audience. Hearts of
Oak will be repeated this afternoon and
evening Prices for family matinee to-
day. Csc. soc. Night, 81, 75c, SOC.
Denman Thompson and his ever well
come New England drama 1.-THE Old
Homestead" will be presented at the
Hyperion Monday evening next for one
performance only. This perennial story
of down east life comes to us like a
fresh breath of spring, and Is equally
as welcome. 1t is the same old story
with the same quaint and loveable
characters of Uncle JOSH" ICY
Prime" Seth Perkins" and Aunt Ma
ttlda," who are as familiar as those of
our own Preside, and occupy almost as
warm spot in our hearts. The natur-
alness and truthfulness of the entire
production places 1t in the enviable po-
stion it now occupies, that is, by being
the most successful play before the pub
lie to-day. Seats now on sale. Regu-
lar prices
The Klaw and Erlanger opera COM
pany will come to the Hyperion on
Wednesday,, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. October II, IS, 10 and 90
with Smith and DeKovens new comic
opera Foxy CUTLER The piece will
witness a new departure, or rather, q
return to the older and more legitimate
form of comic opera music Up to five
or six years ago the supply of comic
opera material came exclusively from
foreign composers, for instance, the
comic opera companies of those days
produced the works Of such men as
Offenbach, Lecocq the Strauses, Soupe
and others, whose music even now ling
ers in the memory. The dominating
idea of foreign composition was the |
waltz rhythm, and it is a remarkable |
fact that every successful revolution of |
comic opera has invariably been one |
In which the waltz movement was dom |
nant. Recently the American COM
poser has taken possession of his field /
with a two-step which is apparently dy-
ing out. In Foxy CUTLER Mr.. DeKo- t
ven returns to the waltz rhythm In two /
acts and some glorious English madri- /
gals and sons in his first. Mr. Smith I
has told an exceedingly clever story
n crisp, brisk, incisive, witty manner.
heater, New York, will be brought for
The entire orchestra Of the Broadway |
his production, and great company
If one hundred and twenty-five people,
including chorus of one hundred, will
De seen and heard In Foxy CUTLER"
Matinee Saturday, Seats are now on
sale, Prices s150, 81 and 75c,