The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HYPERION Theater.

The scenery which will be used in
"F1orodora" was painted by Moses G
Hamilton of New York, and the build
ing and mechanical effects are by Nc
Donald. The modern gowns worn by
some of the characters We're designed
and executed by Worth, La Ferriere
and Francis Of Paris and Alias of Lon
don. The scene of the play is an island
in the Philippines called 'Forodora,"
where the manufacture of perfume
bearing the same name is carried on
Here lives Dolores, daughter of for
mer owner of the island (the proprietor
/ of the perfume, who has died during his
daughters infancy, so that when the
plav opens Dolores is working as a farm
girl, while an American millionaire,
Cyrus Gilfain (Mr. Graham) has usulp-
ed her fathers rights. Gilfain's daugh-
ter, Angela (Miss Edouin), the the
young and charming ingenue of the
piece, is the prospective heiress, and
much of the plays interest attaches to
her love scenes with Captain Arthur
Donegal Cyril ScotD, the dashing 9th
Ger of the Royal Life Guards.
An eccentric Scotland Yard detective
(Willie Edouin) arrives on the scene,
disguised as a phrenologist and hypno-
fist, and for the purpose of discovering
the rightful owner of the island, his eX-
periments in phrenology and various
other dark arts are made to furnish
many humorous situations. There is also
a young society widow named Lady
Hollywood (Edna Wallace Hopper, with
some clever saucy songs and bright
satirical lines to speak, Dolores (Miss
Fannie Johnston), the injured heroine,
is quite as beautiful as one expects an
injured heroine to be, and the chorus
of Spanish and English girls and
Welsh peasantry is made up of the pref
test available in New York. OF course
the denouement is happiness for all the
characters and a restoration to Dolores
of her property and rights. One rat
Ting" song and chorus is II Want to be
a Military Man" which is sung by Cy-
ri Scott Another catchy hit is the trio
II Want to Marry Man" in which
Lady Hollywood, Gilfain, and Tweedle-
punch participate. Then there are also
Lady Holywood's songs, i've an Ink
ling and Tact" the two popular Lon
don hits which America will not be slow
to appreciate, and Dolores charming
soprano solo Star of Love" Gilfain
has n quaint song entitled "Phrenolo-
gy," and the ensemble singing is all of
nature to demand for it repeated en-
cores at every performance. In short,
"Florodora" is generously supplied
with plot, literally bestowed with
catchy songs and choruses, magnificent
ly costumed, and deliberately fitted with
scenic appurtenances. The play is in
terpreted by an unusually strong cast
among them being such stellar names as
Willie Edoun, Edna Wallace Hopper,
Cyril Scott, Fannie Johnston r. e.
Graham, Sydney Deane, and May
Edouin. "F'lorodora" viii be presented
at the Hyperion on Friday and Satur-
day nights, November and 10. There
will be a matinee Saturday. Seats are
rapidly selling Prices: Night, $1.5O, 81, |
75c, soc, 35c, 25c; matinee, 81, 75c, soc,
Doc, 25c.
Neil Burgess original creation of
Abigail Prue in 1.-THE County Fair" a
big revival of which Is this season tour
ing the country, is causing genuine |
sensation among theatergoers. 1t Is the |
first time Mr.. Burgess himself is appear |
ing in this play anywhere outside Of |
New York and Boston. Mr.. Burgess. |
with his entire company and produc- |
ton, is announced to appear at the Hy- |
perion on Thursday night, November Is |