The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-14
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| Hyperion Ineater.
| Clyde Fitch's Lovers Lane" which
| William A. Brady's company presents
at the Hyperion tonight and Tuesday
and Wednesday nights and at the bar
gain matinee Wednesday, Is q radical
departure for the playwright and de-
picts social conditions in typical New
England town. For the leading char
acter there is a young minister of lib
eral views, who stirs up ferment by
| the unconventionality of the method
which he employs in the performance of
good works. He has to combat preju-
| diced arrogance, small jealousies and
| all the weaknesses of human nature
| to be encountered in the average city or
village congregation. There are many
opportunities for characteristic types
in this play, including a droll eccentric
who manages an opera house, posts
bills, leads the orchestra and has been
an actor, although he confesses that he
never reached Saturday night in sin
gle town; an octogenarian couple, who
| are pensioners upon the clergyman's
bounty, and who decide to marry so
| that he may have the use of another
room; waif who has been turned in
disgrace from the county orphanage
! together with the general storekeeper
an old maid school teacher, the choir
singers, the local Purity Brigade and a
brood of school children, who play
London Bridge" and sing their child
| tsh songs at recess time in front of the
old district school. The scenes depict
ed are the parsonage, the main street
of the village, and a very beautiful
view of an apple orchard at harvest
time and again in full spring blossom
| The beauty of scenery and lighting eff
fects is considered remarkable, even in
these days of UP to date stage realism
Seats now on sale. Prices, night ST. rs
so, 35 and 25 cents bargain matinee 25
and so cents.
| At the Hyperion next Thursday
night new life will be inspired in the
theatrical season by the extraordinary
star and her extraordinary success
Miss Irwin and her play, "Madge
Smith, Attorney The general opinion
seems to be that "Madge Smith, Attor-
ney" is the best play Miss Irwin has
had in many a year, It's hit is I'M
doubted for from the first night of pro-
| duction it went like wild fire The
breakfast scene in Act II, where the
singing is found, and the court room
scene In Act III are said to be as en-
tertaining and fLAny as anything seen
on the stage in years. Seats on sale
Tuesday Prices $1.50, ST. rs and so
cents
Lots of pretty girls, sweet catchy
music, a gorgeous display of wardrobe
of the present days latest creations
and the various stage accessories to
match-that is something like what is
claimed for the new operate comedy
by Frank Daniels and company, called
| Miss Simplicity" to be introduced at
the Hyperion on Friday night, October
18th. 1t is the result of the combined.
labors of r. A. Barnet, who wrote the
book Harry Lawson Hearth, the COM
poser of it's songs and choruses, and
Kirke LeShelle, who planned its stag
| ing This Is trio of men who have
established themselves high up in the
appreciation of the theatergoing public
| Their work is more or less manifold
and successful miss Simplicity" is
| essentially an operate comedy, given
by large light opera organization of
| the greatest merit. 1t is planned on
| the lines Of the class Of theatrical en-
| tertaniment most In vogue just now.
All the thread bare qualities that per-
| meated the comic opera Of the past de-
cade have been eliminted There is not
the smallest suggestion of vulgarity,
even tights being abandoned In the
| chorus The cost umer's art is seen in
a more instructive and consistent plane
without losing anything in richness or
brilliancy. Manager Kirk LaShelle
| claims them to be the finest he has
ever exhibited in any of the big produc-
lions he has introduced in the past. The
chorus is a contingency that should not
| be overlooked in up to date light opera.
A bevy of pretty girls have become as
necessary to this form of theatrical en-
tertainment as brilliant scenery and
costumes A rich new frame will tone
up an old picture, but 1t will not beau
tify it and it is beauty on the stage
| that makes the chorus attractive.
Frank Daniels prides himself on the
youthful freshness of his chorus girls.
Seats on sale Wednesday. Prices $150,
81, Is and so cents
Ethel Barrymore in Captain Jinks
of the Horse Marines" showes herself
to be capital actress Oh comedy,
worthy of her distinguished ancestry.
She found her chance in Clyde Fitch'S
Captain links of the Horse Marines.
Miss Barrymore promptly made good
this prophecy. She made the greatest
success of last season In New York,
appearing in Captain links" over 200
times at the Garrick theater. The play
and Miss BARRYMORE will be at the Hy-
perion next Saturday, matinee and
night, with the Garrick theater pro-
duction complete in every detail Seats
on sale Thursday. Prices $1.50, 81, Is
and so cents.