The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-21
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Hyperion Thsater.

THE SLIPPER" TONIGHT
 College caps and gowns in all the col ors of the rainbow with the Yale blue and the crimson of Harvard predomi-
 hating will be seen on the stage of the Hyperion theater tonight when John C. Fisher will present for the first time in America the much heralded musical comedy The Silver Slipper" the latest work of Owen Hall and Leslie Stuart, the authors of "Florodora." The spec ial train of eight cars which was char tered by John c. Fisher to bring the
 members of his company to this city arrived shortly before noon with the entire company. 25O people in all, aboard. Before sundown the stage was set and late at night full dress re- hearsal was commenced and it was i o'clock yesterday morning before the final curtain fell The length of the | performance was due to the interrup- 1 tions of Byron the photographer, who came here especially to photograph
 the many and varied scenes in the 1 play.
 The production of "The Silver Slip per- will be an event in the theatrical
 history of New Haven. Never before
 has there been so stupendous produc- tion of musical play as will be the | one made by MT. Fisher of ''The Silver | Slipper" This production in the way of scenic effects and costuming will
 eclipse any ever before seen. The | gowns were all imported at enormous expense and an idea of the cost of all 1 the costumes and the gowns worn in
 the ball room scene may be gathered from the fact that the gowns worn in
 that scene by the six young women who take part in the Come Little Girl'
 sextet cost $500 each and are worn less than ten minutes The story of the l play has already been published. It deals with young miss on the planet Venus wko when caught in the act of
 peeking over the edge of her planet to
 the earth spitefully kicks her slipper | into space. For this act of indiseretion l this fnqufsitive young miss is exiled to
 earth and is accompanied in her exile
 by six Of her sisters and the queen. The slipper falls into the garden of one Sir | Victor Shallamar, an eccentric astron-
 omer, and is found by a girl masQuer- ading in boys clothes. The slipper is stolen from her by a snowman named Henschs, who furnishes the comedy of i the play. The part of Henschs is play 1 ed by Sam Bernard, the peer of all Ger
 man comedians, and is one in which this l popular comedian will score the biggest | success Of his career. In the part of Wrenne tomboy and assistant to her | father Henschs. Miss Edna Wallace
 Hopper will be a revelation to all :Hto admired this dainty little actress in the
 original role of Lady Holyrood'' in "Florodora." Miss Hopper wears for
 the first time in over five years boy s clothes. It isc not until the ball room scene that she dons long dresses. Much l of the comedy will be supplied by Snitz Edwards in the role of the eccentric astronomer and Miss Josie Sadler, who plays the part of an English slavey. l Others in the cast who are equally as
 well known age Mckenzie Gordon as
 Donald Gregor; Cyril Scott as Berkeley
 shallamar; Mai de villiers as 'rhe l Queen of Venus:" Harry Purcher as
 Roland Western: Helen Royton as Stella the girl from Venus Susan Drake as Brenda Shallamar and Daisy
 Greene as Judicia.
 Though to-nights performance will be the premier of this latest musical
 play it will move with the same rapid | ity and smoothness as will the perform
 ances of play that has beaa before the public for weeks The performances ] will be repeated tomorrow night and
 Thursday night with a special matinee tomorrow The prices will be $l,50, s1,
 and 75c in the evening and at the matt
 nee the entire lower floor will be sold at $1 a seat.
 Owing to the length of the perform ance the curtain will rise at Q clock sharp at the evening performances and 2 D. m. at the matinee. Seats now on sale.