Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
BEEN HUR" IN NEW HAVEN.

The Famous Spectacle WILL Play One
 Week at the Hyperion Theater.
 ElIaw S Er1anger's stupemdous spec tacle, 'Ben Hur," i'm all it's original splendor, it's perfection in scenic and mechanical detail, and its rare impress siveness comes ito the Hyperion thea ter, New Haven, for ome week com- mencing Monday, April 20, with mat inees "Wednesday and SaItlrday The coming of this great speotacte IS all event of greatest importance, as eV' esryome i'm this community has long wished ito witness the stage presenta- a. hbon of General Lew Wallace's famous novel. It is especially fortunate that the post Easter season should have been chosen for its production in New Haven, as nothing could be more op- pout,me att this particular season than thIis famous rehg1o-his'toric dra ma. Its proportions are stupendous, yet its ou1tlinles are marveloJlsly true to the ideals one has formed. perhaps years ago, when perusing with enthralDed ap- 3storptiom the pages of the greatest WorK of redi igious fiction.
 Although Ben Hur'' Is we'll known here, by reason of the great triumphs it has scored ill the Heading cities of the east a word regarding it's massive ness will be of interest. The produc- tion is the original Klaw & Erlanger organization which ran the entire sea- son of 1900 in New York, and which since Itlnat time has played but four teen cities with the same cast, scenery equiprnedit, horses, camels an1 ornate electrical effects, recording its 100Oth performance in Columbus last month.
 The performance opens reverently- there are a few lkars of music, by Ed gar Sti1lnran Ke5ley, formerly of the Ya1e faculty serving the same pur-1 pose as a voluntary before divine ser vice-and when the c1I111a i'm rises it dis closes the illfmitable waste of desert, the tired oaneds; the three wise men, gathered from Greece, from Hindustan, from Egypt, to greet the appearance of the ttStar of Bethlehem
 Following the prelude comes the brilliantly colored picture of the house tops of Jerusalem, the teIuace of the palace of Hur. Next is one of the greaItest uscenes of the pEay-the dim inltericr of the Roman galley ship. Then the-wreclx, with Ben Hur and the tribune struggling in the waves
 Them conliels the most hhriIling and realistic effect ever presented on the stage -t1ne great chariot race. Two Roman charicts. each dnawn by four horses. form the center of the marvel
 
 streltcled necks and dilated nostriIs run like mad, urged on by the whips of tlle chardeteers- Ben HUT and his en- eny. Messala. The wheels of the chaTiots rumble and sway, now Ben iHur is ahead, now Messala, then Ben Hur and the race is ended.
 The Iast scene is cne of fitting beau l ty and impressiyeness, revealing the l Mount of Olivet, where a great multi 1 tude gathers to greet .the Nazarene, and where the Savior performs the miracle of cleansing the lepers Christs personality is never represented in the I flesh, but His presence is indicated by a shaft of pure white light reflected l from the halo over his head
 { To present the marvellous spectacle ) no less than $50 people are required
 In the chariot race eight horses are used, while four more are kept in training for emergencies.
 i The advance sale of seats opens on ' Thursday morning, April 16, at 9
 clock. Manager Bunmedl of the Fly /, Ecrion announces that alM out of town l orGlers, if accompanied by cash or mon- ey order. will be filled before the regu- liar box office sala opens. This is for i the accommod odaH1ion of suburban pa tr1orns as reduced rates are announced on all railroads and a large attendanc } is expected from miles around.