The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-02
GRIND Opern Hnuse.

Tonight, tomorrow night and We'd
nesday night, and at the Wednesday
matinee, the Grand Opera house will
present very strong attraction in
James A, Herne's great play, Hearts
of Oak" which Is to be seen here for
the first time at popular prices. The
revival this season of this famous do
mestic play is being received with in
tense interest by play-goers in general
all over the country. 1t is no exagger-
alton to say that millions of men. wo-
men and children have felt grateful to
the genius that gave Hearts of Oak"
to the lists of American dramatic liter
ature.
Hearts Of Oak is considered to be
one of the best works of James A.
Herne, and its production at the Grand
Opera house on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday will be hailed with delight
by the patrons of that place of amuse-
nent.. ~
/ In Hearts of Oak a story Of love
and self-sacrifice is plainly yet elo-
quently told, with a spirit of honnely
heroism pervading the whole play.
IeIl DclllIloOli 10 a 44flAlS iASesi
Marblehead, Mass, about the year 1859,
who, having reached middle age and
having become prosperous as prosper
ity was reckoned in those days, finds
that he is in love with his ward,
ChrystaI, whom he has raised from
child. Chrystal, however loves Ruby
Darrell, another protege of Terry's,
who, being a sailor, is away on long
cruise, and at the opening of the play
is being expected to return. Terry, not
knowing this, tells his love to Chrystal,
and asks her to become his wife, and
she, rather than wound her friend and
benefactor, consents to do so, even
though she knows it will break the
heart of her youthful lover Ruby, and
as we'll as her own. On Ruby's return
he is made acquainted with the state
of affairs by his sweetheart, and, rath-
er than see his best friend suffer the
pangs of unrequited love, he gives up
ali hope of marrying Chrystal and goes
on another long voyage.
Terry and Chrystal are married, a
girl baby comes to bless the union and
Terry's cup of happiness seems filled to
overlooking. After time Ruby re-
turns to visit his friends, as madly in
love with Chrystal as ever to find that
she, too, has not forgotten him. Terry
accidentally overhears a conversation
between the two, goes away expecting
never to return, and leaving instruc-
tions that should he not be heard from
in five years Ruby and Chrystal are to
become man and wife. Terry is given
up as dead, a monument is erected to
his memory and Ruby and Chrystal
prepare to carry out his last wishes.
On the very day of the ceremony little
Chrystal, Terry's child, discovers a
poor old blind sailor wandering about
the country churchyard She takes
him in charge, not knowing that it is
her own father, for it is indeed Terry
Dennison, who has come back to die
amid the scenes Of his childhood
The production of Hearts Of Oak"
will be lavish, for the company has
been carefully selected and will be sur
rounded by realistic scenery and eff
fects to form an artistic setting. The
company includes such we'll known ac-
tors and actresses as James Horne,
Edward Wonn, J. Leonard Clarke, w.
j. Gross, Albert Wahle, William Nash,
Walter Coupe, Elise Ryan, Emily Mac
pherson, Leona Evans, the child ac-
tress Grace Estele Clarke and also
superb quartette of male voices.
Local theater-goers will be highly in