The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
New Haven Theater.


 theater last night, Manager Bunnell is offering to the amusement- loving pub lie one of the very best extrayaganzas which ever appeared in the city. The show is clean-cut, wholesome full of decidedly interesting novelties and pre- sented in a Whirlwind fashion This keeps excitement at a fever heat One minute the audience is conyulsed with laughter over the funny sayings and doings of the fun-makers and the next carried into ecstacies at the wonder fully sweet tones of the exceliently- balanced chorus, singing catchy re- frains. or the sweet warblings of dainty airs by gifted soloists. The company in its entirety is colored, and, as is well known, music and an opportunity to shake dem feet puts negro in his element. So the piece is constructed to give opportunity for the display of the natural talent And the makeup of the company is one of par excellence. There is just enough of a plot to, hang la story on and afford an excuse for the introduction of the many special feat lures.
 Last nights audience was one of un- usual proportions, and the continuous and vociferous Applause was unmistak- able evidence of the entertainment af- forded. sstst
 The three acts are chock full of catchy songs and pretty novelties, both in terpsichorean art and kaleidoscopic effects. Of the soloists Miss Mopkins, a splendid soprano; Miss Smart Miss Harris and Messrs. Chenault, Green and Sam Dudley were the bright par tieular stars, and their receptions were unusually genef6us. Tie male chorus Twas particularly good, especially the the most profound voice heard here in years. Their rendition of old southern melodies was simply immense.
 The special feature of the engage ment will be tomorrow evening, when there will be a buck and wing dancing contest between members of the Smart Set company and any one living in New Haven. Several very handsome prizes have been offered, and it is ex- lpected that there will be large num- Der of local contestants. Names can be left at the box office of the theater.
 'eThe Smart Set" will be repeated at I the New Haven theater this and to- morrow evenings. with a matinee to- morrow.
 B. c. Whitney's superb production of the latest success "The Show Girl
 or sThe Magic Cap" will be seen at the New Haven theater on Thursday Friday and Saturday nights this week There will be a matinee Saturday. The piece is described as "a jolly bit of tomfoolery.8 8 The book is by the author of those foremost successes suct as ''1492, Y Little Christopher Excel sir. jr.,''' .'The Girl from Paris, etc
 H. l.. Heartz and D. W. Corliss are re. Isponsible for the music, the tufleful. mess os which lis largely due for the cordial reception accorded the piece il
 New York. Boston and all the othei large eastern cities.
 l Among the musical numbers Whicl
 have become popular and which. have
 been receiving encore upn encre. are |"Come Down Mister Man in the
 Moon,' Nellie Kelly That's tht
 Way of Sailor" Sometimes Per,
 haps," T Don't Want to be Lady,
 "Seminole,' tI'm the Manager
 Psyche" Champagne and Terrapin, J Tn Zanzibar ''Dolly Dimple, Reg.
 gie's Family Tree" and "0ne That He Loves Best.'' \,
 4 The company comprises a, long list of comedians and comedielines, the principal being Hilda Thomas the vel known actress. also Sam Mylie, Lou l Hall, Florence Ackley, Troubadour 4 Sid Forester, Josephine Floyd, Bert l Wainwright, May Sweeney, Charles F. Parcor, Blanche Bertram, Louis Lang ford, Edna Mustarde, Nellie Wilson, Raymond Belmont, Nellie Dowdell, The Rainbow sisters. the Dancing Dandies, and thirty pretty and bewitching sing l ing and dancing girls. Seat sale now open.