The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-30
New Haven TheateF.

"The Convict's Daughter" drew to- gether large audience at the New Ha- ven theater last night and won favor with the crowd from the start. The 1 play since it was here has been greatly improved, and in it's new form has been highly praised by the press and enthu- siastically received by the public wher- ever it has been presented. It is a dra- ma that is head and shoulders above the average present-day melodrama, and is deserving. of all the good that has been said and written regarding it. There is good deal of original and sound theory in the makeup of the story, and the author has not dwelt al- together on his imagination to find characters and places with which to weave his tale.
 The play is full of many thrilling sit nations, all within the bounds of reason. It has many beautiful parts running through it. and comedy and sentiment are cleverly mixed through the more serious parts of the five acts. The real ism of the stage settings is original and etlipses anything that has been seen here this season. The sensational es- cape from the state prison on a passing train in the fourth act was so true to life that 1t fairly took the audience by storm and received most generous outburst of applause.
 The company issa capable one and comprises William Morris, who handles Weario Willie in capable manner; Mourice Costello, Horace Mitchell, George Edwards, Phyliss Morton, Sara Barton, Marguerite Wagner and others equally we'll known. Their work last night was of the highest order and was well received. Louis Felsburg and his orchestra again caught the fancies of the audience.
 l Taken all through, 1.-The Conviet's S Daughter" is a most excellent produc- tion and will undoubtedly draw crowd ed houses for the rest of the engage ment, tonight, tomorrow night and at the atinee tomorrow. Seats now on sale,
 1 The cruel czar of Russia forces all the Jews in that country to join the army and fight, whether they want to l or not. The regiment our particular friend, "The Old Clothes Man. belonged to was called the regiment of little Jews,' and all the big burly Russian soldiers in the barracks always picked on them and the little fellows inva- rialbly got whipped. One day the regi- ment was ordered to Manchuria and while there they used to spend a great deal of their time with some Japanese 1 spies that had been captured The | Japs took liking to the little fellows and taught them the jui-jitsu, the fam ous Japanese art of self-defense. When the regiment returned to Moscow, the big Russian soldiers renewed their old l quarels. They were completely sur prised by being beaten at every turn by i the regiment of little Jews. "a Every | fight between a big Russian soldier and little Jew was victory for the l regiment of little Jews" through | their knowledge of the famous jiu-jitsu. And the big Russians insisted on changing their name tof"The regiment of Little Terrors." This famous Japan csc art of self-defense is illustrated by James Kyrie .MacCurdy ("The Old Clothes Man'') in the prize fight scene by which he knocks out his opponent by the now famous Yiddish twist.
 "The Old Clothes Man" will be seen at the New Haven theater Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday nights next week and at the matinee Wednesday.
 Danny Dougherty will box Kid l Sharkey of New York three rounds in the great fight scene. Specialties will be introduced by the Broadway Comedy Four and the famous DeVaux sisters.