The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-02
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New Haven Thenter!
 MT. Bunnell has. the happy knack of being able always to give his patrons a first class article as a holiday attrac- tion. This season they have been, if anything above the average, and yes- terday's attraction was no exception to the rule "The Choir Singer a beauti- full play by Carroll Fleming, made its first appearance before a couple of houses which were crowded to their ut most limit at both performances. The play deals with the adventures and ex periences of a yyoung girl who out grows the position of singer in the vil- lage choir and seeks fame in a larger sphere. The dangers which beset her in great city are graphically depicted, while the scenic effects are extremely realistic and reproduce we'll known scenes with accuracy. The play is in- teresting throughout, full of exciting incidents and tender passages, while the comedy element is present in suffi- cient quantity to keep the audience in good humor.
 The choir singer is a play with songs and 1t is in this part that Miss Julia Atkinson as Alice Leighton, the choir singer, scores a great hit, while Miss Atkinson has a charming stage appear ance. It Is her clear soft, beautiful voice that acts as a charm on the au- dience and gives her place in their hearts from the moment she sings her song in the first act. It is, however, in the third act in the famous roof garden scene of the New Amsterdam theater when she appears as the rirna donna, and sings Beautiful Home of Para disc and I'll Bacio" that she complete ly captlvates her audience, and has it literally at her feet, As an encore she sings very sweetly coon lullaby, and her work all through the play well deserved the generous applause bestow- ed
 Hector Dion as the Rev. Frank Mer- ritt; Richard sherman as Marvin Thorne; Helen Harrington as Mrs. Cora Ormsby, and Nan Newins as Molly Breese, gave excellent support, and their work was literally applauded, as was also the travesty act by Messrs 1 Hewins and Craig. The scenery Is | specially fine and realistic. The roof garden scene with Madison Square Garden in the background was ex- tremely realistic. So, taken all through, the Choir Singer is worthy of crowded houses during the remainder of Its stay, tonight, Wednesday matinee and even | ing Sale of seats now on
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 THE EYE WITNESS.
 "The Eye Witness" the latest and many successful plays, will be seen at the New Haven theater for three nights and Saturday matinee commencing on Thursday night, January 4. In his new piece MT. Carter is said to have crowd ed in so much sensation as to keep the audience in constant Whirl of excite ment, guessing as to the next wonder full situation and wondering how one mans brains are capable of conceiving so many strenuous happenings, excit- l ing climaxes and wonderful scenic ef- fleets, weaving them together in story so plausible, full of pathos and whole- some comedy as to hold the interest of all from the moment the curtain rises on the first act until 1t fall on the last act at the conclusion of the great cy- clone scene, but such is the report, and, judging from MT. Carter's we'll known reputation in the melodramatic as well as scenic line, it is safe to promise in The Eye Witness" enough hairbreadth escapes and startling situations to ap- pease the appetite of the most ardent lover of melodrama.