The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
GOOD PLAYS HERE
New Haven Theatergoers Have Been Well Treated
 Thus Far.
MANY CURTAIN CALLS GIVEN
Vaudeville of a Very High Quality Has Been Secured Also
 for This City.

During the present theatrical season when the offerings that have been brought to New Haven are looked at from a general point of view, the city has been very fairly supplied with en- tertainments There have bcsn several bad plays seen here in each of the amusement places, but on the whole the New Haven theatergoing public has been able to see more good theatri- cal offerings than for q numSer of years and there has been nothing to compel them to attend those which are not good.
 This has been particularly true of the Shubert theater, the Hyperion New Haven has been fortunate enough to secure such plays as "The Grand Army Man." Anna Karenina, "Solomy Jane" Divercecons,' Girl of the Golden West, Rose of the Rancho and the very fair mu- sical plays "Mr Hoggenheimer" and The Tattooed Man" If some of these have been running in New York houses for some time at least they come here with their original companies and New Haven can have the satisfaction of knowing that they were being given here as. form of entertainment and not for the purpose of trying them out on the logs"
 The first of the season at this house started off with some very poor pro- ductions, but 'his list seems to have exhausted as the great majority of the recen pieces have been good and a number of them exceptionally so In many instances it is to be regretted that greater number of people were not abl to see them.
 In connection with the legitimate productions here there is ore fad that has been developed among the audi ences almost to the stage of mania namely, the desire for curtain speeches. Almost without an exception where the audience has been a large one 1t has given repeated curtain calls until tic star has responded, and the part of this that is very nearly amusing is that the audience is perfectly satisfied if 1t is greeted with the three words T thank you from the favored actor or actress.
 The small audiences that have at tended the play at the Hyperion thea ter would seern to indicate that the public is extremely fond of yaudeSiife9s as there have been large ag,dlsnces at nearly all the performarces at Polls while at certain times Tickets are at a premiufns s-- ta speak An easy ex- ipianation of this, of course, lies in the fact that the vaudeville offered in the theater is good, A number of the most elaborate and costly acts, which only few years ago were practically confined to the vaudeville houses in the large cities of the country, have been seen lin New Haven at Polls theater, Those who remember the days of New Ha- vens vaudeville only so far back as the time of the -Four Cohans," will appreciate how the great improvement I has gone to increase the popularity of this form of diversion in New Ha- I ven.
 To those who care for stock produc' i tions Mr. Poli has established in his other house, ''The Biiou" most excellent company. when the cost of sea seats are considered.
 The class of plays which appeal to 2 great part of the theater- going public excellent examples of which may bt seen at the New Haven theater, have proved more popular than ever. Man. ager Bunnell long ago learned the art of catering successfully to the people to whom he professed to amuse ant he has certainly succeeded more thar ever at tho told stand The stirring Imelo- drama that stirs the blood of al from the gallery god 10 the man in tho i pit have beer In evidence and all have been well pleased. The New Haver has had the most successful season thu; far in years.
 And so it may be seen that as varief line of entertainment as any city ot i the size of New Haven could desire Is being offered to tho theater goersN ol Now Haven. The stage of to-day firm ly stands for amusement and in New ] Haven those who have this in chargt have done well.