The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25
Dramatic and Operate Notes of Local In
tercst

Pretty little buc.cycd Minchrn Becker. aged
20 and formerly member OF the Liliputiou
company that was here dozen years ago has
lust obtaned divorce from her husband,
three feet sin inches tall married some five
years ago this German a six footcr and weigh.
ing over 200, and their welded life has been
very unhappy, because he tired of her because
She was $50 little"
Cecil Butler whose funny Aunt from Bra.
III where the nuts came from in "Churcy 5
AUNT when was such q success here last sea-
son Is this season leading comedian with the
Morosco Theatre stock out in san Francisco.
| While his wife, Alice Butler, who wa. the real
| Donna. IN "Charley's Aunt here. i playing
| funny Madame Bagot with Billy Bradv's "Trii.
| ny 60, IN the south
Pretty Daisy Dixon scored Il mcritcd success
in Lost q hours" at Park Theatre last week
one Boston critic said, cher new role puts no
restraint on her members, either tongue or
heels, ana she was perpetuay lively" Miss
| Dixon will always he remembered BY local
theatre gocrs for her "kangaroo dance" in
| Lively cdr Bill"
viii j Bcnncrs, Il frequent visitor here with
his friend Earnest q Pratt, known profession
ally rs "Erlc Braddon," has Just completed his
tenth novel, The second Mrs Darlington, or
IN Peril of His Past" which will soon appear in
The Chlaago Ledger
Kitty Wof whose "harp.,ung aud dance"
speciality with TON" Murray in The Noodoo.'
was such big feature with that funny show, is
soon TO have her own comwany on the road in Il
husband. "Dick" Riley and under the manage
mcnt of George Chcnet, who has been here a.
business manager Of the woo loo" and ~
Bunch of Keys"
Josie Sadcr the "WiId Roscy'' in Prince
Protein, secured Il decree of divorce from
Joseph Jackson, wealthy Wall street broker,
Oct LIST married to Fred Lennon of Tommy
Iompkins" fame. Mr. Lennon is PLAYING !
"Shrimps" in the Princess Bonnie" while Mrs |
LennoN has retired from the stages for the
present.
Lillian Drew. died Oct - at the Polytechnic
Hospital New York city after undergoing Il
surgical operation for the removal of Il cancer ,
from the breast. Miss Drew, who was about
30 wears of age. was formerly Il member of |
Tom Murrays ''Noodoo" Co in which she /
played the negro voodOO woman" She WAS /
afterwards with Gus Bothner's ~ Bunch of
Keys" and, sol Smith Russcls Go for Il season
Her last appearance was made with "Rlckctts
IrOubadour " last February AT Portland. ore.
she was wife of Maurice Drew, actor and play
wright who with a daughter survives her.
George W Stewart and Mis-. Rose stewart
nave returned TO their winter home in Dorchcs-
Ter from their recently purchased summer resi-
uencc on Jerusalem road, tohassct, Mass. Mr..
stewart will as usual lead the Germana or.
rhcstra this winter, and in the spring send out
MS grand Festival Orchestra on Il concert tour.
May Mcrrick, who was tho bad sister in the
Two sisters has retired from the stage for
season ana will live in Boston this winter with
her mother.
Neil Burgess who won fame and fortune in
'The County FAIR Iopcned his handsome new
star Theatre Wednesday, with the Roman
comedy The Year One 1t will be rcmcm-
5crcd that, Mr.. Burgess invented device by
means OF which Il horse race was shown in sight
Of the audience from start 10 finish. In his new
play a Roman chariot race was run straight
oward the audience without the horses over
stepping the foot lights. This one scene, alone,
was enough TO make the success OF any play.
George Dcvoll an old Brattlcbnro favorite
singer, who has always scored big local success
: in his tenor solo work with the the Lotus
lice Club at the old musical festivals, made his
lcbut ON the operate stage last Monday in the
tile role in Leonardo" at the Garrick Theatre. I
>cw York papers speak highly of his artistic
ngng and unusual dramatic ability
+ J DcNine.