Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24

and the scenic outfit, snOWstorm eff fleets and farm yard outfit are precise 1y identical.
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 Grace George personally auto graphed 1,500 of her photographs. which, in gold and jeweled frames of rococco design, were the souvenirs at her fiftieth performance of Her Ma jesty' It the Manhattan last week.
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 'The BurgOmaster," a blending of musical comedy and extravaganza that is very successful in the west, is to be given New York production at the Manhattan at holiday time. A spe cial company is being organized and six Chicago artists are at work upon the scenic equipment.
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 Lulu Glaser's New York opening in sweet Anne Page" occurs at the Man. haitian theater December 3. She per sonates ''the merriest Tom-boy in Merry England.' and among the char acterS which she assumes are q queen of the May. a pierrot. a Spanish danc- ing girl and q fisher maiden. Fl:
 The Rev Phoebe A. Hanford. one of
  Her Majesty" with more approval. She has written Grace George per sonal letter of compliment. in which she congra tulates her upon .'the charming belle esprit and delightful acting" revealed in the romantic play.
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 The great commercial value of sue cessful rural play. once thoroughly es- tahlished in ponular favor. is evident from the fact that Way Down East" is already booked for the seasons of s 19O1-2, and in some of the principal cities fixed time is reserved for it five < years ahead. This New England idyl promises to endure even longer than its most famous predecessors. < Fl:
 That very alert and inventive old gentleman. Foxy Grandpa has been dramatized and will shortly make his debut behind the footlights. It was. until MT Jefferson formally denied it at the dramatiSts' dinner the other night, generally believed that the ven erable actor had the Foxy Grandpa . bee in his bonnet, but the merry old gentleman will not join Rip Van . Winkle'' in Foxy Grandpa Jefferson's ' repertoire. The series of cartoons in which the circumventing grandsire and his roguish tormentors figure will probably be produced by that other Joseph-Joseph Hart.
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 Among the effects of the late Charles H. Hoyt will be found the scenario and half completed manuscript of the : latest farcial comedy he had in mind. ] As the plot was evolved quite q while ! before he fell into an unfortunate men, tai condition, it may be that "A Bunch of Blue Ribbon is the title copy { fighted-will be found to contain the material for a successful piece. It , might be taken in hand by John T. McNal1y or Leo Detrichstein or Angus l. tus Thomas and brought to an artistic conclusion. There is ample precedent for this sort of thing. "No Thorough fare" was finished by another author ] because its originator died, and Julian $ Hawthorne has put his name to sever- al books his father Nathaniel project ed.
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 l. 'The Cadet Girl' company is minus { its principal comedian. Dan Daily has just resigned his part and is now in { New York. He says that there is not i the slightest friction between himself 1 and Manager A. H. Chamberyln and that the immediate cause of his depart ure was the rupture of q blood vessel ! in his head. MT Daily is desirous that his friends shall know that there is nothing that cannot be femedied in ! his present affiiction. His physician. { however. has advised him that it would be unwise for him to endure ! the jolts incidental to the one-night- stand system. T am due for a rest. any way" said MT Daly, ''and I expect to start in a few days for a several weeks vacation in the Bermudas I rather think. the stage will keep from toppling over during my absence"
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 Miss Helen Bertram was thrown into a dutter of excitement last night by re- ceiying in her dressing room tele- gram dated New York and reading: 1.Uncle dead-one hundred and fifty thousand dollars left you-congratula -tions." Immediately she was torn be- tween grief for her departed relative and anxiety as to what she would do with the money. But before long great white lights began to shine in upon her. The dispatch was signed s'R. U. Standing" and Julius. Steger suggested that it might be an attempt to be broadly humorous a her eXDensa. Calm reflection made the fact rise to the surface that she has no uncle liy- ing or dead. .'The sensation was de- lightful until I came to earth.' said Miss Bertram, as she fished out five cent piece from her reticule and hand- ed it to the conductor of the cable car yeering toward her simple home.
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 Emmet Devoy. nephew of the late J. K. Emmet, who is said to possess the ; characteristics of that German con- edian, will be put forward as a star in a play called '.Fritz in New York" translated and adapted by E. B. Val ; entine and Robert Griffin Morris. MT Devoy's tour will be under the direc- ton of David Henderson. and Wemyss Henderson will be the acting manager. The play will go out as production. The scenes are elaborate. and the action is laid in New York city, Mfr Devoy is said to possess a rich, melodious voice and a handsome per sonality. His resemblance on the stage to the deceased Emmet is said to be startling. Not only does young