Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-17

at the Bijou theater with the Belle ot Bridgeport. Miss IrWin's business mas been steady. It has not been great but it is good.
 Fl:
 John w. Ransome in his Richard Croker makeup read the returns at Roster & BiaFs last election night. MT Ransome had hard work to make his makeup fit the republican re- turns.
 Il:
 The Kansas City courts have given Alice Nielsen the right to use her stage name as her real one. She IS Alice Nentwig no longer. She was divorced from Professor Nentwig, an organlst, some time ago.
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 James O'Neill's stupendous produc- tion of Monte Cristo is testing the ca pacity of the Academy of Music every night. Such business has not been known at this theater since the early days of the Old Homestead.
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 James Herne is approaching the end of his long stay at the Theater Republic, where he celebrated his if tieth performance of Sag Harbor the other night. Early in December MT Herne will start on his road tour.
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 "The Two Orphans" is to be revived next week at the American theater, New York, by the stock company there. New and elaborate scenery has been prepared. Miss Terese Dragle, an actress well known in the west and daughter of George Dragle, the oldest living American manager. has been specially engaged to play Marianne.
 :II: A funny story is told about an illus trated song act that was engaged tor one of the club concerts of Jewish club in Brooklyn. They were sent to fill the place of another act and did not know the nature of the club where they were working. They made q great hit until they introduced the Piece de Resistance. The Holy City, | and then they suddenly found out in 9 hurry that it wasn't quite the selec- tion for Jewish club.
 :U: Peter F. Daley in Hodge, Podge x Co.," will make a long run at the Mad fson Square theater. The house is packed at every performance. The audiences greatly enjoy his curtain speeches. When he first opened his run in New York he used to tell the audience to go out between the acts and surprise him by buying him dia- mond ring. Last week he came be- fore the curtain and ended his re- marks with his usual lines about the ring. Just as he said this, a uackage was thrown on the stage. He picked it up, but did not open it until he reached his dressing room. 1t con tained not one. but four diamond rings Daley, since then has not said a word about diamond rings before the cur tain They came too fast for him.
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 "A native tenor is such a rarity that most managers despair of finding one, and in many of the later comic opera productions no tenor parts are writ ten This season the Bostonians are more fortunate than any of their com petitors in the lyric field. They have secured a phenomenally voiced tenor. Albert Parr. who has created great in terest by his artistic singing and intel Iigent acting in the operas of their repertoire In '"The Viceroy'' MT Parr appears to unusual advantage, singing the ballad. s'Just flor Day." with ad- mirab1e diction reaching c in Alt. with authority and vigor.
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 Alberta Gallatin's Nell Gwyn play is to be called Under the Restora- tion." It was written by Gator Hey erin, of Philadelphia. It is said to be written concerning historical incidents involving the Merry Monarch" Charles IT., and the fascinating act ress The play is in four acts and an epilogue Edwin O. Child is to star Miss Gallatin is to star Miss Gallatin He promises a production scenically lavish and correct as to atmosphere The supporting company will include Margaret Dale Owen, Clara Rainford, Marie Thi1l. Cecilia Griffith, Alexan- der Kearney, NJ. J. Jordan, Allan Day enport, W. G. Smith. Arthur McNally, s. D. Allen and Fred G. Ross.
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 "She is without peer," wrote the hard working, conscientious press agent of the "Rockabye Baby Opera company. And the next day he was confronted by Miss Evelina Velvet voice, who, with dangerous glitter in her eye and emotion in her voice, snapped: .sWithout a peer, indeed! We'll, are there any peers in this country? But I want you to under stand that when I was in England had some of the b1uest blood in the : English peerage dancing attendance | on me! Now, MT Smart. the next time l you get out your hammer for me, just ; chase up the facts" and she swept l haughtily out of the room. The poor 1 press agent is in doubt whether to send Evelina vest pocket dictionary or resign.
 II: Theodore Burt sayre yesterday can t pleted the last act of Thomas Moore" ' the play which Andrew Mack is to r present later in the season. MT Sayre | wrote the play to order for Rich 6, C Harris, and the managers have ex- pressed themselves as satisfied with ' the manuscript. It is romantic com | edy of the period of 1905, part histori- D cal in it's plot Among the characters | Introduced are Sheridan. Beau Brum mel Lord Byron, the Prince of Wales y r <-,,H Nfr Moo xuiI1