The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-24
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THEATRICAL NOTES.
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Cbas. II. Hoyt, the famous play
wright and at one time popular news
paper man, died at his home near Con-
cord, N. H., on Tuesday night OF this
week. Mr.. Hoyt was one of the most
popular men in the theatrical world,
his first attempt being "A Bunch of
Keys" which piece brought him into
prominence and thereby encouraged
himto launch forth several other farce
comedies. During the first season OF
"a Trip to Chinatown" it is said that
Mr.. Hoyt rea lied Sl3O,0O0 out of his
road productions. He vas twice mar
ried, both of his wives being dead.
During the past few years he was a
very eXtravagant man, nevertheless
he leaves an estate valued at more
than 5000, 600.
The widow Brown Co., who will
be at the Broadway Theatre on next
Tuesday night, breaks the quietude in
the amusement line here. Surely our
t~heatregoers have had a sufficient rest
and will turn out and greet this COM
pany with a full house. The play is
partly on the order of ga Baggage
Check which piece our people are ia
miliar with. 1t is a farce-comedy from
start to finish and is one of those good
old plays that will make a person for
get the cares of business and carry
him into the funny world.
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Nine. Bernhard, "The devine Sa-
rah," has just returned from Paris
and will shortly make a tour Of the
United States, opening in New York
City.
Joseph Jefferson is making a lecture
tour of this country, and in that ca
pacity is quite as successful as he has
been for years in his character of
rip"
In most of the latter day farce
commedies the complications while
humorous, are of the same nature,
and the tickle husband and the over
confident wife have been made to bring
| about situation which are often strain
ed and unnatural. Not so in the case
of 1.-THE Real Widow Brown" An
audacious, frolicsOme youth imperson-
ates the realj widow, rnother youth
impersonates an old deacon who has
been in correspondence with the
widow, with a view to marriage.
through the matrimonial Times" and
the consequent complications brought
about by the double Identities give
rise to an u~nbouuded opportunity for
fun and merriment. The situations
and the climaxes are intensely funny,
and the combined efforts of a clever
company to amuse and entertain has
met with success. Interspersed
throughout the play are the very latest
musical singing and dancing special
ties and medleys. THE Real Widow
Brown will be at the Opera House
Tuesday, Nov. -.
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1t seems strange to Us, nevertheless
it is d fact, that this city. considering
the population, does not take the in
sterest in theatricals that it shoald.
| We live to learn. to better our INTEL
lects. to reap all the sweets of this
lie that are in store for u. That be-
ing the cnsc why then deprive our
| selves OF The luxury. but AT the same
time l. must be Acknowledged that it
i onc of She greatest sO2rc"s FROM
which knowledge is derived. This city
among the theatrical managers. has d
reputation which Is not the best. We.
! must make an effort to withdraw that
impression and replace it with one
that will do rs full justice in the world
at large. so that we may be able to
secure some of the good attractions
which now turn from us. Our local
manager uses every endeavor to secure
these companies. and. in fact, books
many of them, but they cancel nearly
every time with only a few days no.
tiee. IL might be said hat he has even
gone so far as to guarantee them. and
in the end being forced TO lay money
out of his own pocket in order to give.
Us a company of merit and reputation.
! If We would have our city shin "a the
metropolis of Southeast Missouri,
this is one Of the most important fea-
lures which we must uphold. Let's
drag ourselves from this rut by trim
ming the whiskers of old fogyism and
let the breeze of the theatrical and
musical world kiss the fair forehead
of a progressive and intellectual peo-
pie. who can prize amusement and
knowledge as pictured by the Ameri-
can artists who stand preeminent the
world over.