Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-03

booked for San Francisco.
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 The time left open by Roland Reed has been taken by Thomas Q. Sea brooke with ''The Rounders.'
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 Chauncey Olcott will present a new play, Garrett O'Magh," at the Four teenth street theater on January l.
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 There is some talk of Maude Adams playing a long engagement i'll Lonuon, but nothing definitely has been set tied.
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 Clyde Fitch is writing a new play of simple country life which William A. Brady will present after the holi- days.
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 Floyd Bingham may lease the BiJou theater. commencing in February next, in order to present Amelia Bingham at the head of her own comedy con- pany.
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 Christie Mcdonald has made a hit in Hodge. Podge 6 Co., that stamps her as one of the clevereSt little come diennes on the stage Her coStef songs are an immense success. Fl:
 Grace Georges hit as girl queen Of ssHer Majesty at the Manhattan, New York, and the furOre that she mas caused among women, have necessltat- ed the giving of extra midweek mati- nees.
 Phoebe Davies, so long identified with "Way Down East as its sweet and sympathetic heroine, will be seen next spring under William A. Brady direction, in a new romance Of the American revolution.
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 Caleb West was produced at Me yicker's theater in Chicago last night and met with a warm reception. Elmer Grant in the title-role. Gus Weinburg, Franklin Ritchie and Ethel Winthrop are the changes in the company.
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 Mary Mannering in "Janice Mere dith'' is doing an enormous business on the road She will go to Wal lacks theater December 10 for run and is likely to prove one of the nota- ble hits of the season in New York. Fl:
 Genuine Charles II furniture will be utilized by Ada Rehan in Sweet Nell of Old Drury.'' She has been accu- mulating it for years and her collec- ton is of priceless value. klaW and Erlanger will give Miss Rehan pro :, iduction that will surpass any in which 7 she has ever been seen.
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 The Metropolitan Opera company has an assurance already of o,OOO for its season, which commences on No- yember 12. That amount only repre-
 cir nly1n seats are still to be sold. The opera will be eminently successful. The manager has been assured S1OOOOO. Fl: Marie Tempest, now playing Nell : Gwynne'' in London, is negotiating for the English rights to Her Majesty, the romantic play that has brought : Grace George into such sudden New York success. When Her Majesty was performed in London for copy i, wright purposes by Mrs Carters 1@"Zaza" Co last May the Lord Cham berlain objected to the title, fearing ! offence to royalty, and it was called 'Honor2.''
 Mir Southern is still confined to the Hospital in Baltimore and he will not be able to play his Brooklyn engage ment next week. The doctors give no assurance of his being well enough to attempt it. He will rest next week, and it is hoped he will be able to keep his engagement at the Harlem opera house, November 12. Nearly three thousand dollars in advance sales in Washington were refunded week ago and the Brooklyn week results in loss -ef eleven thousand dollars of receipts. Fl:
 The announcement was made last night by Liebler & Go that ''The Ad- ventures of Francois" in which Henry B. Dixey is starring would be shelved within two weeks. The play was generally supposed to be in for run of three months at the Park theater, Philadelphia, and the news of its with drawal was received with surprise wherever it was known. Liebler & Go and all concerned in the production felt confident that 1.-The Adventures of Francois" would make one of the solid successes of the season. More over. it had been stated that after the Philadelphia engagement the piece would be produced in New York for run. Misfortune has attended the play from the outset. It was originally ad- vertfsed to be produced October l. Owing to Langdon Mitchells delay in completing the manuscript, the open Ing had to be twice postponed.
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 Cissie Loftus, who has abandoned a phenomenally successful career as a vaudeville star, together with the large financial returns incidental there to- in order to take up work in the legitimate, arrived in New York on the Oceanic on Wednesday last. Miss Loftus said she had enjoyed her long vacation immensely, and had laid in store of health for the coming win ter. She will be member of the stock company at Daly's theater. and twill make her debut in her new line E1of work in .'The Man of Forty on November 26. Miss Loftus has re- zceived as much as S1 ,OOO q week for her speciality, and her services have sbeen in constant demand for the past two seasons at an average weekly Seainrq of SIO0. y It, will be- seen that sehe is making a great sacrifice. in sDrder that her artistic ambitions may bez KtRtified- z While in London she