Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-01

lfOuDits1 WlIn a SldTTIllS uee- 1l lS SlN- en orf that Augustus Thomas is engag- eKnpon play which is designed to show her dramatic talents.
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 The three act opera "Mauru." by Ignace Paderewski, was produced We'd nesday night at Dresdon and was a pronounced success The audience was much pleased with the work and most enthusiastic. Paderewski was called before the curtain eight times after the first act, ten times after the second and thirty times after the third. Fl:
 Fourteen Japanese Geisha girls are expected to land from an American line steamer to-day. Their mission to this country is to lend color and gay : ety to the midway of the Pan-Ameri- can exposition. The slant-eyed mai dens have been dancing ill theaters of Europe for several months and are ul- timately expected to appear in music halls here. An effort was made by the management of roof garden to secure them for the concert Sunday night, but it met with failure.
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 Reginald de Koven and Harry B. Smith are going back to their earliest love. That is to say, they will, for a period, at least. forsake the pastime of musical comedy writing and get back to hard work at creating comic opera. A sequel to Robin Hood'' is about to spring from their pens The title has not been fully decided upon, but com poser and librettist both lean toward Maid Marian" This was the original designation of Robin Hood" Under that name the latter was produced in London before being seen here and was failure. The new work will be offer ed here next winter.
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 Negotiations are we'll under way to have Franklin Roberts succeed John Drew next season in the role of Rich ard Carvel Roberts is a strapping TO- mantle young actor, who was in the cast of "Ben-Hur'' the past season. There have been rumors that he and his wife, Marie Wainwright, will ap- pear before long in a revival of Amy Robsart," in which Miss Wainwright starred six or seven years ago under the management of Julian Magnus. I can state authoritively that there is no chance of anything of the sort coming to pass. Miss Wainwright finds vaude- vile so lucrative that she will remain in it at least until next spring.
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 Bruce Edwards is located for the summer at his stock farm in West Hartford, small suburb of Hartford He lately entertained Theodore Burt Sdyre, author of .'Manon Lescaut,'' which MT Edwards produced with Kel- cey and shannon. MT Sayre came to Hartford to see 'Tom Moore" pro- duced by Andrew Mack, and spent a couple of days at the Edwards estate. Mir Sayre grows enthusiastic over the charms of the Blue Ridge stock farm. He tells how well Mir Edwards dove tails with farmers occupation. He. has not yet the bucolic quality in his speech, but everywhere else he has the b gosh taint. When he exhibits the charms of his acreage ''to the right of the proscenium arch" he will tell you, runs the babbling." "Back of that set rock" he continues are quar- tered the favorite fowl On the prompt side the ducks gambol and on the O. P side the piglets play. In the front of the house flowers grow, while we quarter the cow back on the stage.
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 Shifts are being made by the leading men for next season. Those who have been placed include Walter Hale, who will join Mary NIannering in Janice Meredith''; Robert T. Haines, who be- comes Mrs Le Moyne's leading man; Robert Lorraine, who fills the position at Daly's theater; William Bramwell, who has decided to continue at the Murray Hill theater; Orrin Johnson, who has been advanced to Annie Rus sells opposite in "A Foya1 Family; Bruce McRae, who will continue with Julia MarloWe, and possibly Robert Drouet will go with Blanche Walsh. A few of the leading men have not settled upon their plans. White Whittlesey, who was with Ada Rehan; William Humphrey, who supported Blanche Walsh; Edwin Arden, who was with Maude Adams, and Francis Carlisle, who appeared with Blanche Bates, are still disengaged. Hobart Bosworth, who has. been absent from the stage for several seasons, will go with Henrietta CrOsman, and E. M. Holland, who figur- ed as the principal in Charles Froh- mans comedians, expects to star in NEben Holden"
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 Edna Wallace Hopper it is Persistently reported will wed once more This time, if she shares her joys and sorrows with any one, it is not likely to be an actor either great or small, for the rumor says her pros pectiye husband is John Gallatin, much better known as Jack. He has been a we'll known clubman for several years and it is known he has long been an admirer of actresses in general, and of Miss Hopper in particular. At first the story was fiatly denied in behalf of Miss Hopper, and when seen herself asked if she already had married, the actress indignantly denied that any ceremony had taken place. Then query was made as to the truth of the en- gagement. "That is entirely different" !" she remarked, demurely. You see there is such great difference between thinking about getting married and really getting married. I have done both, and therefore know all about it. You are very far from being a wife