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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
TWO BARGEs SUNK.
People on the Allen Joy Steamer Re
 ceived Quite Scare.


 Bridgeport, Dec 24.-At the present time the channel at the entrance to the harbor off the inner light is blockaded by two sunken barges. The barges are the Nassau with 800 tons of hard coal and the James T. Easton with 500 tons of soft coal. They were in the consort lowed by the tug Gertrude of the Thames Towing Go, New London.
 On Sunday the tug Gertrude with several barges in tow put in at this harbor over night. Early yesterday morning the vessels proceeded to get under way and left their mOorings at the foot of State street. When off the inner lighthouse the barge Nassau was seen to be sinking. The captain made an examination and found the vessel leaking badly. An effort was made to run the barge 0n the mud flats oppo- site the light, but before it could be accomplished the barge sank in the middle of the channel.
 Yesterday afternoon as the steamer Allen Joy was coming in the harbor, Captain Brooks was notified of the blockade and steered his craft so as to pass beyond where the sunken vessel lay. As he was so doing the tide veered the Joy to the right and she struck the barge James T. Easton about midship. The boat began to fill rapidly and soon sank. As 1t was low tide the vessel did not go clear under water, but will as the tide rises.
 As a result of the collision the Joy became lodged against the sunken barge and could not get free. After 0ha11+ op ho1lr,c offart with m al1caQsS the tug Ellen Garrett was secured and with the aid of the incoming tide the Joy cleared. No damage was done. The vessel did not discharge her pas sengers until about 4:45 D. m. The boat brought large amount of freight from the metropolis to local merchants, 8 number of whom were In waiting on the pier.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
Every thing in the Holiday Line at the Littlest Kind of
 Prices To-
 Night.

A full new line of Calendars has been opened on our third floor. Those who wish a fresh stock to pick from can make their selections without hindrance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
WITH THE BAKERS.
Twelve Strikes Last Year-Seventy-
 two Charters Issued.

The secretary of tue Journeymen Bakers and Confectloners' Interna- tional union of America has just is- sued the annual report of that union. The report shows the total number of members to be 9,S85, against 6,113 for the previous year. The report says: "Seventy-two charters were issued during the year and nineteen surren- dered. There were twelve strikes dur ing the same period, of which eight were won, one compromised. one lost, and two still on. The nuipaber of per sons involved In said strikes was 1,07S, of whom 9S0 were benefte1 and eigh- teen worsted. The total gain in wages was 15 per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24

Xmas gifts in the cloak department.
 Eiderdown dressing sacques in pink, blue, red, helia, grey and black and white, richly embroidered. will be closed out tonight at half price.
The times., 1901-03-17
Kerpn Duchess.

No show could be more welcome at
Kcrnan's on a return engagement than
l.. Lawrence Weber's Dainty Duchess,
which will open for the week tomorrow
afternoon. Its entertainment earlier in
the season proved highly satisfactory.
and it will return not only with all the
acts that pleased formerly, but many new
features that are calculated to afford
amusement Mr.. Weber has sought in all
his offerings to depart as much as prac-
ticdble from the beaten path of bur
lesque and The Dainty Duchess" is no
exception. 1t leans largely toward farce
comedy, and this is agreeably notable
in both the equipment and the stage man
agement. Though Mr.. Weber does not
accomplish perhaps all he may have had
in view. the entertainment will be found
to possess characteristics that are an i'm
provement on the average burlesque
show. if nothing more.
There will be but one burletta, Queen
of Bohemia but into this is crowded
much that is amusing and much that Is
dainty Miss Letta Meredith will appear
i'm the role in which she formerly acqult-
ted herself so creditably The pajama
naC-nac dancers are described as the lat
est Pan-American sensation, and promise
some terpsiChorean revelations. The ollo
has been improved. and includes Fields
and Fields, the talking comedians; Brown,
Harrison, and Brown, sketch artists;
Russell and Tillyne, grotesque dancers /;
Annette Peyser, the sunbeam; Joe and
Nellie Doner. the Irish artists; Harvey
Sisters, the lively girls. and Fonner and
dwell song illustrators.
The times., 1901-03-17
The Lnfnxette-..Moths.n .

Ouida's great story, entitled Moths,
IS the bill announced for this week At the
Lafayette Square opera House. This
story Of Continental high life Is too well
known TO need more than a passing men
tion The characters are strongly drawn
and the most brilliant situations Of the
novel are concentrated in the dramatiza-
tion and pictured in delightful language.
Being situated in France and Russia. it
affords special opportunities for scenic
effects which viii be made the most Of
by the stage director OF the stock com
pduy. The snowstOTm IN the wilds of
Russia and the picturesque Muscovite
palace will be presented IN a crcditable
manner. and should be well worth the
price Of admission.
Mr Ormonde will essay the role OF
C0rr,zo. the famous tenor. who loves the
unhappy Vera. played by Miss HasweiI.
Vera a girl with a soul and tender fan
cies forced into marriage with rascally
Russian tMT. j. Y. Sullivan by her world
y and unnatural mother. Lady Dolly, is
finally banished 10 Russia by her hus-
band and is followed 10y her lover. Miss
Macintosh in the part Of Lady Dolly
viii be seen at her best, according To the
press agent. Lord Jura. charming char
acter. also in love with Vera, and faith
fui 10 the end, win be PLAYED by Mr.
MyuIate while Miss Scott and Mr.. Muir
ply will add touches Of comedy.
The times., 1901-03-17

Selma s efforts TO make a name for her
self as an Independent soul" made her
ridiculous. Of course, and everybody un-
happy about her. That such women ex-
list nobody Will deny. Selma had what
Judge Grant calls tho boston earnest
expression and possessed an ''incarnate
consclentiousness. a no less peculiar
type IS Flossie Williams the wife Of the
socially aspiring stockbr0kcr F!ossic is
amiabie. yet her machnations and efforts
60 break into society are positively ludi-
crOus Such women as these should pre-
sent excellent opportunities for The dra-
matist. There are other characters of
almost equal interest and Importance,
but Selma and F1Ossie should be enough
IN themselves 10 make any play interest
ing
The play is divided into four acts. IN
The FIRST Selma has just returned from the
convention of womens clubs held in Chi
ca2o, and has discovered her husband p
intidelity. Wilbur LittletOn. the New York
architect, appears upon the scene ana his
admiration for Selma is disclosed. IN The
next act Selma has divorced her husband
and married iIttletOn. The couple have
settled down in their New York home and
have made the acquaintance Of Flossie
Williams and her stockbrolter husband.
FlOssie and Selma exchange condolences,
and the latter lays plans TOR q social
KILLING Ia act third. ten months later.
the Parsons family put in an appearance,
and Iiitielon Is engaged to supply the
Parsons with plans for new home.
Selma can now see herself at the top
round OF the social ladder The prosper
GUS Flossfe and the disappointed Selma
here engage in q squabble over social
matters, snd the Littletons, for "A like
reason. are estranged. IN the last act
Eeima, having driven her husband into
another and. IL is 20 be hoped. better
world, returns u. her old home in Ben.
ham, where we md her still seeking so.
eial prcferment
The company to present this social ga.
tire s. one OF much merit. Such perform.
eTs as Elizabeth Tyree. F. ] Morgan
Eleanor Robson George Fawcctt. George
The times., 1901-03-17
The Academy-~Mnn's Enemy

Sarah Drake. the leading female char
acter in Mans Enemy, this weeks at
traction at the Academy of Music, is
played by Miss Dorothy Rossmore a tai
ented actress. She is described AS "a
model of wOmanly beauty, and Vet with
all her art and beauty she cannot gain
the sympathy Of an audience. There Is
no applause for her Her art portrays
Sarah Drake, and it is the adventures the
audience sees and not the handsome and
Iovable lady. admired by host OF friends
The hiss is the villain S applause. II The
art required TO produce the emotion oi
disapproVal was employed in sympa-
thetic part II would bring curtain calls
After all Il is art that depicts hero and
heroine villain and adventures, and thf
truth of the study should be the test of
ability iu the artists and not IN the moral
status Of the character portrayed.
Man Enemy Is said to b. pow
erful play and IL requires histTionic tai
ent of a high order. The cast. which
numbers sixteen persons. side li0m ths
incidental parts. has been selected with
great care, and every part Is a character
ization requiring unusual enort 10 sus
tain. Ned H. Fowler is seen in the lead
The times., 1901-03-17
The Bijou wine. Woman, and
Song.v

THESES Wine, Woman, and Song
company will begin return engagement
at the Bijou tomorrow afternoon. This
organization is said TO be one of the
best of its kind on the road and made a
most favorable impression on it's former
visit There have been several changes
made since the company was here before,
all of which have had tendency to i'm
prove the performance.
Among the new acts engaged is Bonita,
the original Georgia Coon Shouter
Mile Bonita has been one of. this sea
sons successes in vaudeville Other new
features are Hanson and Drew, and Alt.
HoeYet, two acts which are bound 10
please. An entirely new burlesque closes
the programme. Gilbert and Goldie are
still the principal comedians. and are ably
assisted by Kline and Gotthold. New
musical numbers and q number of new
and attractive faces In the chorus make
il practically d new show William Gill
bert has a number OF Hebrew parodies
which have been meeting with great sue
cess, and a number of critics have said
there is not a more clever impersonatOr
of Hebrew character in the burlesque
business than he. There will be the usual
natineeS.
The times., 1901-03-17

ing male role and according to an en-
thusiastic press agent his grace of person
and admirable abilities as an emotlonal
actor give the part Of Harry Stanton an
interest that will place 1t in the list of
characters the world accepts and cher
iShes.
Man at war with his own nature is a
theme of wonderful dramatic power
Hamlet lives for this reason, and so
will Mans Enemy" Matinees will be
given on Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
The times., 1901-03-17
Wei. well. well.

Just listen to what Mr.. Charles Froh-
man says in his newspaper advertisements
Of Charles Frohipan's production of ITO
Have and 10 Hold:
Il have rarely witpessed q performance
that gave such gIept satisfaction with its
human love story, rs enormous produc-
tion. its beautiful stage pictures, its great
performance. and its delightful sentiment
woven around the early history Of our
country. nor an audience that received
with such delight it, unexpected situations
and it's great effects
This wholly unbiased opinion of Mr.
Charles Frohman of Charles Frohman's
show is about as ingenious as it is start
Ting I'm its modesty. The violet may be
,oo,iast in its way. but the Little Napoleon
nr Managers can concede many points to
me dainty dyweret and win out with ease.
Ieth4ps Mr. FrOhman was not satisfied
lin inc yolley of adjectVes which the
rriticoI nresS of New York hurled at the
stags version of Miss Johnston's story.
Nh. if the manager would only go a step
| further and in his advertisements let an
| iuustient and easily caJoled public know
| v-hat the different actors think Of their
| own work in To Have and To Hold he
vnIild deserve the everlasting gratitude of
| rha tbaafregoers of the country. Just
fancy reading i'm the advertisements OF the
! johnston piece:
| Miss isabelle Irving says: My part in
| ..To HIVE and to Hold is jusl the
| s-r-a-n-d-a-s-t one have ever had. | do
| tbe host work OF my career In il. and be
! Usve If Mr Mansfield could only see me
| play Jucelyn ne would Instantly discharge
The times., 1901-03-17
The CoIumbia-..UnIe Rrend.

At the Columbia Theatre tomorrow ev-
ening Liebler * Co. viii present Robert
Grant and Leo Ditrichstein's dramatiza-
tion Of "Unleavened Bread" No modern
novel treating Of social life Of the time.
has equaled the success OF this book
There is good and substantial reason
for the wonderful interest it has aroused
With the skill Of trained surgeon. Judge
Grant has dissected modern social life
and laid bare the schemes and plottings
Of the strugglers. Selma Whites may
possibly seem rare In real life, yet they
sre 10 be found there. as every reader OF
the book and every person who witnesses
the play viii be forced to admit
The times., 1901-03-17

Woodard, Malcolm Williams, Alice Fisch-
er. and Morton Selten are certainly rarely
discovered in a single company.
The times., 1901-03-17

Local theatregoers did not turn out in
numbers at all prOportionate with the
excellence Of r II. Sotheru's production
of Hamlet" at the National Theatre,
last week Mr.. Sothern's impersonation
OF the Danish Prince proved 10 be one OF
the most artistic treats of the season,
and delighted not only The regular the
atregoers. but serious students OF the
drama and he was accorded an unusual
amount Of praise by those who were for
tunate enough to view his performances
A rural play new TO Washington, he
Dairy Farm" entertained good-sized au-
diences at the Columbia, while Sowing
the Wind at the Lafayette proved to
be one Of the most successful reviVals
yet given by the Bellows organization.
Rose Coghlan. as the head-liner, support
ed by az octette Of other pleasing vaude-
vile acts, attracted big houses to Chase S.
At the Academy A Young Wife had q
week of prosperity, and the burlesque
houses. with The Utopians" at Ker-
mans and Dainty Paree' at the Bijou,
were both accorded a liberal patronage.
This week viii witness the appearance
Of Mr.. Richard Mansfield, in the most
pretentious production of his career.
There is little doubt but that Henry W
will ill the National during the engage
Joy the most magnificent production Of
s Shakespesrean play that has ever been
given in this city. a dramatized version
of Judge Robert Grants story, "Unleav-
ened Bread. will be the offering at the
Columbia, and will engage the services
Of such well-known players as Elizabeth
Tyree, Eleanor Robson, f. J. Morgan.
and a dozen or so others Of almost equal
prominence. Homer Lind, the well-known
Washington baritone, who was last seen
here a principal member Of the Met
ropolitan English Grand Opera Company
will make his first local appearance in
vaudeville at Chase's this week, when he
VIII present a new musical offering
which has won a considerable share Of
Success in the few cities in which il has
been seen. The remainder Of Mr.. Chase's
bill promises to be fully up to his usual
standard The Lafayette Stock Company
will put forward Moths" while meIo-
drama entitled Mans Enemy will be
at the Academy. Wine. Women. and
Song and The Dainty Duchess will
contend for the patronage OF the bur
!esque lovers, the former at the Biiou
and the latter at Kernan's
The times., 1901-03-17

Efie EsilsIer: Bassauio. Aubrey Bouci-
cauIt. Cratiano. Vincent Sersno. fsaunce-
lot GobbO J. T.. Dodson, Father Gobbo.
w J. lie Moyne Antonio. Maclyn Ar
buckle: Prince OF Morocco. William
Courtleigh. Doge OF Venice, Frank Wes-
ton. Lorenzo. Harry Woodruff.
The production Will be under the man
agement of Klaw * E.risnger. and will
he directed by Joseph Brooks. The aver
age place will be temporarily turned into
one-night stand, and in this manner IL
is expected the more important cities OF
the country viii be visited during the
month. The local enga cement win be for
May only.
The times., 1901-03-17

Tim Murphy. the Washington comedian,
will sever his business relations with
Fred c. Berger when his contract terni-
mates the last of this month, and Will re-
turn to his former play, THE Carpetbag-
ger" in which he won a fair share OK
success three seasons ago.
He will play an engagement IN this
piece at the Columbia next month and
will soon thereafter make ready his pro-
duction of Paul Wilstach's comedy OF
Washington life. "A Capitol Comedy.
which is spoken of very favOrably by
those who have read the three acts. The
principal part is said TO give Mr.. Murphy
a good chance and the actor Is so enthu-
sisstic over the piece that he writes that
ii is certain TO prove another Texas
Steer success
The times., 1901-03-17

lanes A. Herne has recovered the use
Of his voice and the other members OF
the Sag Harbor' company are wen
enough to resume the tour that was sud
denly interrupted two weeks ago in Penn
s,lyania and at the Grand Opera House
Chicago. tomorrow night, Capt. pan
Marble and his Long Island nelShpors
will again be on view. a.,
Viola Allen in The Palace OF the
King" will. at the termination OF her
enga cement in New York City, be sent
over the territory that Mr.. Herne was
compelled to cancel by reason OF his III
ness This will necessitate Miss AIleh
playing a month or so longer thah was
originally anticipated but the managers
in the cities which Mr.. Herne failed TO
visit insisted on either Sag Harb0r OF
Miss Allen. and the latter very gracious
Iy offered to help her managers out OF
what promised to be predicament.
N c. Goodwin has completed the com
pany that will be seen with him In his
spring tour in THE Merchant of Venice,
which will be first displayed at the Ma
tional Theatre. The cast will be as fol-
lows:
Shylock. Mr. Goodwin; Portia, Maxine
Elliott; Nerissa, Annie Irish; Jessica'
The times., 1901-03-17

In New York City, Lovers Lane, as
given at the Manhattan Theatre, is at
present the pre-emnent success. Ihe
story of life in a small town that Clyde
Fitch has devised and which has been
splendidly staged by Manager William A.
Brady is exceptionally pleasing, and from
a commercial standpoint the new piece
promises at this early date to equal w ay
Down East"
The times., 1901-03-17

thing as gratitude does not dwell in his
person He has been put 10 so much
trouble 70 win success that he is really
In no fit condition to appreciate per-
formance. Another curious phase of the
disease is that the afflicted one, with
money to incinerate. should spend ten
times the value of a ticket to secure free
admission 1t is for the cure, correction,
and surcea asement of the fend's canker OF
the brain that the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Deadheads is pro-
posed.
The times., 1901-03-17

When Edna May and her companions
in The Girl From Up-There" sail for
London next month, Dan DAILY viii be
superseded by Joseph COyne, who Will be
recalled for his clever work in The Star
and Garter" seen here earlier in the sea-
son.
Comedian DAILY has strong aversion
to the foggy town. and although when
he was there with The Belle of New
York his Ichabod Bronson made a tre-
meudous hit with the Britishers the lanky
funrnaker could not stand being away
from his New York haunts, and when he
got a sight of Fire Island sank on his
knees and announced that he would
rather be a lamp post on Broadway than
the Prince of Wales.
The times., 1901-03-17

Henry Jewett, who plays the part OF
Lord Jeffreys in Klaw & Erlangers pro-
duction of Sweet Nell Of Old Drury with
Ada Rehan in the role of Nell Gwynne,
gives a splendid impersonation of the
crafty chief justice of England.
Mr.. Jewett succeeded Edward j. Nor
gan in the role of John Storm In ne
Christian" in which he made great sue
cess, and early this season starred In the
ill-fated THE Choir Invisible. MT.
Jewett is a most enthusiastic Christian
Scientist and delights to discuss this in
teresting subject
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-08
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