Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-22

Ada Rehan will return to America late in August. She is spending the Simmer at her cottage on the Irish l<Oast
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 KIaw & Erlanger have engaged Frank Weston to play "Arrius'' and Ellen Mortimer Esther" in Ben Hur,- next season.
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 Thomas Brown, the whistler, has been engaged by Frank Mckee to play a part in support of Peter F. Daley in Augustus Thomas new comedy, Gam pagne Charley"
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 Thomas Evans. who made hit as the sporting editor in Miss Prinnt' last season. has been engaged by klaw & Erlanger for their comedy company appearing with Gus and Max Rogers in 'The Rogers Brothers in Washington.
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 Katherine c. Herne is made sole leg atee and executrix of the estate ofsher late husband, James A. Herne, the ac- tor. A trust fund of $25,O0O is provid- ed for the children, and the principal Is to be divided when each shall have reached the age of twenty-five years The value of the estate is $30,OOO.
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 Rich & Harris, who will manage An drew Mack and his tour in Tom Moore" next season, has engaged George F. Nash, Theodore Babcock, Mvron Calico, Eddie Heron, Frank Mayno. R. J. Dillon, Giles Shine, H. P. Stone. Thomas Jackson, Josephine Lo- vetf, Margaret Fielding. Jane Payton and Susie Wilkinson as the principals of his supporting company.
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 Louis Mann and Clara Lipman quite unexpectedly sailed for London Satur- day, the 18th inst, to consult with Paul Potter. who wrote the new comedy in which they will appear next season. They were originally booked to sail the 20th inst. This will expedite their return to this country by two weeks and considerably further preparations for the new production and rehearsals.
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 Frank McKee's special company pre- senfing sJaniee Meredith" will be in no sense a .sNo 2' in the general accept anee of the term. The production will be fully as elaborate as the original and the company will be composed Of artists of established regulations. The part of ..Janice'' will be played by Amy RIeard, who made hit last season as sTabitha Drinker' in Mary Manner ingss support. lii 5 S'
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 James F. Wambold, one of the best known minstrel performers of the old days died in an insane asylum in New ark on Sunday He was an inmate of this institution for eighteen years. He was at one time member of the Backus MinstreIs and was a brother of Dave Wambold of the Birch: Wam bold and Backus minstrels. which oc- cupied their theater in the Gilsey build ing for great many years. :.
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 Gus and Max Rogers have become in York The past week they purchased a S70000 fat-house in the Harlem dis frict They now control realty valued agement of Klaw 6 Erlanger these German character comedians have lit erally picked up money in Wall Street. and Central Park and deyel- oped into real men of affairs.
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 KlaW & Erlanger will make an elab- crate production of Harry B. Smiths new musical comedy, which will be called '.The Liberty Belles." The ini- tiaI presentation will occur at fine Chestnut street theater in Philadelphia, September 9. A large company is being organized for this piece, which is very oroginal and unique in it's construction. Among the more important people al ready engaged are Cyril Scott, John Slayin, Etta Butler. the comedienne and mimic. and Sandol Milliken.
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 It will be remembered that when Charley Aunt was first produced con- siderable attention was attracted to it in the advertisements by the use of cat with a ribbon around it's neck, to which was attached a label which read, Don't do anything until you see Charley's Aunt" An improvement up on this has been made in Chicago in advertising King Dodo. A earicature of a large bird drawn by Swinnerton is used to advertise the piece, for iti is a drawing of a Dodo bird now ex- tinct. The advertisement is very strong, and has become prominent all through the West.
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 Mrs Edna Wallace Hopper is speed ing to the Pacific as fast as steam can take her. but the play of '.Florodora" goes on as merrily as before at the Casino with a new Lady Holyrood