Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12


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 William H. Macdonald. the baritone of ''The Bostonians,' will deliver lee lures enSthe art of singing in several of the cities his company will visit this season.
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 Rudolph Aronson denies the reports of the serious illness of Herr Eduard Strauss. saying they have been great ly exaggerated. The, Niennese musi- elan will return to New York in Feb ruary.
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 While driving to the station in Tren- ton, N. J. on December 3O the Car downie sisters and Mrs Will h. Cor bett,, members of Corse Payton's stock company, were thrown out of a carriage. They escaped with slight in juries.
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 The music of two organizations touring the country has become i'm mensely popular. "When Reuben Comes to Town and Run, Brudder Possum, Run.'' from ''The Rogers Brothers in Central Park" and Jer- ome .Sykes's songs. The Cheating Peddler'' and q Can't Stand for That" from Foxy Quiller,' have met With prodigious sale.
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 Critics concede that John Dunsmure. the young basSo with ''The Boston 1anS," is the peer of any of his prede cessors with this famous organization. Possessing a voice of remarkable range and a magnetic and pleasing personality, he is rapidly becoming an idol of the music loving public. Mr Dunsmure is q native of Scotland and has been on the lyric stage but three years.
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 It is authorita lively stated that "The Bostonians' will during the latter part t-of the season, make q most sump- tuous revival of Robin Hood" in q leading Broadway theater presenting it with cast. chorus scenery and eff fleets of unusual magnitude. It is the purpose of ISlav & Erlanger to assem- ble one of the strongest casts of sing CTS to be had in this country in this revival
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 Mary Mannering Tn ':Janice Mere dith'' has played five weeks to cap2ci- ty business at Wallack's theater, and she will continue at this house for many weeks 10 come. She has devel- oped into strong wo1nen's star. Her audiences are notable for the large number of women present At q re- cent matinee, with Wallack's packed to the doOfs. there were but twenty one men in the stheater.
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 Some of the furniture used in the Klaw & Erlanger's production of Ada Rehan's new play, Sweet Nell of Old Drury." is genuine Charles IT. period. a part of q collection Miss Rehan has 1, Sl xf-zx. q insured in the thousands and four men are carried especially to care for it and handle it in the theater. At the close of each act in which it is utilized it is immediately placed in padded cases to protect it from injury.
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 Peter F. Daley in "Hodge. Podge & Co11tas scored . marked success in New York and nearby cities during the past ten weeks. X new feature has been added to this production-the Agoust family. French pantomimists and comic manipula tors who recently made a wonderful hit at the Victoria thea1er. They are introduced as a separate attraction at the close of Mir Dailey's piece and the audience is thereby favored with two shows in one"
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 Mae1vn Arbuckle,s tour in ''The Sprightly Romance of Marsac' was temporarily, suspended December 29, because of Manager Joseph Brooks $ inability to secure a Broadway theater to continue the New York run begun at the Republic December 3. This is the sole reason that MT Arbuckle's company has temporarily closed. Both he. the company and the play made q hit. but time in q desirable theater not being, available, MT Brooks had no re- course but to temporarily terminate their season.
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 Klaw & Erlanger own the three greatest money winners on tile Amer < lean stage-"Ben-Hur," the Klaw x Erlanger comedy company. with Gus and Max Rogers ill ''The Rogers Brothers in Central Park" and Foxy Cutler, The Rogers Brothers are now playing four weeks engagement at the Illinois theater in Chicago. The week ending December 24 their re- ceipts were S14 634. breaking their own, best record thu record of the H. Hnoie zfAe&ter. and the record of Chi cago at the prices charged.
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 Klaw & Erlanger's production of ssBen-Hur,,, has completely captiyated 608tOu auu -NcW AIhSldhS- hC h0" Colonial fheater is the Mecca of eX- cursians from all over that section of tha country. The exceptionally strong religious interest of the drama makes S II very attractive to church people, from whose ranks 1t draws 8 very laree percentage of its patronage. To F refer stel Ben Hurs. receipts would be waste ofsspace, as they are notori- z: ously the largest ever recorded by any dramatic produetion, either in this cbuntrr or Europe. The Box office i'll < Boston is as strong as in New York or Philadelphia. Mary Mannering was recently seen E E an "Janiee Meredith" in Washington. Ix During fhat week Sir Julian Paunce- 8ote Attended reception. A Indy in ax1pp surrounding the British ann