Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-17

son in Waterbury was a very auspi- cious one indeed. It will please every body if the same results are obtained from every production. The people like a good performance and the man. agement like good attendance. When both are good then there can be no one dissatisfied.
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 The Klaw & Erlanger Opera com pany, headed by Jerome Sykes, pre- senting DeKoven & Smiths Foxy Quiller," will open in Rochester Sep tember IA, and play through the north west. reaching Minneapolis and St Paul the second and third weeks in October From here it will go west as far as Kansas City and then play through the south, reaching New Orleans December l.
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 Although s'Ben-Hur'' does not open at the Illinois theater in Chicago till September ?. an enormous advance de- mand for seats has already begun. Orders for seats by mail. accompanied by remittances. are coming from places more than three hundred miles away. The indications are that fully $20,O00 will be received at the box office before the first performance.
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 Some Wag. who had heard that one of the characters in Paul Potter's new Boer comedy drama, written for Louis Mann and Clara Lipman, is a Kaffir, wrote William Harris. of Rich & liar ris, their managers, that he ought to import the real thing from the Trans vaal; that realism is what the public now demands and genuine Kaffir would be feature. This letter did not make much of an impression on MT Harris and it is quite likely that "Sixpence- will be played by a lamp blackened actor.
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 Frank Mckee has received seen arie of "Graustark." George B. Me Cutcheon's novel. in a dramatic yer sion of which he plans to present Mary Mannering in the future as the Princess YetiTe. The completion of this play will be expedited as much as possible consistently with pains7 taking and careful .dramatiZation of the story. The time of its presenta- tiOn has not yet been fixed. Miss Mannering may be seen in one of three or four other plays Mir Mckee has in reserve before he decides to place her before the public in ''Graustark-" :IE
 The first presentation of John J. Me Nally's new farce. '"rhe Rogers Brothers in Washington " at the Star theater in Buffalo Monday, the 18th inst, will mark the opening of the sea- son of 1901-1902 This will be the first production of any magnitude to be staged. The company will be the larg est ever seen in a vaudeville farce seventy people. The chorus will con- sist of thirty seven girls and eight male voices. a record number. These young women will prove an attraction ill themselves. Ben Teal was over year in selecting them and they will add considerably to the reputation this or ganization enjoys as a beauty show"
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 It Is now known to be a fact that the l original of the character of Cham pagne Charley" in Augustus Thomas new comedy in which Frank Mckee stars Peter F. Daley the coming sea- son, is Harry Lehr. This circumstance | has been hinted at several times be- | cause the leading character in this. comedy is a society man who acts as a wine agent. The character of the Matinee Girl" to be played by Ada Lewis. also has it's protype in we'll known society woman who is a con- spicuous figure at afternoon perform in <7, season Indeed. it is said, most of MT Thomas's characters in this comedy | are taken from life" and several will be readily recognized.
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 One thing that we may be thankful | for this season is that the pugilist will no longer figure conspicuously in the drama. The days of James J. Cor bett are over. for even as a monolgue l artist he gas not brilliant example l Your Bob Fitzsimmons. James J. Jeff ries and other noted "out-in-one- blow | actors" have lost their prestige. The | gallery gods have deserted them and the intelligent public never patronized them There is a piece going out with | Terry McGovern featured, but it is | claimed that in many instances his | name has been scratched off the con- tract, for if the play has any merit it | should stand alone. There may be | room for these fighters in the burlesque companies, but the doors of the popu- | lar-priced houses have been closed | upon them.
 Fl: Adah Rehan's tour. booked for the | coming season, has been cancelled. 1t is said, and there is hardly any like lihood that she will appear at all dur ing the winter. A rumor went about | last week that the people engaged had been notified that the company would | not go out, and this report was verified | by one in position to know about it. ! Further. 1t was said that it was doubt full if Miss Rehan would ever act again. In response to question as to whether or not she is ill. ignorance was confess ed. and when the reported expressed | sympathy in view of this possibility, the only rejoiner elicited was. "Oh. | we'll. it was bound to comer' The sud den and premature closing of Miss kehan's tour in Sweet Nell of Old | Drury last season presaged something of this sort. but it assuredly was ex- pecfed that she would play again this re1eou. fnaomuch aa auuo oor,oo,,f. r,od