Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-08
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 BY BRANDON.
BY BRANDON.

l Superintendent of Police O'Neill of | Chicago is contemplating publishing g | collection of 1,40O Irish melodies, which he has gathered Chicago s | head of the finest being musician of many followers.
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 Managers are not going to let alone 1 the stories and cartoons which are popularized by the daily newspapers. We are going to have Foxy Grandpa | created by the Herald, and Happy Hooligan by the World, and now it is | for another enterprising manager to come along and put to stage use of | Willie and his Pa in the Journal, and | Po' Lil Nose in the Herald. Fl:
 The judgment for five thousand dol lars recorded against the Columbus Amusement company is another echo of the attempt to erect music hall ill the hands of William Mann and Charles Evans and was opposed by the priests of q church in the neigh borhood. The house remains closed but the builders want the money. Hence the Judgment.
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 The new Manhattan theatre man. agement. following the plan to sur round Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske with a company of players of more than ordinary ability, recently signed J. E. DodSon and Anna Irish for that com pany, to play various roles for the en- tire season at that house. The man. agement announced at the same time that the season after neSt MT Dodson will be starred for a tour of the large cities in play to be written for him.
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 Grace Livingstone Furniss, who wrote Robert. of Sicily" for Joseph Haworth, who used it for brief tour last fall, has turned the property over to the Shipman Brothers. They will send it on tour in September in an elaborate manner with strong com pany. The Shipmans are managers of Walker Whiteside and control the eastern rights of the Prisoner of Zenda," as well as all the rights to "Pudd'nhead Wilson, and therefore are likely to be important factors in the next theatrical season. Robert of Sicily is said to be stirring play. It has not been settled who will play the star part.
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 Inspired no doubt by the prosperity of William A. Brady's revival of "Un- cle Toms Cabin," Weber & Fields de- cided last week that they would put on a bJir1esque of this immortal work next autumn. Edgar Smith is already dallying with the dialogue, and John Stromberg is said to be immensely de- lighted by the practically unlimited opportunities for appropriate coon songs. The cast will be formidable one, and, as thus far announced will present De Wolf Hopper as Uncle Tom, Joseph Weber as Simon Legree, John T. Kelly as Marks, George Ali as a bloodhound, Lillian Russell as Eva, and Fay Templeton as Eliza. Lou Fieldsiis reported to be still wondering which part is best adapted to his style of art, and his attention is. respectful ly directed to the fact that Topsy is an admirable role. Bonnie Maginn, Belle Robinson, Allie Gilbert and the Hen gler sisters probably will be cast for the angels in the apotheOsis. Sam Bernard and Fritz Williams are said to be worrying lest they be enrolled as cakes of ice in the escape scene.
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 con regarding the joint appearance of Mary Mannering and James K. Hack ct in a Shakespearean production, an arrangement has been made whereby these two, stars, in conjunction with Frank Mckee, will put on Shakes pearean revival next spring in New York. The large towns like Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago will also be visited. While it has not been defi- nitely settled which of the Shakes pearean plays will be used, in all probability the selection will fall upon ''The Tanning of the Shrew," with Miss Mannering as Katherine and MT Hack ct af Petruchio. The special tour will begin about May l and continue for six weeks, and there will be special car and all the necessary appliances that made the Goodwin tour so note worthy. This production will be in the nature of an experiment and should 1t succeed we can look forward each spring to the joint appearance of these two stars. MT Mckee says he has in contemplation scheme to place MT Hackett and Miss Mannering in Lon don under his management in the sea- son of 1903.
 
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