Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-20


 Lillian Russell received the follow ing at Weber & Fields last week: II love you Will you marry meT It was sikned by denizen of Central ParE<Nest Miss Russell didn't reply, buy wouldn't it have been romantic ii Efse had2
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 Corinne's pet cat swallowed a dia mond brooch belonging to the actress at Buffalo week before last and died from the effects of such ill-adyised in- ferfOr decoration. ~he jewels were missed just at the time that the avari- cious feline swelled up and died, and an autopsy revealed the precious stones
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 Charles E. Blaney will produce a novelty next season, for the larger popular priced houses. in the way of big extravaganza entitled he Lilipu- fian Circus" Mr. Blaney has been working the past three years on the scheme. It will be a combination of circus melOdrama, menagerie and faree-comedy. Twenty-Five midgets and a chorus of twenty-five will be used. Several mechanical effects, twenty cages of small animals, twenty five Shetland ponies and baby ele- plant will be used. A big street parade will be given each day A rnig performance is seen during the play which has a strong plot.
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 The Boston Theatrical Exchange was Incorporated i'll Boston last Tues day with a capital of $500,000. The object of the association is to facilitate booknigs through New England and to stamp out the system of playing from five to six attractions week. A more uniform method of booking will be adopted and it is expected that mana gers who are willing to play the circuit will be sufficiently interested to sub- scribe for at least one share of stock at S100. It is claimed that the corpor- ation controls theatres in Lawrence, Fitchburg. Worcester, Springfield, North Adams. Hayerhill, Brockton, Lynn and Providence.
 
 Sadie Nartinots "Sapho" Company has a self-made press agent in the Bor-- ough of Baby Carriages to whom they have not paid a penny for services. On the strength of the announcement that Miss Martinot is going to play at the Grand Opera House Mrs John Pente- cost of the elite Boulevard Lindon, in the Flatbush neighborhood. has ad- dressed an open letter to Borough President Grout protesting. She calls attention to the narrow escape Miss Nethersoie had from jail in Manhat- tan. and begs that not guilty mem Der of the new "Sapho aggregaton escape the close confinement due them in the Kings County penitentiary or elsewhere.
 
 There will be three companies tray- cling In palatial splendor this spring. First comes Nat Goodwin's all star cast of ssThe Merchant of Venice un- der the direction of Klaw and Er- langer and Joseph Brooks. On it's flying visit to the principal cities 1t win have a special train just as the all star cast of aThe Rivals had five years ago. Ali Hayman is now en- gagged in putting together an equally elaborate and comfortable set of pri- yate ears for the Empire Stock Com- panv in sDiplomacy'' when it leaves the home theatre to make one night stands of Boston. Philadelphia and other theatrical 'head-centres.' Then there is the all-star vaudeville com pany Robert Graw is arranging for Cecelia Loftus. He considers yaude- williams quite as worthy of the best as are those in drama, and the chances are that there will be as many bevel- led glasses and spring mattresses in his set of palace cars as appertain to those set aside for either MT Good win or the Empire players.
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 Here is an eHusion from the s'AIan Behind the Scenes" in the Mirror Now may the heavens falli -,low winds, rUffe wracki Out upon thee thou hckle jade called Lovel A mur- rain seize upon theeI Domestic trouble in the Fitzsimmons family? Perish the thought Honest, freckled Bob. the yirtuous blacksmith, the kind father. the loving husband. the stern Inoralist. armored in innocence against the rapid fire of impassioned sou brette glances. The matronly Rose. paragon of wifely virtues. the Amazon queen of the honest Fitzsimmons, heart. the Roman matron. the modern prototype of Caesars wife. the loving helpmate who sat by the Carson ring side and implored the light of her life to bust in the slats'' of his opposing foet The doting parents of little -Bob,v the baby champion of snap shot boxers. to be parted by acrimon fous discord? Once more, perish the thought. Let the COfDeIJS ana MIG GJys delight to bark and bite, for 'tis their natures to, but the plain, honest. happy Fitzsimmonses to be violently hurled to opposite sides of the matri- monial ring-nay. nay. it must not bel \ A breach in the FitZsimmons harmony would jeopardize the very existence of .fhe ideal American home and threaten the stability of the marriage institu- ton. Whatever the trouble was. Rose and Bob must kiss and make up. There must be no clinching and no breakaway.
 ,THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME- Details of the presentation of '.The Girl I Left Behind Me" at Polls the atre. on Monday and Tuesday even fnps is Dracfically comDlete Of