Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-26

Maurice Barrymore: "1 don't care
 all for money. Upon my word
 ont! I spend hundred dollars Every day I live" Marshall Wilder. y'You must be dead most of the time. )George Homans: ''Thanks!'
 II:
 Madame Janauschek. who is now nearly 7o years old, and has been an invalid for several years. is to be ten dered a monster benefit in New York, to take place some time next month. Several of the leading managers met during the past week to formulate plans to make this one of the biggest benefits on record.
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 Albert Brown resigned from Edward B. Rice's "When We Were Twenty One" company Saturday night. ana thereby hangs q wig. He has reached New York and tells his story as fol lows: He has been wont to play the Imp-acted in the Goodwin company by Harry, Woodruff-with his own halr which is dark. and Mir Rice has insist ed upon his wearing q blond wig fash toned on the genuine golden locks of MT Woodruff. MT Brown believes ln individuality on the stage and finds no fault with his own brunette interpreta- ton of the role. Hence his preclpltate Joining of the leisure class.
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 The coming engagement of "Ihe Sorrows of Satan" at the Jacques Opera house is one of great import auce in that it brings ] cast never be- fore seen for the prices prevailing at this house. This will be understood when it is announced that the cast is headed by Charles Kent. who appeared in the leading role when the play was presented last season at Polls. h. deed, the cast is almost identicaily the same that played the piece then TOT high prices MT Kent, it will be re- membered. was the King in Viola Al lens cast when that star played In the Palace of the King ill the early part of the season at Polls.
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 Robert Lorraine, the London actor, arrived Thursday on the Oceanic. He has been leading man in the St James theater and at the Garrick. and has been raved over by the matinee girls of the English capital. According to Charles Frohman Lorraine will play the leading part in ''To Have and TO Hold" The play is to be produced at the Academy of Music. Baltimore. on February r. A few years ago, it will be remembered. AIr Lorraine mar ried Miss Julie Opp, the American actress. The marriage with Lorraine took place two days before Miss opp sailed1o New York to join the Lyceum Stock company. Miss Opp soon re- turned to her husband in London. linen came rumorS that they were not nv ing happily together and 1t was hhal- ly announced that they had separated. When war was declared with the Boers Lorraine went to the front. Il cannot speak very definitely regarding my plans at present" said MT Lorraine. Il am under contract to MT Frohman. have been doing some fighting ill South Africa. As you know, 1 was reported missing. but they can't miss me. Like the cat in the song. I came back. The theatrical outlook in South Africa is unsettled just now. All business is more or less affected by the war Later when we have peace in South Afrlca, I think it will be a good field for the atrical enterprise
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 Horace Johnson, the well known
  worked up to a high pitch of excite ment in Hartford one day last week. Mr Johnson claims to know all that is worth knowing in regard to weather manifestations. The place where MT Johnson showed his excitement was in front of ParsonS'S theater, and the cause was an innocent white card with red lettering. It bore this legend Biggest Snow Storm of the Season. It will arrive with the sWay Down East company, and will be due at Parsons's theater on Mon day. January 21'' That notice is all wrong," declared MT Johnson. after slowly spelling out the card. "There ain't going to be no big snow storm next week, and I'll bet money on it. I'll bet all my pile, which is just now $3.6S. and I'll bet it against S2 with the fellow who wrote that card I'll take you up.'' said MT Parsons. the manager of the house. That snow storm will be here just as the card says" MT Johnson waXed furious and wanted to know by what right Mir Parsons set himself up as a weather sharp T ain't never heard of you as a prophet" said he. but he refused to bet at last and left. still denounc- ing those who tried to mislead the pub- lie on the weather question. Of course the big snow storm referred to is the realistic blizzard in the second act of t..Way Down East
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 John Russell. the popular manager. who made the name Russells Comedi- ans. 8 trademark known all over the United States, died last Saturday in the Middlefown state homeopathic hospital, New York Mrs Russell, who Is known to the stage as Amelia Glover. and who is at present a mem- Der of in The Girl from Up There at the Herald Square theater. was at once notified. For the past few years, Aathough the sum of $5,OO0 had been secured through benefit when he first broke down some five or six years ago. Mir Russell had been under the care of the Actors fund. which will probably attend to his funeral. Mir Russell was . man not yet of middle age and un- e4hueiness worry made its mark upon k1am, was one of the most energetic, 'Whcae-sou1ed, original characters the