Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19

Tim Murphy will produce his new comedy this spring. It is story of Washington life by Paul Wilstach. Although the title has not yet been decided upon. both the comedian and the author say the play Is entirely original. and not the drama tiZation of book.
 '.The Two Orphans" with a sleight- of-hand performer, trick bicycle rider and q few other vaudeville turns, was offered at the Temple the ater in Louisville last week. and the miserable performance of the players was partially atoned for by the comic antics of the yaudevillians.
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 James J. Corbett is engaged in the preparation of . monOlogue that he ln- tends to deliver in vaudeville. It will consist of q series of stories of his ad- ventures in different cities during his career as pugilisr. He will probably try the new act in Boston before bray ing the criticisms of New Workers. Fl:
 To William H. West and his min strel company belongs the honor of having given the first minstrel per rormance of the twentieth century. The company began q weeks engage ment at the Auditorium, Philadelphia. on December 31. 1900. The usual per formance was given on Monday even ing and the curtain fell on the closing act at 1O:45 D. III. At 12:3O q. m. the curtain was rung up again and the en- tire performance was repeated in the presence of very large audience. Fl:
 The funeral of Mrs Harriet Crehan. mother of Ada Rehan. took place from her residence at 163 Coffey street. Brooklyn, Thursday afternoon. Miss Rehan was still quite ill. and could not be present. The services were private. They were conducted by Fatehr Me Gurll of the church of the Visitation. Mrs Crehan was buried in the Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs Oliver Doud Byron and Hattie Russell, daughters of Mrs Crehan, were pres ent, as was Signor Perugini. John 'Drew, Mrs John Drew and Richard Dorney, Miss Rehan's personal repre- sentative, sent flowers.
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 When Anne Blancke was rehearsing lot of supers for the recent produc- ton of "The Black Flag at the Prin- cess theater. Toronto, she found it very difficult to teach them the lock step. peculiar 10 penal institutions. Finally she got them together and ill q polite but convincing way read q few passages from the riot act, after which one of the toughest looking of the lot replied: We can't learn dis because you started us wrong How so!' in- quired Miss Blancke. Well. it's dis way" answered her critic. You told ns to lift de right foot first Oats wrong It should be de left. l knows 1t for 1 did it two years meself." The argument was so convincing the le1t foot had precedence.
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 Frank Daniels signalized the death of the old and the birth of the new century at Winnipeg with song. He arranged to begin the performance of ''The Ameer'' at 9:3O o'clock, and thereby delayed the final curtain till the town bells rang out the witching hour. Upon the last stroke Daniels came down from his throne to the footlights, waved his sceptre for si fence, bade the audience a happy new century, and nodded to pr GoItschalk the musical director The orchestra immediately struck up God Save the Queen" and Daniels and his whole company sang the words. Soon the entire audience joined in, and upor the completion of the song q big Eng 1ishman in the audience started '.America.'' The idea took instant hol6 and the words to the same old melody were sung with a will. Then the cur tain fell and every one seemed tt think that good thing had happened
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 The amateurs are hard at it and fol the next few months will be very busy preparing dramas and entertainment: for the last of the season. The $ Joseph's society had selected as the vehicle on which they were going tt ride to success the well known pla. of "The Lancashire Lass" but this. i Is now said. has been laid aside ant another more suitable play will b' chosen in a week or two. Whateve win be selected will be q good one and the society will undoubtedly b, up with the leaders. One of the organ izations of Red Men has in prepara ton another play that is also wei Known. 'The Octoroon' is now bein; rehearsed and will be put on tn boards shortly. The Waterbury lodg of Elks will also present something under the auspices of the lodge ant 1R all QrODdOluCS IT WILL De HI III LII phy in the ''Carpetbagger." Last, bu not least, will come the Company entertainment. and this is expected t be corker. The drama chosen is on that has been seen here in Waterbury but it will be given on an elaborat scale. It will be the strong militar drama, '.The Girl Left Behind Me. The cast Is now being selected and will include the, leading amateurs o this city and Naugatuck.
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 What indeed will prove a showy al fraction for next season is John W Hamilton's new s.Ten Nights in Bal room." with. in his time, one of tn / greatest actors in the country, Josep Wheelock, ST. .I have had this idle 1, in my head for ten years" said NJ Hamilton recently, but I could nc zee my way to get the proper stal Nov have him in my friend NJ : Wheelock This drama is as lon lived as Uncle Tom"; it is one of tn $ ,napat powerful and pathetic ever seer 6nt 1t has never had a decent preseI < aGfio1. Cheap and crude efforts b 4dnAA managers is all the public go