Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-30
THEATRICAL
CHATTER
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Bolossy Kiralfy has signed contracts
with James A Bailey to make a spec
taeular production in conjunction with
the Barnum & Bailey circus for it's
American tour next spring.
III:
Four maehinists, imported to manip-
uIate the wires for the aerial ballet in
'aThe Beauty and the Beast" who ar
rived on the F'uerst Bismarck last
week, were ordered deported for yio-
lafing the labor contract law.
III:
Louise Drew, the daughter of John
Drew, will appear with her father
when he presents his new play, 'sThe
Mummy and the Humming Bird" at
the Empire theater, next month. The
young woman will play the part of an
italian organ grinder.
II:
Marion G. Cullen, for several sea-
sons leading woman of the Shore
Acres company, was married in Bos-
ton on August 10 to Percival @. Jones,
son of Samuel M. Jones, mayor of To-
ledo, 0. The ceremoney took place
in st Peters church, the Rev Father
Peter Roman officiating. After a long
wedding tour Mr. and Mrs Jones will
take up their residence in Toledo.
II:
The orchestra men of Toronto, back
ed by the Musical Protective assoeia-
ttion, are demanding an increase of pay
and various privileges from the local
a of 20 faif Nb6aT fni nc
in theaters where matinees are given
daily demand an increase of from SIS
to $3.50 per week. 1t is also demand
ed that the leaders of all theater or
chestras, shall select their own men
and shall have full control over them.
The musicians wish, besides, to regu-
late the number of men to be employed
in each theater.
- Sa HELP of a season., said
Bfez >saxon-Nirdlinge when asked
what fK~fhought of the prospects in the
theatrical world. Mr. Nixon-Nirdlinge
is manager of the Park and Peoples
theaters of Philadelphia, and general
representative of the firm of Nixon &
Zimmerman. He explained the sig.
nificance Of the terms which he used
In expressing his opinion of the forth
coming season by calling attention to
titles Of number of plays which will
soon open. There's the Devils Auc
tion,' which opens the National the
ater,'" he said, "and Devils Island
which opens the Peoples theater, while
The Evil Eye opens the doors of the
Park theater. ssNow. if this won't be
a helr of a season, then want to
know why"
Elgin, III. Aug 29.-"I don't like
work, don't like travelling and done
like you. so I'll jump your silly old
contract" said Chiquita, probably the
smallest woman in the world, who has
locked up in her thirty inches of height
and prOportionate girth more deter
minatiOn than many a Juno. With
these few remarks Chiquita. her fance
Antoine Weckmar, and a couple OF
bullying dress suit cases. either one OF
which would have served the midget
for drawing room. departed from the
Cottage hotel here. The scornfuI screed
Transcribed above was addressed to
the management of the Bostock- Ferari
Carnival company. Weckmar is IL
years of age. When Chiquita wac
asked if she was not rather older. SHIT
shrugged her shoulders exquisitely.
III:
Mildred Holland is very busy at pres
emf rehearsing two companies daily
The morning is devoted to the rehear-
sails of her own company and the af-
ternoon to Katherine Wizards COM
pany. In the evening the large mum.
Der of auxiliaries receive Miss III olland'.
attention for an hour or two. Miss
Hollands Immediate plans are to pre-.
sent her last seasons success, 'The
Power Behind the Throne" for a pc
riod of nine weeks, after which time
The Lily and the Prince in which
She appeared successfully at Buffalo
last spring, win be her vehicle Miss
Holland also has in preparation Theo-
dore Kramerss new historical drama
1.-THE Triumph of the Empress which
her manager, Edward q. White, ex-