Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-12


 Son in Corianton, play by Orestes U. Bean, Salt Lake City dramatist. His season will open in Salt Lake City August Il.
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 Charles Frohman, the Napoleon of managers. is said to have affirmed that even he could not tell just the play which would please. In 1.-The Night Before Christmas this chance has been taken and success has been grasped The play has had a phe- nomenal success for the last two sea- sons and this year it is breaking all records.
 Lulu Glaser went to the Forepaugh and Sells circus at Madison Square Garden last Friday. The sight of the lion cubs recently born to the star lloness of the menagerie aroused her enthusiasm. and she said she wanted one Manager Cole told her to take her pick. so Miss. Chaser filed a title to the prettfest of the lot. Her wish having been gratified, Miss Chaser didn't know what to do with the cub. Mr Cole agreed to keep it for her. This satisfied Miss Glaser and also Miss Glaser's press agent, who had S. strangely enough, the cub was named Dolly Varden,'' which is the title of the opera in which Miss Glaser is an- bearing at the Herald Square theater.
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 Sir Henry Irving, Ellen Terry and members of their company arrived safely 1n London on the steamship minneapolis last Tuesday morning. 4 large assemblage of their friends greeted them at the pier and gave them hearty welcome home. Sir Henry, In reply, expressed himself in pretty phrase that was characteris- tie of him. t.I am blessed with two hemes." he said. cone here and one across the Atlantic I am glad to re- turn 10 each" When pressed for his views upon theatrical conditions in america and England Sir Henry said mat this country is making great strides in dramatic production and that us people are thoroughly imbued with me theatergoing spirit. He believed he said, that many American plays like shore Acres" would find favorin Enc land. He added that he welcomed tbe so-calied American invasion." be- cause 1t brings about legitimate conn petltlon that will work for the good of arl III both countries. During the voyage 1reauent rehearsa1S of "Faust,' were held in the cabin of the shin
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 The Mildred Holland doll" exbib. lied in Buffalo store. created consid- erable attention, and well she niobt TOT prettier dollie never delighted 2 srHsh heart. She was Miss Hol- lands gift to Mrs Elizabeth R AIc- 6owan, supreme president of the r, C- D. A., for the bazaar given for the 1ehent or St Francis Home for the aseu. The doll was three feet high u nanlsomely goWned in heavy "nlle satln with full court train. an exact reproduction of Miss Hollan6,s gown as Aria in the third act oF The Power Behind the Throne :, The little Aria was sent from New fork, where she was gowned by Miss Hollands own costumer. who search ed every doll shop for the prettiest lit- He lady to be found. Manager Ed ward C. White directed that no ey- pense was to be spared in her gowning ana she must look as much like Miss Holland as possible The costumes. was in despair and finally wired Mir IWhlte-"Have bought a lovely doll She is 9 blonde" MT White wired pack immediately-"Ge her a wtg. Aria must be a brunette.' The litt1e Aria finally reached Buffalo safely housed in strong box and carefully wrapped in tissue. and her pretty heau was crowned with wig of dark Iresses. dressed exactly as Miss HoI land wears her own. and her smiling brown eyes made her friends so fast that her namesake will have to look to her laurels.
 
 On April 21 at Gloversville. New York, Henrietta Crosman will produce 2 new play called .'Madeleine' by Mrs w K. Clifford of London, who also wrote Shades of the' Night" which the hendals did with success in Eng land last season. Madeline" is in two acts, and will be preceded by Nance Oldfield.'' q comedy that fits Miss Crosman down to the ground. These two plays Miss Crosmana will keep for next season and will make q feature of them at matinees. When Miss CrOsman closes her New York season at the Theater Republic on April 19 she will have made the rec ord run of Shakespearean comedy In the metropolis, the same being one hundred nights. Only once was this equalled, and that by Edwin Booth. in Hamlet at the old Winter Garden Miss Crosman's "Rosalind' has met with universal praise, and has placed her in line with such great artists as Adelaide Nelson and Mary Anderson When Maurice Campbell announced that Miss Crosman would put on As You Like It. in New York for a run. he was treated with scant courtesy. but since the first night the critics have all taken off their hats and keep on saying lots of nice things about the performance. Miss Crosman quits New York now only because Oscar Hammerstein is under contract to de- liver the Theater Republic to David Belasco this month. Mir Hammer stein wanted Slr Campbell to consent to move Miss Crosman and AS You Like It. to the Victoria theater after the French opera finishes. but out of town contracts and managers would not be aput off further. and so Miss Crosman will finish her season on the road as originally laid out. Miss Crosman's plans for next season in- clude the production of two plays One is a romantic comedy by an Eng