Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

had enjoyed and suffered the pleas ures and pains without which David
 Belasco declares no person can become
 a real artist. She did not live to be
 over thirty-1ive. Rachel's remarka-
 bic cafeer was run between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six. while, to come nearer to date. Mary Anderson
 was a celebrity considerably before she reached twenty-five. These wo- men may have and probably did lack some degree of the finesse and ease which only experience can bring, but, 5n the other hand, they had In their favor personal beauty, sprightliness. keenness of perception and the ener-
 getic enthusiasm of youth. Excepting Miss George, there probably is not an important actress before the public now who is under thirty, though Ethel
 Barrymore rIay be second excep- tion AIauZe Fealy. who is in Eng land, always has claimed and received consideration on account of her fmma- turity. The great majority of the
 feminine stars of to-day-AIrs Fiske.
 Mrs Leslie Carter, Mrs James Brown
 Potter, Jessie Millward, Mrs Patrick
 Campbell, Julia NIarlowe, Annie Rus sell, Jane Hading and Charlotte Wal
 derstein-are about and in some cases
 over forty Maude Adams, Maxine
 Elliott and others who properly are
 designated as young women are
 more than three-fourths that age.
 THE BIRD IN THE CAGE.
 Charles Frohman brings .'The Bird
 in the Cage'' to Polls this evening di- rect from it's remarkable triumph at
 the Boston museum and with the
 same splendid cast that made this play such a grand success there. LII this remarkable cast are Edward liar rigan, who by the way is appearing for the first time in a play not of his own writing, Landol Milliken, Arnold Daly, Guy Bates Post, Grace Tender son.: Jennie Latterlee, Charles Mackay and others, altogether splendid col lection of dramatic talent. MT Harri- gan has an Iriyn character which re- wives memories of his Muliigan series and gives him renewed opportunity to demonstrate that he still remains the premier Irish character imperonator on the American stage. The play is from the pen of Clyde Fitch and is a departure for him in that he passes by l1E S1A1dI lsS6E duu p1EASs HIS .C1luI2lLlSAo from the simple folk of Massachusetts. Certainly the performance will be delightfully."- artistic one, and Po1i's ought not to have an empty seat this evening. Prices are %. 50, 75 cents, $1.00 and $1.5O. z7. VAUDEVILLE Ar THE JACQUES.
 Frank Keenan and his vaudeville S&sa o;<5 such capital comedy show at the Jacques all this week will conclude their engagement there this evening, giving way Monday afternoon to Captain Webb and his famous troupe of trained seals, one of the most popu- lar novelties in vaudeville These seals display the most wonderful intel ligence, going through a series of tricks that we could hardly associate with such animals. For instance, af- ter playing musical instruments after the style of regular orchestra and with as much skill as some provincial orchestras exhibit, they go through a series of juggling tricks that are noth- ing short of marvellous. One of these tricks, in which a billiard cue is manip- ulated, might be considered phenom- enaI even if performed by a human Juggler. 1t is certainly most extra ordinary exhibition and one that is extremely fascinating to watch. As an accompanying feature Manager PoH gives us Suginoti's Japanese troupe. and 1t will be of interest to contrast the seals Juggling with that of the Japanese. Prices are 10, 20 and 30 cents; afternoon 10 and 20 cents, ladies 10.