Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-08
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER
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Tomasso Salvini, now living in re- tirement at Florence, Italy, has lost a lot of priceless art treasures, Wreaths, medals and other souvenirs of his stage career, which have been stolen from his villa.
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 Because Mrs Spooner gives a per- formance on Sunday she was omitted from reelection as a member of the council of the Actors Alliance. This is indeed terrible. Mrs Spooner re- spends that the church earns it's living on Sunday, and she is as good as any preacher.
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 Joseph Jefferson has been asked. at the suggestion of Admiral George Dewey, president of the Thomas lief ferson Memorial association, to act as the associations vice president for the state of Florida. The veteran come dian has always been an ardent admir- CT of the man that wrote the Declara- tion of Independence.
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 Aida Cortelyou returns to New York this week as leading woman with William Gillette She appeared there originally as Rerenis, in the first production of 'sThe Sign of the Cross'' at the Knickerbocker theater, and it is to that theater that she now returns Since the first season of "The Sign of the Cross" in this country Miss CorteI- you has been continuously successful in England. She is a Brooklyn girl and niece of the private secretary to President RooSovoJf
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 doned the plan to give special matin- ees in her engagement at Wallack's theater, New York, in ''The Sword of the King" She had intended to do Madeline" and "Nance Oldfield." in both of which she had won laurels and she had also been repeatedly urged to give "As You Like It." but owing to the success of "The Sword of the King" and the hard work that this play calls for on her part, she will not attempt anything extra.
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 "Tody'' Hamilton, who has been ab- sent for about five years with the Bar mum and Bailey circus, returned last Tuesday with the same affability for which he has been noted for the past twenty years. His trip through Eu- rope has been great educator He is now on to all the tricks of the trade, and as he holds the record of being the greatest press agent on earth. the fact that he can speak Hebrew, Paris Ian French and smatter of Hungar- Ian makes 1t all the more interesting when he makes his next tour through out the United States, telling his news paper friends what a great country Europe is.
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 They are using some extraordinary Autographs just now to advertise some Of the current attractions The one showing the fire scene in 'sThe Ninety and Nine" is a magnificent piece of work, while Augustus Pitou has sent ont one of Chauncey Olcott showing him covering all of Ireland with "Old Limerick Town" on one side and the River shannon on the other. As a Wag remarked. Ireland is a very small place compared to Chauncey Ol- colt" Some pretty posters have made their appearance of Mary Mannering, and the work done for s'The Silver Slipper" by Archie Gum and Sewell Collins is of a highly artistic order.
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 Miss Alice Fischer. who is now star ring in Mrs Jack under the direction of Henry B. Harris, Is said to have created more adventuresses than any other young woman on the stage. She was the original Minna in 'Little Lord Fauntleroys" succeeding in the role so well that she became identified with that class Of fnpersonation Vivian oarville in eTbe Sporting Duchess" Zephyrine In ssTwo Little Vagrants.'' .'' and Poppea in "0uo Vadis" were her more recent successes. She made several incursions into comedy ana AIr Harris who witnessed the popular favor with which she was received in this new line of endeavor became con- vinced that therein lav her sDeciaI abil- itv. The fact that her perfornance of the title role in ''ATrs Jack'' caused her to he elevated to a stellar position in q night to appear before success sion of ,,vsfo--~rfv IarGe audiences for 100 nfehts in New York, and 10 be un- hesitatingIy acclaimed Ameriea's fa- vorite comedienne is ample substan- <lat3op of Mir Harris judgment.