Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-16
THEATRICAL
CHATTER

Andrew Mack is said TO have dis
covered a remarkably c.ever and pretty
woman during his summer vacation,
and has engaged her as leading lady
of his company Her name is WITH
held, and it is said she has had 10
stage experience.
III:
Managers Fisher and Ry1ey promise
a sixtette in ssFlorodora" this. season
that in point of personal attractiveness
and vocal ability will bear favorable
comparison with original pretty maid
ems, who created such a furore III New
!. Y Dirk city. 81 There have been many de-
sertions from the sixtette since s'Floro-
dora" was first produced, but the ease
with which successors have been dis
covered makes it clear that 'theve are
always more at home"
If:
One of the most important engage
ments which JohnsC. Fisher has made
for his Forthcoming production of The
Silver Slipper Is Mackenzie Gordon,
the famous church choir tenor, who will
make his debut on the theatrical stage
on Oct 9th at the Broadway Theatre.
in the role of Louis. dashing French
officer Fisher and Ryley endeavored
to secure Mr. Gordon when sFlorodora"
was produced but without success. but
the offer which Mr. Fishe- made hilc
for the aew play proved too tempting
and he signed a contract
II:
The 7. W. g. A. will In future be en-
bodied IN the list of hotels and board
inghouse which the advance represen-
fative of ssFlorodora'' sends back to
the manager of the company in or6ier
to further the convenience Of the mem
bers. In Chicago, during the ten
weeks engagement last summer. six of
the girls secured Accommodations at the
Il. w. @. A. and were so delighted that
they, as well as number of other as
sociates. have declared against hotels
or the ordinary theatrical boarding
house whenever they can find room in
the institutions managed by the direc-
tors of the Z. w. G.. A.
II:
Daisy Rudd is the possessor of a pair
of dimpled shoulders. This startling
bit of information was printed recently
IN New York newspaper and the dis
covery caused mild sensation, for
hitherto it has always been supposed
that one dimple was sufficient to give
the owner good grounds for expecting
her picture to be printed, and here is
this modest little Spanish girl wearing
two of them and playing in ''Florodora''
year and half before they are dis
covered. To say the least it reflects
on the s1euth-1ike qualities that mas al
ways been supposed to characterize
New York newspaper men,
III:
The thrilling career of Harry Tracy.
the Oregon outlaw, has already been
made the subject of melodrama.
though it is less than a week since
Tracy died. Bruce Vansant is the
author of the play, that IS called Tracy,
the Outlaw. Percy G. Williams, man
ager of the Orpheum, Brooklyn has
purchased it, and VIII send it on tour
this season. Mr. Williams saws he's
going to stage the play realistically,
with SCENERY painted from photo
graphs of the scenes where Tracy
lodged and defied the posse. and did
other daring deels The play is in
four acts and nine scenes. Mr. Will
liams has just returned from trip to
the Pacifie Coast. and is busy with the
new production.
II:
Hi Henry's minstre1s have struck
some more hard luck. 1t will be re-
membered that they played in Hart
ford and that case of smallpox broke
out and that ended the season, as the
troupe was quarantined. The season
was to be started at the New Star thea
tire in New York on Monday Among
the features of the entertainment will
be troupe of performing bears hand
led by man named Wincherman.
The beasts were taken to the theatre
IN crates.
One of them. becoming dissatisfied
with his quarters. ate his way out of
the crate and proceeded to gorge him
self upon about $500 worth of scenery,
zzossilalv hsavine heard Of fha one time