Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-15
THEATRICAL
CHATTER
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''The Country Girls" a new ditty
rendered in William A. Brady's pro-
duction of Foxy Grandpa" requires
the appearance of twelve young wo-
men CARRIED in riding habits. The
turn" is being as widely copied as
that of the sextet in "Florodora"
II:
Charles Hawtrey, who will appear
at Polls theater, November %, is the
most distinguished and attractive light
comedian that England has sent us in
Smany years. His play, ga Message
from Mars" is a fantastic comedy
with strong supernatural elements. 1t
mas many pleasing and surprising
spectacular features.
III:
William Gillette's fourth season in
Sherlock Holmes" promises to be the
most successful he has ever played in.
his popular dramatization of Conan
Doyle'S detective stories. The season
opened in Boston where for two
weeks the houses were sold out night
" many days in advance. He is now
playing at the Knickerbocker theater.
New York, to the capacity of the thea
ter at every performance. Immedi-
ately following the Knickerbocker en-
gagement Mr. Gillette and his entire
company come to Polls theater. where
an engagement of one night will he
played on Monday, December 1.
"Hemmed in b5y sunnv SMILES
thronged with gay comedians and
trained singers, made beautiful by an
enormous bouquet OF American beau
Ties to the continuous strains of fas-
clnat1ng melody is the manner in
which the New York critics describe
George w. Lederer's brilliant musical
Irlvolity, sally in Our AlIey.'' which
VIII be seen in this city at Polls thea
ter Wednesday, November 10 with
us great big cast of 10 prominent
players which characterized the ex-
traordlnary engagement at the Broad
way theater, New York. The same
brilliant production in every detail
VIII be in evidence during the engage
ment in this city.
II:
Music lovers generally and fba al
m1rers of the genius of Sir Arthur Sul-
nVan VIII doubtless be interested In
the following citation of several of the
principal numbers of 'sThe Emerald
Isle" the last opera of the famous
composer, to be seen on Tuesday
evening at Polls with Comedian JEFF
1erson De Angels and the Jefferson
lie Angels Opera company as the in
terpreters. In act one there is a roll
Hcklng opening chorus that is said to
lalrly rock with the buoyancy of the
Dest Irish peasant traditions. The
words OF the lasses to the lads in this
run:
SNow be aisy with taisin'
And squ;szin'
And sazin'
MY waist wild your arms like bundles
o. hay!
ITS meself that is dressed
In me best
And distressed
TO be tumbled and pressed in that i'm
pudent way
The lads reply to this:
Now be aisy wild taisin'
Is squazin'
Displazin'?
Its wasted the arm is that's empty to-
day; =
It's meself that is dressed
In me best
And distressed
TO be humbled and pressed TO keen
out of your way
Another lively number quick to fol-
low this is, sIm a Descendant Of
Brian Boru, HORROR This lis a solo.
sung by Terrence, a blue blooded pat
riot. The main theme of the opera
is indicated in the following excernt
showing the peasants defiance of a
plan Of the lord lieutenant of Ireland
In the operate exterminate the Irish
brogue:
And will man stand tameIy by
And be Of brogue bereft now,
Because a lord Heutenant's fad
Has made him education mad,
AND every boys alas lad
That's taught to read and write and
add
However poorly born or clad2''
One Dunn. waysi7e entertainer
and charlatan, who straye into the Sec
zIo0 Of Ireland that is the scene Of the