Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER
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Irish residents objected strenuously to "The Shaughran," as presented by Dennis O'SuIlivan at the Grand opera house, San Francisco, on Saturday evening. Their objections to MT Boucl- cault's play were voiced in a way that led to a considerable disturbance and several arrests.
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 Josie Sadler, whom John c. Fischer has engaged to originate in this coun- try the part taken in London by Con nie Ediss in s'The Silver Slipper" is known off the stage as the wife of Fred Lennox the comedian, now with The Burgomaster." Miss Sadler, who has round face and figure, has a thick Dutch dialect that holds it's own with that of Sam Bernard.
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 Mildred Holland is now making an eight weeks tour in New England, ap- bearing in her last seasons success. sThe Power Behind the Throne," to phenomenal business everywhere, and in most instances breaking her records of last year. At the conclusion Of he's New England tour she will produce Carfna Jordan,s new romantic drama, ssThe Lily and the Prince the scenes of which are laid in sunny Italy at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
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 Stuart Robson is, with the exception of Joseph Jefferson, the dean of the stars of the American stage. This will be his ffty-hrst year as an actor, but he shows no signs of age, and stands his forty weeks on the road each sea- son without signs of fatigue, whereas Mr Jefferson is compelled to limit his tours to a comparatively few number of weeks. This season MT Robson will alternate in .TThe Henrietta' and .'The Comedy of Errors"
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 American melodrama follows British melodrama at the New York American theater. September 9 William Gil 1et1e's original war drama. Secret Ser vice, was acted for week, following Wilson Barrett's "Heodman Blind . Special scenery has been painted by St John Lewis and Lawrence Marston re hearsed the stock company in the orig inal business introduced by MT Gillette during the plays famous run at the Madison Square theater.
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 Dorothy Dorr has registered an off, cial protest, accompanied by a doctors certificate, with w N. Lawrence. man. ager of Hearts Afiame,'' in which she is playing Mrs Harmony at the Bijou theater, New York. At the end of the third act Arnold Daly is called upon to slap her severely on her cheek. This has either brought on or aggravated an injury to the nerve of a sensitive tooth. and this, she claims, has caused sleep less nights. Mr Daly has promised to lessen his attack.
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 Not much is known of Eugene Wal ter, author of Sergeant James," except that he is a newspaper man turned dramatist. Kirke La ohelle who has produced the drama, claims it is des- tined to be as big a money maker as Arizona. It is described as a per feet avalanche of episodes and climax es- Walter is not the only newspaper man that has abandoned that vocation in favor of play writing. There are Harry B. Smith, George Ade. Sydney Rosenfeld, John J. McNally. H. J. W. Dam and MT La Shelle himself,
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 Annie Oakley, the world famous rifle shot, for many seasons one of the main features with Buffalo Bills Wild West. will be seen this season in a new play Of active western life, sThe Western Girl, by Langdon Mccormick. The play is meIodramatic and affords Mise Oakley ample opportunity for the dis play of her ability with the rifle, aside from the fact that Mir Mccormick. it is said, has written a strong and inter esting story. Jepson and McGilhan, by whom the attraction will be exploit ed, have surrounded Miss Oakley with an excellent cast, the play will be equipped with scenery and effects for every act. and the company will travel on a special car, the Annie Oakley"
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 Hall Caine. whose s.The Eternal City Viola Allen is rehearsing, has been taken to task by a London club to which he belongs for appearing on a Roman Catholic platform on a pre- yious occasion. His rejoinder is that as a dramatist he recognized the good feeling which had nearly always exist ed between dramatists and the Roman Catholic church. The church, he says, had been the friend of the drama in nearly all ages and countries. and dra- matists had reciprocated the good will by treating the priests and services of the church with becoming reverence. ErOm the earliest times the Roman