Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-26
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THEATRICAL
 CHATTER
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The manager of a theatre in Ken lucky advertises in the local paper that his house is open for euchre part ies. public meetings and lectures, put not for theatrical business. No plays, be they good, bad or indifferent, IS what is advertised.
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 Miss Elizabeth 'Marbury has sub mitted a play to Manager Edward C.. White which contains q boy character similar to that of Fan Fan in 1.-Two Little Vagrants.' Miss Neva Harri- son, who has given great satisfaction in the role of Fan Fan the past three seasons, may be selected to star ill the new play.
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 Katherine Willard who plays "Aria" in Edward c. Whites beautiful pro duction of "The Power Behind the Throne," is not only a handsome woman, but an actress of whom the critics expect a great deal. She pos sesses wonderful magnetism and un- doubted talent. Her first professional engagement was with Augustin Daly.
 Miss Mildred Holland has gone to Battle Greek, Mich for several weeks rest, after which she will go abroad to be present at King Edwards corona ton, during which time she will enter tain in her now famous house boat Aria on the River Thames. Miss Holland also expects to visit Italy de voting her time while there in look ing up the locale of her new play "The Lily and The Prince'', which was sue cessfully produced at Buffalo during the week of April 7th.
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 It was learned last night from nc less an authority than Willie Collier himself that he and his wife have sign ed contract with Weber & Fields for ten years, according to the provisions of which the Golfers will appear in the regular Weberfield cast for the first year. and for the nine remaining years to play under the Weber-Field man agement in a theatre expressly erected and farces expressly written for the Golfers. Jacob Litt. William Col Hers manager, agreed to release the latter and his wife after a bonus oi S30,000 had been paid.
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 The Klaw & Erlanger Comedy com pany, with Rogers Brothers. in The Rogers Brothers in Washington. com pleted one of the largest weeks of theil season in Rochester, Syracuse. Utic; and Schenectady last week. Last Mon day they began an engagement a the Montauk theatre in Brooklyn Bor 1fr1, NFz.- weeks stay at the Amphion theatre Two weeks of one-night stands in tn principal cities of New England follow Bridgeport, Waterbury, Hartford New Haven. Springfield. Worcester New Bedford. Brockton, Salem. Law renee and Lowell
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 It does not always fall to the lot O an alleged youthful actress to hay her daughter as her leading woman but such is the case with Eugeni Blair, who began an engagement o two months duration at the Lyceur theater in Cleveland last night. He leading woman is Eleanor Montell. wh is better known as Miss Blair's daugf ter There was some suprise expres sed when this became known becaus Miss Blair has not reached that clas where the dowager duchess is rol more suitable to her than the ingenut Miss Montell is young and pretty. an under her mothers guidance shoul develop into clever actress when few more years have passed over he head.
 If the report is true that Eugen Cowles is to have an opera conpan of his own. and Jessie Bartlett Davi is also to be at the head of her Ow organization. with Camille d'Arvill coming in at the stretch. then truly tn field will be pretty we'll covered wit musical offerings. All the preser musical successes have been booke for road tour commencing in Ser tember. They are to be augmented Edna May at the head of her compan, A Chinese Honeymon, The Silver SliT per. A Country Girl, which begins ii season at Daly's and Clyde Fitch new opera. which was intended fe Anna Held. but which will fall int other hands. Frank Daniels will hay new piece and there are various r,