Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-05
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According to information from China, 400 people were burned to death while attending a performance in theater built of bamboo and mats, located ill the village of Kun Iu, Pun U district. China.
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 Eugene Presbury is engaged in writ ing a play for Henrietta Crosman. The contract calls for modern play, and when produced will give Miss Crosman the first chance to appear ill modern dress in New York for eight years.
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 Yale men will celebrate Shakes peare's birthday, April B and 24, i'll the Hyperion theater, with big per formance of Sheridan's satire, The Critic" and the farce, High Life Be low the Stairs Yale and Columbia will play base ball on Yale field the af- ternoon of the 23d, and the New Haven symphony orchestra will give con cert under university auspices the af- ternoon of the 24th.
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 Maurice Campbell has opened negOd- ations with the Lams club for lease of the new theatre they propose build- ing in New York. It is MT Campbells s intention to make this the permanent home of Henrietta CroSman. It will be remembered that the Lambs deci- 5ted to erect a theatre in New York when they lost tile Garrick Theatre because of the recent performance of the Passion Play on a Sunday night.
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 Troy, N. r, April 5.-Thornhall Steyne's comedy drama, "A Country Editor,' had its initial production in Rand's opera house last night, under the management of Frank L. Goodwin. The play, which includes q prologue and three acts, was received with favor by a large audience The country edi- tor Is represented as manly fellow with a noble purpose in life. The play contains a well defined and cleverly worked out plot. A. $. Lipman re- ceived numerous curtain calls for bis Thomas Cat. of Coffeyville, country village in Kansas
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 During the demolition of an ancient house at Plymouth. Mass, recently. the AOA h1HCA dCIOSS d ClECuS pOSltl that is thought to be the first ever is sued in the United States. A local an tiquarian, becoming interested in the find, looked up the records and discov. cred that about 100 years ago a circus owned by Pepin and Bischaud came from France on the brig Eliza Haley and landed at Plymouth. The poster is evidently a sample of the only paper used to advertise this circus. The sheet is about a foot square and is decorated with woodcut of a Spanish bareback rider. The curio will be pre- served in a local museum
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 Ruthlessly plucked from the midst Of Boston and appreciation, Ed. mund Breese is facing his duty in New York, living one day at time and systematically grinding success out ot the best of material. A cold blooded experimentation of triple management has called from the passing show, in dividual performers of merit, fame and ambition. These Stars Leading Ladies', Featured Comedians, etc is the material which Mr. Breese has to round into a harmonious whole, un til the atmospheric perfection of theil blending action results in a perfect performance. MT. BreeSe will do this for he understands his business, ant men and women who support him, req lize his object, and will work witt him. The management has furnished plays that will please, and are Sparins no expense in mounting them. TakeI In all the combination of star com pany, plays and management, prom lses a dollar and q half entertainment at scale of prices within the reach O all Mir BreeSe is booked for an en gagement in s41s city in the near fu Ture.
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 There have been so many compli mentary things said of Fisher ant Ryley's big production of ''Florodora' it is a difficult matter at this late dat to find any new words of praise fo it's exquisite music, its delightful com edy and gorgeous production or to at tempt any endorsement of the efficien cast and beauteous pretty maidens without repeating what has alread been published again and again ''Florodora" has simply mashed al former theatricals records into smal bits, and achieved vogue that is sur to make it a favorite for many year to come. The play is booked for thi city and will be presented by com pany of 100 people, of which Isador Rush. R. Payton Carter, Maude Lam bert, Sydney Deane. Guelma Baker Frances Tyson, James Kiernan an Nm. NJ. Armstrong are the principle: The choruses, of which there are min splended numbers, will be rendered D seventy-five selected voices and six C the handsomest girls in the countr. together with an equal number of daI per young men will acquaint us wit the Vaccinations of the famous doubl gextette, ''Tell Me Pretty Maiden.
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 May Irwin will play with the Web' & Fields company next season. Ever. one has been saying all along that Mi. Irwin's natural place on the stage "; with the fun making Weber Field Well. they've got her. The negotiation were long, for Miss Irwin was hard capture. She liked to star and to 70 trol her own company ,and there IS I doubt that she boasts 2 great and va uable following both here and throug out the country. But for a long tin the net of Weber & Fields has bee spread for her and for long time, to 4, onco nf ;r in, c;nbf