Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-08

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 Kate Claxton and her company have ' left New York for a supplementary tour through the Canadian provinces playing ''The Two Orphans" and q repertoire of other plays.
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 The Grand opera house in Pittsburg was moved twenty feet in order to permit the widening of an alley, and the expense, which involved over $1OO,- 900, is to be paid by the city officials.
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 Blanche Walsh, with Alexander von Mitzel and Zehaide Williams as lead ing support, will appear in Resurrec- ton until February, when she will be seen in new play which her mana gers, Wagenhals & Kemper, will then produce.
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 l Mascagni is in trouble in Italy. He brought suit in the high courts be- cause he was deprived of the director I ship of the Rossini conservatoire at Pessaro, and the case was dismissed Mascagni now intends to appeal to the king of Italy.
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 I The Bostonians, theatrical and op- cratic organization, was incorporated at Albany on July % with a capital of $1OO,OOO. The directors are Henry l Clay Barnabee William H. McDon- ald, A. Parker Nevin, Emile Buguiere and Boudon G. Charlton of New York city, where the offices of the company l are situated.
 Il B - F. { Y I '.Be sure and be at the theater to see me on the opening night, was the parting injunction of the star, or T Broadway production, not long ago, as Ene left friend at the corner. Not me-" was the reply, in the slang of the 1 day. "Why not?" was the query. You know we'll" was the answer, .'that never attend rehearsals."
 Mildred Holland. accompanied by her nephew, Frank M. Holland. and her manager Edward c. White, arrlv- ed in New York on July 26 on the New tEYork Miss Holland, who has been l abroad three months, brought with her l thirty.one trunks of costumes and er- I fects for her new production of Fheo- dorc Kremer's drama, The Triumph of an Empress" in which she VIII 1 oricinate the role of Catherine the N Great of Russia. Miss Holland will go to PIattsburg, N. Y., within few days to conduct the rehearsals for "The .l Lily and the Prince, II in which she will N play a season of ten weeks, opening { on september 8. ,a >a | :l:
 q Claus Neerson, a farmer who resides , ha Jn1N Ia st ed an injunction which states that the balloon which arises twice daily from Courtland Beach must not descend upon his property, destroy his crops oi friglAsen his live stock. On several oc {. casions the balloon has alighted on MI Neelson's farm, and in it's gentle pro press over the ground has discouraged . his crops, frightened several tnoffens i've and unassuming horses of the Ia boring class almost into fits, and caus
 cd the peaceful cow to kick over the
 pail. Tn revenge it Is said, MT Neelsor has compelled the aeronauts to pay be fore he would let them remove theil property, and on one occasion stood . guard over the affair with shotgun demanding $2O damage and rent. The
 balloon was recovered by means of 2 writ of replevin,
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 EsHow do you do, Miss Evans!' saic I tall, lanky youuth, whose dress be trayed the fact that he was would-be actor, you're looking as young anC lovely as ever. Lizzie Evans, who has
 recently been engaged to play the stal
 role in Cosy Corners the play made
 famous by Adelaide Thurston last sea \ son. was thus accosted on Broadway the other day. Pretty well, thanI you" replied the little comedienne DO
 litely, although she did not remember ever before seeing the young man
 Noting that he seemed to be one of the
 profession, and had possibly in some past production been in the same com pany with her, and not wishing to in lure his feelings by the fact that she
 did not recognize him, she added
 And how have you been since--since =" "Ah, I see, you have forgotten
 me- interrupted the forgotten one "Let me recall myself to you-I was tEe young man Who swept the leaves
 from the stage after that autumn scene in your play few months ago. Il:
 When the hardup actor is burlesqued on the stage he is more often than not 
 represented to be ill need of hair cut in some instances because of lack of funds, and in others to appear drama. k tically picturesque. A man of this type was striding along Broadway the other day. when one of group Of well known middle aged actors, standing by the Empire theater entrance, tap, ped one another on the shoulder and pointed to the passing brother actor
 ''There, Jack" said he, ''there is
 dead ringer for you fifteen years ago
 when we both. Joined the profession ir
 Boston" Then followed the story oi
 how they both had decided. to adopt
 the theatrical, instead of the legal pro
 fession, for which they had been edu
 cated.
 "But I certainly never let my hail
 grow to the uncouth length of that fel
 lows" exclaimed the other, with q
 look of contempt at the object of theil