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BOTsFORD TO BRIDGEPORT.

Botsford-North, 733. 1926, m, 4.53,
6.5S m; Sunday, S.57 a m. South,
7.O7. $685. 11.36, a m, Ala, $40 m; Sunday
GIG p m. See Botsford above.
stepney.North, IA, 1011, a n, -. 64s
H. 4.22, 6.47 p m; Sunday, 6.25 p m.
Long Hill--North, f71s, 1906, m, 49,
81 Up m; Sunday, 1872 q m; South 7.so, s.37,
-, IL. 40 a m, 427, 6.54 p M; Sunday, 500 m.
Trumbull-North, ftp, 1000, a m, 49,
! 6:35 p m; Sunday. 1886 a m; South, 725, s.42
1l.54 m; 49, $50 p m; Sunday, f6.35 m.
BridgepOrt-North, 7.G0, $50, a m, 4.2O
6.25 N; Sunday, 1926 M Arrive, 735 SIS
a m. 12O5. AS. 7.1O m; Sunday, 6.45 y. m.
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w West, 200 m, a45, ri Pm;
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SAP m, 2.21, 6.52 M,
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$50 m, 2.15, 6.46pm.
Waterbury-Due, s.36 "a m, 1894, sO4 m
West, s13 a IA, $50, 624 p m.
Trains stop when si2 nailed on
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BETHEL.
THE HATING TRADE,

II I
The hat manufacturers have been
taking inventories and making prepar-
ations for an early spring trade, which
will probably commence soon after the
holidays. The state OF the hat trade
through December is always uncertain;
between hay and grass.
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t,!RCUI. ALTON
Twelve Pages.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
TRUMBULL.
1850

TRUMBULL.
NEW GRANGE OFFICERS.
The annual election of officers was
held, last Friday night, in the Grange
as follows:
Master, Gilmore T. Nichols.
Overseer, Emil T. Berger.
Lecturer, Irene Berger.
Chaplain, Mrs David Booth.
Secretary, Orville B. Burton.
Treasurer, Plumb B. Nichols.
Steward, Frank Hatch.
Assistant Steward, Edgar II. Rogers.
Flora, Ruth Williams.
| Pomona, Nellie Maurer.
! ECeres, Edna Brinsmade.
| Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs E. H.
Rogers.
Gate Keeper, Clarence Smith.
Pianist, Alice NJ. Nichols.
Executive Committee, Dwight M.
Fuller.
Trumbull Grange will hold a special
meeting, Friday night, to give the five
candidates the first and second degrees.
| CHESTNUT HILL NOTES.
A. f. Beach, who has been. sick for
some time, is out again, feeling much
better.
| The school had it's Christmas exer
cises and tree, on Friday, the 18th.
Miss Ferry of Newtown has been quite
successful in teaching.
| PERSONAL CHAT.
| Mrs L. Burton and Miss Sadie A.
Mallette spent Thursday with Mrs
Banks Wilson of Stratfsld.
Mrs A. Mallette has returned home
after caring for Mrs Frank Staples OF
Sport Hill.
Rev Mr. Garfield of Massachusetts
preached in the First Congregational
church, Sunday.
Rev Henry w. Hunt Of New Haven
will preach in the Congrega tional
church, next Sunday, Dece mber 20.
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WESTON.
j. P. FITCH HAS A HORSE KILLED.

j. P. FITCH HAS A HORSE KILLED.
While John p. Fitch was driving a
load of baled hay to Cannon station on
Friday, his horses slipped and fell on
the ice, on the long hill below J. B.
Sturges. Mr. Fitch was obliged to
spring from the load to save himself
and found that while one of his horses
was uninjured the other had been
killed, nearly outright, by the fall, liv-
ing but few moments. AS no broken
bones could he found it is thought the
horses death was caused by fright or
the shock of the fall. Mr. Fitch was
not seriously injured although consid-
erably bruised, and is still quite lame.
James Coley has been entertaining
his aunt, Miss Nichols, of Cannon.
One of M. T. Donnelly' s racing horses
has been quite lame, and under the
care of a New York veterinary.
Miss Minnie Williams and Miss Carl
son of Ridgefield have spent a few day S
with friends here.
Mrs F. P. Morehouse returned, last
week, from a visit in New York.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Congregational Sunday school will be
held on Tuesday evening, December %,
at $50.
Nathan Perry has been quite ill, and
attended by DR. Gorham.
Herbert Morehouss, who cut his foot
SO badly, last week, while working on
Adams steam mill, is improving
though still having a painful wound.
Oliver Palo badly injured one hand,
last week, by the accidental discharge
of shot gun.
Mrs L. 8. Godfrey and Miss Doris
Godfrey have returned from a visit in
Bridgeport and Norwalk. Last week
Mrs Godfrey was reelected, lecturer
Of Fairfield County Pomona Grange,
No. 6, at the annual meeting in meet
ing in Bridgeport.
George Barrett of Norwalk has
spent several days with D. O. Chase.
Miss Eva Ferris has returned from a
visit in Green's Farm.
Chester Fancher Of Bridgeport spent
Sunday at his home here.
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GREENFIELD HILL,
DEERFIELD NOTES.

DEERFIELD NOTES.
Mrs William Eiermann has returned
to her home in Brooklyn, after a four
weeks absence spent at Charles Mich
ols'.
Miss Winifred Jennings has spent a
few days in Bridgeport.
Miss Elizabeth Wakeman has enter
tanned company from out of town.
Mrs Clara Wilson of EastOn has been
a guest at B. F. Burr's.
Miss Charlotte Bradley has spent a
few days with her aunt, Mrs Mary
Fanton, of Lyons Plains.
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The Travellers Guide.

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HART
FORD RAILROAD.
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The Brundage Brothers from Kings
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HUNTINGTON.

LONG HILL AND VICINITY.
Z Mr. Sanford's engine was moved to
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narrative in the book. using only the
leading characters and some OF the more
important incidents
II has been an accepted fact for the
past few years in Washington that the
week which brings ESelasco's attest
work Is one OF the brilliant theatrical
events of the year The memories Of
''Zaza." ''Du Barry" and The Darling
Of the Gods. are fresh in the minds Of
local playgoers. 1t is hoped Sweet
Kitty Bellairs" VIII add another Beiasco
achievement TO the list. Through this
play David Belasco. a few weeks ago,
surprised the American public by the
news that the star of his new drama
would be Henrietta Crosman. The ar
rangement for the Appearance of this
star in the central character of the
Belasco work was brought about by
negotiation with Miss Crosman's mana
ger. Maurice CampbeE. who is joint
manager in the present enterprise The
Significance and value OF this alliance
are obvious. Mss Crosman is one of
the most gifted condolences on the
American stage, and in a play written
by Belasco. produced by Belasco and
handled by BelascO, she should achieve
a notable success.
An excellent company has been en-
gagged for Miss Crosman's support. IT
includes John r. Kellard. Edwin Stew
Charles p Hammond. James Carew.
Frank Westerton, Stanley Drewitt, Ad-
olson Pitt. II. Reese Davies, Douglas
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now, after particularly trying ordeal
IN his stage adventures. to tell him
whether his face is red
In fact. the new show is built after
the old model throughout, and perhaps
this is one of the reasons why the pub
lie has taken 10 it so kindly / think
people rather resent being expected to
laugh on new lines
l found the music particularly engag-
ing. Indeed. personally. 1 liked Mr.
Englander's work much better than the
much-vaunted iEte=polated song about
the Water Wagon" which was too
slow in tempo TO suit my ear The
words. in fact, are the whole thing to
this number
Louise Cummings Hit.
Louise Cunning makes a capital as
sistant to a low comedian. she enters
into her work with such spirit and
wholly apparent enjoyment OF the thing
that 1t is a joy merely to look at her.
And 1 was so glad she didn't sing
Scotch ballads any more. She sings
them very well. ] admit. but some way
fan 10 see their appropriateness
against a comic opera or a Hoyt farce
background. I remember her giving US
robin Adair' and Annie Laurie" I'm
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as one OF the Daily Hints from Paris IL
| Rices 1882, which was in the height OF
its popularity just ten years since. Three
seasons ago she was IN the road CON-
pany of The Girl From Maxims'' and
last winter won much renown by her ex-
cellent work as leading woman with
The Rogers Brothers at Harvard
I find I like Sam Bernard better as
Hoggenheimer than I did Willie Edouin
over in London But then / never did
care particularly FOR Edouin. who was
the first New York Tweedlepunch IN
''Florodora." Last year Sam Bernard
was the leading comedian IN The Sill
Yer Slipper" previous in which he had
been at Weber & Fields. a while
ago he made a disastrous starring ven
ture in a play put on at the Bijou call.
ed The Marquis OF Michigan
Miss Robson's Queen.
Harry Davenport. the luckIess hus-
band. was one OF the two lovers in
THE Liberty Bellies" and is a brother
of the late Fanny Davenport. Grace
Freeman. the bride. was last year in a
Country Girl" at Days. as Marjorie.
the village lass. who becomes the IA
nous London actress. Marie Dorc, the
leading assistant at Kay's. figured as
one Of the two daughters OF May Rob
son in The Millionaire BY way Of
parenthesis. I am told that Miss Rob-
son is making a simply great Queen
Elizabeth with Bertha Galland in
Dorothy Vernon Of EIaddon Hall"
The book Of The Girl From Kay's'' is
by Owen Hail. who wrote ''FIorodora'
and The Silver Slipper" and in in
trinsic interest is much superior 70 both
these The music IS by Ivan CaryH.
one time leader Of the orchestra q the
London Gaiety. and has all the pretty
curves and twists Of the airs that made
The Circus and Runaway girls so
tunefclly popular.
I heard n man behind me say at the
Herald Square the other night. I'D
rather see a show ike this than Henry
Irving which I give as a large sized
tip to the much maligned commercial
managers
Down Fourteenth Street Way.
On the other hand. I fancy that Mr..
Rosenquest's box ONCE down at the
Fourteenth Street has already given
him the tip tnat the public doesn't care
for raw-edged melodrama. such as The
Lights OF Home" which might as well
he called Horrors TTson Horrors Head
Every body Appeared surprised that Lot
tie blair Parker. whose Way Down
East and 'sUn1er southern Skies won
her such large measure of fame and
fortune. should turn out so bald a piece
Of work
Poor Georgia Weiies, who used 70 DO
soubrettes with the Murray Hill stock.
ought 10 demaad a big fat salary for
the swing through canvas waves she
s compelled to take. dangling az the
end Of human rope But perhaps she
5 consolinr herself with the reflection
hat a pendulum motion was what sent
Mrs. Leslie Carter into the circle OF
anne. when she swung from the bell
,lapper in THE Heart Of Maryland"
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are due at the New National Theater,
this city. for the week of the 23d inst.
are credited with having made the New
Workers laugh as they never have
laughed before The play is called a
perfect mine of fun. and tne star and
his associates are credited with getting
every good point 20 the surface and
score with the same It Is the odd
stor; OF q noble guest VINO stumble
upon strange dinner parry given .:
the mansion adjoining the one 20 which
he has been invited. The strangers are
parvenue in their knowledge of etiquette
and loud in taste His lordship does not
realize the error for some time, nor do
the strangers suspect that his presence
was blunder. bat they accept him as
he extra guest" they had ordered from
3!ankley's, an establishment that fur
nishes everything from a baby TO a
auneral- The principal scene of the play
IS the banquet. and here the nobleman
and his ncwly-found acquaintances OK
change compliments, the former easily
riumphing over their iiliteracy and vul-
sarisms. The possible fun in this situa-
lion is apparent. and it is easy TO un-
lerstand Mr.. Hawtrey's reported ire
success with the piece.
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Millward, Her Lady Algy will be re-
membered for many seasons to come.
She played this IN her first year as lead
ing woman at the Empire Theate..
where she followed Viola Allen, to whom
''rhe Conquerors" proved the last straw
in the stock. Miss AIiilward's first ap-
pearance was made in Anthony Hopes
''Phroso,'' a play which was not shin
ing success.
This was in 1893, but Miss MiIlward.
who is an English woman. had twice
heretofore acted in Ihis country, once
with Henry Irving's company, and again
In Roger la Honte," at Niblo's Garden.
under Augustin DAILY. In this piece she
supported the noted English actor Will
liam Terriss. father OF Eiialine Terriss.
now the wife OF Seymour Hicks. In fact.
Il is due TO the tragedy connected with
Mr.. Terriss that Charles Frohman was
enabled to wean Miss Miiward away
from London again.
A Real Tragedy.
On her return to England she became
leading woman for Mr. Terriss, and was
acting with him in Secret Service" at
the Adelphl, when one night. about an
hour before the performance began, an
assassin followed Mr.. Terriss in at the
stage door and murdered him IN cold 1
blood. And il was Miss MiIlward who. 4
few minutes LATER, found her /
dying on the spot After that
scene she declared that she could not
bear 70 act in London again, and closed
with Mr. Frohman's offer for New
York
However. she did go back some eight
zen months ago with the intention Of
DfaWfrrr In D.
her mind later. and the CIyde fitch
irama was brought put over there a
month or two ago without her.
J. II. Gillmour. Miss Miilwari's lead
ng man in "A Clean Slate" was the
original old earl In Little Lord Faun-
leroy" and Julia 8IarIowe's principal 1
assistant in Barbara Frietchie"
Daniels in "The Office Boy"
Not since the days Of The Idols Eye
n 1897 have / seen Frank Daniels I'm
ueh rafting success as his "Odice
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~ and dramatically. The Lancaster
CPa) Intelligencer' Of October q has
the following to say os the local players:
As Martha Miss Nola displayed a
soprano OF remarkable beauty and acted
the coy little ATnish maid 20 life. Percy
Leach scored \ pronounced personal
success as the Deacon. lie got plenty
OF fun out Of the role and made him
self a prime fqvorite."
Miss Nola Is now IN her nrst seasca
on the professional stage, and is ap-
parently meeting with much success.
She exhibited talent as an actress when
here as a member OF the stock ctm-
pany at the Lafayette Theater and is
also endowed Wit: an excellent voice
Previous TO her adoption OF a stage
career Miss Nola was identihed with
musical affairs in Washington.
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"A Day and a Night when that last OF
the Charlie Hoyt series was done at the
Garrick in 1898.
II is interesting TO recall that in this
play Grace Rutter now Grace Ellis
ton, leading woman for MansfieId), and
Hattie Williams. at present the Girl
from Kay's, We're merely ladies making
up the guests at the midnight supper
party. Mr.. Daniels soubrette, Eva Tan
quay, made her first New York hit at
the New York summer before last in
The Chaperons." in which she sang
and danced and capered about in a num-
Der called My Sambo.''
Wheat's Stay at Annapolis.
There is a curious fact to be noted in
the career Of Lawrence Wheat. the young
blond who is one of Miss Tanguay's as
sociates in 1.-The ONE Boy" II seems
that he was once cast as Ralph Rack
straw in an amateur performance Of
''Pinafore." in Washington, and instead
Of becoming infatuated with the stage
in consequence. conceived a violent fancy
for seafaring life, and procured an ap-
pointment to Annapolis But after two
years experience OF the stern discipline
at the Academy, young Wheat decided
that the stage was more to his taste
than the navy after ali.
He was first seen In New York When
Nam 'selle 'Awkins'' was done at the
same theater, the Victoria, where The
Once Boy IS now on view. Josephine
Hail was the star, but Ellie Fay. then a
chorus girl, made the big hit OF the
nj nd
chorus himself. came in for a consider
able share OF attenSto1 for his cake
walk work After that he played an
old mans part. that of the innkeeper.
with Edna May in The Girl From Up
There" and was also with Mr. Daniels
in Miss Simplicity
Another musical show, new to the
town, is The Girl From Kay's.' who
is evidently arranging to spend the win
ter at the Herald Square. She has not
made the large-sized hit of her sisters
from London. Three Little Maids" but
the houses are both generous in size and
liberal with their manifestations Of en-
joyment, and IL looks TO me as If at
last Charles Frohman had succeeded in
his efforts to make musical comedy
pay.
But. as il happens. he has a partner
in both these enterprises in the shape OF
George Edwardes. the London manager,
who has just opened his magnificent
new Gaiety Theater with The Orchid. = 1
a successor TO The Toreador," which. I
suppose, we shall see over here next
season.
Refreshing Hattie Williams.
Hattie Williams is delightful as the /
Girl from Kay's. 1t is absolutely re-
freshing 10 hear a woman sing in mus
zeal comedy as If she were not afraid 4
somebody might hear her. Miss WI +
liams Is sure she has a voice. a fact OF /
which many in this type of entertain
ment appear to be in considerable doubt
Miss Williams began her stage careerI
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Boz" and have taken in both success
sors TO that Broadway Thcater hit.
namely. The Ameer" which was done
at Wallaek s. and Miss Simplicity, a
veritable frost at the Casino. season be-
fore last
In The Office Boy 1 note that Dan
ieIs introduces catch phrase just as
Re used trick TO win laughter in THE
IDOLS Eye" Then it was the constant
slipping of of little skirt he wore as a
portion Of his East India costume. Ills
nervous hitching up Of the scanty gar
ment. with a furtive. fearful glance TO
left and right, came 10 be one of the
funniest things IN the show. In a sim
liar vein is his request TO the audience
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By MATTHEW WHITE. JR.
New York. Nov. il.

New York, Nov. il.
T 7 WAS with no particularly high ex-
pectations that entered the Man
haitian Theater the other evening
TO sit through John Ermine o. the
Yellowstone" Personally 1 don't care
for Western plays. particularly IL there
are Indians in them.
IN the afternoon had by accident en-
couutered Jim Hackett on the telephone
When I mentioned that I was going TO
see him act that night, ''Come around to
my dressing room and call on me after
( ward, II YOU like the play" he said.
/ Then added. Come around and see ne
whether you Ike it or not
Well. didn't go around. but it wasISt
because didn't Ike the play. for / did
I considerably TO my surprise. adD.ft
one can find laws in It almost anyHhere
! you choose TO let your hammer fall. bat.
all the same, it held my interest to the
very end.
The atmosphere was refreshing. There
were only two women in the cast. This
in itself. after a season plethoric with
musical comedy and show girls. was a
Joy. II only by way Of variety. Then
there wasn't too much Indian; in fact.
there wasn't a single full-blooded saw
age to he seen in the piece. although
one heard their weird tum-tuming in
the first act. John Ermine himself Is a
white man, and the comedy character. a
ihaIf-breed.
Role Appeals to Hackett.
can imagine how the role of the
hero appealed to Hackett He is It.
with a big I. al through. and one cant
blame a star for wishing play to be OF
this description. Here's poor Julia Mar
lowe, just shelved a piece for the same
reason as she did last winter. because
It gave the leading man a better part
than she hSS herself. and so failed to
please the public. Hackett became
star in Rupert OF Hentzau," the sequel
to the prisoner Of Zenda." but his real
burst into stellar fame was made the
following spring. when he played at the
Criterion foi- over three months in
THE Prize OF Jennico.' Following that
he disappointed me in Don Caesars
Return" and next did excellent work
the last season or two in The Crisis"
Just nine years ago Hackett played
his first role Of Importance in New
York-that of De Neipperg in Mad |
anne San Gene, at the Broadway /
Theater. Not long after that he was /
made a member Of the Lyceurn stock, /
while Herbert Kelcey. now touring the 4
country with Fife shannon in "Sner- /
lock Holmes" was still leading man.
It's rather an odd story OF how Hackett
came TO heat the troupe himself
II VIII be remembered that Sothern
always played an autumn engagement
AT the Lyceum. His Prisoner Of
Zenda" was 50 enormously successful
that Dan Frohman. owning the right.
10 the play for America. bethought him
or using it for his regular Lyceum com
pany when they came 70 occupy the
theater later in the season.
But the double role OF RassendyI and
the King was manifestly unsuited to
Kelley. so a-deal was made whereby
The latter was cast for Black Michael
with note on tie program stating thetl
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doe jefferson Kissed.
Forgot the First veise of "The Star
SpangIed 1anner."

You wouldn't thinkit. but Joseph JEFF
ferson was once hiised of the stage.
That was sixty-fve years ago: so you
needn't worry aboutit. 1t is interesting.
though. TO hear the actor tell about II.
The circumstance impressed him so
strongly that he hal never forgotten Il,
and several times his "autobiogra-
ply" he mentions tie sad fact. 1t was
a quarter OF a Gentry before he tackled
and got away with Rip Van Wrinkle"
and nearly fifty yeas before he won thu
laurels which Bob Acres brought him.
Here is the story o the kissing. as Mr..
Jefferson himself Els it. the place IN
which 1t occurred 'elng St Louis:
The only occuf enee worth noting
so Ear as / was cOcerned happened on
the night OF the Fourth of July. when
the company was c1led on by the man
Continued Oh Pag Nine. This seetion.l
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Prince of Liars. T"

The newest dramatic organization of
this city, the Criterion Players, will pre-
sent their first production, Prince Of
Liars" from the pen OF Sidney Grunoy
under the auspices of Argo Lodge, no.
sl3, 1. o. 3. B., at National Rifles AT
mory Hall. November II. This club is