Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
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LO several Ol LnO IACllOS1S VI LliS chorus of "Whoop-Dee-D -Doo." Il:
 Miss Louise Beaton in Rachel Gold stein''-is one of the big solid successes of a rather ordinary dramatic season.
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 Miss Ailleen May of "The Queen of the White Slaves company is consid- cred to be the handsomest woman on the American stage.
 Il: # Al Leech and "The Three Rosebuds" are to have a New York run in Girls Will Be Girls'' during the spring at the ,14th street theater. In the meantime the farce remains in New England.
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 Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar are making their first tour of the west in 'sFoXy Grandpa" MT Hart was very popular in that section of the country when he appeared with Fred Hallen in ''The Idea'' and other farces.
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 ''Way Down East" which has made all other long lived plays seem puny in comparison, begins it's fourth run in New York on December IA at the Academy of Music. It's first perform ance in this engagement will be it's 6S3rd on Broadway.
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 D Grace George in Pretty Peggy and Wilton Lackaye in 'The Pitt jointly are said to have played to more than $2O,O00 Thanksgiving week in Phila- delphia. Tn neither case were tickets to be, had after Monday for any per formance of the, engagement.
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 Aubrey Boucicault begins his New York engagement ill "Captain Charlie' on January 13 at the 14th street thea ter. The play, which is by, Theodore Burt Sayre, was suggested by the story of "Charles O'Malley" and has made great success.
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 Mildred Holland will present "The Triumph of an Empress for the first time at Bridgeport, Conn, on Christ mas day. Her supporting company, which has been organized by the Pack ard Exchange, will include Theodore Roberts, John T. Sullivan, Violet Rand and Dorothy Rossmore.
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 William A. Brady has extensive plans for the spring in London He holds blocks of time at Wyndham's s New theater, the Adelphi and the Prince of Wales and. besides Grace George in Pretty Peggy will pre- sent ssNNay Down East" and the Acad- emy Of Music revival of ''Unele Tons $ Cabin.''
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 ? A. F. Woods, formerly of the firm sf Sullivan, Harris & Woods, will pro- sduce a new melodrama i'll acts and 19 scenes, written by Arthur J. Lamb The play deals with the abduction of beautiful white women by the High binders, and will be stupendous pro ductioH. The scenic effects are very beautiful, and a company of. B artists will be seen in the drama.
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 Madame Adelina Patti was served with a summons on Saturday ordering her to appear in court to show cause why she should not be punished for contempt for ignoring the decree of the court ill the case of Joseph Ken nedy against Robert Grau and the Rob- ert Grau company, in which she was wanted as a witness. Madame Patti left for Buffalo on Saturday evening.
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 The news that Edward HaTrigan $ "Under Cover' is withdrawn after ninety performances at the Murray Hill in New York, where it failed to fill the season as was intended, # ere ated no surprise to those who saw 1t. at the Boston in September. In fact, they marvel that it lasted as long. While the Boston public and press hold none but the kindliest feelings towards MT Harrigan, the consensus of opinion there was that his latest work was rococo, and that the types of character once in favor in that line do not revive well.
 During the engag cement of "Peck and His Mother-in-La Abroad at the Bijou, Atlanta, recently, the members of the company, through the kindness of Warden Mover of the federal prison at that place. were treated to visit to the prison. The prisoners were called into the assembly hall and wit messed an entertainment by the com pany. This was the first time in the existence of the prison that anything in the nature of a theatrical perform ance was ever held in the hall. The genuine appreciation of the unfor' tunates was touching in the extreme. One old man who had spent the greater part of his life in prison became so overcome with emotion that he had to be led from the hall. Specialties and songs were given by Dave NQwlin, Minnie Higgins, Sam Weis and the en- tire chorus. ..-s t
 JUNGLE TOM'S CABIN"
 Polls is we'll filled this afternoon and Stetson's big double Uncle Toms Cabin is giving much pleasure. It will be repeated this evening. This nrod1ction which is under the direc-