Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-07
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."The Ministers Daughters" whose equipment was entirely destroyed py fire last week at the Girard Ave nue theater. Philadelphia, reopened us season Monday afternoon In Whining ton. Del with complete new scenery costumes and mechanical effects. Ihe performance made big hit beTofe crowded and enthusiastic audience. This establishes a record for reou1ioins a play. It was accomplished oy tne aid of an army of carpenters and scene painters.
 Stanley Rice, A son of the late eA
 Governor Alexander H. Rice, was ina,
 ried by Dr Parks at Emmanuel clu,en Wednesday afternoon, the bride peins Miss Sara B. Matthews, formerly one of the opera queens and untn Weuhes- day night one of the sexteute ol nar- dens in the >"Runaways" company now nla vino at the Columbia theater. | Mrs Rice is an extremely pretty south ern girl, whose family are old frlends of the Rice family Mir Rice is mem | Der of the United States diplomatlc service and his duties will necessltate his departure for Japan about the nfst of the coming year. Mrs Rice Will ac- l company him. -sa%@
 One of the characters in Channlng 1 Pollock's play. ''The Pit" is a press agent. The fact is interesting. since N,, Pollock himself has occupied a slni- l liar position for several years and IS penars1ly conceded to be one Of tne I foremost press representatives in thus country. This will be the second time that the counterfeit presentment of +bis peculiar craft has been seen I across the footlights The other in- stance was shown in "1orK SCale 1 Folks. but the character was concelv- 1 ed from a different point of view. MT
 Pollock's press agent will be a Vastiy
 interesting character to others than
 those who are immediately interesteo
 and identified with the theatrical pro
 fession.
 For the first time in twelve years
 F. IT Sothern and David Belasce II shook hands on Monday night. Ihe
 reconciliation of the theatrical men . who had not been on speaking leIhi' for over a decade, was accomplished after the curtain had been rung 'doWl on 5tla first night of Daniel Frohman new I,yceum theater, when the mana ger held a reception on the stage. 3 was q sort of social house warmlnt ] for the new theater, 1n when N g Sothern also participated It was ue : IightfuI affair, in which the sp1rlt good fellowship seemed to be so gehel I al that MT Frohman thought 1t an eS y cellent opportunity to bring togethe | 2 , Sothern and MT Belasco. A little dtI , lomatic work was quietly undertaken
 and the result added to the pleasur . of the evening.
 e Sometimes the worm turns; some = times the chorus girl displays a-blt : snunk Here is a story of the retol
 courteous. Florence Ziegfeld wa
 was overlooking q rehearsal and tn work of the chorus didn't suit. Il 'l stalked up and down the line with
 critical mien that spread not HUI e terror in the short-skirted ranks. SUI @ denly he stopped in front of on le short damsel whose fluffy hair was n disorder. and, whose breath still can h short from the effects of the last VI a orous song and dance. "Can you sing it cried Ziegfeld, glaring at the girl, Whl II an awful stiffness fell upon the stag re "-I--don't-know,' she panted.
 II studied-under- your father thr' Ir years.'' There was an explosion { ,p laughter that was checked instantly ,+ alarm But Ziegfeld laughed also. = a can't go back on the old man." ] le said and left the stage. Ziegfeld, s IS has a singing school in Chicago.
 tss There is something very pathetic ~ Patti's reappearance before the publ1
 For years she had no rival in her oV s, lS school. Her voice was marvellous duality. evenness and fiexibility. $. lie was attractive to the eye; delightf st to the ear and a consummate artist si- the style that was then most esteeme d. Now she yields to the temptation 1t, appear again where she triumphed " often. and no kindness of criticis at can do more than extol the art s as caiinot lose and regret the voice tn on has lost so much. Besides this t " taste in music has changed. What s a+ did is no longer what the great artis - do and herein is another disappo1
 ment. She has been most considera - ly treated by newspapers, which c
 understand how great she was, and
 Is a d1SgraceIuI CHins lhal Sonio olh
 have spoken of her as 1T she WI
 merely a broken down mounteba1 or.,vaDped about her with as much q , nffy md courage as jackals about dead lion. But the vulgarly -faceut
 or patronizing are the worst of all,
 cause they not only know no bet
 but never will know better.
 William A. Brady has bad case
 the "blues." He is very pessimfs
 over the theatrical outlook. He S in an interview recently: 'I beli . that after December l we're going
 have the worst times in the theatr1