Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-28
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 cerning a possible joint appearance of Henry Irving, Kyrle Bellew and Ellen Terry next season in new play deal- ing with the Irish land bill. The rep resentatives of both gentlemen have denied any knowledge of such an agreement
 This story about Adenna Patti comes from France. When the singer was at the height of her fame, sought by every manager of note, she kept an album, in which her eminent friends were expected to write bon mots, or paint pretty conceits. Berlioz, the composer, had frequently declined to inscribe anything in the album. One evening Patti said to him:
 ''You, sir. shall have your choice of two rewards if you write anything in my album. You shall have either a kiss or pate de foie gras which has just come from Toulouse"
 Berlioz took the album and wrote in 1t:
 "Orpotet pate"
 Which according to the translators means:
 Bring the pate"
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 A colored waiter was put to consid- erable confusion by Ernest LamSOn not long ago. Lamson had been guest at a hotel for several days, and as his fully occupied time necessitat- ed quick service he was much annoyed at the forgetfuness of that colored person, who, if he remembered two out of five dishes in an order, was do- ing we'll. When reminded Of the ar ticle yet to be served, he invariably, as an excuse, answered.:
 "Yes, suh-it's jus on de fah" by which he meant that it was cooking, but not quite ready to be served.
 One day. as usual, two or three or dered dishes were absent when SambO served the actors dinner. The lat ter impatient1y asked for them, receiv- ing the usual reply: "Jus' on de fiah!' An instant later he said quickly:
 "Where's that ice cream ordered?"
 Gus on de fah, suh," said Sambo, but immediately afterwards perceived that he had been led to make the ri- diculous reply. It was the last time, however, that he made use of that ex- cuse for his forgetfulness during the rest of Lamson's stay there
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 John J. Farrell, leading man Of the Memphis stock company, has host of friends and admirers in that city. Among them are several typical south ern gentlemen, some of whom yet have prejudice to references to the slay- l cry question.
 Farrell was rehearsfng i'll his room at the hotel his role for the forthcom- l ing production of "The Dairy Farm" ! He was shouting a political speech of nature displeasing to southerner, giving it the necessary infections cal 1 culated to win applause. 1 It reads: "Why does slavery exist? Because of the greed and cowardice of 1 our southern brethren-greed which makes them barter bodies and sOulsY' Farrell was going over it at the top of his voice for the seventh time, when a heavy knock fell upon the door, Fastening to open 1t he found the caller to be the occupant of near by room-a southern colonel, who had ! been a member of congress. ''I like yuh, Mistah Fahr'l-like yuh | vehy much, but those words I heah-" "Oh," broke in Farrell, they're a part of my speech in next weeks play" Then, being struck by the sig nificance of the coloneps call, he ex- claimed, "but perhaps I'd better not speak them."
 "Well," drawled the colonel, with trua southern accent, his hand mean ingly placed upon his hip pocket, "as said befo,' like yuh vehy much, Mis- tah Fahr'l, but I wouldn't advise yuh to-"
 Though q certain prejudice against player people-personally, not profes- sionally-has existed from the earliest times up to the present. it has now almost disappeared except with those who lack the true appreciation of the player and his art. Chief among these latter are the country people, credulous because of infrequent con- tact with theatrical folk, which a city affords. These people hear stories of the members of the dramatic profes- sion usually to the discredit of the lat ter. personally, though they pay their money to see them profession ally.
 The questionable estimation in which the profession is held was ouaintly expressed by a countryman recently, and of a road company, some of the members of which are most cer- tainly representative among those standing high in the profession. It was the company of Joseph Jeffer- son, jr, w1io shines not alone by his own light, but has additional radiance reflected from that brilliant star, his father.
 He was touring the west in one of ' the elder Jefferson plays, one of the states being Michigan. A few sta t1ons beyond Kalamazoo, where they 1 were to play an engagement, an elder ly country couple boarded the train. The players immediately became source Of interest to the old couple, who discussed them audibly, after the Of fhpir inppnIlO1S kind