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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
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produced early in the season one of the songs allotted to Miss CahiIl was Nan cy Brown" The number had just the swing to make it popular: but, handled in the delicate manner peculiar to Miss Cahi1l, it literally became the rage. Then ensued race for the first pro- duction of something, no matter what, in the shape of a musical Nancy sBroWn,' piece. There were several an- nouncements, but one after another was abandoned until the Daniel v. Arr thur venture, with Marie Cahill the woman who made the song famous. in the title role, alone remained.
 In production of this sort the plot is the smallest part. Indeed. all that is required of the plot is that it shall be strong enough to bear the weight of a few specialties and interpolations as well as interpellations. This Nancy Brown seems to do quite we'll, thank you, and therefore it's a go. Miss Ca- hill is now a recognized musical star, and for this distinction she has nothing to thank but that once. little thought of ditty "Nancy Brown"
 REBECCA oTToLENGUI. New York
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

The game of football is the best ex- ample of this. The sentiment for some time has been that pounding away at one man on an opposing team until he has become exhausted and close forma- tions and mass plays have shown supe- riority. Even during the past autumn there appeared to be disposition to roughen the game. The umpire became the most important man on the field. and in the Harvard-Yale game com plaints were made on both sides that tripping, elbowing and general rough house was promiscuously indulged in. <
 What can be said of football is true in general of many other sports where perhaps less indiscriminate roughness is apparent, but where in the end quick ness, skill and endurance are made sec- ondary to the exercise of muscular force.
 In the present collegiate strength test, devised by Dr. Sergeant some years ago. and now in use throughout the country the athlete who wins is the man whose back, legs, arms and chest best answer to sluggish calls for strength The man who can lift most with his legs or back--who is a power- full animal machine simply because na- ture has made him so-is the one who comes out ahead. Comparatively little chance has been given for the exhibition of those qualities of endurance, skill and quickness which ought to reward every athletic effort, and it is for this reason that Dr. Sergeant intends to in troduce new system.
 Dr. Sargeant's plan is important be- cause it promises to effect 8 complete revolution in the opinion in which peo- pie at the present time hold athletics.
 Dr. Sergeant is known all over the country. His word, is accepted every where as authority, and whatever he suggests along the lines of physical de- velopment is put into practice by col lege gymnasium directors all over the country almost as soon as the sugges- ton is made. As a member of the ex- ecutive committee of the National So- ciety of Gymnasium Directors Dr. Sar- geant exerts remarkab ble influence.
 It is believed that through his inf1u- ence as director of the Henenway gym nasium at Harvard complete revolu- tion in athletics will eventually be ef- fected, a change which will see more open work in football, a higher stand ard for physical development as exem- plified in the strength test and in that the elimination of that mere brute force which at the present time goes so far in marring the true merits of many sports.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07


 for this event, as the affair is handi- cap. and every one will have chance to win the handsome prizes offered.
 Seven prizes are offered in the ten mile championship of the A. A. U.. and they are of exceptional. value. Carr OF the Xavier A. c. of New York, who ran Bowen, Intercollegiate cross coun- try and two mile champion, and Joyce, the five mile junior champion, off their rect recently in three mile run. will compete in this event. Bowen is natu- rally sore over his defeat at the hands or a practically unknown and promises to have the decision reversed at their next meeting. Baillie of the University of Pennsylvania. who competed in Eng land last summer, is also expected to run in this event One thing is certain, and that is that the cracks will be out in force, and the man who wins will have had his work cut out for him.
 Powders and the Loaded Ba1I.
 The loaded bali is still causing dis cord among the bowlers. This question should be settled once and for all The professionals are very loath to reiin-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Eaua1s . Worlds Record.

Tn the half mile professional event at Montreal Ni1ssen was so hard pressed that he was forced to equal the worlds record of Inn. 1T It's. to win. Harley Davidson of St. Louis and Sinnirud held on tenaciously in this race, and 1t was only by superhunan effort that the Minnesotian shook them off. Da- vidson and Sinnirud finished second and third, respectively.
 An example of Nilssen's grit was shown in the three mile international championship race. He led the field from the start until the final turn. when his skate slipped, and he fell back into the group following him. He ap- peared hopelessly beaten. As the des- perately fighting skaters swept into the stretch, however, the hundreds of spec tators were amazed to see Nilssen with a tremendous squirt shoot out from the bunch. flashed to the fore and win by a few inches from Norval Baptie. the Bathgate (N. D. expert.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
HoPPER,s WITT

De Wolf Hopper is never more in- teresting than when he is making an impromptu speech from the stage. There is nothing more witty in MT. Pickwick" than his remarks at the Herr aid Square theater, New York, tho night he opened the play and in the course of which he said one of the chief pleasures of being in New York was the escape from constant travelling,
 s'The first night I struck the town" said MT. Hopper, T found couldn't sleep. everything was so quiet; SO hired a hotel attache to come in and shake the bed and throw pillows at me until dozed off peacefully"
 He also added that he had discovered a new variety of Virginia creeper in the shape of one of the railroads that pass es through certain state. The spe- cies does not seem to be confined to that particular region, however. ac- cording to other theatrical travellers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
A REVOLUTION IN
 FUTURE ATHLETICS.

' Dr. Dudley Sergeant, director of the Hemenway gymnasium at Harvard and one of the greatest physical authorities in the country. has introduced new strength test system which in concep- tion and practice promises to change the whole trend of modern athletics. It's main principle is this-to substitute quickness and endurance for mere brute force.
 For many years physical authorities have realized that too much attention has been paid not only in gymnasium work, but in football and many other outdoor sports as we'll. to the develop ment of mere brawn and muscle and the neglect of those finer qualities which in reality distinguish the real athlete from the possessor of mere ani- mai strength,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Big Indoor Athletic Meet.

Two of the star attractions at the Greater New York Irish Athletic asso- citation games in New York March 14 will be the ten mile run for the A. A. U. championship and throwing the fifty-six pound weight for height handicap.
 This latter event has not been on the programme since 1899, and it was at the earnest request of the athletes that it was added to the programme. They seem to think they will be able to wipe out Jim Mitchel's record of IS feet 6as inches. At least John Flana- gan, record holder for the fifty-six pound weight for distance, is of this opinion and has been training with the intention of creating new record.
 Mitchell does not think his present record will go, but will be ready to make new figures if necessary. No less than twenty-five entries are expected
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
sTnnirud and wood.

Heretofore an amateur, Sinnirud ap- peared as a professional for the first time at Montreal. His clubmate and former rival for anna teur honors, Nor ris Wood, was not in his usual form, winning but one race against the Cana dians-the one mile event. He finished second in the. half mile race.
 Prominent Canadian amateurs who have performed notably during the sea- son just closed, and particularly in the championships, are z. F. St. Marie of Montreal, winner of the half mile event! F. J. Robson of Toronto, winner of the 22o yard race; c. Bellefueille of Winnipeg. winner of the three mile race. and Larry Piper of Toronto, who captured the 220 yard hurdles. St. Ma rie and Bellefueille have frequently raced in the United States in the cham spinnship matches held by the American Skating association, which organization conducted the recent races at Mont real
 z Samuel Montgomery secretary of the American Skating association, is for mer skater of national fame He is a recognized authority on ice sports and is the official compiler of records. MT. Montgomery latest table of records is as follows:
 Running high jump, backward. 9 feet s1s
 inches-E. D. Irwin, Boston, Feb 26, :: 1896 Running high jump, feet l inch-F B.
 Gerner, Brooklyn, March 5, 1899 Running long jump, 21 feet ' inches-F.
 McDaniells. Minneapolis, Dec 23 1897. 50 yards, straightaway, 6s.-S. D. See and ! c. B. Davidson Van Cortlandt lake, New York, Dec 2S, 1885.
 SO yards, straightaway, 71-5s.-S. D. See,
 Van Cortlandt lake, Dec. 2S, 1885. i75 yards, straightaway, 8 3-5s.-S. D. See,
 Van Cortlandt lake. Dec. 30 1883. ,. 10o yards, straightaway, 9 4-5s.--J. s. John-
 son, Minneapolis, March l, 1893. 100 yards, straightaway with the wind, ss.
 HI. Davidson, Red Bank, N. J., Jan 27,
 1895. 100 yards, straightaway, with flying start
 and with the wind 7s.-H. Davidson and H F. Mosher. Red Bank, N. J., Jan. 27. 1895.
 120 yards, straightaway, II 3-5s.-J. s.
 Johnson, Minneapolis, March I, 1893. 120 yards, straightaway. with flying start
 and with the wind. 111as.-G. D. Phillips.
 Van Cortlandt lake, New York, Jan. 1g.
 1884,
 15o yards strafghtaway, 15Ms.-G. D. Phil
 lips, New York city, Jan 27 1883.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

night Another piece which is enjoy ing popularity in Germany is a new farce by the author of Are You Ma son?"
 Ernest Lamson leaves "York State Folks at the end of this season and will star in his new pastoral comedy, Young Tobe Hoxie.'
 When Henrietta Crosman recently opened a weeks engagement at the Du- quesne theater, in Pittsburg, the ad- vance sale on the first day the box of flee was s-reled amounted to s3 500.
 HenrietsS grosman will open her sea- son next fall in New York reviving
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

curred at Oakland, Cal, when she ap- peared as Dora Vane in "Harbor Lights
 Miss Grace Freeman the prina don- na of "The Country Gifl'' company, is a native of Boston. She has been a contributor to the newspapers and has written several novels and short sto- ries.
 Heinrich has made a prodigious hit in Berlin despite it's chilly reception when tried in Vienna awhile ago. Herr Hauptmann was called before the cur tain a dozen times on the opening
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fore a greater one would be her mar riage to him; that her gratitude to him is eternal and. though he caused her fall, he has nob1y redeemed the sin by the overwhelming of her womanhood. She begs him to leave her and not to look back, as she could not bear it. As he bids her goodby and leaves the Eas- ter sun rises. It is the resurrection of Maslova's s soul. Miss Walsh has tru- ly great role now and plays it beauti- fully. Unadorned by externals, the star and her support have scored a great success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
EFaworth,s DiAicuIt RoIe.


 All this lends color, but the refined public who admire literature and art do not want to go home feeling that they have been visiting a charnel house. Miss Walsh was ably supported by and he was most satisfactory. The role was a difficult one to interpret without making it open to ridicule, for the counterpart in real life is hard, if not impossible, to find. So much evil dence of feeling was necessary, even to the point of actual tears, that it was easy to overdo and easier to appear womanish and weak. MT. Haworth succeeded in his task except for a brief moment at the close of the jury room scene, when he seemed about to over step the bounds. The large cast was good, and many of the playersA were worthy of of.individual commendation. The play is written in a prologue and four acts and could be improved by cutting some of each of the last two The great strength of the story is by this time over, and as the development deals only with sentiment and color the two acts mentioned could be condensed and much improve the last impressions. There is the jury room scene, which calls for much praise. It was worked up to a superior degree of excellence and is less serious than the same in the book. This, for dramatic purposes, is a vast improvement, for it gives the only light moments and causes the au- dience to feel it is not exactly at a moral funeral. The prison scene in the womens quarters is vivid, but horribly
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"As You Like It. Maurice Campbell will send Miss Crosman en tour in Shakespeare later.
 The heirs of Richard Wagner have just received the royalties for the Wag- ner operas for 1902. They amount to $115,00O, of which sLohengrino yielded $68,000. The royalties received from American managers for "Lohengrin" alone amounted to $22. .000. Y
 Mr. Frohman denies the rurnor that he intends to build new theater in London.' He sayss My policy has been to cooperate with English managers in theaters already built. If some one
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
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he is summoned to serve on a jury to try young woman of the slums for murder, and at the trial he recognizes Tn this debased creature the once beau t1ful katusha. He hears that she had been dismissed the service of her kind benefactresses just before child had been born to her and how in her struggles against the world she had sunk from bad to worse. The realiza- ton that he alone is responsible for all this causes the prince to use every ef- fort to have the verdict one of acquit-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
skating championship sea-

~Y HE skating championship sea
 son is now over, and in the pro-
 fessiona1 world the greatest 1n-
 AA terest attaches to John Nilssen
 of Minneapolis and Peter sinnl- rud, the Terrible Swede," of the Vero- ma Skating club, near Montclalr, N. J.. At the international carnival held Tn Montreal these men attracted consider able comment by their performances.
 Nilssen is the undisputed champion of America. He captured every profes- sional event on the programme and proved exclusively, as he did last year, that despite the superior conditions in Canada for the development of speedy skaters Yankee pluck and determine ton cannot be thrust aside. The pick of Dominion ice skimmers opposed him, but he defeated them all in a manner so convincing that he left no doubt that he is in a class by himself. Tn another year or two Nilssen can, if he so deter mines, make of himself another Don- oghue He has the strength and the form and by continued effort can de- velop speed and endurance of a sensa- tin1lal order.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

quish the use of the new invention, which materially aids in running up high scores with less effort than heres tofore, and unless the bowling congress
 It seems impossible for the bowlers to let a year go by without raising some cause for dissension.s At times their disputes resemble kindergarten troubles In bowling. as in all other sports, the participants must sacrifice petty personal feelings for the good of the body politic Fair minded powders agree that the use of the loaded ball IS pernicious; therefore but one thing re- mains to be done cut it out altogether without further delay, and @the sooner the quicker, Z, as the funny man says
 FREDERICK, R TOOMBS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

would build me theater. it would be- different, but I do not purpose to build one myself
 Lilli Lehman, the prima donna. con41 fesses to being fifty-swo years old and has spent thirty -four years upon the stage, having made her debut at Prague when she was eighteen.
 Miss Cecilia Loftus is about 10 return. to the cast of If Were King.ss The be taken by Miss Margaret Illinet0f,. N sssose role. in turn, will be assumed 6s1i Miss Chrys Herne, daughter of v lat1 James A. Herne.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

to take, succeeding Miss Beatrice Ir- win. who goes on the road in support of the Earl of Rosslyn in .@The Young Miss Pettifer'
 Kirke La Shelle is shaping arrange ments for the production of The Smart Set" in New York in the spring. It is by Paul West and John Bratton.
 Tn the last act of Pretty Peggy an entire scene from As You Like It, is irterpolated. Grace George appears as RosaIind, Ruth Holt as Audrey and Addison March as Orlando. The per-
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offices, said a we'll kn Q wn manager recent ly. s'No matter what orders you give your ste- nographer or of fee boy, these pests will find some means of getting p past them, and the minute they are in they fire a manuscript at; you and insist upon having it read at once. The other day one of these pushing young persons was in- formed by my office boy that I was busy, but he pushed right past the boy. saying: Don't stop me. It's a
 matter of life
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fornaance is supposed to take place in 1757 at Covent Garden.
 Frances Stevens has replaced Ger trude Bennett with Henrietta Crosman in The Sword Of the King" Miss Ste- vens has been starring in s4The Little Minister
 Manager Augustus Pitou is writing another Irish drama for Chauncey Ol- colt, It will be produced next season
 Valerie Bergere was born in Metz, Alsace~Lorraine She at first acted in French and came to this country at an early age with the Conried Opera com pany. Herl English speaking debut oc-
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DoINGs IN DRAMA.

Henrietta Crosman will play her Chi cago engagement in "The Sword of the King at the Grand Opera House this month.
 Henry Miller has bought new one act play entitled "The Iron Duke. by Walter Firth, and will probably appear : in 1t at some benefit or special perform ance during his New York engagement in The Tanning of Helen 2,
 Miss Sandol Miililxen has begun studying the part of Beatrice Fielding +, The Efnforeseen. which she is soon
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Banished to Siberia.

He fails here and hears with horror the sentence of banishment to Siberia The man is face to face with his crime. and after serious reflection releases his nobiy born hancee on the ground that ne IS not worthy, but cannot explain
 lie determines to use every effort to redeem Maslova and marry her. if she will. To accomplish this he encounters some dreadful scenes in the prison where he sees her in the depths of her degradation, and after he makes him. self known she flies at him like ti- gress, declaring that any one of the many She has known would be more welcome than he and that his offer of marriage is even to her an insult. She holds him responsible for her fall and its terrific consequences, and. tho11pb innocent of the crime of which she is ac- cused, she loathes assistance from him
 lie takes all this hulnbly and admits that ne IS even worse than she can ex- press, put even against her wishes he asserts he will save her. By his inf1u- ence he has her removed from the prison female den to the infirrnary of the prison, where she helps in general duties. Here an orderly on duty in suits her. knowing her past. and just as table is upturned in her avoidance or the man the prince enters. He is here to tell her that her appeal is not granted, and when he hears the lying replies of the orderly to the doctor he pelfeVes and IS disgusted to realize that all his hopes of her redemption are fu- tile. She tries after to explain to him, but the spark of womanhood he has re- k1ndled makes her resent his judging her unheard She is returned to the prison and soon sent to Siberias He still watches over her and joins the convoy of which she is a member when it reaches that dreaded land of exile Here he finds she is loved by her fellow sufferers and is installed as general head of all domestic duties. He learns from one Simonson that he really loves Maslova and wants to marry her, and when he sees her he gives her a re- prieYe, and she is free
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when he got into my office he flashed a melodrama on me with the title of sLife and Death He told the truth, you sec
 T am not the only sufferer. All man agers are victims of the same persecu- ton. The playwrights break in, and nothing short of force will remove them. It wouldn't be so bad if one could occasionally find 2 play that would pay for the trouble, but ninety nine out of hundred are the veriest sst s$f1
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him softly recalls old days, and the
 poor girls innocent heart is again fired with love for her old sweetheart. The rash prince and the guileless maid are wrapped in each others arms on this Easter and next day he leaves the hap py girl for his duties. Ten years after
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
The Fall of Katusha.

This young peasant Katusha had won his boyhood's love, but he had not realized what beautiful woman she would make. It is Easter eve when he is welcomed home, and the only greet ing he misses is that of Katusha Ma slova. When she enters and he sees her beauty so ripened, he is anxious to talk to her. Her somewhat menial po- sition in the household is the cause of ready obedience, to his call All have retired. and by fond words he wins her to enter his room after the family has
 retired. The Easter hymn she sings to
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PENN AND eEoRGETowN.

The athletic authorities of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania have severed all relations with Georgetown univer- sity The reason is because the south erners have been too lax in their eligt- hility rules.
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Marie cah1l as Nancy Brown.
Made by a song.

Made by a song.
 This might truly be said of Marie Cahill, for that she is now made seems to be generally admitted. She is at the Bijou theater in her initial ef- fort as a star in musical comedy, Nancy Brown It will be remember ed that when Sally Tn Our Alley was
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Martin Harvey has accepted for pro- duction in London next season a four act romantic play by Messrs. Lloyd Os- borne and Austin Strong.
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The Resurrection of a Soul.

Here sine tells him she loves Simon son, but he doubts her. Under his questioning she admits she does not, but loves him (the prince) better than her life. He then finds there is much love for her in his heart and offers to marry her and settle in the old home of his aunts. who have died and left it to him. The resurrected soul of the wo- man speaks in her assertion that of all the sins ever committed by her hereto
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~ OUNT LEO TOLSTOIS "Resur- M rection'' has been dramatized & for Blanche Walsh by Henri &A% Bataille and Michael Morton
 This play is now being present. ed at the, Victoria theater and opened to an immense audience. The story of
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grewSome. Many of us never dream that such types actually exist, and I doubt the necessity of showing it. The story in the play differs in many re- spects from the book, and it is we'll to give it so the whole may be more en- joyed. Prince Neckhludoff returns to his home with his aunts after an ab- sence of five years and sees again the protegee of these good ladies.