Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-11
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on the road with Easter week, and the existence of several companies will depend very much on the business or next week, If their tour is to be con- tinued one or eight weeks. As a rule the companies which remain idle do not draw salaries; therefore from the actors standpoint, it is not an enjoy able vacation. :E:
 Stewart Robson has played the character of "Bertie the Lamb,' in ''The Henrietta" at intervals for the past fifteen years, and during that time it is estimated that nearly SOOO,O0 people have laughed at the vagaries of that stage prototype as presented by that veteran comedian. "The Henrietta' has earned for MT Robson and its author, Bronson How ard, the astonishing sum of $2,5oO,- 900, and is as popular to-day as ever, yet MT Robson will shelve it for good and all after Easter week at the Grand opera house, New York.
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 | The human curiosities attached to the Barnum and Bailey circus held maetinQ on Sunday last and sent formal protest to l the management against the use of the word Breaks" which appears on the sign pointing the way to the room in which they are exhibited. It ap- 1 pears that similar protest was maoe | in London 8 few years ago, when the word was abolished and the expres- sion Human Prodigies" substituted. to the great satisfaction of the people most interested. They claim that the word ''freak' is offensive and the management will probably accede to their request to have themselves re ferred to as "Prodigies."
 :II: i During the recent visit Of helcey and Shannon to Saya nah, Ga.,l where they presented Sherlock Holmes" ex- treme difficulty was experienced With the stage help. who could not be per suaded to leave their warm quarters under the stage, and assist in pulling up the scenery, and as a consequence !. the curtain was held for ten or fif- teen minutes. As last resort the stage carpenter, fair specimen of the Congo aborigine,, delivered this oration to the mo.-ey group of Sene- &amDlAuSs WuO; uc pOAitSiy 0SoI eAie't - as "atashays of de teatre:'' "Dere Is but one f1ng lef for me to do, and dat is tu frow watah on de fish," He did, and the result was that no more difi- culty from laggard help was experi- enced during the performance.
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 i Miss Helen Ten Broeck, the we'll known dramatic writer, is responsible for this story: You wouldn't think so to look at her, but Miss Marie Cahill had the widest repertoire of classic recitations possessed by any woman on the stage. She can repeat Gray s ;, ..Hlegy' and ssThe Bridge of Signs" .aThe Famine" from "Hiawatha, and Poe's Raven; whole cantos from Byron. and scene upon scene from Shakespeare without missing an If, land" or tsbut." Nevertheless, when her manager, Arthur, asked her to recite something pathetic at the little supper he gave after last Saturday nights performance she f1atly refused. HDon't know a thing" she declared. Mir Arthur reminded Ter that her ren- \ dition of the potion scene from Romeo and Juliet was a wonder, but Miss Ca l hill shook her head and declared she had forgotten the lines. Il can remem- Der one little tragic piece about 'Rebec- ca at the We'll, she said, "but that ] wouldn't do. les, Pm sure It would" cried MT Arthur. "Please let me hear 1t and judge" Tt is very I brief" said the star of Nancy Brown" doubtf'llly. "Sol much the better" cried the manager. "Every- l body hates these long, woozy pieces. 4 Please let's hear it." Thus urgently pressed, Miss Callill cleared her throat, i assumed gloomily tragic expression, and recited this sad tribute to the mem ory of Rebecca:
 Unto the drinking water we'll
 T That the plumber built her,
 I Awkward Aunt Rebecca fell.
 I We must buy a flterv'
 , When Mir Arthur could control his sobs he begged Miss Cahill to repeat the mournful lines at his party that evening, and when Miss Cahill had dried her tears she consented.
 OPINIONS OF MRS LIE MOYNE.
 Mrs LeMoyne who will appear here at Poli's in Glen MacDonough's new comedy, Among Those Present. has won all sorts of golden opinions this
 season for her acting as society heroine who builds palace in Fifth avenue and gets a Russian prince to dinner. Both newspapers and the pub lie in New York city during her recent run there commented on her exquisite naturalness and superb authority in the role. The secret of this success Is that Mrs LeMoyne herself moves in the best circles and Is persona grata with large number of society folks who make a point of seeing her in | every one of her stage characters.