Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

James K. Hackett, Harrison Grey Fiske and Maurice Campbell of the In dependent Booking Agency which was organized in opposition to trust meth ods, are fast securing theatres in cities throughout the United States, and in few weeks will make an announce ment of the acquisition of theatres from Maine to California Such a move will do away with the monopoly of the Theatrical Syndicate.
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 Maurice Campbell, manager for Hen rietta Crosman, positively denies the report printed in New York that his star will be seen in Trust Theatres, next season In an interview publish ed recently. MT Campbell said that as Miss Crosman was making more mon ey than ever befOre-in fact-playing to record business everywhere, he saw no reason why he should add his strength to what he considered an in stitution detrimental to the American theatre.
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 Stuart Robson, who is starring in 'eThe Comedy of Errors" plans to make the present season his last in Shake spearean comedy, or in any other of the other plays with which his name has been closely associated during his forty odd years on the stage. MT. Robson has become rich man through his profession and is now reputed to be worth more than $1,OO0o oOO, and, ac- cording to Daniel V. Arthur, his man. ger, intends to devote the rest of his years on the stage to the creation of absolutely new parts.
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 During a recent visit to Detroit Mar shall F. Wilder gave rather unique excuse to the FelloWcraft club, which had invited him to be the guest of hon. or at it's regular monthly festivities, for appearing among them ill plain business clothes instead of the correct dress suit. The humorist had been called suddenly to that city to attend to lawsuit in which he had been en- gagged, and he solemnly informed the Fellowcrafters that had he known their, intention to invite him he would have prepared for two suits instead of one
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 Another of MT Fishers importations returned to England last week, Miss Vera. Gerald. Miss Gerald was en- , gagged by MT Fishers agents in Lon don to play the part of Belle Jimper, but MT Fisher had engaged Josie Sad- Ter for the part before he learned what the London agents had done Miss Gerald insisted on coming to this coun- try, and for ten weeks she has been drawing salary. During the ten weeks she played the part of the cockney slayey on two occasions, once when Josie Sadler was sick and again when Johnstone Bennett suddenly retired from the cast.
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 Daniel Sully, whose beautiful drama, "The Old Mill Stream has won him another triumph in the dra- matic field, has always a quiver full of good stories and his friends expect treat when he grows reminiscent He lately related an experience with an advance agent which has become certain town had lost a parcel of ad vertising matter necessary to proper. ly "paper" the town and were very di- latory in tracing it. This delayed the work of the bill poster and threatened n LOOT house when the comncny play ed there a week later A frantic tel egram to MT Sully from the advance man read like this: Express com pany lost paper; slow in tracing it; bill postef stuck" MT Sully wired back "Go to headquarters in and make things warm for them if pack age is not produced forthwith" Arm ed with this, the advance man evident Iy made things warm" for late that night a telegram came from him say ing ssVeni vidi, licked 'em." MT Sul ! ly remarked that while the quotation was not exactly verbatim, 1t certain ly was to the point.
 VAUDEVILLE AT THE JACQUES
 Lewis McCord and his company with the other stars who have beer playing with them at the Jacques thi, week will be succeeded after thei closing performance this evening by European novelty that Manager Pol himself imported as result of his tri] abroad year ago. This is the Stein Eveto family, who introduce feats il acrobatics that are the most sensa fional ever seen in America. One o their tricks, which has never been cop led by others, is when three of tn family form a bridge and while i that unique position turn completel, around This is said to be one O the most startling acrobatic tricks ey CT accomplished, and it is most mar veIously attractive to look at. Thei other tricks are equally sensations and picturesque, as they must hay been to attract MT Polls attention t the point of bringing them over to thi country. Another great feature wi be the noted John Kernell, who is on Of the very best known Irish comed ans on the American stage Other on the bill are Frank Piper, Bowma and Adele. Terry and Elmer, the Ref Brothers. Reed and Shaw, and Burk and Ford. Prices are 10. 20 and 3 cents; afternoons 10 and 20 cents. Ia dies 10 -N
 SUNDAY EVENING CONCERT