Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-03

be a competitor in the George Fawcett play contest. MT Molineux has writ ten several plays.
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 Samuel W. Hoke began a suit for $60, GOO against the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors in the United States district court last Monday. He alleges that the association is an H. legal ombination in violation Of the antitrust law.
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 The Gertrude Coghlan company or New York city was organized in New York on September 14 with capital izatfon of $5,O00. The purpose of the company is to carry on a general fhe- atrical business, and the directors are Gertrude Coghlan, Louisa IEnhar1s ana John A. Reed.
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 Laura Lang, said to be direct rela- tive on Anton and Rosa Lang, the Christus and Mary, respectively, of the Passion Play at Oberammergau, IS now rehearsing with Nathaniel Roth's company at the Madison Square the ater New York. She made her first appearance on the professional stake as Mrs Kirtley in My Wife's Illus bands"
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 Eliza and Ida A. Haverly, heirs of J. H. Haverly, have filed an applca- ton for an injunction against William E. Vaudeville and the Haverly Masto- don minstrels, restraining them from using the name Haverly in connection with the minstrels and demanding ST. 300 damages for the use of the name so far this season.
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 Lou Meredith has left the "A Girl from Dixie cast to take up the study of law. She has applied to Prof Goodspeed of the University of Chica- go for admission to that institution. Miss Meredith, when a member of Edna Mays Belle of New York; com pany, was awarded diamond studded gold medal for being the most beauu- l ful chorus girl, the patrons of the shaftesbury theater, London, being the Judges.
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 IA good story is never old, and an old story is never good Is a brand new one by Harry Morrison business manager for the "Why Women Sin" company, who tells the following about Lawrence Hanley and Coulter Brinker, two well known leading men who were with Mrs James Brown Pot ter several years ago when MT Mor- rison was her business manager: we played Wtlkesbarre Monday night and Scranton. Pa, Tuesday night. Hanley and Brinker had made a great many 1 friends in WiIkesbarFe during previous engag gements there and asked me as a. special favor to allow them to remain over until the o'clock train Tuesday night, promising by all that was good that they would surely be in Scranton in time for the evening performance. ! AS Scranton is only seventeen miles 1 from Wilkesbarre I consented, al i though was a little doubtful as to 1 their getting to Scranton, for they had been going at pretty rapid pace for several days and both were noted for their good fellowship. Il gave them 1 their tickets, some money, and left them with their friends. We'll, they caught the o'clock train by the help | of their friends and carriage. They ! were on the train all right; but odds, gads and fishhooks! Hanley had lost his ticket and they both had spent their last cent. Visions of being put off the train, angry conductor, no per h hformance. a fine, and possibly dis charge. etc, ran through their minds, when Brinker says to Hanley, Never mind. old chap, I'll fix it; you do the same as I do.' The conductor then appeared on the scene with the usual cry Tickets, tickets which jared them quite little When the conduc- tor reached for their tickets they both handed the one ticket, each holding a corner of the little pasteboard with one hand. The conductor took 1t turned 1t over, tried to make two out of it, and said: Where's your other tdcketT What other ticket?' said l Brinker; T gave you mfne.' And I gave you mine said Hanley Come, come. no fooling or I'll put you off l Business Of pulling bell cord train stopping, brakeman rushing back to see what was the matter. conductor very angry. with the remark of Your other ticket or off you go.' Which l one are you going to put offY said I Brinker. Not me, for gave you my ticket And I gave you mine said | Hanley Didn't I, gentlemenr ap- pealing to party of drummers who sat on a seat across they way and were greatly enjoying the situation The conductor shook his head, gave them an angry look, signalled the en- | gfneer to go ahead. and then went away back and sat down to think. 1t over After they reached Scranton Han1ev went to the conductor and handed him couple of passes for the evening performance. Come up and l see us tonight, old man. Keep your - old passes. If you're half as good on the stage as you are off I'll pay to see your performance.' And that is how the Ceady wit of the actors saved us in Scranton"
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