Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

she does not wish to return to the stage.
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 Blanche Walsh will begin her second season in '"The Resurrection at Pitts burg on September 27. Charles Da4- ton will play the leading male role, which was originated by Joseph Haworth.
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 F. J. McCarty has been chosen by W. H. O'Neil to play Daniel Sully's role in '3The Parish Priest" when it goes on tour in September. l:
 It pays to write comic operas. The acting rights of GiBbert and Sullfvan,s operas have been sold for $3S5,OOo. The rights were earlier sold by D.Oy- ley Carte for $225 900, or $16O,ooO less than the price at the re-selllng'
 l: Chrystal Herne, daughter of the dale James A, Herne, has on her own sfc- count already achieved consneraDle success on the stage. She signed con tracts last week with Frank Mckee, by the terms of which she will play under his management for five years. This season she is to be leading woman with Arthur Byron in Major Andre, to be produced at the Savoy theater m November Two years hence she will be brought forward as star
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 Miss Flea La Toilette, eldest daugh- i ter of Governor La Toilette of Wiscon- sin. desires to adopt the stage as I profession, and has already discussed plans with her father and mother, 1 which are to be put into effect when she has finished her studies at the Uni versity of Wisconsin. Mis- La Toilette has had experience in amateur theatrF calls, and is a member of a company of university students which has given performances in several cities under i the nranagement of Weston Eyre or Madison. The governor, It is said, has 1 not vetoed his daughter's plans, all l though he is not strongly in favor of i them.
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 The title of the play, "As You Like l It." has been a prolific source TOT stories on people who are not familiar with Shakespeare. The latest one comes from the press representative of Elizabeth Kennedy's company, win 1 which she isto star the coming season, as Rosalind, in that play The man. l ager, who is busily engaged in booking her southern tour, wishing to give 1 trial performance in some small place not far from the metropolis, wrote to several of the local managers of the aters in Jersey villages for such an opening. One of the aetters received in reply asked for further information concerning the play that was to be put 1 on. On getting the managers tele- graphed answer that it was "As You Like It." he accommodatingly wrote back, FfNot as I like it-put on anything you like''
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 Gus HiH is paying more than the or dinary attention this season to the cos tuning of his various attractions, and he isp particularly pleased with the much discussed diamond" dresses which are to be used in his production of Happy Hoo4fgan." There are eleven of these dresses, and they were imported. the cuSnons valuation upon them being $2,O00. MT Hill has had 3,6OO cut stones placed on each gown, the effect being singularly beautiful In this connection a story is told 1n trade circles to the effect that MT H1u has cormered the rhinestone market and is the owner of more rhfnestones tsran rany other man in the United States. Boston. Philadelphia and Chi cago have been appealed to to relieve the rhinestone famine, but these cen ters have responded that hheir supplies were only sufficient to fill local de- rnands, MT Hill has bought 5O,OOO brfliants i'm the last sixty days, and IS in the market for more. if they can be procured in time to make use of them in his new productions.
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 One of the many clever Wohen starting out this season 'Hafhead or the company had an amusing experience last week, when arranging the Dusl- ness details necessary to the one night t-stand performance that the com pany she represented was to give ID a certain little town in Pennsylvanla The first call she made upon reach , ing the place was upon the local man ager. with whom she arranged all bus mess connected directly with the the ater. This being finished satisfac ctor ily, her next thought was turned tc the disposal of the company's baggage , and the transfer of the scenery. 'fCan you direct me to the transfer office? ?" she asked the manager. Certainly, miss" said that individ ual, picking up card from his desk , and handing it to her. Heres the , address, 'T don't want to take up too muct of your valuable tine,", continued the , little advance woman, 'fbut if you vii also tell me where can find the bil poster I shall appreciate your kind ness"
 "Oh. no trouble at all, I'll be only z too glad to help you out," replied the ! accommodating manager, giving he1 another card. "Drive on-who elst , do you wantT' . ''I want to see the editor of the pa per. and-''
 '<Oh,. he's my son, and the office i: just around the corner" was the ready 2 reply.
 "And the hotel accomm odations- I've got to arrange for them," contn ued the young woman, who was nak
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