Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23

It was full of tuneful, catchy music, an evidence of which being the whist led melodies which are invariably heard after performance. The scenes are laid in imaginary Dodoland and have a beautiful setting. King Dodo is an imaginary monarch with an imaginary kingdom, who is searching for the fountain of youth. At one mo- ment the pseudo king feels like the first syllable of telephone call and shortly after is exercising his royal preroga- tives. Next he becomes young again under the influence of an elixir, but at the end reappears in his former role. There is much sprightly music. excel lent military drills by a lot of pretty girls in white costumes and waving plumes, solos. choruses. stirring cli- maxes at the end of each act. Look in the Book and See" "Diana," "A Jolly Old Potentate." "The Tale of a BumbIebee." The Lad Who Leads" :" and "They Gave Me Medal for That" are among the song hits of the piece. The dialogue is bright and not tedious. Raymond Hitchcock is a versatile com edian and as "Dodo" has established n new reputation for himself. It was written and composed by Frank Pix ley and Gustav LIIders and ran for | twenty weeks in Chicago. Raymond Hitchcock. Cheridah Simpson. Flora Zabelle, Greta Risley. Margaret Me Kinney. Robert lett. William Corliss. Oliver Holden and Albert Juhre. with large chorus of pretty girls are amono the features. ssA&x EN | the stage next Fall as prima donna in the company headed by her husband, De Wolf Hopper.
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 Joseph Jefferson's granddaughter, ! Lauretta Jefferson, made her debut as an amateur actress as Enid Thompson in "Our Regiment at Montclair, N. J., night before last. Her work was praised by the audience.
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 Walter Thomas, the New Britain boy, who helps Ezra Kendall furnish amusement for the patrons of the Sa- voy theater this week, was in fix for several minutes yesterday. Thomas had a swell wager on Sadducee at to i. Directly after making the bet he lost his program, on which he had written the name of the layer with whom the bet was made. When the horses were fighting it out down the stretch Thomas was hoping that Sad ducee would lose, for he had little hope of locating the layer. When Sadducee's l number went up he hustled off to the ring and '1rubbered" around Loorain's book until he saw his wager recorded after which he heaved sigh of relief.
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 Daniel Sully, the actor, owing to the fact that he has been mistaken for Daniel Sully, the cotton king, says that he is receiving all kinds of letters from congratulations to attempts to borrow and all kinds of attempts to borrow from $5 to $500. A person styling himself Ian old schooIday chum'' in a touching appeal writes: ''Say, Danny, old boy, you've got millions and I'm in tail My lawyer says that $500 will get me out. Be good fellow, Dan, and send it quick" Mir Sully, how ever, not having the millions and fail l ing to remember the "old schoolboy chum' has not granted the plea and wonders if the cotton king ever gets l his mail.
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 Laura Biggar. through an agreement made by her attorneys at Pittsburg on May IA, has resigned her claims to the estate of the late Henry M. Bennett for $620,0OO. By this agreement Peter T. McNulty and $. M. Click will pay Miss Edgar $4so,oO0 for her interest in the Bijou theater. in which Miss Biggar under the will had a life inter- est after five years. The settlement was made on valuation of $500, 900. Under the terms of the agreement Miss Biggar secures the entire per- sonal property of MT Bennett. which has valuation of $1O0.OOO. is accord ed life annuity of $1,800 and also possession of the house at 119 East Eightv-third street New York. valued at S4O,0O0 Miss Biggar has announc- ed her intention to leave the stage and spend her time in travel
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 |, Mrs Powers Gouraud. formerly Gla- dys Croker wears ring in her nose.
 This news has thrilled society with n wild fear. But few days ago, the linformation hurtling from London by