Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-21

that his connection with the Patti tour was the primary cause Of bis col lapse. When the matter was submit ted to him he had plenty of money Robert Grau was his customer, and he saw a chance to help him. Before he got through the Patti tour cost him S70,000, of which $4O,O0O was deposit ed in advance, while the remaining S3O,0OO was spent to save the money he had already risked.
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 Lillian Russell says that she will join the stellar rank next season. She has accepted musical comedy called Lady Teazle," written by John Ken drick Bangs with music by A. Baldwin Sloane. It will be School for Seam dal set to music. Miss Russell also has.a musical comedy, written by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, which was in- tended for Marie Tempest, and it will be used if needed. Regarding the business end, Miss Russell said: ssIn my production that I make, I shall be my own manager and have my own company. I will finance it myself and will select my own people.
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 bill of $100 was rendered a cer- tain actress the other day for a simple but exceedingly stylish summer gown made of inexpensive material. TIav- Ing no previous understanding as to the price. and considering it far be- yond the value of the garment, he act fess .demurred regarding the payment.
 Why! she exclaimed to the mo- dlste. T can't see where you've put that much money into the dress-Sind- ly make out an itemized bill
 The following is copy of the bill fecelVed, and which the actress settled without further objection:
 b yds of goods at 90 cents SIRED. 10 yards lining at 25 cents 250 , yards lace at 30 cents 12.50 ' It lntilIl Ilgs ......,.......... FOO me Know How .............. G6.5O
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 A chorus girl in one of the recent New York musical productions called q Ter managers office the other day eolcefhlng 9 raise in salary and an q. aueance Ill position. She felt that she nadl served long enough in the ranks anu lnat her talent and appearance warranted salary of more than SIS a, week, and so expressed herself when the manager asked the reason of her call. Somewhat sarcastically he said: And Why, pray, should advance your salary! Beacuse I work better fhan most or the girls, and look better, and can My dear little girl" inter- puted the manager, "all you can do is 10 cast your eyes about and show those pearly teeth-'' "Oh, I seer' ax- claimed the girl with a counter inter- fuption, there's no use working for advancement with you-you can't ap- preciate mel realize that, as far as you are concerned, I'm casting my peafAes before swine." So saving she fiounced out of the office without the formality of two weeks notice. ;. H.:
 This weeks New York Mirror con- tains splendid picture of Miss Mary Louise Cloves, daughter of George H. Cloves, who appeared in this city dur ing the present season. Accompanying the picture is the following sketch: Mary Louise Gloves, whose portrait on this page, is a young actress whose debut was made in Mrs Fiske's company two seasons ago. She is the daughter of a manufacturer long prom inent in Waterbury, Conn. Her moth CT is member of the Blacknall family of North Carolina. Mss Clowes after finishing her school education, pre- pared for the stage Her first appear ance before the public was effected in Mary of MagdaIa.' Her second en- gagement was with Robert Downing's company in 'The Honorable John North The past season she played the part of Belle Gordon in the me1o- drama At Cripple Creek.' Miss TtIe h fc,.o and in her brief experience she has proved herself to be equally well equipped for serious and comedy roles. Hersheart is in her work and she bids fair to win success Having finished the season, she is now in New York seeking suitable engagement for the coming theatrical year."
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 Few in the theatrical profession have a greater fund of anecdotes per taining to people of the stage than has Joseph Slater. Here is one recently told by him
 A ''heavy man" whose natural hunor. inclined him more to comedy than to the line of parts he was por traying. was condemned to meet the dramatic fate of all bad men in meIo- drama-death during the last act. Two soldiers in the play were assign ed t6 shoot him, but, unfortunately for the progress of the scene, both guns missed fire. The ''heavy man." however, proved equal to the eInbar- rassing situation, for his death was the cue for the climax, and it had to take place Gasping for breath, and clutching his coat ill the region of his heart, he dramatically cried put:
 T die: shot by an invisible air gun! ! But with my dying breath I curse the l government that does not