Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-09
THE THEATERS s

New England and will tour through the territory in which it was present. ed last autumn
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 Said an old actor: "Blood will tell. Look at the Drew family, for in stance; see how well they are all do- ing. There is Georgia Mendum, cousin of Ethel Barrymore; Jack Barrymore, Ethel and Lionel, all chil- dren of the late Georgia Drew, all a convincing proof of tile worthy son, worthy sire story
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 Joseph Hart, who is starring with Carrie De Mar in "Foxy Grandpa" :" last week created some comment by inserting the following joking adver- tisement in New York paper: ''Note-The water wagon will begin it's annual pilgrimage on January 1. Applications for seats are now being considered by Joseph Hart"
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 Mary Anderson sang three songs and read the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet'' and the sleep walking scene from Macbeth" in London last Wednesday, to one of the largest audiences ever gathered in the Peoples Palace. She was 9 tremendous success as singer and ac- tress, and looked not over, twenty years of age
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 Grace George received package on Christmas day addressed to Hvo.,a N$or HsIoo f-ar pI1f~ falo." Since the mistake was obvi- |sous, Miss George opened the bundle and found therein a hundred large, black cigars. The card of the donor was not attached, but the entire male contingent of the Pretty Peggy company is grateful to him. n: Daniel Sully has suffered severely for the want of a good play ever since he discarded ''The Parish Priest.'' On Thursday of last week at the Van Curler opera house ill Schenectady, N. Y., he put on new society play called The Chief Jus tice,'' but there was nothing about it that would warrant it being contin ned for any great length of time.
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 Way Down East" which Is ap- | preaching it's 7OOth metropolitan per l formance at the Academy of Music New York, continues to play te crowded houses. The pastoral has established new record for prosper l ity in American theatricals, having been acted greater number of times l by the three companies presenting i tllan either ',rhe Old Homestead" ol Monte Cristo."
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 Jerome Sykes made his first marl as Q comedian with the Bostonians l As fate would have it this company played in Chicago the very day of hi: death. It has been many years since he and William H. Barnabe' have been together, yet the proprfe tor of the Bostonians and his partner W. H. McDonald, hastened to NJ Sykes bedside as soon as they reach l ed Chicago. Both were with him a the beginning of his career, both wit messed the end Of 1t.
 Fl: l Manager R. $. Coyle, owner Of tn, Coyle theater at Charteroi, Pa, re lates the following incident which oc cured last week. The courtesy o the theater, to the extent of tw' seats, is one of the regular perQuis ites Of the char-woman, young col l cred person. and her assistant. Sh had been in the habit of securin these tickets in advance. and, accord ing to custom, called at the box o1 flee about o'clock last Friday ever ing.
 .I won't need but one of thes seats tonight" she said to the treas j, urer, handing back one of the two h had given her.
 J .'Why. how Is thatY' he asked i surprise.
 Matte don't need hers-she die at 5 o'clock" was the reply, i