Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-09
would have been starring fin a Kirke La Shelle production next year.

would have been starring fin a Kirke La Shelle production next year.
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 Klaw & Erlanger have many in- portant projects in hand for next sea- son in connection with several of which MT Erlanger recently spent a month abroad. They will make heir customary new production for the Rogers Brothers. which will be called 'The Rogers Brothers in Paris" and will bring over the latest Drury Lane spectacle, "Humpty- MT Erlanger spent week in Paris with John J. McNally, author of the Rogers Brothers farces, selecting locales of schemes. Both MT Erlanger and MT McNally gave considerable time to "Humpty -Dumpty," which the latter will adapt to the American stage. As in their past Drury Lane productions in this country. Klaw & Erlanger will only utilize the Drury Lane scenery and costumes of "Humpty -Dumpty,' 2 and will give it an entirely new book, music and specialties.
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 On a certain occasion, not long ago, an actor during one of his ramb1es spent an hour in country court house. A local character, a clever but extremely unconventional lawyer, was fined $10 by his friend, the judge, for contempt of court. It was neces- sary for the fine to be paid ill order that the session might continue. The lawyer, however, had no money, so, calling the judge aside, he said: You fined me, and I deserved it; but Judge, I haven't the money. Just lend me $1O for few days will you i' Without replying directly to the law yer he turned to the clerk, saying: "You may remit that fine-the state can better afford to lose that $10 than I can.'
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 k On St Patrick's day about half the cast of ''The Virginian" wore a scrap of green ribbon through the perform ance. Dustin Farnum, as the Virginian said he could not very we'll stamp himself as an Irishman when he was supposed to have been born in yir- ginia, but there was nothing to pre-. vent his companions assuming that they were of Hibernian descent Everybody knows that many of the bravest cowboys in the west are Irish and why should they not pay tribute to the day with a bit of green" The stage manager might have prevented 1t had he known in time, because the date of the play does not fall on the 17th of March in any of the scenes But the first intimation he had of the celebration was when he saw his rib bon-decorated cowboys on the stage He made the best of 1t, but no one had the courage to tell Owen Mister nd irlyn T0 GhnlJn +In men have a holy horror of anchron- pathy with the spirit of St Patrick $ day.
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 Robert Lee Allen relates the follow. ing incident where circumstantial evidence ut supposed member of the priesthood under temporary discredit The Charles B. Hanford company was playing one Holy week, when priests and Catholics are supposed tC attend more to spiritual matters thar to material distractions. Some of the company were scandaliZed one night during an act to see priest in the wings interestedly watching the per formance. "See that priestw excla1m ed the character woman sneeringly "he hasn't the moral courage to go ou front and see the performance, bu sneaks around back" At the end o1 the act, however, the situation was explained by the priest, as he shoo5 hands with Hanford, saying: well I'll say good bye, now Charlie. was glad to see even an act of your play Good bye Mike," said Hanford, Tn glad you made such a big hit 1T Father John.'" Hanford' S friend ha( been playing the part of priest at 2 nearby theater, and during one of his waits had taken the time to call upoI his friend.