Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-30
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 A metallic casket, believed to con- tain Charles Coghlan's remains, was discovered eighteen miles from Gal weston last Wednesday. It was found on the mainland by J. c. Nixon, hun ter. in an unfrequented spot, which he was beating up for game. MT. Cogh- Ian died in November, 1899. The cas- ket was washed out of the cemetery in Galveston in the flood of September s, 1900, and has been missing ever since.
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 Patti tells you that she never studied the art of producing or emitting the voice. Nature alone, and unaided, ac- cOmplished that marvel. To keep the organ in perfect condition she has but to run over the scales ten minutes every morning. Her voca1izatiOn IS one of those miracles that cannot be explained. It's wondrous certainty and finish are ass,rredly not arrived at without some labor; but in the end the miracle seems to have accomplished itself Her "ear'' is phenomenal. She never forgets tune, and will Instant ly name the opera or composition Ill which is occurs. Another mystery IS the perennial freshness of her voice, which after half a century of constant use retains we'll nigh unimpaired the delicious sweetness and bell like tinl- bre of early wolnanhood. No other eX- ample of perfect preservation stands on record in the annals of the lyric art. To analy1e it's secret one can only say, here surely is a singer of marvel ous constitution, heaven gifted with a faultless method, who has sedulous- ly nursed her phy ysical resources, and has never. under any cfrcumstances, imposed the smallest undue strain upon the exquisitely proportiDned me- chanism of her vocal organs.
 .... jls .. The opening of the Chicago theatres is 8 question which might properly be associated with the famous lHbu- lar hypothesis of astronomers. So far as can be learned, the outlook is as follows: '. Garrick-."The Four Corans," some time within the next two weeks, per- haps.
 Grand Opera Holse-Lulu Chaser in Dolly Varden,' beginning Monday night, for one week, maybe, if the commission gets around in time to fn- spect and approve the theatre. Studebaker-Harry Davis says the Prince of Pilsen" will open within two weeks.
 Illinois-Opens next Monday night, with Anna Held in Mile. Napoleon" :" Prospects seem more alluring than otherwise.
 McVicker's-B on the boards an nounce an opening in "OId Ken | lucky" no date mentioned; but it is hoped Sunday night will see the open ing. .. .... Powers-Three weeks required to build new proscenium arch; "A Japa- nese Nightingale" scheduled as the opening attraction the last week in | February. ... Clark Street Museum-Now' open with vaudeville and freak shops. This 1 is Chicago's only regular attraction. Auditorium-Open; Thomas con- ecerts; Mime Nordica sang in the N'Scot- tish Charity benefit tonight. Other affairs. of musical nature on deck. Criterion-Melodrama inside of a ! week.
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 1 James H. Decker. the indefatigab ble head of the Dockstader forces, was hurrying along the Rialto towards his office on one, of those muddy, slushy days that interevened between the awfully cold ones that have recently l held New York in theirs grasp. Stand l ing on the curb at Fortfeth street, with a group of others Hooking for job, 3 was an old minstrel friend of the man. l ager, whose forte used to lie in ballad singing. Mir Decker halted to speak to him, at the same time noting that l the apparel of the man was far from l what 1t used to be in former times when his good clothes and dapper ap- l pearance were the talk of ''the boys. , As the two stood talking a hanson dashed by. close to the curb, and a portion of the mud that the wheels threw up lodged ill big splash upoI the shirt bosom of the whilom popular ballad singer. MT Deckers first chaTi table thought was to hope that the poor fellow had another clean garment to replace the one which apeared ir revocably soiled, for we'll be knew thai the wardrobes of poor actors looking for engagements were wont to be lack ing, and especially annoying would SoLed shirt bosom be to this former
 immediately appareled Beau Brum mel" Presently, with meaning
 glance towards the cafe on the corner
 MT Decker said, "I need cigar
 come on in and have something" Tht
 something that his old friend or dered was q glass of whiskey and q large glass of water on the side, tht
 latter greatly surprising the manager
 "Why!'' said he. T remember that yol
 always used to take yours neat How
 long is it since you've taken to wate
 on the side?' "I never have q chaser
 but now I've got to do little bit O
 laundry work on the side,' replied tn
 singer as he hurrtedly unbuttoned hi
 vest. disclosing a celluloid bosom,
 which hid faded silken garment, th
 hue of which had once been the popV
 lar baby blue. Dipping the corner O
 his handkerchief into his glass 0
 water he quickly restored the splashe'
 front to it's pristine whiteness. Len
 as he ceb1ittoned his vest over his self
 laundered article that was intended t
 suggest the presence of a whole gar
 ment, he tapped it significantly an'
 said: Say, old man this isn't tn
 only bold front put up along the Rialt
 there's many q sinking heart beatin l benaatih celIuIoid 3lns0Bls tf1is season