Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05

January IT, 1874.
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 Charles D. Castleman, the clerk from Newark who posed as a theatrical agent. lured an amateur from Philadei- phia to New York on the promise of securing an engagement for her, and finally robbed her of her money and . jewels, was sentenced to four years in Sing Sing last week by Judge New burger in the general sessions court. :I:
 Daniel Sully opened his season with ''The Chief Justice" in New London October IS. and brought his company to New York to prepare for the tour or his new play, "Our Pastor" He will reopen at Wilkesbarre, Pa, November 8. The new play was presented for the first time at Worcester, Mass. Oc- tober F, and the result induced Willis E. Boyer, Mir Sully's manager, to shelve .sThe Chief Justice and devote all his energies to getting Our Pas torn ready for the road as early as pos sible. MT Sully is happy in the know ledge that he has found a worthy, sue cessor to s.The Parish Priest,n ana says that in his Judgment the new play is the best he has ever produced.
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 A sensational story came from Pitts- burg during the past week, how Will liam Courtenay,. at a dinner in honor of Cecilia Loftus proposed a toast which he said was in honor of his fu- ture bride. The Associated Press flashed forth the information that Miss Loftus was again to enter matrimony, selected Easter for the date and Will liam Courtenay as the lucky man. Here the news came as q surprise. for of all persons less likely to be Miss Loftus' husband, MT Courtenay stood first At the close of the week it be- came known that the whole thing was hoax. There is absolutely no truth in the story, and. according to Miss IOftus, the new scheme was cOncOcted to boom the actor, who is at the head of a stock company in Pittsburg, and remains there until Virginia Harmed goes on tour. Miss I.oftus has uopn several occasions denied her intended marriage to James J. Jeffries, James J. Corbett, Marshall F. Wilder, Fred erick Edward Mckay. and Tim Sulli- van. and to this list Mfr Courtenay is the latest addition.
 Fl: Mrs G. H. Gilbert-beIoved as a wo- man, idolized as an actress, and crown ed with the laurels of eighty-three well-lived years made her first ap- pearance as star" last Monday night at the New Lyceum theater, New York, in a play by Clyde Fitch, entit- led Granny" Small wonder was it, in these circumstances, that the play house was crowded to it's utmost limit of capacity by an assemblage of the hest people in New York, and that en- thusiasm was the characteristic note of the evening. The dear old lady of the stage was well nigh overcome by the honors showered upon her but her art came braveIy to her rescue and she played her role as conscientiously as thouoh the impersonation were to be the foundation stone of her career in- stead of the ornament to complete the splendid monument that she, by long service, has erected in the hearts of American playgoers.
 Mrs Gilbert this season. and in this play, makes her farewell to the stage. 1 Since 1864 she has been almost contin- uousIy before the New York, public, and in that time she has won almost countless triumphs of art. Her final 1 triumph is no less in an artistic way. than those that have. gone before. and it is glorified by the wreath of senti- ment that she so richly deserves. At the end of the play Mrs Gilbert spoke the following epiIogue: Dear friends ill front the curtain must Until grateful woman says goodby
 to all.
 Just think of ali the kindness that I've
 got of you!
 I'd like to be the Granny" of the lot
 of you!
 Old age to bear becomes happy load When love and friendship line the
 lengthening road. And as I've lived long years in this
 dear land.
 I've never lacked the pressure of your
 hand.
 Nor missed the smile the times I've
 tried to jest,
 Nor wanted for tear when tears were l
 best
 So when the curtains down, the foot
 lights out
 Once and for all for me, I'lk turn about And i'll my memories live again each |
 day
 Your hands and hearts made glad for
 me my way,
 When with Augustin Daly I acted i
 many parts!
 And Jimmy Lewis, bless him, played |
 with me at hearts! And Ada Rehan. the dear creature, |
 won her brilliant spurs, And John Drew, cheeky darling, stole
 my heart and hers; And charming Annie Russell, and l
 more than I can name But I'll keep them in my memory, ey-
 cry one the same!
 Dear days! so many, too, red 1ettered l
 ones and gold!
 The curtain falls on all of them-I'm |
 eighty three years oldi Goodby. old friends, new friends, my
 children every one of you! Listen, for it's true. I love each moth 1
 er's son of you!
 For wealth, for fame, my goodness, I
 don't care q filbert! If only in your hearts you'll keep old
 Mrs Gilbert.