Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-20

Mabel Bert, who created the char acter of the Mother of Hur in Ben Hur," will continue in this role the coming season. Miss Bert has played this role more than 1.400 times. II:
 William Farnum, who made wide reputation in the title role of "Ben Hur," will play an important part i'll Joseph Brooks's production of c. T. Dazey's new play, "Home Folk" to I be produced in December. H:
 John J. McNally has completed the scenario of "Fhe Ham Tree" the musical farce in which Klaw S Err langer will star the famous black face comedians, Mcintyre and Heath, the season opening year hence. This will be one of the largest pro- auctions in this field of amusement. They have already begun making en- agreements for it
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 A widely known London antiquar- ian has been engaged to seek authori- ties for designs of costumes and ar nor for<the coming production of General Lew Wallace's "A Prince of India" A fabulous amount of money will be expended in the mounting of this play. All the scenes of this story are laid in and about Constanh- nople at the time of its conquest by I Mohammed.
 I: Z Fay Templeton, leading woman of "A Little of Every ything," company and who, with Peter F. Daley, will head the new permanent musical S stock company at the Liberty thea ! ter in New York, celebrated the thirty-second anniversary of her first appearance on the stage last Tuesday evening by entertaining party of friends at dinner at her residence af 4 ter the performance.
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 George M. Conan and his big com pany of singing and dancing come dians will be seen here shortly in MT Cohan's newest musical play, "Lit- tie Johnny Jones'" MT Conan will have one of the strongest musical H comedy casts ever put together. His chorus will equal the best and the production will be one of the finest the sage has seen for many day. % There will be more song hits than in a dozen other shows.
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 A non-partizan political song and chorus, lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Alfred D. Aarons, called Champaign Cries" has been intro duced in the production of "A Little of Everything. ''The air is very spirited one The old campaign cries from the time of Washington to Me KinIeys second election are received with enthusiastic approval. This will De one of the musical features of IA Little of Everything en tour.
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 Klaw (. Erlanger will be the most r6important theatrical patron of the railroads the coming season. When their Mother Goose company leaves for St Louis. where they open at the Olympic theater September 4, they baggage cars, and accommodations for 3S8 people. When the Ben Hur'' company leaves for Milwaukee, where it opens September 3, they will re- quire nine baggage cars and trans portation for 225 people, The tours of both these companies during the season will be very extended and their transportation will add thous- ands to railroad earnings. Beside these, Klaw & Erlanger will have six other big companies en tour.
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 The ever youthful veteran Marcus R. Mayer, will be manager of A. M Palmer's all-star cast revival of ''The Two Orphans" the coming sea son. Not only will the cast be all stars, but the managers will also Both MT Palmer and MT Mayer have been stars in their field many years "The Two Orphans" will open the season at the Colonial theater in Bos. ton, September 12. On the 26th il will play the Chestnut street opera house in Philadelphia for two weeks with a week in Worcester, Spring field, Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port and Trenton, N. J., between Bos- ton and Philadelphia. October 10 il will be seen in Cleveland; October 1T in Pittsburg, and October 24 in Chi cago.
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 Daniel SuIIy, the actor, tells ar amusing story of the time he ran away From horna to be a 'show actor.'