Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-16
THEATRICAL
CHATTER

A fight that is on between the
Barnum and Bailey Show and the
street car lines of Des Moines, Ia,
has resulted in the show management
chartering special trains on Il steam
road to carry the crowds to another
lot not adjoining the street car line,
4:
On the evening of June 24, Mary
Anderson de Navarro sang to 2OOOI
poor working people at the Peoples
Palace, London. She also read the
murder scene from Macbeth and told
her audience how much she loved
Shakespeare, and how much Shakes
peare had done for her, and will dol
for anyone, if studied.
Il:
oscar Eagle, stage manager Of Mrs
pany. was robbed last Tuesday in
Chicago of his travelling lag, con-
tanning the manuscript and orches-
tration of the play. Mr.. Eagle was
In the Postal Telegraph Office, when
ia stranger accosted him. After the
man left the Office he discovered that
his grip had gone with him.
Il:
stuart Robson, who died April %,
1908, left a personal estate of the
value of $2S,423, according to the re-
port of the appraiser made last We'd
nesday. Letters of administration
were issued to the widow, Mary
EDougherty Stuart, who, with son
land daughter, inherits the property.
mr.. Robson's real name was Henry
w. Stuart.
4:
Mary Mannering first appeared in
this country Nov. 20, 1896, in Hart
ford, as Leonie in The Courtship of
Ieonfe. She first appeared in New
York at the Lyceum Theatre in the
same play Dec. i, 1896. On Dec IA,
1896, she played Sadie in The Late
Mr.. CASTILLO. J. *. Hackett was in
both Plays She was engaged by
Daniel Frohman in England in the
simmer of 1896, and had supported
Herman Vein and Loring Fernie for
some years before Mr.. Frohman en-
gagged her.
i:
Joseph Armand (J. g. McLaugh4
l1in), the noted old light opera tenor,
died at his home in ST. Louis on July
3, Of cancer of the throat. His NAL
ady was said to be due to a constant
strain of the vocal cords during the
period that he was before the pub
JIG as a singer. Mr.. Armand was
fifty five years old. He originated
in America the tenor roles in Div
ette, The Pirates of Penzance, Pima
fore and other famous light operas.
His last appearance was with the
Baker Opera company. After retir-
Ding from the stage he went into the
restaurant business in St Louis and
accumulated a handsome fortune
His wife survives him. At the fun
eral services, held in st. Louis, w.
g. Stewart, who was in 1his youth a
protege of Mr.. Armand's, was in
charge of the music and sang solo.
III:
This as been a singular year for
breakups in partnerships Warde
pnd James, who have been together
off and on for several seasons, have
parted. Weber and Fields are no
longer a team of mirth makers, and
in a couple Of weeks the long exist
Ing partnership between w. H. Nc
Donald and H. G. Barnabee will come
to an end, while The Bostonians
finish their career as an organization
In Atlantic City. 1t Is said that
these QlSSOlutIOHS cOIu0 III IuI0eS, duu
the knowing ones recall the fact that
when Harrigan and Hart separated
they We're followed by Robson and
Crane. Outside of the Rogers Broth
ers there are but few teams in stell-
nrdom. Montgomery and Stone are
Featured Raymond and Caverly have
gone back to vaudeville and the COM
bination of Gilmore and Leonard, al
so in vaudeville, is in effect merely
for the summer months.
III:
At the Thalia Theater, on the night
pf the glorious Fourth, Anna Valen-
fini; or the Crime of the Lodi, an
italian tragedy of the darkest purple,
WAS produced by u company of Ital-
Eans 1t was in a prologue and three
Eumultuous acts, and built around
Anna Valentino, who was tried some
time ago for killing a rival who was
the friend and confidential adviser of
the gentleman who had been her con-
6dential adviser and friend for nine
golden years beneath the vines and