Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-08
THEATRICAL,
 CHATTER

Giuseppe Campanari. intending to make America his future home and to educate and rear his children as Americans, took out his first citizen ship papers March 30, He swore that he was born in Italy fifty years ago and first landed in New York in 1889.
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 Sarah Ber1ihardt ahd Catulles Men des have become friends again. This is the weeks sensation in Paris the atrical circles. Actress and author quarreled some years ago over his play, "Sainte Therese," which was never given. Now Madame Bern hardt has agreed to do it. condition of the new contract being forfeit of S3.OO0 if she again fail M. Mendes has promised to use the money, should he get it, to help young writers.
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 Tim Murphy has in mind project Of supporting company made up ex- clusively of the descendants of ac- tors. Some of the people he is said to have in view are: A niece of John Drew: John Barrymore. son of Mau- rice Barrymore: grandson of Joseph Jefferson: Mildred Morris. daughter of the late Felix Morris; Charles Dih- den Pitt. son of Harry and Fanny Addison Pitt; Gilbert Miller, son of Henry Miller. if his release can be se- cured from the |. &. Marine Corps: one of Edwin Booths nephews: All fred Mansfield of London, a nephew of Richard Mansfield: and Vera Brewster, niece of Julia Marlowe, now singing in comic opera.
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 Dan Waldron, an old time minstrel. died in Washington, D. C.. on April l, at the Siblcy hospital. from acute pneumonia beginning with grip. after an illness of one week. He had gone to Washington to attend the races at Rennings with his two brothers, William and John Cook, b0okmakers there. Waldron. whose real name was Daniel Cook, was born in New York city fOrtyseven years ago. He was perhaps best known to the stage as one of the original members of the Rig Four Minstrels. the other mem bers of the quartet being Lester. Al len and Smith. As a minstrel come dian he achieved quite reputation for work of distinct and original character. He was also in later years a member of Haverly's MInstrels and Primrose X Vests aggregation.
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 Ut tickles Wisconsonite so much to catch New Yorker" said Thorn as w. Ross between acts of "Check- CTS" the other night. "that you can depend on it they relished one on me not long ago in Madison. was hur, riedly called down to the phone. just as l had entered my room to go tC bed. Very important said the clerk l went to the phone. which noticed was a peculiarly clumsy affair. and taking tho receiver called: "phis i' Thomas w. Ross. What is it!' In stantly little door where the batter, is supposed to be kept. flew open. dis closing fresh glass of beer. sci 'em up for the conspirators, and as left with good night one old gray beard. who had evidently been to tho show. slapped his leg and exclaimed An fist ter think of catching spry young lad like that after his calling the turn on that horse Remorse at q hundred to one.''
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 "Theres one thing an American ac tor cant do we'll" said man whose appearance gave every indication that he was a typically hardened New York theater-goer. as he lit q cigarette in the lobby of the Liberty theatcr the other night during an entr'acte of "The Education of Mr Iipp."
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 He cant play an English gentle man. He can play any other nation ality perfectly. and he can even gc so far as to get the English dialect all right. but there's q line of distinction between the Britisher and the Yan' kee that is too fine for any actor td get. It shows in the Englishnan' s gait. in his movements and in his in fiections. and the only way to get the part of a British swell played right in this country is to import man fer it like this Frederick Courtenay who does the Englishman so well ill this play"
 You can have one more guess. laughed his companion. Fred COur tenay was born and brought up in America and is as good Yankee as