Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-06

AOa henan mas been OnereQ, put 0e- clined. $40,0O0 for season of twenty. five weeks in vaudeville.
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 ChS;::es Frohman has arranged for the appearance of Maude Adams next season at the Empire theater in New York in James NJ. Barrie's Peter Pan,'' which has been highly success ful in London. Miss Adams will visit MT and Mrs Barrie in England this summer.
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 Lew Field has a young relative who is very clever in his line. and who, 8 few days ago, received telegram ask ing if he would play weeks engage ment in a certain city in Nebraska. Y want $500 for the week." promptly wired Mr Felds's young relative. Twelve hours later this answer came back: "Stop kidding. can get the governor of Nebraska to play week for $300."
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 Senator Cullen introduced bill in the New York state senate, April 24, making it misdemeanor for the own CT. manager or employe of licensed theater to exclude any person from the theater without cause or excuse. It provides that all persons within the Jurisdiction of the state shall be en- titled to the full privileges of licensed theaters. The bill was drawn to fit the case of James s. Metcalfe. who has been barred from several New York theaters because of the publica- ton of criticisms in Life objected to by the theatrical trust.
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 New York's current theatrical sea. son Is coming to close with rush. Six play houses, the Criterion, the Ga:. rick, Lew Fields's, the Majestic, the Manhattan and the Princess. turned of the lights of their electric signs for the summer last Saturday night. ''The Education of Mir Pipp" and San Toy" at the Liberty and Daly's, will close this week, the Lyceum and Wallack's close the following week. and the En- pire a week later. This will leave but seven first class houses open with .'The Heir to the Hoorah," and the now al- most classic College Widow the only non-musical play in town.
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 Reuben Fax tells of a conversation overheard by him in Winnipeg shortly after the demise of the late Queen Vic toria and the succession to the throne of her son. Albert Edward. At that time. it will be remembered by those familiar with Canadian politics. Sir Wilfred Laurier was the predominant figure in the Dominion. and among the ignorant thought to be all-powerful. Two Manitoba farm hands were stand ing at the bar connected with the hotel in which Mir Fax was stopping, dis cussing the news of the day from news papers they were coming. when one of them, very much excited. exclaimed: T say, Sandy, man, Queen Victoria is dead" "Too bad. too bad" said the other. And who will take her place on the throne?" "Oh." said the first ''her son has already been made king "Ah." answered the second. peering suspiciously over his paper, "he must have a strong pull with Laurier.'
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 Henry B. Harris. under whose man. ager1al direction Robert Edeson is pre- senting "Strongheart" at the Park the ater. Boston. has within the past week consummated two important theatrical deals by which he will control the ser. vices of T. Daniel Frawley and James J. Corbett for a term of years. Mir Frawley will be presented In Ran. sons Folly" the comedy by Richard Harding Davis, utilized last season by Mir Edeson. His tour will commence in May and embrace the middle west and Pacific coast, where the actor is a strong favorite. Later in the year Mir Harris will present Mir Frawley in a new play in New York. For Mir Cor bett. whom his new manager regards as the most promising of American comedians, he has secured the rights of George Bernard Shaw's well known story. "Cashel Byron's Profession" Ne gotiations for a stage version are now pending with a well known American dramatist. Mir Corbett will make his debut Sider Mir Harris's direction at a Broadway theater next September.
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 The big New York Hippodrome which every night since it's opening has had some person in every one of it's 5OO and odd seats. has naturally put more or less of a dent in the business of the regular theatrical attractions. On the opening night of the monster play house. much to the delight and surprise of it's managers. .'The Educa- ton of MT Pipp" at the Liberty theater mad an increase fin receipts of more than $2OO over the Wednesday of the preceding week. Back in his dressing room Digby Bell. the star of the com pany, was rejoicing over the unexpect- cd figures when his Japanese dresser, Kato. interjected this sage remark: Mist Bell. maybe. tink. we get much of those people that the Hipp'- dome is not big enough to hold to- night The smile "came or of Bells face. You mean we're getting some of the overfiowT' Yes. Mist Bell" say. Kato. you laps are too wise" re piled the stern and no longer happy comedian. We've got a proverb in this country that I want you to re member. and it's this: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth I'll explain what that means when come oif afte, this scene"