Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-20

John Drew was elected president of the Players club at meeting of the board of directors held May g. Mir Drew is the third president of the Players. Edwin Booth served for the first. five years, and Joseph Jefferson the subsequent twelve years. William Bispham was elected vice-president.
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 5 Phil Margetts. Utah's veteran actor, Was announced this week to play his old part in ""The Chimney Corner" and celebrate his fifty-fifth year as all actor at benefit at the Salt Lake theater. Salt Lake City. Brigham Young was one ,of Mir Margetts's warmest admir- CTS and often went to see him in this favorite drama.
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 King Edward and his suite occupied the royal box at the Lyric theater, London, May 8, witnessing Maxine FL liott's performance in "Her Own Way" The house was packed. At the close of the play the king said he wished to see Miss Elliott, and she at tended at the royal box. His majesty complimented her on her performance and expressed pleasure at seeing her in England.
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 The International Theater Go of New York city was incorporated last We'd nesday with capital of $25OO00, to purchase and produce plays of French origin in all English speaking coun- tries. The directors are Victor Mapes, Ferdinand o. Desenechal. Guillaume A. Scribner, Mrs c. De Mile. Paul Fuller, Jr, Samuel R. Bertron, E. E. Lorillard, Ander Le Courd, Charles R. Conlon, John r. Murray, Charles B. Samuels, Howard T. Kingsbury. Charles Bar clay and James E. Hopkins.
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 Frederick Thompson, of Thompson and Dundy, is expected in Chicago this week to complete plans for hippo drome in that city. It is said that ar- engagements have already been made for building to seat 5000 and with n stage large enough for 400 people. All the New York Hippodrome attractions will be presented there, thus eliminat. ing the cost of first production. so far as Chicago is concerned. An option on three sites has already been secured, and it Is planned to spend S1,25O, 900 on the building and it's equipment. fl:
 "The Stolen Prfnce,' drama of old Japan, was given in tableaux at the Belasco theater last Friday afternoon for the benefit of the widows and or phans of Japanese soldiers. Mrs Hugh Frazer's novel formed the basis of the play. and its authors occupied part of the time in telling the plot. so that the twenty-one pictures which followed might be understood. The female characters were represented by ladies of the Japanese official family in New York including Mrs Uchida. Mrs I'm anishi and Mrs Iwahara. and by sev- eral American ladies. The male actors were all Japanese. most of them stu dents at Columbia university. Cos tunes. scenery and grouping were real Japanese The rich members of the local colony lent their finest robes and ornaments and armor. and the scenery was painted by A. Hiyashi, all artist of the colony.
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 Madame Modjeska returned May 9 to the west She will remain for few days in Chicago and then continue her trip to her ranch in California. 1t is hoped she will be able to sell her prop crty there advantageously. In case she does not succeed in selling her home for an amount large enough to puy- cnase an annuity for her or is not pro. vided for in some other way. she vii. in all probability have to play series of engagements in the western cities next winter. Daniel Frohman has an. nounced his willingness to arrange a tour in case 1t may be found necessary for her to return 10 the stage for an- other winter. The profit of the testi- monial will be invested by the commit tee of her friends and is likely to be added to by subscriptions. If it is not found necessary for her 10 play. Madame Modjeska will return perma- nently to Poland next winter.
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 A Yale student cherishes a platonic .hiSF tsoukbtlh VI "J'he Wizard of Oz'' company that has not been quenched by the knowledge that the little actress is happily mar ried. While he has never stopped to tho folly of sending her presents or seeking an interview with her. he has spared no expense in collecting all the photographs he could procure. When she was last fin New Haven au espe- cially attractive poster was displayed In various store windows. a copy of which he vainly tried to obtain. Learn ing the address of the Photographers. he wrote to them and was informed he could have one for $2. Cheerfuliy he sent a cheek and. in return. received. instead of the admired litho he expect cd. what is known as an "eight-sheet." !" the kind that is used on the larger bill- boards. His college friends are now asking him jocosely if hc intends to uer if to manor fhe uaIls of his roon