Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-11
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

A press sheet told funny story last week of Joseph Murphy dropping ing. and becoming disconsolate over bis loss. The writer forgot that Jos eph Murphy was playing an engage ment at that time in San Francisco.
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 William H. Mcdonald of the Ros- tonians fame, made his vaudeville de- but at the Garrick theater in Whining ton. Del. last week. in a piece called "A Highwayed Highwayman.' He has the part of Dick Turban and his as scciates include Adele Rafter, Guy Bartlett and Guelma Baker.
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 Mrs Fannie Rush. the aged mother ol the late Isadore Rush, whose home is in Wilkesbarre, Pa. has not yet been told of the death of her daughter. who died while surf bathing in California three months ago. Mrs Rush is in such delicate health that her family fear that the shock of the news would kill her.
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 The giving of morning performances at the Nixon theater in T1ttsburg waA decided novelty last week, when "Parsifal' was sung at tGis house. The first act was over about the time the business men went to lunch. and the invasion of all the restaurants by fashiOnably attired women was some thing which the business men enjoyed immensely. and now they are clamor. ing for more of the same kind of af- fairs in that enterprising city.
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 Instead of beginning the practice of law on February l. as his father wished and expected he would do, Harry Carey. a son of ex-Judgc Henry D. Carey of King avenue, City Island. is appearing with the stock company which is presenting When Knight, hood Was in Flower" at the Yorkvills theater. It was only on Sunday q week ago that his father discovered that he had been rchearsing fin the play for several weeks. Mir Carey was much displeased, but finally gave his consent. Young Carey is graduate of New York university, where he was much interested in athletics and the. atricals.
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 Cecil De Mile is to revive and ap pear in the title part of Lord Chumley, which was written by his father, H. C. De Mile, and David Belasco, and ih which E. H. Sothern won one of the greatest successes of his career. MT Sothern has given the play to Mir De Mile. and in a letter on the subject wrote to the young actor: My Dear Cecil: If you will play the part sin cerely l gladly give you all the produc- tion of Chumley,' knowing how cred itably you can do this. It will be de. liShtfu to know that your fathers son is to play the part he wrote for me when you were T baby. Always sin cerely. E. II. Sothern.' Young Mir De Mile was formerly leading man for Virginia Harmed Mrs E. H. Southern,. His mother, Mrs II. c. Dc Mile, has arranged for the production.
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 Lawrence D'Orsays magnetism that ingredient of his personality that. more than anything else, has made ! him n success-got him into trouble Il couple of weeks ago while The Earl of Pawtucket" company was en route from Kansas City to Denver. Oppo- site D'Orsay in the Pullman. q young mother had been vainly trying for a long time to still the wailing of her tiny girl baby. Because he wanted peace of mind and because he felt sorry for the pretty mamnA D'Orsay finally took a hand in the proceedings and, after having marched up and down the car a few times with the baby in his arms, the embryonic mat, iGee girl fell completely under the ac. tors charm and ceased crying and with Il Chesterfieldian bow D'Orsa. | immediately restored her to her re. | lieved mother. The train sped on to' ward the setting sun and tranquility reigned supreme. until Mir D'Orsay was startled from his reading by the train i porter accosting him with the follow 1 ing modest request: Say. mister won't you please come back to the next ear. sir: there's three babies a howlin' it to kill, and nobody can't ,lo Hotbin' with 'em!'' The genial com. ediap turned indignantly upon ihe in. | trCdcr and said: Look heah. me good man. you should jolly well provide yourself witb-aw-a bottle of sooth ing syrup for such emergencies. That little girl ovah theah-aw-appca tc iue. don't you know: hut. bless me soul I--aw-cawn't undertake io bc-aw- baby -charmah-in- ordinary to the whole blooming train!''
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 MRS f:ILBERT'S WILL.
 The will or the late Mrs C. II. Gil 1 | nrf uhich raS filed in fhe slirrn...if fe',