Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-01
THEATRICAL, CHATTER

. Some of the newspapers made a fuss last week about ITS Langtry being grandmother. As a matter of fact, she was awarded that distinc- stiOn nearly two years ago. The child recently born to her daughter in Lon don is the second to arrive i'll the fam fly.
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 A fine letter of David Garrck was among the many interesting auto graphs in the auction sale of the valu- able collection of the late Surrogate John H. V. Arnold. It brought $46. Eight letters of Edwin Forrest were also sold. One of these was dated Philadelphia, June 10. 1867. A one page letter of Joseph Grimaldi. the celebrated comedian and clown. March f. 1920, brought SLIGO. A let ter of Samuel T. Coleridge. the poet, to his publisher, was sold for S4.25.
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 Miss May Naudain. the young prima donna, insists that religious training is most essential to girl who wishes to embrace stage career Miss Naudain speaks from practical experience, as scarcely more than a year ago she was an inmate of con vent ill Omaha, Neb. and to-day she is one of the most popular young wo- men on the New York stage. She gives most of the credit for her sue cess to the schooling she received from the Sisters in the Sacred Heart Convent of Omaha.
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 The cast of ''Hamlet.' as repre- scented at the Lester Wallack benefit on May 21. 1888. at the Metropolitan Opera house, which netted $2O.OOO, was as follows: Hamlet, Edwin Booth: Ghost, Lawrence Barrett; King Claudius. Frank Mayo; Polon- jus, John Gilbert: Laertes. Eben Plympton; Francisco, Frank Mor- daunt: First Actor, Joseph Wheeler: Second actor: Mines Levick: First Gravedigger, Joseph Jefferson: Sec ond Gravedigger, William J. Flor ence: Ophelja. Helene Modjeska; The Player Queen, Rose Coghlan: The Queen. Gertrude Kellogg: Bernardo, Herbert Kelcey: Marcellus, Edwin H. Vanderf"n
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 The testimonial given Joseph Hol- land at the Metropolitan Opera house on the afternoon of Friday. March 24, was the most remarkable event of it's kind in the history of the English speaking stage. A sum approximate ing $25,O00 was realized. No such l>nc hkc; n similar performance. All the well known stars who. on that date, were within a radius of 300 miles of New York. participated. while the hoxes were occupied by matrons whose names lead New York's social regis ter. Mir Holland himself was unable to attend, but letter written to him by his godfather, Joseph Jefferson was read to the 1000 persQps. in at tendance by Mrs Leslie CaffeT
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 One of the chorus boys fin the Babes of Toyland" company showed up for q matinee performance the other day with very black eye Robert Fair child. the stage manager of the Babes" took him to task for his ap pearance and inquired as to how he he came possessed of the ornament. Well, you see. Mir Fairchild," he said Frank naming another of the boys) .-as been very attentive to Miss -. Last night. just to torment him. took her home after the performance. Af- rewards met Frank on the street and he was very angry with me. He told me I must never speak to her again. So asked him if he thought he owned her" "Well?" said Fairchild. He did"
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 Lew Fields and Julian Mitchell were walking away from the Lew Fields theater Thursday. being fol- lowed by an English sheep dog which Mr Mitchell had acquired at the re- cent dog show at Madison Square Gar den. At the corner of Broadway and 42nd street there was a block in traf- fic and policeman stopped them.
 That's q fine dog you have there, sir" said the policeman. as he held up his hand to truck driver.
 Yes" said Mitchell.
 But you've got to he careful of him. sir. There's lots of dog thieves and black fox terrier stolen off me only Monday"
 Why don't you notify the police?' said Mir Fields.
 II never thought of it. answered the officer. "I'll do that same the minute l go off duty"