Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-07

Peggy Machree." an Irish musical play, by Patrick Bidwell, was pro duced by z. c. Hamilton in Wynd- hams theater, London. December 2S. The rather amateurish piece was saved by the clever acting of Marie Dainton and the fine singing of Denis O'Sullivan of songs contributed by Senor EspositO and Clarence Lucas. It is understood the play will come to America.
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 Mrs Frank Pixley. the dashing young wife of the librettst. is Ga. nadian. so doesn't make the effort of saying elevator In the Christmas rush she found herself wedged in a crowd. ''Will you please tell me 1 where the lift is:' she gasped to q florid. grinning face behind her. "Sure. miss and huge hand struggled up- ward and swept the wall space grand | ly. This is the roight and that's the 1 lift"
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 Leon Hermann. the magician, pro- | fessiGnally known as Hermann the Great. received a cablegram on Decenl- Der 20 conveying the sad news of the death of his mother in Paris. as the result of an operation The shock was so great that the magician was utterly prostrated and was u,A,ble to perform at the Orpheum in San Francisco. where he was filling an engagement. Mrs Herrlnann was 60 years of age and was highly esteemed by a veg /, large circle of friends.
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 NJ. CaZelles. who for the last twen- ty years has been the director of French opera in New Orleans asked the owners of the French opera house. December 5, to release him from his engagement. saying in his letter that the people of New Orleans no longer would support French grand opera. and that in the future it would be ne cessary to run the house at loss. As result the French opera house will be practically abandoned, and its clos ing will mark the passing of one of the most famous play houses in Amer ica.
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 X Brooklyn clergyman who attended the performance at the Orpheum last week wrote to Manager Percy Will Hams protesting against certain joke used by R. G. Knowles. MT Will Hams ordered the comedian to elimin- n hn ,,I lf~ promptly refused. A fine of $1OO was imposed, which Knowles declined to pay. Decidedly strained relations en- sued. and Mir Knowles is said to have placed the case in the hands of a law yer, with instructions to sue for dam- ages unless satisfactory settlement is made. :lI:
 Miss Zoe Akins, q school chum of Ruth Bryan C1Iow Mrs Homer Leavitt), the daughter of Thomas J. Akins, re- publican national committeeman, a so- ciety woman we'll known in St Louis. will make her debut upon the stage Tuesday night Miss Akins will ap- pear with the Odeon stock company in St Louis, playing the role of a page in Romeo and Juliet" Only this week in New Orleans Colonel w. J. Bryan and Mrs Leavitt had a reconciliation over her baby after eighteen months estrangement, it being Bryan's first grandchild.
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 Norman Tharp. who plays Lord Dulverton in "The Usurper," is an Englishman who is trying hard to be all American. He often finds the pro cess painful, even expensive. For ex ample. there was his visit to Broad way florists on Christmas eve. He rold of it lugubriOus,y over his turkey on the natal day. They're robbers on Broadway. my boy. robbers" he said mournfully. as he masticated the fowls liver. Il went into smart place to buy d bunch of violets. My boy. they charged me S4.I5 for it. could have bought it for three bob on Regent street." Aha" an American friend gloated. They saw you coming and said. There's an English lobster. We'll trim him." Not at an. my dear boy. assure you" said Tharp. with the liver between his tee II talked broad and spat on the floor :fi':
 Carrying about increased embon- point might he crime in the world of fashion. but being plain, good na- .ac IA. and is not to be dcspised. At least May Irwin thinks so. If she wers less rotund. she would he less good n:- tured. and less able to make people laugh. May lrwfn's plumpness is as much her stock il trade as her inim iiable smil5' and her ioliy personality. In fact. that is part of her personality. Says prominent dramatic writer: There is no use in trying to keep the secret longer. May Irwin is fatter than ever. Every woman who loves to wear flexible leather belt where hcr waist line used to he will rejoice over tlle glad ii1inG~. And. further more. lc; ii bc recorded that Miss Ir- win seems to glory in her increased weight. wearing -owIs-very gor- gcous. artistic ones--that enhance the fact. quite disregarding il,e old tra- ,lition that stout women should wear stripes running up and down to break the expansc to the eye The buxom lady will wear stripes running around if it so pleascs her fancy. and we Wi like her better than ever. if possible.