Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-15
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER
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The advance sale of seats for the season of twelve performances of the Conried opera conlpany in San Fran cisco, which began on April 6 with "Rigoletto," amounted to more than $S5, 1000.
 <: There is a report that we will have a revival of 'sMminie' with Francis Wilson, Henry E. Dixey and Pauline Hall in the cast. It may be made at the Broadway theater after "Floro- dora."
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 Ben Greet's players gave a perform ance of Hamlet on the ''Parsifal' order in Chicago last Saturday after noon. The first act began at o'clock. and at the conclusion of the third act there was an intermissi0n until 8 o'clock in the evening when the bal ance of the play was offered.
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 Lew Fields, the head of the "It Hap pened fin Nor1land" company, owns a fine collie dog which serves as watch man at hls home on West Eighty third street. New York city. The other even ing an inebriated neighbor of Mir Fields. mistaking the comedian's home for his own. was bitten by the collie on the left leg. The next morning he. wrote: "I demand $1.OO0 for my in- juries. may suffer from hydropho-, bia." Mir Fields promptly wrote back: My dog Is worth s1,5OO. I demand that amount of money from you My collie is suffering from alcoholism" No suit against Ar Fields has as vet been instituted in the supreme court of New York.
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 The celebrated case of Carrie Swain against Frank l.. Gardner has come to an end. The French courts have had this subject before them for many years, and final determination is a dismissal of the suit Many years ago MT Gardner became Carrie Swain's manager. and after an engagement in Frisco. took his star to Australia. There it was given out that they were man and wife, It was alleged that Mir Gardner's profits on the Australian tour enabled him to invest in mines, with the result that his career was not unlike the fairy tale of Aladdin. He made millions in few years. journey ing to London and Paris to establish offices, and organizing many mining companies. Meanwhile, Miss Swain became pOverty-stricken and with the assistance of some friends went to Paris to recover some $20OOOO which she said was due her. and established further claim that she was his wife. The matter was fought in the courts for many years. Mir Gardner's counter claim was rejected, but by the decision that Mir Gardner was not her husband Miss Swain is again left without means. Recently NJ. B. I.eavitt. who claims to have, loaned Mr. Gardner, enough money to go to Australia, met the promoter in London. who said that he was worth close on to $4O,OOO,OOO.
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 Robbie Harris. who is known as delineatOr of German character parts. Mont this summer, in stock. Harris immediately wired to the manager: :"What do you pay for actors out your way?" The reply came back: What do you want?" Harris replied: "Five hundred dollars week." The man. ager answered.: T don't want to buy your life. All want is your services this summer"
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 All xho cJ,or%;,;,.. ,,,,txo, or ..,C,,r Heir to the Hoorah." the new comedy which Kirke La Shelle is producing at the Hudson theater. bears. as sort of trade mark the picture of plump. rosy. bald-headed. widely smiling in- fant. The reading matter of the bills doesn't say so, but the implication is, or at least an astute Gerry agent so nc. cepted it. that the said infant plays part in the comedy. So. having ab- sOrbed the full strength of the implica- ton the Gerry man came around to the Hudson theater to deliver friendly but pOrtentOus warning. He saw Manager Harry B. Harris of the theater. You know you can't put kids of that age on the stage. the Gerry man said warily What's the use of making Us come up here and stop it opening nightY" How old does the kid have to be to be beyond the Gerry limitT' demanded Mir Harris. Ten with permit; 16 without" This 'un's 11," placidly re- piled Mir Harris. What, that kid 1I? Stop your Kidding" exclaimed the Gerry man pointing to the picture of the cherubic infant: "1I what? 11 monthsT' Seventeen years. I'll bet you a hundred to ten on it." "Wbere did you get it! Out of the Liliputian show? Where was it born. Coney Island.' Tt wasn't born at all" placidly remarked Mir Harris. Tt was made in Germany and Beverly sit greaves nursed and mcthered it till she was 10 years old. She dug if up the other day as mascot to play the .Heir.'- The Gerry man looked painei