Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-18

tOral of New England, which has just ] celebrated its seventh birthday, has made over $125.OOO for it's mana ger, William A. Brady.
 :ii: | A memorial 10 Mrs C. II. Gilbert probably will be placed in the Bloom 1 ingdale Reformed church. at Broadway l and SiXty-eighth street. of which she was q member. The pastor Dr ". c. Stinson. is working toward that end.
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 Rehearsals of Abigail" in which | Grace George is to appear again at the head of her own company, are now being held in the New York theater Miss George will be surrounded " n splendid company. and the play will be seen in all the large cities of the country next season after it's run in New York;
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 Ed Salter. who is May Irwin's man. ager at present. was once box office boy at Whites theater, now | yceum in Detroit. and when May Irwin came into the office one day Mir White sent ! Ed back on the stage with May to in troduce her to Tony Pastor. Tony en- gagged her. and she afterward played sister act with Flo at Pastors. :lI:
 The remarkable revival of Siberia is playing to the largest business in the history of the Academy of Music 1 in New York. The kiShineff massacre scene was a master stroke, as well as a remarkable piece of stage realism. Thousands of Jews and Russians have gone to the theater, which is practical ly given np to him on Friday nights. :|i:
 ! Joseph Jefferson will make his reap pearance on the stage at the Boston /, theater. Boston, Easter Monday. His sons, Thomas and Joseph. Jr, will play Rip Van Wrinkle" that week, and Mir Jefferson will deliver an address each | evening between the acts The follow ing week he will come over to New York and make his farewell appear ance on the stage at Joseph Hollands benefit at the Metropolitan opera house.
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 Wilton Lackaye's adaptation of Vic. | tor HugO's masterpiece. Les Misera- bles," is to be one big feature of that actors repertoire next season. The play is called "Jean Villjean' and is said to be very strong. It will intro. duce some extraordinary effects. among them a cineometograph change from behind tie scenes that will be startling as well as novel. Mir Lack aye will produce the plays that are to constitute his. large repertoire in Pitts- burg and Chicago during the coming summer.
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 Cape Cod Folk" q pastoral plas, written by a New England clergyman. is to be produced about the middle of February. The minister is q Congre- gationalist. a man of large sympathies and broad views. who believes that one of the best ways to reach the pco pie Is through their am,isements. and one of the best ways to elevate the stage is by supplying it with clean, wholesome and entertaining plays. The manager will put out two com panies in Cape Cod Folk" which will have it's premiere in Boston. II:
 William A. Brady is to produce q new musical com cdy on a gigantic scale at McVicker's thcater at the end of the regular season. It is to be called Round Chicago" and is based upon William \. Brady's great musi- cai sensation of q few seasons ago, Round New York In Eighty Minutes" The book has been prepared hy Fred Ranken and the music Is being written by A. Baldwin Sloane. Among the many spectacular features will be an immense ballet that MT Brady is bringing over from the English capi- tai.
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 Master John Wild. soil of the late comedian. appeared in negro charac- te.. in threc-act play. "Topsy Turvy." at Tonnes hall. Avcrill Park. February | produced under the auspices of the Lady Maccabecs. Young John, who is r.: years of age. is a chip of the olh block, possessing the same sense of bumor that characterized his famous latbtI- f1t is tus I'SstrSpf VI d ub' voice and has appeared in concert ani amateur theatricals since his ith year. should he later devote himself to the profession there is little doubt that he would succeed.
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 Robert Emmet Lennon has a novelty III. his sleeve for Broadway. He is a singer. and he halls from Chicago. Las. season he played the party of Darby O'Dono,an in Sweet Kitty Bel lairS' Al other times he has suing in opera-comic and grand. When N,ry lei. the French tenor. was 10 have made his American debut at the Audi torium in Chicago he fell i'll. and Nh I..uuou went on the stage in his place. Chicago found no fault with the sub- stituiion. Observe Mr Lemons given names. There you find tlIs riew tc the Broadway mystery. IL is an Irish musical drama the first ever. Ii is 3l- most finished. and the production will he made about Easter. \ large and ecinJpteBi east will assist. Their names are not made public as yet Meanwhile the Chicago singer will get busy in vaudeville. He has an imita- ton act. He sings in imitation of fam uII< tenDrS. CarrSo and Chauncey sr ,ott are on his list The Irish musical .lI anna will not. MT Lennon says. re a farauSo of "sume-all-ye's. hut an Irish classic "f the present day.