Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-18

LangdOn Mitchell is at work on a play for Henrietta Crosman which is scheduled for production next year. Mir Mitchell wrote Becky Sharp for Mrs Fiske.
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 Henrietta Crosman will begin a spring tour in her greatest success, Mistress Nell" in Minneapolis oh April Ed. Her company includes most of the original members. and also such well known persons as Reeves Smith, Emily Rigl, J. k. Furlong and William Herbert.
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 Lew Fields, the comedian. was mak. ing his way to the Lew Fields theater. New York. to prepare for the perform ance of Tt Happened in NOrdland." His automobile broke down at Sixty, seventh street and Broadway. His chaffeur, Henry Wesley. walked half q block away to garage. reaching there just as the machinist was turn ing out the lights. ''Can you fix Mir Fields's machine with candleT asked Wesley. "No," answered the machin. ist, but can fix it with an axe" Mi Fields took surface car.
 :I!: .@.. Joseph Greene. of the Babes in Toyland" company, says that few years ago he was connected with q small company. appearing in legitimate plays, that was making tour of the very small towns in the middle west One day they arrived in village that was even smaller than usual. and he and the manager took stroll through the main street. They dropped into the general store. over which the hal or "Opry house" was situated. and which was presided over by the loca , impressario. Getting into conversation with him. they asked the usual ques tions as to the advance sale, etc Finally Greene said to him: What was the last theatrical company thai played your town?" The manager o the ''opry house. tried to think for 2 minute. and then called out to tow headed youth in the back of the store 'Bill. what was the last troupe WI had" The answer came back at once ''The educated pig. father"
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 Lew Fields. of the "It Happened il NOrdland' company. spent severa weeks in North Carolina some eight O I ten years ago. and he tells of man! funny happenings in the old Nortl state. "I was standing in drug stor, one day" said Mir Fields. "when m! attention was attracted by a peculia cracked voice asking for some cougl drops. The clerk promptly produced a box of cough lozenges.-..The old fel low opened the box. and. shaking hi head. passed the box back over th' counter. Reckon you made a mistake Mother said I wanted some cougl drops. Don't see how l am going t, drop them proper less they is in lropper. bottle like mas stomach hit terss'"
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 Probably no play produced In New York in years has caused the argu ment that has been aroused by Mau rice Campbell's production of Ibscn' When We Dead Awake" now play ing at the KnickerbOcker thenter. l was originally put on for only thre, performances. hut it is now announced will he continued several weeks nor, and will then go to Wallack's theater following Amelia Bingham. Most O the critics seem quite mystitied as t, what Ibsen meant in "When We Deat Awake" and the more they discuss i the more they are at sea. However they all admit that the production i. fine. and as the houses continue quit, large. the public will probably solv, the meaning for themselves. "Whci We Dead Awake" will be seen in few cities outside New York this spring including. probably. Boston and Chi cago.