Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-18

The "Oliver Twists" are breakino , out as lively as the Under Two Flags of years ago. Wilton Lackave ls the latest candidate to play Faein lie IS going to use Paul NJ. Potter's version.
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 Blanche Walsh holds the record fo,. big receipts at Mcyicker's theater in Chicago. She played to over fifty thousand dollars in four weeks in i The Woman in the Case" and may return there for another engagement in the spring.
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 Lillian Mortimer. wlo writes Ter plays between acts while she is nlay- ing star parts. VIII introduce her new drama. No Mother to Guide Her" to New York audiences nj the near fu- lure. Miss Mortimer is akin to a won- der. being her own playwright and stage director and the trainer of the splendid bloodhounds used in the piece.
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 There is going to be hard fought lawsuit between the Pennsylvania railroad and the heirs of Sam s. Sbal- bert. It is said that the railroad of fered $25.000 for settlement of the Shuberts' ,claim for Sam's death. The offer was refused and $50,OOO demand ed The road then advanced the pro position that as Shubert was travelling on pass 10 recovery at law could be made. The managers people will prove however, that the pass was is sued in payment of advertising value received by tie road.
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 The wit of Wilton Lackaye is of well known quality. Sometimes it cuts like q scalpel. again it analyses with sentence and at times it is even kindly. Alr Lackaye. as many know. has dramaiization of les MiserableS',-his own work. by the way-in which ne believes thoroughly and in which he DO doubt will be seen as Jean Valjean in time, if not in good time. A friend recently met MT Lack aye and asked: Have you found 2 New York manager who can produce Les Miserables? Hardly" replied | Lackaye T can't find one who can pronounce it."
 Interest in the Shakespeare cycle | increases as the time for | the limited season planned by Loudon l G. Charlton approaches, The personnel | of the quartet by which Grace Was | sall's novelty is to he interpreted is such distinguished one that the event is generally looked upon as one | of the most important that the winter will offer. David Bispham is to head | the concert company, while Madame Shotweil-Piper. whose beauty of voice and of face have been favorably com mente1 upon. is to essay the soprano part sung last year by Madame Cad ski. Kelley Cole will sing the tenor role. and Madame Katharine Fisk the contralto. and Ethel Cave Cole win he at the piano. Only twenty-four cities will hear the cycle; though 1t is possi- ble that n supplemental tour may be arranged in the spring. Fl
 :;: With only S1s.0O0 to be raised for the purchase. Miss Marie Cahill has lcpes of getting an estate in Stamford Tor the Mary Anderson Home for wo. men of the stage. The place Is known IS BlythewOod and is on Palmer Hill. It was occupied last summer ly the 'amily of Isaac \. Seligman. There s house and three acres of land. md Miss Cahill plans to add several ,ottages. At first she wanted to put he summer home in the Adirondacks, ut changed her mind. owing to the Idvantage of having small railroad ares. BlythewOod has all the exclu- iveness of mountain regions. The lOuse has veranda IA feet wide on hree sides. The haH runs through he center of the house There are wenty bedrooms in all. The plan is 0 care for about fifty women the i1rsr ummer Miss Cahlll soon will an- ounce her plans for raising the mon , y needed to acquire the title to 'lythewOod.