Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-12

mousse DOdL, Aunt POLY, ldSL week. NIT Gillette and his company will sail for London August IS on the Cedric, to open with his new play, "Clarice," at the Shakespeare. theater, Liverpool September 4. 9#
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 The Bundle opera house at Iron Mountain, Mich, has been permanent ly closed, leaving the town without a theater or large hall of any kind A tax of 8 for each performance, im- posed by the city council, made it i'm possible for the manager to conduct the business at a profit.
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 wealthy old gentleman, who had great veneratiOn for the works of the immortal bard had erected in the center of his library a costly cabinet for what he believed one of the first copies of Shakespeare's works ever printed. Outside this cabinet were three brass plates, with following in scription: ''To authors: Thou shalt not steal;' ''To critics: Thou shalt not bear false witness "To actors: Thou shalt do no murder"
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 May Irwin is going to be kind to her company. After a few rehearsals at the BijOu theater of Mrs. Black is Back" the entire organization will go to Miss Irwin's summer residence in the Thousand Islands to finish re- hearsals. Boating and fishing and a clambake are promised The season will begin in Des Moines, then jump to San Francisco. stopping off at Salt Lake City. Miss Irwin will make a southern tour, the first in many years.
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 Abdul Nader. Turkish painter, who is playing an engagement at Hammerstein' this week. arrived Tn New York on Sunday with his three female assistants who are billed as his wives. The immigration inspec- tet landed. as they had received in structions from headquarters not to admit the Turk if he had more than one wife. Nader stated that the wo- men were relatives" and they were allowed to land Later on the press agent of the troupe. who accompanied them across the Atlantic. insisted that the women were the wives ol Nader and it is possible that further action may be taken by the authorities If this is found to be the true state of affairs.
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 Alfred Crowquill and Alfred Bum had attended the funeral of celebrar- ed hippo-theatrical manager, and, ac- cording to the fashion of the time, had returned to the late residence of their friend to assist a't the dinner which used to follow the solemn cere- mony that death had rendered neces- sary. After the cloth had been re- moved the widow began speaking of the handsome resting place she had | provided for her spouse, and added that when their time should come she was sure that nothing would be more in harmony with her late hus- ] bands feelings toward them than that 1 the above named gentlemen should occupy places in the same grave with him. Ugh" whispered Bum to the | other Alfred. She means Pass two to the pitt she cannot forget the saw dust"
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 Philip Kilfoil. manager of the Me. tropolltan Juvenile Opera company, disappeared from Atlantic City last week, leaving thirty eight children ranging in age from eight to sixteen 1 years, without means to pay their board or to get to their homes in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Chi cago and Cincinnati. The children were taken in charge by Manager Ar mand Nichols. of the Garrick Ibeater, where they were playing a three weeks engagement. He arranged to pay the board of those who would have been turned out in the street for unpaid bills. A benefit performance was given at the Garrick on Friday night to raise money to send the chil. dren back to their homes. All but three are girls. and they say they were promised good salaries when they left New York to take parts in "Pinafore and repertoire of light opera.