Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-21
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FSSs3sasi9aet 0af A story has been circulated that big production Of "The Octoroon" is to be made by W. X. Brady at the New York theater.
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 Walker Whiteside has done such a splendid business on tour with his play. David Garrick's Love-" that he is arranging for spring season at one of the Broadway theaters.
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 Daniel Ryan and oJhn Griffith, two vigorous and semi youthful trage- ,dians. are playing Macbeth with considerable success throughout the country. Mir Griffith is confning him. self to the south, while Mir Ryan has taken the east by storm.
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 An odd scheme was worked in Dal- las. Texas. last Thursday, when two plays were offered in a single evening by two different companies. "Side- Tracked" started at 8 o'clock. the per formance ending at 1O:3O. and then followed ''The Sign of the Four,'' which continued past midnight. The audience enjoyed the innovation, be- cause it saw two performances for one admission price.
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 Thomas W. Ross. who plays the title role in "Checkers," and has played it since the Openng nght of the dramati- zatiof, has, in little over year and a half, won on the race track the snug sum of $2,12O,OOO. But alas! 1t was on only stage race track and the re- suit only stage money. Nevertheless. Pat Sheedy, the well known gambler, says: ''It shows what n fellow could win with fifty dollars a throw, if he could only guess right and stick to it." n:
 Joseph Fields. the eleven-year-old son of Lew Fields, the comedian, att tends private school In Harlem. where the pupils are being taught bits of French history. Napoleon was the I chief topic of discussion the other day. and the teacher was leading up to the emperor's life with Josephine 1 and their subsequent divorce. "Now. children" said the teacher, who can tell me what mean. contemptible thing Napoleon did to Josephine. T can!' shouted young Fields, eagerly. ! Well. what was the mean thing he did. my boy!' "He married her," proudly responded Fields. l :I:
 Thompson and Dundy. in addition to their many other enterprises. intend 10 send on the road travelling hippo drome and circus. which. it Is claimed. will be the biggest thing of the kind I ever seeh in this country. It wHFf quire 100 cars to transport the outfit. which will include all the usual circus features and number of novelties. In order that the electrical effects may he shown to advantage. the big tent in which the entertainments will be xiv. en will be made of black canv"s. Frederick Mcclellan has been in Eu- rope for some time past engaging acts for the tour. The company win number about 600 people. l :l:
 Blanche Walsh appeared at the op- era house in Danville. I'll. December 2. in her new play. "The Kreutzer Sonata" and in the middle of the last act. Just where the action of the play becomes more intense. every light tn the house, both on the stage and Tn front. went out. For a moment con- sternation was in tue mind of every one and peope began t0 make for the doors. The suspense, however. was shortlived. for Miss Walsh continued her performance as if nothing had occurred. and the rest of the drama. right up to its terrible finale. where Mss Walsh in the character of Hattie kills both her sister and her husband, was played in total darkness. The au- lience, which packed the theater, for getting its fright, applauded her heart. fly.
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 HariS Fisher of the Tt Happened in Nortlland'' company. now pl y'ng at the Lew Fields theater. New York tells this story of his father: "The nld gentleman came down to New York one day. and, entering cab at the Grand Central station. tod the driver to take him at once to St MI chael's church. The c"bman dirn'' know where St Michaers chur'" was but r:ther than lose fare. d CT mined to bluff it out. He dd now the~ was Catholic church in the neighlprb0od. and So drove there. and halted at the door, above which was the name of tine church. My father looked out of the door as the cabmai held it open and said: This isn't S , Michaers church. This Is where you get ou, just tlle same. old man. This is All Saints church. and st Michae must he in there And my fatiel had to get out and pay-the fare. con cludes Mfr Fisher
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