Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-12

UnQer the stage name or Rose La Tour, Martha Leonard, member of a family of prominence in New York society, will make her debut as n classical dancer at the Berkeley Ly- ceum theater next Tuesday night. She intelprets the music of various com posers ill pantomine, each dance tell ing story and without words.
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 Sirronje, the female handcuff-ex- pert. undertook to release herself from packing case one evening last week at Froctor's Twenty y-third Street theater, New York, and the ordeal was so trying that she almost tainted after she had accomplished the feat. A sceptical man in the audience ask ed permission to drive few nails in the case, and he must have done the job well, causing Sirronje great dis comfort.
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 Nettie Whelan has been allowed by the courts to change her name to Adele Ritchie, Jr She is a protege of the prima donna, who has promised to give her a home and at her death bepleath the young miss all her be longfngs. A 'Jr' among women is a novelty.
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 When James ]. COrbett again ap- pears as the star it will be ill the part of a gentleman burglar, not exactly on the Rallies order. but something original devised by Langdon McCor- mick. who is at work on the play. MT Corbett will have all summer to msm- orize his lines. and says as soon as ne gets started, no more vaudeville for him.
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 Grace George will make feature of her new play. "The Richest Girl in the World" next season. Since it's trial in St Louis, Rupert Hughes, the author, has made a few changes and as the piece is founded on an incident in Anna Colds life. 1t is presumed that Mir Hughes will await the devel- opment of her divorce proceedings against the Count de Castellaina be- fore he puts the finishing touches to the piece.
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 It is said on excellent authority that May Irwin has been offered S4,- 900 week by F. F. Proctor to ap- pear in his vaudeville theaters. This is the salary paid to Yvette Guilbert by Oscar Hammerstein several years ago at the Olympia tnow the New York theater). Madame Guilbert did not have to play daily matinees then, and the salary mentioned therefore still holds the record, as Miss Irwin would have to give fourteen perform ances for $4.OO0, In case she accepts the Proctor offer. as against the eight or nine given by Madame Guilbert for the same money.
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 Mrs. Fiske having appeared in the fit, at which she played the last of Becky Sharp. desired to give some- thing out of the regular dramatic line at the Metropolitan Opera house benefit on Friday. May4. which. ow- ing to the great number of volunteers and the time involved in a multitude of appearances necessary would give very short period to each partici- pant. Her secretary was instructed to address Edwin Markham. who was asked for an original poem that she might read. Mir Markham who is q California responded fin letter in which he said: q should certainly be happy to do anything for Mrs Fiske. but her request comes weighted with the mortal need of the stricken city it becomes royal decree Pray tell her. then. that will send her some lines. and that I consider 1t an honor to have her interpret any lines of mine. however few" Mir Markham later sent the following brief poem. which Mrs Fiske read with dramatic effect at the benefit:
 SAN FRANCISCO DESOLATE. A groan of earth in labor-pain. Her ancient agony and strain: A trembling on the granite floors. X heave of seas. wrench of shores. \ crash of walls. moan of lips. \ terror on the towers and ships: Torn streets where men and ghosts
 70 by: whirled smoke mushrooming on the
 sky.
 Roofs. turrets. domes with one ac-
 claim
 Turned softly to bloom of flames. X mock of kingly scarlet blown Round shrieking timber. tottering
 stone:
 X thousand dreams If iov. or power Gone In the splandnr of m horr.
 EDWIN MARKHAM. l
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 Tn Sioux City the other day Hen rietta Crosman saw horse with very severe check rein. and with her usual inpulsIve way. promptly undld I if. The owner of the horse was away at the time and when he returned he swore vengeance on the person wlIo had unchecked the horse. He huntei \ up Miss crs<man and threatened to arrest her. She became indignant and l sworp out warrant for the owner I of the horse on the grounds of cruelty ta animals. The man was fnri five ! dollars and Miss Crosnsn is happy. Miss Crosmsn's production of Pil- grims Progress will probably occur next January in New York. The play I will be taken on the rnad for tvo weeks and then come into one of the large New York fheaters. The st7ge settings gre probably the most mas sIve ever used and 1t will require large force of men from now uufiT