Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-21

all over the world are very much in- terested in a bill that Is now before the house of commons in England, which, If it is passed, will interfere to a great extent with the making of livelihood by artists who risk their lives in their performances. The measure Is called the Dangerous Performances" bill, and provides that no woman, and no girl under IS years of age, and no boy under 16 years of age, shall be allowed to take part in any performance mourning danger to life or limb. The recent deaths of two women acrobats brought about the framing of the bill, which is strenu- ously opposed by the circus and music hall people all over Europe.
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 Lew Dockstader, the minstrel, Is mourning the loss of his famous mis- fit full dress coat, that has helped him to make the theatergoers of the United States laugh for twenty-two years. MT Dockstader returned from West Baden Springs last week. and when he unpacked his trunks the coat was missing. He was inconsola- ble, and seemed to grieve as deeply as though he had lost the best friend he ever had on earth. A reward has been offered for the return of the garment, which Is no use to anybody but the owner. as no other comedian could ever manipulate 1t as Docksta- der did. He made the sleeves eloquent and when he turned his back to an audience the tails spoke volumes. It will be very hard to replace 1t, as 1t would take years of patient toll to train a new coat to act as well as the old one, which had comedy in- stincts of high order.
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 On Saturday. June 30, Ellen Terry visited her birthplace at Coventry to lay the cornerstone of new theater. On the stone, together with the date of the ceremony and Terry's name, was inscribed that line from Much Ado About Nothing" that has always seemed so peculiarly applicable to the great actress: There was a star danced. and under that was born" In her address. perhaps suggested by the simile of the star, Miss Terry told the quaint story of an ancient jug gler who at festival time, having nothing save his skill to offer, hum bly danced before the image of the Virgin. The statue stretched out its hand to bless him. Again she voiced the sentiment of her renowned con- rade, Henry Irving. in his continual plea for municipal assistance in maintaining high dramatic stand ards. In reply to the formal address presented her by the mayor and cor poration she humorously protested that she had never done anything for the town except to be born there. Even that seem to have muddled," she declared, flor I've been credited with two birthplaces in the same street"
 Kyrle Bellew, who has been cruis- ing in the waters of southern Europe since his season closed. will point the nose of his yacht, The Moonstone, nor by nor'west about the first of August, and land in New York via steamer from Liverpool about three weeks later. Besides a sun coat of mahogany, the actor will bring home with him new pet, common gray cat of the ocelot species. picked up woefully thin, but surprisingly cneery from a bit of wreckage in the Mediterranean.
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 Blanche Ring last week paid duty on three new gowns ordered from London and Paris for use in her forthcoming tour in Dolly Dollars"
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 Some of the letters being received by friends from Frank Daniels, now touring Europe with Mrs Daniels, in the comedians personally conducted -observstion car. ring with whimseys of some of the actors droll stage speeches: vide this excerpt from his last note to his manager: For the one best bet in cheerful liars, give me the New York steamship agent who got me to sail on the boat that brought me over. When he was di- vorcing me from lot of real money for our tickets. he swore his boat was a 'six-er.' Tn the fog of the early morning of our eighteenth day out when the old wherry had thrown three sizes, we were hailed in the ofhng at Queenstown. What ship is that?' sing out through a funnel a muggy party from a distance. Its the So-and-So. says our skipper. Where fromf' asks the funnel party. l New York says our captain. When l did you leave7' asks the funnel per- son. May 13.' says our skipper. May ] 13 of what year?' asks the funnel. | It was long trip, but remembered 1 my copy book exercise at school. 1 Satan finds work for idle hands to l do.' and devoted six whole days of | my imprisonment to learning the 1 words of that song in Sergeant Brue' that 1 could never always remember. i I guess I'll be letter perfect In 1t next | season. When our boat bucked the 1 wharf at Queenstown. found knew l the last word of every other line" A part of Daniels plans during his 4 tour includes a visit to Persia for I color suggestions for Omar" the i comic opera with which he is to sue eeeed Sergeant Brue."
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 Although the exact date of Jessie Mae Halls appearance in Waterbury 4 has not yet been positively deter mined. 1t now seems probable that l she will be seen here some time in | September. or in October at the la- test. The dainty doll comedienne."