Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-24
THEATRICAL
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The auction sale of the personal ef- fleets of Mrs Gilbert which was con cluded last week, |, realized about S2.00O.
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 Maud Adams almost met with serious mishap the other day when the curtain swung out and threw her forward and she was caught by the orchestra leader. who saved her from falling.
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 The man who is now creating stir in the profession just now is James K. Hackett, who controls two attrac- tions in addition to his own company and now has New York theater un- der his management.
 :;I: Arrangements are now under way for the erection of monument in New York to perpetuate the memory of Joseph Jefferson. James w. Nor rissy has charge of the affair and he says the statue will represent the ac- tor ill the character of Rip Van Wrinkle. will be life size and cost fifty thousand dollars It is very likely that the statue will be placed in Central park. as
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 The marriage of Viola Allen has been formally announced by means of the following card which has been received by many of her friends: "Mr and Mrs Charles Leslie Allen have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter. Viola Emily, to Mir Peter Edward Cornell Duryea on Wednesday, the sixteenth of August, one thousand nine hundred and five, at Louisville, Kentucky.
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 Clara Lipman has filed suit against Charles B. Dillingham; for S25,O0O. alleging that he had taken a scene from Julie Bon Bon and had it incorporated in Fritz Scheff's opera, Mile. Modiste. Henry w. Blossom is the librettist of Mile. Modiste, and what he has to say upon the subject has not been heard. Mir Dillingham; is now in Europe, so his answer cannot be filed until he returns.
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 The feminine element in the audi ence at the Knickerbocker theater in .. New York are particularly interested in the first act of Fritz Scheff's MIle MOdiste. The scene is bonnet shop and Miss Scheff as the little milliner, displayed an entirely new set of hats. The fifty or more creations" were of the latest modes for spring and summer wear. displacing the winter hats that have been on exhibition since the opera began it's run. There was good deal of buzzing in the audience during the scene, quite a few pencils came into play to make notes. and there were some masculine ,IroW hSi uuN sv';D Is..s. ..z,., .g-rts,t Fl: y -rI0s
 Recently 1t was recorded that ow- ing to an accident at the Garrick the ater the horse used in Gallops sent in his two weeks notice. The animal has companion now in horse used at the Yorkville tbeater last week in Robert Emmet. The firing of some muskets so annoyed the animal that he chewed up the scenery. injured two members of the company and he finally ran out of the stage door with the star on his back. If the curtain had not been rung down he would have landed in the bass drum or on top of the leader of the orchestra. Re- fore the horse was captured a collis- ion occurred with street car at Lex ington avenue. To add to the dis comfort he received a beating from W. J. Kelley, so he promptly refused to go to work and a substitute was used the following night. The last account of the horse was that he was doing well. even if he had made the remark that the profession was no good.
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 The following curious incident re- lated by Hap Ward. the star of "The Grafter" company. proves that we are not entirely creatures of our own will There was an actor in MT Wards company last season who ey- cry night on making up" his face. was seized with distressing spasms. He would experience such nausea and faintness that it was with diff culty he could recover sufficiently to % on with the performance. One day while playing his home city. his wife asked him to go to the market and make some purchases. He did so. While in the market he saw a pair of rabbits hanging on a hook. .Rab- bits were something he had never eat en. Walking over to the hook he nut out a hand to take them down. The instant his fingers touched the rab- bits he experienced a violent spasm. When he recovered he began to spec ulate on the cause of the attack and all at once it flashed upon him. Going to the theater he took from his make up box the rabbit's foos which actors use to apply the rouge to their faces. On touching it he was again seized. It was evident that be had an inher- ent antipathy to rabbits which he could not conquer. He threw the rab- bits foot into tho fire. used some oih- CT means of applying the rouge. al- ways declined rabbit stew. and was never afterwards troubled with the spasms.