Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-22

son have joined the Shubert forces and made their first appearance un- der independent direction at the Ly- ric theater, Buffalo, on December IT, in Playing the Game.'
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 Isabel Irving has been added to the list of stars under the manage ment of Liebler & Co and will be sent on the road immediately in "Su- san in Search of Husband" in which she originated the role of Ro- byna Pennicuique. Her tour will be- gin at Los Angeles on January '. II:
 Church-It seems to be the custom now for an audience to hum some- thing they have heard on the stage when leaving the theater. Flatbush -Yes. I believe 1t has become quite common. The other night we had Uncle Toms Cabin at the opera house, and the bloodhounds did some great growling." "Indeed!" "Yes; and when the audience went out nearly every one was growing" l :lI:
 A bill of headliners recently put on at the Orpheum in Boston by Per cy c. Williams cost him $5,55O. The acts and their salaries were as fol- lows: Albert Chevalier, $2,00O; the Great Lafayette and company, $1,- 800: Billy s. Clifford, $350; Harry Linton and Anita Lawrence, $350; Maude Lambert, $250; Olympia quartet, $250; Barber trio, i$250; Kronemann brothers, $250; motion pictures, $50.
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 R. c. Knowles springs good one on Oscar Hammerstein in his mono logue at the Victoria in New York this week. He has been going down a line of celebrities cracking jokes at the expense of President Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, Caruso, Andrew Carnegie and few others. and he finally says: And there's Oscar Hammerstein-he's a great man, a truly great man. He couldn't be oth- erwise with a name like his: he just can't help himself-why, think of that name, it begins with knock and ends with a drink"
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 All records for attendance and re- ceipts at the New York Hippodrome have been broken by "Neptune's Daughter and Pioneer Days" On the opening day of the advance sale, when eight box offices were used, $91, 1000 worth of seats were dis posed of. The receipts for the first night, in spite of the number of seats reserved for the press and invited guests, were $5.413.5J. The next day was Thanksgiving, when the matinees returns totaled $5,627 and the evening receipts were $5.639.5O, making total of $11,266.50. If the attraction plays to absolute capacity the gross receipts will be over $60,- 900 a week.
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 Rankin Duval. who last appeared on the stage with Percy Haswell in The Garden of the Gods" commit ted suicide by hari-kari on Decem- Der 13 in McQuinlan Brothers sa- loon. S67 Sixth avenue, New York. He was born in Baltimore forty years ago and had been on the stage since he was 20 years of age. He played a minor part with Blanche Bates in The Darling of the Gods" and was promoted to more important role in a second company. He had also been understudy for Robert T. Haines. He had lately lived part of the time at the Players club and part at the home of Dr Paul Allen at East Forty-eight street. He was at one time London correspondent of the Morning Telegraph.
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 When Joseph Jefferson was play ing in Minneapolis few years before his death he was asked by a commit tee to appear at benefit for the firemen's wives. MT Jefferson con- sented and announced that he would givs> a talk on the drama. The next after\ on there was a large gathering members of the profes- sion at the theater. including a num- Der of vaudeville performers, all feeling highly honored in being ask ed to participate in an affair of this kind. especially as they were to ap- pear with Jefferson. The moment arrived when the great actor himself was to appear and Jefferson walked quietly upon the stage and began his address. Just as he was in the midst of a scholarly discussion of the comedies of wycherley. Sheridan and Goldsmith. he was startled by a girls shrill voice. back in the wings saying: Hi. Name. who's on now?" And almost immediately he heard the answer come from a blonde. short skirted. song and dance artist. whom he passed on his way to the stage: "I dunno. Some old guy doing a monologue" Jefferson said that he was so taken aback that for a moment he stopped stock still in his address, and then when the humor of the situation suddenly dawned upon him. he burst out in laughter In most unseemly fashion. He said he always wondered if the audience thougth that he had met with a sudden alteration of intel- lect. the laughter being SO absolutely out of place at that point of his ad- dress
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 Sol Smith. the old time comedian. in his autobiography tells an anus ing story of how he made some su- pers think there was ghost in the conn they were carrying It was at the theater in Green street. AL bany. in 1915 Smith. who hsd not