Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-03


 Linton, Ind, OH February D. She had made several disparaging remarks about the town, which the audience resented. The wound was not severe.
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 Margaret Ellington of the western Lion and the Mouse" company IS q noted whip. She will enter and drive her roadsters in the open air horse show to be held at EIberon, N. J., in June Miss Illington's horses are now at her fathers stock farm in Bloom ington, H. T: Lionel and John Barrymore and James O'Neill, jr, have solemnly or ganized society known as The Sons of Actors'' Lionel is the president, John the secretary and the younger O'Neill the treasurer, and the trinity forms also the board of directors. The directors are busy just now stalking members.
 ! :.,,,:: One of May Irwin's sons, Walter who looks as unlike his mamma as Is possible, being dark and slender, and of pensive and near melancholy lea lures, is in brokers office in the Hoffman house. where, during the strenuous. tape-readng hours, noth- ing can bring the ghost of smile to his face except one of his mothers jokes.
 1 :jI: ... When Robert Edeson completes '.Soangataha," his new summer home, it is his intention to set aside a room for the Indian relics mat have been sent to him since his first appearance as the Indian hero, .Stronghear. An authority on Indian curios has stated that MT Edesn* cfion contains many specimens held ih. high regard by antiquarians.
 H.: On his first, last and positively only farewell tour of this country James O'Neill has not neglected his fixed hab- it of exploring every town he visits and photographing it's curios. He has made the discovery that Columbia, s. C., has town clock that strikes th" hours literally by hand. 1.-Two men, he says, f'are on the municipal salar, list. engaged by the year, at twelve hour shifts, to strike the hours on a bell in the tower of the town hall" :ll: The announced retirement from the stage of Richard Mansfield in 1909 is welcome news to member of his , company named Griffith. who. al- , though in his service fDr the last ten years, has sent in his resignation ev- cry morning and withdrew it every night. Mr Griffith has the reputation ] of being the champion resigner bf the profession. The quarrels between the star and the actor. of almost daily oc- currence. at one time reached such a point that Mir Griffith begged to De dismissed. Mir Mansfield was provok- cd and sent the actor back to his dressing room.
 if: At the outset of his career David ! Higgins. author and star of His Last Dollar" was with legitimate actor who was forced to play in very small towns. He would excuse this to his company by assuring them that there was great deal of culture ill all Of the places he visited. One night the company reached stand even smaller than usual. Mir Higgins remarked to the star:
 Rather small place, Mir -"
 "Yes," was the old reply, but there is great deal of culture here." What kind of culture!"
 Agriculture.
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 The exceeding trimness of Fritzi Scheff's figure has chained the won dering attention of some women ana many designers. The designers have produced belt as nearly like that which encompasses her small. round waist in the first act as is possible. The women have bought the belts ana have worn them to the theater for purposes of comparison. One woman bore her husband in triumph to mat inee.
 See, dear.' she whispered while Madame Scheff warbled to the Ameri. can promoter. "I have Fritzi Scheff belt
 He glanced at her thirty-five inch gone. then back at the stage where the chic German was capering.
 Tt may he Fritzi Schefr belt" he returried. 'but it isn't Fritzi Seheit waist"
 Nat NJ. Wills. who is starring this season in 'sThe Duke of Duluth" tell a capital story about london eabhy. \ funeral procession Is passing through Fleet street. The way is blocked with teams. Suddenly rab comsc along az N-sak-ncck speed. scraping against other vehicles anl threatening to trset tie drunken driv- CT and his fare Smasi' the call goes into the hcarse.
 "Hf rterpl Cawn't yer Sfe w'o-n yer atoin'. Make way. cawnt yer: calls out the dr'yer of the nel-ss-
 Make way yerseIf." replies cabby. with drunken gravity. "Yer fare awn't in 'urry.
 Mr Wills aiso tells of teing in bus one siay in the Strand when it sud 'en- ly came to a halt. He inquired of the eondusTor wiat had happened.
 aHs- wss the phIexmatic reply. .-ona nf theTn bIawsted Hsmeriean tourists 'as just E-een run hover Hits q hIeornin' shame. teo. e was just sgoin' to 'ail my bus"