Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-20

| II. She is to make a short tour of the eastern cities by way of bidding | farewell to the American stage, ap- bearing in Macbeth, Mary Stuart, and Camille.
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 James O'Neill produced "The Voice of the Mighty at Milwaukee on Oc- tober 12 The play is based on events chronicled in Biblical history in the re- zion of Tiberius Caesar James O'Neill. jr. Ethel Dunn and Teresa Dale were in the cast.
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 Fritzi Scheff doesn't want any more of grand opera. A Berlin i'm pressario. during the prima donna's l trip abroad last summer tried to en- gage her for between-season's con tlnental tour. "No more grand opera for me-" replied the singer. there's ] nothing like singing in comic opera. especially in America. Comic opera audiences laugh so---why. it's like tel, ling funny story to someone who owes you money!'
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 | AitSi iiS III nC ltSu | Mill' at the Knlckerbocker theater in New York on Monday night last. Fred Stone. of Montgomery and Stone, sat down to lobster supper with Tom Sharlsey the fighter, The claws were of the lobster served Sharkey. Bring my lobster with the claws on,'' he ordered. That ones all right. Tom. interposed Stone, with q wink | at, the waiter, they come that way sometimes-get to fighting in the wa ter and wallop each others mltts off.'' ..Then bring me the winner said Sharkey.
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 | II. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird will end their run at the New Anster- l dam theater Saturday evening, the 27th inst. and on Tuesday. the 30th inst. will be followed by Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott in George Bernard Shaw's play. Caesar and Cleopatra" which he calls "a history Mir Robertson will play "Ceasar' and Miss Elliott "Cleopa- | tra. ]. They will be supported by a large compahy made up of English and American actors. The pr0duc- ton will be very elaborate one. MT Robertson's performance of Caesar will undoubtedly, prove as captivating as his Hamlet
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 Stuart Robson, son of the esteemed actor who passed out of our ken on the eve of his tour in .'The Education of Mir Pipp. will probably he one of | the great recruits to the stage from | the ranks of revered families of the American stage. The next Stuart Rob son, boy of thirteen, is still in school. hut his recreation Us reading plays, and already he has learned his | fathers role in "The Henrietta and determined to appear In it in a few years. .and play 1t just as papa did" As a student at Fordham college last year he made several creditable amateur appearances. The boy is juvenile playwright. who takes his work seriously. and is so stage struck that his mother has the utmost diff culty in keeping him away from the play-houses while he Is at school.
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 "A SlnSuidT testiihohs w "hNs''' letween two famous actors Is to De seen In the stars dressing room at the Bijou theater. Just before leav- ing the playhouse in which he achieved so great success through three successive seasons David War field took . piece of soap and wrote in large letters oq the mirror before which he had made up" for SO many performances, "Sat-Good Luck Dave Then he gave explicit di- rections inst the writing should on no account he erased. Nat (. Good. win had aiready sent telegram of congratuIation to Dave" in which he said: ..I don't care how famous you may become shall always claim you as my boy" It Is said that Goodwin wns one of the nrs' to recognize the ability of the present famous Relasco star. and to urge ms engagement with the Russell come dians.
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 Chauncey oicott the popular come. dian. will begin an engagement or two weeks at the New York theafer next. Monday evening. appearing as Richard Temple In his new Irish drama. Eileen Ashore" n romantic play written for him ny Theodore Burt sayre. The scenes are laid in and about Dublin in 1894. The slofy concerns the fortunes of a warm heartei. ot-headed young Iris1 gen tleman. n.chani Temple. who has sauan.lered his fortune. Just as he Us planning to enlist in Napoleon's army he falls In love with Eileen GDonnell. a dainty Irish maiden. decides not to so to the French wars. determines to reform. aud after months of prol'a- ton rexaIns his character and wins ' the girl of bis choice. There are rev eral other complications of romantic interest. The scenes of the play show RIchsni Temples lodgings In Dub lin. The Harp and Shamrock Inn near Dublin. and the picturesque grounds of Terrrnce ODonnell. also near Duh,ln. During the performance Mr olro,t will sing the following songs. written ani composed hy him for this r,av; -pay Dreams- "wesrers of the Green 0l~ost's Love Song and ..ri,sea Asster~.- which. In the Celtic language means My Treasvre.