Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-03


 production in that state of ''any play that is based upon the antagonism all lowed formerly to exist between mas ter and slave or eXcites race pre- judiees.' The bill followed the pre- sentation of '"The Clansman" at Frank fort on January P.
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 Ezra Kendall closed his tour in ''The Vinegar Buyer" on Saturday night. Early in the season the actor brought out new play by Sidney Rosenfeld called "The Transformer" The pub lie did not seem to respond to it with sufficient appreciation to keep it going, so he abandoned it in favor of d new play. which was subsequently shelved and The Vinegar Buyer" revived.
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 In Oscar Hammerstein's affidavit to enioin "Mexicana" from being offered at the Lyric theater. he declared that he lost S1O.O00 on the engagement of Peter F. Daley in The Press Agent" at the Fields tbeater. and thus far $7.- GOO on the Louis Mann-Clara Lipman season. This information came. as d great surprise to those who believed that Louis Mann and Clara Lipman were doing very well.
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 From Philadelphia comes. the story of the presence of mind of an .actor under stress of untoward circum- stances. It was storm scene at sea and the master hummer was declaim- ing territically. when the carrotty locks of an Hibernian stage hand protruded stratlingly through the canvas waves. Help. Help." the actor hastily in iected into his speech. the hoarse call: "A man overbOard.' Then. as the wide grin and the rich-hued locks were drawn back: "Too late! Too late! An other poor soul gone to meet it's Maker!'
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 Julie Opp Faversham has for the time lost b.diyeat interesbs insdthe stage TTD her drivesn in the park or while she p0urs tea gracefully at her home in East Seventeenth street. or at Twelfth Night or Professional WO- mans league reception. she has one theme. To those who inquire she has one rely. It is: "Baby's name is Will liam CrOzier Faversham-tO he called Billy Crozier was Mir Faversham's $ mothers family name. We me9n to bring Billy up on the most approved scientific methods. Rocking chair and cradle to he forsworn. Never t0 walk with him: to allow him to cry himself 'out'-to discipline him from the first week after his birth. But. bless the darling. he has us all as his slaves. If he hiccougls. MT Fnsersham rushes to phone doctor. assuring me that l am hard hearted mother and that the child is surely choking to death. l rock him. sing to him. We all carry him if he murmurs. His granny, my mother. is slave to his nurse. acting really as an assistant under-nurse. and the boy grows strong and fat and beau tiful-but a tyrant. Believe me. no woman had so many scientific works on how to bring him up before he came. And yet we all glory shame lpssly in our complete surrender. Come aud see him. and predict that you will join the worshippers.
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 Before David Higgins entered the professional ranks. like most actors. he was T member of an amateur dramatic club. An ambitious little Englishman was eIcrted an active member of the club and he announced his conviction that he should he given one of the lead ing parts in the next performance. Upon trial he was found totally unfit to shine in the dramatic Armament. and at the last rehearsal it was de que. to the prompier. Really. you know. if I cawnt act. I should like to hold tho book. Ii must bc very easy tn prompt. I take it. This suggestion af the rejected actor met with the gen eraI approval. and on the fateful night th.. new prumpter stool In the wings ready ta throw line when some nne'S memory went wrong. The first act pssScsi off without a siip. and after the. curtain fell Mir Engli<hman strode proudly onto the stage and remarked. {. I've done finely so far. haven't IF The next act WAS 'a different story. The bero had not completed his first sT,strh when his thinking machinery got clOggesi. He stammereL tried to ea on. delivered himself a disjointed. nnmeaning string of words. then stopped and looked iuiploringly at the little pFomp,er. That gentleman was alive fa the situation He cleared his throat. snd in a tone of voice loud enough fo bp heard by the entire audi ence. remarked iu indignant protest: --Oh. [ say. that isu't bit like it. you know
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 Peter Barlow. one uf the elephant trainers at the HipI--irvEne. demon Strate9 few days ago that the theory that sn elephant has marvellous mem grv Is curTect. In the herd at the Hip FSpfr0Fne 6 tesst nznei BsziL thst was imported fs this country hy r. II. BarnuSn twsnty-;hree years ago. sn-i was trained at that time by Rob