Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-30
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER


 ipletely recovered from cher illness. She has been staying in Rome, at the Hotel Suisse.
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 On April 8, Rose Stahl will play the role of Patricia O'Brien in "The Cho- .i rus Lady" for the 2,OOO time. This includes the number of times she played sketch of the same name in vaudeville.
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 Mrs Sol Smith was seventy-seyen years old on March 19. She is still active, and sails for Europe this week to appear with Sothern and Marlowe at the Waldorf.heater. London. She has been on th ,tage for fifty years. Fl: The season pr the Philadelphia orchestra just ,sed produced an in- come from all Murces of $S5.823.01. The expenses e $127,47O.73, leav- ing deficit of ,647.72, which will be made up by a 90 per cent call on the guarantors. The call was 95 per cent a year ago.
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 Lorn Doncaster, in which Law rance D'Orsay has been starring, will be withdrawn this week, but will be sent out again next fall. MT D'Orsay will sail for London in a few days to appear in repertoire of "The Earl of Pawtucket." "The Embassy Ball and Lord Doncaster."
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 John w. Considine has purchased the interest of Joseph Ullman in the l, San Carlo opera company, which is headed by Madame Nordica and Alice Nielsen. MT Ullman is very ill in Los Angelfs, and it was in that city that MT Considine took up Ullman's work in connection with the com- pany.
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 Emma Calve arrived in New York on Saturday, and will appear as Car men at the Manhattan Opera house on Wednesday evening. This is Calves thirteenth voyage to America Malade Calve was engaged by the Opera Comique to fill the role of Ma rie Magdaleine in April and May, but decided to ocme to New York, pre- fering to pay the director, M. Albert Carre 3O.OOO francs ($6.0OO) for Ifeit.
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 The printers strike in Butte, Mont, which caused a suspension of all newspapers in that city and in Ana conda since February 13, was settled last Saturday. The strikers went back to work at reduction in wages. During the strike travelling theatrical companies were put to con- siderable disadvantage by the lack of newspaper advertising. When Mad am Butterfly was played in Butte, Henry w. Savage authorized the pub lication of special newspaper, print ed at job office.
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 Rip Van Wrinkle" in its present form is by Dion Boucicault, and was first produced at the Adelphi theater in London on September 4, 1865. Jo- seph Jefferson played Rip. Bouci- cault revised the play from former one made by Charles Burke, Jeffer- sons half brother. The first drama tization of Washington Irving's story was called Rip Van Wrinkle: or, "The Spirits of the Catskill Mountains" It was produced in Albany on May 26, 1928, with the following cast: Derrick von Slous. Charles E. Par sons; Knickerbacker. Moses s. Phil lips; Rip Van Wrinkle, Thomas Flynn; Lowenna. Mrs Flynn; Alice, Mrs Forbes.
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 E. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe sailed for London on March 21 on the Hamburg American liner Ameri- ka. The company left on the Minne- haha on Saturday. On this steamer also went ten carloads of scenery which the company will-use in Eng land. The engagement will open on April Is at the Waldorf theater. and will last six weeks. The entire equipment for the presentation of twelve plays will be taken abroad with the company. The first week of the engagement in London will be devoted to The Sunken Bell" Jeanne d'Arc." Twelfth Night" and As You Like It." The second week will be devoted entirely to When Knighthood Was in Flower" The bill for the third and other weeks has not yet been decided upon. Dur ing the London engagement the Sothern-Marlowe company will pre- sent five plays that were not given during the eight weeks engagement at the Lyric theater: ''The Daught- CT of Jerico." "Joyzelle." by Maeter- linck: "Cuenever." As You Like It." and When Knighthood Was in Flower"
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 The playgoers held a meeting in the Hotel Astor Sunday evening. March q, and discussed Who Is Your Fayorite Actor?" Father John Talbot Smith presided. and after ad- vising all members to attend the next meeting. at which the annual cleo tion of officers would he held. he took the floor and said that in his opinion the greatest American play CTS were William Thompson. ]. E. Dodson and Madame Modieska. In- cidentialIy. he confessed that until he had reached the prime of life. \. s. Wood who played the Boy De- tective. made the deepest impression on him. Mir Lesser's favorite was Bertha Galland. Mrs Mcdonald de- clared that Mrs Carter was her fa- Nnrife nr RaYles cnnSidarod IA