Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

DO you think that genius is hered- itary?" asked an admirer of Harry Lauder the other evening. T dinna ken." replied Lauder thoughtfully, but I've boy who is wonderfully smart"
 Talk about taking things literal ly," said Miss Vesta Victoria, the dainty little singer of Poor John" and Don't Get Married Any More Ma," "a friend of mine once opened a photograph gallery in London. and being particularly clever at photo- graphing children. put out a sign, Babies Taken Here. Next morning there were no less than three on the door step.'
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 Miss May Belfort, the charming comedienne who is creating such q furore with her coster impersonation in False Liza Leech,' tells story which is well worth recounting "A young Irish lady, travelling in rail- way train with number of fresh | young Englishmen, listened good na- | turedly for time to some rather free comments on Irish habits and GUS toms. At length one of the youths loudly remarked, oh, the Irish even sleep with the pigs Yes. quietly broke in the young lady with charm ing smile, and even travel with them sometimes.
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 One of the big dramatic treats of the present season will be the return engagement of the Henry Arthur Jones play, "The Hypocrites.' which Charles Frohman will present here next month. "The Hypocrites' is said to be the masterpiece of the bril- liant English author and also to be superbly played by the excellent company provided by Mir Frohman The cast Is headed by Richard Ben nett as the curate hero, and Jessie Millward as Mrs Wilmore. There have been but one or two changes 1T the cast since "The Hypocrites" was seen here last year.. Charles Froh man will present "The HypOcrites al Polls theater Friday, January IT. | :ll:
 Press Eldridge, the famous "blacl face" monologist. has by no mean: got over the amusing habit of inter spersing gags" between the verses of his songs. The other night nc stopped suddenly while he was sing ing his latest comic ditty. "All wan Is a Girl" and told the following story: "While I was in London las year." he remarked in that peculiar half chuckle which has made hin famous, a hansom cab driver wh' had just picked up fare was driV ing furiously along crowded street when the wheel of his cab just man aged to graze a wagon which yer! thin young man was driving NOW then, can't yer see me" bawled ou the youth angrily. Very sorry wal the reply, but yer whip was in iron of yer!"
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 James O'Neill had no slightest In tention of allowing either of his tw' sons, James O'Neill, jr, nor Eugen' Gladstone O'Neill. to go upon tn, stage. Eugene Gladstone had no wlsl to do so. Last month he made m successful debut in the manufactur ing business. But James O'Neill, jr was suspiciously silent upon tn theme of his future field of usefulness His fathers suggestions about th law rebounded from wall of dis couraging silence. At dinner on night the young man tlmidly ap rroached the subject. Father, l--Iv' decided what profession should like to adopt You and mamma won like it very well-at first-but-- You want to go upon the stage The boy nodded. The father sighed "Well. I'll give you chance to he gIn." said the actor. Tt VIII De very small chance" he resolved James O'Neill. jr. was assigned t the smallest roles in the James ONeiI company. "I gave him S20 week and almost nothing to do." said tn actor. But by a slip in my plan he was made understudy for the ma who plays my son In Monte Cristo The young man did not make good and there was nothing to he done bu let the understudy play fl. My so played the son in Monte Cristo. H did so we'll we had to let him go O playing it. His salary went fror S2O to SEQ. That spoiled my plan and settled his future"