Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-21

U dramatic art, but for brushing away cobwebs in your brain there is noth. ing like motor car" says Eleanor Robson, the star of"Salomy Jane, her latest and greatest play, from the pen of Paul Armstrong. It is j based on Bret Harte's story o1 "Salomy Jane's Kiss 't z: .a I .s< ii: '.~ '>'.: .t,:- l Who, next? Now comes Phfladel- phia Jack O'Brfen, who mas been in sort of of semi-re irement since his battle with Tommy Burns, and plans to tempt the fickle vaudeville goddess with a ,monologue. He be- gins his career in the 'two-a day" Monday in Passaic. whe,e Henry Pincus has started new vaudeville theater. >"..' .''' ~ :1:
 fe The first women to appear upon the English stage" were a troupe of French players which gave perform ances at Blackfriars in 1929. They were not kindly received, however, the audience preferring to have boys in womens roles. The first English actress was probably Mrs Coleman, who in 1856 appeared in Covenants s Siege of Rhodes. +..r. >... r .-. ~i, ..-..,,,, :II: ,.o.....-. .-..-, F. Roselle Knott announced last week her intention of retiring permanently from the stage this season and vii! live in future in her beautiful coun- try home with her family on Long Island which she recently purchased. Miss Knott was the original Lygia in Quo Vadis, and more recently will be remembered for her excellent DOT trayal of Mary Tudor in When knighthood Was in Flower. The reason given for Miss Knott's- per manent retirement from the stage is that she has completely broken down in health.
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 Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott will not make their planned tour of America this season, owing to the ill health of MT Robertson, who, it is said, may not te able to l appear even in England until next season. Miss Robertson, d i niece of the actor, who arrived in New York last week, reported that her uncle is still very ill and that his condition is such that there is no likelihood of his being able to travel this winter. Miss Elliott will not come without her husband.
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 A theatrical attraction of much importance is announced for Polls | Dy Manager Parsons for Wednesday evening, September 25, when Lew Fields and his. company of 1000 peo- pie will present the latest Enelish musical comedy success "The. Girl Behind the oCunter.'' The piece 1 has been running at Wyndham's theater in London for more than a year and is one of the biggest musi- cal successes in years. The cast in- cludes several we'll known artists be- sides MT Fields, including Miss Con- nie Ediss, who has been brought over here by the Gaiety Theater. London, especially for the production Miss :, Louise Dresser, Miss Lotta Faust and several others including original English Pony Ballet.
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 The Harlem Opera house will have nursery completely equipped with every comfort for babies ald small children. As infants are refused ad- mission to the theater, and the patrons of the opera house tre com- posed mostly of families, the man. i agernent has arranged a scheme so that the mothers can enjoy the per -formances in comfort, not having to worry about the small children at all. A large, airy room will be built in the northwest corner Of the thea ter, taking up part of the spacious lobby. Tbs nursery will have four trained nurses and every other equipment, even to medical services. Children can be left with the nurses during the performance with as much safety as though they were in their mothers arms An experienced checker will be engaged, so that every mother who checks her precious little load will be sure to get her own baby back after the Der formance.
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 Into the veritable snowstorm of let ters of condolence- that came to Mrs Mansfield there crept a childishly eloquent note dated GreenviIIe, Miss, and signed Leona Powers:
 Dear Mrs Mansfield:
 I am sorry Mir Mansfield is dead. I cried all the afternoon when my teacher read it to me in the raper. l loved him very much. for he al- ways spoke kind to me, and on Christmas he gave me a teaset and a ring. Leona Powers.
 Leona is the hazel eyed. red-haired tot who played so eleverly the diSi-l cult child part. Derek Jensen. with John Drew in His House in Order" last season. and who after having played in Lovers Lane,' Hearts of Oak" and The Charity Nurse" was the Duke of York of Richard Mansfeld's Richard lII.' When the little Duke of York was summon ed before the great man one night | in late November she showed some I natural trepidation Her nsothe-. who is Emma McPherson, kissed the baby, and said:
 Never mind, brace up ani be a I perfect little lady"
 So alone the little one climbed the stairs to the stars dressing room. l Mir Mansfield himself often told of the visit
 There vas a rap on the door