Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-16
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER



 One of the novelties of next season
 Will be presented by Tim Murphy,
 who. has, accepted from q Harvard
 instructor what he describes as an
 extraordinary play without words. All
 the characters are deaf and dumb.
 It Is In one act, and MT Murphy will
 use It in connection with longer comedy. The title Is When Words
 Fall"
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 I Robert Mantell did a most cour- teous thing last week by inviting Noyelli, the Italian star. to attend his midweek matinee at the Fremont. By queer coincidence one night last week the tragedians of two nationali- ties were playing Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" the same night. Shakespeare would never acknowl- edge the paternity of the Novelli yer l sion.
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 James Il. Mclean, a young busi- ness man living near St Louis. was arrested on February 27 for disturb ing a performance of Sam Houston" at St Louis on that date by rolling cabbage on the stage during the sec ond act of the play. At a hearing on l March z he was fined $50 and costs and was made defendant in two suits brought by the Garrick theater com pany for damages aggregating $4.- 900.
 Fl: :, Benjamin Chapin, whose imperson- alton of Abraham Lincoln has won much praise from press and public, has decided to remain in vaudeville for some time in his sketch, "At the White House." which has been most successful. and for which he has been most successful, and for which ne has been offered almost unlimited time. He has not given up the idea of again presenting his play, but un- til further notice he will fill vaude- vile engagements. Fl:
 Lady Sholto Douglas has been booked by Louis Hallett to begin an engagement in her new sketch, "The Bal Masque," in Meriden. Monday. Following week there she will 10 to New York to play the Keith & Proc ! tor houses. Lord Sholto Douglas, who was at first opposed to his wife, who was an American actress, re- turning to the stage. has become thoroughly reconciled to my lady's yearnings and has foregone a trip to | England in order to accompany her when she goes on the road.
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 Joe Welch will be seen once more In vaudeville at the end of his pres ent tour in the Shoemaker. He has ! secured comedy drama in min iature. in which the leading character | Is an Italian. It will require cast of seven people and will be put on with special scenery. Welch has been associated with Hebrew char acters since he made his first ap- pearance. on the stage, and there Is already much curiosity as to how he will handle his new line of work.
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 Valentine le Dessose. whose real name was Jules RenaudIn, the public cottfllon leader at the Moulin Rogue, the Jardin des Paris. and the Bal Bullier. died in Sceaux. a suburb of | Paris. on March 6. Valentine led a double life. At night he was the center of whirl of folly and frenzy, |, though with graveyard kind of 's countenance. in the dance halls. but during the day he was an industri- ous tradesman in Sceaux, and was there highly esteemed as sober cit |, izen. |;
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 Will J. Davis. indicted for man. slaughter in connection with the |, Iroquois, thca;er fire, was brought to trial last week at Danville. III, and i. ordered acquitted on March by Judge Kimbrough after listening to !, three days of argument by the eoun- sel. The acquittal was ordered on {, the grounds that the portion of the , Chicago Ire ordinance under which {. the indictment was found was in- i. valid. This disposes of the specific I, charge against Davis-that of caus- Ing the death of Viva Jackson. There were 595 other victims of the Iro- quois horror. and whether indict- ments charging responsibility can be [ found in any Of these cases without 2 resortins to the discredited ordinance lt remains for the Chicago authorities C 10 decide. [
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 John Jack and Mrs Jack, who re- ' gently retired from the stage, have 1. become inmates of the Edwin For .. rest home. Philadelphia. Mir Jack Ii, was considered one of the finest Fall q 'taffs on the English speaking stage. f, He was born In Philadelphia in 1886 n md was prominent in the support Of n Joseph Jefferson. Edwin Booth. Ed A win Forrest and Gustavus Brooks. |, In 1878 he made a voyage around the i. world with his own company. play .o ng Faisfan. He served in the civil !. var. He also acted with Mrs Fiske o His last engagement was in The |. with Lillian Russell. An al ,ther recent arrival in the home is ,s Y. IT. Bartholomew. the. well known - famous as a psnsaloon f; md as the lone fisherman in Evan ', .eiine He vss formerly a partner y, f Mofit in many celebrated rsntos q, mines. .l
 :E: v Mark Twain. in answer to s re- pi Iuest from Daniel rrohman. presi- n ent of the acforp- fuud. to enlist his VI