Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-05

ONeill's company, is stepson of the late General Murray, who at one time was appointed United States minister at Constantinople.
 II:
 Carl Stix, musician and composer and author of the once popular song, "She May Have Seen Better Days" attempted suicide by shooting last Saturday. He suffered from par alysis of the fingers and feared that ,, he would lose the use of his hands. He was taken to Lebanon hospital and is not expected to live.
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 At the Belasco theater they have named the stars dressing room, oc- cupied by Frances Starr, the Dolls House." For the Tong, narrow room. where a sheet protects the gowns of the Rose of the Rancho" on one side. and the great electric bulb jew eled mirror flashes back magnitied reflections on the other, overfows with toys. There are wax dolls Disque dolls, dolls of all nations. And there are wardrobes and carriages for the motley doll family, which is ruled by huge and ferocious brown Teddy bear.
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 Justina Wayne, being met half way up the six flights of tortuous stairs in building given over to the offices of managers and agents, gaspingly explained why, being a 1.-the young person to- whom the necessity of re- duction is a remote spectre, she chose to walk rather than ride. Its that dreadful elevator man." she said. going pale. Haven't you noticed? When we get into the lift he calls out in that sepulchural voice, All in' and when we make the descent he groWls, 'Down-and out I shan't ride in that elevator again. not until I've signed for at least three seasons"
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 "The Round Up," has made such remarkable hit at the New Amster- dam theater that it will not be sent on the road when Colonel Henry w. Savage's London success, "The Merry Widow" comes to that house on the 2lst inst. '"The Round Up" will be transferred to the Broadway theater, where it will remain for several weeks and where it will undoubtedly repeat the really wonderful popular successes it has made at the New Amsterdam. The thrilling battle spectacle in the third act of this play is the most realistic feature that has been pres ented on the New York stage in many years. Over three hundred actors. cavalrymen, cowboys and Indians appear in this scene.
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 Mrs Barney Williams, whose act ing delighted playgoers thirty years ago, suffered an attack of paralysis q few days ago while staying at the home of her daughter and son-in- law. Mir and Mrs G. H. B. Mitchell, at Garden City, l.. I. Mrs Williams is nearly eighty-three years old, and enjoyed excellent health until Septem- Der 24, when she went to New York on business, and the journey proved | too much for her. Dr Bartlett, her physician, says that she is slowly re- covering. Her house in West Seventy second street has been put in order. and she will be removed there if her condition gets worse. Mrs Williams retired from the stage in 1876 after the death of her husband, well known actor of Irish roles, and has never appeared since except at an oc- casional benefit. Fl:
 Klaw and Erlanger presented Hen l ry Arthur Jones latest play "The | Evangelist at the Knlckerbocker 1, theater last Monday evening for the | first time in New York. It proved | very powerful drama which is likely !! because of it's theme and daring treat ! ment, to provoke wide and very ! spirited discussion among theater go- CTS, church people and the clergy | like. This is undoubtedly the most serious of all MT Jones serious plays, and is, perhaps. in many respects, his ablest contribution to dramatic 1. literature. In the development of the !, story, he creates a relation between the church and the stage. if none ex- ists, as some people claim. by pres enting on the stage some of the pro. blems that confront the church, and in doing so brings fOrcibly home the battle between the denomination alists themselves and liberal-niinded without making an attack upon any one sect.