Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-23

farms in the district around Stam- ford, and will make that place his home when he is not detained with business in New York city.
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 Dennis O'Sullivan, who is to ap- pear here this season in a new TO- mantle Irish play, Peggy Machree,' was given farewell banquet at the Hotel Cecil, London, on November 13, under the leadership of T. P. O'Connor, M. P.
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 "All alone in a trackless desert" walled the heroine. ''Not tree, not rock in sight. Here come the ferocious lions! Oh, what shall l do?" Dive froo de trap" shouted friendly stage hand. "You's stand ing right over it, leddy."
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 ! George M. Conan will retire from the cast of Fifty Miles from Boston at the end of this week, to take few months rest and complete two new plays. His place will be taken . by. Lawrence Wheat, who has been ] playing the title role of Artie. Fl:
 { J.. H. Docking, resident manager of Polls theater, Scranton, Pa, Will .. leave shortly for Wilkesbarre, to su- ] perintend the building of the new I Poli house in that city. MT Docklng has been in Scranton only few s months, but has made host Of friends, who will be sorry to see f him go. He has been valuable as- e sistant to MT Poli for several years. Fl:
 The joke market was on the to- began. Monologue factories were running on half time, and many ol [ the humorous publications were ; forced to suspend. The secretary ol Jokes was appealed to and right nobly did he respond. He threw 3O,' 100000 jokes upon the market ! Some of them were very ancient, but . they were jokes nevertheless. Thus 2 was a panic averted and confidence \ in the twinkling of an eye, restored s Fl:
 I Harry Lauder, the canny Scotcf h comedian, is so delighted with hi. T success in New York that he has ar ! ranged to pay us an annual visit to 2 the next ten years, staying about f1vt $ weeks each time. He will not ap < pear in the vaudeville houses, bu E will be added as a feature to an! d musical play that his managers set cl tr Trn hn 7 arrange to make lengthy stay h. I will be starred in play especial, 4 written for him. I Fl: [ It will be surprise to many wh' D have enjoyed the act of Harry Lee i "The Street Car Conductor" at tn f Jacques this week, to hear that h. D has been giving his monologue onl ' eight weeks. For six years Lee wa < member of the team of Hoey an 2 Lee, but eight weeks ago split wit < his partner and started on the roa I as a monologist He has been maS F ing a big hit wherever he has played d his parodies winning him all kind i of applause. Lee has relatives re | siding in this city.
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 d Mrs Harry P. Travers, societ | woman of Oakland, Cal, and the wifi I of a prominent physician, will g 2 into vaudeville, opening at the Be I theater in her home city in a sketc I of Japanese life called ''In Lool 2 ing Glass;" written by Frank Basol d who, with his wife, will also appet < in the act. Mrs Travers has ha Q some experience as an amateur, an 'R her society friends are preparing . give her flying start on the road
 fame. If the sketch is a success r, may be seen in the east before u
 season is over.
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 A few weeks ago Percy William
 entertained hundred or more
 the little inmates of the free !ndu
 trial school for crippled children, which Mrs Arthur Elliott Fish is u
 president, at a matinee at the G
 onial theater, Boston. The childr,
 were greatly delighted at the she
 and in reward fer his generosity } a Williams has received the followil
 letter from one of his guests: De
 mr Williams: You were so kind inc invite us to your vaudeville so ! ty. will ast you to ours. Please try al Inc come cause I am the leading ma
 With kind regards, 'Dimples.'
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 When Jessie Mae Hall started up tour in The Country Girl in Tow up her manager. Al Trahern. had a dt up en pairs of fine shoes made by Hay up in Miss Halls size, to be offered air whoever could wear them. In Car air Dover, O., last week was found up first successful applicant, Elizabe up Morgan, daughter of a prOmine .oO citizen of that town. She found up shoes a perfect fit and was given up pair of them. together with ten SC; up for the performance of the pli up Miss Hall has never been able to D =, ready made shoes small enough,
 has had to have them made to ord
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 William A. Brady denies the pl
 Iished report that Mrs Patr
 Campbell is to do team work V , Wilton Lackaye in a special matiI ..1 performance of The BOndman-" 90 iu Laekaye is the sole star of the H
 Caine play" says Brady. and
 carried it to success this season vi
 out any outside assistance
 story is absurd Such thing
 never been thought of" Only
 other day Julia MarlOwe's name '
 unwarrantedly connected with |