Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-02

stage won her, Mrs Leslie Carter had
 hopes of becoming trained nurse.
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 In Fresno, Cal, a few weeks ago the stock company in vaudeville house was putting on the old farce. "Ghost in a Pawnshop.' and when it came time for shot to be fired the stage revolver refused to play it's part. The artist who was handling the gun became red in the face and very much excited, but the piano player, who constituted the orchestra and who is also deputy sheriff of Fresno county, rose to the occasion. He continued to play the piano with his left hand, and with his right whipped out revolver which he al- ways carried and let go through the orchestra floor into the cellar with a solid shot, which not only raised the hair of the audience and actors, but saved the act.
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 In New York last Sunday after noon Riverside park cop saw David Montgomery of Montgomery and Stone of The Red Mill" now at the knickerbocker theater. put one of flock of carrier pigeons which he owns through some preliminary training. Standing on the driveway wall. the former Tin Woodman of l"The Wizard of Oz" would toss the bird out over the Hudson, and after a while whistle it back again. The cops approach halted the comedian as he was about to pick up the pigeon for third projection.
 Don't allow any bird flying around here!" the policeman said
 Montgomery nodded obedience to the interdiction. Then he addressed the bird at his feet:
 Come, pidgie," he said. "The off, cer doesn't allow any birds to fly around here, so you'll have to walk home!"
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 A midsummer plague of mosqui- toes has started behind the scenes at the New York Hippodrome, and now all of the mermaids and chorus girls of "Neptune's Daughter" are slap |ping their wrists and scratching as a result of the visit of the insects. Where they come from in the midst of winter was mystery until the mermaids reported that the mosqui- toes were more numerous under the stage than anywhere else. Investiga- tion disclosed the fact that the water tank of the Hippodrome, in which the water is constantly kept at midsummer temperature, was breed- ing mosquitoes at a marvellous rate. Some of the mosquitoes escaped from the tank and invaded the dressing rooms, much to the discomfort of the chorus girls. The tank will at once be thoroughly cleaned and kerosene will be sprinkled wherever the mos- quitoes appear. The phenomenon of the appearance of mosquitoes in mid winter has attracted much attention at the Hippodrome.
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 Elephants and camels are usually staid, well-behaved beasts, but un- der the influence of liquor they are apt to carry on just as men do when they take a few drops too much.
 This was proven at Peru, Ind, few days ago when the Hagenbeck circus arrived to go into winter quar. ters. As the animals had just come from Mexico, the trainers were afraid | that the sudden change of climate | would affect their charges, so a bar | rel and half of whiskey was mixed | with the bran given the elephants and camels for breakfast. They ate | it with great relish and then were | started on three-mile walk from | the depot to the winter quarters. The elephants staggered, wobbled and | joyfully, and the camels | took on silly expressions as they found that their feet would not go where they wished them to. The cir GUS men had the time of their lives getting the twenty-one elephants and sixteen camels to their destination. but finally they were safely housed and they all laid down to sleep on he effects of their 1itfIa cDran