Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-12

Madame Calye has finally emphat- ically denied her reported engage without foundation.
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 | The Polish residents of Riyerhead, l.. l.. have begun the erection of a theater for their own exclusive use. It will be called the Kosciusko thea ter.
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 Mrs Langtry is now Lady de Bathe. Her father-in-law. General Sir Per cival de Bathe, died on January 5, and her husband. Hugo Gerald de Bathe, succeeds to the title of baron- II et
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 EnricO CarusO has purchased 53O acres of land in Putnam County, N. Y..sand will lay out game preserve. The tract contains farmhouse and outbuildings and the price paid was N $10.000.
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 William A. Brady has received a loving cup from the Rev Father Ducey, in appreciation of the mana | gers efforts in the recent testimonial I given Father Ducey at the Academy of Music.
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 Eleanora Duse has been ill with pneumonia at Genoa, Italy. She has just returned from triumphant sea- son in Berlin, and about two weeks ago appeared in Milan in a new play. She has been in failing health for several years, but she has continued to play with increasing success. A tour of South America had been ar ranged for next spring under a guar antee of $140.O00.
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 Daniel Sully has contracted with Jerrold Shepard, the author of The Matchmaker, in which MT Sully has appeared for several seasons, to write a. new play for production in the | spring. The scenes are laid in New York. and MT Sully will again be seen in he character of a priest. From MrShepard's scenario Mir Sully IS confident that the new play will eclipse any of his recent productions. n:
 The countess of Clancarty, who be- | fore her marriage was we'll known on 1 the stage as Belle Bilton, died of can ! cer on January at her residence at | Garbally Park, County Galway, Ire land. She leaves four sons and a daughter. She married Clancarty, then Lord Dundo, in 1889. Though the marriage was at first roundly con demned. Lady Clancarty made an ex- cellent wife and won the admiration and respect of all who knew her.
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 Miner l.. B. Hicks of Bakersfield, | Cal. the hero of fifteen days en- tombment after cave-in, and who i signed contract to appear in vaude- vile, made his debut on January !. at Los Angeles. Cal. and was so over como by stage fright that he refused to go on the stage. He finally agreed to sit In the front row of the orches- tra and answer questions put to him. The "act" was so tame that the ma jority of the spectators left the the- ater.
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 Flo Irwin. who has been absent from the stage for several months, is making active preparations to re- turn to the footlights in the near fu- ture. Instead of using sketch. as she had previously done in vaude- Vile, Miss Irwin will do monologuc that has been written especially for , her by Lawrence Russell of the Bel lows and Gregory sketch bureau. The , monologue has been constructed on entirely new and original lines. fitted to Miss lrwin's personality. and those most concerned are confident that in it she will make the hit of her ca { reer. Fl.
 Jewish citizens of Cleveland have issued statement through their local organ. the Jewish Independent. II insisting that the high school author c ities of that city shall desist from l using Shakespeare's The Merchant | of Venice" for recitation purposes. on the ground that it Is unpleasant for ! Jewish children to hear Gratiano's V 70. be thou damned. memorable "a dog, in addressing Shylock. They 3 protest that Shylock Is the opposite | of the typical present day Jew. and fl that the play has done more than | any other drama or story to foster tt anti-Jewish prejudice. fl
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 The funeral Of Frank Moynihan, Id who died on December 90 fin Chicago. In was held on January at the home . of his sister. Mrs Thomas Foley. 2S5 h Bissell street. and af St vineent's . Catholic church. Webster and shef- |. field avenues. He was born 50 years : ago at 12i Clark street. where his !, father. Andy" Moynihan. one of . Chicago's old settlers. lived. For . many years he was identified with I. theater. beginning his i. theatrical career at the age of 1s as ' a call boy and later becoming a pro l, moter. As an actor he had a minor 7, part in Edwin Booths company and ,i vas also associated at various times ' with Roland Reed. Den Thompson ', and Archie Boyd. For the past two !. years he had been kept from active work by ill health. 2,
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