Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

until time to return to America in September.
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 Friends of the late Mrs Craigie John Oliver Hobbes) have formed a plan for a memorial to her, in the form of portrait placques in London and some place in the United States and scholarships at English and American universities.
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 ' Tom Jones'" a comic opera adapt ed by A. M. Thompson, with lyrics by c. H. Taylor and music by Edward Gerenan, was produced on April IT at the Apollo theater, London. Judg- ing by the press reports the new pro- duction received most enthusiastic welcome, as did the artists, who in- cluded Ruth Vincent. Carrie Moore and Hayden Coffin.
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 Justice Bischoff, in the supreme court ,on April Is denied the appli- cation of Liebler and company for an injunction restraining Elsie Janis from appearing under other manage ment. Miss Janis contracted with Percy Williams to appear in vaude- vile under his management at sal ary, it is said. of $2,000 a week. Her salary from Liebler and company was $500 week. Liebler and company made application for an injunction on the grounds that their contract with Miss Janis had some time to run.
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 The Sake bill, absolutely prohibit ing ticket speculators from operating on the sidewalks and adjacent to the- aters was passed Wednesday in the New York assembly by an almost unanimous vote. The bill. though caleld the Sake bill. was introduced in the assembly by Phillips of Ale gany, chairman of codes. It is un- derstood that MT Phillips undertook the sponsorship of the measure after its overwhelming defeat in the sen- ate. It will now be for the senate to decide whether it will pass the measure or let it die.
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 Tuesday afternoon last was "Or- phans' Day" at the Barnum & Bailey circus in Madison Square garden. and the big auditorium sheltered about 5000 eager youngsters, who yelled with delight at the antics of the clowns and clapped their tiny hands in ecstasy when they saw the mani fold wonders of the Greatest Show on Earth.' Mrs Bailey determined to continue the custom established by her late husband, and though the generous act meant an actual loss in receipts, the pleasure manifested by the children more than made up for the deficit in the box office.
 Fl: David Belasco has secured the rights to dramatize Thomas w. Law sons novel, Friday. the 13th." and will produce the play next season in New York. The dramatization will be done under Mir Belasco's direction. Mrs H. c. De Mile obtained drama tization rights from Mir Lawson two weeks ago and sold them to Mir Be- lasco. Mir Belasco was the man Mir Lawson wanted to undertake the work, she said. The financier and author made but one condition-the lesson of the revelation of the ''sys- tenn" for the protection of the peo- pie contained in the book must be kept intact in the play.
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 Will M. Greasy has been in a quan- dary for several weeks, but has finally settled his plans for next season. Ever since the warning vaudeville factions have been in the field Mir Greasy has been bombarded with of- fers for next season of very tempt ing sort. He also had in his pocket a handsome offer for run at the Palace, London. and his contract with the Shuberts to appear as star next season in a play of his own making. Mir Greasy pondered long and deeply over the situation and finally decided to stick to his contract with the Shu- berts. He will therefore make his debut as legitimate star in Octo- Der, unless unforeseen circumstances prevent, in which event he will re- sume his tour in vaudeville.
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 The Teddy Bear fad Is threatening 10 become serious. The other day Miss Frances Starr at the Belasco theater received an offer of a live bear cub from an admirer in Mon tana, who had become fascinated by her chic and yivacity in The Rose of the Rancho" The owner of the bear said in a letter that he had seen her play during a visit to New York. and hearing of Miss Starr's fondness for Teddy bears. asked permission to send her a young cinnamon cub that had been captured in the mountains. He suggested that she might lead him on the stage by a ribbon in the first act, and have him kill Kinkaid in the last act" As Miss Starr oc- cupies modest accommodation at a hotel. she was obliged to decline the kind offer of her generous Montana admirer; and MT Cope. who plays Kinkaid. is greatly relieved at this turn of affairs.
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 Colonel watterson. after something reminiscent of the juvenile opera of America in Pinafore days. thus des- eribes a performance by juvenile Italians: They did it bumptiously. Lucia was a die-awsy girl Of fifteen. a trife to grown up for Edgardo. a bully bit of dsgo twelve years old. with a shaggy wig and shining black