Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-05
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER


 Madame Modjeska is reported to have met with slight accident last week which necessitated the cancel ing of several dates.
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 Mrs James Brown Potter has made success in her revival of Charlotte COrday. 1t is now being given in su- burban theaters near London. Fl:
 The biography of the late Mrs Craigie John Oliver Hobbes) will be written by Monsignor Brown, the Catholic vicar-general of Southwark, England.
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 Two detectives were detailed to guard Madame Melba when she ar- : rived in New. York on December 30. She always carries her jewels, which are valued at about half million dollars, and while in London she was constantly guarded by two detec- tiyes.
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 Carrie Swain. by q decision just rendered by the French court of ap- peals, sitting in Paris, has won an im- portant point in her suit for share of Frank Gardiner's millions. Car Tie Swain, who was Mrs Gardiner, claims that she was her husbands business as well as domestic partner Miss Swain is represented by Mnitre Labori, formerly counsel for Alfred Dreyfus.
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 Miner Hicks, who became famous through being rescued after fifteen days entombment in mine at Bakersfield, Cal, has signed a con- tract with N. J. Schmitt of Berke- ley, Cal. who will book him in vaude- vile at salary of $500 per week. Harry Linville, who was prominent fin the rescue work will accompany Hicks as lecturer. and two other Ba- kersfield miners will be taken along. It is said that Hicks has been book cd ahead for a year.
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 Neil Florence. until recently mana keT Oi EtCh D0u oOy SuhipoHs' Nvhi mitted suicide on December 9 in his boarding house, 453 West Twenty third street. by inhallng gas. Flor encc had recently been in poor health. Among the parts in which he had played were Rayard Knight in Old Sleuth, James Whitney in The Power of the Cross. Niccola in Robert of Sicily, Samuel Grlscom in Betsy Ross and Surgeon Hardwick in Shenan- doah. He was thrice married, his wife having died in 1905.
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 Two Texas cowboys on their re- turn journey from New York stopped over for day at New Orleans to see the sights. ''The Lion and the Mouse' was then playing an engagement at the Tulane theater there. and during the evening when the line was long at the box office one of the cow punchcrs got into the rush for sests. When he reached the ticket window he demanded two of the best in the house." -Four dollars please" said the treasurer. as he handed out the pasteboarls. "Whatg" yelled the Tex an. Why saw the tigers at Coney Island for two bits
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 Jane Oaker. in private life. Mrs Hale Hamilton. by the sudden ter imitation of the suit of the two sons and two daughters of Christian Pe- per to break their fathers will. re- ceives fortune of nearly million dollars. The family and their attor- ney decline to interpret the language of tho motion admitting that Chris tian Cornelius. known as Peper, has d moral claim to an interest in the estate in consequence of relations be- tween him and Christian Peper who'll ly different from what the children \ had supposed. Miss Oaker is the daughter of Cornelius.
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 Robert Edeson's first appearance in "Strongheart." at Los Angeles last week. was notable in that Apache. the famous Sioux of Harvard uni versity. who served as the inspiration for William C. DeAtillc's college bred Indian was a deeply interested spec tator. Apache and his guests, Chief Plenty-Bird. Chief Red-Star. the belle of the Siux tribe. proved to he eon- spicious box party. the three latter bcing dressed in the Indian regalia. which Is worn only on great occa- sions. the chief carrying long bows and arrows. presenting a novel con trast. to their modernixed host Apache attired in the evening dress of the Caucasian. Asked hy a reporter for his opinion as to whether or not an educated Indian should marry waite woman. Mir Apache replied tersely, "why not? Some of the best families of Virginia are proud to claim rela- tionship with Pocahontas.
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 X report comes from St Paul. Minn. telling of the stransling of no less than forty vaudeville performers from the United States. along the line of the Canadian Pacific west from Winnipeg. They are all hundreds of miles from home and friends. aud are in great distress. Several companies werr sent out from Winnipeg to play one-nIght stands In Canada. and the vaudeville craze not having reached that part of the world business was very bad all along the line. The first company reached tine Rockies. anoth- rr landed at Regina. and s thirl al Brandon. Among the unfortunates are Iaiorl and Ryersou- Emily Waite. Musical Adams. the Shar- rocks. the Three Musical Isemcines.