Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-15
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

A new comic opera, dealing with certain incidents in the life of Marie Antoinette. is being written by Puc- cini.
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 Dion O'Dare Is the title of Fiske O'Hara's play for next season. Marie Quinn and Lou Ripley have been en- gagged for his company.
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 William Gillette arrived in London on May [. to spend short time. He will return to the United States soon to begin work on q new play. which is to be produced in England and America before Mir Gillette resumes his acting. By accident the discovery was made l the other night that a majority of | the ushers in the Belasco tneater, New | York, are pupils of Columbia univer- l sity. It is one of Mir Belasco's articles of faith to preserve wholesome tone. about his theaters and to confine theat- tricalism to the realm behind the cur | tain.
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 I Charlotte Cushman began her career as an operatic vocalist and it was due to 0verstraining her voice, thus ruin- l ing it, that she devotea herself to act ing only. Lady Macbeth was her first l dramatic role, in which she appeared in the Bowery theater, New York, in September, 1886, having previously l played in New Orleans. Her last ap- l pearance upon the stage took place in Boston, May 15. 1875.
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 Enthusiastic over the reception ac- corded them in London, Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern arrived in New York on June s. From financial standpoint their London engagement was not a success, but in every other way 1t amounted almost to triumph. Both mean to return next spring and play another engagement together at which the king has promised to be present After that each hopes to be seen in London every spring. An in- terestlng plan whereby George Alex ander and E. H .Sothern will change companies, the English actor playing here and the American i'll London. is being arranged for the season after next.
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 London Is all agog over a. crusade against the innumerable living stat uary acts that are being snown at the music halls. On Tuesday last the Bishop of London headed deputation that visited the music hall committee of the county council to urge the in- mediate suppression of the objection Il able specialties in the interests of de- cency and morality. Representatives of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant churches, as we'll as of twenty reli- gious and social purity societies were included in the deputation, and some very strong arguments wre used. It was pointed out that Glasgow, Bir- mingham. Manchester and other cities have already forbidden the exhibi- tions. The chairman of the council committee told the delegates that the matter that they would appeal to the 1t would be gone over agaln. The | deputatlon members stated that if the committee did not take action in the matter tha hey would appeal to the whole council, as they are bent on suppressing the exhibitions. At the close of the conference deputation of people employed in the living stat uary acts pleaded their own side of the case with great earnesiress.
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 | Paul Scott, manager for Darcy and wolford, has obtained from Joe Mur- phy, the Irish comedian, the release of his comedy dramas. The Kerry Cow and Shaun Rhue, for permanent stock. houses. MT Scott, who was a member of Mir MuIphy's company for five years. has the distinction of having played every male part in the Kerry Cow and Shaun Rhue except Mir Mur- phys parts. In releasing n:s plays for stock. Mir Murphy practically an- nounees his retirement from the stage, but Mir Scott hopes to induce him to appear ss a stock star in the Kerry Cow and Shaun Rhue in some of the best stock houses during the coming season. He thinks Mir Murphy Is al- together too vigorous to retire. Afr Murphy and Mfr Scott have been close | friends for a number of years, and they have considerable respect for each others fishing ability. although Mir Scott admits that he does not run even a close second. They sat in a rowboat in Princess Bay for twenty six consecutive hours catching weak fish. and then, Mir Scott says only came ashore because the boat could not hold any more fish. but Mr Mur- phy says they came ashore because Mir Scott could not keep awake any longer. and Mr Murphy was afraid he would fall overheard. q:
 An old woman. grey and bent, stop ped at Broadway and Forty-first street Thursday night and begged for pennies.
 It was theater time and men and women en pleasure bent were passing. No one paid any attention 10 the old woman until a policeman took her ny the arm and told her she must % with him
 A cab drew up and q wolasn in evening dress jumpei out 'Nhat is iti- she asked. stepping up to the old woman.
 Il just asked for pennaes.- she said. the tears streaming down her checks