Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-06
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

stead cast, Is still playing the role he originated when that drama was first produced.
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 Coralie Blythe will continue in the leading role in "The White Chrys- anthemum," which she played sue cessfully upon the sudden assertion of Lima Abarbanell.
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 The skirt of the diamond dress" worn by Florence Bindley disap- peared mysteriously from Miss Bind ley's dressing room at Columbus, O., during the matinee on Saturday last Detectives have been placed on the case, as the garment is very valuable, containing no less than 5000 stones.
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 Beacuse of an article in Town Topics reflecting on Fritzi Scheff and her husband, Baron von Bardeleben, the latter brought suit against the publication on March 2S for $50, 900 damages. Joseph D. Bedding of No "A Broadway was retained by Baron von Bardeleben. The baron repre- sents several German exporting houses.
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 It is announced that through the beneflcence and energy of Mir and Mrs Richard Mansfield, the Home for Blind Babies in Brooklyn will not be obliged to close its charitable doors as feared. Mrs Cynthia Alden, the president of the Sunshine society. says that MT Mansfield's example and energy have sent generous assistance to this institution. .......-
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 On the evening of March 20 Gov ernor Folk attended the performance of The Powers that Be at the Jeffer- son theater. Jefferson City,, Mo. Af- ter the performance he met the man. ager and requested an introduction to the members of the company. He expressed his great admiration for the performance and declared that the story of the play was wholesome and possessed wonderful possibilities for good. f- a e 72 t77 :II: ia ea
 Frank A. Small has taken charge of the press and publicity department of the Philippine exhibition at the Jamestown exposition, and is in New York in it's interest He says: "One hundred and fifty natives will be on exhibition, and they will be engaged in their usual avocations, such as textile weaving. wood carving, silver and blacksmithing, etc. and the music, the war dances, harvest dances and other pastimes of the natives win be an hourly part of the entertainment furnished
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 Fannie Ward, who is playing the opposite role to Kyrle Bellew in "A Marriage of Reason" has been be- sieged by requests from sweet girl graduates for souvenir bits of the ribbon that bound her crutch when she played the role with the assist ance of a sprained ankle and a crutch the other night. One fra ternity man was enterprising enough to make a play for the whole busi- ness, crutch. ribbon and all, and begged Manager Burnham of Wal lacks for the privilege of bearing the sacred stick away to New Haven to adorn the house of one of the Greek letter frats.
 Fl: Klaw & Erlanger are simply turn ing the English and European vaude- vile world upside down in their ef- forts to get the best talent for their new circuit. Mir Fischer. their Lon don representative. announced yes terday that he had engaged Harry Lauder, Will Evans. Gus Elen. George Mozart. Alice Lloyd, the Me- Naughtons and White Cunliffe for the Klaw & Erlanger circuit. Lau- der's salary is to be s450 t$2,250l a week, Elen's S1.500 and Evans's $1,- 25O. Said Mir Fischer: My orders are to get the best English artists at any cost. There is one artist for whom we may pay as much as 1000 a week. We shall have them all It has been said that the $5.000 artist referred to is Marie Lloyd.
 :!l: The New York Tribune points out | the fact that Thomas Bailey Aldrich was not only a member of the Play CTS club, but he was the member to | whom the organization owes its name. At the time Edwin Booth had | to devote his fortune in l some way to benefit and uplift the members of his profession. but had | not yet hit upon the exact method by which his purpose could best be he was invited one summer on a yachting trip by F.. C. the banker. Mir Booth ac- repted the invitation. and found that the party. besides himself and his host. consisted of his long time friends. Joseph Jefferson. Lawrence Barrett. Thomas Bailey Aldrieh. Laurence Hutton and William His pham. Mir Booth laid his ideas be- lore this distinguished company. and in the course of conversation and discussion the plan took shape in the form in which 1t was ultimately car lied out. When the question Of an name for the club came lp it was MT Aldrich who was ready sith the happy suggestion that vas