Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-09


 Is Too Little When You Marry Miss Patterson modestly sets the fig ure at S1,20O a year and life insur- | ance.
 :il: | Maxine Elliott sailed for New York on November to begin her season in Under the Greenwood Tree" the comedy in which she has been suc- cessfully appearing in London. Her New York engagement will follow two weeks run in Philadelphia.
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 Mrs Joseph Jefferson the widow of the distinguished actor,is seriously ill in a private hospital in West Sixty first street. Mrs Jefferson is about sixty years of age. She was stricken several weeks ago, and is now slow ly recovering from the effects of an operation.
 At meeting of the Lambs club held on October 27, it was decided to send an ''all star" minstrel and vau- l deville company on tour for week next spring. The purpose of this tour Is to raise money to pay club debts. Ten years ago the organization tried the same plan for the same purpose and cleared $65,000. This season $1OO,000 is set as the mark. Promin- ent members of the club will take part and the program will be made up of the brightest skits of club 'gambols' and new pieces written far the occasion.
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 Probably the most notable f. kcd living picture ever produced was that which purported to give represent ation of the actual scene inside Vest minister Abbey at the kings corona tion. The production was the wor, of an inventive Frenchman, who had special scenery of the abbey painted and reproductions of the historical costumes made. Then a number of French actors were made up" to re present the king, the aged primate and other central figures-and re- markedly lifelike they were. The mock coronation ceremony took place at quiet little village in Brittany and the films were sent to London for reproduction in onr of the lead ing houses of entertainment The managers, however, made no attempt to impose on the public and openly confessed that the scene was al fake"
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 scene not on the program and which greatly marred the effect of a dramatic climax provoked laughter at a performance of The Bells in a New Britain theater the other night. It was in the third act. Matthias" had completed his tragic plea for his life, The judges, three in number, were seated on a raised platform above the jury. As they arose, the platform wobbled, and when the spokesman uttered the last word of: You are committed to be hanged by the neck until dead. And may God have mercy on your soul" | the spectators saw the floor collapse. | The three judges went down, but in l minute they emerged through the scenery. One had his arm sticking through the panel of the box. The audience saw that the judges were in more real danger than the sup posed murderer. When it was ap- parent that there was no harm done litter ran through the house.
 Like other able financiers, Lew Dockstader, the minstrel, is ever will ing to lend his capital and his in- | OnnrIifV fn tho cplttfinY 1f homie problems. It is not surprising to find him while on tour bending every energy to the aid of the banks and the public at large in the present crisis. Mir Dockstaders practical system of relief is well explained in the following advertisements of his performances that are running this week in the St Louis newspapers: Owing to the present difficulty in obtaining currency. MT Lew Dock stader announces the following scale of prices for the week: Entire low CT flOor-0ne extra sirloin steak Ten rows halcony-Ten pounds of pork chops. Six rows balcOny-Twol pecks of sauerkraut. Gallery-Eigh. 1 teen fresh eggs Box seats CupperD One peck of onions. Box seats (low- i er)-Fifteen pounds of calfs liver 1 Standing roOm-TwO gallons of but l termilk. Opera glasses rented for two pigs-feet. :lI: W. E. German. representing Mrs Patrick Campbell the great English l actress, who is to appear in this city November 19, was in Waterbury yes terday completing arrangements. Mrs Campbell and her company arrived on the Lusitania yesterday morning and her trip through this country will be an eventful one She travels in her own private car. equipped with everything to make the travelling en-I ioyable. A little incident which happened on board the Lusitania is worth recalling Mrs Campbell. as we'll as all the other passengers knew that the queen of the ocean was gO- | ing to try to break her own record Mrs Campbell offered to divide $500 among the men in the engine room