Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER


 It is said that Maude Adams will appear this season in the new Barrie play, What Every Woman Knows" recently produced in London. in- stead of Mrs Dot.
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 May Irwin will appear at the Garden theater, after September 29. in George Ade's curtain raiser, Mrs Peckham's Carouse. The piece has been successfully acted in vaude- vile.
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 Marie Studholme was married in a London registry office on September to Harold Borrett, son of Major General Herbert Borrett, c. B. The marriage was kept secret until last Friday.
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 Judge Adams, in Brooklyn, has dismissed the petition in bankruptcy filed on October 5, 1907, by Joe Welch, comedian, who lived a No 154 West y11Sth street. His N,tal liabilities were $25,360. His vie turned over to the trustee in bank ruptcy $1,950, which she had in a savings bank, to pay the costs of proceedings.
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 J. D. Barton contemplates sending four Devil companies on the road this season. They will be headed by Joseph Callahan, Theodore Bab- oooly E,du,;p Eachuro and iopp1 Lawrence. The Savage version will be used for these productions, and rehearsals for all four companies are progressing under the stage di- rection of Joseph Callahan.
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 It is the intention of the Shuberts to send Mary Mannering on star ring tour of England in Shakespear- can plays. It will be Miss Manner ing's first professional visit to her native land since she left there in 1896 to come to this country under Daniel Frohman's management. She will play "As You Like It" one or two other Shakespearean comedies, and drama of American life.
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 Eva Tanguay will, through her attorney, make an attempt to re- strain all other performers from us- ing the word ''Salome" in connection with dancing turns or other acts based upon Wilde's play. Miss Tan guay bases her claim upon docu- ment received from firm of London solicitors by which she is given the exclusive right for use in vaudeville in this country of any adaptation of Wilde's Salome. This right accord ing to Miss Tanguay, was secured from the executors of the Wilde estate.
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 ''The Oath of Allegiance" by James B. Connolly, of Scranton, Pa, and Jack Drumeir of New York city, which will be produced during the present season, Is politico-historic comedy drama dealing with the treachery and intrigue during the period of 1859-1S65. So pronounced are the lines of this piece said to be that 1t Is thought it will create sensation. The authors are well known and have entrenched them selves in "The Oath of Allegiance behind historical data that Is claimed to be unassailable.
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 Adeline Stanhope-Wheatcroft, who retired from the stage a few years ago to devote herself to dramatic instruction. will return to the stage in Nance O'Neil's company in the production of Agnes at the Majestic theater early in October. Mrs Wheatcroft is remembered for her work in important roles in Daniel Frohmans old Lyceum theater com pany, August Pitou's stock company and with other important attractions Her return to the stage does not mean her retirement from the dram tic school associated with her name.
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 Ask Mrs John Drew and her bosom friend of twenty years, Mrs James Lewis, upon what the success of a play depends, and they will re- spond: Half at least depends upon the mood of the audience" For both recall. as though it were yescei- day, glowering Londoner who slid . heavily into the chair beside them which his wife had saved for him for half an hour at one of Sir Henry