Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-12
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

Mrs Edwin Booth Grossman, the tragcdian's daughter, at whose or der the material was disposed of Julia Marlowc was an active bidder for several of the more interesting | costumes and bought the old King Lear wig and beard for SS. David Belasco obtained the jeweled Richard III. mace for SIS, and the scales ana knife of Shylock for $25 and $2l respectively. He also bought the Brutus sword for ST. James K
 llackctt bought through an agent and Nat Goodwin was said to have had a representative present. Scv' Cral COStumCSrS were among tho buyers. Fifteen prompt books brought $l5j; ten orchestra scores containing incidental music to the Booth tragedies, S60, and the man, usCript orchestra score of King Lear S22, George D. Smith, a dealer ir rare books, being the purchaser. II C. Clark paid $l00 for an oil paint ing of the actors father, Junius Brutus Booth. After their contents were disposed of, the old battered wardrobe trunks were sold for 2J cents each
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 When Mcssrs William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer produced George Broadhurst's play of "The Man of the Hour" on December 6 1906, ill New York ci,y, lie success of the piece was well nigh sensa- tional and the managers as we'll as the author were overloaded with re- quests for information as 10 inst who was the man nf the hour in real life. Mir Broadhurst Wis ac- cused of having put such various persons into his play as Mayor Me Clellan of New York city, Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia, Mayor Becker of Milwaukee, Governor Folk of Missouri, Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin and even President Roose- welt. Mir Broadhursts reply in all cases was: "I tried to put none of these dignataries into my play. What 1 did try to do, and what 1 think I have done, was to write a play that should tell a true love story, a story of how an idle but able young man was made to do his duty to himself and his people by the love of two women his mo Alr and the girl he wanted for his wife If. in writing out this story to show how he sue ceeded I have emed to reflect the career, in whole or in part. of this or that well known man of affairs, it is because I have been true to life, and not because I have taken any one of the men named for a model or prototype.' The Man of the Hour will be the attraction at Poli $ when il will be splendidly acted by the Brady and Grismer Special com pany, made up of well known and able players. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January f, ,, 6.
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 Ken Shields and George Christie, the two young song writers, were recently sitting in the office of a prominent Broadway theatrical man. aser with whom they are very friendly when the subject of song writing was brought up. Tho man aScr declared that he couldn't see how the modern song writer wrote so much stuff in so little time. "Why it the easiest thing in the world" Shields replied. "I venture to say that Christie and I could sit right down in this office and write a song that would be one of the seasons best sellers. "T bet you the dinners you couldn't" the manager cried. You're on, Shields replied At this moment an actor came in 10 say goodbye to the manager. as he was starting On the road. Now don't forget 10 write mo every day" the manager said as he shook hands with him. Shields began to hurricdly write on the pad before him, and presently called Christie over to him and the latter became busy. Pres. ently they approached the manager We have it," Shields said Have what" 'The song it is called Don't Forget to Write Me Every Day. The two song writers then went to the piano and began to play the song. "It x immcnse'" the man ag"r cried: Did my farewell 10 that actor suggest it." "Of course it did they answered, and forthwith the manager took them around 10 the Cafe de France and bought them an expensive dinner To this day he does not know thai they had already written the song several weeks prior 10 the ber. and now he sits back and proudly tells everyone that he is re- 5ponsible for he big song hit of the season. Don't Forget to Write Me EINerN Ha. -