Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-14

women, and am going to tell them a few things, and tell them hard. Il: Little Nemo,",, Klaw & Erlanger's big musical comedy now running at the New Amsterdam theater in New York, is full of healthy fun and tune- full melodies, as we'll as splendid l pallets and dances and gorgeous | effects. In fact, it is the mg hit of the current New York season. Joseph l Cawthorn, Billy B. Van ana Harry Kelly are very funny in their re- ,, spective roles of Dr Pill, Flip and the I dancing missionary, and Master Gabriel, an artist to his finger tips, is ideal in the part of Little Memo. One of the funniest incidents in the | piece is the hunting scene, in which the dancing missionary describes | how he captured a "montimaIiack," Flip relates how he caught 'penin- sula" and Dr Pill improves upon | both yarns with his narrative of the overcoming of "whiffenpoof. This is one of the most delightful bits of | nonsense ever heard on a stage ana provokes roars of laughter dt every performance, children wing with their elders in expressing apprecia- tion of it. Little Nemo' is in class of its own and, all in all, is the best piece of its kind ever presented in this country. Matinee perform ances for women and children are presented Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. A special matinee will occur on Thursday, the 26th, Thanksgiving day. Seats are now on sale for all performances in the next six weeks, including the holidays.
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 The Irish newspapers have pro- claimed Joseph O'Mara, the tenor star of Peggy Machree." missionary to America. "He is going to America with the intention of elevating the status of Irish music and Irish song," says one of these warm hearted prints. We feel that in MT O'Mara we have man capable of undertak- ing such herculean task, and when his tour is finished Ireland will be proud of him, Irish America will be proud of him and Irish music will have risen to standard never yet attained" Limerick "gave him the freedom of the city" and reminded him that Ada Rehan. whose real name is Crehan, was born and reared in the auld city" At Waterford, too, he was accorded that freedom, be- cause, while he was born at Limerick, he was reborn, that is, married in Waterford. In his speeches in recog- nition of these honors, he said: 'I am. about to cross the water that sparkles between that greater Ireland and this. I shall be gone five years 1 hope that you will not aske me to speak on Tuesday night, for that will be my last night in Ireland. That is too dreadful to think about. Il don't know what I shall do if they ask me to address them then 'T go with the delight of knowing that my native place has conferred on me the highest honor in it's power of gift the freedom of the city. It is 9 common saying that prophet is without honor in his own country. Limerick has had the courage to con- tradict that. The love of culture and refinement of it's people has been demonstrated by conferring on sing CT it's highest >honors. In doing so Limerick has provided precedent for other cities to follow, for so far as I can learn. this is the first time that musician has been thus honor ed in any country, and in this act Limerick has honored music itself. "I hope that in that far of land will meet success that will serve the cause of musical art. The noblest end of man on earth after the service of God is the service of his native land Each of us has been given some gift or talent whereby he can serve his country best. God has giv- en me the gift of song, and that gift I have dedicated to Ireland. Il shall always endeavor to demonstrate to the world that Irish song has no equal for beauty of sentiment among the nations"