Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-02
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

David Warfield once attempted monologue before an audience at the Wigwam, San Francisco. The people hissed with hearty good will and the manager, reddish man with loud voice, said They've seen enough of you. Get out of here"
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 The theater at Sarajevo, Monte negro, was raided by mob recently because the management refused tc discontinue "The Merry Widow" The Montenegrins claimed that the opera hurt their national pride. The esca- pades of Prince Danilo of Montenegro some years ago, formed subject mat ter for much gossip in Paris.
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 Crebillon, the distinguished tragic poet, loved solitude, and it was tor ture to him when disturbed. One day when he was in a deep reverie, a I friend entered his room hastily. Don't disturb me-" cried Crebillon protestingly, T am enjoying a mo- ment of happiness; l am hanging an- other villain of minister and ban ishing another who is an idiot"
 Fl: Voltaire and Piron, the French ! philosopher and dramatist, were ex- ceedingly jealous of each other and frequently indulged in sarcasm and brilliant repartee. When Voltaire's s Semiramis was produced and proved a failure the philosopher met Piron at the door of the theater and asked i him what he thought of the play. q think, replied Piron slowly, that you would have been very glad if had written it."
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 Ezra Kendall was about to bestow 1 a gratuity upon a bellboy. The boy looked at the sum proffered mo. ment, and then said Thanks, MT ! Kendall, but would rather have a l, ticket to your show tonight" Ken dall wrote the pass, and did not see the servitor again until after the show. Well, my boy, how did you like the performance? asked MT Kendall. 'It wouldn't have been So rotten, if you hadnn't offered me the quarter first" was the reply. rt Fl: -......
 Foote the actor, once paid visit to the estate of Lord Townshend at { Raynham. A loud noise being heard | in the barn yard, Foote accompanied chambermaid to the spot. In a pigsty the eagle eye of the actor-wit discerned a silver spoon among the refuse in trough at which the pigs were squealing ferociously. Plague on the pigs," said the maid, what a ! noise they make!s And well the, l may" replied Foote, laughingly, 'fol they have but one spoon between them"
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 A laughable incident occurred one night during representation of the play 'Witchcraft" in Philadelphia, in which drama Murdock was starring In the action of the play jury passes judgment upon a witch, each man sol. emnly pronouncing the words, hang | the witch" When the twelfth juror | had taken his seat. man in the au- 1 dience arose anc d. Hang the 1 jury!" The rem lied the scene and Murdock wa .pelled to ring down the curtain amid shouts Of i laughter.
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 A special matinee of Polly of the Circus" was given at the Liberty the. ater on April 20, for the benefit of the Catholic chapel on Blackwell's island At the end of the second act Freder- ick Thompson was presented with q loving cup as testimonial of the gratitude of the Catholics of New York for the courtesy shown them President McGowan of the board oi aldermen, made a short speech. and Archbishop Farley, who was present expressed his thanks to Mir Thompson and Mabel Taliaferro.
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 | Maxine Elliott is to have theatel for her own use in New York city The site selected is at 105-113 West Thirty-ninth street, near Sixth ave. nue, and the property was purchased last Saturday by the Elliott company of which Miss Elliott is the head. The ! Shuberts, fl Is understood, will be in. terested in the house. but the staI will not play under their direction < It is not her intention to occupy the house all of the time. but to play heI local engagements there. Plans fol the theater will be decided upon this week.
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 | Nat Goodwin, soon after the pro. duction of one of his comedies in New York. had occasion to visit 2 noted physician in search of remedy for insomnia duo to nervousness Goodwin was unknown to the physi clan who. after examining the actor said: There's just one thing vii cure you. Go to Madison Square the ater tonight and see Nat Goodwin fl his comedy part. The worst he car do will cure you" Goodwin paid hi I fee without revealing his identity looked at himself in a mirror and wa cured.
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 Ben Jonson collected his plays fl one volume in 1s1s and added there to a number of epigrams. The dra matist designated the volume as hi Works and thus expressed himself tO ridicule. One epigram addressed to him was as follows:
 Pray tell us. Ben. where does thl
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 What others call a play. vnn call {