Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-05

T. Ing. while the couple saw the opera. At 10:50 the opera was over, the dog amoq lu9M Goq eql puB pemIeIo sBM richer and happier. Pretty soon every opera house will have It's own special dog kennel as well as cloak room
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 Klaw & Erlanger gave a special matinee performance last week of Little Nemo," now running at the New Amsterdam theater in New York, for Mile Adeline Genec, the dancer, who has been identified with most of the greatest London spectac- ular productions and pantomimes. In comparing the English and American offerings, she says as follows: For the first time 1t has been my privi- lege to witness an American specta- cle in Little Memo at the New Am sterdam theater, and 1t has been one of the greatest treats of my life. The usual Wednesday matinee of The Soul Kiss in which am now ap- bearing, was abandoned simply in or der that I might see Little Nemo,' a performance which fills me with wonder, delight and surprise. What has most impressed me is the extent to which Americans will go in anus 1 ing their children. Over in the coun- try from which I come, Denmark, a production of the elaborate type of Little Memo is a thing unknown. How the eyes of the little Copen- hagen boys and girls would open at ! it's splendors and entertainments! That thought was nppermost in my mind as I looked at the hundreds of bright faced New York youngsters in the big audience. understand that it cost over $S0,000 to produce Little Memo and I can well believe it. In Copenhagen or any other European city outside of London this sum would be appalling to a theatrical producer. The spectacle of Little Memo compares most favorably with any of the costly ones I have seen in i London. am sure that Little Memo with it's freshness and novelty, would i electrify staid British audience and I would like to see Messrs Klaw & Erlanger present it in London. Even l though it is so very American in theme and treatment, I am very con- fident that Little Memo would be a great sgo' over on the other side. for it is distinct advance over the rath- CT heavy, cumbersome entertainment to which English theatcr goers have grown accustomed"
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 I Fannie Ward, who achieved a personal triumph in Jerome K. Je- , rome's successful comedy at the Aid wych theater, London. is in New York preparing for her American tour under the direction of Joseph Brooks. Abroad the play was called Fanny and the Servant Problem but this title has been changed to "A Servant Problem. Rehearsals of the play will begin Monday. After the ! usual one-night try outs, Miss Ward will open her tour at the Park thea ter, Boston. January 4th. Charles Cartwright, who played leads in Lon- don, has been engaged for the same role, that of the butler. for the American tour. He would have been in New York to-day, only his taxicab broke down in London and he mis- sed the boat "A Servant Problem is spoken of by the English press as one of the dainties, most naive conceits of the distinguished English humorist, whose Three Men ill T Boat" made the whole reading world a fourth passenger with the dog. Miss Ward as the Fanny of the play l is pronounced natural and unaffected from beginning to the end thereof She refrains from acting, from as- suming voice, manner, attire other than her own, and she IS cred. i ited with one of the most brilliant successes of the London season. Mr | Jerome has adapted what has be- come almost habit in London, that l of peer marrying chorus girl, for his plot and has written a comedy | in his usual whimsical fashion. Fan ny, his heroine, ran away from home as a girl because she could not stand the discipline of her sisters and her | cousins and her aunts, who were oi a class born and bred for domestic l s,ry.oe in country house. She b,. ccmes a famous music hall asiiste Sbe met a pleasant youth who pre- tended to be painter, made love to her and married her. Actually he is the Earl of Bantock. He had made half-hearted inquiry of Fanny's birth and parentage, and well meaning friend Gf ,ae girl naa r" manced as to .he detsyed gentl sfalk fem whom he sail che came. Fainy i ks;.' her own counsel fer a time, Il! wien she arrived at BantocK lai wEet situation she found. It Vas
 nanned by her own family, from hei ! uncle. the pcmaons bltler. ar: haI amt. the stately h,rsekeeper, to the s.ah'e boy; twelty of them, grin, sent els of the family honor of tho BaEtoeks determ nel that the laugh te: ot their own house shoull n0f defcct ate the sa red traditions 0t the county family The situa 'onl lis as ingenious as it is ludic.ous i Poor Fanny suffers lone but tho way she solves the problem and wins out makes the play one of the livelies' and most entertaining ever produced I Fl: