Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-05
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

when BunalO Bills Wild West closed in Memphis, Tenn, on Novem- Der 19, the Indians made loud ob 1ections against being taken back to their reservations. Special officers l assisted the government commission { CTS to round up the redskins, how { ever, and they were put on the train without ceremony. The rest of the outfit was sent to the winter quar- < ters at Bridgeport 7 :ll:
 One authority says there are twen- ty-seven "DevtP' companies now playing the west. The other day six of the pirate Devil" agents met at the Baltimore hotel corner in Kansas City. They saw minister approach { ing, and one of the agents hailed the divine man and said: We have a dispute here of some importance, and would like you to decide. It is in re- lation to the age of the devil. Can you tell us how old he is?'' Gentle men," said the minister with dignity, you must keep your own family records"
 :II:
 Charles Frohman will make fly ing trip from Europe in time to see Maude Adams open in Barrie's new play, What Every Woman Knows" December 21.---As soon as he has seen the play safely launched in New York MT Frohman will hurry back to Europe to rehearse Bernstein's Israel which he is getting ready in London, and "The Dollar Prin- cess, Viennese opera which he be- lieves will make New York forget it ever heard "The Merry Widow" He considers ''The Dollar Princess de- cidedly the best thing he has yet produced.
 III:
 Under the management of her husband, Everhart. the hoop-roller, Minola Mada Hurst, recently put on new act in Europe, in which she is assisted by two very clever midgets who speak and sing five languages and can dance in every style known. MT Everhart spent two years search ing Europe for three little fellows. and interview dozens of liliputians before he found the ones he wanted. The feature of the act is the singing of song written by Mir Everhart, called Johnny Bull and Uncle Sam with the midgets made up to repres- ent the characters. MT Everhart is making arrangements to have his songs published in New York. III:
 Iobyna Rowland has strong arm and serviceable temper. Both were called into service when she and Charlotte Walker, coming out of the stage door, faced persistent youth who with alternating smiles and compliments sought to accom- pany them to their hotel Miss Rowland turned upon him the su- percilious glance that is so effective or the stage. If you don't go away shall slap you" she warned. The youth bowed low. That would be most gratifying he said. Instantly swing of her slim arm the original Gibson girl described regular semi circle with the youth as the outer most point. Leaving him in the gut ter where that free swing had cast him, she walked disdainfully on, fol- N lowed by the gentler Miss Walker saying, "Jobyna, how could you? He was so good-looking!"
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 E Six seems to be the lucky number K in comic opera and in musical com N edy There were the members of the N famous sextette in "Florodora, and now in "The Merry Widow" there are the six girls from Maxim's, whc appear in the last act of the Viennese comic opera They figure especially In the refrain which Prince Danilo sings so many times, and the au- dience knows them best from their gay attire and their big hats. They are really the ones who started the vogue of Merry Widow hats with { the American girls, for the chances are that if they had worn small and demure hats upon the stage the fashion would never have originated. Thus they are responsible for num- Der of jabs from feminine headgear and for the extra amount of profan- ity from the luckless men who have chanced to sit behind them at any place of entertainment.
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 fTllLl OCuSu Wdn iolCSu tO lllSo Q performance Thursday night, the first she has missed in ten years, and every yellow" in Park Row immed- lately sent its sleuths scouting about the town on a wild rumor that Miss Scheff and John Fox, Jr, had been married. The inability of Miss Scheff to appear Thursday night at the Knickerbocker theater was due wholly to the severe cold from which she is suffering. Miss Scheff appear ed at the theater and announced her / willingness to go on for the evening, ( but her physician, Dr Curtis, who was with her. advised the manage ment not to take the risk involved. as Miss Scheff is very hoarse and might suffer the entire loss of her voice by singing at this time. An understudy was given the part and the audience. after learning that Miss Schef could not appear, good naturedly did everything possible to make the understudy feel happy.
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 There was an odd sight at the Ire 1 mont theater. Boston. the other even l ing A chan and his best girl were |