Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-10
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

' l Mcintyre and Heath, who are now playing brief engagement in vaude- vile. will appear shortly In "The Steeplechasers."
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 Aphie James, telegraphing a New York friend of the successful opening of Peer Gynt in New Orleans said: Went we'll. First night, as all first nights, like bad dream"
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 Although she Is the youngest dra- matic star speaking English lines, Miss Taliaferro has appeared in more successful plays than any other lIv- ing actor or actress half again as old as she.
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 Alice Lloyd will fill brief vaude- ville engagement before she begins rehearsals of her new musical com Fedy, The Bonnie Belle of Scotland" l" Miss Lloyd is quoted as receiving $2,- 900 week for the contract.
 :II: l Those verses which every actor has at some time publicly read, How Sal vatore Won," by Ella Wheeler Will cox, have been expanded into sketch by the author, and the story of why 1t was necessary that Salvador should win may soon be told in the vaude- vile circuit.
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 The profoundest depths of horror are always sounded by actors for a simile to express first nights. Like being drawn and quartered," says Virginia Harmed. Like being run over by the Twentieth Century ex- press" says Maxine Elliott. "On the day of the first night I always talk of suicide" says Billie Burke. :U: I Three hundred men have been en- I gagged for ten days in putting Luna Park, Coney Island, in shape to with stand the winds, the ice and the snow of winter. The 100000 electric light globes are not removed from their bases, 1t having been discovered that only small percentage are broken or otherwise damaged by being left exposed to the elements. l Fl: | A Salvation Army lass stood dreari- 1 ly tinkling tambourine outside the Belasco theater as the crowd elbowed it's way in to see George Arliss In ''The Devil" Thousands of dollars for the devil and odd coppers for God" she said, sadly, as she took ] three cents out of the tambourine, while spectators stood waving hand fuls of greenbacks at the moving throng.
 . Fl: I Mrs Roosevelt has arranged for a performance of Pandora and the Box of Mischief by Midas and the Golden Touch, with old and modern Greek music, dances and processions, on the white house lawn Friday, October Is, for the benefit of the Washington 1 Players association. The plays are adapted from Hawthorne's Wonder Book" by Rose Miller O'Neill, and will be given by the Ben Greet Wood land players.
 I Fl: Mary Garden is enjoying that form iof fame which finds its express sion in articles of apparel bearing her name. There is huge barette called "the Mary Garden" A slender gold fillet is known as "the Geraldine Far rar." When you want to be real sporty you can wear both," cried one who never misses the opera, though they do give one headache, like the one Salome must have had when she stopped whirling."
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 Fatima Mirls, the celebrated pro- tean artist, arrived in New York on Wednesday last. She brought 200 gowns, and requires the services of ten maids, when doing her quick change act. She has a repertoire of thirty pieces, playing all the parts herself, and has record of making forty changes of costume in twenty minutes. She was especially import ! ed by William Morris and Co, making her American debut at Blaney's Lin coin square this week.
 :ll: Josephine Sabel is looking forward l to being able to sing for President Roosevelt in Africa next summer. Her dates call for her appearance In Jo- hannesburg about the time that the Roosevelt hunting party will be pass l ing through. and she feels certain that as preliminary to shooting the tigers and other wild animals Mir Roosevelt will drop into the Empire theater. If he does she intends to revive "A Hot Time in the Old Town tonight" for his benefit. Fl: Ben Hur" has opened its ninth season most auspiciously. Klaw & Erlanger's Biblical production is one of the white marks in the history e the stage. Its success Is one of the best indications of the strong, healthy tone of the American people who year after year patronize Ben Hur" as compared to the support given. by the French to vulgar farces and the demand of the English theatergoers for nasty problem plays or inane musical comedies. Ben Hur" tour this season will extend to the Pacific coast.
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 I Henry Miller departed for England f 1o ct Tracday on tho Krnunrt,ro..s,,