Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-06

| sStodJ So oPOhu bhC dUIOdu. She is not planning to return to the stage.
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 Chauncey Olcott's play for next season will be written by Mrs Olcott in collaboration with Mrs Rida John son Young.
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 Fritzi Scheff has received an of fer to appear in light opera in Europe this summer. She arrived in London few days ago.
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 Adelina Patti made what she de- elared to be her final public appear ance at Queens hall, London, on May 26, on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of Wilhelm Gang, professor of singing at the Guildhall School of Music.
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 Joseph Creatore, the bandmaster, and Madame Joanna Baril, formerly church choir singer in Philadelphia, were married at Atlantic City, N. J., on April 26. Madame Creatore is now soprano soloist with her husband s band at St Louis
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 Baron Fritz von Bardeleben, for merly the husband of Fritzi Scheff, has been granted discharge in bank ruptcy. The schedule was filed against him on August 31 last, with liabilities of s49,5O4, and nominal assets of s43,736.
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 Harry Lauder is booked at the The ater Royal, Glasgow, Scotland, for the pantomime next Christmas at s1,000 a week, and as he has offers of American engagements for the same at much larger salary he is said to have offered Robert Arthur, the man i ager, $12,500 in cash to release him. MT Arthur has refused the reported offer, but MT Lauder still has hopes that he may be able to arrange mat ters so that he can stay in New York for long engagement.
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 The Hagenback-Wall shows, booked at Bucyrus, O., on Decoration day das distressing experience, en- tailing loss of S30,000. The tents were pitched near the river and a cloudburst caused the river to over flow on the show grounds to depth of three feet. Most of the people waded out, and several women were rescued with barges or on horseback. | The circus outfit had to be moved during the worst of the flood, many of the wagons being hauled out by elephants.
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 ! Arrangements have just been com pleted between Samuel French and Edgar Forrest, manager for James 0Neill for the American and Cana dian rights of "The Abbe Bonaparte" which had very successful run in London with Wilson Barrett in the title role. The play Is serio-comic drama, full of strong interest with the humorous side of nature combin- ed. Mir O'Neill will open with the Abbe Bonaparte at the Century thea ter, St Louis, and will later be seen at one of the New York theaters.
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 For the passing of big-hearted, big bodied, big-souled Pete Daley there was of his fellow funny folk no more sincere mourner than May Irwin. Miss Irwin was joint funmaker with him in "The Night Clerk" and they were considering the possibility of uniting their comic fortunes again when the dire news came from Chica- go. From her home on Irwin island, in the Thousand Islands. the come dienne writes of her dead brother comedian: ''I can't say a word. My heart is too broken about Pete and words are empty at such times"
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 William Hammerstein advertised last week for first class milkmaid to milk the COW that will be a feature of the farm" on the roof garden this summer. On Tuesday morning the stage door of the Victoria theater was besieged by a small army of girls. all of whom were most anxious to se- cure the position. The poor COW had to stand for several trial perform ances." and when she had been milk ed dry, the judges. Hammerstein. Mock and Kessler, selected Ada Bax- ter of Haverstraw. who will be almost an actress for the rest of the season.
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 Cardinal Logue. primate of all Ire land. who has been in America for several weeks. paid his first visit to Coney Island on Wednesday evening last. in company with several priests and a lay guide. The cardinal saw several of the big attractions. and also tried his skill in the shooting gallery. hitting six bulls eyes out of ten shots. It was a red letter night for Glenmore Davis. the able FrIar of Luna Park. ~ho took good ,care to let the newspapers know of the visit of the distinguished prelate. The party was entertained at dinner by Frederick Thompson.
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 An announcement that James Young had been engaged for Louis James's company has caused some confusion. This particular James Young is J. Arthur Young. and not the well known actor lately with An- ne Russell In "A Midsummer Nights Dream. and now at the Whitney opera house. Chicago. Nr Young writes: During my absence in Eng land. when was a member Of Sir