Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-18

troduce at her initial two-a-day per | formance.
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 Josephine Jacoby, prima donna contralto, is penning note to all | the musical critics who ever cen sured her. It begins with express sions of excruciating politeness. then in whitening irony it thanks them for their suggestions and ends with burst of fervid but still natural sentiment, It's beastly shame"
 :iI: | Madame Vera Komisarzhevsky was announced to present scenes | rom Mazda at Terrace Garden on 1 April 10, and an audience of about l,00O gathered for the performance. Just before the time for the curtain to rise the actress demanded guar anteed $450 before she would ap- l pear. The management offered | $2O0 and a promise of later pay ment Madame Komisarzhevsky re- | fused to go on, and after a discus slon lasting until II o'clock the au- dlence was dismissed. During the rush for the box office several per- sons were slightly injured.
 Fl: At 5 o'clock on Thursday after noon, while on her way to Keith and Proctors Fifth Avenue theater, where she was playing, Rose Cogh- Ian met with an accident When the taXlcab in which she was riding reached Broadway and Thirty-ninth street it was struck by Broadway car, The impact sent the cab crash ing into wagon, taking a wheel off the cab and smashing the windows. Miss Coghlan, badly bruised and i much frightened, was rescued, placed in another cab and taken to the theater, where she tainted. La ter, In spite of the fact that she was suffering from shock and many painful bruises, she insisted on play ing.
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 James K. Hackett has completed arrangements with Joseph Luckett, manager of the Columbia theater, Washington, by virtue of which he will occupy that house in repertoire for four or five weeks, beginning May 4. Mir Hackett desires to test the physique of repertory, and will revive his successes. Among them will be The Prisoner of Zenda." "The Crisis" The Secret of Polichi- nelle, The Walls of Jericho" and Don Caesar de aBazan." Mir Hack ct is not to head a stock company, as has been announced, but is to gauge the value of his repertoire, with the idea of touring in reper- toire next year should this experi- ment prove successful.
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 The body of Denis O'Sullivan, who died in Columbus, O., on Jan uary 31, was not taken to Los An geles for burial as was at first re- ported. The body was taken toI Pittsburg the afternoon of the ac- tors death, and at 9 o'clock that night. in the crematory of the Sam son undertaking establishment there was reduced to ashes. The widow and friend or two made up the fu- neral party. Denis O'Sullivan had expressed the wish that he be ere mated, and requested his wife to see that his wishes ewre carried out. He was Catholic, and that church has always opposed cremation. The | cremation was quietly carried out to prevent the interference of the de- | ceased's sister. The widow later | took the ashes to London, where she i buried them.
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 Thomas R. Henry. manager of the a possible suit for damages threat ened by an ambitious youth who ap- peared on an amateur night recently. The young mans speciality was to have consisted of high-class vocal selections, and he had brought a large crowd of friends to cheer him along. The gallery boys were mer- ciless as usual. and before the singer had emitted two lines of his first song. there were many requests that the hook be used. It was, and the young man retired in a hurry \ few days later he telephoned Mir Henry that he had been confined to his bed for three days on account oF the rough treatment. and intimated that he would sue for a substantial sum. MT Henry told him to go ahead, and rang of.
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 Jack. said George Conan a few days ago to Jack Welch. there is some money. all the money you want. Set out and buy Sam Harris a wedding present for his new fiat. Better get him library. Hurry up. of to Brentano's and do it. Jack Welch's well-modeled eye blinked a little. What shall I get him2" he queried anxiously. 'Oh. stand ard works replied Conan. New toms 'Principia.' Aris.otIe's 'De Sensu. the complete works of Dc Quincy. Bacon 'Novum Organon' and Mrs Carers 'Epictetus' welch paled. But" said he. you" Heres all the money you want. said Cohan in his quick way and disappeared. Welch stared and gaspcd. He determined to do his best. He seized eagerly at the suE- gesiion contained in the book last named by Conan and started out with buying a library presentation set of Nick Carter.
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 An unprecedented even; occurred in the grand lodge room of the Ma sonic temple. New York. last Sun day evening. April 5. The Henry
  ! performance of The Servant in he House exactly as they present if on ueek nights at the Savoy the