Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-16

Belles of Scotland" in which Alice Lloyd will be starred. Fl;
 The 275th consecutive perform anee of "The Merry Widow" at the New Amsterdam theater, New York, will be celebrated on June 13 by the distribution of Merry Widow" hats to the women in the audience. H:
 A rumor that has been widely printed is to the effect that Crows Nest, the Buzzards bay home of the late Joseph Jefferson, would be de- stroyed in digging the Cape Cod ca nal, as would Gray Gables, ex-Presi- l dent Cleveland's summer home. That is not the case with either. MT Jef- | ferson's place is to be sold by his family. Fl: -... Eugene Cowles has been engaged by Milton and Sargent Aborn to sing the basso roles he originated while with the Bostonians. George B. | Frothingham, also member of the Bostonians, has been engaged for his original roles. Both will make their appearance with the Aborn company i in Robin Hood"' at Washington. D. C., on May IS.
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 Augustus Pitou and Chauncey Olcott are nursing a weighty secret. Next season MT Olcott is to undergo change of authors, and instead of adhering to the stereotyped Irish melodrama he will appear in big spectacular play, replete with elec- trical effects and mechanical tricks. | Rida Johnson Is the author of the play. Its tentative title is "Will-o'- the-Whisp."
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 Mrs Patrick Campbell returned to New York on May from her road tour and sailed for London on the Celtic the following day. She an- nounced her intention of returning to America next autumn, probably under the management of David Be- l lasco. She expects to meet Mir Be- iasco in England this summer and then complete her arrangements for appearing under his direction. If ne- gotiations are successful 1t is likely that she will be seen in a play origi- nally intended for Mrs Leslie Car l ter.
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 ! Grace yon Studdiford, who for the past two seasons has appeared in vaudeville, has announced her inten- tion of returning to the comic opera stage, beginning early in October. Miss Yon Studdiford will be seen in new work by Harry B. Smith and Reginald De Koven. the title of which has not been decided on. The organization will be known as the Grace Von Studdiford opera company and will be under the direction of Charley Bradley. With the excep- tion of Louis Harrison, the cast has not been selected.
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 Tamisuka Yokohawa and Yasuo Matsui, two Japanese architects from Tokio have been in New York for the past week getting data for the construction of the Tokio Artistic and Imperial theater. that is to be built by a party of Japanese capital ists. It will be the first theater in Japan planned after American meth ods. The architects spent an entire day examining the Stuyvesant thea i ter. and were given a chance to ex- anime all the mechanical features of ' the house, including the working of 1 light effects. Mir Yokohawa and Mir Matsui will act as artistic advisers as we'll as architects of the new To- kio theater.
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 Charles DockstadeT, who died at Pleasantville, N. Y., on October 22, i 1907, after an illness of two weeks. aged sixty years, was the original Dockstader. He came from Cleveland and appeared for many years with 1.-the principal minstrel companies, part of the time as a partner of Lew ! Dockstader. the team being known as the Two Dockstaders. He was the author of many songs and minstrel sketches and was gifted in many lines of work. For several years prior to his death he was not on the stage. but filled a position with the { Philadelphia North American. He ' had five strokes of apoplexy before death ended his sufferings He is survived by widow.
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 The decision of a Berlin court pre- sents an alarming possibility to the atrical managers who sometimes find themselves in a predieament where by they are compelled 10 make a sudden change of cast. In this par ticular instance. Maria Labia. the dramatic soprano engaged by Oscar Hammerstein for next season. was the cause Of it all. Madame Labia had been advertised to sing in Car men" Al the last moment she sent word that she wis III. and the man agement had no alternative but to substitute another singer. One Of the patrons awoke tO the realization that he was not listening to Madame I.abla just about the time that the final note was sung He stopped at the box office and demanded the re- turn of his money His request was not granted. and he instituted suit for the recovery Of the amount paid. The lower court decided in his favor. and on appeal the judgment was sux- tzfned. Npw every man. woman and child present zs the performance has begun action for the price of tickets and the management has been advfs- ed to settle.