The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-31
NEWS OF THE LOCAL THEATERS
POLES NEXT WEEK
"Mr, Busybody,' a Department Store Musical Comedy, One of the Features of a
 Great Bill.

On Monday, c. l., Waterbury's pro drc,Ion. "Mr Busybody,' Will be the feature of Polls theater. Mir Busy body" is concentrated extract Of mu- slcal comedy by Irwin s. Cobb and saf- ford Waters.
 The leading comedy role Is played by Ed. wynn, who will be remembered as the original freshman with the many changing hat fin the "Rah! Rah! Boys." played by wynn and Lewis His work in Mir Busybody" has all the snap and drollness which made him SO popular last season, Assisting Mir. Wynn there Is q company o' fir teen, which includes Minerva CoGrtney, who played wi,h great success in Rich ard Carle's productions for a number of years,
 The management has spared neither pains nor expense In putting out the act. Every detail has been mos oa"e- fully worked cut, and with the a t travsl Frank Palma, musical director, stage manager and wardrooe mis- trcsc.
 re company includes fifteen caqable a,t'e and the actlon takes place in a de cnt store
 Merry Widow and Other Hats.
 TAc girls have plenty of oppor unity of clep,aylng their g7acefulness in the vfelous musical numbers arranged and they also lave an exquisite series of cos .umes and hat changes that wil be of Interest 10 the ladies.
 Corset Models,
 The corset models should come in for great share of the attention to be bestowed on this musical hit Costumes Gorgeous.
 The costumes gre by Lord X Taylor of New York, the hats by Davis, Merry Widow hats by J Leopold shoes by Cammeycr
 schoolroom comedy of the r'fresh- ing. wholesome variety that has scored SO strongly with New Workers during the present season will be the crownlrg feature of next weeks Poll bill Fun in a schoolroom" is It's title and with Harry W Fields In the leading part of the schoolmaster the patrons will be reminded Of AL Leech and his trio of rosebuds who were so popular here few weeks ago. \ company of comedy girls and clever boys known as the "Redpath Napanee' will be cast in the parts Of the pupils and the fun will wax fast and furious from the rise of the curtain.
 Persons who have spent part Of their lives in the country will appreciate the act for lts full worth It's action takes place in a crossroads schoolroom and the characters range all the way from the brightest girl in town-the one who took the prize for speaking at the lGst Arbor day exercises to the dimu- tive rascal who caused Deacon Smith horse to run away by putting a pebble in his ear Their answers to the questions put to them by the prosaic old schoolinaster form the base Of the | comedy and with the singing and l dancing interruptions the act is a mar. l vel of clcvcrness The bill for the week is one of the strongest of tn, season and this weeks records foi crowded houses should be cqualed | not shattered
 One Of the most unique features 1T vaudeville ls the skating act Of Isabe Butler and Edward Bafsett Both art expert fec skaters and they mako thei appearance In natty costumes. Las season Miss Butler was one of the bis rits of the skatinc rink eccne In Anni EIeld's production. The Parislan Mod cl," which scored % strongly with To- cal playeoers Previous Q that sh' was the original Dip of Death" gir with Barnum & Ballcy's circus, MT Bassett is the winner of tho interna tionnl figure skating championship contested at St Nicholas rink, New York. a couple of years ago and il which the best skaters of two contin cnts were entered With a speoia equipment, in which a large cake Ir real ice is m important feature, the, give wonderfully attractive an graceful exhibition of grapevine, spin ming. waiting and other kinds o' fig uro skating that will make lovers a the sport long for tho winter aad tho Skating at Rocky Glen" signs, Ont of the features of this act is hu. man top spin by Mir, Pessott in which he spine at tho rate of 500 revolutions mlnute-faster than the eve can follow.
 Julie Ring. considered one of the handson1cst women on the sta~n, will appear in a sketch, The Wrong Room Miss RirE ia a sister of Blanche Ring Hill and Whitaker, in songs; oscar Lorraine, the protean violinlst; the Three Hanlons. in acrohatIc and the electrograph will complete the bill.
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