Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-12

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 The new German theater will open on October 1 with Ernst von Wildenbruch's comedy, The Execu- tioner." During the same week will be produced The Deyil' (German versiony, The World Without Men" and Divorce, by Paul Bourget. The $10,000 production of William Tell will take place on November 10. Schiller's birthday. '
 Fl: An interviewer has secured from Henry Miller, the actor-manager' $ opinion Of the female species of in- terlocutors for the prints. The opin- ion was succinctly stated. T don't like them, Said Mir Miller The in. terviewer pleaded for his sisters of the question mark They mean we'll" he said. T have no doubt of it," returned MT Miller. -''I have never known any one in or out of jail who didn't mean we'll" .r. x$ .:ll: aa.1 A capstan that has been through two wrecks will be used by Captain Williams, sthe crusty old salt. in Paid in Full" The capstan has been presented to William Riley hatch, who plays Williams, by Cap tain Jake Wise of 842 Taunton ave- nue, New Bedford, Mass. Wise was wrecked in his OWE ship of Corinto 20 years ago. The capstan was part of the salvage, and 1t went into an. | nthor yaccol uhich uyoc wrocLad pft New Bedford a few years ago. ',s~ 'r I! r S fl George Arliss Is not parent, but he owns a parrot upon which he lav- ishes parental affection. A crea- ture in. the newest color mode of gray and pink feathers, and with impudent beak and staring green eyes, and sweeter voice than any other of his kind, helps to receive visitors in the Arliss drawing room. 1. If 1t shouts disconcerting personai remarks at the, visitor 1t is greatly chided, but Is never sent from the room. Its name Is Dinky Bits. :lI: " A meeting of creditors of Hen rietta Crosman, the actress, was called last Friday at the office of Seaman Miller, referee in bank. ruptcy, at ? Rector street, to prove claims and elect a trustee Miss Crosman was present, but none of the creditors appeared. A few small claims had been previously filed with the referee, who appointed Ezra P. Prentice trustee with a bond of $100, as no actual assets we're shown. The liabilities are $46,sS9, and the nominal assets $S,574.
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 "A. Rose, Stahl back from wanderings in France and England and the Netherlands amazed her company at rehearsal by forgetting the lines of The Chorus Lady which she has played 2,500 times. T don't know whether the man paid or the woman paid, she said. T tried studying the part, but 1t seemed as foolish as studying the alphabet. Never mind. It will all come back at dress rehearsal when l put on Partrica 8 coat and hat" And as though the part had been rolled away in moth balls for the summer, inside the tan covert jacket, with the donning of the jacket Miss Stahl's memory re- turned.
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 The Double Cross" a play writ ten by Frank J. Conroy with a view to showing how a fake" prize fight is arranged and carried out, was the headline act at the 125th Street the ater. The principal actors" are Joe Bernstein and Kid Griffo, former ly leading lights of pugilism. The piece Is in three scenes. the first showing the sporting editors office of a New York newspaper. the second a | street, and the third the prize ring and arena of a sporting club. A fight is arranged between Kid" Nelson, an unknown, and Joe Burns, the champion lightweight. James | Robert Carter, the sporting editor, is in the deal by which the unknown Is | to win the fight, and those on the inside are to reap immense profits | in the betting game. He and his fellow conspirators are given the double cross" by Steve Brady, and l the champion wins the fight. much | to the chagrin of those who hoped | to make money by the arrangement originally fixed up. The boxing match in the last scene is we'll stag ed and carried on with great spirit.
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 Mile Genee made Ter first appear ance last Monday night at the Elm pire Music hall, London, in the bal let, The Little Dryad,' which was written especially for her by Dora Bright, a nom de plume Of Mrs Knatchbull, close friend of the duchess of Somerset Her success was instantaneous and pronounced. Mile Genee will appear in this bal- let next season under the manage ment of Klaw & Erlanger, MT Marc Klaw having purchased 1t for her when abroad last spring. Mile Ge- nee sails for America September 23, resuming her tour in The Soul Kiss October 5. The following Is the story of "The Little Dryad": A certain dryad. fairest of wood nymphs, has subdued all mortals to her by her loveliness and the mag ic of her dancing. Implaca5ie Aphrodite has caused her to be i'm prisoned in an oak tree. only grant. ing her freedom to come forth once in 10 years, between sunset and sum- rise. until she could find mortal faithful to her during the allotted time. A shepherd, passing through the wood on the night of her free dom, sees her dancing beneath the moon and is lured to love her, and