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Evening star., 1911-06-04
"The Lottery Man" !"

The Vagabonds Stock Company at the
Belasco Theater next week will present
Rida johnson Young's funny farce, - .,e
Lottery Man." which was seen at the Be-
iasco last season. with Cyril Scott in the
chief role.
The plot is somewhat extraordinary. A
reporter persuades hls paper to CONDUCT
a lottery for husband, with himself az
the prize. The luclsy number Is won by
an old maid. who claims Her man. Mean
while, the reporter has fallen in love with
q charming girl. Naturally anxious to
capture the winning ticket himself, he
buys as many lottery tickets as he can,
his mother pawns jewelry to do the same
and even the girl in the case buys large
numbers. When 1t IL announced the old
maid has won efforts are made to buy
her of, but she prefers q halsband and
the case looks hopeless uEzsil Il y ~
Evening star., 1911-06-04
Cosmos Sunday Concert Today.

Interesting specialties and musical
numbers are promised for today's con-
cert at the Cosmos. They include Early
and Laight. in comedy dialogue and
songs; Louis and Minnie Worth in a
sketch: Musical Deyo. novelty instru-
mentalist; Ray e. Hall. the popular vio-
linist, with a new program, and Hilda
Raynard, the aviator girl. The usual big
the Beautiful Galatea' overture by Suf-
fie, Eilenburg's fantasie, THE Mill In the
Forest; selections from La Tosca' anC
"Dfe Mesters nger." and popular numbers
Carmen and Martha.
Next week the Aborn English Grand
Opera Company at the New National
Theater will present Carmen" and
Martha on a lavish scale, with new
costumes and scenery.
A special cast will be heard In both
operas. including Jane Abercrombie. Re-
gina Vicarino, Salvatore Sciarretti. Ber
tha Shalek. George Shields. Zoe Fulton,
liam Schuster, Phil Fein and others.
Bizet's Carmen" with it's intensely
dramatic story and its beautiful music,
has a special charm that seems to grow
each year. 1t will be sung Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights and
Wednesday matinee.
Thursday Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee Flotow's beautiful
opera Martha will be sung Martha
will never grow old. Its sweet, simple
melodic beauty will offer striking con-
trast with Carmen and its wealth OF
Spanish music in the operatic program
for the week.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
"Before and After" !"

Before and After" a laughable farce
in three acts, the authorship of which is
credited to Leo Dietrichstein, is an
nounced as the bill for the Columbia
Players beginning a week from tomor-
row night at the Columbia Theater Some
critics have declared the situations Of the
play impossible. but whether or not they
measure up to the requirements of prob
ability, they keep audiences in continu-
Gus laughter throughout the evening.
Before and After" was given its first
New York production at the Manhattan
Theater December r. 1905, with cast
that Included Fritz Williams, George C.
Boniface, jr.. Leo Dietrichstein. Rather
Inc Florence, Mabel Finday and others.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Cohan & Harris first production next
season will be made I'm Boston early in
September. where Raymond Hitchcock
will be presented in THE Red Widow"
a new musical play. with book and lyr1cs
by Claiming Pollock and Rennold Wolf,
and music by Charles J. Gebest.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

The government, 1t Is said. is to put a
stop to the exhibition Of United States
money in moving picture shows.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Edgar Selwyn's new play. THE Arab
which has proved a success as produced
by a stock company in Los Angeles, may
have q regular production the coming
season by Henry B. Harris.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

A bill has passed the Albany legislature
requiring moving picture operators to be
licensed. Applicants for this license
must be Of full age, serve an apprentice
ship of six months and pass q practical
examination before the license can be Sc
cured
Evening star., 1911-06-04

title role. which has been making a sue
cess in Chicago, is to be one of the open.
ing attractions of the coming season In
New York.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Laurence Weber has quit the burlesque
field and will be associated in high-grade
productions with Joseph Weber.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

1.-The Virginian," for which there seems
to be q steady demand. will begin its
eighth season this fall.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

A new comic opera by Edgar Allan
Woolf is called "'The Wife Hunters"
A new play by c. S. NJ. S. McLellen is
called 1.-The Affair in the Barracks" 1t
is adapted from the German.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Mrs. Annie Adams, the mother of
Maude Adams. has Joined a stock COM
pany in Duluth.
Evening star., 1911-06-04


Maude Adams. has joined stock COM
pany in Duluth.
1.-The virginian." for which there seems
to be q steady demand. will begin its
eighth season this fall
The government, 1t Is said, is to put a
stop to the exhibition of United States
money in moving picture shows.
Laurence Weber has quit the burlesque
field and will be associated in high-grade
productions with Joseph Weber.
Percy Haswell will open her season in
Toronto with 1.-THE Cottage in the Air."
and this will be followed by 1.-The College
Widow"
Robert T. Drouet has been playing
Capt. Thorne in Gillett's Secret Service
in st. Paul. with Charlotte Walker as
Edith Varney.
Ruth St. Denis, the. dancer, is to be-
come a dramatic star in q play to be
written for her by the author of THE
Rose of the Rancho"
Adelaide Keim and Arthur Byron. who
are heading a stock company in Mime
apolis, are reviving Maggie Mitcheil's old
play. "Fanchon. the Cricket"
The Boston Opera Company will give
=
spring, according to the present plans OF
Manager Russell.
After another season of 'The Pink
Lady," Frank Lalor. who has made a
hit in that play, will be starred by Klaw
& Erlanger in a musical comedy.
David Belasco's 1.-The Lily" was not an
overwhelming success In London. Its en-
gagement at the Duke Of York's Theater
has been brought to close.
One of the productions Of the late sum-
mer will be "The Night Riders" an emo
tional drama dealing with the tobacco
war in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Tim Murphy will not remain with Mrs.
Fiske, but in September will resume his
starring tour in a drama dealing with
boSSiSm.
Milton and Sargent Aborn will, revive
some of George M. Cohan's musical sue
cesses this summer with the Aborn comic
opera companies.
Grace Merritt has closed a long season
of forty-one weeks in 1.-The Blue Mouse"
She will appear next season In new play
called IL. G.'s Wife," by Margaret Turn
bull.
Next season there will be two Every
woman" companies, three In Excuse
Me-" two In Madame x" two In THE
Merry Widow and one prince Of Piisen'
company
It is rumored that ]. M. Hill. a noted
manager OF his day and the discoverer
Of Margaret Mather. is to resume mana
gerial activity, after being out some
years In the mining business.
The ending Of the season In New York
is earlier than usual this year. The
opening Of the new season will also be
earlier. Some OF the theaters will open
early In August.
Catherine Countiss. who has closed her
season In Grand Rapids after q big fare
well on the part Of the public, with whom
she Is great favorite, says she will not
play in stock again.
There Is to be a revival Of the famous
old BARLEY Campbell melodrama; ''The
White Slave" In Pittsburg early In
August. The company will be sent on
tour.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

It is said Queen Mary Of England is in
clined to grand opera in English. The fact
Of royal approval will probably do much
to make English grand opera popular, de-
spite the claims Of some that the music
will lose much in the loss OF the soft
Italian vowel sounds.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Denman Thompson's family will keep
the rights to his famous play. THE Oh
Homestead" which coined him fortune
and which is still q valuable asset
Evening star., 1911-06-04

An oriental pantomime by French
author which caused q sensation in Ber-
lin and London is to be produced here
the coming season. 1t is called ''Sumur-
un," and is said to be lavish in its picture
of oriental life. Plays of the east. from
the announcements. are evidently to be
among the features OF next season.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Percy Haswell will open her season in
Toronto with 1.-The Cottage in the Air"
and this will be followed by THE College
Widow"
Evening star., 1911-06-04
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lightful fellow" popular alike with the
public and with his daily associates.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

The Glass House." by Louis X. An
spacher. was produced in Rochester last
week by the Hampden company. with
Walter Hampden and Kathryn Kidder
in the leading roles. The play turns on
social conditions and love as affected by
them. 1t was very well received.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

The late Count Tolstoi left two dramas.
one called "A Learned Woman" and the
other bearing the grewsone title OF "A
Living Corpse" The latter Is to be pro-
duced in Moscow and other European
cities next winter.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Henry w. Savage has given out as a
souvenir Of the one hundredth perform
ance in New York Of "Everywoman," a
handsome edition of the play. printed on
fine paper and embellished with photo
graphic illustrations of its scenes ana
characters. The book Is bound in hexi-
BILE, soft, gray leather with gilt lettering.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Lillian Russell is to return to her first
love, comic opera, and next season will
appear in a Viennese opera under the
direction of Werba & Isuescher, with
whom she has signed a contract for five
years. George Marion. the noted stage
director. will be starred by the same firm
in 1.-The jolly Peasants"
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Mrs. Fred G. Berger, wife OF the man.
ager Of the Columbia Players. IL again
at home following q visit OF some weeks
to her son. at Sarnac Lake.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Robert T. Drouet has been playing
Capt. Thorne in Gillett's Secret Service"
in st. Paul. with Charlotte Walker as
Edith Varney.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Marian Fairfax has written e. play
| called 1.-The Talker." which her husband
Tully Marshall. and his co-star in stock
company in Cleveland. Ida Conquest, will
produce. II the play is successful the two
will probably take It on tour during the
regular season.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Eugene Battain. the tenor Of the
Aborn opera Company. who made his
temperance In ''The Tales Of Hon.
man" at the New National. is spoken Of
In the profession as "the tenor with
human voice"
Evening star., 1911-06-04

| Catherine Countiss. who has closed her
season In Grand Rapids, after big fare
well on the part Of the public, with whom
she Is a great favorite, says she will not
play In stock again.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

As mark Of esteem Robert Edeson
Ia. sent A. III vsnBuren. the leading
manuscript from which he studied thu
part Of '.Strongheart andn which has
Evening star., 1911-06-04

There Is to be revival OF the famous
old BARLEY Campbell melodrama; THE
White Slave" In Pittsburg early In
August. The company will be sent on
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Frances Nelson, the leading lady OF
the Columbia Players. has had her sister
visiting her.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Elena Kirmes. who will have the prims
donna role in Puccinrs la Boheme.
at the New National this week. wal
one Of the principal sopranos OF the Bos
ton Opera Company last winter. Il 1!
said she has one OF the largest privat.
collections Of autograph music In tht
country.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Willis p. Sweatnam. the famous min.
strel. is considering q play based on the
character Of Uncle Remus. showing the
spirit of the south before and after the
war, allegorical In character and intro
ducing Br'er Fox, Brer Rabbit and the
Tar Baby. The play is being arranged
by the son Of the author OF the stories,
Joel Chandler Harris
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Ruth ST. Denis, the. dancer, is to be-
come a dramatic star in play to be
written for her by the author of 1.-The
Rose of the Rancho
Evening star., 1911-06-04

John Hoffman. n. Washington actor,
Win be seen a. Father Lamplugh I'd
s.The Christian" this week at the Belasco.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

week was a pleasing success.
A TALENTED ACTOR.-Frederick For
rester. whose painstaking effort and
genuine talents have established for him
q following second to none Of his fell
lows in the Columbia Players. is one OF
the few members Of that organization
who held over from last season. when.
by mere accident. he became member
OF the company.
Mr. Forester at the time was visiting
a brother who is q resident Of WASH
to play part In one of the offerings at
the Columbia Theater So evident was
his ability. as displayed in that part. that
he was promptly engaged as q regular
member of the Columbia Players. which
had then established for the organiza-
t.on high rank in the world OF stock
companies. At the close Of the summer
season and the opening of the regular
one he became leading man OF the
Forepaugh Stock Company in Cincinnati,
where he has as large q following OF
friends and admirers as In this city
Mr.. Forester is a native Of Baltimore.
where he was born of German parentage
Indeed, he was eight years OF age before
he spoke word Of English. At eighteen
years of age he tired o: school, and, leav-
Ing home, began his stage career with
James Young In Shakespearean reper-
toire. He remained In the same line OF
work for Ave succeeding seasons with
such masters Of the craft as Creston
Clarke. Frederick Warde, Charles b.
Hanford and others. Then followed a
season Of stock In Toledo, after which
he was for three seasons with Henry
Miller in 'On Parole" Brown of Har-
vard." "The Great Divide and other
plays. He has also supported Viola Al.
len In many Of her offerings. and for q
time was quite successful In vaudeville.
Mr. Forrester's friends cali him de
Evening star., 1911-06-04

"Disraeli." With George Ariiss in the
Evening star., 1911-06-04

The ending Of the season In New York
is earlier than usual this year. The
opening Of the new season will also be
earlier Some OF the theaters will open
early In August.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

BASE BALL MADE THE BASSO-The
base ball diamond was the route William
Evening star., 1911-06-04

The presentation of 1.-The Christia'
1T the Belasco Theater this week is
peculiar interest to Mrs. L. Stoddard Ta
lor. wife Of the manager OF the theat'
Mrs. Taylor was born In the Isle
Mann. the locale OF the first scene. a
as q child has often played in Al
about the ruins OF old Peel Castle. {
stage setting for the prologue Mrs. Ia
lor had original photographs OF Peel C
tie and the country In its vicinity, al
these pictures have been copied by q
scenic artists In making the scenic pr
duction for this play.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

1t is rumored that ]. NJ Hill. a noted
manager OF his day and the discoverer
Of Margaret Mather. is to resume mana
gerial activity, after being out some
years In the mining business.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Adelaide Keim and Arthur Byron. who
are heading stock company in Mime
apolis. are reviving Maggie Mitcheirs old
play, "Fanchon. the Cricket"
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Harold Fuller. Q son Of Fuller MeIlish.
VII be seen In . boys part In '.Th1
Christian" this week
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
LEAGUE OFFICERS.
Interstate Basketball Organization to
Include Teams from Six Towns
Two Seasons Arranged.

Following are the newly elected Off
GERS of the Interstate Basketball
league to be made up of teams in
Putnam, Danielson and the following
four Massachusetts towns: Webster
Southbrdge, Oxford, Millbury: Presi-
dent, Senator George A. Hammond
Putnam; secretary, Lawrence J. DAILY
Webster treasurer, Thomas Murphy
Southbridge: committee on rules and
bylaws, Joseph J. White, Webster
William Taft Jr., Oxford, and Frank
A Cordier. Putnam committee on
schedule. William d. Horne, MilIbury
Narcisse Pelequin, SoutIbridge Will
liam Taft, Oxford.
No name has a yet been selected fol-
the league, which is expected to de-
velop a lot of enthusiasm. 1t has been
arranged that the league have two sea-
sons. the frst starting the second week
ir November and ending Jan. l: the
second season to start Immediately
thereafter.
At the end of the second season the
winners of the first and second sea-
sons are to play q series of five games
for the championship, in the event OF
two different teams winning.
Two games a week are to be played
by each team, one at home and one
abroad.
The schedule committee will meet
N Webster Oct. Is when all the man.
ayers on the circuit will be present
ard the seasons games mapped out
r he committed on rules will meet in
Putnam next SUNDAY
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
new Police CHIEF FOR WESTERLY
Town Council Promotes Thomas E. Brown-Edward E.
West Advanced to Sergeant l. Chapman
Elected New Patrolman-John Daley May be New
Highway Commissioner-Pawca.uck goes License.

advocated this as Il proper time to re-
wise the rules governing the depart
me1t. He said the present book of
rules was ADOPTED in 1873, and the
councilman suggested that a place
might be found for it in the local an
cient rellcs in the Memorial building.
He advocated a change in the hours
of duty, so that an officer would be on
in the morning in Dixon square and
vicinity. end that upernnmerary
force be established, with uniformed
men for extra and special police duty,
and to make advancement from this
supernumerary list He suggested the
appointment of IL committee to revise
the rules governing the lolice. He-de-
clared that the chief of police should
not be required to take his regular
turn at patrol duty with the other Of
ticers, but Should be allowed more
time for managerial work.
President Clark paid tribute to the
worth of the late Chief Bransfield and
said that excessive overwork was one
reason for the breaking down of his
health, who knew no hours of duty,
and was required to DO regular patrol
work in connection with his other du-
ties
Councilmen Flynn. Culley and Lang
worthy, with Town Solicitor Harry Is.
Agard, were appointed d committee to
revise the police rules, with authority
TO visit other places and make a study
of the working of police departments
for application to the local depart
ment.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
COLCHESTER
Items Noted About the Eorough-Bia
Coon Shot-personais.

Miss Isabella Hayward left town
Monday for a few days visit with
relatives in Boston.
Miss Kittie Ray was at her home,
Crystal Spring farm. Salem, over Sun
day.
Miss Louise Weeks has returned
from few days visit with friends in
Springfield.
Louis Schlaich and Charles Daniels
were visitfns friends in Middletown
Sunday making the trip in Mr.. Dan
iels' car.
Clinton Jones of Hebron va S in town
Sunday and exhibited fine large coon
which he killed while hunting Satur-
day night.
T. c. Smith of Middletown is at his
home on Elnwood Heights for a few
days this week. He will move his
household goods to the house being
vacated by Rev. f. C. ingalls, on South
Main street.
Charles NJ Reade Of Willimantic was
here Monday.
Horne from Summer Outing.
Dr. A. L. Stebbins and family who
lave been at Mrs. SfebbiEs' parents
summer cottage at Hissanum for the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
Local Eaconics.

Forty-two families of summer visit
ors remain at Watch Hill.
Yom Kippur was rel\ ously observ-
ed by the Jews of Westerly
Miss Eliza beth Buffum left Monday
afternoon for Washington, d. c.,
where she will enter the National Park
seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Dixon have
sold a building lot in Oak strece to
Elizabeth Haswell the recorded price
being $685.
Miss Polly T.atimer of Westerly
left Monday for Wichita, Kan, where
she is soon to be married and will
make her home.
Mrs. Alexander Mcl4earn, who has
been the guest of friends in Westerly
since The annual conference of the
Seventh day Baptist denomina ton
left Monday morning for fNilimantic,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
Averts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. c. Will
oughby of Marengo. Wis. OR. No ID
prevented dreadful tragedy and
saved two lives. Doctors had said her
fr:ghtful cough was consumption
cough and could do little to help her.
4 fter many remedies failed her aunt
urged her to$ake DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Il have been using it for
some time she wrote land the awful
cough has almost gone. It also saved
my little boy when taken with a severe
bronchial trouble This matchless
medicine has no equal for throat and
lung troubles. Price soc and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by The
Lee e, OScood Co
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PUTNAM
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Continued from page two)
DEVOTED much time to its study. He
was an enthusiastic horseback rider
and often took long rides into the
country. He was fond of horses and
dogs. He was a baritone soloist in
Pilgrim church.
He was a practicing homeopathic
physician in Worcester % years. He
prepared for the practice of medicine
at the New York Homeopathy Medical
college, being graduated from it in
1884.
He came to Worcester from Put
nam, CT. He was a member of the
Worcester district of the Massachu-
sets Homeopathic society, the Ameri-
can Institute of Homeopathy, Massa-
chusetts Homeopathic Medical society
and Massachusetts, Surgical and
Chronological society.
DR. Crisand leaves a wife, whom DR..
Willis notified of the death at the Girls
and home in East Brookfieli yesterday
forenoon, and a brother, who lives in
Chicago.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03

where she will visit friends before
departing for her home in the west
Westerly and Pawcatucl1 will be
represented by veterans in Connecti-
cut regiments in the civil war, at the
general reunion to be held in HarS
ford Wednesday.
Jesse B. Fisk of West Greenwich
and Miss Alice e. Main of North
Stonington were married Sunday eve
ming in tae BAPTIST parsonage, by Rev.
j. Howard Adams.
Benjamin F. Tourtellotte and Miss
Lizzie Goodwin have been appointed
earetakers of the, new public comfort
house in Wilcox park, which will soon
be open to the public.
John Fri1l, the well-known baseball
pitcher. who was with the Newark
team of the Eastern league the pres
ent season, and Miss Hannah LeRich
of Westerly, were married Friday eve
ming in kearney, n. j.
1t is understood that the highway
commissioners are to appoint John
Daley of Boston road superintendent.
MIR. Daley was employed in connec-
ton with the construction of the trolley
road between Mystic and Old Mystic.
He will reside with his family in Ston-
ington.
The funeral of Sarah, widow of
Henry G. Sheffield, was held Saturday
from the home of her daughter. Mrs
Thomas J.. Breen, in Westerly Mrs.
Sheffield was born in RoclSland, Me-.
but spent Il, greater part of her life
in Stonington. She was in her 18th
year. Burial was in the family plot
in Evergreen cemetery, Stonington.
Thomas E. Brown. who was elected
chief of police, has served on the
force for seventeen years, and his
promotion is reward for faithful
service. Thomas l.. Chapman, the
newly elected patrolman, was former
" connected with the office of the
White Rock mill. and is an old-tinie
baseball player and athlete. Both ap-
pointments are satisfying to the gen.
eral public.
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past month, returned to their home
Saturday evening
Gilbert O. Hall and party We're call
ers in Norwich Sunday in Mr.. Halls
touring car.
Arthur Chapman and Dr. J. J. lyman
were in Westminster Sunday in Mr..
Chapmans auto.
Charles Williams of New Haven and
Warren Williams of Wallingford are
guests of their parents at the Home
stead inn on Broadway.
Miss Bessie Randall returned Mon
day from few days visit at her home
in Lebanon.
Louis H. Baldwin of New Haven was
caller here Monday.
Harry Wickwire was caller in
Westminster and Gilead Monday
Miss Ida Keigwin, who is teaching
ir Middletown, was the guest of her
mother on South Main street over
Sunday.