The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-06

ruler of China, that ho made, the Venetian his ambassador. 10 waA iE. this capacity that Polo travelled from Cathay to the most distant of KhRns provinces The Princess (with whom ho eventually fell m lovel and Polo didn't discover tholl' feelings toward each other until Marco was charged with delivering Cococin to Persia, where she was to Do married to Argon, Khan Of that country The voyage from China took 3 years, and 1t was dur- ing the last stages of the cruise that they saw that fight in each others eyes (Meaning that they went" for each other)
 King Charles II revived the Eng llsh theator after 1t had been aboi- lshed by Cromwell He was also the first monarch to permit tho ap- pearanee Of women on the stage, !, Nell dwyn, the daughter of Q drunk on woman (And Q father of unspocl' fled deslgnationl hawked oranges down the aisle of the Drury Lam In her early icons She became not only the rClgning queen of the theater within 0 few short years, but in c sense the reigning Queen As the mistress of Charles dwyn made her debut in Dryden'I "The Indian Emperor" which eharmlngly enough was dedicated te Rn illeeitimate son Of the King, the Duke of Monmouth Samuel Pepys, Q local George Jean Nathan of some repute said of her debut that he was "displeaSed with her being put to net tho omperors daughter, which is 0 great, serl- ous part, which she does bASely' Tn other wordS-sealllons Along in her career, however, BhN won the dyspeptic PepyS' wrote, "i never can hope to sec the like donc again by man or woman"
 Mary stuart, queen of Scots, wa 0 bride at 10, c widow at iB, and c bride again at 22 Lord Darn- Icy, her second spouse, Suspectins David Rizsio of being her guy, had him murdered and was ir turi bumped off A strange twist iil the life of PoeahontaS and JohT Rolfe was that when they returned to England on their belated honey moon, she was accepted in oil tho highest places because Of her roya Indian blood .., While he WNI pushed aside, since he was only AE English commoner The endleS winning and dining finally brought about PoeahontaS' death Shel buried in dravosend, Eng.
 The Countess Teresa ouieeioli, { gorgeous blonde Italian, was in hel teens Her husband, the Count was in hls sixties, and Lord Byroi was young, handsome and virile |. What do you think happened2 Rightll ... After Byron and TereSt had undoubtedly deceived the Coun for c period of about i6 months the Countess was granted Q Separa- ton from her husband on charge, drought by her frlends) that thl Counts conduct had been DIsHoN. oTsABLEl
 Marie Walewskl aS 6 child wa uttered by Nicholas Chopin, fathcl Of Frederic, the composer .. When Napoleon requested Marie. presence at e state dinner (anC then decided that she must mol only attend the dinner, but also pt prepared to go to Bonaparte's lodg ings, if he wished her to All foi the good Of Poland Nap didn't ask her until nearly A vAiole 4d hours later.
 The Chopin-sand romance reached its most perfect stage during the early weeks they spent together oli the Island of Majorea, when they worked and loved at such Q torrld pace. The Hays office would have died of embarrassment if Columbls had even tried accurately to immor. taliZe the episode in "A Song to Remember"
 After six years of childless mar- riage to King Peter, Catherine oi Russia was induced by court minis ters to consort with Sergei saltikov so that the throne might have ar heir Sergei was followed py Stanlslav Poniatowsky, Gregory Or lov, and finally the most important man in Catherine's life, Potemkil With the first she had Q son He later became Czar Paul I .. Poniatowskys contribution was the Grad Duchess Ann. She died at ar early age .Orlov was responsible for Alexei Gregorevich Bobronsky Chats all one babyD .. After ( successful career as commander. in-chief of the Russian Army (anc Catherine's heart) Potemkin spent his last years, appropriately enough in the town of Jassy, Rouman!a recently in the headlines.