Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-22

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M. Editor: In your edition of Thursday
;."H,e vas suggestion which SO commended
"seh TO my mind that cannot refrain from
congratulatine you; and as YOU invited .ua'
gestions from others, permit me to make ans
or Two. The article l refer to was one in re-
ia'ion TO the formation of club or society
lor the purpose of securing a better class Of
entertainments in our CITY, Thu. nIan sug
gested by you of embracing in the scheme
haiiowell and Gardiner is not ONLY to nv
MIND feasible, but necessary Iwould 90
1nrther: would make arrangements win
the Maine Central Railroad for an excursion
tram on the occasion of an entertain
ment given under the auspices of the to be
ciuo, which should embrace all stations from
ehlho'd. ihere are many people in
'ne towns and cities below US who would
giahiy avail themselves Of the opportunity
thus given to attend a really first-class enter
tainment; and as the arrangement grew to be
permanent thing, the number thus attend.
ing would very materially increase from sea-
son TO season. Again, why should not this
cinb contain on its roll CALL members whose
residence Is IN these towns and cities below
us,-men who would be interested to secure a
representation Of their fellow citizens? In
your article, you mentioned the Buskin Club
OF Bangor. The best grade of entertainments
with which we have been favored during the
past two years have appeared here in Augusta
under their auspices. They make arrange
ments with the various managers for a tour
through the State, usually embracing Bangor.
Waterville, Augusta, and Portland, and. ]
believe on one or two occasions, Lewiston
also. There are three places in the State
where the best artists in the country appear
at almost regular intervals; viz. Portland,
Lewiston. and Bangor Why could
we not make arrangements with
those who usually have the
charge of the best class of entertainments in
these cities-Mr. Stockbridge of Portland,
Mr.. Horbury of Lewiston, and the secretary
of the Buskin Club of Bangor-to secure an
engagement of stated member of the enter
tainments OF the finest class to make a tour
of the State which should embrace these four
prominent places, and each city bear its pro-
portion of the expense pro rata? TO be sure,
we are unfortunate in the matter Of hall ac-
comodation, both in seating capacity and
stage room. But, undoubtedly, if q move
ment such as you suggest could be Inaugural
ted, the owners Of Granite Hall would
remedy the present defects to such An
extent that an audience of seven or
eight hundred could be satisfactorily seated,
and clean and convenient dressing rooms pre-
pared. The present stage floor should be at
tended to also, as in its present condition it
much resembles an angry porcupine's back in
point of splintery roughness. No lady would
dare to wear an elegant costume upon it, as
nothing but absolute ruin could be expected to
result to satin train, for instance, from even
one promenade across its bristing surface
to saw nothing of the amount of walking
which is usually done in play, or even in
concert.
trust, Mr.. Editor that some of our older
young people will see the Importance of such
an organization "a you have suggested, and
that it may be attended to at once.
Yours very earnestly,
JOHN SMITH.