The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-30
NUMBER 39.A

with no results, though It was well known
that liquor was sold there and the officers
had been jeered by the hoodums for their
failure to find it. 1t was discovered that
story of the building, used a4 living rooms.
When the officers entered, the string to the
dump was pulled from below, but four full
bottles of whiskey and brandy were res
cued and five partly full. The female part
OF the household, which seemed to be
prominent in the business, was active in its
efforts to conceal the liquor and defeat the
purpose OF the search. The women of the
establishment admitted that they had been
selling liquor and evidence OF large trade
was found in the great number of empty
bottles. They justified the traffic on the
score OF the high rent they had to pay-and
this matter OF fat rents may account for
part of the milk in the Argus rum cocoanut.
Now, section 3S43 of the Revised Laws says:
person who knowingly lets building,
tenement, place or room owned by him. or
under his control, for the unlawful sale of in
toxicating liquors, or for keeping for sale or
giving away unlawfully, or knowingly per-
mits the same or part thereof to be so used,
shall be fined not less than $50 nor more
than 500 So the editor of the Argus is in
this particular a volator of the law, and
why should not the law be enforced against
him? The poor devils on Lake Champlain,
caught with fish in their possession un--
lawfully taken, and merciessly mulcted,
would find in the conviction of their arch
prosecutor great deal of what the q" liter
airy felers" call "poetic Justice land
they would have goodly company of sy m
pathizers.
LARGE audience greeted Rhea's third
appearance in Montpelier. Judith " is not
so brilliant a drama as Josephine, EN-
press of the French" and does not present
so many opportunities for fine dramatic dis
play. 1t does, however, present to the
leading character the opportunity to ex-
hibt womanly honor and dignity and a
mothers intense love for her offspring in
ways that thrill and inspire admiration;
and in this respect the drama is quite as
interesting as Josephine" and the acting
quite as effective, although there is lacking
the "pomp and circumstance " of the court
of Napoleon. Mile. Rhea is very interest
ing personality. She has beauty of high
and refined type; cultured and graceful,
she presents also a nature that is full of
love and devotion, and a spirit that kindles
with vrtuous anger and resentment at the
suggestion of wrong or dishonor; she has a
presence and bearing that become the ideal
empress, but all these qualities are access
sores to her ability as an actress-this is
always supreme and this ALWAYS wins the
respect and admiration of her audience.
Hers is rare character, and she has Won
derful combination of rare gifts. In Ju-
dith she recalls to the observer the Re-
becca of "Ivanhoe" " and fully interprets
the virtues and illustrates the grace and
beauty of the famous Jewess of Scott's un-
rivalled romance. One wishes the play had
been written for Mr.. Harris as we'll as for
Rhea, and that he had been given more
extended part. His resonant voice and
distinct enunciation decided manner and
expressive features are fit accompaniment is
of acting that is always strong and always
meets the hearers fullest conception of the
requirements of the occasion. Paul Wool
colt, " Judith's son, by little Miss Oracle
Sherwood, was captivating character,
with strong reminder of the popular Little
Lord Fauntleroy. Mr.. Amory as Cecil En-
dcott and Miss Abel as Gladys Sinclair
did the love-making and presented the COM
edy of the play very satisfactorily. The re-
ing degrees of success and contributed their
part to bring the drama to its tragic end
Judith's loss of reason aud pitiful death.