Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
ANOTHER SUCCESS.
Second Night Of Granite Lodge Syndicate Fai'
as Successful as First

| The second night OF the Grant,,
| Lodge Syndicate fair was a continue
| tion o. the first nights fin. success
| Th" evening being clear and not tod
| cold was jdst the kind for an affair OF
! this kind. The fine weather made Il
possible for out-of-town people 10 at
tend the fair.
Although the crowd wa not as large
| as on thr previous night. still the hall
was we'll filled, ana many oi those vino
hal witnessed the performance of the
Military Minstrels Wednesday even
int. came again To see this part of the
program. \ change had been made III
the songs. and new jokes added. so that
the presentation was fully as accept
able and as Well received - on the
previous night.
At their first appearance the chorus
a1d , labor under a great disldvan-
tag" and the people present Old not
fully realize how hard il was for tho
singers to fill thr hall. The large crow d
mad tho air thick ana moist. So that
tn" singers could not reach thos,, IN thr
back Of the hall. sail they deserved
great credit Tor the kny they filled tho
han under thes- difficulties. Hu;. Thurs
day night. the Minstrels did not have 20
contend against this difficulty. Al
though the air WAS anything but per
feet, still il vas better than on III. pre-
viouS night and the singers reached
their audienc. lar better.
Th- biograph pictures were the best
ever seen In this city ana they pleased
they audience very much. Among the
b.. Il pictures shown We're thu crowd
which gathered after the assassination
Of President Mckinley in front of the
building where the d-e1 was commit
ted. and the yacht races between the
Columbia ana Shamrock III. Both OF
these pictures were excellent natural
as life. ana one would almost think thc
scenes wer" living figures.
Miss Nettie Sternes gave two excel
lent songs. with illustrations. "Onn
Night in June" and When We Nerc
Twenty-one. Both of these were Well
received by the audience.
Although the persons in charge of
the money making schemes did not get
get many patrons the first night. they
eel tainly should be- well satisfied with
he liberal, number who gav- THUS
day light. All the schemes present arA
very interesting.
After the fair closed the cars for .Au-
eusta ami Gardiner were well crowded
showing that the effort 70 help the good
| causc is not limited to the people OF
lIaliDNcll alone.
The patrons Of the y. T.. Tel. and Tel
Go. have greatly appreciated the
thoughtfulness of Mgr. q. II. O'Brien
in connecting the long distance teie
phones with the stage n Wilson hall
during the two nights Of the Minstrels
The audience was kept in q fine
lurnor all the evening by the witty
sayings Of the end men. Mr.. Partridge
made Il particular hit, being called back
five time. Owing to the Illness of MIR.
Fox. Mr.. Turner kindly sang his solo.
ard he deserves great praise for the
fine. way in which he did il.
one of the most pleasing and highly
appreciated features OF the entertain
,nent Wednesday and Thursday even
ingS, We're the two solos by l.. q. Grif-
tithS. He has Il pure, strong voice Of
remarkable rang which was shown to
particular advantage in his rendition
of Excelsior" and the audience was
enthusiastic in applause after each
Selec ton.