The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
CALVIN JOSLIN."

The attraction at the worcester
Theatre next Wednesday afternoon
and evening will be the ever popular
rural comedy drama, calvin Joslin,
written with no other object than to
make people laugh, it has certainly
attained that object, for there is not
a city or town in the United States or
Canada where play-goers have not
laughed heartily at the eccentric old
New England farmer with his odd
ways and quaint sayings. alvin JOS
lin an old Vermont farmer makes his
first trip to New York to visit his
nephew and incidentally see city life
in all its phases which he does with
vengeance. After getting into all sorts
or scrapes which furnish no end OF
amusement, he is glad to get back TO
the quiet peace of his old New Eng
land farm. Although the fun FREEDOM
mates, yet the dramatic element mas
not been neglected as there are several
sensationl scenes and thrilling eli
makes.
Alvin's step-brother dies in England
and leaves all his money to Uncle AL
vim, with the proviso that he never
marries. Should he be married, the
fortune is to go to Alvin's nephew,
Edwin Milton, young New YORK
broker, provided he never marries, but
unfortunately both are married. Uncle
Alvin gives his better half the slip and
goes to New York to visit his nephew
and secure the fortune by represent
ing himself to be a single man. While
in the city he meets with all sorts of
adventures and gets into all kinds of
trouble and his efforts to extricate
himself result in no end of fun. His
wife follows him to the city and her
search for him adds to the complica-
tons and general mixup.
The company is said to be first class
and the scenery and appointments are
all new. Among the principal scenes
carried by the company are the Brook
lyn Bridge by moonlight, the Grand
Central Depot, a thieves den in Bax-
ter Street, and a typical Bowery Con-
cert Hall. During the performance
several new and novel specialties will
be introduced. Seats go on sale to-
morrow.
THE VOLUNTEER ORGANISE"
The author of the new four-act
Grama. 1.-THE Volunteer Organist,"
which is to be the attraction at the
Worcester Theatre next Friday & Sat
urday, December 6 and Z, has created
new character which bids fair to ri
val the immortal Charles Dickens
'TJriah Heep" in David Copperfield."
The UNIQUE character, Hubbard Griffin.
is a sort Of hypocritical country per-
Vonage who endeavors to induce God
tearing people to aid him to further his
pwn dishonorable ends.
Griffin, by lying and plotting, gets
the hero-the Rev. Howard Sturgis-
into considerable trouble; but in the
end receives his just deserts. Griffin
Ia the embodiment of all that is despic-
able. but. nevertheless, the author has
made him human.
"The Volunteer Organist" has been
Kiveu an elaborate and costly stage
letting. and a fine cast, and the drama
is sure to play a very successful en-
ragement. Its story is laid mid the
hills of Vermont and its many charac-
tiers are as true to life as it is possible
To make them. That Cambridge folk
are warm hearted and sympathetic
has always been supposed, and as the
story is gradually told by these gener-
ous-hearted New Englanders, 1t be-
comes and acknowledged fact.
The liduor question enters largely In
10 the plot of the piece. and the rescue
from the clutches Of that curse is one
OF the principal points Of the story.
II is the unique method adopted by the
young minister to accomplish this that
Ierves as a big surprise, notwlthstand-
mo that if is a most radical way to
20 about it, as thinking people will
admit
or scenery there is a vast amount
and the artists. VIM. Frazer and Sons,
have certainly done themselves proud.
40 natural is the scene in the church