The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-22
Lakewood of 1902.

set for the seventh day of June. The
attractions on that day will be much the
same as in previous years; the Lake
wood Stock Company, company of
polished and & aver artists, who report
for rehearsals on the afternoon of May
3lst, will open the theatre on the seventh
with the beautiful scenic play "The
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performance at 10.
During the afternoon and evening Of
the seventh and on the following sun
day concerts will be given by the well
known Second Regiment Band of Pitts
field, the work of which this year sur.
passes anything in its history. The
steamer Margaret B. will also be in com.
mission for hourly excursion trips about
the lake, fare 10 cents. There will be
the usual facilities for boating, bathing,
fishing, bowling, etc.
| The patrons of Lakewood will be in
I4erested to learn that many improve
ments have been made this season 10 the
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their pleasure and comfort. The great
'bug-bear' of the place "M'sieu Mos
quito should be a thing of the past !;
the bog back of the inn has been filled
and sown with grass seed leaving no
stagnant water and the underbrush
about it has been cut down and taken
away. This will give access to good
fresh current of air, the greatest enemy
of the mosquito. Furthermore the
beautiful birches on the Parkman side
of the grove have been trimmed and the
land reclaimed for pretty walks and cot
tage sites, two of which have been oc-
cupied by the Lakewood Go for large
and commodious cottages to be used in
connection with their inn.
To avoid the scarcity of ice that oc-
CURED at the Lake last summer, a sec.
ond ice house has been erected and fill
ed and it is thought by the management
that there will be no difficulty in every
body having all they want of that very
desirable commodity.
lakewood Inn has perhaps undergone
the most thorough overhauling. Every
room has been newly papered and paint
ed, the office has been enlarged and will
now make pleasant place for guests to
sit on rainy and disagreeable days; the
dining room has been wainscotted and
covered with red burlap so that now ii
is one of the prettiest rooms of its kind
Inn this year will be advanced over last
season, being $500 per day or Slo.5C
per week; single meals, so cents. The
Inn will open May 81 aud those desiring
dinner or supper parties after that date
will be most carefully cared for by the
capable manager, Mr.. King. The pri.
vate dining room has been finished tt
compare with the main dining room and
will make most delightful place fol
private parties.
An addition has also been made to
the theatre in order to give more stage
room for the better rendition of the
plays. The pier at which the steamboat
lands has been lengthened and there
are various other little things that have
been done, all of which tend to make
Lakewood even more popular than ever
Finally we may add that the entire
grove, theatre, inn and other buildingt
have been wired for electric lights
Those who have picked their way
through the grove on dark nighti
through trees and stumps will fully ap
preciate what this means to the public
Referring again to the Lakewood
Stock Co, it will be practically the samt
as last year in its leading characters, bu
for the minor parts the management
have endeavored to secure more compe
tent and experienced artists. The com
pany tins season will be as follows
The old favortes, James Durkin, Jean
ette Ashbaugh, Lew McCord, Bertha
St. Clair and Blanche Rice; and beside
these the new members, Mr.. Hammond
Mr.. Seofield, Mr.. Malcolm and Mr.
| brown, a scenic artist Will De retained
the whole season so that each play may
have the scenery adapted to it.
There is to be a slight change in the
price of theatre tickets this year, in
stead OF twenty cents as last year, TWEEN.
ty five cents, which allows twenty cents
for the railroad fare from Skowhegar
or Madison to the Lake and return and
five cents admission to the theatre
Those who attended the performances
last year will readily understand that
this is a very low price of admission to
the well staged and finished perform.
ances of the Lakewood Co. Admission
for persons not buying railroad tickets
will be as usual, 10 cents. Seats will be
reserved as last year and may be pro-
cured on the day of each performance at
the office of the Traction Co. at Skowhe-
gan and at Cnshings drug store at Mad
ison.
Resolutions of Respect.