The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-12
"Everynan."

| "EVeryman.
What has proven TO be one of he greatest
| dramatic novelties ever presented i'll this
morality play which Charles FrohmaTl
| brought over from London with the original
company of players that gave it at univcr-
| SitY College. oxford. and afterwards to large
| audiences i'll the English Capital II will DC
| presented at the Academy, Baltimore, for tel.
| performances only, beginning Monday, DE
| cernhcr II. There will he mHtnccs Wcdnc>-
| day, Thursday. Friday and saturday. The
| old play comes here after ha wing created wide
| spread interest in New York. where it ran for
| two months, followed by equal success in
| Boston. Philadelphia and elsewhere. The
| authorship of "Evcryman." dates back to
| the fifteenth century and ii is presented by Il
| company of players Just us plays were done
| ut the time il was written. For two mOnSllS
| it attracted large audiences in New York
| not only the regular theatre goers, but stu
| dents OF the drama and especially clerGymen
| who were attracted by the religious aspects
OF the play and the impressive and rcvcrCntial
manner in which it is presented. There is an
entire absence of the usual theatrical per-
tormancc, the players coming and going
across platform, with the setting of a dim
ly lighted ClOiStcr "Evcrvman' belongs to
the class commonly described as morality
plays. being link between the old mystery
plays and the legitimate drama. 1t is hcauti-
fully acted by the original company which
was organized by Ben Greet FORTS prescnt;t-
ton in London under the auspices of the
E:liZabcthnn Stage Society. In beautiful
language it depicts "Adonai" pcrcciving the
worldlincss of"Everyman." death is called
and told to summon "Evcryman'' to prepare
for Il journey. In the ensuing scenes. char
actcrs symbolical of Riches. Fellowship
RELATIVES. etc. appear carrying out the idea
that "Everyman" must make his Journey
the unknown land alone.
THE LAW OF MARYLAND RELATING
TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF BODIES
DEAD OF THE FOLLOWING INFEC-
TIOUS DISEASES:
- ,F
died of dptheria (membranous Group, scar
let fever (scarlatina, scarlet rash), CHAMBERS,
anthrax, or lcprosy shallnot be accepted for
transportation unless prepared for shipment
by being thoroughly disinfected by (a) arterial
and cavity injection with approved disin-
fectant fluid: (b) disinfecting and stopping of
all orifices with absorbent cotton, and (c)
washing the body with the disinfectaut, ali
of which must be done i'll manner satisfac-
tory to the local health officer at the point of
shipment. After being disinfected as above
such body shall be cnveloped in n layer of
cotton not less than one inch thick, complete
ly wrapped in a sheet and bandaged and en-
cased in air-tight zinc, tin, copper, or lead
lined coffin, or iron casket, all joints and
seams Theoretically soldered and all enclosed |
in a tight wooden box. Or, the body being
prepared for shipment by disinfecting and |
wrapping as above, may be placed in a strong |
coffin or casket and said coffin casket en- |
cased in an air-tight zinc. copper or tin case |
all Joints and seams Theoretically soldcred and |
all enclosed in strong outside wooden box. |
RULE 3. The bodies of those dead of ty- |
phoid fever, pucrperal fever, crysypclas, tuber-
culosis and measles, or other dangerous COM |
municatable diseases other than those speci- |
fled in Rule and may be received for trans |
portation when prepared for shipment by |
filling cavities with approved dsinfectant |
washing the exterior of the body with the |
same, stopping all orifccS with absorbent !
cotton, and enveloping the entire body with |
a layer of cotton not less than one inch thick |
and all wrapped in sheet and bandaged and |
encaScd in an air-tight coffin caSket pro-
vided. that this shall apply only to bodies |
which reach their destination within |
forty eight hours from time of death. In all |
other cases such bodies shall be prepared for |
transportation i'll conformity with Rule = |
But when the body has been prepared accord |
ing to the provisions of Rule the air-tight |
scaling may he dispensed with.
JOHN S. FULTON, Secretary
State Board of Health of MARYLAND |