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At Aqueduct.

New York, April 22.-Agnes Brennan running in the colors of Fred Burlew galloped home an easy winner by three lengths in the Ozone stakes at Aqueduet today. August Belmont's entry, Nine Pin and Oriza, finished second and third re- spectively Grand Opera In the first race lowered the track record for six fur longs, covering the distance in 1:13 2-5, which is 2-5 of a second faster than Kilograms record made last year. Rose Tint, making her first appearance of the year. romped home an easy winner in the third race. Three favorites won. Weather cloudy, track fast.
 First race, handicap, six furlongs- Grand Opera Ill (Shaw), 8 to 5, won; Yellow Tail IF (Waterbury), 12 to B. sec- ond; New York 11o (Redfern), 10 to l. third. Time, 1:13 2-5.
 Second race seven furlongs, selling King Rain 11O (W. Lewis), Il to 5, won; Lord Advocate 112 CT. Burns), 10 to l. second North Brook 1O6 (Gannon), to l. third Time. 1:29.
 Third race, five and half furlongs- Rose Tint 109 CT. Burns). to 1, won; Sweet Alice 1O9 (Fuller), 15 to 1, second; Futurita 103 (Gannon), to 5, third. Times 1:07 4-5.
 Fourth race. the Ozone stakes. four and half furlongs, selling-Agnes Brennan 103 (O'NeiD, to 3, won; Nine Pin 105 (Min- der). to ?, second; Oriza 99 (Wilkin- son) to ?. third. Time. :55 2-5.
 Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling Lord Turce 20 CDesousa), to l. won; Polite go (Fuller), to 1, second; Albany Girl 99 CHaack), to 1, third. Time, 1:2S 3-5.
 Sixth race, four and half furlongs- Julia NJ, 1O5 (Cochran), to 5, won; Sey- mour 10S (Burns), s to 3, second; Spring 1OS QIaack), to 1, third. Time. :55 2-5.
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u. S. SOLDIER IS LEPER.
Interesting Question Arises as to How
 He Shall Draw His Pay.

Washington, April PA curious case involving q leper soldier in the Philip pines is before the war department. hav- ing been referred to the judge advocate general to determine in what manner the afflicted soldier shall receipt for his pay. The leper Is an enlisted man in the ar tillery and at present is isolated in South Carolina
 Pay officers do not care to have him handle the rolls to sign the receipt for his pay, so an arrangement probably will be made whereby the soldier can be paid through power of attorney executed in the presence of the physician and nurse In attendance.
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Detroit, 4; Cleveland. 2.

Detroit, April 22.-Detroit won the open ing game from Cleveland before a large crowd. In spite of the intense cold the stands were damned and the field was surrounded so that a two-base hit rule was enforced. The pitching was about equal. Attendance 16, 4S2. Score:
 R.H.E. Detroit. ..., .....0 0 O2OO2s- 2 Cleveland .... .....1 o o 0 O 0 0 0-2 8 Batteries-Mullin and McAllister Joss and Bemis.
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Brooklyn. April 22.-New York defeated Brooklyn again today in the last game of the series at Washington park by a score of to 2. New York hit the ball oppor tunely in the first sixth and seventh. Bresnahan and Warner each made a hit for three bases. Attendance, 3l00. Score:
 R.H. D. New York :. .. ......1 0 0 0 8 0 or 12 l Brooklyn .. e. ......O 100000 2-2 0 Batteries: MeGlnnty and Warner; Evans and McManus
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China. to Have New System.

Pel<in, April 22.-An imperial edict has just been issued by order of Ching the grand secretary, to reorganize the finan- cial system of the empire by establish- ing a monetary standard for the entire country and starting a mint at Pekin to supply the provinces with uniform coin age. This step, which is due to Japanese influence. does not necessarily mean that the scheme will be carried out. Former edicts have been nullified by the indif- ference of the Pelxin officials and the opposition of reactonary yiceroys.
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Boston. 2; Philadelphia. 1.

Boston, April 22.-It took twelve in- nings to defeat Philadelphia today The batting of Cooley and Keister and the fielding of Stanley and Thomas were the features. Tenny was put out of the game in the tenth inning for disputng decision by Umpire ODay. Attendance, 1883. Score: R.H.E. Boston . .. 0000O100OO0 1-2 Il 0 Philadelphia ...1 0OO0O O-1 9 l
 Batteries Malarky and Moran; Duggle- by and Roth
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FOR SALE.

S4OO. OO-l8 per cent. in vestment-4-room house on lot lO4 l-2xlO4 l-2 it. Room for two more houses. Can be made to pay 40 per cent. JIG. D. CROSTHWAIT & co.
 2O23 l-2 First Ave.
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Cumberland Derby Starters.

Nashville. April 22.-The Cumberland derby, at a mile and an eighth, $3O0O added money will be run tomorrow afternoon. Track and weather conditions will appear in the following horses: Res ervation Fore and Aft Sinner Simon and Bardolph, 115 (coupled). Baraea, Post master Wright, 112; German, Bauers entry.
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At Lakeside.

Chicago. April 22.-The fourth race at Lakeside today furnished the most excit- ing finish seen during the present meet ing. Omdurman, Lingo and Chop Suey were so close together at the wire that it was not known which had won until the numbers were hung out. The judges placed Omdurman first, Lingo second and
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Washington, 3; New York. |.

Washington, April .22.-The American league season opened today with game between Washington and New York and resulted in a defeat for the new member of the league. Nearly 12.000 persons wit messed the game. necessitating a ground rule. The visitors scored their only run in the opening inning, Keeler getting first on balls. third on a single and scoring on a fielder's choice, Washington won the game on three successive hits and an error by Long in the fifth. Score:
 R.H.E. Washington. .. 100 001200 0-3 8 New York .... .....1 O 0 O 0 0 0--l 6 Batteries-Orth and Clark; Chesbro and O'Connor.
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Cincinnati. 5; chicaao. 3.

Chicago, April 22.-The home team was defeated in the opening game of the sea- son here today because of inability to hit Harper. The locals played pretty field ing game, but almost invariably batted straight at some opposing fielder. At tendance 32OO. Score: R.HE. Chicago .. .. .....O O0OO1101-S 5 l Cincinnati .. ....1 0 900 002 2-5 g
 Batteries: Taylor and hling; Harper and peitz
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owenton, 22; Univ. High School, I

The Owenton college baseball team de- feated the University High school yes- terday by a score of % to Il on the Ow- enton diamond The features of the game were the pitching of Welsh and Kilpat- rick and the heavy batting of the col lege boys. Following was the score by innings:
 Owenton :. ........ ....1217S S231 2-22 Univ. High School, .....0 04 0O01 1 2-Il
 Batteries-Kilpatrick, Welsh and Bell Morris. Roberts and Albert.
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Schooner MilIinu Lost.

Newport News. April 22.-The schooner Willing, Captain Williams, is believed to have gone down with all on board dur ing the storm that ragged along the coast ten days ago. Two weeks ago the schoon- CT sailed from Hampton for New York
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ALABAMA WINS AGAIN.
sewanee Shut Out By a Score of 21
 to 0.

Tuscaloosa. April 22.-(SpeciaL)-Th University of Alabama defeated Sewanee again this afternoon in a score of q to 0. Alabama's team played wonderfully fast. the visitors were put out in one, two, three order. Several beautiful plays were made by Alabam. Forman's home run being the feature of the game.
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with a cargo of shellfish. No word has been received of her whereabouts by her Hampton owners, nor has the ves- sel been sighted by any of the coast ves- sels sailing between Hampton and New York. The vessel has been given up for
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OTHER. GAM ES. Seventh Avenue Wins,

The Seventh Avenues defeated the Huntsville Avenue baseball team yester- day by a score of IS to g. The battery for Seventh Avenue was Parker and Cobb; for Huntsville Avenue, Shahan, Zinalz and Lee.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Louisville. 2; Indianapolis, 1. Toledo 0; Columbus. ?.
 Kansas City, s; Minneapolis. f. Milwaukee, 10; St. Paul, I.
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for St. Louis being hit for sixteen safe drives, and was poorly supported in the field. Flaherty pitched good game and was well supported The weather was ex- tremely chilly. Attendance 3300. Score. St. Louis .... ....0 002 0000 2-4 10 Chicago. .... ....0 3 1 0 0-l4 16
 Batterles-Donohue and Kahoe; Flah- erty and Mcfarland.
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St. Louis. April 22.-st. Louis got off to a bad break in the opening game of the season today with Chicago, the lat ter winning IA to 1, Donohue who pitched
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MATINEE CLUB IS
 PERFECTING PLANS
Driving Park and Pleasure
 Grounds to Be Attractive.
SERIES OF FINE EVENTS
Matinee Races to Be Held Every Sat urday and There Will Also Be Races at Night-Ample
 Funds.

Very soon Birmingham will have driV- ing park and pleasure ground, unequalled by any city of the south except New Orleans.
 The plans of the Matinee club aie nearly ready, and work at the park, which lies between the city and East Lake, will be begun in few days. The club has ample funds in the bank to push the improvements which are to make the grounds suitable for series of in- teresting and picturesque events during the summer and fall. Matinee races will be held every Saturday, the entries being of horses from all over Alabama driven by their owners.
 Races at Night.
 Among the attractions which the club is arranging for the warm weather will be some splendid races at night by electric lights. This will be, 1t is said. spec taele fit for the Roman amphitheatre Other features not less striking will be projected by the club in the course of the season.
 In October 1t Is the intention of the Matinee club to hold an old-fashioned country fair at the park, which is to be made the most delightful show of the kind ever held in Alabama. Work for this fair Is already under way. Many novel features will be introduced, but the chief attractions will be of the variety which please and interest the general public. It will be an old-fashioned coun- try fair in every sense of the word but of such manifold diversions and kalaid- escopic phases as to cast all former fairs held here into the shade. Such is the determination of the moving spirits of the club, and the club is composed of men of brains and capacity who will do all or more than they promise.
 Poultry Farm and Garden.
 The wide stretches of the park will be left in a semi-wild condition probably, for the present year, but the ultimate intention of the club Is to have a poul- try farm, dairy and extensive gardens in the park In order to supply the cafe and club house with everything of the finest quality in all these lines. The surplus will be sold in the open market, the proceeds going Into the clubs coffers.
 The Matinee club has opened office in the First National bank building, next door to the Commercial clubs rooms, where full information may be obtained, and members may be enrolled. The work will be pushed as soon as blanks are printed and certain preliminaries arrang- ed The membership bids fair to be large and thoroughly representative. The so- ciety people of Birmingham and all lovers of good horses are enthusiastic over the prospects of having such resort at their disposal. The club has decided to place the annual fee for charter members at S25 the lowest figure ever offered by such an organization. This rate may be ad- vanced after the membership reaches a specified number, and every dollar so realized will be judiciously expended for the improvement and beautifying of the property of the club. The membership ticket will entitle each holder to free ad- mission to the park, and to all enter tainments held there.
 JAMES A. MCKNIGHT.
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Pearson Has Resigned.

New Orleans April 22.-H. H. Pearson, Jr., of Philadelphia has resigned the presidency of the New Orleans Railway
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Four electric freight trains daily to Ensley, Bessemer, Wylam and Pratt City.
 B. R l.. & F. Go.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
New York. Z; Brooklyn. 2.

Pittsburg, April 22.-No game; cold weather.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 6; Boston, f..

Philadelphia April 22.-Mayor Weaver offieiated at the American league opening here today by marching across the field with the players, unfurling the champion ship pennant and throwing out the first ball. President Johnson witnessed the game. The champions won from Boston by timely batting. Dineen and Waddell were both in fine form, but in the eighth inning Dineen weakened after Boston had tied the score and the locals hit him safely six times for five runs. Attend anee 13,57S. Score:
 RH.E. Boston .... .. ......0 0O00O01O-1 II Philadelphia .. 70 0015-6 12 3 Batteries-Dineen and Farrell Wad- dell and Schreckengost.
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Soak the feet on retiring in strong, hot, creamy father of Cuticura Soap.

Dry, and anoint freely with Cuticura Oint- ment, the great skin cure and purest of emollients. Bandage lightly in old, soft cotton or linen. For itching, burning and sealing eczema a, rashes, inflammation and chahng of the fe ct, for redness, roughness, crac k 8 and Assures, wit h hriffia chanalaaa
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often curing the most distressing cases in one night when all other methods and remedies fail.
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Chicago. IA; St. Louis. 4.

,"ttV' ISs 'lI "IIU NIo' M OHVsUEV O'Connor.
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fir ely with CUTIcURA OINTMENT, the great skin cure and purest of emol- lients. Wear during the night, old loose gloves, or light bandages of soft old linen or cotton. For red, rough, chapped and sore hands, dry, Assured, itch- ing, feYerish palms, with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30
kELLNER.

A son of VIM. Timm is reported
quite sick.
Arthur Timm is busy these days
hauling logs to the saw mill.
Just received at J. M. Cages a full
line of paints; oil and brushes.
Martin Timm returned from Mil.
waukee last Saturday evening.
Have you seen those straw hats for
men, boys and girls at j. M. Cages?
VIM. Hodge and family, of Nekoosa,
spent Sunday with j. M. Gage and
family.
Mr.. LAWN, of Rio, was in our village
Tuesday on business with regards to
his farm.
VIM. John, of Nekoosa, visited with
his cousins, the Hanamans Monday
and Tuesday.
Carl Hansen returned Saturday from
a two weeks visit with his parents in
Scandinavia.
Willie Withers, of Nekoosa. was
visiting his sister Mrs. RuthfOrd Hose
over Sunday.
Those who attended the party at
H. Millers last Saturday evening
report fine time.
A band of surveyors are busy sur
| veying the marsh east of here for the
proposed drainage system.
Mrs. Kalupa, who has been visiting
friends in Milwaukee, returned home
Tuesday accompanied by his daughter.
A large drove Of cattle from the
southern part of the state passed
through here enroute to Clark county
| the first part of the week.
A car load of cattle arrived here
from DeKalb, ILL.,, last Thursday TO be
put on a farm at Spring Branch owned
| by gentlemen from Illinois.
Aug. Buss has had fine pile of
lumber sawed and will soon commence
the erection of a fine large barn
which he greatly needs and will add
greatly to the appearance OF his
already pleasant home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30
Letter te c. P. Thompson.
NEKOOsA, Wis

Dear Sir: You know all about shoes
How many customers have you who
know anything about 'em?
You have bought and sold shoes fol
years, and have learned what you know
by your customers liking one sort
and not liking another. They find out
by wearing 'em.
So with paint; but we 60 deeper
We are AS years old in the business
and we make, not buy-we make 8
good deal of paint.
We paint good share Of the rail
road and steamer property in the
United States, and may as we'll paint
the private property. Yours as wei
as anybody else's.
Devoe Ready Paint is your paint
Costs half as much as lead and oil, be-
cause it wears twice as long
Deyoe Paint is sold by A. H. Kleberg
Yours truly,
f, w, DEVOE & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30

A fine baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Oilschlager one
day last week.
q. B. Garrison was confined to his
nome for a day or so the past week
with an attact Of la grippe.
Messrs. c. A. Jasperson and Harry
Richardson attended the Elk's ball
IN your city on Tuesday eve.
Jno. Jarvis is having a new cottage
erected on his land in the north end
OF the village. E. Deyo has charge of
the construction.
Jno. Mac Naughton of Appleton,
and l.. M. Alexander, of Milwaukee,
were in the village attending TO
business interests this week.
Mrs. Frank Noel and daughter
Esther returned on Tuesday from
Kansas, where they have been visiting
relatives during the past three weeks.
John La Vigne and family have
moved to the village again from Bruce,
and are occupying the farm recently
vacated by Mrs. La Vigne and daugh-
ter Johanna.
MeSSrs. Jno. Kranke and Alfred
BuckolZ were arrested this week for
riding bicycles on the fOOt-path and
running into the little daughter of
Pat. Smith, who was thrown down and
badly bruised. They were taken be-
fore Justice R. W. Cabill who charged
them 1886 apiece.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30

Making garden is now the order Of
the day.
Miss Clara Dawes, of PittsvilIe, re-
Gently made few days visit with her
aunt Mrs. Brigham.
Mrs. Whitman and her two children
living in the west of Bethel COM
munity have been very sick with grip.
but are now gaining slowly.
The return of ED. VIM. Covert from
the conference of Seventh Day Adven-
fists recently held in Oakland, Cal,
gladdened the hearts OF all Bethel.
We noticed the other day passing
over the Academy farm That the fruit
vines were in thriving condition.
The strawberry batch will be increased
by an addition of two acres this spring.
On account of the illness Of Mr..
Derdou who has been doing the paint
| ing in the new church building the
| work has been somewhat delayed
The dedication has therefore been
postponed two weeks, to take place
May % and q.
Considerable work il the grating of
oAhSASuU 'cbi iOOlSc VI bPPiSo lao oSSh
done during the few weeks past at
the Academy. The students have
done the work under the direction of
| Melvin Wood who has charge of that
| line of work.
The sound of dynamite powder is now
being heard again in Bethel. Several
stumpS have recently been blown out
at The Academy to make room for
more extensive flower gardens. The
work has been done by the agricultural
botany class.
Prof, III. A. Washburn is now on his
way home from California. He ex-
poets to visit in one or two places on
| the way, one of which is Boulder,
Col. his former home, and another is
| College View near Lincoln Neb., where
is located the college which he form
erly attended and from which he was
graduated. His return will be greatly
| welcomed by the students at the Aca-
DENY as he will doubtless have much
to tell of his trip both pleasureable
and practical.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30

The village OF Nekoosa placed a
contract with MeSsrs. Peterson and
Rasmussen of Grand Rapids for the
construction of a cement walk from
the St. Paul depot running east the
entire length of Market street where
there are no sidewalks at present.
The contract price was 124 cents per
square foot. When this is completed,
Nekoosa's main business thoroughfare
will be nicely equipped with cement
walks it's entire length.
A freight train on the G. M. & St.
Paul when leaving the Nekoosa station
Tuesday morning had a wreck on the
outskirts of the village in which two
box cars were derailed and badly
damaged. No one was injured but
VIM. Brennan who was at the scene
of the wreck at the time, had very
close call and was badly frightened.
Before night the wreck was cleared
and the track repaired SO that there
was no delay in the traffic,
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store building first door west of Otto
Siewerts market, of Chas. Brooks in
which he will start news depot on
the first of May.
Messrs. John Fogarty, John Gala
gan, Fl. E. Fitch, Leonard Smith and
VIM. Nash were in Grand Rapids
Tuesday night and attended the Elk's
ball. They all report a fine time.
DR.. II. E. Levins, of Menasha, is
spending his vacation in NekOOSa
during which time he is treating
Andrew Zurfluh who has been under
the weather for some time.
Will Helke, an EN- ploYe in the paper
mill, has erected new porch on the
south side of his residence, and is now
having the house painted. He is using
Devoe's celebrated paint, of course.
The village board at their last
meeting passed an ordinance prohibit
ing the playing of base ball upon any
of the streets in the village. This
ordinance goes into effect Immediately
At the last meeting of the village
board MeSSrs. Fred Gall and j. G..
FOgarty were elected village trustees
for one and two years respectively, in
place of Gus Bulgrin and Robt. Day
, who refused to qualify.
George Hinkley who went to Elder
ado, Colorado, has decided to remain
there and purchased a half interest in
Alfred Brooks stock of general mer-
chandise. He likes the country and
appears to be highly pleased with the
change.
II. Westfeldt, Supt. of the Sulphite
mill here for the past year, has accepted
a position as Sulphite superintendent
of three mills, one at Brokaw, one at
Appleton and the third at Kaukauna.
For the present he is making his
headquarters at Hotel Bells, Wausau
Mr.. and Mrs. August Pohrman have
the sympathy of the community in
the loss Of their five weeks old son
that died on Friday, April "a, of brain
fever. The funeral service was held
on Sunday afternoon at the German
Lutheran church, Rev. Selle Officiat-
+ ing.
VIM. Hooper's many friends will be
sorry to learn that he has been great
sufferer the past week with inflamma-
tory rheumatism in the left hand.
He suffered excruciating pain for
several days which prohibited his
appearing at his business place during
that time.
1t comes to US on pretty good
authority that trout are being caught
with nets in some of the small streams
in the vicinity of Nekoosa. The
parties are known, and unless it is
stopped, somebody will soon be ar
rested. There certainly can be no
pleasure in catching trout in that
manner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-30

The play is fOur-act melOdrama, the
general theme of which is that of the
love of a prince of the blood for a Serf
girl, with the consequential opposition
of his relatives, who hold before his
eyes the law of cast, and also of the
secret police; for jealousy of the prince
prompts his rival to embroil him in a
political conspiracy that ultimately
introduces him and the spectator to
the Siberian mines. The scene advert
ed to occurs in the second act 1t is
made possible by the national costume
of the people who figure in this play.
The prince, against whom there is a
plot aimed at his life, enters a peas
ants hut and throws aside the long,
fur-trimmed overcOat worn by the
men of Russia. While he sleeps one
one of the princes foes, mistaking the
coat in the darkness for his own, slips
it on and steps across the threshold of
the room. Shots ring out, and the
man in the borrowed overcoat falls
dead in the doorway. The piece is
full of similar episdCes, calculated to
keep the spectator on the qui vive
from rise to fall of curtain. Though
verging on the tragical in many of it's
situations, it is said that the comedy
interest in the piece is well sustained
throughout.