Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-17
JOHN QUILL.
Seeing the Many Sights in
Snow-Buried Boston.
Particularly Strong on the Gossip Of
the Greenroom.
Hub Will Lift the Lid When Lent is
Over.


for the past two months. has been like
a caterpillar in chrysalis state. wait
ing to shed its cocoon of snow, and
bloom out like the butterfly in d gor-
geous suit of green. But it looks at
this writing as if she might hang on
the rim of spring for some time to
come. In the city proper, the fieecy
substance, that has caused the tax
payers eyes to bulge is generally be-
Ing cartcd out in CONCEALED form,
and paved streets like the ancient Penn
auuid highways, are being discovered
every day. The past winter has been
Il novel experience to the people in this
old town, with ram-horn streets, and
the good people of the Hub will have
food for thought, and topic for CONVEX
satiou equal to the celebrated Tea
Party in the harbor years ago, for
some time to come.
a. The winter will pass into history as
the Arctic period, when Boston had 20
DAVIS of sleighing and the end is not
yet In the back country towns, cxca-
vations are advancing 50 satisfactorily
~ to Justify the prediction that in a
month or so some resemblance to towns
may be seen and here and there Il sec
nnd Pompei uncarthed out of the snow.
The I.cntcn season is on. and the So
--cill functions are somewhat curtailed,
but elaborate plans are being made 10
lift the lid after Easter and set the
fashionable world moving.
had an experience in town the other
day that is worth relating. ] did not
cut my wisdom tooth on Il gold brick,
nor run across any Gusky maiden, all
forOrn with cold hands to warm, but
did get most gloriously buncoed. l was
sitting in my room. the other afternoon
in IA downtown hotel smoking an after
dinner Perfecto. and while watching
the busy thrOng i'll the street below.
and at this same time trying to make
myself DelieV" | was born to the purple
when l spicd telegraph blank on the
street floor of the sub station window
opposite. Every passerby would stop
= and gaze ut it long and well. | Won
d"rcd for some time what it was all
about. At last it dawned upon me
that possibly it WAS a bulletin from
the front. giving the latest news from
the struggle in the far East. Visions
Of the fail of Port Arthur, of Eladvos-
took or news that the japanese Mik;tdo
had got chOked by piece OF the Rus-
sian bear. or some other dire calamity
flashed through my mind. So | hastily
donncd my coat and hat. slid down the
elevator and elbowed my way through
the crowd TO the front of the window.
After Wiping the east wind from my
glasses. | adjusted them and read III
bold English. printed on Il typewriter
hoy Wanted to Run F.rrands. IL
uuirc Within" | have this to console
me. / am not the only green thing in
tins cold classical town. for | saw
Strawberries and celery in the market.
but am not watching for any more
war bulletins at present. | prefer TO
grow Up in ignorance.
There have been some prize pack
ages among the theatrical offerings. at
the various payhouses the past week.
Nance O'NciI, the American traSedi-
elnc at the fremont presented t"
packed houses: 'Hidda Gable.
1"camilc." and "Magda." at matinc"s
entirely. This was Miss O'Neil's ninth
week IN Boston. She has evidently
found u very warm plac" in the hearts
Of the Boston theatr"go"rs, who are
loath to give hey up. ana rumor has IT
she is to locate here permanently with
/, pla yhou~c of her own.
At the Boston treatrr. Rehan ami
Skinner are playing in Shakespcriih
roles This is their annual tour AMI
the reception in good Old conservative"
Boston must be very gratifying. ~
the Globe theatre. Robert billiard. ami
an excellent company. finished Last
week with the cm"tional drama. THAT
Mau and H. "Ariznua." the old ami
tried drama. has been the attraction 1T
the Majestic. \ border romance with
elaborate settings. from the master
hand of Thomas. ARIZONA" is always
Il winning card. and one that Boston
never tires of. Luln CHASER is winning
her spurs al the Colonial in the comic
opera Of Dolly Warden" Miss GlaS$rr
is brighter than i haby's rattle. an.
her stage walk is little the funniest
thing seen in Eostoh. since the Concord
fight. Mrs. Wigs in the cabbage
Patch" at the Park with Will T. Hodge
and Naigc Carr cook. in the title rnl"S,
is sweeping everything before it. Us
Il Kansas cyclone of fun. 1t is undu"S-
tinuablv the most humorous mirth- pro-
duccr that has hit Boston for some
tiTc. There is Il itu-h in every lire.
The Prince of PilScp' Hams Wagner
comic opera. took Eoston by storm
some time ago. and is now playing its
second return engagement at the Ire
mont. II is very evident that Boston
cannot get enough Of The Prince. as The
box office receipts show. 1t viii be in
Augusta later.
The Hollis has been dark most of the
week. owing tn the illness of Miss Tenn
pest. the star. who is under treatment
Tor throat trouble. \ New York sur
Se"n is in attendance. and promises Il
; speedy recovery. and the Rostonians
VINO contemplated seeing Miss Tenn
pest. in The Marriage of Kitty must
console themselves with the thoughts
with what they have missed and wait
Tor her return engagement. There are
others Some good. some bad and some
indifferent. and all go to make up the
weeks piaybil,.
clipped the following from Wal
than paper:
Miss Marion Mitchell of this CITY is
an accomplished Young pianist and or"
who bids fair to achieve fame in the
musical world. For several years she
81 has been studying under the hes, ia