The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-18
The MeddLer
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David Belnsco, the famous theatri'
cal producer, was greatly pleased win
the treatment accorded his company
during its stay in BrattleDofo Iasl
Friday, being particularly impressed
with the ncatness of the auditorium
and the strong business basis ON whleh
everything about the house Is man,
aged. Mr.. Belasco, David Warheid
aud the supporting company nave
been having a pretty strenuous TRIP
through New England in preparation
for the New York premiere OF a
Grand Army Man, and the condition
of many of the theatres into when
they have been put was anything put
conducive to ease and comfort, rms
is the first real theatre we have struck
since we left New Haven" SAID MI
Belasco S manager, and then he went
ON to tell of the lack of cleanliness
that characterized so many OF the
theatres in the small towns. "SeF'
eral of these theatres said the man
ager "have been crossed of our list
absolutely and will never see a Be
lasco production again but you may
be sure that Brattleboro will be re-
membered with much pleasure. "
The interest that local people took
in every detail of the performance OF
last Friday evening is well illustrated
by letter which a prominent Brat
tlcboro man is said to have written
Mr.. Warfeld in regard to what he
thought was slight oversight. In
the last act of the play Mr.. Warheld
as Yves Bigelow is required TO light
a lamp, and when in Brattleboro he
did it with a snap match, This the
local man thought was hardly in keep
ing with the rural aspect Of the re-
maindcr of the setting and 50, as the
story goes, he dropped note TO the
great actor suggesting that in order
TO have everything in keeping he use
an oldfashioncd birthstone match.
Many local men are of the belief
that a boy who solicited funds of
them not long ago Ostensibly for the
purpose of buying uniforms for a kid
football team was one of a band of
gypsies that passed through town. 1t
is generally believed that the lad was
working a bunco game since no one
who saw the youngster can remember
seeing him in town before and as yet
no football team has been organized.
The subscription paper contained a
large number of names but most OF
them were fictitious although not
few local people came up with dimes
and quarters to help along what they
supposed was a worthy cause. In one
place the boy was asked where he
lived and he replied, cover on Elliot
street" 1t is more likely, however.
that the lad happened to take note of
that street and was foxy enough to
use it in answer to the question.
A considerable task confronts o. J.
Rowe, who assumed the duties of To-
cal station agent Monday, but he has
been given practically a free hand
by the Central Vermont railroad
and will doubtless make
good. 1t is welcome news that the
railroad management has come to a
realizing sense Of the Importance of +
efficient and sufficient help and at
last has given a local agent authority
to hire as much assistance as he thinks
necessary to conduct the affairs at .
the local freight Office as they should
be conducted The poor service in
the past has been due primarily to (
the penurious policy of the road in
trying to conduct its business without /
only about half enough employees. I'm
can be made fast enough /
by means of a more liberal policy but !
the danger is that as soon as things
begin to run smoothly the officials /
viii want to reduce the force.
The Meddler.