Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
BOSTON AGAIN.
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John Quill Simply Can
not Keep Away.
Lots Of People on Streets and
Business Blooms.
Goes 10 Comic Opera But Finds
Fault With the Chorus.


Boston. The old town looks as smiling
as June bride in her autumn garb-
same old town, same old people. All
bound to go in the wrong direction and
insist on cOliding with you The
average BostOnian is a study; he re-
Kinds one of old Atlas with the world
On his shoulders. He tears along as
if he expected every moment to be his
next. He will fight like a Comachee
Indian to be the first out of a crowded
car and then stand around in a drench-
ing ralnstCrm for two mortal hours
watching a dog fight. He cannot help
it; i is his nature.
AS usual | arrived at the Hub cleo
ton week. The smoke of the great
political battle is still lowering over the
village. but the great gubernatorial
contest is over and if One-haif the
pleasant things said by the rival
candidates about each other are true l
SHOULD hate mortally to meet them in
the dark hours of the night unless l
had Il club. AnaniaS was a cherry tree
chopper in comparison, and the unfor-
tiinate gentlemen sojourning in the
octCgon saritarium at Charlestown,
models of a higher life.
Boston with its Rams Horn streets
has taken another lease of summer,
open doors and windows are the order
and outside the writer Boston is the
gree nest thing on earth. Ordinarily
she is as freaky as a South American
republic The financial earthquake
that originated in the bull pen of Wall
street over in New York and caused a
financial upheaval throughout the
country struck Boston on it's way over
has about spent it's fury and the old
town is settling down to its normal
conditions again. That old wise say
ing, the money is close but not close
enough to reach, fits Boston at the
present time like a glove; but the mil
lions that We're drawn out of banks
and savings institutions during the
tight money scare and hid away in old
stockings and other equally secure
places are fast finding their way back
behind time locks again.
Down in the mercantile section where
men pore over musty ledgers and talk
tariff, business is more than good and
both clerk and employer are working
overtime to keep up with their orders.
In the retail section where the depart
ment stores are located, the great
bazaarS that sell everything from
paper of pins I" =, pibald elephant and
where fashion rules her subject with
silken chains, one sees some very nifty
fabrics for fall and winter wear. All
tho prisnatic cOlors are shown the yell
lows. the reds. the green and the orange
are blended with the blue and the
violets. In fact it is rather difficult to
fall out of fashion if YOU get on colors
enough as the cOlors are very striking
and pronounced.
The gay Paris over across the herr
| ing pond has set the pace and we over
on this side are dancing to the music.
| Even in gentlemen's wear the tendency
| is to boisterouS colCrs; but when it
comes to millinery the gentlemen are
distant Inverted work baskets and big
soup tureens with pansy beds on the
roof are all right for the gentler sex;
but the gentlemen still cling to the an
cicnt Derby as Il roof covering.
In tho mimic world the theatres are
lettering some very good attractions
At the Colonial the Red Mill is grind
| ing out music and comedy to catchy
| lIltS. montgomery a. sNtout Ntis Wy
much i'll the Iiinelisilt as comedians and
are all right and keep things moving
until the drop of the curtain. The piece
is by Henry Blossom and Victor Her
bert who have done some clever WORK
i'm play writing before. At the Hoilis,
| Dustan Farnhan has an excellent com
pany a. al is holding forth in the Rang
| or. B,;StonianS remember Farnham III
The Nirginian when he was here some
| years ago. and welcoming him as Capt
| Esnond in The Ranger they recognize
| the same painStaking Farnham VINO
| scored q pronounced success in the for
mer play. The Ranger is typical
| Western play spiced with alkali dust
and real MeXicans that gives 1t real
! ism which is refreshing. At the Park
| Miss Doro who played leading lady
| .:ith Gillette. last year, is scoring a
success in the Morals of Marcus; Z.
Aubrey Smith. Miss Doro's leading
man, divides the honors with her. The
| play is well staged and the company
well balanced. At the Majestic,
Thomas Wise and Truly Shattuck. old
| time Boston fav"riteS are starring IN
| Broadhursts musical comedy. the
| Lady from Lanes. 1t is drawing good
houses. At the Boston Theatre the
Soudan is on. 1t is the first oprortun-
ity Rostonians have had for some IL
year.; To sec the Soudan but like old
wine it has improved with age.
Keith's and the fremont are giving tin'
vaudeville with high priced head lin
ers. At the Castle Square. the most
home ike theatre IN Eoston to me the
management are giving WaSnerlar
opera I.ohengrir is on for two weeks
Both chorus and orchestra are good and
the costumes very pretty. Personally
I am not partial to opera and hardly
think I could be induced to get up on
stormy night and travel barefoot ovei
a stony path to listen to opera, but
there are others who would.
I stepped in the other night with Z
friend of mine to see one act of q comic
opera. not Wagnerian; it was one act
for me and nothing more. The prinis
donna WIS la. fair and forty with ;
smooth face with accordion PLATED
chins and voice like a dry axle ant
as ] looked the chorus over I though
of the old Scotchman who when aske'
!, about his new wife said she was TIN
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