Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
OCK. VT. SATURDAY. JANUARY. II, 1908.
: Mr.. KEITH's ANNIVERSARY.
Veteran Theatrical Manager Enter
tains Friends In Boston.

tains Friends In Boston.
Mr. Keith did not have any particu'
lar plans for the observance OF the
25th anniversary OF his start In the
show buslness--in fact, he expected
to follow the ordinary routine, which
he usually observes when in Boston
with the possible exception that he
had made up his mind to see the en-
tire show at his theatre-somethlng
he has not been able to do for a mum
ber of years, although he has kept In
close touch with all that goes on,
When night came, however, he found
that the day had been given up al
most exclusively to congratulations.
He went through the day with a
party Of friends three magnificent
rihhss2tres, all side by sid tnrs. Tr.a with
entrances on Washington street, two
with additional entrances ON fremont
street, where in passing from one to
another, his friends did not forget to
remind him of the fact that the splen-
did condition of that thoroughfare-
free from tracks and obtrusive wires
was due largely to his efforts.
Mr.. Keith's day began at his home
in Brookllne, at o'clock in the morn
ing for Mr.. Keith has not forgotten
the precepts of his boyhood days on
the farm.
Mr.. Keith had planned to see the
entire show in the afternoon, but
found that his friends would not let
him. Many of them were reminiscent,
so was he, and the result was, early
that proved interesting to all privi
leges to go on it with Mr.. Keith as
guide.
Leaving the office over the Tire
mont street front of the theatre, the
party went down the elevator to the
beautiful subway leading into the
main auditorium, then through the
theatre to the red room, where had
been placed on exhibition photo
graph neatly framed of Baby Alice
the poundand-a-half midget--Mr
Keith's first attraction-and which
was now surrounded by larger
crowd of patrons of the beautiful
Keith house than the original had
ever been in the old museum. Through
the marble lobby to the Washington
street entrance the party proceeded,
headed by Mr.. Keith, and here the
latter stopped to shake hands with
and receive congratulations from the
ticket taker, Thomas F. Wright, Mr..
Keith's oldest employe e,t,ept one
who is now employed at his Brookline
home.
Mr. Keith led the way through the
Adams House subway, which has its
outlet on Mason street About half
way across he stopped at a door
leading to an alley, where he said the
stage entrance to the old "Gaiety"
was located.
Within three minutes Mr.. Keith
and his paOy were brought to keen
realization of the wonderful changes
that have taken place during 25 years
They had reached again the beautiful
marble lobby of Keith's Theatre,
passed through and up into the old
Bijou, which marks another step in
the fortunes of the manager and
which, showed evidences of an even
greater transformation than it had
ever experienced before-one that
when revealed will probably prove
one of the biggest surprises that Mr.
Keith has yet sprung on the Boston
public.
This tour used up the greater part
of the afternoon, and then Mr.. Keith
after dinner at home, returned to the
theatre, determined, as he said to "sec
the whole show" from beginning r.
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