Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-04
AMUSEM ENT,
"The Man From Home" Oct. 5

OF THE Man from Home" which is
coming to the Augusta Opera house
Wednesday evening, Oct 5, the Port
land Press SAYS:
William Hodge and magnificent
company presented at the Jefferson
theatre last night The Man From
Horle,' of which every lover of the
drama must have heard. 1t is d play
Which from the first moment appeals
strongly to its audience not alone fo1
its heart interest and the superb man
n2r in which it is staged and presented
but because of the wholesome Ameri-
can humor which runs through tlt
four acts.
1t is not eXaggeratiOn to say that Nc
play has aroused the enthusiasm OF
d Portland audience to such pitch
as did this drama last night when il
was given before a representative
house Of Portland people. Again and
again they insisted upon a reappear-
ance OF the company at the end of eacl:
act and so insistent were their de-
mands at the climax of the play at
the end of the third act that they per-
suaded Mr.. Hodge to appear before
the curtain and make q brief but very
witty speech of appreciation for the
reception which vas accorded him and
his fine company.
Mr.. Hodge, when he reluctantly re-
sporded to this demand on the part of
his audience, said that he mad always
hesitated TO acknowledge curtain calls
since the days when, as the shining
star of small company. he was ap-
pearing in small Western town
where he was given a lesson which lie
had never forgotten. On that occa-
sion. he said. the audience seemed to
be more responsive than usual and hal
applauded so enthusiastically that he
had appeared and made brief speech
of appreciation. He was so elated. he
said, at the manner in which he had
been received that he had to talk with
some enc about it so he said to the
keeper of the inn in which he was
staying that it seemed to him that last
nights audience appeared to like tho
play and the company very much.
eyes they did applaud some" said
the quaint character who kept the
inn, ''and do you know, young feller,
that you did your part in that show
pretty well. But we all wanted to have
that feller who played the part of the
niger come back again and most of
the applause was for him.
'Since that time said Mr.. Hodge,
having related this tale in his in
imitable manner, Il have always hesi-
tated about appearing before the cur
tain in Acknowledgement of a call of
this kind. but tonight, I must say.
that the responsiveness of this audi
ence has been an inspiration to the
company and to myself and I wish to
express my heart felt appreciation of
the reception you have accorded US"
1.-THE Man From Home somehow
seems to touch a sympathetic chord
in the hearts of all who see it. The
story. which is we'll told. is an old.
old story that of the ambitions of an
American girl to obtain a title of no.
bllty and who has allowed her am.
bitions to blind her to the rea, char
acter of her titled friends and to look
through their eyes upon all that is
American and all that is really manly
and noble. THE Man From Home, "
portrayed by Mr.. Hodge. is a coun-
try lawer, hailing+ from Kokomo, In
diana. He is the guardian of the chill
dren of his friend Simpson who has
acquired a fortune but the children
have been educated abroad and have
become anglicized and have almost
reached the point where they despisc
their own country and are fearful that
their antecedents may be questioned
by their titled English friends.