The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-12-15

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| tovRLASD SET TO WORK 70 MANUFACTURE
SOME CRUDE POSTERS.
into parts only three days ago. I've
got the play, and half the parts are
| done"
"A new play BY Sidney Cremer
ought 10 be a draw even here" said
Lille. '.and Lord Bob Is brand new
as new as t0morrows bread
| Lord Bob" BY sydney cremer-.
LoveIand remembered seeing the post
ers up In New York. and for the last
year Or two the young American play.
| wright's name had been well known
even In London. This piece Loveland
believed bad been produced for the
very first time on his first night In
New York Yet these transformers
bad got hold OF 1t.
"There are only three women-two
girls and an old iady-in the play.
That would suit all right" said Eddy
eagerly. AS for the men. IL isn't
quite SO easy-neyer Ii. But there are
only five. Ones a servant. another q
| policeman. And there's no scenery to
speak OF. guess we could fake"
| Loveland. whose idea II had been to
put up the entertainment. went out at
once. luckily catching the local man.
ager Of the grandiloquently named
opera house Just as be was yirtuous-
~ setting forth TO church.
| Jacobus. ii seemed. had settled up
all right with him the night before.
and be was surprised TO hear OF the
flight. He stipulated for two-thirds OF
the profits. IL any. above expenses and
woufn nor unbend. "
All the rest OF the day Loveland was
busy. He finished copying the parts.
which must be learned and rehearsed.
50 that the play might be produced
tomorrow night.
There was a newspaper in Ashville
which came out once week. and the
company decided after a stormy de-
bate 70 spend one of the six dollars
in buying from the Office large sheets
or rolls Of the coarse white paper on
which this weekly publication was
printed. Having secured good sup
ply and obtained black paint and a
big brush from sympathetic sign
| painter who WINS u customer of the
hotel. Loveland set to work. with Bin
ney's MD and direction. to manufac.
ture some crude posters.
He announced In black letters 50 81.
gantic rs 10 be almost convincing that
the principal members OF the little
human lowers all star company had
been persuaded TO remain for q special
three nights engagement In order to
produce the sparkling comedy Lord
Bob" New york's latest and biggest
success, by the popular playwright.
Sidney cremcr.
lie toiIed like a slave through a
whole day aud half night TO save
Ed Binney fatigue.
After midnight. when the impromptu
posters were ready. LoveIand and PA
Winter went out together with big
rolls Of paper under their arms and a
huge pot Of -four paste stirred up tfor
the sake Of Gordon's bcaux yeux) by
the hand Of the landlords niece over
the kitchen Gre.
What remained OF the night he spent
IN committing 10 memory the part Of
Lord Bob. for which. without a dis
scnting voice. The five other members
or the company had cast him.
/ They went out 10 rehearsal early
next morning and were thankful that
there had been neither rain nor snow
to destroy the fragile posters. In front
Of one which T.ovelaud had put up on
the face or the opera house stood a girl
and an old man. TALKING 10 low voices.
II shall certainly write and tell them
what's going on" remarked the Girl 70
her companion. who was probably her
father. ITS shame. Something
ought TO be DONE"
I'VE might telegraph Il you think 1t
would be worth WHILE" replied the old
/ man.
Loveiand heard the words. spoken rs
the pair turned away to walk down the
street toward the residence part ~ ihr
town. but be attached no importance
TO the dIsioInted sentences.
Everybody was In deadly earnest.
and the rehearsal went on very well.
considering all Its disadvantages
I'd BInncy's cough had not In
proved. but he was kept M Oh strong
hot coffee. and they got through the
performance that night. two men short,
| almost without a hitch
A few well though plainly dressed
ladies' and gentlemen we're In the front
seat. and oil seemed TO know each
other. laughing and talking together
between the acts. and among them.
through 4 recrhole IN The curtain.
i Is<sssui rrvoaiIred The nice looking
Eiri and old man ~ had seen staring