The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-08

event in the lives of several hundred
Of those who have heard of the great
labor agitator but who had never had
the pleasure of hearing his persuasive
voice. The house was full and the
special train from Port Allegheny
brought in about 100. Frequent, hear
ty applause told the eloquent Debs
that his sallies against present So
cial and Industrial conditions were
counted brilliant. Mr.. Debs is an
unctuous speaker, incisive and sar-
castle on occasion; but with every
indication of sincerity, he impresses
one with the justice of his cause and
the nobility Of labor. There is little
doubt that he holds aloft a torch to
light the world"
While space forbids the reproduc-
ton of the glowing reports at every
point, 1t can be said. in brief, that
wherever Mr.. Debs lectured the la
boring people were most agreeably
surprised at the extensive and favor
able press reports of the lecture adj
vocating their rights and defending
their principles and organizations. An
officer of the local union after listen
ing TO the lecture and watching its
effect on the audience. declared with
enthusiasm, "Debs' visit has done
more for us before the public in a
day than we could do in year." and
that is the common judgment wher-
ever he lectures.
Much real hornely humor is to be
found in the beautiful pastoral play,
The Volunteer Organist, which comes
to the Fargo operahouse Saturday
matinee and night, Oct 15, The char
acters, which are drawn from a local
ity in Vermont that seems to be apart
from the rest of the world, are real
studies. Like the Irishman, the hui
NOR of the Vermonter is spontaneous
and seldom exaggerated
Eugene Walters Paid in Full is un-
derlined at the Fargo operahouse for
Thursday evening. Oct. 20.
Since the hour of it's first brilliant
triumph at the Aston theatre In New
York, which inaugurated a two years
run, Paid in Full has been the supreme
dramatic success of the American
stage, a maker of theatrical history,
the most popular play of this or any
time. 1t is the only play without
music ever to continue through a
summer in New York. Also in Chi
cago it's engagement of seven months
included a summer run. All last sea-
son. the first for Paid in Full outside
of New York, four companies in addi-
ton TO the New York organization, a
total of five, presented it throughout
the country This was the first time
any play ever had been acted by SO
many companies. Up to the close OF
last season 100000 persons had at
tended the performances number
exceeding by hundreds of thousands
the patronage Of any other play in an
equal length of time. All of this proves
that Paid in Full Is the most popular
play ever produced, Every eminent
dramatic critic in the land prunounces
1t 1.-THE great American drama" The
extraordinary quality of Paid In Full
is shown by the impression 1t produces
on all manner OF persons. An enter
Sainment in the truest sense, story
of Astounding human interest, play
that stirs the emotions of all Paid in
Full has been made the theme of pulpit
discourges, of essays by college pro-
fessors, the subject of editorials In
influential newspapers, and has been
cited by jurists from the bench. No
story told on the stage has appealed
so widely ais that of Joe Brooks dis
heartened s1S-a-week clerk, who un-
der the sting of jealousy and discon-
tent, and in bitterness against a harsh
employer, turns to theft, then seeks