The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-16

ued through the week with unabatet
interest, coming to close last night
Taking up the program where We lef
off in Fridays issue of The New.
much of interest and pleasure ha!
been crowded into the past few days
The Avon Sketch club with Glenn
Wells in a variety of pleasing mum.
hers was put on for the fourth day
The members had trying experiences
in reaching the auditoriupm in time
to fill their first engagement and
their afternoon performance was a
little disappointing, but they fully
redeemed themselves in the evening
and proved one of the most popular
of the many high class attractions
of the week. The people of Dawson
had eagerly looked forward to the
coming of Booth Lowry, the we'll
known and popular Blue Mountain
Philosopher" and noted humorist.
The speaker was greeted by a fine
audience as he appeared on the plat
form in the afternoon, but from the
beginning of his lecture to the close
he was seriously handicapped by
local conditions over which he had
no control In the first place his
time was so limited as to make it
impossible for him to give his lee
ture here as it has been given at
other places, to the delight of large
audiences. In chopping off and leav-
ing out in order to bring his lecture
within the prescribed limit the au
dience missed much of what they
should have heard and the speaker
was placed at a disadvantage. Added
to this were distracting noises which
threatened to drown out his voice en-
tirely. 1t seemed that many of the
noisiest automobiles of the city had
assembled just at this hour for a
race around the tent and the anvil
chorus from the blacksmith shop
near by was fast and furious, to say
nothing of the ringing of the ham,
mers from the house which it APP
peared some one was building just
back of the platform. The audience
was plainly nervous and mortified,
but Booth Lowry, with the true spirit
of philosopher, was calm and
serene through it all and in spite of
the obstacles came up smiling and
happy at the close. His gems Of
thought and fund of wholesome hu-
NOR made a deep and abiding i'm
preston for good and all hope for
his return to Dawson at another time
when he can be heard to better ad-
vantage
The dramatic entertainment and
concert by the Avon Sketch club and
Glenn Wells Friday evening was very
satisfying as was evidenced by the
hearty applause with which each
number was greeted. Glenn Wells
made quite hit in his piano mono
logues.
Miss 'Shaunessy, a true type OF
the best Irish blood, easily found her
way right to the hearts of her au-
dience as she appeared "awearing OF
the green" AS she poured out her
soul in old Irish ballads and catchy
compositions of the day Miss O'Shau-
messy seemed to breathe the spirit of
her Hberty-loving people. the story of
their struggles and their undying
love for the land of their nativity.
There was deep pathos and Irish wit
and patriotic fervor all mingled in
a charm of melody hard to define,
but easy to remember. The audience
was swept off it's feet and round after
round of applause brought the bright
and winsome young woman again
and again before the foollights.
A scream from start to finish aptly
describes the way in which the play
cite How the Vote Was Won" i'm
pressed the large audience.
The acting of Glenn Wells was SUI
perb and he had strong support in
the members of his company, each
sustaining creditably difficult roles.
The audience was on tiptoe until the
climax and gave approval in no I'M
certain manner. There was carried
a deep lesson and fine points which
no description could bring out. The
'playette must be seen to be appre-
ciated.
The banjo quartette was great and
the musicians could not fail to note
the pleasure of those privileged to
hear that number.
@'The Cry of the Children" lecture
by Hunt Cook should not have been
scheduled for a busy Saturday morn
ing, as people who should have heard
it were necessarily absent, the house
wives engaged with preparation for