Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-03
Good Cheer Fair.

Another successful annual fair wal
held BY the Universalist Good Cheer
Society last week. On Wednesday after
noon and evening the sale was 10 progress,
at Good Cheer Hall. Tables In charge
Of ladies Of the society for the sale Of
aprons, handkerchiefs and fancy articles
contained many useful and ornamental
things, and had good patronage. The
sought and the most rapidly cleared OF
the bulk of its burden, and the candy
table dispensed sweets to ready custom
ers, while the grab table attracted the
younger people a. strongly ~ ever.
There we're no decorations In the ball,
only the goods for sale being used to at
tract customers.
Wednesday evening there was music
by an orchestra under the lead of How
ard Shaw, which also furnished music
for the play on Thursday and Friday
evenings.
The entertainment in connection with
the fair was the drama, "Bound by an
OATH" which had been for some weeks
In preparation, and which was played
both nights to good houses. To some
this play was no. as acceptable as others
that have been put on in previous years,
while others found 1t OF much interest.
1t is strong and rather melodramatic,
and has but little Of the comedy element.
Naturally the first criticism directed
against the play Is that it is too long,
and this criticism is entirely justified by
the fact that it took three hours and q
quarter from the time the curtain went
up on the prologue until it went down
on the last scene. A little of this time
was occupied in changes of scene, as the
changing Of them which amounts almost
to shutting; but considering the facili-
ties and the work to be done in that line,
the waits we're not over wearisome.
Three OF the scenes used were planned
and built by Ernest j. Record for this
performance.
From the literary point of view the
play presents a picture of almost in
credible villainy, of wronged innocence
and oppressed victims, and the final tri-
umph of right, through the medium OF a
plot with several difficult and some i'm
possible features. Nevertheless it fur
nishes an opportunity for some very
good acting.
high commentator can be given the
work of the two "villains" of the piece.
Ernest j. Record as Jacob johnson, the
prosperous but almost unbelievably
wicked citizen, and Donald S. Briggs as
Seth Randolph, the devil-may care vaga-
bond with streaks of conscience, almost
attractive in his very worthlessness.
Eugene Lowell very we'll portrayed Ed
ward LIE Roy, the light-hearted and ire
sponsible young lover. Harold T. Briggs
as Elias Amsdep, the boy whose life was
by being bound by an oath, pre-
sented that difficult part in a manner
which won him some good hands; and
George II. Soper as Sambo was the typi-
cal cOlored servant and furnished con-
siderable part of the comedy element.
Miss Ethel Campbell as Drucilla John
son was the estimable even II somewhat
and sharp.tongued mistress
Of her brothers. house. Miss Airline
Croker as Lucy Snuff was the good
hearted even II somewhat eccentric
widow, who collaborated with SambO in
most of the comedy element.
Mrs. A. L. Holmes as Mrs. Raymond was
The devoted but harassed wife and
mother. Miss Maud Martin as Mabel
whose desirability as a wife
was the cause of large part OF tho
trouble, was sweet and attractive even
though subjected to soul-trying condi-
lions.