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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Waterville

George Beard was in Montpelier two
days last week.
Clarence Bedell has moved into the
basement of the Stockwell block on Main
street.
Fay Wetherell has taken and moved on
to the Stocker farm, recently vacated by
Mr.. Rivers.
Geo. Rivers has moved into the Squair
house on Main Street, recently vacated
by viii Trombley.
At the special town meeting last week
it was voted to join with Fletcher and es-
tablish a permanent town line between
Fletcher and Waterville. This has been
a disputed line for many years.
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Methodist Church

In the church vestry on Tuesday a
supper was held by the Ladies' Aid.
The Junior League will meet Wednes-
day at $3.50 pm; subject, The Christians
Armour.
The Young Peoples Society will meet
at the parsonage Friday at 1880 p. m. for
literary evening. One Of the subjects
will be "A Book Each member is asked
to tell about some book which they like
and why it appeals to them. There will
also be couple of contests. Last Friday
the pastor did not give his talk on the
life of John Wesley, but Envoy Taft, of
the Salvation Army, spoke on the work
of that organization.
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Ithiel Falls

Philip French is visiting his uncle, P.
j. Hodgkins, in Charlotte.
Luman Stratton was a visitor in Fair
field and Fletcher last week.
Miss Frances Kinsley of Fletcher visit
ed friends here the past week.
Mrs. E. NJ. Davis, Mrs. Ned Smith and
Velma Smith are among those who have
been i'll the past week.
Harry Kinsley, who has been working
through the winter for F. T. Davis, has
returned to his home in Fletcher.
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Cuin and Mrs. Wells, was much enjoyed,
aud large number were in attendance.
Prof. Geo. H. Elmpre furnished music.
The hall was decorated with green and
dining room in white with shamrock.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24

1.-THE man with ideas is the real SOW
erreign and leader of the people"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Pinafore Next TUESDAY, Evening

Tuesday evening, March 80, the comic
opera, "Pinafore," will be given by home
talent at the opera house in johnson.
The cast of characters includes the fol-
lowing:-
DRAMATIS PERsoNE
The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, X . @. B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Lloyd M. Pearl
Capt. Corcoran,
Commanding II. M. S. Pinafore
DR.. A. G. Peaks
Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman
Ralph Brewster
Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman
Harold P. Crosby
Bill Bobstay, Boatswain
Clyde Cooper
Bob Beckett, Boatswain's Mate
Harold Parody
Tom Tucker, Midshipmite
Harold Holcomb
Josephine, The Captains Daughter
Beulah Mcfarland
Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin
G. Eta Waters
Little Buttercup, A Peddling Woman
Emile II. Peaks
First Lords Sisters, his Cousins,
his Aunts, Sailors. Marines, &c.
Admission 25c.; Reserved seats 35c
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The official biosrapher OF the actress
IN Experience" has prepared the fol-
lowing OF one Of the i'm
portant figures In that production:
In the brilliant bouquet of feminine
pulchritude seen in William k,lliott's
production of Experience" al the
Casino Theatre, there is n more in
tcresting than a young French ac-
tress. Aba de Anchoriz. VINO plays the
dramatic role al the cocaine hend,
HABIT. in the scene which IL billed as
The House ~ Lost Souls.
This is the first visit OF Mile. de-
.Anchoriz 10 the United states and she
owes her present engagement TO the
fact that she met Mr.. Elliott at Deau-
Vile last m She was acting
in Paris at the Theatre Michel when
tle war broke out and sooner than re-
main in Paris during the ~troublous
Times she went first to ENGLAND and
then managed 10 reach Montreal.
some one ltu lt4u Hfl ma 'N'ii'i'"'
was a French city and that she would
he sure of a splendid engagement
there, but when h reached the Cana
dian metropolis she found that the
French spoken there VAS more Of a
patois and certainly unlike the Paris
ian French to which she had been ac-
CustOmed,
And so I came TO New York, a per-
feet stranger to your city and your
customs" said Mile. de Anchoriz, who
speaks English with Just a trace OF "A
foreign accent. And there, who
should I meet one day AT luncheon in
one OF your cafes but Mr.. Elliott. The
last time ! had seen him was across
the roulette table at the Casino at
Dcauville, in June, All, il va like
meeting an old friend. lie was the
only person I knew in all New York.
I told him 7 must seek an q
ment, and ne replied. Perhaps you
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how absurd it ~ to attempt TO belittle
any relation Of nature or Of man in
anecdotc. story. novel or play by a
Contemptuous use Of the term litter
ary." since literature is its only meant
Of expression?
But as there are those who are
blinded 10 the light or who choose to
remain in outer darkness, and as
among these are certain theatrical
managers. an earnest. humanitarian
"ffort tn show them what a literary
play actually is and how It may sue
recd may not he III directed. II my
talk were encouraged to take the form
Of a personal lament what a plant
| could utter of literary tendencies
stiied in their birth. of buds OF fancy
pinched ere they had a chance to
bloom. In my excu~!ons-alarms and
excursions let me call them-into the
field OF the drama these discourage
ments fell not from managers only
but from distinguished collaborators
~ well. ! remember a line of dialogue
which read in my manuscript. rs II
cold outside?' Yes" answered the
heroine. bright and cold like an
~icicle." TOO Literary" objected the
more experienced carpenter. Nobody
uut in front would understand IT," And
So this no very brilliant smile never
got a chance before the footlights.
Managers and piaywrights blue
pencil simile and metaphor-they are
literary.
The progress Of the drama Is NOT
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satisfaction from hat exploit. and felt
quite repaid for my trying morning %
An instance of devotion 10 the cause
or woman suffrage Is being shown by
Lillian Aihcrtson, who Is 10 appear az
the Colonial Theatre next week IN n
new playlc' entitled June" Only u
few SEASONS ago Miss Alhertson was
one of Hroadway's leading women.
scoring her most important success :
IN Paid In Full' and The Tllli,"
Al that time slc became the wifr eff
\. j. Levy. a Wall Street man, and
retired from IN" stage. Although Mr..
Levy reiinquishcd her theatrical lifc
Sh" did not n any degree allow her
ardor Tor tho S~ufrragist cause 10 cool.
Her activities in this direction have
ranged from talks IN exclusive Ifftb
avcnu" homes to the more strenuous
methods of street corner complaining
with n Soap hON FOR a rustrum. Now,
IN her return to the stage, comes TIE
climax Of her devotion TO the cause.
Practically every adlcrcnt of the
votes tor women cause in this city *
firmly convinced that many of the
= - ~ n fHNiA' hl' 49, III
structcd that men have greater priv
lcgoS than do the women. \ short
time ago this condition Was brought
home to the members Of the Woman
Suffrage Party. with headquarters at
aN East Thirty-four,h street. with
which Miss AlbcrtSon is allied, through
the operation Of an alleged unfair law
against one OF its members. The cas"
in question has 20 do with the custody
% a minor child, the guardianship Of
which WAS given To IN" husband Wita-
out notice 10 the wife. Considerable
indignation was aroused m the marty
and among the developments Wa tine
WRITING of n dramatic playlet, based
upon the incident ny n wei known
oma dralnatlst.
The sketch was read 10y Miss Albert.
son, : VINO saw the possibilities Of
spreading the gospel Of votes for
women In i1s presentation upon the
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p<ared theye with his ; pstrinan randy.
vince me that We had overlooked
some prescribed forma,ity in con-
Guiding our business ARRANGEMENTS
with him aud that he was entitled w
another weeks work. We paid him
his salary and for a week he re-
mained in Baltimore enjoying him
self. they aid not need him in the
theatre orchestra.
ION MONDAY he showed nm in Wash
inaton With , uitiful story ahou, bis
deserving family and We cav. him
another weeks SALARY. When ~. re-.
turned 10 New Yorl, ne either co,led
AT my hotel or rang me IN every day.
Convinced that ne had made nm his
m,nd TO associate himself permanently
with the act We hasti!y orrsnr.d n
hooking in Chicago and steslthlly de-
parted. . Several weeks later IN ~
Louis received a letter from him H..
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always in a marked or well defined
direction II often exhibits progress
AZ first only in slight undercurrents.
Within ny memory plays exhibited
vice n q hiaCluCsS to make one shiver.
virtue AZ the am time In paint
ing GorI'ean Co.orS. Plays OF to-day
do not 50 mIcl show vice as the alb
II Of virtue. they are not immoral,
they are immoral they neither Justify
wrong nor condore Il ana they seldom
punish Il. The world IS 20 be lived
in. the end jnstIfcs the "a With
ethics like these our authors go down
into the underworld for their itus
tons and characters. These play
wr'GhtS are a surt Of modern heather.
recognizing neither right nor wrong
as ab-trac' qualities they read the
Gospei backward.
From The charity Bali 10 Kick
II" e a lons long way, further than
- 1.prorary. II took the pubic a
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IT HE ~.o-called new art Of the
theatre Is. like some other new
arts. in danger OF becoming
p~rctcntious. How imminent this peril
.s the invitation to the art critics 70
observe the wonders of scenic painting
N tho productions Of Granville Barker
Will prove. To the critic accustomed
to view the works Of contemporary
artists, the achievements of Messrs.
wilkinson and ~Ro;henstein are not i'm
portant. 1t is indeed questionable II
they are very important anywhere.
Bur there is nothing more deplorable
In the whole of the movement than the
Indifference to beauty which is AZ
much q characteristic Of Reinhardt az
. 10 Of Wilkinson and the other Eng
l!shmsn who are following in the paths
OF Gordon Craig. Ina g~.nativeness
thsre may be in the work OF the new
scenic artists. and there is much in the
rebellion against the old fashioned CON
ventons which was highly necessary.
Nothing could he more dlsheartening
Than the old fashioned scenery which
treated any reproduction OF art or
nature as 1t happened TO be an interior
Of N exterior as an easel picture.
Much has been accomplished by the
artists Of the new school. and they or
their successors Will succeed in doing
sill more. But II Is quite certain that
their work is at present In only a
'Tans.tory state. II would have indeed
zen IN vain IL its highest achievement
Is represented by Norman Wiik!nson's
squat;y black and silver pillars or Mr..
Roihenstein,s jungle which hangs In
10 highly colored folds like cretonne.
Indeed. it might be possible In accord
sace with present standards 10 pro-
duee some OF the plays Of sylvan
scenes with a sufficient supply of Gre
tonnes.
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THE REALISTIC KEIGHTLEY.
lie Tolls Of the Neces.ity NJ stare
Illusion.

Yes. you cant give too much a.
tention TO realism on the stage now
adays,' said Cyril Ke.ghtley in his
dressing room at the EltinCc Theatre,
the while he took from a hook a rain
coat and carefully poured over II cup
after cup OF water from a wash basin.
After the coat had been properly
soaked keghtlev carefully rubbed a
lot Of brown putty over h!s neat
patent leather shoes and then spoiled
the appearance of his carefully
creased trousers by dashing another
cupful of water over the bottom %
tho legs. Now ne explained. I'm
ready TO dash into the APARTMENT Of
the fair Lily. out of the storm. conn
promise her In the eyes Of her hus-
hand and carry on the plot of The
Song of Songs
1T eeens a shame 70 spoil tho an
pearance of these trousers and Shoes
he exclaimed ruefully. but do YOU
know. n ! failed To do 50 at least a
dozen men and come in the audience
would speak of the lack ~ 'detaIl' in
the performance. n "a amazing how
closely the average tnettregoer
watches everything that goes on on
the stage and how captions tho cri;!-
c!sm. remember playing IN Tho
Hope in London a few wears azo.
After The opening performance a
Young society girl pas brought hchfnd
tho scenes 20 meo' arme friends and
some one asked her how she nked tho
performance. oh. | liked q very
wei sac replied, but isn't & strange
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can play one OF the parts in a new
play called Experience, which I am
about to produce
And so ! reported for rehearsal,
but they didn't know what role to give
me. Then Mr.. Hobart, who wrote the
play, said. she is dramatic, she has
force. she has strength. Make her
play the big scene in the resort OF thu
dope fiends. Give her the part OF the
woman who screams for more cocaine.
She will play It we'll"
These details are No less interesting
acted q year ago in New York with
a French company ~ actors.
II resigned a position with a musical
comedy company" said Elizabeth
Bnlce of watch Your Step" ito essay
the two a day. Mr.. King and i ar
ranged u act, rehearScd II and we're
ready to go on at a moments notice.
The first weeks booking was at a
theatre in Yonkers, the orchestra Of
which, We were appalled, TO learn. con-
sisted Of a quartet Of musicians. With
the idea OF appearing in only the
largest houses of the country We had
all Of our numbers Orchrstratcd for
at least "A dozen IN \, and INC numbers
were ~ n kind that were calculated to
get over only il played by n fairly
numerous band.
I'VE sought the house manager.
who finally agreed to hire another
musician providing WI would hire one.
That's how | adopted n cello player.
"The man We hired possessed an
artistic temperament, To get him 10
30 to Yonkcrs at all We had to send "A
Ia xicab to his lodgings for him every
afternoon ana send him home in the
same fashion after each night perform
ancc. His taxi bills were such an en-
pense tnat Bricr and King went IN
and came from the theatre in the
subway.
'At the end Of the week W baAe
the cello player good-by and went to
Baltimore. Monday afternoon ne ap-
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THE LITERARY PLAY.
White steele Tells s~omethius
About IL.

In hts talk on The Literary Play"
the other day at the Belasco Thea
ire Wills Steele sad:
The feelings OF present day audi
enccs for the theatre may he deep
and ardent, but these feelings are apt
to partake OF a double nature: people
are bound to respect It's history. its
past grandeur. they must recognize
what II has done to spread civ;llza-
ton. they may rejoice in the glory
which they foresee for It's future, but
they cannot he satisfied with its pres
ent condition.
Throughout the history Of the thea
ire there have been long periods
which We may call blind patches, when
TIE men who wrote FOR It and who
lived by II wllfully shut their eyes
TO actual life and beauty. In these
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Charles Frohman believes tina, the
war is going TO have an influence On
the character Of drama which vii! he
seeo during the approaching seasons.
II Is quite true that the opportunity Of
inc American playwright seems at
hand. There will be nothing from
FNnos. where the theatres are prac-
ceAuy closed. The few plays that
v come out Of Germany are de-
voted 70 the war or have al least that
opportunity as a background. Their
interest for this country must at least
Ne limited. So the American play
wright vii have competition only from
fs colleagues in England. II * true,
however. Of mos, of the dramas row
being acted there that their inspiration
Is derived from the war.
n will be- a. least a year before
The supply Of new plays can be ready
IN Europe; so there is an open sea-
son before the dramatist who. far
from the scene Of this great world
"ussie ia able TO supply his "
people with the dramas TO Ali their
theatres To Judge from the past. +,
- 20 the Youngest Of her dramatists
nav the theatre Of this country must
NlTn. ThaNE GAAnN a. p.g,,l. ,4,as,-
oest work in tho days OF their youth.
from the Harvard school of writer's
Eugene Walter. mp or down the list
ID one happens TO look at il, il is
mo rrst acted plays thai are always
'ne best. II seems that the youthful
'"spiration carries the writers fur
"er than the technical equipment
snch they fan 10 acquire by the pa
tent study which alone imparts GER
uinty OF execution.
~ y certain that Eugene Walter
mas done nothing so good as The
'As'est Way but II Is something 10
nave written the best American play
" MS time, Edward Knoblauch ha :
Improved steadily IN certainty of
"e'hod and his weakness. so far as
"e popular success Of his plays goes,
"' IN his choice of subject. My
""'Ss Dress was cNquisitely chiscl,ed
" OIL ~ episodes. e%ngrossing or
warming as its scenes demanded and
" sosoroins interest in its last cpl
'"e' hut It was not a theme for the
""eFlcan theatre, IN which there
"us' De No downward tendency in
N'ama' IN repeat a wisdom Of the
"shusr1ns, Edward Sheldon wrote
-'h a splendid breadth and freedom
msnner in The High Road" and
Romance wrote a play OF amer
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ISABEL JEANS JN
SRATv1LLC 5ARkERS
g

Nothing IN p~articular can h. ,earn.d
abou, him excent thai, N. ia n, nonIe
lineage we'll bred and an chant nos.
sessinp dis,insuished nersopau,v
and polished manners t-nder mis-
mask he contrives and executes a dar-
ing rohberv mo-, on,,, sec,riry bic 20.
treat in a unique manner but prov.d-
ing himself with the mea to play
the game ali over again with equal
safety in the next city he visits. He
describes himself IN his
onduc as n who has inherited az
a legacy from his noble ancestors. who
were first pirates and then robber
naronS a thirst Tor adventure. u love
OF danger and a lack OF scrup!es with
nauSht else 10 maintain his noble
title. forcing him 10 act In the dark
In modern civilization, where his fore
fathers satiated the same passions
openly n ruthlessly.
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sense they crumb.e Ike medieva!
walls before modern canuon.
k.nsdoms. IKE tempers. have been
'osr by a false definition. Men may
agree 81 diner about a thing. but
they must know what me thing il
self H. before the!r arguments pro and
con shall help Us others To- any COM
prehension. There are not. | think,
more misconceptions about any alb
straction than may ne counted about
what; we have decided to call liter
allure. Do YOU believe. with the ma
jority. that Il exists Only In books?
or do YOU think. as many do, that 1T
eraturc is knowledge? No, literature
is our language, Il ls the voice Of the
natural man. As science tells the
story Of nature 50 literature repre-
scnts mar and relates his history ~
al that constitutes a man, his body .
his soul. his thought. his act. his APP
petites. affections, motives. passions,
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Imagination than any Of his other
efforts. But II is by no means GER
tain that any OF his later work has
been superior 10 salvation Nell
There If plenty of time at present
for the American dramatist to spread
his wings. There is an almost cloud
less sky above him. for competition
will b. slight. Here is another field
to develop the made in America
product.
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Il l4S llpId ~ anu lHNtlAeCtudl ma dClrE-
!stics, literature IS the oppression. l.
j. the story Of q mans He, his auto
biography.
Did you ever meet a man who wasn't
keen u tell his W story D!l You
ever talk with a man who would not
elaborate ~ your faiutest show of in
torest ON hts school days. his mar
rage. the birth OF his children. his
operation for appendicitis? II is his
contribution 10 literature. and vino
would cpr~s Il? The individual who
is taciturn on these personal themes
is rare TO find. and a mild and long
suffering attention 10 the man VINO
must talk about them is the surest
flattery.
If Il he tru hat nature is as fresh
n beautiful to-day as on the day
Nh p Goa fir: looked or Ills work and
called IT good. IL II he true that man
was tn" last and noh.ost Of His works.
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good many years to arrive at the
latter play and | think it is still dazed
with travel. lts taste was changing
under our eyes without our pcrceivine
It, for a decay of n theatrical form
may be altogether concealed for a
time by splendid spectacle, by talent
working in a brilliant II w~rongheaded
way. while there is no good reason to
deny that along certain lines actual
development may come
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periods truth was denied TO be the sole
source OF worth In art. mere .n;elleC-
tual force or fancy was substituted
for natural thought and feci.nE; a
play under these conditions became
a composition 81 in~congrI.;.ns. pow
erful. indeed. but the power wa that
OF exa~ggerat.on; it revealed no signs
Of being an inevitable product. and
while contemporaries often hailed what
they supposed We're vision and in
SEPARATION. We who stand IN a surer
perspective perceive that they ara
trayvsties.
Literary Plays tradition teaches
us 10 call them. Oh, tradition how
many false things are taught in thy
name II these plays deserve the
reputation they bring down 10 US il
IL useless to attempt Ia defend the
literary play. In fact these plays
ar" neither literature nor drama. az
the onslaught OF eason and common
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THE NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK.
Some Ibsen. n Ora na From the
and More Brieux.

The Theatre Francois will play. on
Monday night al the Century Lyceum
'L'Engrenage.' by Eugene Brieux.
This Is said TO be the authors only po-
l!tical play. 1t tells the story OF a
manufacturer who Is led into dlshon-
esty through the acts of his political
associates. and prac;ises in his political
career a freedom from scruplcs that
he would never have shown in his
private affairs. Just at the gate Of
prison he is saved from disgrace. In
thl, city there will he suffrage speeches
during the play. and the management
announces that the speakers will be
as follows: Monday. Miss Alice Car
penter, Tuesday, Mrs. Norman White
house; Wednesday. Mrs. Frederick
Nathan: Thursday. Mrs. Raymond
Brown: Friday. Mrs. 7. II. Boissevsin:
Saturday. Mrs. John Rogers. Az the
matinees the speakers vii. be: Thurs
day. Mrs. Learned Hand; Friday. Mrs.
hculah ~Amrddon. and saturday, Mrs.
James Lee L.aidiaw.
ON Tuesday night John Gabriel
Borkman" will be acted at the Gar
rick Theatre by the Modern Theatre
Society. Emanuel Re!cher Will act
the leading role and thus play for the
first time in English. IIauptnann's
"Elga' will be repeated later.
"The Blue Bird" which was acted
for So long at the Century Theatre,
will bc seen tomorrow night at the
Manhattan opera House, where 1t will
be acted for two weeks. There Is said
TO be an excellent company in the
play. which has been on the road for
the past two years
Lou-Tellegen. the most interesting
young actor on the American stage.
Will ne seen on Wednesday night at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre in
Taking Chances" This was taken
from the Germans by two American
adaptors. The play Is in three acts
and its scene il Nice. Concerning the
occasion the following facts "A been
made public:
tn" story is woven about the pic
turesque and fascinating career Of a
charming young fellow who comes to
Nice and enters the best circles with
the proper letters OF Introduction.