The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-18
CRESCENT CITY NEWS.
COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
With Presentation of mid
Summer Nights Dream
in New Theater

Ill NEW lnedJoT
Women of the v. l. A. Have Prepared
Excellent Program for Friday
and Saturday.
+ The annual County Fair" under di-
rection Of the ladies of the Village I'm
provement Association of Crescent
City will be held next Friday and Sat
lurday, the 25th and 26th insts.
On Thursday night, however, the
real opening of the weekend festivi-
ties will occur at the new and beauti-
full theater of the association, just
completed, and without doubt one of
the most beautiful small theater
buildings in all Florida.
This is to be the opening night OF
the new theater as well as the OPEN
ing Of the Fair
The play selected for the theater
opening is the Shakesperian comedy
"a Midsummer Nights Dream"
This comedy is classic, and from
the character of the caste, The News
has no hesitation in predicting tina,
its presentation will be of a character
to emphasize its more brilliant points
in manner that all will enjoy. The
scene of the comedy is laid in the
woods about and in the city of Athens.
The following is
| The Caste:
Theseus, Duke of Athens, Mr.. Over
by Branch.
Lysander, in love with Hernia, MI.
George Seaton.
Demetrius, his rival, Mr.. Fairfield
Carpenter.
Egeus, an Athenian Noble, father
of Hernia, Mr.. Oliver Chamberlain.
Philostrate, Courtier, Mr.. Charles
B. Simmons.
Nick Bottom, the Weaver, Mr.. S.
Wheatley.
Ounce, the Carpenter, Mr.. Charles
P. Hale.
Snug, the Joiner, Mr.. Harry Cham
berlain.
Flute, the Bellows-mender, Mr..
Phillips Cash.
Shout, the Tinker, Mr.. Foster
Watts.
Starveling, the Tailor, Mr.. Cassius
Pratt.
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazon,
betrothed to Theseur, Mrs. Masury.
Hernia, Daughter of Egeus, in love
with Lysander, Miss Grill Burton.
| Helen, in love with Demetrius,
Miss Ruth Herlong.
Fairies.
Oberon, King of Fairy-land, Mrs.
OVERLY Branch.
Titania, his Queen, Miss Abbiejean
Miller.
Puck, Mr.. Henry Cash.
First Fairy, Miss Hilda Some.
Blossom, Miss Jones.
Cob Web, Miss Anselina Burton.
Moth
Mustard-seed, Miss Grace Burton.
There will be wait Of fifteen min
utes between Acts One and Two.
Tickets so cents; Reserved seats
rs cents.
The Fair proper oens at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon, the 25th, and will
run through till Saturday night.
HOT dinners VIII be served each night.
Inc Fancy, Iable Will offer Tor sale
many articles both useful and beauti-
tul; the lea Room, managed by Mes
DANES carpenter and Cliff, Will be
nroar CIR" and oala ,;, soad icT
hours hv Mesdamas pres+on Rrsd-
dock. Lounds and Miss Williams The
Misses LYON and Padpett and Mrs
Robt Williams will offer tn the chill.
dren very FASCINATING substitutes for
the f;sb nond Ms & II W;Ison will
snner;ntend Tho sale If fresh roo steJ
neanuts and nromisaS nJantv for ali
Candy Poncorn and I,enonade will bo
for sale bv tbe vonng Ladies Tbero
will he an axb;b;t of locally GROWN
frn;ts and vegetables Thi: denort.
nent will ba IN cbarro Of M Tpc;,,s
Turner who takas t6e n1aca of Mr.
McGradv the latter being obl;red tn
Sat,1rdau ofto~noor ~ o.oo Tho
Sports Contest will begin. Numerous
prizes will be offered. and the con-
tests will be interesting and amusing.
There will be Movies on Friday and
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