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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11
Wayne Grange.

Wayne Grange.
Saturday was one Of the pleasant
est of spring days and the patrons of
Wayne Grange met and held a very
profitable meeting. The final degrees
were conferred upon one candidate and
one application for membership was
presented.
Dinner was served at IL.
At 100 P. NJ Worthy Master J. F..
Norris called the meeting to order and
after a short business session the lee
turer, Mrs. Agnes Johnson. presented
a program of attractive numbers con-
sisting of readings, music and discus
sions. The next meeting will be held
on May 20 and will be observed as Me
mortal Day" This will be made of
special interest and it is the desire of
the grange that all who can come will
be present to enjoy the program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

JEPHTRA ENCAMPMENT, M :,
Meetings at 500 o'clock every secons
fourth Tuesday. Tuesday eveninr i ana
8. work in Golden Rule degree. Ma!
!. b. PACKARD. q n
=. Z. STEWART So,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

Passengers on the steamer Gov. Bod
well had an unexpected outing Tues
day, when she stranded on Cedar is
land, between Vinalhaven and Rock
land, and they were given four
hours visit on the island, being landed
in the lifeboat. One woman was in the
party. The steamer was unchanged
and floated with the high tide, pro-
ceeding to her destination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

CANTON AUGUSTA. NO. 9. pu
Regular meeting every third Tuesdor W.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

Former Policeman Robert B. Robin
son of Bangor feels pretty well, thank
you, over the result Of his suit against
that city for his pay, after having been
dismissed from the force, illegally, as
he claimed. The city will pay him in
full-s514-and will also shoulder the
costs. Robinson Tuesday night tender
ed his resignation as patrolman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

Roger Pierce, secretary of the Har-
ward Corporation, was the guest OF
honor Tuesday evening at dinner of
the Harvard Club of Bangor. The club
voted to establish Harvard scholar
ship for High school students, DR.. w.
c. Mason announced that he was to
establish an annual prize competition
for Bangor High for essays upon the
advantages Of d Harvard education.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-11

AUGUSTA LODGE NO. 1854, a .
o. e. Regular meetings in Elks han =
second and fourth Thursdays Of "'' .s sas
monlh at o'clock 'sSa
WALTER G. THOMAS. Ed
c. W. POOR. Sec. -
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V,v,e NNe SeoAL. II THE BlUE PARADISE

these Is the question of costuming.
II is so customary in the generosity
Of criticism To say that the dresses
were beautiful or brilliant or tasteful.
In many cases they possess none OF
these qualities. Whether hard pink
IN combination with greenish yellow
Is a matter of good taste Is not de-
batable. In stage dressing such a
combination is a horror. So 1t is much
better to say nothing about It than
to add the customary and p,atitu-
dinous praise which is usually en-
bodied in the of the piece.
II il this way that the decline in the
beauty Of stage dressing has been al
lowed 10 pass unnoticed during the
past few years. The standard IN this
respect was much higher five or ten
years ago than IL Is to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
New Plays on the Screen.

Fanny Ward will be visible on
the screen at the Broadway
Theatre this week. She will ap-
pear in "A Gutter Magdalene."
which sounds like q sweet little
honey piece. Any doubt as to
whether it is really sweet and
fresh or not must be dispelled
by the knowledge that Willard
Mack wrote it. And dear Mr..
Mack in all the manifestations of
his art is ut once so human and
shall we say nice?
Grace Valentine, Krauford Kent
and Henry Hallam are all to be
seen this week at the Strand The
atre. They will act in 1.-THE Evil
Thereof" by Rennold Wolf and
Claiming Pollock. Most of the
screen plays that we have seen
might well be described by this
title. Luckily the evil they do
does not live after them. 1t dis
appears with the film. There
will he music and the usual
Strand attractions.
RldItO VIII tnlS week snow
Sir Herbert Tree in Macbeth"
of which so much has been heard.
II is a famous film and there will
be much more heard Of il. There
will be the customary Rialto mu-
steal and other attractions.
The Liberty Theatre. which has
again succumbcd to the irwin
chile movies, is to show on Tues
day "The Fall of a Nation"
which is said to he just as Won
derful as 1.-THE Birth of n Ma
ton" But more about that oc-
casion a be read elsewhere.
Billie Burke and the story of
Gloria" may be seer this week
at the Globe Theatre. The ad-
ventures of the popular actress
on the screen are being shown
to an enthusiastic public by de-
grees.
Virginia Pearson is to be the
star Of Hypocrisy" which Will
lam Fox will reveal at the
Academy Of Music this afternoon.
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Drx0N's NEW MOVIE.
II viii Ne Known ~ "The Faii ~
q Nation" AZ the Liberty Theatre.

II viii Ne Known ~ "The Fail Of
q Nation.' AZ the Liberty Theatre.
on Tuesday will be the first per-
Torrance Of THE Fall OF a Nation"
at the Liberty Theatre. Thomas
Dixon, author Of The Birth OF a
Nation which was produced at tho
Liberty a year z last March. has
selected the same theatre for the pres
entation Of his new work. ON the
musical side THE Fall Of a Nation"
has had the collaboration Of Victor
Herbert. Mr.. Herbert Is the nrst OF
the prominent composers to write a
complete original score for a picture
spectacle. The musical ~accompani-
ment will be performed by a large
orchestra.
In writing and staging The Fall
OF a Nation Thomas Dixon has kept
particularly in view the world struggle
between democracy and Imperialism
a. 1T affects the United States. In
tcrwoven with the theme of the help
less nations decline and fall is the
conflict Of personalities. Charles Wal
dron, who betrays his country for a
vice-regal throne mt Washington: John
vassor. who fights vainly for pre-
~paredness. and Virginia Holland. whose
propaganda OF pacifst feminism plays
directly into the hands Of traitors, are
the three big figures In the drama.
40. -.f za,,,'tt, tln
foreign immigrants debt of gratitude
to the Union. the play proper opens
with the scenes OF political conflict
preceding the great conspiracy. Vas
sdr's national defence bill IL defeated
in Congress. Virginia Holland. though
admiring his pluck. spurns his prin-
ciples and encourages W0hdron, the
professed friend Of peace.
Practically without warning the
storm breaks over New York when
10000 aliens OF European military
training rise at Woldron's signal. cap
,urc the National Guard armories
| over night and train the big guns -,
New York's unarmed ~Citizenry. \
wild exodus ensues TO Long Island.
where an American army is hastily
raised. But while this Is taking place
the powerful feet OF the Confederation
! Of Northern Europe has met and de-
feated the Atlantic squadron. The
conveyed imperial army. 10000
strong. effects a landing and In a
three day battle routs the American
utterly. Ndldron puts on regal uni
form and IL hailed viceroy Of the
provinces OF North America" The
..,-l ,.-1,taI mart nf tho country tS
captured by the foreign legions. Vas
snr IL "a fugitive in the West and
Wdldron sends forth Virginia on the
mission Of enrolling her American sis
ters I'm the "Woman's Imperial Legion
Of Honor"
The final scenes Of the play show
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WHERE TO N

1t ought to be encouraging to
New Workers to realize that in
spite Of the fact that June is
here they still may dance on
Manhattan Island. There are for
instance:
The Midnight Follies that we
have always with us. There will
he the customary attractions
there all this week. Don't for
get the nice little dancing floor
for the visitors.
Montmartre at Midnight--nDt
in the least up a hill as it is in
Paris, hut only up a flight of
steps; but just as reckless and
happy and montmartrish as the
real thing. Mile. Samya is still
there. So is Mile. Nalsy, for that
matter.
There is said To he at Reisen-
weber's a new review called
welcome to Our City" II
sounds hospitahle-what?. Why,
we meant il of curse. Beauty
and food and dancing. Que YOU
le2 vous' Music-it is also there;
beautiful music.
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PLAYWRIGHT TELLS WHY
HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR

nnr their names into print. l. is the
only way IN which they can obtain
large type" An author can't. an actor
can, why do YOU think Shakespeare
acted why do Nuu th.nh do" Be-
cause "" hat" small type. We want
TO lac seen as We'll as heard We take
u pride in our Job though God knows
why, consid"r,nG what our lnh ir
SIN, We want To ho known. and no one
knows us. tan YOU tell me the name.
or a dozen play Nrichts uthani" IT
bet YOU can't. Why should you" YOU
never see or hear our names our
names are printed in tine smallest pos
slhle type, or omitted altogether. We,
the fact remains that tho plays the
thlnS Shakespeare knew 'ha' we'll
enough. That's why D., played in
them. To got recognition somehow.
! and Shakespeare have pa, up a tigh..
and | am hoping before long that
every author WI insis, upon acting
in his own plays a pr",,s'. l.
Will probably empty tho theatres, but
at least II Will remoye IN" slur. an!
some day We 50 may see 'he authors
name in typ" as big rs T. ought 60 he
AZ big as Billie Burkc's.'
Inc epoft rose 10 20. lie could
bear no more, lie was in the presence
OF pain. He had seen the naked, tor
tured soul Of a creature artist.
h In "A name?' he murmured
sympathetically, holding out his hand.
ID YOU mean IN a Lady's Nance"
inquired MIR. HarCourt. Miss Tempest
is in it-thank God"
And You are not said |.
They wouldn't have me-" muttered
Mr.. Harcourt. yet wrote IL. Mind
you say that in my interview, keep or
saying II. Dh; and look here he
added as an aftorthought. say /
wrote this interview too. Put IL in
large thick type, black and ugly. Inc
this Che wrote on "A sheet OF papey).
BY Cyril. HARCOTRT.
They'll hate that he said.
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The tcrcentenary celebrations natur-
ally turned the thoughts Of managers to
Shakespeare and there have hccN some
successful rev!val' Of the plays. There
has been IN evident rcvulsiou on the
part OF the pubic against the old
fashioned play which makes no defer
ence to modernity of form, however
conventional IN reality its treatment
may be. Thomas's RIO Grandc." for
instance, struck the public, whatever.
the critics may have thought Of II.
- years behind the times, while there
was little more interest in The Heart
Of wetona' or u part Of that Indian
maiden. even her little kitten, which.
curious as Il ma seem, was a dramatic
n not a physical descendant of Pegs
dog Michael. The Theatre form, when IL
1s % rigid as to exclude humanity and
probability, awakens no enthusiasm
nowadays in the seasoned theatregoer.
On the other hand. the content of
b play may now bring to 1t a certain
degree Of favor. however far its
form may depart from the accepted
method OF ~playwriting. An instance Of
this kind of favor is shown in the case
Of Galsworthy's Justice" with the
popular interest in the matter of pris-
on reform to attract the public, the
play passed successfully over into the
number Of prosperous plays Of this
year. Indeed the narrative or any
other kind OF undramat.c form stands
q better chance of success, as the a
ayers would say, than the old fash
Toned plece-of which Rio Grande"
IS a striking eNamplc-which possesses
form but little else.
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"wby do authors act?' This was
,hs question put t. cyril Hsrcourt,
still tanned by the suns of Hawaii
whence he returned to see and re-
heorse his new play. "A l.ady's Name
"Whv do authors act" Why shouldn I
thew answered Mr.. Harcourt. Act
ing is a harmless. innocuous pursuit
However. very few authors DO a'''
more's the pity. ] ar only THINK %
n,s.,r shakcsucare-" he coughtd.
DO YOU suggest that can act
injured Nj. Harcourt. mot at a.
no, a, an the interviewer replied
hu~rrledly. remembering that he was
smoking a Corona cigar, the authors
cif,. You were speaking Of shake
Speare and Yourself"
"M>s self and Shakespeare cor
rcctod Mr.. HarCourt. Get 1t the
right way round. Let me sustain my
reputation for mild wit. Don't inter
run me. and remember that ! am the
'''
objective OF TINS ih'erNle"' "o' s'"'
In all the interviews I read ! n that
the reporter is the central figure, which
is absurd Don't let that happen now"
Successful authors are even worse
than prima donnas. The interviewer
subsidized. las for Shakespeare" con-
tinued Mr.. H%arCourt, M he lived to-
d,y his plays wouldn't be accepted. be-
c,,,se most of them are too bad TO be
acted. Every great artist knows that.
Granville barker himself can't make
the hubble swallow Shakespeare UNI
loss the stage Is in emi-darkness and
the fairies are Transformed into gildcd
IDOLS with clockwork Impulses and de-
humani2ed gesticulations. Pure Shake
sncore won't do for us to-day"
The reporter felt the irony. This
interview ,as to he about YOU" ne
suggested hurriedly.
What about me-" said Mr.. Har-
court
"Why do authors act +" said he.
"perhaps they like It. poor devils
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' UDinid az Of the stun of Joan of
Arc. Processing TO fulnl the viccroy's
mission. she organizes n gigantic
counter plot to free the enslayed
Union. Allied with Johu rassnr. GEN.
HoOd and the other American leaders.
she one for her former folly by
risking life and honor for In. cause
n freedom. Here are shown scenes
IKE the "Sicilian vespers.' where an
entire population rises to eXterminnte
foreign usurpers. Conspicuous in the
dreadful vet glorious day are the
Daughters ~ Jael. an oath bound band
OF women patriots.
The story as a whole brings in many
extraordinary types Of tn" polvglot
nationalities Of which America is COM
posed. The Polish, Italian, German
and other races are pictured in their
New York haunts and their actions In
time OF national stress are So, forth.
Besides he big army Of supernu-
meraries "A very large cast Of princi-
pals was employed. some Of the NOR.
important beinC Arthur Shirley. Lor-
raine Huling. Percy Standing. G. Il.
Geldcrt. Philip Gastrock, Paul Willis.
Flora Macdonald, Leila Frost. Edna
Mae Wilson. Mildred Bracken. George
Barr, May Giroci, Beulah Burns.
Opening Tuesday evening The Fall
~ a Nation" will no presented there
after twice daily, including Sundays.
Interesting novelties are promised IN
the synchronizing Of the film and Mr..
herherts operate music, in methods
OF screen projection and in tho ar
rangementS for the comfort and con-
venicnce OF patrons. g,
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WANDA LYON IN
ROBINSON CROSOE ,JR:

A SERIOUS and conscientious
~ dean. perhaps he Is now the
real dean Of the dramatic
critics to-day, has carefully estimated
the number of new pieces acted during
the present season. 1t seems. according
20 his careful and scholarly cornputa-
lions. that there we're eighty-nine plays
ected during this fruitful period.
Then there were twcnty-threc-bale-
full number-musical comedies and
seven revivals OF the plays OF Shake
opeare. There are some accurate clas-
0ifcations Of these pieces. although
whether they were good or bad seems
about the most important quality they
could possess.
After n while II may he possible to
eAlk some more about TINS product
Of the years theatre even at the risk
Of discussing what has already been
discussed much more than It Is worth.
It is impossible to wonder how there
could have been twentN-thrce musical
plays. 1t is an awful thought merely
to contemplate the stupidity and yu!-
garity, the hanality and the stalencss
which must have gone into the making
OF twenty-,hree musical plays. Lucky
IN the man who cannot for tho life of
him recall even the names OF more
than three.
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THE Washington Square Playe

'>HT' WASHINGTON square iIdNeTs
after their successful two sea-
sons at the little Bandboy
Theatre will show tomorrow
night what they can accomplish in
rivalry with the actors who put for
ward their very best efforts In the
heart OF many lowered Camelot. They
now have the little Comedy Theatre
al to themselves and will as the dedi-
cation of their new temple act some
OF the pieces in which they won their
greatest success In East Fifty-scvcnth
street.
Chief in interest OF the plays to be
given Is "Hclcna's Husband" a satire
on the old story Of Helen of Troy
lnd Paris. 10y Philip Moeller. Mar
Garet Mower. who made such a sue
cess as PctrOncHc in "rhe Magical
CITY" IS to play the part of Hcien and
Helen Wesley will he Tsumu, her
Nubian slave, Harold Mclt2er will lie
Paris. Frank Conroy will he Meme
louS and Walter Frank Will he the
ancient librarian AndlHtikOs.
In The Honorable Lover" by
Roberto Bracco, the leading part will
he taken by Florence Enright. Elinor
VI. Cox. Edward ]. Ha!lan,inc and
Frank conroy will have the other
parts.
The one serious play ON the hlll will
he "Thc Clod,' by Lewis beach, n
drama of "A farm drudge who lived
on the hordorland between the North
and the South during the civil war,
NI.p,E h,rlIs Wlll MAY tho t,l,t ,f
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the dictionary. words take on odd
meanings from those we give them in
our colloquial talk and slang. The
pastime is very amusing, but should be
INDUCED IN moderately by serious
minded persons who feel that they
mus, secure a writ If mandamus in
order to laugh"
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ii vas n "swcet thought" as Marie
Tempest remarked in "The Great pur-
suit. on the part Of the librcttists Of
Molly a. to have Mr.. Young, when
ne finished his song with the girls in
the first act. to walk along the line
kissing each Of them and romarking
that each reminded him of a brand Of
beer. II was of course left to the
imagination in what respect one girl
reminded him of Iiisucr, "A second of
W~urzhurger and "A third Of Mucnch-
ner. There was n special dclicaCy
about this scene, as IN" girls were
dressed in short frocks intended to
make them seem as youthful as pos
slblc, But this - the way of comic
opera.
II nigh, be sct down as one Of the
other important conclusions Of this
year in tho theatre that New Workers
have such an ayidity for musical plays
that the worst If them seem certain
10 enjoy a certain vitality in this
community. Most of those which
have struggled through Two or three
months of life here expire in the early
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THE THEATRES THIS WEEK.

M~ONDAi-Comedy Theatre First appearance Of the Washington
Square Players in their new theatre. -Four act plays to be
revived.
sSndbox pheatre-EmanaeI Rejeher in a German performance
TCESDAI-Iibcrty Theatre-"The Fall of a Nation" new cinema
by Thomas Dixon and Victor Herbert. -
FRIDAY--The Hippodrome-R performance of the Friars for
one night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
THE A THAT LAST.

The plays that continue in Ncw
York arc "A Lady's Name" at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, "The
Boomerang" at the Belasco
Theatre, "A Woman Of No
Importance" at the Fulton The
atrc, "Hit the Trail Iiolli-
day" ut the Harris Theatre,
"The Cinderella Man at the
Hudson Theatre, Justice" at
the Gambler, "The Great Lover"
at the Longacrc Theatre, "Erst-
while Susan" at the Gaicty Thea
tire, "Fair and Warmer at the
Eltinge Theatre.
The musical plays r Every
Good Eddie" at the Casino
Theatre, "Pom-Pom" at the
Cohan Theatre, "Katirka" at the
Lyric Theatre, "Thc Cohan Re-
we 1916 at the Aston Theatre,
"Molly o." at the Cort Theatre
and "Robinson Crusoc, Jr.," at
the Winter Garden.
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Musical plays are meant to he hui
morous and whether or not they ac-
Iomplish their purpose IS largely a
matter of the personal equation. So
they may he side splitting to some
and dreary To others. But there are
other features Of musical plays which
are less matters Of opinion. One of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
REVIVED THIS
WEEK FOR A JUNE RUN

pierre Patelin" will he the last play
on the bill. This play Is one of the
earliest of French farces and dates
from the fifteenth century. Its author
Is unknown. The translation Is by
Maurice ltelonde. Roland Young will
play the part OF Pntclin, the shrewd
lawyer who outwits every one he
meets, until at last he himself is out
witted by Il poor. half witted shepherd.
Ralph Roeder will play the shepherd
and Walter Frank the draper. The
sets for pierre Patolin" were de-
signed by Lee Slmonson and are
among the most brilliant which the
Washington Square Players have
shown.
Emanuel fletcher. the noted German
actor. who has been playing this sea-
son in English at the Garden Theatre,
will tomorrow succeed the Washing
ton Square Players Ms the tenant Of
the BandhoX Theatre. He will act in
German for the first time since his
appearance at the German speaking
theatres. lie will be seen in the lead
Ing role of "Das konrcrt,' by Herman
Bahr. in which Leo DitriChstein acted
here for a year under the direction Of
David Beiasco.
owing to the requests from many
sources fr n more Performance. Of
the highly successful "Friars Frolic"
in n theatre large enough to aCcommo-
date the popular demand, the friaIs.
N cooperation with Charles Dilling-
ham and Daniel Frohman, will pre-
sent their jubilee performance at the
Hippodrome on Friday evening. The
entire receipts will b. devoted to the
endowment OF the Actors FUND OF
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days Of their existence on the road and
are seen no more. But II takes a
particularly v!rulent quality OF music
and humor to bring their little lives 20
an early end herc-at least - az early
a one as most OF these plays deserve.
Then there seems little or no taste
for comic opera. The dominating rag
time st'll holds public taste as firmly
captive as ever. S~ynCopat!on has
driven out OF popularity every other
dance measure. whether II be waltz,
polka or march time. There is no
demand for anything else in musical
plays. 'SNhil' is no proof To tho con-
trary. That dun work was saved by
IN" humor Of Joseph Cawthorn. He
alone could he held responsible for rs
success, The spirit Of Nienncse oper-
eta has ceased to lure American hear
crs. Now whatever tho form Of
musical farce may he. Il must he syn
copated.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
bENZ|NE ACID IS '
FOUND NOT GOOD

Recent examinations by the chem
lists engaged in the enforcement of
the Food and Drugs Act of ship
ments of benzoic acid offered for
entry into the United States have
revealed that much of 1t is adulter-
ated with boric acid This adultera
ton is probably due to the high
price which benzoic acid now com
mands owing to its scarcity. 1t is
quoted at about elev = dollars per
pound while the price OF high
grade boric acid is only twenty to
twenty-five cents per pound. AS
some of the shipments of benzoic
acid have been found to contain as
much as thirty per cent boric acid,
the enormous profit in this form
of adulteration Is apparent.
The officials in charge of the en-
forcemetn of the Food and Drugs
kct are of the opinion that benzoic
acid containing boric acid is adul-
terated, and that shipments of such
a mixture offered for entry into the
United States should be denied ad
mission under the Food and Drugs
Act