The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-04
CITY OF NEWPORT
The Varied Experiences Of Show
Company

Miss Marion Newlands has return
cd TO Boston to resume her work with
the Chautauqua Revue Co., who have
fbcen taking vacation on account of
the influenza. The Revue Co. is made
up of eight young ladies, four singers
and an orchestra of four and have
been touring sine, May 28. They
were so popular that they were the
only company chosen from the sum-
mer concert for the winter Chautau-
qua They have had many thrilling
as well as amusing experiences. They
were in the coast towns in New Jer-
sey during the U-boat activities there.
They were in Halifax the day after
the U-boats sank six schOoners off
the coast, and their tent was next to
a big munition plant with million
dollars worth of supplies which was
threatened. They gave their concert
before dark and the whole town was
in total darkness. At St. John, N. B.,
they had nearly the same experience,
the curtains at all of the stores were
uOWH anu SOlilE dlOAAiO SiAS
streets with flash lights.
The trip to Prince Edward Is
lands was very exciting. They left
the night before directly after their
concert for forty mile trip by autos
and reached the landing at l o'clock
in the morning where a Lobster boat
manned by two men was waiting.
When they were well out from shore
a terrific thunder shower came up
and a big wind storm, and the waves
washed completely over the boat
drenching the occupants to the skin,
and to add to their terror the motor
suddenly stopped and they were at
the mercy of the waves until 4.3O
m, and finally landed a mile below
the station. They were obliged to
walk with their suit cases and then
had a five hour ride on a train be-
fore they could get dry clothing.
so they could give their afternoon
concert.
They also crossed the Bay of
Fundy later on a boat that had been
conveyed every trip until few days
before they took the trip.
They were on the train from New
foundland which was wrecked few
moments after they got off.
At one place the epressman calmly
let one of their property trunks slip
into the ocean, running about half OF
f11l
trunks went astray and they were OBJ
hged to give their concerts in their
travelling costumes.
At two places in Maine the people
were so strict that they would not
allow them to wear evening gowns
or sing anything but the most serious
songs and no folk dancing, so they
just stood up and marked time in a
very poor manner.
At one place they found a snake in
their dressing room. Now this in
truder started something. While
these young ladies had been having
splendid success in their tour charm
ing the people with their songs and
dances, they wanted it understood
that they were not snake charmers.
They have seen much more of the
tragedy OF war in Canada \than the
United States and have met many
soldiers and sailors that have had
wonderful experiences. One Captain
had been across 48 times and was
wounded three times. They visited
many hospitals which were equipped
with every modern convenience that
can be imagined and there were sew
eral men brought there in baskets, so
there has been tragedy as we'll as
comedy during their trip.
Let US hope the rest of their trip
through the South will be uneventful
but successful