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AN OLD FASH IoNEp MOTHER.

The play, IAN Old Fashioned Mother"
will be presented in the vestry next Fri
day evening by local cast as follows:
Deborah Underhill, mother in Israel,
Mrs, George @. Austin
Wilder Bill Pindle, leader of the choir,
Mrs. Harriet Hastings
Miss LOWRY Lovina Custard, plain sewing
and gossip. Mrs. c. NJ. Whitcomb
Isabel Simpscott, the village belle,
Frances Milliken
Gloriana Perkins. as good as gold.
Bertha JOY
Sukey PindIe, the widder's mite,
Katharine Austin
John Underhill, the prodigal son,
Chas. Whitman
Charley UnderhilI, the elder brother,
Frank Danico
Brother J onah Quackenbush, a whited
sepulchre".. Hollis Garland
jeremiah Gosling, Jerry" merry
heart .........-.... $50. leicester Grindle
Enoch Rowe, outcast and wanderer,
David Foster
Quintus Todd, the county sheriff,
Cecil Grindle
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at 4 O'Clock, and orgenixe for 1919. Every
boy and girl who is to join the club this
year is requested to be present.
Miss Herbsrta Penley, home demon
stration agent, met the ladies of this town
at the town hall on Thursday afternoon.
A woman's branch OF the Farm Burea u
was organized, with Effie L. Cook, chair
Miss Penley exhibited and explained a
home made fireless cooker and several
ladies present signified their intention of
making cooker. Arrangements are being
completed for hree-days' school on
clothing soon.
ABR. IS. Ii.
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SURRY.

Rev. f. 5. Gahan has moved to Dresden.
He will be greatly missed.
w. 5. Wilder Of Newton, Mass, was
here few days last week.
Capt. W. $. Green Of Deer Isle was in
town a week on fishing trip.
Mrs. Alice Conary and daughter visited
her aunt, Mrs. Belle Smith, Sunday.
Charles Sinclair is very ill at the hone
OF his daughter, Mrs. Webster Jeilison, in
Ellsworth.
Harry Wescott, who has been an invalid
for some time, went to Ellsworth Sundsy,
on visit to his uncle, Edward Wescott
April %. l.
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GOULDSBORO.
April IS.

Frank Young is building piazza on
his house.
George Tracy of Portland spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Chester CHISHOLM and wife OF Bar Har-
Dor were recent guests OF Edgar Handy
and wife.
Mrs. Leroy Squirting gave birthday
surprise party to her husband last Thurs
day evening.
Misses Edna Joy and Doris Tracy
have returned to Winter Harbor after
recess OF one week.
April IS. EITTAH.
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HANCOCK.
ApriI p.

Percy E. Walker left Monday for Har-
mony, where he has employment.
T. c. Moon, who has been guest at {.
w. STATIONS has returned to his home in
1flton, N. II.
William Dow has moved his family
here from Northern Maine Junction.
They are occupying the C. A. Crabtree
house.
The boys and girls club will meet at
the club room Saturday afternoon, May 8,
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EAST FRANKLIN,

Frank Colgrove, car inspector at Water
vile, is home for few days.
Mrs. F. E. BlaisdelI is at home from
Cambridge, Mass, where she has spent
two weeks with her son, Leo w. Blaisdell.
Charles Bulbert, who was called here
by the illness of his mother, Mrs. s. b.
Hubert, has returned to his home in
Upton. Mrs. Hubert is slowly gaining.
Mrs. Edgar Gay is with her.
April IS. B.
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EAST BLUEHILL.

L. e. Leach left Monday for Rochester,
N. Y.
John Tufts recently returned from Wal
than, Mass.
A daughter was born April % to Mr.
and Mrs. Warren York.
A. e. Long is home from Providence,
X. l., where be has spent the winter.
April IS. r.
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SOUND.
ETTTAH.

Mrs. Fred Hodgdon and little daughter
Dorothy and Miss Agnes Norwood have
gone to Rockland to visit relatives.
Claude Murphy, wife and son Stanley
and Frank Lowrie spent Saturday night
and Sunday With relatives in Sorrento.
April Is. II.
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XENoPHoN.
SEAWALL.
Walter Hill is at home.

Walter Hill is at home.
Lewis Newman is home for the summer.
Agnes Ward spent the weekend with
her father.
Edith Gray is keeping house for Mrs.
q. L. RamsdelI, while she is in Grand
Banan.
IL was hoped that Capt. Alexander
Ward would be transferred to his old
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SOUTH GoULDsBORO.

Friends here will learn with sadness of
the death of Frank K. Haskins at his
home in Rockport, Mass, on Tuesday,
April 20. Mr.. Haskins was sixty-two
years of age. Death resulted from neart
trouble. For several years Mr.. Haskins
was engaged in the fish business here.
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company of the Goth division and be sent
home with that division. His request
was not granted, and he is still with
general headquarters in France.
April IS. T. E. d.
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of their means of livelihood at once.
But consider If the dancer can also
sing and act! Her misfortune Is cas-
fly overcome. She simply turns the
channels OF her talents for the time
being, and there she is, That is one
reason for my desire to be recognized
addition to dancing.
Another reason? Well, guess the
main one is Just that want to do
everything we'll"
Completing her 3o0th consecutive
daily mile swim Saturday morning,
Grace Weeks, athletic beauty of the
bathing girls in the Nothing but
Love" company. the new musical
comedy at the Lyric Theatre, asserts
her belief that swimming is the great
est help to perfect facial and physical
beauty in general. She bases this on
her reasoning that It Is tho only vigor-
GUS exercise which develops the mus
cles under the skin and does not bring
them to the surface of the body in
hard whips and unsighuy bumps. She
asks the unbeliever to recall that even
in the case OF male life savers, the
Hawaiian swimmers, all people who
are almost constantly in the water,
vigorously exercising while submerged,
their bodies are beautifully formed,
their skins soft and velvety, their
throat, breast. shoulder and bicep
muscles not protruding above the
skins surface, thus giving excellent
bodily health without diminishing
beauty, especially in women. 'If the
throat and facial muscles OF a woman"
according TO Miss Weeks, "show on the
surface Of the skin, it's good bye
beauty"
Miss Weeks is a sister OF Ada May
Weeks. and is known in the Nothing
but Love" company as the girl with
the pep" She is a remarkable dancer
and has an excellent contralto voice.
She has the distinction of being sub
stitute for several prominent motion
picture actresses in swimming stunts
when the director calls for risky diving
or underwater thrills and chills. She
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ERANCiNE LARRiMoHE

here not later than tomorrow. Some
other girl must take your place in the
pastoral. (He goes to door and un-
locks it,
Beatrix-Impossible
Frankhn-Why?
Beatrix-Because It Is. Gle locks
the door again.) I'm going to play
Viola and I'm going to look very nice
in the clothes.
Franklin (angrily)--It isn't for you
to say what you'll do or not do.
take charge from now on.
Beatrix (facing him)-Take charge
you! Think again. hold the reins
and I'll tell you why. You dare not
give me away now.
Franklin-Why not7
Beatrix-You're afraid of the laugh
ter that will follow you wherever you
go; and 1 think you're right And as
to being your wife-not in this world.
I'd rather die.
Franklin (thickly)-By God, we'll
see about that! VIII you call your
maid or shall /?
Beatrix-Pray don't trouble. There's
plenty of time.
Franklin-I don't agree with you.
(Stares at her.) I gave you your
chance. Now take what's coming. (He
goes and orens the dressing room door
sharply Mrs. Franklin is ready for
you.
Helene (appears at door of dressing
room)-Oui, Monsieur.
Beatrix-You may go back, Helene,
l will call you presently.
Helene-Oui, Madame. (She goes
back and shuts the door.)
Beatrix-I'm not tired, and although
you're very thoughtful-more so than
many husbands, which is most charm
ing-I'm all for a little bright con-
versation, for a change. Don't you
think you might amuse me? You
seem to be a very amusing person.
Franklin-You think so?
Beatrix-Well, the indications all
point to It.
Franklin-You have a very vivid
imagination, my child.
Beatrix-Yes-but q man doesn't call
his wife my child" until he's mar
ried at least ten years.
Franklin-Stop this fooling. I'm not
in the mood. II you don't want that
girl in here I'll do the maids job.
Beatrlx Qaughing)-Then among
your other achievements you know
how to unhook frock?
Franklin-I do. stand up, please.
Beatrix-My dear Mr.. Franklin, isn't
there something just a trifie-Oriental
in your tore?
Franklin-Very likely.
Beatrix-How old are your
Franklin-Does that matter?
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paratory to a debut at the Opera CO.
mique this season.
Unlike many singers. Miss Bennett
started her career neither in the
chorus nor In the church choir. She
ran away from school in her home
town OF Asbury Park. N. j., and sent
back word to her astonished parents
that she had been engaged for the
part of Conscience in "Everywoman."
Possibly the sanctified nature OF the
role reconciled them. for the budding
actress was not yanked back to the
schoolroom as she had feared, but was
allowed to continue her career. Her
work as Conscience attracted the at
tention of Sir Arthur Collins. who en-
gagged Miss Bennett to go TO London
with the English production of
"Everywoman." with Alexandra Car
lyle in the title role.
Before she left Miss Bennett signed
contract with David Belasco to re-
turn In six months and appear in the
Good Little Devil" with Mary Pick
ford. Although her best song was
promptly cut Miss Bennett was
obliged to appear for a season in the
production, after which she left the
stage and devoted herself to the study
Of singing.
Her career was resumed in a suo-
cessful appearance in THE Only Girl"
following which she took Julia San
derson's place in "Sybil" and knew
the thrill that comes once In a life
time when her name went up over
the door Of the theatre in Kansas City
as full fiedged star. More recently
Miss Bennett win be remembered in
Tho Riviera Girl" and '"rhs Girl Be-
hind the Gun"
May Bolsy. tho robust comed,enne
who Is moving around her eccentric
orbit in John Corts "Roly- Boly Eyes"
the musical comedy at the Knicker-
booker Theatre, halls from Washing
ton. When only a child In pigtails
she began her career In a musical
farce, Three Million Dollars" after
which she went to San Francisco and
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play level II it's all the same to you.
1t makes q better game.
Franklln-A game, eh? Hin.
You may not know it. but I went
through a pretty bad quarter of an
hour with your people after supper.
Beatrix-In the library. Yes. 1 saw
the procession wend its way in. So
1 wended my way out.
Franklin-All sorts OF necessary
questions were asked. I didn't ac-
tually lie to them, but managed not
to tell them anything that was true.
Beatrix-You ought to have been a
lawyer. (Pause.) Please go on, you
interest me.
Franklin-Good. I've decided that
there's only one way in which you and
can bring this farce to an end.
Beatrix-No, no. Not farce, COM
edy. d..
Franklin-Please listen, and IL you
are capable of it give some consider
alton to me and my life and to the
gravity of my position and yours.
Beatrix-I am capable OF anything.
What do you want me to do?
Franklin-We must go of at once,
L uont KNOW Wnere, ana get married.
Beatrix-Get married? You and I?
Laughs) That's the funniest thing
1 ever heard.
Franklin (quickly)-It may be, but
these are the reasons: You've hurt
York. He's not the sort of man who'll
let you Off without getting even. He
won't believe in this secret marriage
business. He's too sharp for that and
he'll guess at once that you've sprung
it on your family to put an end to gos-
sip. He'll get even with you by letting
the cat out Of the bag and your people
will be in a worse state OF mind than
ever. Do you see all that?
Beatrix-Yes.
Franklin-Well. then. we must be-
| come at once what you said we were
man and wife. I'm sorry but there's
| no other way out. That over, you
will go your way and mine. I'll
provide the necessary grounds for a
divorce. You will please be good
enough to make your plans to leave
The sun., 1919-11-02
MISS ALICE PUTNAM

Franklin-No. now, You've been
lodging me all the evening.
Beatrix-I'm SO sorry
Franklin-Go in and sit down. (He
shuts the door,
Beatrix (after pause, laugh
ing nervously) How new and
refreshing to be ordered about! May
I trouble you for that cushion? (She
points to the sofa. Franklin goes TO
It and instantly she makes a spring
for the door. but he gets there first
and blocks II. She laughs and goes
back.)
F'ranlxlin-You evidently take me
for many kinds Of a damned fool.
Beatrix-Do I?
F'ranklin-whether you do or not,
you've made me one-the most colos-
sal example of a damned fool I've ever
struck.
Beatrix-Oh don't say that And
please don't apologize for strong Ian
guage. will you?
Franklin certainly shan't
Beatrix-Thank you.
Franklin-Before your mother goes
to bed I'm going to put my foot
through this yarn OF yours and give
the game away.
Beatrix-Oh. no, you won't do that.
F'ranklin-Why not?
Beatrtx-Because in addition to your
other attributes you happen to be a
sportsman.
Franklin (sharply)-How long d'you
imagine I'm going to let this thing
go on?
Beatrix-I haven't thought about It.
Franklin-Don't you see that you'd
better begin to think about 1t pretty
quickly?
Beatrix-No. Everything's going
very well; why disturb It?
Franklin-But. good Lord, look at 1t
from my point of view.
Beatrix-To tell you the truth-I'm
only able to look at it from mine.
Frantlin-But don't you realize that
every hour makes the whole thing
more impossible7 TIN be in the papers
tomorrow.
Beatrix-Isn't that exciting7 pause
-she changes her tone) hope they'll
be able to get an attractive photograph
of you.
Franklin-well, I'm tired
Beatrix-Yes. it's been an exciting
evening, hasn't It? Good night.
Franklin (goes to door)-It's time
you were In bed too, SO look alive.
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| certain number of years among the
black race. When you speak I seem
to hear the distant, hollow sound Of
the tom-tom, and the semi-religious
nasal voices Of half-clothed savages
who stand cowed before you. Am I
right, sir?
Franklin (after a pause)-You said
I might smoke.
Beatrix--Of course. (She smiles with
impish glee as he takes q cigarette)
Franklin (seeing It and putting
cigarette back)-It doesn't appear TO
be any use to treat you as an ordi-
nary girl.
Beatrix-Have you only Just como
to that conclusion7
Franklin (going one or two steps
nearer to her)-Listen. If you don't
conform pretty quickly to the rules OF
the game that you've started I shall
apply the spurs. Do you want me to
put 1t any palmer than that2
Beatrix with tantalizing smile.
changing the subject)-Before we go
any further I want to congratulate
you on your acting this evening. You
looked charmingly sheepish--the happy
man to the life.
Franklin (exasperated)--Get up!
Either go to your maid or call her in.
I'm through.
Beatrix Crises, obviously frightened.
but bluffing 1t out)-It must be get
| ting late. VIII you call her?
Franklin (goes to dressing room)--
Now, please. while he is doing this
a new look of glee and triumph comes
into Beatrix's face. She makes up her
mind to something).
Beatrix Ito Franklin)-I've forgot
ten my glass of hot milk, dear. Helene.
will you go below and get It for me-
Doctors orders. (Turning to Frank
lin and holding out her hand.) The
key. please. Gle holds 1t out and runs
up and unlocks the door. Beatrix
watches him as he walks to the door,
at the same time talking to Hell
ene) Get It nice and hot, Helene.
(By now he Is at the door. In a
very distinct undertone) GET MRS.
BROWN QUICK!
Helene-Oui, madame.
Beatrix (she gets to the end of the
bed and tries to hum a tune)-How
does that thing go?
Franklin-I admire your courage
and spirit.
Beatrix--That's very nice of you
Franklin-But I'm beginning to
wonder If there isn't streak of call
lousness in your nature that puts you
among some of the almost degenerate
young women Of these times.
Beatrix-Do you really? Why? As
matter of fact I'm really quite nice
girl, only, like you, very much spoiled
What do you propose to do to- morrow
and the day after?
| Franklin-SuffiCien for the night
The sun., 1919-11-02

ciflc coast as a member OF Andcrson's
Gaiety Theatre Company. Since that
time the genial fun dispenser has
starred in $50 Long, Lefty" "The
Passing Show and "Toot Sweet"
Miss Boley is a comedienne of un-
usual personality and she manages
to capture the elusive laugh with
methods all her own. She Is scoring
along ample lines in "Roly-Boly
Eyes
The thrill that comes but once in a
lifetime is an emotion recently expe-
rienced by this fair haired. gray eyed
divinity. who. born Virginia O'Brien
eighteen or nineteen summers ago, in
sisted upon retaining that patronymic.
even though her friends advised a
change when she adopted the stage as
a profession and the chorus of a musi-
cal play in particular some two years
ago. Virginia was not born an O'Brien
without inheriting plenty Of the de-
termination that makes the Irish the
dominant race that 1t is. and so she
studied hard and awaited her chance
to climb the rungs OF the ladder of
opCIdllC SlNCtoS uc
came only few weeks ago, when the
actress playing the principal role in
"The Royal Vagabond" at the Cohan
G. Harris Theatre. New York. became
Ill, and Virginia OBrien, at hardly
more than a moments notice. was
called upon to fill the part. Did Miss
OBrien rise to the situation? She
most emphatically did.
Prior to her stage debut Virginia
O'Brien pursued a two years vocal
course at the New England Conserva-
tory in Boston. and fresh from that
ultra-conservatory institution Joined
Donald Brian in Her Regiment" i"
singing in the chorus and as under
study for the prima donna role. Her
next engagement was with Klaw &
Erlanger's THE Girl Behind the Gun"
company at the New Amsterdam Thea
tire, New York. followed by brief sea-
son in Charles b. Dilllngham's She's
Good Fellow" company. Then came
"The Royal Vagabond." to which in
The sun., 1919-11-02

Beatrix Laughing and drawing
back)-when did you kiss the Blar-
ney stone?
York; never waste a kiss on any
thing that doesn't answer me back.
Beatrix-Really? Fancy that now.
York; was just going to bed when
was told you'd called me up. I'd
a lonely dinner and was on the verge
of melancholia. Have a horror OF
being alone. The artistic tompera-
ment, eh2 II was too kind of you to
remember me.
Beatrix-You said you were going
to Gloucester for the summer. You
haven't told me how you happen to be
in town.
York; went, but I had to come
back to see about the panels for the
new theatre. But I'd have come to
the ends OF the earth to be with you
tonight. bends closer and very In
tense.)
Beatrix-How well you do that sort
OF thing! Was 1t born in you or is It
constant practice?
York-Oh, don't you say those
things to me. It's bad enough to be
maligned by others.
Beatrix-Others? Then there are
others, are there7
York (turns to her)-No. no, OF
course not. Let me make you com.
Portable (Takes cushion and arranges
It behind her.)
Beatrix-Can you mako me COM
Portable after that peep into your
private lifef
York-What do you meanf
Beatrix-Well, young girls have a
romantic way of making heroes
haven't they? And these heroes must
be immaculate and above reproach,
otherwise
York-Otherwise what?
Beatrix Qeading him on)-Well
being young and foolish they may
suffer tho agonies of jealousy and dis
illusion. but perhaps I ought not to
have said that.
Beatrix vanderdyke, in order to ex-
tricate herself from an impending
scandal, lies to the effect that Pelham
Franklin, q sportsman. is her husband
The following dialogue takes place
that evening In Beatrix's bedroom:
(F'ranklin has just como to the door
and stands there grimly.)
Beatrix-Helloi
Franklin-I want a word with you
| Beatrix-To-morrow.
The sun., 1919-11-02
Beatrix-what do you mean7

Beatrix-What do you mean7
Franklin - Exactly what say,
(Locks door,
Beatrix (aghast)-You don't know
what you're saying.
Franklin-Oh, yes I do. You've had
your way tonight. I'm going to have
mine. Two can play at your game
you know. and I'm now going to
show you how we'll I can play it.
Beatrix-Let me Off. Please, please
let me Off
Franklin-Not II You've told every
body you're my wife. Good! Live
UP to 1t. What's that room?
Beatrix-Dressing room. (Smiles as
II she knows that he is beaten.) My
maid is in there.
Franklin (goes over, opens the door
and speaking to Helene)-Lock your
door and give me the key. please.
Helene (within)-Yes, M'sieur.
Beatrix (coolly)-Did you read the
account in the paper of the man who
stole Mrs Brownlow's diamonds?
Franklin Coming back)-No. Why
Beatrix - You remind me OF the
burglar.
Franklin-Ah, but I'm not stealing
I'm taking something TO which you
have given me the right.
Helene Coming out Of dressing room
and holding out the key)-Msieur.
Franklin-Thanks.
Beatrix with quiet friendliness)-
There are cigarettes on the table
Won't you smoker
Franklin (glancing at her IN sur.
prise)-Not now, thank you. I've
smoked enough.
Beatrix with Quizzical smile)-
In training for one OF your much
Photographed athletic feats. perhaps.
Franklin (grimly)-I am; though
I doubt whether this one will be as
much paragraphed as the others
(Looks down at her.) I sec that you
intend to fight.
Beatrix-Like a little tigeri
Franklin-Wen. I'll give you g
chance.
Beatrix-I hate handicaps. Wei
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. osMo HAMILTON. author OF

~ OSMO HAMILTON. author OF
Scandal" the comedy at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre,
explains why he introduced what he
terms the "hackneyed bedroom" in
that play. Mr.. Hamilton said:
MY one purpose in writing Scan
dar was to create pure entertainment
and not, by any manner of means. to
prepare a philosophical dramatic pro-
duction. To gain my end introduced
as the principal character in my play
very spoilt girl: one whose cheek
and audacity would result in her be-
coming involved In such a tight posi-
ton that her escape would depend
more upon luck than her nimbleness
of mind. / used the hackneyed bed
room because 1t best fitted in with my
plan to humble her colossal vanity.
without the boudoir atmosphere l
could not carry on my play to a third
act thus giving her the opportunity
TO get back at thu man. 1t is In this
last act that the girl and the man be-
come primevai once again, and dis
cover that there really and truly ex-
lists a mutual love between them.
"And for introducing the bed. that
essential indoor requirement which on
the stage is becoming taboo, have
been accused of writing my play with
one eye on the box office-a truly un-
Just and unlind charge. My critics
do mot stop to realize what an essen
tinl part Of the play that bedroom
really is. They do not consider that
II Is the means whereby I test the
mettle of two creatures: two 'supe-
riof' beings who are supposed to be
protected by the stucco of refinement
and intelligence. The characters that
] subject to the aforementioned test
are overcivilized and provided with
more money than is good for them.
! use the bedroom to place them in
a situation In which both the man and
the girl become primeval and thus
show the effect upon their characters.
their bringing UP and their tempera-
monts; to break up all their sham out
ward appearances, and leave them.
for tho time being. plain man and
woman. Hence. what has been called
the 'risque bedroom situation was not
written by me merely as such. but as
q means upon which to lead up to the