The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-23
FORTUNE HUNTER
WELL PRESENTED
Actors Look Upon Sea of
Faces in Big Chau-
tauqua Tent
SECRETARY HOLMES
DELIVERS LECTURE
Subject, The Golden Egg, Deals with
Reconstruction Readings, Imper-
sonations and Songs by Edward Par
menter and Dorothea Fitch.

Actors in the presentation of the
play, The Fortune Hunter, looked out
on sea of faces in the Chautauqua
tent on the high school grounds last
evening 1t was the largest audience
thus far in the week 5 program and it
was also a delighted audience, the Col
lege Players presenting the three act
drama, with prologue, in a thoroughly
competent and satisfactory manner
The performance was under the per-
sonal direction of Miss Elizabeth B.
Oliver
The Fortune Hunter is the story of
Nathaniel Duncan, young man of
good education but expensive tastes,
who follows a set of rules laid down by
his wealthy friend, Henry Kellogg, for
securing a rich wife and getting rich
quick without work. The plan works
but in a different way from that con
templated by kellogg, for Duncan wins
q girl. not the heiress who at first ap-
pears to have the inside track, but the
attractive daughter of his employer
who suddenly finds wealth. and Incl
dentally Duncan learns to love work
and attend church and acquires habits
which are a decided Improvement over
those of his former life.
Following fs the east: Henry Kel-
logg, a rising young tinancier. Herschel
Clark; Nathaniel Duncan, s'Nat'', the
fortune hunter, J. Murdoclk Blake; Bet
ty Graham, the druggist 5 daughter
Corneha Stabler; Tracey Tanner. the
hveryman 5 son, Leon NJ. Pearson; Mr.
Lockwood, the banker, Edward Par
menter; Mr.. Burnham, promoter, H
Mitchell; Sam Graham, the druggist
Raymond f. Goeringer; Josie Lock
wood, heiress, Elizabeth B. Oliver; An,
gle Perkins, friend of Josie, Dorothea
Fitch: Mr.. Sperry, drummer, c. Leroy;
Pete Willing, the sheriff, Paul Hess
Clever impersonations. readings and
songs were given by Edward Parmentel
and Miss Dorothea Fitch as the opening
OF the afternoon program yesterday, and
the representations of the school boy by
| Mr.. Parmenter, and of the small child
who had not yet learned what lie was
! by Miss Fitch, were especially pleasing
TO the children who filed the front rows
IN the tent, and they were not bashful
| about showing their enthusiasm.
| This was followed by a lecture, The
Golden Egg, by Dr. Jesse H. Holmes. sec
retary of the Chautauqua Association Of
| Pennsylvania, who brought vital mes
sage to the people, his central theme be
ing reconstruction Telling the story OF
the man, the goose and the golden eggs
DR. Holmes humorously drew the com
parison between us, as the goose. and oui
wealth, the fertility of our land, as the
golden egg. He spoke of the stored power
in the earth which it has taken centuries
! to develop, of the constant taking away
of this wealth, and never putting any
back, of distribution as one of the ele
ments of successful wealth, dividing pop
ulation into three levels. 1--WE do not
take our citizenship seriously enough,
he said eve all have our own business
that of making Il living and being citi
! zens." He then went on to speak of the
need of systematizing the distribution O
| market produce, of the producer-consumel
| problem, of the cooperation and working
together spirit between the town man ane
the farmer, the putting of an end t
/ speculation in food products, and the vi
tai need of reorganizing our schools S,
that the youth of our land NAV be taugh
the true essentials industry, thrift. righ
| living, which shall make for life at it
fullest, with height, breadth and depth