Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-31

when a pinch hitter comes into the
game and knocks out home run that
saves the day ne goes over big Win
the fans They are ready to parade
him on their shoulders and-out TINS
is not the baseball season and this is
not the baseball reporter.
The ASSIGNMENT was the third en-
,er.a;nment in the winters series at
CITY hall and this is to be the story OF
il. The above excursion into the veF-
nacu!ar of The diamond is by way OF
explaining that Edwin VI. Whitney,
impersonator. who at the last mo-
ment was called to substitute for
Katherine RIdgeway's part OF the
program. made the biggest hit OF any
entertainer who has appeared IN the
course this season
Mr.. Whitney presented a four-act
play. a Square Deal" in which ne
portrayed simultaneously or success
lively about q dozen widely varied
characters. To memoriZe a piece
which requires nearly two hours 20
give and 20 keep the several parts
distinct is in itself considerable OF a
feat OF technique; but to inject he
into every minute OF the performance
and to make the people Of the play SO
zeal as to DC all but visible is an
achievement Of actual dramatic
value. That is what Mr.. Whitney did
The play might be called COM
.dv but it had a profound prohibition
basis. /, had TO do with the rapidly
moving fortunes Of New York par
tender who. having been hired oy
small-town millionaire 10 WORK IN MS
new hotel. accidentally finds out no"
small-spiri-ed and mean his employ
er-to-be is. AS result the par
tender turns against him and starts
out to chaperone a temperance meet
ing. The meeting is such success
and the innovation such a treat IN
novelties that newspapers. movie
men. lecture bureaus committees anu
delega tons without end are all fa!i-
ing over each other to engage the
services OF the temperance bar ten
der. Fame. money and business come
in chunks and punches SO fast that ne
"a hard pressed TO take care OF them
Before the play ends ne decides to
forsake his old job and become
temperance advocate to the limit OF
his ability. He forces the hotel mil
,ionaire brewer out of business ana
all but out of flown. but effects re-
Cancellation on terms. marrles the
minister's daughter and as the cur
tain falls, starts on a lecture tour
that fills ali his time until 1872
II was a most satisfying. wholesome
performance, swift sure and full OF
fun. Mr.. Whirney's portrayais OF
Jason. the manufacturer OF the tenn
perance drink ''Maltine." and OF OLD
.oothiess Jed. the "champeen checker
player" were especially good
The first part OF the evenings pro-
gram was a song recital by Raoul
Dufal. the promising young tenor from
lewiston. He began under the ham
sicap of the noise of many people en-
terinc and finding their seats and he
wa. also suffering with severe cold
hut his singing was very creditaole
and witt, a few more years and addt-
tionaI training much may be expected
of him. His voice is of excelien: quail
i,y. well placed and smooth ana vel
yety, hut not of great volume One
very pleasing feature IL his clear ehuh-
citation. distinct even in pieces OF fast
tempo, which is always greatly 70 q
desired as an addition to the enjoyment
OF music.
Mr.. Dufail sang two groups OF
songs and a recitative and aria from
Haydn's Creation" In the nrst
group If songs two were IN Italian
and two in English AS might be ex-
pected, the two best were the ones
sung in his native French. Laden
by Dubois and "Serenade oy
Pierne. Roses Of Picardy" was also
well rendered and the audience asked
and received IT again. At the close OF
the last number. Thank God Tor
Garden" the singer swas recalled Tor
three ercores Miss yerna Ashe accom-
panied Mr.. Dufail in most satisfac-
tory manner.