Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06

tractive booths from which many USE
full and novel articles were sold. A
fish pond in one corner Of the hall did
rushing business at all times.
The play in the evening was great
success. the players who have made
| Cranberry Corners and Red Acre
Farm" so successful were as their
| best in this humorous little skit. Max
imilian Hunnewen Gadsby. sometimes
| known as Sam Mccall. with his mis-
placed eyebrow and winning ways.
| played the part OF the ace Of hearts.
a winner all the time. He In bet)
/ started on a career of conquest, the
| objects of his attacks being the three
, girls who we're engaged to three of his
Ghums. The girls were IN the country
(, alone and the boys believed that they
were absolutely the only ones enshrin-
| ed in the affections of the young ladies,
and relying upon this fact they made
| the bet with Gadsby that he could not
| win the girls.
The manner in which he accom-
pisheG the fe4, and. after SHOWING the
boys up. announced his own engage
ment. was very clever and laugh-pro-
voking. 1t would not be justice II
| some mention were not made of Steve,
| which part was taken by Ralph Brown.
Steve. although perfectly able TO talk
with his shoulders, was unable to use
} his mouth in that capacity, as he spoke
bat FIVE words III the entire play.
, The cast Of characters was:
I Richard Stanley, lawyer, Harold
clark; Joseph Parker. clerk, Don Met
I calf; Morris Young, a medical student,
! Earl Withee: Steve, the farm boy.
/ friendly but not loquacious Ralph
Brown; Mabel Parkins, frivolous and
dressy. engaged tc Richard, Gladys
Madore: Esther Carroll, botanical and
| oirdly. engaged to Joseph. Ruth Hen
dersor; Gracs Chester. JUS, girl, en-
| laged to Morris. Irene Stevens, Mrs
/ Dodge. who takes boarders, Mrs Ralph
Brown: Macmillan Hunnewell Gads-
F., n. butterfly. Sam Mccall
! Synopsis Of scenes: Act Orchard
SANKEY'S room in city boarding
nouse Act II-Mrs. Dodges pleasant
+ yard adjoining the farmhouse. The &C.
.'on takes place nearly three weeks
iifter Ac. l, Act III--Same as Act III.
~ oSsioH SohSS place tHe morning
after Act ii.
/ Following the play, a dance was en-
I! joyed to the music Of Douglas orches-
ara. A large number of people were
| present at the dance and they did not
stop until the new day was about to
make its appearance.
f, The members Of the various commit
tees in charge OF the affair were: Cen
oral chairman, Mrs. Eva Foster, pres
ident of the aid; fancy work. Mrs.
| Grace Messer. Mrs. Daisy Stewart,
Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, Mrs. Maude
| Fay. Mrs. Emma Toothaker and Mrs.
! May Hetherington; apron table, Miss
Nellie Rackliffe. Mrs. Minnie Nichols,
Mrs. Media Taber Mrs. Mabel Can
| field and Mrs. Inez Genthner; food ta-
lie, Mrs. Eva Lamson. Mrs. Hannah
Ripley. Mrs. Augusta Pettingill, Mrs.
Emma johnson; fish pond, Miss Sadie
Jordan Mrs. May Farnham. Mrs. Lulu
Wadleish; quilt. Mrs. Maude Day. Mrs
Florence Albee; novelty table, Mrs
! Cora Peaslee, Mrs. Fannie Armstrong.
MIR. Norris in charge; decorations, Miss
Elizabeth Jacobs, Mrs. Fannie Arm
strong. Charles Metcalf, Orrin Farm
ham. Charles Pratt; dance, Miss Eva
Howard, Miss Marion Haskell, Miss
| Mildred Smiley.