New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Uncle Elijah Butterworth of Fair fax Center. Vermont, hit the ceiling the past week when informed by the Observer that Hamlet" was be- ing played in modern dress by theatrical company in London. Here's what he had to say:
 "They be. be they? Well, by bathrobe of second assistant secre- tary 10 the fifth helper 10 the goth aide to the postmaster general! What will they be adoin' next? In my day Hamlet was a melancholy nane and he was contented to beso, But of course, in them days they was plenty of actor fellers with well shaped legs. Of late l been mo- tcin' that the players of Hamlet looked like leglees wonders moving around on stilts. Of course, that's nothin' against 'em and maybe the audience is able to keep they're minds on the play more and not worry about whether Hamlet was goin' 10 break off his legs by hit tin against some piece of furniture.
 Maybe they had to change the costumes because the fellers what is always howlin' for reform thought the play was too immortal or somethin' like that. As fer me. give me the play in Its own settin'. That play belongs to a day when that could spout out such stuff and didn't wait til some show was a big hit and then copied the whole thing almost word fer word. Maybe they would of in them days, only they wasn't no plays to copy from. That play belongs to the past and not to the present, because they ain't any people Twin nowadays that could spout outsuch stuff anu know what they was atalkin' about.
 That there remark made by the old man in the palace, who all he did was to go from room 10 room when Hamlet was cheerin' up and make him a melancholy Dane by spoutin' some such remarks in his ear like, Give everybody your ears but don't give only a few your voice. They ain't no wonder In my mind that Hamlet was melancholy after hearin' some of the wise cracks what Is sprung here and there In the play. And the remarks he springs hisself ain't so bad neither. Hamlet keeps talkin' about the time bcin' out of joint. He should be livin' now and he'd thinl so, what with prohibition, and vote' for women and other things wha has been established fer the benef of this grand and glorious country of ours the land of the flea and tn, home of the shave,
 Then this old guy, Polonius what finally gets stabbed, keep
 runnin' around and maxim trouble He's worse than a Senator. He tell
 everybody that Hamlet's mad ant
 he ain't, but he is and its a pit,
 it's true and it's true it's pity ant
 it's a pity true, 1t is.
 But that don't help the cos tunes. Ophelia, the girl what jump ! in the lake and kills herself afte swallerin' the county water suppl, looks like a up-to date flapper. Tn grave digger is even dressed like grave digger of today. And gosl when Hamlet comes on the seen in pair of them plus for nigger , boxers, well-it ain't right.
 Seems 10 be like goin' swim min in baseball suit. It ain
 done, that's all"
 Rent conditions are reflected ' an advertisement inserted in II l Herald this week by the owner { . large number of apartments 0
 fering occupancy for two montl
 free to persons who move into h
 property. This is in striking col
 trast to a year ago when desirab n apartments were at premium ar l. it was almost impossible for a mt a to secure space for himself and h II family to lay their heads once thu e had given notice of their intentiC Q to move.
 Q The "to rent" column in the He