Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21
Plan Unique
Play for Meeting
Grange Lecturers
At State House

II In conjunction with the Maine De-
velopment program which the various
State organizations have been con-
Quoting for the past year very in
teresting and unique playlet in two
acts has been written at the insti
cation Of Governor Brewster show
ing the various opportunities that the
State holds and pointing out to those
citizens VINO are skeptical of Names
future the many possibilities that the
State has to keep Names son and
daughters in the State in business
lines.
The playlet has been written by
Mrs. Frances Meserve Cotton of Cor
ham. Mrs. Cotton is well known for
many other playlettes, short stories
and pageants on a much larger
scale, also as lecturer for the State
Grange. The playlet is now being
put into booklet form by Governor
Brewster and will be sent through
out the State TO presentation in the
oranges, schools, churches, etc.
The first presentation will be at
the State House. Augusta. at the
State conference of the Grange Lee
turers on January % and 80. Present
plans are for it to be put under the
direction of Merle j. Hartman of
Readfield. the State lecturer for the
Maine Grange.
That great interest has already
been taken in the playlet is evidence
ed by many who have been in touch
with Mrs. Cotton and have been in
formed of the theme and well round
ed out plot that sets forth in an
amusing and interesting way Names
advantages. The local grange at
Gorham are planning to present it on
February and 6.
1t is named Jane Returns" and
the scenes are laid near Belfast. 1t is
in two acts taking about one hour
to present. 1t has been written so
that it will be easy to produce in any
community large or small, there be-
ing but one scene. Seven characters
appear in the play
The playlet which Mrs. Cotton
titles a two act comedy is laid in the
summer time. the scene throughout
is in the living room of what is
known as the Juison Cole farmhouse,
which is delapitated and run down.
Two yeas elapse between the two
acts.
The characters in the comedy are:
Judson Cole. discontented: Verify
Cole, his mother; Nahum Cole. his
father, discontended: Jerry. the
mysterious hired man. who seems
more educated than his job implies
and who later turns out to be n col
lege graduate and an expert along
agricultural lines; the widow
Amarintv Body; Jane, the dauehter
of the family. and S. L. Pointer, a
confidence man.
Mrs. Cotton has very cleverly
woven her plot showing the discon-
ted poor farmers who believe that
there is nothing worth while in Maine
and who see nothing but gloom and
lard times in her future. The son
disguised with it, sets out for the bic
city to seek his fortune. Jane. the
DAUGHTER. returns from a college uni
versitv and BEGINS to put new life
into the farm abetted by Jerry, the
tired man.
The comedy in pleasing way
shows how orga oization and develop
; ment concentration eraduallv brinos
the old della Inflated rundown farm up
to prosperous paving investment
1ntersnersed in the DIALOGUE Mrs
| Cotton brin"s ont the onnortunities
products and industries of the State
with fHcts an1 figures that should
not fail to bring, cheer to the dis
contentde or those who despair of
/ MHira's future.
1t has by far the most educational
! value not only to the old. pttt to the
YOUNGER generation of the Stata of