Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-14
Dexter
Expect Record
Crowd at School
Play This Evening

Play lnlS Evening
Tickets have sold fast and the
Seniors of the N. HI. Fly High school
are planning on full house tonight
for theri play, Purple and Fine Lin
en-. which will be presented at the
| Town Hall.
The committees and the entire cast
have worked hard that no detail of
| either stage setting or acting should
be at fault. The motto of the cast
has feen, 1.-The best High school play
| in Maine this year., and they hope
! to live UP to that motto. The seniors
Of N. II. Fay deserve the support of
every citizen in town.
All of the parts are wen taken and
display much dramatic ability. Har-
old Gilman as Deacon Epaphrus
Small is particularly good. The Dea-
| con is a rheumatic old codger who
| Stitch straight up and down and
| smileth never. He is shocked at the
| ungodly music which Elizabeth sings
and bursts into paroxyms of rage
over young Toms trick on him. The
| old Deacon is very much in love with
Goodwife Dearborn. His motto at all
times Is Il do but do my duty" but
| when his duty leads him to criti-
gidow, prospects, and ALL
! An equal to the Deacon Is his old
pal and life long friend, Jonathan,
| the Magistrate, which part is well
! taken by Carl Moses. He Is not sour
! ed on life as has the Deacon but
| sees some good in every one. The
: object of his court is justice and he
| sees that it is obtained. 1t is worth
! the price of admission to see him
manage his wooden leg, to say moth
| ing of the scene with the Deacon
| when they interview the minister.
One Of the best characters in the
play is the leading role of Elizabeth,
played by Mary Flynn. Elizabeth is
indeed hard one to manage and
causes her mother no end Of anxi-
| ETY.. She loathes the grey dress Of
| the Puritan and longs for pretty
clothes, she romps and plays pranks
with her brother; she is a happy
| and full of life and fun. AS the play
opens we see here a carefree child,
| but her innocent antics bring down
the wrath of the deacon and elders
and she seems to grow up in day."
| She suddenly realizes that she loves
| the young minister but since the eld-
ers have decreed her mo fit wife for
man Of God" she is willing to give
| him up rather than have him lose
his parish. Miss Flynn plays this
part in a very excellent manner and
shows much dramatic ability.
Bettys best friend and playmate
| is her brother Tom, which is played
| by Charles Casper, what Betty can
! not think of to do to annoy the Dea-
con Tom an. He interrupts his
mother, mocks the Deacon, and
| makes fun of every one at every OPP
! portunity.
John Belden, the minister is
! a particularly strong character.
| Through him we are shown some OF
| the trials of the average minister.
Every member of the parish feels it
| his duty to watch his conduct and
later talk it over together. The part
of Belden is taken by Elton True.
Belden is interested in Elizabeth on
ly as a child but when the elders
come to him and tell him that he
must not marry her. their very OBJ
jections open his eyes and he finds
that he loves her. He will not let
them denounce her. and when she is
brought before the court he pleads
for her with an ardor and eioquence
which wins the suspectors and
touches the heart even of the Dea-
con himself.
There are many more good char
acters, the slow grocery boy who
loves Elizabeth, the pretty Exper-
fence who elopes with young Sylves-
ter, the august constable of North
ampton, who calls the court to or
der; Meekins, the eloquent lawyer
for the prosecution, and dozen gos-
and cuSnonfnrS
The Seniors of the high school
have a clean, amusing and worth
while play. They are asking you to
support them tonight and they de-
serve your hearty support.
Mrs. Myra Graves of Somerville
is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Cliff
ford Tinker at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. r. Smith.
The many friends of DIR. Henry h.
Thatcher are pleased to See him
about again after an illness of sever
al months.
Dick A. Young of Bangor was
among those in town on business
Wednesday.
Leroy H. Whitney is passing sew
eral days in Boston on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Goulette of
Corinna. formerly of this town were
among the callers in town Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Copeland of Dover
Foxcroft was a caller in town We'd
nesday.
The electric cooking demonstra-
ton which was to have been held at
the Grange hall on Thursday has
been postponed until June 9th, when
Miss Helen Aitken of Chicago will
demonstrate Hot Point electric cook
ing.
Mrs. Clyde H. Smell has been pass
ing a week with friends in Connect
cut.
Judge A. w. Stone and Clarence
n. PIERCE attended a meeting of
Kineo Canton at Dover Foxcroft
Wednesday evening.
The members of the Dexter Wom-
ems Club who are going to the
Onawa Union at Sangerville Tues
day are requested to invite other
members to fill their car. if there is
any member who is not invited kind
ly notify Mrs. Marion Eliot and she
will find transportation. 1t is hopeu
that all who intend to go will notify
Mrs. Eliot by Saturday SO that the
Sangerville ladies may be notified as
to how many ladies will attend, in
order to have a food planned for the
proper numbers. 1t Is hoped tina,
many of the members Will plan to
go as this is 'one of the Red Letter
Days of the club year. Miss Flor
ence E. Hale of Augusta and Prof.
William j. Wilkinson of Colby Cor
lege will be the speakers of the day.
Musical numbers and social hours
will make the day a pleasant one.
The morning session opens at 10
o'clock.
w. B. Aver was a business caller
in Dover Enycrnft and ntha.. Pisc.