Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-03
CAPACITY CROWD
At PRESENTATION
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Before an audience which packed
the big brown tent to capacity the
Redpath Chautauqua players pre-.
scented John Drinkwater's famous
dramatic success. Abraham Lin
coln," Thursday evening. The pro-
duction was one of the most elabor-
ate and masterful ever staged in this
city and depicting as it did stirring
scenes of Civil war days it carried a
historical message of great impor-
lance.
The, first scene was laid in the par
Tor of Abraham Lincoln's home In
Springfield, ILL.,, at the time that he
is notified that he has been chosen
the Republican candidate for the
presidency. The part OF the great
war president was played by Allen
Lee. a character actor of marked
ability. who portrayed the various
emotions called for in his difficult
role to perfection.
In the second scene, Lincoln Is
shown with his cabinet celebrating
on the declaration of war. An en-
tirely different scene Is the third one
which Is laid in small reception
room at the White House. two years
later. Then the scene shifts to the
cabinet room when the Emancipar
ton Proclamation is signed after
considerable discussion. This par
ticular scene is one Of greatest i'm
portance and brought the meaning
of this great step home to the mem
bers of the audience.
The heights of emotion are shown
in the fifth scene which shows the
surrender Of General Robert e, Lee
to General Grant at the latter's
headquarters, thus closing the grea'
struggle between the North and the
South. In dramatic intensity per
haps the final scene excelled for ir
this Is shown the foyer to the boxe;
at Ford's theatre in washington
when the beloved leader met death a
the hands of John Wilkes Booth
This concluded an evenings enter
| tainment which equalled in execu
ton and impression any feature eve
presented in Gardiner.
The cast of characters was as fol
lows: Chronicler, Walter Geer; Sus
an, a Maid, Martina Martin; Mrs
Lincoln, Allen Lee; William Tucker
a merchant, Murray Stephens: Ella
Price, lay preacher, Frank Peters
Charles Fleming; William H. Sew
ard. secretary of state. Arthu
Hughes; johnson White and Gale
Jennings, Confederate commission
ers, Henry Buckler and Aubre
Beattie; John Hay, Lincoln's secre
tary, Walter Gear; Salmon p. Chase
secretary of the treasury. Charlie
Fleming; Simon Cameron, secretar
of war, 1862, Murray Stephens; Gid
con Welles, secretary of the navy
Aubrey Beattie; Burnet Hook,
member of the cabinet, Frank Pet
ers; Edwin NJ. Stanton. secretary G
war, 1863. Murray Stephens; messen
ger, Henry Buckler; Mrs. Goliatl
Blow, Gertrude Perry; William Cur
It's. negro preacher. Henry Buck
Ter; General L. S. Grant, command
er of the Federal Army, Aubre
Beattie; Captain Mullins, Grant
aide de- camp, Arthur Hughes; Den
mis-, an orderly. Henry Buckler; VIII
liam Scott. a soldier. Walter Gear
General Meade. field commando,
Federal forces,~Frank Peters; Cap
tain Some. Meade's aide de cam
Murray Stephens: General Robert T
Lee. commander 70 Confederat
army. Charles Fleming; John Wilke
bootH, Henry Buckler. S.
In the morning Mayme Lillotee,
clever impersonator, entertained tn
children with a program of song
and stories in costume. The after
noon program consisted of lectur
Learn or Perish given by Ralp
b. Dennis, who spoke on the eco
nomic and political situation i
Europe. speaking from the view
| point of u-hn
thorough study of these question,
Mr.. Dennis is dean of the school {
speech at Northwestern Universit
and as vice consul to Russia in 191
ne mad an excellent opportunity I
study conditions in that country Fl
brought to Chautauqua many inter
estlng and instructive experience
and information about the attitude (
European countries.
AT $50 this morning, Plat an
stone, advertised as "fun-makers
VIII entertain at Junior Chautauou,
while at $50 In the afternoon ther
will be a lecture demonstration q
weaving. dyeing and handicraft h
anna Ernbers. The evenings pro
gram will consist of a. musical on
tertainment by Vierr's Hawaita n
aturlng the spectacular musica
production IAN Evening in Hawaii
George Nierra, the director of tn
company, Is the man who is largel
responsible for the popularity @
real Hawaiian music. in this countr,
Mrs. Florence Lowe, who has hee
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mr.,
r.. W.. Hill left Tuesday for phila
delphia. She was accompanied a
far as Portland by Mr.. and Mrs HI