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Inspector John McKachin of 
Gloucester, conducted the annual in- 
spection of O.H.P. Sargent Post, 
GAR, Monday evening. Comrades 
Murray and Standley of Beverly 
were present as guests. 
‘‘Ben-Hur’’ at Boston Theatre 
‘‘Ben-Hur’’ is once again the 
topic of the hour in New England. 
The new and greater spectacular 
production of General Lew Wal- 
lace’s awe-inspiring biblical narra- 
tive, staged at the historic Boston 
Theatre last week has received the 
highest praise from the entire Bos- 
ton Press that has ever been ex- 
tended to a theatrical attraction. 
The big play-house has been filled 
to overflowing at every performance 
so far and the people in attendance 
have unanimously set the seat of its 
approval on this gigantic and 
glittering spectacle—the Pinnacle 
of Twentieth century stage. craft. 
For twelve years ‘‘Ben-Hur’’ has 
enjoyed the greatest success ever 
known in the dramatic world. 
Beautiful and splendid as have been 
former presentations of this great 
play, their beauty and_ splendor 
paled into insignificance when the 
new production which has just come 
from the hands of the painters, cos- 
tumers, property makers was shown 
to the Boston public. All of the 
glory and beauty of the far Hast, 
the warmth of color, the richness of 
material and the exquisite harmony 
of landscape which make the tropi- 
cal countries seem like everlasting 
gardens, have been transferred to 
the stage in this new setting of the 
great drama. The grandeur of the 
theme which has made ‘‘Ben-Hur’’ 
the most read book and the most 
seen play seem scarcely less sublime 
than the wonderful production 
which has been provided for the un- 
folding of the story in this newest 
edition of the play. 
The cast assembled for this big 
revival of General Wallace’s drama 
is a notable one. A hundred trained 
choristers sing Edward Stillman 
Kelley’s music composed especially 
for ‘‘Ben-Hur’’; a troupe of ballet 
nymphs present the dance in the 
Grove of Daphne, and a _ horde of 
practiced supernumeraries number- 
ing 400 give effect to the scenes in 
which masses of people lend majesty 
and dignity to the theme. In the 
chariot race 20 thoroughbred racers 
battle for supremacy. 
Elsie Janis in ‘‘The Slim Princess’’ 
For a limited engagement begin- 
ning Monday, November 13th, Elsie 
Janis, Mr. Dillingham’s youngest 
star will appear at the Colonial in 
‘The Slim Princess.’” Miss” Elsie 
Janis, who for three or four seasons 
was known as the wonder child of 
the American stage by reason of her 
marvellous, nimetie ability as dem- 
onstrated in her imitations and char- 
acterizations of famous actors and 
actresses of Europe and America, 
has now graduated to full stellar 
honors as a comedienne, and at the 
early age of twenty-one has also 
gsained some slight fame as a dra- 
matic author. This new musical 
comedy—for it is a musical comedy 
—in three acts,. is entitled ‘‘The 
Slim Prinecess,’’ and is taken from 
George Ade’s ludicrously funny 
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