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| “Ben-Hur’’ at the Boston Theatre 
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WEST GLOUCESTER 
The ‘‘Old Fashioned Husking 
Bee”’ held in City hall, Gloucester, 
Monday evening by the West Glou- 
cester grange was a _ pronounced 
success, due largely to the splendid 
efforts of the hustling social com- 
mittee, Mrs. George W. Lane, chair- 
man. Over 300 people were present 
during the evening and entered into 
the enjoyment of the novel affair 
with great enthusiasm. Ex-Alder- 
man Walter F. Lufkin acted as mas- 
ter of ceremonies in a very clever 
manner and won for himself the 
hearty applause of the audience. 
There were ‘‘red ears’’ in abun- 
dance and the blushing beauties of 
West Gloucester certainly found 
themselves very much kissed. After 
the remains of the corn were cleared 
away the committee served a splen- 
did collation of which sweet cider 
was an important part to the guests. 
About 9.30 p.m. everything being 
cleared away, dancing was indulged 
in by the majority of those present. 
The dancing did not end until nearly 
midnight, at which time a special 
ear left Center street for West 
Gloucester and Essex. Much credit 
for the success of the affair is due 
to the efforts of the Imperial orches- 
tra. 
Next Monday over 40 members of 
the West Gloucester grange will go 
to Danvers to join the new Essex 
County Pomona Grange, which will 
be organized there at 10.30 a.m. 
The bungalow which Melvin H. 
Rowe of the city proper is building 
on land which he recently purchased 
from William H. R. Rust is rapidly 
nearing comnletion. 
There will be a large delegation 
of young people from the local 
YPSCE attend the social which will 
be given by the Cape Ann Union in 
the vestry of the First Baptist 
ehurch of Gloucester next Monday 
night. 
Crowded houses, unlimited  en- 
thusiasm and a wonderful apprecia- 
_ tion of the new and greater produc- 
| tion of ‘‘Ben-Hur’’ 
at the Boston 
Theatre have marked the third week 
of this remarkable Twentieth Cen- 
tury religio-historic drama. The 
thirteenth year of the presentation 
of this play in Boston has been 
the greatest success 
that has ever been met with in the 
history of the American stage. 
The scenic investiture, the collos- 
sal conception and the marvellous 
effects that have been produced by 
taking advantage of all the modern 
accessories to stagecraft have pro- 
duced an ensemble that has been 
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the lead which we now have. 
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as you will find here, in our old ‘‘new’ home. 
We have spared no expense to make our store the leader in its 
line on Cape Ann, and we will spare no expense to maintain 
Our own cold storage plant, recently installed, serves to keep 
fresh, our entire stock of meats. 
Our low prices on Saturday specials, will surprise you. 
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pronounced unequalled in the his- 
tory of modern stage-craft. The 
sensational chariot race has been 
emphasized by the unequalled spec- 
tacle of twenty horses in five quad- 
ruple teams plunging at full speed 
over the stage in the arena at Anti- 
och, giving the appearance of one 
of the most exciting races of modern 
times. 
The company which is appearing 
in this remarkable production of 
‘‘Ben-Hur’’ including as it does 
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Richard Buhler in the title role, 
William J. Kelly as Messala, Marion 
Barney as Iras, Cecil Kern as Esther 
and Oscar Adye as Simonides, the 
faithful slave and the richest mer- 
chant in Antioch, is the finest that 
has ever presented Ben-Hur. 
Life’s a thing of rough and tumble 
Life’s a thing of laugh and grumble. 
Life’s a game of go and hustle, 
Life’s a thing of rush and bustle 
Life’s a play of brain and muscle, 
Life’s all jump and buzz and whirr. 
