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Scene from
The Servant in the House
by Charles Rann Kennedy (1908)
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Title
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The Little country theater
Year
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1922
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1920s
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Authors
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Arvold, Alfred Gilmeiden, 1882-1957
Subjects
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Fargo, N.D. Little Country Theater
Little theater movement
Publisher
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New York, Macmillan
Contributing Library
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The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress
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n-tained in a letter from one of its membersdated April 17, 1918, which I shall quote inpart: The club year, just closed has been satis-factory in all events. From a social standpoint,this community through the efforts of the Mc-Kinley Club has enjoyed the fellowship of theirneighbors and friends in a manner that is for-eign to most rural communities. The officials of the past year have injectedliterary work into its meetings or rather at theclose of the club meeting. Meetings are heldon the second and fourth Saturday evenings ofeach month. The men of the club meet in theauditorium and transact regular business whilethe Ladies Aid of the Club meet in the diningrooms. At the close of the business session allcongregate in the auditorium where a programmade up of songs, recitations, readings, essays,debates, dialogues, monologues, the club jour-nal, four minute speeches, etc., is given. Withthe program or literary over, all retire to thedining rooms, where the ladies have a lunch ar-(78)
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Scene—The Servant in the House By
Charles Rann Kennedy
CHARACTERISTIC INCIDENTS ranged which is always looked forward to.Home talent plays and public speakers are from time to time in order and always enjoyed. A five piece orchestra composed from amongst the membership play for dances, at plays, etc. The dramatic talent of the club has just played A Noble Outcast and despite a rainy evening the proceeds counted up to $93.00. The proceeds were used to pay for the inclosing of the stage and stage scenery. They will put this on again, the proceeds to go to buy tobacco for the boys Over There. Last June the clubmembers and their families in autos made a booster trip boosting the play Back to the Farm, presented by The Little Country Thea-ter Players. They canvassed ten towns in a single day, driving one hundred and twenty miles. The result was that when the ticketforce checked up $225.00 had been realized. The club celebrates its anniversary in June of each year. The Ladies Aid of the club have been a
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