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Sammy Kramar, the seven-year old violinist who played in Symphony Hall, last Friday carried off the big proposition which he had undertaken, with laudable success. His playing convinced one that the child appreciated the spirit of the piece and was not mere puppet-work. Though at times noticeably forced to fill the large hall, his tone frequently possessed a rich, appealing quality...
Shadow Huns, puppet shapes, ghosts of the insane madness which seized a few men in the summer of 1914 and persuaded them that they could subdue a world to their passionate and evil desires...
...been said to warn them. Then, let this be a warning to them. Hereafter, only members of the Union will be admitted to its rooms, except when special notice to the contrary has been given. This is as it should be. The Union has long enough been the puppet of organizations and men who are not members of it and who have no more interest in it than to have a convenient meeting place provided at no expense or care to themselves. The Governing Board of the Union has not closed the building to non-members with any spirit...
...last act the toyman presents in a puppet show a ridiculous parody on the story of Hero and Leander. The zealous Busy rushes in to pull down the puppets, but, consenting to a debate with them, he is utterly routed by their arguments. Justice Overdo then reveals his identity in order to stop the show, and reads off the list of misdoings he has discovered. All the "enormities" are turned upon him, and he finds he has been mistaken in every individual case. Conciliated, he seeks reconciliation with the falsely accused by a general invitation to go home with...
...last act Littlewit goes to see how a puppet-show is conducted by Leatherhead. Busy rushes on and attempts to stop the performance, but is persuaded to be quiet. Now Overdo appears and discloses his identity, thinking he has discovered the perpetrators of all the crimes at the fair, but finds himself mistaken. Trouble-all, a mad man, Mooncalf, a tapster, and Haggise and Bristle, two drunken watchmen, furnish the low comedy parts...