Thrice Wedded, but Only Once a Wife — page 11: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Se a ee EP A lt BE Ne et, | on - Se, Fae Te, SY ¥ Te. ee P Aa Oo ‘ * el >a — 5 Me Terrie 4 geeks a THE COUNTY FAIR. By NEIL BURCESS. SLM Written from the celebrated play now ap be running its second continuous season in New York, and booked to run a third sea- gon in the same theater. The scenes are among the New Hamp- shire hills, and picture the bright side of country life. The story is full of amusing events and happy incidents, something after the style of our ‘‘Old Homestead,” which is having such an enormous sale, ‘OTHE COUNTY FAIR” will be one of the great hits of the season, and should you fail to secure a copy you will miss a )Jliterary treat. Itis aspirited romance of town and country, and a faithful repro- duction of the drama, with the same unique characters, the same graphic scenes, but with the narrative more artistically rounded, and completed than was ossible in the brief limits of a dramatie representation. ‘This touch- ing story effectively demonstrates that it 1s possible to produce a novel which is at once wholesome and interesting in every part, without the e wre Se a*,S f Le . te a introduction of an impure thought or suggestion. ead the following OPINIONS OF THE PRESS: Mr. Neil Burgess has rewritten his play, “‘The County Fair,” in story form. It rounds out a narrative which is comparative y but sketched in the play. It only needs the first sentence to set going the memory and imagination of those who have seen the latter and whet the appetite for the rest of this lively conception of a live dramatist.— Brooklyn Daily Eagle. As “The County Fair” threatens to remain in New York fora ong. time the general ublic ont of town may be glad to learn that the playwright has put the piece into print 5 the form of astory. A tale based upon a play may sometimes lack certain literary ualities, but it never is the sort of ng over which any onecan fall asleep. For- Ganaiaiy, ‘The County Fair” on the stage andin print is by the same author, so. there can be no reason for fearing that the book misses any of the points of the drama which has been so successful —JW. ¥. Herald. The idea of turning successful plays into novels seems to be getting popular. The latest book of this description is a story reproducing the action and incidents of Neil Burgess’ play, “The County Fair.” e tale, which is a romance based on scenes of home life and domestic joys and sorrows, follows closely the lines of the drama in story and plot.—Chicago Daily News. Mr. Burgess’ amusing play, “The County Fair.” has been received with such favor that he has worked it over and expanded it into a novel of more than 200 pages. It will be enjoyed even by those who have never heard the play and still more by those whe have.—Cir sinati Times-Star. __ This touching story effectively demonstrates that it is possible to produce a novel hich is at once wholesome and interesting in every part, without the introduction of an impure thought or suggestion.— Alban» Press. , Street & Smith have issued “The County Fair.” Thisisa faithful reproduction of the drama of that name and is an affecting and vivid story of domestic life, joy and gorrow, and rural scenes.—San Francisco Call. This romance is written from the play of this name and is full of touching incidents. —Evansville Journal. It is founded on the popular play of the same name, in which Neil Burgess, who is also the author of the s achieved the dramatic success of the season.—Fall River Herald. The County F*aiz is No. 33 of “The Select Series,” for sale by all Newadealers, or will be sent, on receipt of price, 25 cents, to any _ address, postpai’. by STREET & SMITH, Publishers, 25-31 Rose st., Néw Yor + Comicbooks.co