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Franklin Times
a. F. JOHNSON, ECi?r ul muc? THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION 8CB8C*uti?n ILN
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TOLUMN L. L0CI8BUK6, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEXBEB 9, 1?1
$140,000 FIRE INTLOU1SBURG
McKINNt BKOTHtRT CD. STORE 71NO
Top Farmers Union Ware
house Crushed by fall
ing Wall--W. E. White
urnitureCo. and Town
Electric Plant Suffer
Damages.
Fire originating in thp storo j
of McKinne Bros. Go., about 2
o'clock Wednesday morning,
disturbed the... slumhers of
Louisburg's citizens. Those
<<arly on the scene report that
tli? fire had boon smonldoring
r> long that the house was fill
7 \vith gas and smoke to such
i... \tent that it was consider-!
eel dangerous to attempt airetr
tranes for the "purpose of sav
blaze soon bursted through and
in a Kiuirt whilp?
building including tiie Stables
adjoining together with their
mammoth stock of hardware,
,L'rawrictj and fwd ?tuffg Was &
total loss. Quite a little ex
citement was caused by the ex
plasion of some ppyder and a
lot of gun shells. At one time
it looked as if the entire busi
TiesB part of town was <Jboined
but the heroic work of Louis
buj^rsplendid fire department
and the efficiency of the water
plant combined to confine the
flames within the waHa-^oE the
building owned by Messrs. Mc
Xinne. The front wall fell in
before the fire died away and
about eight o'clock Wednesday
morning the side wall next to
the Union Warehouse fell on
the top of the Farmers Union
Warehouse crushing In a good
portion of the top.
The stock of furniture of W. E.
White Furniture Co. was moved to
the Court square and suffered much
damage in the handling and-from wa
ter.
The total losses as best as could be
estimated were as follows:
McKinne Bros. Co., stock $65,000.00
insurance $30,000.00, store $30,000.00,
insurance $10,000.00.
W. E. White Furniture Co., dam
age to stock, caused mostly from wa
ter and rcruoving $8,000.00, to stores
$10,000.00, fully Insured.
Town of Loulsburg, damage to elee
tric light plant, $300, no tnsurance.
' Farmers Union Warehouse, damage
to top from falling wall, $2,000.00.
U-Tote-Em, damage from water
$i00.
O. W. Ford, Blight water damage.
C. T. Stokes, water damage to build
ing, slight, s
Mrs. S. P. Burt, glasu broken In
window*flOO, insured.
C. C. Hudson Co., damage by smoke
rnd heat, $100.
The store of W. E. White F*urnl
t ure Company raughtflre on the In
Rido from the hot wall, and an explo
sion broke a hole through the lower
portion of the wall,
McKlnne Bros. Co. announced ear
ly in the day that they had arranged
to occupy the store room belonging to
Mr. W. E. White and formerly occu
pied hy The Hardware Co., and would
hike care of their trade.
There Is no theory advanced as to
Ilia origin of the Are unless It was
from rats.
POPES SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
The following 1? the honor roll for
pope* school
3rd Grade?Robert Concert, Burile
Mitchell.
r>th Grade?Everett Moore, Louts
Conyers, Iola Perry, Macte and Elmo
Pleasant?, Mattle Pergerson.
7th Orad??Arthur Williams, Blanch
Conyers, Mable Mitchell, Louise Perry,
WHAT WELL BE YOUB XMAS GIFT
TO OUK HEROES IS DISTRESS I
Christmas approaches. The spirit
of giving tnvftdga our daily ltres, and
the question arises in our mlnda?what,
Shal 1 I give mother, father ?lalar hre
Uier and friends?
Has the question of what shall I
give to the sick and wounded men of
the Great War entered your mind?
4 re you planning for them too, or aro
? thankless Individual who 1b will
_> admit that-your-soromtaes of tire
past are'e'mpty, and tut ycui do not
think of the pitiful human wrecks,
who staked their Hrcs In the defense
of yours, and lost that which we all
hold dearesL - to us?strength and
health. ??
It selfiishneBB and greejl has crept
Into your hearts, we appeal to you to |
DRIVE them out. Think back lour j
years and If you promised your men, j
who donned the uniform then that
nothing would be too good for them
when they got back home, MAKU [
GOOD THAT PROMISE, anl h?I>|
them to have V cheerful Chr:utmas !
Don't live a lie. Don't be a peace
time slacker ? i
The American Legion Auxiliary has |
adopted Ward N-? at Oteen, N. C.,!
rSEALCHRISTMASA."token of *ap |
preciatton will go to these men Irom
the Citizens of I.mii?hwrT- ?nil Fmn>
Tlh County, to prove to them that we'
have NOT FORGOTTEN their valtani
services and their nobte sacrifices.
Your men lie there fighting tubercu
losis. Day by day the struggle
ttgulilUl TM? lnsidnous enemy, fighting
against odds. Day by day they breed
bitterness in Their hearts, because
they have seemingly given the best
that they had to a heartlooa, groortv
nation. They are sick, alck, sick., phy
sically and mentally.
i WiU-you help 4
as not forgo-tor.?
wtl! present itself to you T[itJRSCS#f|
Dec. 15. The America-! LegiatfAux-j
Hilary will liava a Bazaar, the pro
ceedM of which wMl be used to pur
chase needed articles tor Christmas
Gifts to the sick and wounded men in
their adopted ward. i lila Bazaar
Nothing will be sold lir more than a
dollar, many artlc.iB win no sold for
less than a dollar. Supper w.'u be
served, beginning at > !'. M. Eat a
meal for the boys vnj are still fight
ing.
The price is NOT proh!t!txve to your
patronage. v
Think it overbad enlist m Ihe ianks
of patriotic which ass^m
hied in the Jarabes C.'ub lor the 1)IQ
BAZAAR with A? B.G SPIRIT, Thins
day. Dec. 15.
Oteen, N. L'., Nov. 30, 1923.
Mrs. R. C. Beck,
Com. Womenj' Aux. Amor. L?gion,
Louishurg, N. C.
Dear Madam:
Mr. Keln. Ward Repre^cnintiva of
Ward N-2 hag s in*, me your letter of
Nov. 18, 1921, .is ho lias l>e?:n dischar
ged.
In accordance with your request. -I
am sending you a :1st. of the men In
Ward N-2, giving thotr names, former
organization. Home nddress, nnd State
(In which they were bornK As this
Hst will vary from time 10 time, it will
bo necessary to correct 1? r'.cn>ottme in
the future. To this end, 1 \Wsh to sug
gest the name of Mr. Ralph Young,'
Ward N-2, Oteen, N. C. as a perma-j
nent representative to wnom letters i
should be sent.
We received the wire on Armlstico
Day, and I assure you thai the n-ttre
ward appreciated the spirit in wairh \
it was sent. We also ro.-?>>?<>i ? bo* |
from the American Leglo J I'ost there j
on Thanksgiving Day. Wj.il.t tan
not describe the joy with which this
was received. Of course w? get plen
ty to eat here but only ? former ser
vice man or woman can understand a
thing like that from the flQp>e folks,
which we want to feel we nrt to yen.
I am sorry that this Information
was delayed. You see the letter had.
to go to Mr. Reia' home which Is In
Florida:--And it was forwarded back)
to me here. >
I assure yon, Mre. Bee*, that any
thing your pout do?? for the boys here
will ho appreciated more than mere
words can tell. We are especially In
need of the things that cheer us up.
Not all of us have T. B. but more or
less all of us are sick with a disease
of service origin.
Thanking you for the Interest you
have taken in our ward, and In the
boys, I am
Respectfully your?,
RALPH N. SANFORD. '
Ward N-2, Oteen, N. C.
The present situation agorda con
siderable food for thought, If hash can
be called food.?Birmingham New?.
wrBByvmTU PHI. VVtU) CON- _
t'EBT OTEB THE OPEKA
J.flft AadltertuB on Early
It la decldely a loss to the operatic
stage that Reinald Werrenrath, the
eminent American baritone, who sings
In Raleigh on December it, will not
devote his career to It. Few singers
In the history ot the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York, won such sac
cess as a debutant and maintained this
?ttct?w In alt the varied roles he
there. His was -a very interesting
case. He did not seek the engage
ment which sought him. He had ne
ver been on the stage in his life and
had never really considered It. When
Gattl Casasxa asked him to join the
company, an extraordinary honor,
accepted it because he thought it would
be Interesting tor a time and would
help broaden him as an artist. He
took a lew months coaching with th?
veteran Victor Maurel and made hta
debut as S.lvio In "Pagllaccl." Short
ly After be appeared In the very Im
portant part ot Valentin in "Faust."
His success at this debut was notable
but his first appearance in "Faust"
ran noil n ??nnllnn W, J. Header.
son in the New York Sun said that
lew had ever approachod the rich flu
ent quality, ot Mr. Werrenrath's sing
ing, the fine color of his tone, the clar
ity of his diction, and Rlcnard Aldrich
in The Times said that his, work was
"the finest example of pure singing
since the days of the De Reszkes and
which is very fascinating. Moreover.
when oil? hi? built up a pabtie in ail |
parts of the country, a public that 1? i
ieyal and appreciative, it is a great I
pleasure to sing to It. Mr. Werren-j
before Raleigh music lovers several
years ago and his return is anticipat
ed with considor&ble interest. Ilia
in mwra. his wqarkabte
in London cannot but help to
lake bis art finer and fclgker than IT
has ever been In the past. The at
tendance of a representative audience
from this vicinity is expected on De
cember 16.
MILS A 1,1.EN E5TLHT U.\S
4
Thursday, the first day ot Detouiber.
1921 was enlivened for the merr b*.-rs of j
the Edwin Fuller Club ana otter guests |
by an interesting meeting of the c l..b 1!
at the residence of Mrs. S. K Allen, j]
Guests were received in the reorp- 11
tion hall and living room which were j
attractivi-iy decorated tor the occasion 1 j
in yellow chrysanthemums.
After the club had lx><5u rulle'l to or- i
der by the president, ?Trs. G, A-;j
Kicks, anil the minuto oi me previous ! j
meeting read and approved, ihose nn-m i
bers who were on t-ie p: for the j j
afternoon pr.>-;o "1. 1 will, their \ar-'i
lous papers .^ccordu^ I? assignment. j|
The subject fi r th.r afternoon was
"Early Settlers if Our Own fourv.rv." '
In the first p??p*t Ruth A.2*n g ive j
an introductory sketch *?f ire early j
settlers and a pen picture of tnat In- '
tc resting colonial dame. Margaret)
Ilrent, the First au!fnvr?"M As M'ss'l
Allen could not.;.-? prehear her paper M
was read by Mr*;. V/ men* rndcrliill j
In the next par?:.* M?f. Wrt. iJar-:|
row told the story of tt-? Emr'on
Party and gate *. sketch of Penelope i
Darker, its :i-?r.w w?. Ml>?a \ ?w had |
the current topic for ;h\ ?l.?y ami t h se ij
as her subject the tlnv?'y one,wash- j|
i n k t on Entertains the World.**
Interspersed between the literary J
ji umbers on the pro^rr.m were ae
lifchtful musical selections remlored l?y
the Edison. The Or*?t of those wast
"Song of the Robin." Ann i ("ape. and
the other two beautiful nolin l.y |
that master of his instrument. Alrini
Spauldlng.
At the close of the last number 0:1
the program Rlltmore satad on lettuce
was served accompanied by croquettes
pickle, hot buttered rolls and coffee.
This was followed by a desstr: course
of ginger cream and fruit raka.
Club members were requested to re
main after the departure of other
guests to transact a few matters of
business. Among othe* Items takon j
up It was decide^! to adopt a soldier at i
Oteen. and to send delegate* to the I
District Federation Meeting which |
conrenee at Macon. Wednesday. Dec. I
7.* The club officers. Mrs. C). A.
Hicks, president. Mrs. B. T. Ho Id en. i
rloe-prealdent, and Mrs. W. Under- j
hill. Secretary will represent the club
on that occasion.
Rapt. E. L. Best rlslted RaMfch
Towitnj.
Mr. Malcolm McKlnne TlRltfd Ral
eigh Tuesday.
Menart B. H. Perry and R. O.
Klttrell, of Henderaon. war? visitors
to Ix>al*bar|( Wednaaday.
MFBCHAJCTS ENDORSE CO
OPERATIVE MARKETING
?lu th? following stitsment
the M?rch*nt? in- graakltn
County, whoa? names are
attached, endorse rn-np?r?
tlTO MirllHtlng ?nrf n.ai.r.
their customars they would
prefer, that they stgn tip:
TO THE FARMERS OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
It having been called to oar
attention that many farmers
are hesitating to sign the
Cotton and Tobacco Growers
Association Contractu harainn
they are behind In the pay
rient of their accounts and
are unwilling to do that which
might not be satisfactory to
their creditors. Therefore
realizing that these Associa
tions will bring about a bet
ter condition In the market
ing of farm products anct en
eve ry community, besides say
ing a large amount of unnec
essary waste and expense, we
wish to assure all who grow
either of the crops that we
thoroughly endorse the two
Associations and because of
the greater safety and finan
cial elasticity to us and the
farmers of this County, would
greatly prefer our customers
becoming members of both the
Associations:
The Allen Bros. Co.
Louisbnrg, N. C.
L. P. Hicks,
- LuUlStiUig, N. -V.?;
W. B. Cooke,
Louisburg, N. C.
- h. Kline & Co.
Loulsburg, N. C.
A. S. Wlggs,
LotHsbBflFg,~N. C7~
F. A. Roth Co.,
Innishnrg, N C.
"J. W. Perry,
Loulsburg. N. C.
O. W. Ford & Son. r
Louisburg, N. C.
??O W. Ford.
Louisburg, N. C.
+.F. W, Whelesa,
? Iv?uisburg, K. C.
tt CDTT
Loulsburg, N. C.
McKinne Bros. Co.,
Louisburg, N. C.
W. E. White Furn. Co.,
Loulsburg, N. C.
C. T. Stokes.
Louisburg, N. C. '
'I'hg First ^'fttionul Btmlc
"Xouidlurg.N C.
Farmers & Merchants Bank,
Louisburg, N. C.
M. C. Pleasants,
Louisburg, N. C.
J. O. Hag wood.
R. 1. LoulSDurg, N. C.
K. A. Perry.
Youngsville, N. C.
D. W. Splvey,
Youngsville. N. C.
Farmers & Merchants Bank;
Youngsville, N. C.
Cheatham Bros..
Youngsville, N. C.
Bcddinglield Bros. & Co.,
Bunn. N. C.
W. D. Fuller & Co..
Wood. N. C.
R. I. Mitchell.
Bunn, N. C.
J. S. Howell.
Louisburg. N. C.
Farmers National Bank,
Loulsburg. N. C.
The Cltiiens Bank,
Franklinton. N. 0.
City Grocery Co.,
Franklinton. N. C.
T. C. Joyner. Druggist,
Franklinton. N. C.
Morris & Morris,
Franklinton, N. C.
B. W. Ballard,
Franklinton. N. C.
Mrs. M. C. Henley.
Franklinton. N. C.
C. O. Hlght,
Franklinton. N. C.
Commercial Bank & Trust
Company.
Franklinton. N. C.
Franklinton Oarage Co.,
Franklinton. N. C.
Cooke Furniture Co..
Franklinton, N. C.
Irving Supman,
Franklinton. N. C.
Mrs. S. 8. Brltt.
Franklinton. N. C.
The McGhee-Joyner Co.,
Franklinton, N. C.
Senator F. B. McKlnne left Tues
day for Raleigh to be present at the
opening of the Special Sena ion of the
tlcnerat Assembly.
Mrs. J. W. Mann and Miss Mabel
ItaTta were among the delegates to
the meeting of the Federation of Wo
men's Clubs at Macon Wednesday.
Mr. W. M. Person returned Mon
day from a ffslt to New York.
TCTT. t. s. collie dead.
P?mmI A*?y at Home in Cedar Koek
i?wnK?tp ,*on<tay rfentng?Hurled
The announcement of the death of
?.apt, i noma? a. t-O ills, who passed
ar~hta home tn Cedar Rock
Township on Monday evening, was
hlirg with mnrh mrrnw?tlapt. Cal
lie was in his fightleth year and leav
es two sons, Mr. J. R. Collie, oT~Ral
eigh, and Mr. T. A. Collie, of this
?County, besides a large host of rela
tives. who have the sympathy of the
entire county in their bereavement.
Capt. Collie was a man of broad
mind, big heart, strong ability and a
neighbor who will be greatly missed.
For thirty-two years he served the
people of Franklin County, twenty
| eight uf these years he pruvetr~CT
' one of the (bounty's moat levelheaded
j and conservative Commissioners and
i The other fOQT represented this Ttta*
jtrict in the N^rth Carolina Senate,
jwhftrp hf marie t mnat anvlnhia record j
i He served through the Civil war with
! much honor to his bravery and was
I wounded in the battle of Gettysburg,
' from which he was confined to the
? hospital tor fttghtflgn mnnfha,?and
I never fully recovered. He was the
j last original^ member of Franklin Ri
I foe. leaving* Coniaimrg at tb? age of
He was a devoted Christian being
a consistent member of Red Bud Bap
tist church, and filled the place as
Superintendent of that Sunday school
for a long number of years. He w?is
'always quick t^ take a position on all
public matters \and took a strong
[ stand for thfl right. ?Hi* iafluence wilt
fU? gfealTy mlssedTinhe religious, po
litical and social life of the county.
The funeral was held from his
home in Cedar Rock township on Wed
nesday morning at 12 o'clock and was
conducted by his pastor. Rev. Mr.
Copington. assisted by Dr. W. B.I
Morton, of Louisburg, during which |
beautiful eulogies pafd the de- I
ceased. The services were then giv
-en over to the Cedar Rock Masonic
Lodge which bestowed all the honors'
of the fraternity on a faithful mem-'
ber.~~-The Masonic services were con
ducted by Mr. S. A. Newell, Master;
of Louisburg Lodge and assisted by a '
Inrge number of visiting Masons from!
many lodges. The interment was made I
in the beautiful little family cemetery j
near by and was largely attended, and
the floral tribute spoke a most beau
jtiful message of love and devotion. 1
The pallbearers were C. H. Smith. T.
H. Sledge. J. J. Lancaster. J. B.
Sturdivant. G. C. B*ck. B. T. Hold-;
| en, S. C. Foster. Dr. D. T. Smith-,
j wick. J. E. Lancaster. H. W. Bur-1
| nette, R. D. Bow den, B. F. Gardner. |
?o
LIST or jcrors:?
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for January term Franklin Su
perior Court:
First Week
Dunns?W. H. Privett. C. O.
Pearce. H. F. Perry. J. R. William*,
C. S. Perry. S. D. Stalling*. Jas Up
church. O. F. Alford.
I Harris?J. B. Horton. M. L Fow
ler. J K PATH... ?1. B. V'*.lCf?9S.
YounjSTille? J. H. Cash, M. S.
Perry. C. C. Winston. S. F. .
Franklinton ? R. A. I-ruttt.
Hayesville?J. S. Rowland. W. S.
Ayescue. O. W. Ayescue.
Saftdy Creek?R. L. Clarke. R*. M.
Tnscoe. J. W. Burnette. J. R. Jones.
Archie Parrish. C. P. Lanrisccr.
r - Id Mine?C. L. Woodwrd. D._N.
:'i. R. J. Upchurch.
i t iur Rock?J. N. Bartholomew, C.
B. Jovner. T. S. Dean.
Cypress ('reek?A. F. Vick.
Louishuric?J. L. Collier, E. W.
Furgurson, E. A. Rogers.
Second ?>ek
Dunns? E. O. Pearce.
YoungsTille?O. F. Tharrington. H.
W. White. Nick J. Hart.
Sandy Creek?R. L. Clarke. R. W.
Fuller.
Gold Mine?A. T. Griffin., R. O.
Griffin. cyr*WWi
Cedar Rock?R. E. Gilliam. Dallas
Inscoe, J. B. Parrlsh. J. A. fAncas
ter.
Cypress Creek?A. N. Wilder.
Ix>ulsburft?H. R. Edwards. 9. K.
Bailey. R. A. BobbiU. C. M. Gattls,
A. L. Hicks.
| COTTON AND TOBACCO
1
tv i "i iftBfTMi "TV*??
?5 I W.1I OkK,i*LAATl?W
In Lonlibnrg Saturday to rtihlil,
County Organization.
Representative Cotton and Tobacco
growers from the various township?
met In the Courthouse last Saturday
and discussed plans for the organisa
tion ot the signers into township and
county organizations.
The Township officers will constat ot
a President, Vice-President. Secretary
and Treasurer. In addition to these
officers there will be a membership
committee.
The ?timers were requested to meet .
by townahlpa ?Vlrf.y Dec, ttth ?t g p.
m. and elect the officers, mentioned
above and choose delegates to the
county ortanltatlnn- m??Hm which?
will be held in the Court Rouse Sat
urday, Dec. 10th at 10 &. m. Bach,
township win be represented In this
ccunty meeting with one man tor each
100 balescotton or majority fraction
signed, and one man for each 100,000
pounds of tobarco or majority frac
tion signed. At this meeting Cheso
t*? whinyaff
(lelonatea will uulw.t M
cers which will be as follows! Tltisl
dent, Vlce-PresltTent, Secretary, Treas
urer and an executive committee of
three In addition to the officer! who
will act as ex-officlo members.
This county organization will have
terest of the county in the w ay of warq
hrmBca, rsrtrymit plants," ~aca sales ot
tceg.- The county and township or
ganizations will be Interested In tn
rta^lng every nmn who grows cotton
and tobacco to sign the contracts so
that the proper facilities for handling
these commodities may be provided
for the county.
Thorn ?r.. I .h . | I
who have been waiting to see. He Is
convinced that we need a better me
thod of marketing farm crops, but he
I has been waiting to SEE it the Co
Irnerattv- pl?? ili. .rr~?
jal of the majority of the people. The
business and financial machinery has
Ibeen adequately provided and there
UhmiM be 1H> aoUBt IB the minds of
.anyone about the practicality at the
I plan. -
j /KILLED IN ATTO ACCIDENT.
Mr. W. O. Ball, 21 yefirs of age, was
| instantly killed and his father w as
I painfully fajnred trr '
Hcident at Four Bridges Sunday night
jat about 7 o'clock. It seemed that
' they had been away ana were re~.urn
j ing home and were drtvtng without
I lights, as the lighting system on their
, car was out of repair, therefore not
being able to see just where they were
driving, ran into the right side of the
first bridge the car dumping over into
a deephole in the side of the creek.
The young nwn was driving the car.
TRAIN WRKf KED.
Owing to the spreading of^^tlTe rails
the Louisburg train wrecked four
freight cars near Mr. E. A. Kemp's
homo yesterday morning on its first
trip from Franklintoa to Louisburg.
The accident came n?ar being serious
as tNe train was pulling two passen
ger coaches. The engine passed over
all right and the train was stopped b<$=
fore the passenger coaches- reached
the point of danger. No. one was
hurt. Necessarily traffic was delay
ed for several hours.
KIRK AT PLAXER.
The Are alarm Wednesday night
was sent in from Kearney's planer.
The Are department answered prompt
ly and extinguished the fire before
any material damage was done. The
fire was in the shaving house.
Y. W A. IF.ETINO.
The Young Woman*? Auxiliary of
the I^ouisburg Baptist church met with
Mi as Elizabeth Morton. Tuesday night
} November twenty-ninth. The follow
ing program was rendered:
Song?Whispering Hope.
Prayer?by Mrs. J. ?. Howell,
Scripture Reading- Mark 12:39-44.
; by Mrs. J. O. Newell.
The roll was called and the mlnntea
of th? Ust meeting read and appro
ed; also a collection of due? and th?
Seventy-five Million pledges was tak
en. Delegate? were appointed to at
tend the County meeting at Midway.
N. C. on Saturday. December sev
teenth. The study of the Brst ch
of our home ml salon book. "Old Trails
and New" waa taken up.
Closing prayer?Sentence prayer br
each member.-4
After the meeting dellcioua
ments were served.
The following war* pnmt: ]
J. S. Howell. Mr*: J. O. Newell. ]
L. L. Whitaker. Mima l^mcj
miaabeth Morton. Joaephlae
Rifle Taylor. Vlrrtala ferry aad
t ha PtttBM.
The next tneetlng will be held
Miss Nannie Hail Hall
December thirteenth.
But the call of the concert stage wai
too strong f >r the young artist and he
dftvotoM nv-s-t nt hi? time lo ftHOh wortr
' He finds the atmosphere of the con
cert hall much more congenial and
; there is an ever-shitting variety of
I scene and audience in concert work