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drenborntoJohnandCatherine Deane Healy, was born around 1890.Thoughstillaminorityina Yankeeportcity,Irish-American immigrantfamiliesweregrowingin number.Mosttendedtobelabor¬ ersonthewaterfront,theGrand TrunkYard,theThomasLaughlin ForgeoratthePortlandCompany locomotiveworksatthebaseof MunjoyHill.Theywereapttobe clannish,aswaryoftheirYankee neighborsastheYankeeswereof them,thoughbythe1890sPort¬ land’sIrish-Americanswereen¬ gagedinpoliticsanddominated severalwards.

JohnHealyhadaplumjob,which perhapsaffordedhimalargerview oftheworldthanmanyofhisfel¬ lows. He served as “purser and Steward”onsuchsteamersasthe S.S. Manhattan andS.S. HoratioHall, whichrandailybetweenPortland andNewYork.YoungGus,asthe family called James Augustine, grewupnearthebustlingharbor wherehisfatherearnedhisliving, andtheseaheldapeculiarfascina¬ tionforhimthroughouthiseightyfiveyears.

Healylatertookdelightin tellinghisfriend,thebook¬ sellerFrancisM.O’Brien, that he had been born in the same house and room as the celebrated New England poetHenryWadsworthLongfellow. Indeed,anumberofIrish-Ameri¬ cans, including the father of Governor Joseph Brennan, oc¬ cupiedtheForeStreetlandmark,to thepointthatan1890snewspaper reportedalocalteacherasking whereLongfellowwasborn,anda studentcorrectlyanswering:“In Patsey Conner’s bedroom.” When GusHealyattendedNorthSchool, LongfellowwasstillPortland’s favoriteliteraryson,andhisverse anintegral,oft-recitedpartofthe curriculum.ThoughHealy’staste inpoetrywouldshiftinsubsequent years,Longfellowandhisproximi¬ typrovidedauniquelypersonal

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DuringGusHealy’sboyhood,eth¬ nicpridecountedformuchonthe streetsofPortland,thoughtheglo¬ riesofIrishwritinghadprobably madefewdirectinroads.In1944 HealywrotetoFrancisO’Brien: “I’mnotsurprisedtolearnfrom

Tety,itseemsasiftherewasa greaterconsciousnessoftheIrish heritageamongstPortlandersin thedecadebetween1900and1920 thanatanytimesince.”

IfHealy’shunchwascorrect,it coincidedwiththegreatflowering ofIrishLiteraturethatpreceded

hephilanthropist'sconcernwithpreserv¬ ingthebeautyofthecitywasmatchedby adesiretoopenlocalmindstonewartistic possibilities.ThePortlandMuseumofArt. thenknownastheL.D.M.SweatMuseum, wasstillanoldboyclub.Itsmemberswereproud upholdersoftheregionallandscapetraditionandout¬ spokencriticsof“ModernArt."

OriginalofphotoinPortlandPressHerald,Saturday,October30,1948,showing authorand1896OlympicChampionJamesBrendanConnollyattheentranceof theEastland(nowSonesta)Hotel,HighStreet,withJamesA.Healy(center)and PatrickH.Feeney(right)ofPortland,elderbrotherofdirectorofJohn(Feeney) Ford,justpriortoMr.Connolly'sdepartureforWaterville.

youthatinterestinIrishhistoryor literatureisnon-existentinPort¬ land,thatis,amongtheIrish.I founditprettymuchthatwayon myvisitsthereinrecentyears (beforethewar);whenmyfamily movedfromPortlandtoNewYork in1902Iwastooyoungtoknow whetheranyinterestexistedthen. LookingbackovertheJournalsof theAmericanIrishHistoricalSoci-

and eventually merged with the successfulstruggleforpolitical independencefromGreatBritain. Thisremarkableburstofartistic creativity,knownastheIrishLiter¬ aryRenaissance,cametoinclude thelikesofWilliamButlerYeats, JamesJoyce,JohnMillingtonSyn¬ ge,LadyGregory,JamesStephens, A.E.,OliverSt.JohnGogarty,anda dazzlingthrongofothers.

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Maine’s Irish community was certainlyawareofthepolitical struggleintheOldCountry,and certainindividualsofHealy’sgen¬ erationweredirectlyinfluenced byIrishliterature.Amongtheout¬ standingIrish-AmericanMainers were six-time Oscar-winning moviedirectorandCapeElizabeth nativeJohnFord(1895-1973)and nationallyknownpoet, New York¬ er critic,andLivermoreFalls nativeLouiseBogan(1897-1970). LikeHealy,bothindividualsleft Maine to pursue high-profile careers, retained connections downeast,andhaveyettobesuit¬ ably honored or appreciated locally.Healy,especially,always consideredPortlandtobehome. he1903PortlandDirectory notesthatJohnHealyhad moved his family to New Yorktheyearprevious.By 1904 young James had securedapostaspageboyonthe New York Stock Exchange, and veryquicklyWallStreetbecame hisvocation.Accordingtohis obituaryinTheNewYorkTimes, Healyquickly“madeareputation on Wall Street for being the youngest‘phoneclerk’everem¬ ployedontheExchangefloor.His experience brought him to the attentionofShearson,Hammill& Co., who engaged him as the firm’stelephoneclerk.”

WhentheExchangecloseddur¬ ing World War I, Healy became secretarytotheDirectorofthe CommissionforReliefinBelgium (latertheAmericanReliefAdmin¬ istration),forwhichtheBelgian Government later awarded him the Order of the Crown. More importantly,hemadelife-long friendshipswithTexasoilman “BuckskinJoe”CullinanandHer¬ bert Hoover, who headed the reliefeffortinLondon.Hoover’s effectivenessbroughthimwide¬ spreadattentionthatledtothe WhiteHouse,andheneverforgot Healy’sdriveandcompetence.In

1920HealybecameSecretaryof theAmericanCommitteeforRelief inIreland,whereherenewedhis friendshipwithCullinan,aman “verymuchinterestedinIreland’s fight for freedom.” As Healy recalled,theTexan“gavegener¬ ously of his time and funds throughA.C.R.I.andelsewhere.He supportedA.E.’sIrishHomestead and successor Irish Statesman andvisitedIrelandtoconferwith A.E., Horace Plunckett, James Douglas,andvariousIrishpolitical figures.”Bythetimeheleftthe positionattheA.C.R.Lin1922, Healy was hooked on contempo¬ raryIrishpoetryandproseand hadmetanumberofitsprincipal creators.

The1920sprovedtobethemak¬ ingofJamesA.Healyasabusi¬ nessmanandcollector.TheNew York Times would later report thatintheearlypartofthedecade Healyhandledthesaleof160,000 sharesofUnitedStatesSteelcom¬ moninonehour,whichwasthe largestvolumeoforderseversold attheExchangeinsoshortatime. In1924,possiblywiththeaidof HerbertHoover,Healyboughta seatontheBigBoardfor$82,000 andwasshortlythereaftermadea partnerinthenewKinkead,Flo¬ rentino&Co.Soonafter,Healy toldreporters:“Ihadagreatlife ontheExchange.”

houghapowerful,high-pro¬ filefigureinfinancialcir¬ cles, Healy and his wife Josephineledaquietlife.

They kept an attractive, book-filledNewYorkresidenceat 350CentralParkWestandasum¬ merhomeonChebeagueIslandin CascoBay.Acousin,Monsignor Edward F. Ward of Portland, recallsJamesHealyas“aretiring type,whowasverygood-hearted butdidn’tsocializemuch.”With friendsandfamily,however,he was“areadytalker.”Certainlyhis letterstoFrancisO’Brienshowa manwhowasatoncebusinesslike

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Healy’s mature impact on Maine began in the mid405ashestartedtoscope outthelocalsocialand cultural landscape with theassistanceofO’Brienandoth¬ ers.Amonghisearliestinterests werevariousCatholiccharities andinstitutions.In1947heand Josephine made an anonymous contributionof$115,000toPort¬ land’sMercyHospitalfunddrive. In1954theHealysmadeadona¬ tionofahalf-milliondollars,and theBoardofTrusteesvotedto namethenewadditionthe“John and Catherine Healy Memorial Wing.”Othergiftsweremadeto St.Joseph’sCollegeinWindham, andsupportwasgiventoreligious activities.Theirinterestinthe hospital continued with James writingO’Brienaboutaproposed expansionandwonderingif“set¬ ting up a wholly modernistic buildingorbuildingsmightnot provetheendofanystateliness thatstillremainsinStateStreet.” Healywasalwaysconcernedwith thedetailsaswellastheoverall plans.

The philanthropist’s concern withpreservingthebeautyofthe citywasmatchedbyadesireto openlocalmindstonewartistic possibilities.ThePortlandMuse¬ um of Art, then known as the L.D.M.SweatMuseum,wasstillan oldboyclub.Itsmemberswere proudupholdersoftheregional landscapetraditionandoutspo¬ kencriticsof“modernart.”The Healys may be considered the firstimportantdonorstobuckthe trend. Between 1946 and 1952 theypresentedeighteenworksto thecollection,includingsomeof America’smostimportantearly modernartists.Amongthegifts weretwowatercolorsbyReginald Marsh,alargeoilbyArthurB. Davies,apastelbyGeorgeLuks,a

lithographbyGeorgeBellows,six paintingsbyEugeneHiggins,and EdwardSteichen’sgreatsymbolic oil,“MoonlightDance,Voulangis, 1909.”Healy’sapparentdisagree¬ ment with collection policy, however,ledtohissuddenwith¬ drawal.Still,helaidthefounda¬ tionsofastrongcollectionof mainstreamAmericanart.

AsacollectorofIrishbooks, manuscripts,letters,and visualart,Healywasfre¬ quently in touch with authorsandtheirfamilies. Intheearly1950sthecollector showedupatthehomeofFrancis O’BrienwiththegreatIrishwriter OliverSt.JohnGogarty(18781957)intow.Gogarty,arespected Dublin surgeon and friend of Yeats,hadbeensuccessfullysued forlibelaftertheappearanceofAs /Was Going Down Sackville Street (1937).Ruined,heleftIrelandfor

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NewYork,wherehepickeduphis career.Gogartywasalsothemod¬ elforJamesJoyce’sBuckMulligan characterin Ulysses, afactthat upsethimnoend.Indeed,O’Brien’s mentionofthebookandcharacter launchedthevisitorintoadelight¬ fuldiatribeagainstJoyceandhis writing.

James Brendan Connolly (18681957), another visiting author brought to Maine by Healy, was morerestrainedinhiscomments. BorninSouthBoston,Connollyleft Harvardtobecomethefirstvictor intherevivedOlympicgamesat Athens in 1896. He went on to become a master of sea stories suchas“OutofGloucester,”“The Trawler,”and“MotherMachree.” InHealy’seyestheelderlyauthor wasapersonalhero,andhesetout tomakesurehisfriendwasremem¬ bered. In 1950 Healy presented ConnollywiththespecialAmerican IrishAwardSocietymedaland,on the55thanniversaryofConnolly’s Olympicvictory,donatedsixofthe author’sfirsteditionstotheHar¬ vardCollegeLibrary.In1948he arrangedforhisfriendtobehon¬ ored by Colby College, commis¬ sionedErnestCummingsMarriner towriteaConnollyappreciation andbibliography,andultimately presentedanenormouscollection oftheauthor’sbooks,letters,man¬ uscripts,andmemorabiliatothe College.

Colbyalsobecametherecipient oftheextraordinaryJamesAugus¬ tineHealyCollectionof19thand 20thCenturyLiterature,which, asidefromtheConnollycollection, came to include a run of Cuala Presspublications,apersonalcol¬ lectionofIrishRenaissancebooks, manuscripts,theestablishmentof the John and Catherine Healy Room,andagenerousendowment. OneofthefinestcollectionsofIrish literatureanywhere,itisaugment¬ edbytheelegantdrawingsofmany oftheparticipantsbythegreat JohnButlerYeats.In1955Colby

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awardedHealyanhonorarydegree asdoctorofhumaneletters,andin 1958RichardCardinalCushingpre¬ sentedHealywiththeEireSociety goldmedal.Bythe1960s,however, thedonorhadbeguntodoubtthe wisdomofhisgift,whichhefelt wasbeingunder-appreciatedand under-utilized,andhepouredhis grievancesoutinalongletterto O’Brieninthespringof1967.Even¬ tuallythecollegemovedtoward accommodationbyhiringJ.Fraser CocksasSpecialCollectionsLibrar¬ ian. By the time he went into action,however,thephilanthropist wasdead.Ironically,thecollection andthecollege’sactiveIrish-Amer¬ ican exchange program quickly became everything Healy had probably hoped they would become.In1978ahandsomeguide tothecollections,byCocksand CherylAbbott,gavevisitorsareal senseofthescopeofthecollection andglimpsesofsingulartreasures availablenowhereelse.

Inthe1960sthecollectoralso contributed handsomely to the HerbertHooverLibraryatStanford Universityandgaveanumberof rarebooksandpaintingstotheSli¬ goMuseum.Thelatterwasinmem¬ ory of Healy’s mother, who had emigrated from County Sligo in 1884.

Inretirement,Healy’sthoughts oftenturnedtoMaine.Inthesum¬ merof1970hemadeararepublic pronouncementagainstproposals byKingResources,theOccidental Petroleum Company, and the Atlantic Richfield Company’s attemptstobuildoilinstallations onthecoast.HetoldtheMaine SundayTelegram:“Maineisthelast statewithanicecoastline.Casco Bayisthelastreallywonderfulbay ontheAtlanticcoast...noamountof taxes from oil companies can replacethat.”Thoughhenolonger owned a summer home on Chebeague, Healy confessed: “I hopeeventuallytocomebackto thathigh-riseapartmentyouhave

overlookingthebay,so1wantthe baytostayasbeautifulasitis.” Thislastdreamoflivingonce more in his boyhood neighbor¬ hood was not to be. Josephine HealypassedawayinJanuaryof 1975,andJamesfollowedinJuly. Obituaries appeared in The New YorkTimesandthePortlandPress Herald, acknowledging both his substance and his largess. One wishesthatthemanhadlavished as much care in preserving a recordofhisownlifeashedidon thelifeofJamesConnolly,fornot oneintenPortlanderstodayknows hisstory.Giventheinfluencehe exertedonourinstitutions,andthe obviouswitandthoughtfulnessof hisletters,thisisclearlyourmis¬ fortune. I

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InasmuchastheKing'sHighway,withitsstone markers,factoryoutlets,curiousdrive-inmovies, homemadedoughnuts,LaudholmFarms,antique malls,historicalsocieties,summertheaters,secret societies.Dunkin'Donuts,crazyspellings,coastal towns,steamingtar,rugosaroses,bluedungeonfog &especiallyitsTendersweetFriedClamsisthe attractionthatexcitesnofewerthan 7 millioncars visitingMaineeachsummer.

ONE SUMMER MORNING about250yearsago,a travelerontheKing’s Highway saw a golden sparkintheliftingmist ontheMainesideofthePiscataqua River.Hebroughthishorsetocanter andscannedthewater.Suddenly,a gildedbargeemergedfromthefog,

On deck, a white man shaded his eyeswithhishand,searchingthe waters while the barge pushed toward the sea and was gone. The King’sHighwaywasnearlyacentury

oldwhenSirWilliamPepperellglided alongthePiscataquainhisbarge poweredby12Nubianoarsmen.

Naturally,Maine’ssectionofthe King’sHighwayhasevolvedsinceit wasconceivedin1653.Theserpen¬ tinepathitoncetookaroundfallen treeshasbeenstraightenedinthe ensuingyears,andthedeep,mudfilledrutshavebeenpolishedwith asphalt. “With the coming of the automobile, man could travel beyond what he knew,” says Peter Bachelor,whoiswritingahistoryof thehighway.“Itwasthefirstroadin the state to get people from one placetoanother.”Fromthat,Bache¬ lorcontinues,stagelinesgrew,and restaurants,inns,andhotelsap¬ peared,alongwithahostofother services.Mostofthestructuresthat linedtheoriginalhighwayhavefall¬ en,replacedbystripmallsandother buildings.

Butdonotdespair,yeloversof thingspast.Maine’s527milesof Route1stillaboundwithtreasuresof pasttimes,waitingforafinder.The highway has always been an antiqueshaven.Muchcomestomar¬ ketfromthevastNewEnglandhin¬ terland,fromoldfarmhousesandsea captains’homes.Thisarticlewill help you root out some of these uniqueantiquesshopsaswellasdis¬ coverfactoryoutlets,legends,scenic spots,naturallandmarks,obscure curses,andmuchmore.

Kittery

Today, modern submar¬ inesbuiltatKittery’s Portsmouth Naval Ship¬ yard have replaced WilliamPepperell’sgold¬ enbargeandJohnPaulJones’sship Ranger, whichwasbuilthere.How thingshavechanged.Butthemost dramaticrecentchangesinKittery’s landscapehaveoccurredalongthe King’sHighwayoverthelastdecade.

“Manyoftheoldsummercottages andcabinsthatlinedtheroadare gone,” remarks Marcia Beverly, speakingofRoute1inKittery.“Afew yearsago,thelastoftheold-fash¬ ionedgasstationswasrippedout.” Farmlandandhomeshavealsoyield¬ edtodevelopmentalongthispartof theKing’sHighway.

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Inspiteofthis,residentsdon’tcom¬ plaintoomuchabouttheemergence ofKittery’s“miraclemile.”Ithas becomeanoutletcenterrivalingthe regionalold-timers,NorthConway, NewHampshire,andFreeport.Since thefirstmallmovedinjustseven yearsago,elevenothershavefol¬ lowed.

Inall,thereare115outletstoresin Kittery.Withinthemalls,youwillfind storeslikeBrooksBrothers,LizClai¬ borne, Lennox China, Timberland, Guess,Levis,Converse,RalphLau¬ ren,Bass,DexterShoeandover100 more shops. New Englanders come bythebusloads,pulledbythegenet¬ icurgetobuygoodthingscheaply.

Ifyoudon’tplantoventureasfaras L.L.BeaninFreeport,checkoutthe KitteryTradingPost.Forover50 years,theTradingPosthassoldout¬ doorsportinggoods.Youwillfind guns, archery equipment, fishing gear,canoes,andsnowshoes,along with men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry,Maine-madegifts,anddog¬ trainingequipment.Theyalsosell scentstoattractjustaboutanygame youwanttoshoot.Justsprinklealit¬ tleinyourfrontyardandenjoythe huntwithoutleavingthebreakfast table.

York

What’s the oldest charteredcityin America? If you answered New York,you’rehalf right.York,Mainewascharteredin 1641.Andtheperfectplaceforlunch hereistheGoldenrodontheroadto York Beach (Route 1A), where you cansipalimerickeyinafrostedglass inametalholderwhileyouwatch taffybeingpulledinthewindowand devourfoodyoujustcan’tfixat home.Thetaffyisfreshandoddly hypnoticasitstretchesfromsideto side, and the atmosphere of deep varnishandfireplacerecallsMaine summersofold.Justuptheway,at theYorkWildAnimalKingdom,seea rarewhitetigerandotherfellowcrea¬ turesintheparkandthentravelthis coastalroadaspell.Thegreyfield¬ stonechurchesalongthisroadlook out to the sea and bear an eerie resemblancetotheancient,wind-

"A littleoutoftheway andwayoutoftheordinary." Tenindividuallyappointedguest rooms,eachwithprivatebath,ina restored103-year-oldinn.Gourmet restaurantwithafullliquorlicense. Quietsetting,200yardsfrom Frenchman'sBay.AcadiaNational Parkregion.OpenlateAprilthrough NewYear'sEve. CrockerHouse CO U N T R Y INN Hancock Point, Maine 04640 207-422-6806 Featuredin "CountryInnsandBackRoads"

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Ogunquit

Theonlyfoot-drawbridge intheUnitedStatesisin Ogunquit.ItspansPer¬ kinsCoveandthenfol¬ lowstheMarginalWay. Marginal Way has no peer as an oceanicwalkway.Ithasbenchesat strategicspotswithwildrosesand exotic,importedhardwoodsgrowing intherockycragsalongthewalk. Ogunquitmeans“beautifulplaceby thesea”inAlgonquin,butinthiscase itisanunderstatement.

BarnacleBilly’sistheshellfish lovers’paradisehere,withlovely viewsofthetunaandlobster-fishing fleetsandthehappysoundofrau¬ cousshuckingaslobstercarcasses andclamsheadouttothedumpster underthestars.

Back on Route 1, check out the OgunquitPlayhouse.It’sbeenthere since 1933 and has drawn many of the greatest names in movies and theatertoperform,fromBetteDavis (whousedtoworksummershereas awaitress)toShirleyBooth.Itstill puts on five shows a summer, and the immaculately manicured grounds and topiary shrubs are worthalookevenifyoucan’tstayfor theshow.

Baby,ifit’scampyouwant,trydin¬ neratNachoMama’s,adream-col¬ oredMexicandiscohiddenhighona hilltotheleft,somewherebetween realityandMt.Agamenticus.

It’sthatthrobbingsoundpeople have been wondering about, a restaurant novelist Martin Amis mightaswellhavelaunched.Great chips.ThengivetheLeavittMovie Theaterago.Thistheaterislike somethingoutofwartimeBritain, completewithitsfoldingchairs. There’savisceralfeelingofsummer colonyhere.

Next,onyourleft,isTheViking,an icecreamsmorgasbordthatwaspos¬ siblythefirstinthecountrytotreat dessertlikeasaladbar.Backinthe earlysixties,whenthisplacewas designedandlaunched,itwasonthe cuttingedgeoftrend,asboldand surprisingastheIBMSelectricII.Its vaultingNordicceilingsanddelicious

Thursday Is Free Appraisal Day

WhenMr.Veilleux,oneofMaine'sleadingauthoritiesonthevalueoffinepaintings andbronzes,periodAmericanfurniture,clocksandrelatedantiqueaccessories,opened hisbuilding,NewcastleSquare,tothepublicandestablishedhisflourishingantiques businesswithinitsdoors,hecommittedonedayaweektothepublicserviceofproviding freeinformationtopeoplewhoarecuriousaboutthevalueoftheirantiques.

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Wells

WELLS HAS SEVEN milesofbeaches. You might be in the Caribbean, withcoolbreezes waftingoverhotwhitesandbeach¬ es, lapped by the ocean’s gentle waves.YoumightbeintheCarib¬ bean—exceptthatthewateriscold enoughtokillapenguin.

Hitthebrakesifyou’redrivingpast theMilestoneMotelrightnow.Jeff Desjardinsfromthefrontdeskis abouttotellyouwhereyoucanfind arealKing’sHighwaymarkerlabelled “B891769.”TheletterBdenotes Boston,thenumber89indicatesthe distanceinmilestothatcity,and 1769isthedateofthemarker.“Head¬ ingnorth,justbeforethemotel,isthe Captain Thomas Road. Take a left andfollowitupaslopetothefirst intersectionandtakearightonthat road.Driveafewhundredfeetdown that and you’ll see the marker obscured by overgrowth, but it’s there.It’sshapedroughlylikeadia¬ mond,”Jeffsays.

WearenowenteringtheGoldCoast ofantiquestoresandfleamarkets thathavetransformedtheWellsto KennebunkstretchofRoute1.The best stops are MacDougall-Gionet AntiquesandAssociates,heavyin Salem,Boston,andNewYorkperiod furnitureaswellasChineseexport porcelain,andJorgensen’s,which hasahuge,museum-likeinventoryof top-endFederalfurniture.There’sa wonderful Colonial garden behind the old farmhouse where you can relaxinwhatseemsadifferentworld. IncentralWells,enjoyapileof homemade doughnuts at Congdon’s. Thesehavebeenfamousfordecades andaretrulyhomemade.Furtherup theline,onthesideofLitchfield’s Restaurant(whichservesthefinest friedfisherman’splatterinthestate, withexquisitescallops,friedclams, andfriedfish,andisrecognizedas such),bookloverswillloveastopat DouglasHardingRareBooks,which hasaverydeepcollectionandis locatedintheoldWellstrainstation. YournextstopinWellsinvolvesa

rightturnontoLaudholmFarmRoad. Ifyouwanttoseeanincrediblypre¬ servedoceanfrontfarmhouse,thisis anexperiencethatcannotbeequalled. Laudholm Farm is now home to a 1600-acreestuarialre-searchreserve. Therearesevenmilesoftrailsforhik¬ ing,andalargedeerherdgrazes freelyinthefieldsaboutthesanctu¬ ary.Thefarmwasoneofthefirstset¬ tlementsinWells,andabuilding from1717housesavisitor’scenter andcurrentexhibitsconcerningthe ecologicalimportanceofestuaries. Laudholm’s grounds are open 9-5 everyday,visitor’scenterfrom10-4, witha$5parkingfee.

Biddeford

It’samystery.

You’ve been driving past it for years.Andanyonewhocontinuesto wearblinderswhiledrivingthrough Biddeford,trainingtheireyessolely onpointsnorth,willsurelymissthis Route 1 enigma—the ancient house onRoute1thatcallsitselfClubVoltiguer.Thedownstairswindowsare blackened,andabovethefrontdoor afadedcoatofarmsrests.Themotto underneathreads: Et Pourquoi Pas? Fonde en 1926. We don’t know much aboutit,exceptthatthosecrossed thingsinsidethecoatofarmsarenot tunafinsorlacrossesticks.Theyare snowshoes,andsnowshoeingisthe Club’sdeclaredpurpose.Curiously, it’sopenyear-round:“Fordancing,” theysay,andwemusttaketheVoltiguers’wordandleavetherestto imagination.

Asearlyas1759,therewasamillon FactoryIsland.Whenitwentbank¬ rupt in 1829, York Manufacturing acquiredthetextilemillandbulkedit uptoa1,000-workeroperationby 1839.“Itwasoriginallymannedby localfarmgirls,”aconvivialvolun¬ teerattheDyerLibrarytellsus.“By thesecondhalfofthe19thcentury, theworkerswere,forthemostpart, ofFrench-Canadian,Irish,Scots,or Greek descent. By 1900, men out¬ numbered women.” After changing the landscape of Saco Island and changingthepeoplewholivedthere, themillcloseditsdoorsin1958,leav¬ ing over 1,200 people wondering whatithadallbeenfor.

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n 1927 sound came in and brokemyheart,”DannyPatt remembers,referringtothe milestoneinfilmhistorythat putanendtohisteenage career as a silent-movie piano accompanist. A self-taught piano playersinceagesix,Pattwasonly twelve years old when he began accompanyingsilentfilmsin1924in Union,Maine,wherehisbestfriend’s fatheroperatedthemoviesatthe OldTownHall.In1987,sixtyyears aftertheadventoftalkiesforcedPatt topursueothermusicaldirections, hissecondcareerasamoviepianist beganwhenhewasaskedtoaccom¬ panythesilentfilm“SeventhDay” (shotinNewHarbor)forthededica¬ tionofthenewlyrenovatedUnion TownHall.

The intervening years saw Patt expandinghismusicalhorizonsin terms of both instruments and venues.Whilehewasstillateen¬ ager,heplayedpianoandaccordion inadanceorchestrainRockland. Later,post-Prohibition,heworkedas astrollingaccordionplayerinnight¬ clubsalloverPortland.

One evening at an informal ski danceattheJacksonSkiClubinNew Hampshire,theversatilityofthe “Maine Lumberjacks” quartet Patt wasplayinginaspartoftheWPA programformusicianssoimpressed Fox Movie-Tone News commentator LowellThomasthatheinvitedthe bandtoaccompanyhimtoNewYork Statefortwoweeks.The“Lumber¬ jacks,”anunusualcombinationof accordion,banjo,bassfiddle,and guitar, accepted and remained in Thomas’entourageforfiveyears, playingeverythingfromclassicalto country to dance music at local country clubs where the band had beenbookedbyThomas’secretary, ElektraWard.

DuringWorldWar11,Patttraveled allaroundtheSouthplayingwitha six-piecebandthatheeventuallyleft topursueasolocareer,aftertoo manybandmemberswerelosttothe Army.Itwasaroundthistimethathe firstheardandfellinlovewithanow obsolete Hammond instrument

calledaNovachord.Only2500Nova¬ chordswereeversold.Theinstru¬ ment generated sound from 167 vacuumtubes,andfeaturedonekey¬ board and sustaining and volume pedals,aswellasdifferentstopsfor differentsoundeffectsandanattack slidethatallowedyoutoadjustthe

durationofthenotes.Pattfoundthe Novachordeasytolearnandfunto play,butbythetimehisbrokedown inMyrtleBeach,SC,itwasalready toolatetogetreplacementparts,so hetradeditinforamoreportable Hammond organ in Charleston, SC. HehasbeenplayingHammondorgan eversince,andhasoneinhishome.

In1965PattreturnedtoMaineto careforhisparents.Now,despite maculardegenerationinbotheyes thatmakesitsodifficultforhimto readmusicthathemustplayentirely frommemory,Pattspeakswithgreat

enthusiasmofhisrecentopportuni¬ tiestoplayforthepicturesagainas hedidsixtyyearsago:“Youknow, it’samazing.Theaudiencereaction todayisjustthewayitwasbackin 1924. They cheer the hero, they applaud.”

Hegoesontoexplainthatit’supto

thepianoplayertochooseappropri¬ atemusicalthemesforthemovie’s different moods and scenes and arrange them together to form a complete score. Mostly Patt uses tunesfromthe1920s,supplemented withoccasionalclassicalexcerpts. Because of the rapidity of scene changes on the screen, quick changes of musical mood are also essential.“Thisisamust-ruleforany¬ onewhoplayssilentmovies,”Patt emphasizes.“Youjustneverplanto finishthetuneever.Youdon’teven trytomakeanyending.Youjuststop

abruptly.”Hepausesamoment,then concludes,“Sometimessilencecan beveryeffective.”

ThissummerPattwillbeplayingfor threeshowsattheTempleinOcean ParkonTuesdaynightsinJulyand August.Call934-5034fordetails.In addition,attheSacoRiverGrange

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when $5 or $6 mezzanine theater ticketsmadeitpossibleforevena strugglingyoungartistandhiswife to see one or two shows a week (some particular favorites were “SouthPacific,”“MyFairLady,”and “GuysandDolls”).Althoughrising ticketpricesandtheadditionoftwo children—andhencebaby-sitting costs — eventually reduced these outingstoonceortwiceamonth,it wasstillafertileenvironmentfora would-becomposer.

Duringafruitfultwenty-yearcollab¬ orationwithactorandlyricistBill Heyer,Beebe’scompositionsinclud¬ edBroadwayandoff-Broadwaymusi¬ cals,children’smusicals,religious musicals,TVshowthemesandcom¬ mercials,andproductintroduction showsforcompaniessuchasGener¬ al Motors, Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, RCA, and McDonald’s.Bigcorporationsputon these“motivationalplays”toenter¬ taintheiremployeesandincrease theirenthusiasmforthenewprod¬ ucts they would be selling. In betweensessionswithHeyer,Beebe alsoaugmentedhisincomebywrit¬ ingchoralmusicforchurchchoirs andschoolchoruses.

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Hallhewillaccompany“SafetyLast” on August 21 and “Iron Horse” on August28.AccordingtoPatt,thelat¬ terfilm,whichchroniclesthejoining oftheAtlanticandPacificsidesofthe transcontinentalrailroad,is“awon¬ derfulmovieforthepianoplayer— ithaseverythinginit.”Bothfilmswill beshownat7:30p.m.,andtickets cost$6.Call929-6472.

Hank Beebe/Embassy Players

Makingalivingasafree-lancemusi¬ cianisn’teasy,asPortlandcomposer HankBeebewellknows.“ButI’vegot

music,BeebereceivedaMaster’sin CompositionfromtheUniversityof NorthCarolinaatChapelHilland thenwentontostudywithVincent PersichettiinPhiladelphia.After brieflyexploringthepossibilitiesof becoming a concert pianist (he’s beenplayingsinceagefour)orsup¬ portinghimselfbyteaching,Beebe decidedthatwritingmusic,rather thanplayingorteachingit,would havetocomefirstandforemost.

Inevitably,thepursuitofpublishers andproducersledhimtoputdown rootsinNewYorkCityinthedays

WhatcausedtheBeebestomigrate toMaineaftertwenty-fiveyearsin Manhattan?“WewantedaVictorian house in a quiet place,” Beebe explains,“buteverythinginCon¬ necticut,onLongIsland,orattheJer¬ seyShoreeithercamewiththirty acresoflandandcostsixmilliondol¬ lars or was located next to a foundry.”Thenin1965,atafriend’s suggestion,theBeebesmadethesev¬ en-hourdrivenorthtoinvestigate Portlandinthemiddleofablizzard andfellinlovewiththe“all-Victorian”city,despitethedistanceandthe weather.

Initiallytheyonlyoccupiedtheir new Victorian house on weekends andduringthesummerwhileitwas beingrestored,butBillHeyer’ssud¬ dendeathin1980leftBeebeatloose endsinNewYorkandpromptedhis decision to become a year-round Maineresident.Sincenoneofhis twelvemusicpublisherswaslocated inManhattananyway,Beebesawno reason why he couldn’t further develophischoralcatalogandmake

alivinginMaineasa“mail-order composer.” However, he wasn’t abouttogiveupwritingmusicalsin ordertodoso.

Beebenowspendseveryfallwork¬ ingonchoralmusicandthenwritesa musicaleachwinter.LivinginPort¬ landhasledhimtoseekandfind closeathandanewcollaborator(he nowwritesmusic,book,andlyrics himself),anewproducer(hiswife Nancy),andnewvenues(cathedrals, churches,restaurants,summerthe¬ aters,artscenters,andhisownliving room)forhisshows.Fortunatelythe living room in question — which doesdoubledutyasrehearsalspace —isalarge,air-conditioneddouble room that can accommodate fifty peopleonrisersinfrontofafour-foot stage,withthebandtuckedneatly intoabaywindowandthebackstage areainthefronthalfoftheroom. There’sevenenoughspaceleftover fortheBeebes’twofriendly,blackand-white cats, Nip and Tuck, to socializewiththecast.

Theirten-year-oldEmbassyPlayers companydrawsfromapooloffiftyto sixtyactorstoperformfiveshows (includingprops,costumes,andpro¬ jections)inrepertoryyear-round. Beebehimselfpresidesatthepiano formanyoftheseproductions,which oftenplaceshimatagoodvantage pointforgaugingtheaudience’sreac¬ tion to his work. This somewhat exposedpositiondoesn’tbotherhim unduly,forheisquicktoacknowl¬ edgethat“youhavetomakeyourself vulnerabletofeelingstogettheaudi¬ encetofeelanything.”

This philosophy may partially accountforthefacilitywithwhich Beebewritesmusicthatbringstolife storiesabouteverythingfromatenyear-oldcowboytoahauntedhouse toaguilt-riddensainttohyper-active NewYorkers.“Whenachoirisper¬ forminginschoolorinchurch,they havetowintheaudienceorthecon¬ gregation,”heexplains.“Theyhave togivethemsomethingworthwhile musically.Whetherit’safeelingof patriotismorspiritualityorrepen¬ tanceorjoy,it’ssomeofthesame thingstransmittedbymusicinthe theater.”

Havingthreegrandchildreninresi¬ dence provides Beebe with a con-

stantsourceofinspirationforsub¬ jectsforsongsforschoolchoruses, and an interest in local history sparkedoffhis1983Mainemusical, “Hold on Molly,” about the Means MassacreatFlyingPoint,Freeport. Whatabouthisreligiousmusicals? Howdoesheachievethatsamekind ofimmediacywithasymbolicstory fromthedistantpast?Beebe,alife¬ long churchgoer, shrugs and says thattheBiblestoriesalwaysseemed realtohim.“1believethatthepeople intheGospelsandtheOldTesta¬ mentwerejustlikeus,withthesame motivations,strengths,andweak¬ nesses,soit’snotdifficulttowrite aboutthemaspeople.”Whenasked ifthisapproachhaseveroffended anybody, Beebe replies, unper¬ turbed,“TheBibleiscontroversialby nature,soyou’realwaysgoingto steponsomeone’stoes.”

Fromanevolutionarystandpoint, Beebehasplayedhiscardsrightby adapting and migrating, with the resultthathehasnotonlysurvived, butalsoachievedtheunusualand oftenunattainablegoalofcomposing foraliving.Althoughthecrafthe’s developedovertheyearsmakeshis creativeprocessmoreintuitiveand lesstime-consumingnow,Beebestill spendshourseverydayatthepiano jottingeverythingdownbyhandin anefforttogetideasoutofhishead andontopaperasquicklyanddirect¬ lyaspossible.Onlylaterwillhefinalize on an electronic music typewriter.ButforHankBeebethe effortistimewell-spent:“Writingto meisasnaturalathingaseating.It’s notachore,it’saloveofmine.”

TheEmbassyPlayersarecurrently performingBeebe’s“Tuscaloosa,”a seriesofstoriesaboutstrugglingto surviveinNewYorkthatranforover ayearoff-Broadway,everyTuesday nightat8p.m.atDosLocosMexican restaurantonIndiaStreetinPort¬ land.Ticketsare$8atthedoor,din¬ nernotincludedorobligatory.Every Saturdayafternoonat12:30p.m.,also atDosLocos,youcansee“TheCow¬ boyandtheTiger,”aBeebemusical forchildrenandadultsaboutatenyear-old Texan who wants to be a cowboy but doesn’t have a horse. This show ran for two years offBroadwayinNewYorkandwasalso 761-2150

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madeintoaTVspecialonABC.For reservationscall775-6267. Inaddition,theEmbassyPlayers expecttobeputtingonseveralother showsinthePortlandareathrough¬ outthesummer.OnMay7at7p.m. attheFirstCongregationalChristian ChurchinNewGloucester,“GoOut Singing”followstheeffortsofa remorsefulSt.Petertoestablishthe earlyChristianchurchdespitecon¬ flictswithSt.PaulandEmperorNero (926-4498).May14at7p.m.atCum¬ berlandCongregationalChurch,“A RemarkableMary"offersanalterna¬ tiveviewtothetraditionalportrayal ofSt.MaryMagdaleneasareformed prostitute(829-5255).Otherperfor¬ mances,includingashowattheSal¬ vation Army in Old Orchard Beach on August 15 (934-4381), are TBA duringthesummer.

Freeport Players. Have you ever wondered if there’s nightlife in FreeportoutsidethewallsofL.L. Bean?Thissummer,whileeveryone else is busy spending money, the FreeportPlayers,nowintheirsixth year,willbespendingthreenightsa week rehearsing “Fiddler on the Roof”forsixperformancesinAugust. Soifyourunoutofpatiencewithout¬ letstorestowardstheendofthesea¬ son,giveyourfeetarestatFreeport HighSchoolat7:30p.m.onAugust 5,6,12,and13orat2p.m.onAugust 7.Tickets$10adults,$8studentsand seniors.Call865-6041forfurther information.

TheatreArtsWORKS.Wouldn’titbe greatifbanksprovidedliveentertain¬ mentwhileyou’rewaitinginlineto makeadepositorcashacheck?It’ll probablyneverhappen,butinBucks¬ portthissummeryoucansee“Little ShopofHorrors”performedinthe oldMerrillBankbuildingbyyoung actors from Hancock, Penobscot, andPiscataquiscounties,assistedby professionaldirectorsandartists fromalloverthecountry.Youwon’t need to worry about what happens toyourticketmoney($10adults,$8 seniors,$6students),becausethe antiquewalk-inwallsafeonstage rightisstillinuseaswings!Call4696625fordetails.

BelfastMaskers.Ifyou’reworried aboutyourchildrendecidingthat theywanttoberockstarswhenthey growup,orsecretlywishyoucould beoneyourself,youwillprobably enjoytheBelfastMaskers’Julypro¬ ductionofthemusical“AngryHouse¬ wives,” in which four bored housewivesgettogethertoforma rockbandinimitationofoneoftheir sons(July13-17and20-24).Insidea convertedrailroadfreightbarnwith paddedchurchpewsforseats,the versatileMaskerswillalsobeper¬ formingShakespeare’s“RichardIII” (May27-29,June3-5and10-12),as wellaschildren’sshowsandoneoth¬ erproductionstillTBA(August5-7, 12-14,and19-21).Sincethetheater sitsrightontheoldMaineCentral railroadtracks,it’seasytohoponto ascenicexcursiontrainthroughthe hills along the Passagassawakeag River(saythatthreetimesinarow, fast!)whileyou’rethere,butifthat doesn’t satisfy your wanderlust, therearealsoboatridesavailableto CastineandBangor.ShowsareFri¬ dayandSaturdayeveningsat8and Sundayafternoonsat5;ticketsare $10/$8formusicalsand$7/$5for plays. Reservations recommended: 338-9668.

LakewoodTheater.Fiftyfeetfrom Lake Wesserunsett and a grove of white birch trees, you can while awaythosehot(andnot-so-hot)sum¬ mernightsnearSkowheganatoneof theoldestsummertheatersinthe country.TheseasonbeginsMemori¬ alDayweekend(May27-28)witha repriseofNeilSimon’s“Rumors,”fol¬ lowedbythesatiricalspoof“Little Mary Sunshine” (June 16-25) and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens (June 30-July 10). Then there’sthebedroomcomedy“Don’t DressforDinner”(July14-23),the musical “Pajama Game” (July 28August7),andaprovocativemys¬ terythrillercalled“Accomplice” (August11-20).Theseasonfinishes up with a play adaptation of the movie“TheSting”(August25-September4)and“TheOddCouple”by NeilSimon(September8-17).Show timesare8p.m.Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday. Ticketsare$15formusicalsand$13

fordramas,with$1offformatinees andforchildren.Therearealsothree two-weekchildren’stheatercamps forages9-16atLakewood,andtheir productions will include “Oh the PlacesYou’llGo”byDr.Seuss(July 9) and “The Snow Queen” by Hans ChristianAndersen(August6).Box office:474-7176.

GrandAuditorium.Despitefireand flood,inEllsworththeshowmustgo on!Afterthemotorizedstagecurtain intheGrandAuditoriumcaughtfire inthe1970s,thesprinklersystem nevershutoff,causingwavesonthe stage,butitwasn’tlongbeforethe 536-seat building was once again highanddryandreadyforbusiness. Thissummer,thehallwillbealive with“TheSoundofMusic”May13-15 andMay27-29,at8p.m.onFridays andSaturdaysandat2p.m.onSun¬ days.Ticketsare$10foradults,$8 forseniors,and$6forchildrenunder 17.Therewillalsobeanongoing seriesofrecent,alternative,“nonmall”movies($5adults,$4seniors, members,andchildrenunder17),as well as various musical acts TBA throughout the summer. Call 6679500fordetails.

Hackmatack Playhouse. June...to someitmeanssunning,tosomeit meansswimming,toothersitmeans strawberries!Ifyoufallintothelatter group,youmightwanttopackupa picnicandheadfora217-seatcow pegbarn-cum-theaterontheroadto Berwick, because at intermission strawberry shortcake made with freshSparkleberriesisserved(in season,ofcourse).Justwatchoutfor theChinesewhitegeesebusyweed¬ ingthe5,000strawberryplants— theydon’tflyandtheydon’tlike strawberries,buttheydoeatgrass and everything else! Comfortably ensconced in roomy movie house seats and protected from mosqui¬ toesbyscreensthatprovide“natural air-conditioning,”youcansee“Evita” June28-July9,“LendMeaTenor” July12-16andJuly19-23,and“Guys andDolls”July26-August6.From August9toAugust20,“Voicesof Aldenville”tellsthestoryofcharac¬ tersinaDownEasttowninventedby a woman from Presque Isle, and

“SouthPacific”willroundoutthe seasonfromAugust23toSeptember 4.Call698-1807toreserveticketsand checkshowtimes.

Maine State Music Theatre. Cow¬ boysandIndians,foundingfathers, andstripteaseartistsarejustafewof thecharactersyou’llfindon-stagein PickardTheaterinBrunswickthis summer.Maine’sonlyresident,pro¬ fessionalmusicaltheaterpatriotical¬ lyopenstheir1994seasononFlag Daywith“1776”(June14-25)intrib¬ utetoBowdoinCollege’sbicentenni¬ al celebration, followed by an unadulterated version of “Gypsy” June 28-July 9 (which the Bette MidlermovieshownonTVthiswin¬ terwasnot)and“TheWillRogers Follies”(July12-23).Then,ifyou’ve been wondering whatever happened tolittleorphanAnnieafterhershow finally closed on Broadway, the actionin“AnnieWarbucks”(July26August13)beginsjust30seconds aftertheoriginalmusical“Annie” ends. Lastly, “Lucky Guy,” a new musical about a naive Oklahoma singer/songwriter’sadventuresin Nashville, will close the season August16-27.MSMTwillalsoputon two children’s shows: “Trickster Tales”featuresanimalfolktalesfrom variousNativeAmericantribes;the othermusicalisstillTBA.MSMT’s dedicationtothetotalproductionof musicaltheaterinvolvesa20-memberboardoftrustees;ayear-round Brunswick management staff; over 120professionalperformers,direc¬ tors,designers,technicians,and musicians;30collegeinterns;over50 volunteers;over40paidlocalposi¬ tions;andoriginalsetdesigns,cos¬ tumes, and musical arrangements designed and constructed from scratch in Brunswick. For show timesandticketinformation,call7258769.

Vintage Repertory Company. How wouldyouliketogrowupinaWelsh villagewherethepostmanreadsall themailbeforedeliveringitandthe butcherfrightenshiswifebytelling herhe’sbeenkillingunusualani¬ mals? The poet Dylan Thomas turnedoutnonetheworseforit,so ifyou’dliketohearhiscomicalremi¬

niscences enacted by a mere four peopleportraying32differentchar¬ acters from the 1920s and 30s, “UnderMilkWood”willbeplaying everyFridayat8fromJuly8through September2atJordanHallinOcean Park (just south of Old Orchard Beach).Ticketsare$9foradultsand $8forseniorsandchildren.From

PaulaPoundstonestartedout.Din¬ nerandshowcombinedcosts$22.95; showaloneis$7.50.Thursdayand Sundayshowsareat8:30only;Friday andSaturdayshowsareat8:30and 10:30.Comefordinneranhouranda halfbeforetheshowstarts,andcall earlyforreservations:774-5554.

June9to25attheOakStreetTheater inPortland,FriedrichDurrenmatt’s Reindeer Theatre Company. So what’s new around Portland? RTC “PlayStrindberg”parodiesthefather ofrealism’splay“DanceofDeath” through a comic love triangle described as “a marital boxing match.”PerformancesareThursday throughSaturdayat8p.m.,andtick¬ etscost$10.Call828-4654forreser(pronounced“artsy”)juststarted thisJanuary,butalreadytheyhave twoorthreeshowsplannedforthe summer. In June they will put on “Red Peppers,” a British musical comedyaboutanoldmarriedvaude¬ villecouple’sproblemsbothon-and off-stage.Inaddition,Portland-area vations.

Laughingstock Comedy Company. Notmanypeoplecanaffordtoget theirclothestailor-madethesedays, butfor$9inadvanceor$10atthe door, customized comedy can be yours!SometimeinJune,andpossi¬ blyAugustaswell,theLSCCwillbe doingfreestyleimprovisatorycome¬ dyshowsateitherPortlandStage CompanyortheOakStreetTheater. Thiscomictrio,formerlyknownas Abrams & Anderson, does improvi¬ sation based on audience sugges¬ tions,soifthere’ssomethingyou’d liketoseemadefunof,justspeakup! Call775-1029forspecifics.

ComedyConnections.AttheBaker’s TablerestaurantinPortland,youcan haveyourcomedyandeatcaketoo, alongwithotherfreshbakedgoods, seafood,andfishchowder.Inthe 130-seatcabarettheateradjacentto thediningroom,differentcomedians stand up Thursday through Sunday nightseveryweek.Recentperform¬ ers include Jimmie Tingle, Mike McDonald, and Jonathan Katz, and the 16-year-old Boston club was whereJayLeno,StevenWright,and

highschoolstudentswilldoacon¬ temporarymusicalrevueofvignettes fromdifferentshowsthatwillproba¬ bly be called “Comedy, Cult, and Camp,”andayoungchildren’sthe¬ aterproductionofafairytalespoof oradaptationmaybeintheworksas well.Performanceswillbeheldatthe Warren Library in Westbrook. For furtherinformation,call874-9002.

The Theater At Monmouth. Accord¬ ingtoManagingDirectorM.George Carlson,theleisurelydriveupRoute 202pastappleorchards,dairyfarms, lakes,ponds,androllinghillsisoften theroadmoretraveledtoCumston Hall in Monmouth by patrons of Maine’sofficialShakespeareanThe¬ ater.DesignedbyMaineRenaissance man Harry Cochrane and dedicated in1900asanoperahouse,library, townmeetinghall,andtownoffice, thelate-Victorianhall—namedto theNationalRegisterofHistoric Buildingsin1973—hasbeenloving¬ lymaintainedandusedbythepeo¬ ple of Monmouth ever since, and boastsasoaringtower,stainedglass windows, and ornate plaster work interior.Whileyou’rewaitingforthe

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curtaintoriseintheintimate,200seattheater(theaudienceandactors arenevermorethan30feetapart), leanbackandseeifyoucanspotthe cherubstaringdownatyouthrough binocularsfromtheceilingmural. Thenrelaxandenjoythetime-hon¬ oredtraditionofrotatingrepertory theater, which allows the same adaptableactorstoportraydifferent charactersindifferentplaysfrom nighttonight.

CarlsonpredictsthatMonmouth’s production of Shakespeare’s “The TamingoftheShrew”(July7-Sep¬ tember1)willleaveyouunsureasto who’stamedwhombytheendofthis episodeinthetimelessbattleofthe sexesthathasbeengoingonunre¬ solvedeversinceAdamandEve.Ina differentvein,theBardofAvon’s mysteriousfinalplay,“TheTempest” (June30-September2),raisesques¬ tionsabouttheartofmagicandthe magicofart.InkeepingwiththeEliz¬ abethan theme, the musical drama “Grannia,”byMaineauthorsThomas A.PowerandLarry“Flash”Allen, recounts the true story of Grace O’Malley, an Irish pirate woman whoserebelliousexploitseventually ledhertoaconfrontationwithQueen ElizabethI(July27-September3). Onthelighterside,“ThePlay’sthe Thing”(toquoteHamlet)isafarce aboutactorsandplayswrittenby Hungarian Ferenc Molnar in the 1920s(July16-August31).Thechil¬ dren’sshowTBAinAugustwillprob¬ ablybeaclassicalEuropeanfairy tale,possiblyamusical.Ticketscost $18foradults,$16forseniors,and $12forstudents;ticketstochildren’s shows are $5. Winter phone: 8734085;Boxoffice:933-9999.

Carousel Music Theatre. Boothbay Harborisalotcloserandcoolerthan NewYorkCity,and$19.95fordinner andashowisalotlessthanyou’d havetopayforthesameinManhat¬ tan. Moreover, not only does the Carousel stage Broadway shows afterdinnersixnightsaweek,they alsoprovidecabaret-stylemusical revuestoentertainyouwhileyou’re eating.Therebuiltwoodenbamwith astageatoneendsitsbackoffthe roadontheMeadowsandseats200 innostalgictheaterchairsonfour

levelsofrisersforgoodsightlines. AneveningattheCarousellastsfrom 6:30to10;thesummershowsched¬ uleisstillTBA.Call633-5297forfur¬ therdetails.

WatervilleOperaHouse.Onewayto cool off this summer might be by attending Maine Opera Theatra’s productionoftheoperetta“Ruddigore,”aspookyGilbert&Sullivan ghost story with lots of special effectslikelytosendchillsupyour spineonAugust12and13.Ifyou’d ratherbeshakingwithlaughter,ActII TheaterProductionspresents“Post¬ cards from Maine,” featuring Tim Sample and Bob Bryan, with music provided by Anne Dodson and Don Campbell,onSaturday,July2at8 p.m.for$10,andthecomedy“Drop Dead”onJuly22-23at8p.m.andJuly 24at2p.m.,alsofor$10.Inaddition, JPDevine’sLastLaughTheatreCom¬ pany is planning two productions (e.g.,musicalcomedy,revues,Neil Simon)forJune24-25andJuly29-30, andonSaturday,June4at8p.m.,Act IIwillpresentamusicalvarietyshow andcommunitytheaterrevuefeatur¬ inghighlightsfrompastshowsand other numbers new and old ($10). TheOperaHouseisthethirdlargest theaterinMaine(938seats)andhas keptitsturn-of-the-centuryatmos¬ pherebyretainingitsold-fashioned proscenium,lightedstagearch,intri¬ categold-leafpiasterwork,andred velvetcurtainwhileaddingcomfort¬ ableneworchestraseatsandanew lighting system. For information about other performances TBA throughout the summer, call 8735381.

SacoRiverGrangeHall.Firstitwas aUniversalistChurch,thenitwasa silentmoviehouse,nowit’saper¬ forming arts center and theater. WhenthePackardfamilyboughtand renovated the Grange Hall in Bar Millsin1990,therewerestilllinger¬ ingremnantsofitscheckeredpastto befoundintheformofoldfilmclips andfive-centcandywrappersunder thefloorintheprojectionroomand arareoldpianowithfivepedalsfor silentmoviesoundeffects.Nowthe belltowerservesasalightboothfor the180-seattheaterwhereTheOrigi-

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nalsTheaterCompany,nowintheir seventhyear,putonmusicalsaswell asstraightplaysyear-round.This summerTheOriginalsplantocele¬ bratethe25thanniversaryofthe 1969Broadwaydebutof“Hair”with sixperformancesat7:30p.m.onJuly 28-30andAugust4-6.Don’tmissthe sixtiessonganddance,ortheall-star accompaniment provided by Les HarrisJr.,JoeArsenault,Jonathon Paul,JimLyden,andTaylorHaskins ondrums,piano,guitar,bass,and trumpetrespectively.Ticketsare$9 foradultsand$7forstudentsand seniors. For further information aboutthisandotherevents,call9296472.

GaslightTheater.Ifallthefireworks don’tgetyoutoofiredup,onJune2325and30andJuly1-2anevening strolldownthebricksidewalksof Hallowellunderoldgas-stylestreet lampsandonupthewinding,circu¬ larstaircaseinsidehistoricCityHall willtakeyoutoawell-timedperfor¬ mance of “Lips Together, Teeth Apart,”acontemporarydarkcomedy byTerranceMcNallyabouttwocou¬ plesspendingthe4thofJulyweek¬ endtogetheronFireIsland.Later,on August 18-21 and 25-27, the more thanfiftyyear-oldtheatergroup(for¬ merlytheAugustaPlayers)willsail throughthemusical“DamesatSea” attheHallDaleSchoolTheaterin Hallowell. For more information abouttimesandtickets,call6263698.

TheTheaterProjectFromAugust25 to 27 in Brunswick, boxers won’t meanfightersordogs,butshorts. Shortplays,thatis,whenTheYoung Companyreturnsfromtheirvarious collegesforthesummertoputon “BoxersIII,”aselectionofcontempo¬ raryone-actplays.Ifone-actsarethe onesforyou,you’llalsowantto attend the New Works Festival August11-21at8p.m.onThursday andFridayandat8and2p.m.onSat¬ urdayinordertobethefirstonyour blocktoseethenewplaysandper¬ formancepiecesthatwillbepre¬ mieredthen.Whenyoustarttofeel overcomebyalongdayinthesun, theMainstageProductionofPeter Shaffer’sromantic“BlackComedy,”

aboutanoddcollectionofcharacters whomeetinthedark,shouldprovide somerelief.Justbecarefulwhoyou sitnexttoinsidetheintimate,threesidedtheaterJuly7-23at8p.m.on ThursdayandFridayandat8and2 p.m. on Saturday! The Young Peo¬ ple’sTheaterFestivalattheendof Julyistheculminationofthechil¬ dren’ssummerproductionclasses.

ArtisticDirectorAlMillerfounded theYoungPeople’sTheatertwentytwoyearsagoinordertogiveyoung peopleintheareatheopportunityto developandproducetheirownpro¬ ductions. Originally a traveling group,theywereeventuallyableto settledowninBrunswickafterMiller purchasedaformerschoolandlec¬ turehallonSchoolStreetandturned itintoatheatereightyearsago.This summertheirperformancesonFri¬ day,July29at7:30p.m.andSatur¬ day,July30at10,2,and7:30p.m.will include“CircusTales”andeither Thurber’s“ThirteenClocks”or“The LastUnicorn.”Ifyourkidswould ratherbeintheaudiencethanthe cast,thetouringensemblewilldo PinocchioAugust4-6.Don’tbeshy aboutcallingforreservations—the TheaterProjectiscommittedtomak¬ ing theater accessible to people throughinexpensiveclassesandtick¬ ets.TheboxofficeisopenTuesday throughSaturdayfrom3to6p.m.at 729-8584.

Sanford MaineStage Company, Inc. Accordingtotheirfriendlyanswering machine,thePineTreePlayersof Springvalehaveabusyseasonahead ofthem,whichmayexplainwhythey don’thavetimetoanswerthephone. OnApril22-24,29-30,andMay1and 6-8they’reofftoseethewizard,the wonderful“WizardofOz.”Felixthe CatandOscartheGrouchwouldbe an even odder “Odd Couple” than FelixUngerandOscarMadison,so it’sprobablyjustaswellthatneither ofthemwillbepresentJune9-11,1618,and23-25.Discoverwhatbrings outthe“Gypsy”inyouJuly1-9,14-16, and21-23,andwonderwhetherhav¬ inga“FiddlerontheRoof”ofyour houseAugust18-20,25-27,andSep¬ tember 1-3 would cure or cause insomniaatnight.Onthedarkerside, therewillbea“MurderattheVic-

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arage”September15-17,22-24,and 29-30andOctober1,because“Mur¬ derIsFun”onOctober21-22and2830.Eveningshowsareat8p.m.,and Sundaymatineesareat2p.m.Tick¬ ets are $8 for adults and $5 for seniorsandchildrenunder12.For reservationscall324-9691.

OgunquitPlayhouse.Ifyouwantto know if anybody famous has ever performedhere,you’dbetterhavea lotoftimeatyourdisposaltolisten whileaseeminglyendlesslistofwellknownnamesisreeledofftoyou. During sixty-one seasons, Helen Hayes,TallulahBankhead,BasilRath¬ bone,JessicaTandy,HumeCronin, BettyWhite,ArtCarney,MervGriffin, SandyDennis,andcountlessother starshavegracedthestageatOgun¬ quit,andthissummershouldprove tobenoexceptiontothatstellartra¬ dition.Perhapsoneoftheattractions isthatthe750-seathousewasorigi¬ nallybuiltasatheaterinthe1930s, sothatit’scompletewithallthethe¬ atricalamenities,includingacoustics soperfectfromeveryseatthatthe actors almost never need to use mikes.

Findout“HowtheOtherHalfLives” inafarcicalcomedythatranforhun¬ dredsofperformancesinNewYork andLondon(June27-July9),thenlis¬ tentothe“SongofSingapore,”a musicalspoofofthefilm“Casablan¬ ca”(July11-23).FrankLoesser’s “MostHappyFella,”with35songs, may be the most musical for your money(July25-August6),although “ForeverPlaid”featuresa50smale quartetthatplaysandsings(August 22-September 3). In between, the comedy “Later Life” is about the reunionoftwofriendsaftera30-year separation(August8-20).

Duringintermissionsyoucanview theartonexhibitinthelobby,or countthenumberofdifferentstates representedonthelicenseplatesin theparkinglot(thecurrentrecordis 19).Curtaintimeis8:30Monday-Sat¬ urday, with matinees at 2:30 on WednesdaysandThursdays.Tickets cost$20forallseatsatallshows. Groupdiscountsareavailable,but theydon’ttakecreditcards.Thebox officewillopenonJune13at6465511. ■

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InTheGoldenAgeofHeroes,Babe Ruthwasnumberone.

Soitwasaveryspecialthrillwhen hestoppedtotalktoyoungstersand adultsinmyhometownofBathona Saturdaymorninginthefallof1931. Hewasuphereonhisway“overWal¬ doboro”onhisannualdeer-hunting triptoMaine.

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crowd,theBabecontinuedeastover thegreen,high-suspension,recently builtCarltonBridge.Hestoppedhis touring sedan partway across to shootatbuoysintheKennebecRiver forriflepractice.

The Yankee slugger’s aim was as accurateasinhispitchingdayswith theBostonRedSox.

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hereportedlycalledthetimeand pointedtotheplaceforhishistoric homerunintheWorldSeries.

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TheElms

StoryByKenBaker

GinnyFribergrememberslying intheshadedgrassbeneath theelmtreesatQuillcote.On humiddaysatQuillcote,her parents’summerhomeinSal¬ monFalls,Maine,thelittlered-haired girlwouldrest,thetreesprotecting herpaleskinfromthesun.

“Thetreesbranchedoutsograce¬ fully.Theyprovidedalotofshade becausetheyweresotall,”saysGin¬ ny,49,whoisnowamotheroftwo andlivesjustoutsideofConcord,

New Hampshire.

Sometimesshewouldleanagainst thebumpybarkofanelmandgaze acrossthestreettowardthemean¬ deringSacoRiver,whosecalmwa¬ tersseparateSalmonFallsfromthe villageofBuxton.

Ginny’sfather,RalphTurner,had boughtQuillcotein1940.TheColo¬ nial-stylehomereceiveditsname, which means “home by the pen,” fromitsformerownerandpopular turn-of-the-centuryfictionwriter,

KateDouglasWiggin.Wigginwrote allherfamousbookswhileatQuill¬ cote.And,likeGinnywould30years afterthewriter’sdeath,Wigginfound peaceintheshadowsoftheweeping elmtreesinthefrontyard.

Ina1905magazineinterview,Wig¬ ginreflectedonQuillcote,sayingshe would not have written her books withsucheloquence“wereitnotfor the mood that comes from my sum¬ merlifeinadearNewEnglandvil¬ lage.Wheretherippleoftheloveliest

whiteclapboardbuildings. Ginnyhasfondchildhood memories,oneofwhichis having her mother and fatherasteachers.

“Itwasaninterestingtime. IhadmyfatherforAlgebra andmymotherforFrench,” shesays.“Icouldn’tget awaywithanything,that’s forsure.”

Inadditiontolivingina timewhenschoolandfami¬ lywerecloselyinterwoven, Ginny, who was now old enoughtogainperspective onherparents’lives,began noticinghowreligiousthey were—especiallyherDad.

Although her father’s birthnamewasRalph,his parents nicknamed him Jake.Jake’sparentswere very religious, strictly adhering to the Baptist Church doctrine. As an adult,Jakewouldrecall how his family prayed beforemealsandatnight beforegoingtobed;heparticularly spoke of his father’skeepingoftheSun¬ daySabbath.

Jake’sfather,JamesAlbert Turner,pridedhimselfon hishardworkastheowner ofadairycompany.Buton Sundaysheinsistedthatno riverintheworld,thesmellofthe greenthingsgrowing,theshadeof myownelms...areresponsiblefor TheGoose-Girl,Penelope,Rebecca, andtherest.”

ButGinnydidnotenjoythebeauty oftheelmtreesonlyatQuillcote,for herhomeinExeter,NewHampshire was surrounded by the majestic greentreesaswell.Exeter,inthe 1950s,wasdefinedbythemassive elms that shadowed the sidewalks alongitsmaineast-westavenue,High Street.Untilshemovedawaytocol¬ legein1962,Ginnylivedamongthese elms.

Herfatherwastheheadmasterof theEmersonSchool,aprivateacad¬ emy for seventh- through ninth¬ gradestudents.Ginny,herbrother Bill,andherparentslivedinLongfel¬ lowHouse,oneoftheschool’smany

workbedone.Therewouldalsobe nocardplaying,nogamesplayed, andheevenforbadethereadingof newspapers.Allfamilyactivitiescen¬ tered on the Park Street Baptist Church in downtown Framingham, Massachusetts,afewminutes’walk fromtheirhome.

WhenJakewas25,theGreenBay Packers,impressedwithhissuperb playsasacenterontheHarvardUni¬ versityfootballteam,offeredhima $5,000-a-yearcontract.Hewasaffec¬ tionatelydubbedJake“themilkman” Turnerbythepressbecausehewas sohard-workingthathedelivered milkforhisfather’sdairyinthesum¬ mer.

ButJakethemilkmanrefusedthe propositionbecauseJaketheChrist¬ ianrefusedtoplayonSundays.

BythetimeGinnywasborn,how¬

ever,Jakehadmadesomereligious transgressions.Hebecameaddicted topipesmoking,ahabitthatbecame histrademark.“Healwayshadapipe inhishand,”saysGinny.“Ofcourse, the tongue and throat cancer it causedendedupkillinghim.”

Asthecancerbeganeatingaway thecellsinJake’soralcavity,asimi¬ larkindofinsidiousdiseasewas killingoffthousandsofNewEngland elmtrees.

TheDutchElmdiseasewascarried byEuropeanbeetlestotheNewEng¬ landcoastaround1950.Bythemid1960sthediseasehaddecimateda substantialportionoftheregion’s elmtrees.Jakehiredatreeexpert who he hoped could save the elms surroundingtheirExeterhouse,but byhisdeathin1970allofthemwere gone.

The elms at Quillcote were stricken with the disease aroundthesametimeasthose in Exeter. Ginny’s mother, Frances, who is now in her seventiesandstillspendssummers atQuillcote,recallsthesummerday in1965whenJakecutdowntherot¬ tingelmsthatWigginsentimentally wroteabout60yearsearlier.“Itwas suchatragedy.Thegraceandbeau¬ tyofthoseelmtreescouldn’tbe beaten,”shesays.

Jake’sfather,shesays,wasatQuill¬ cotethatday.

“Itwasthestrangestthingtosee,” Francessays.“Myhusband’sfather satinthelivingroomwithhisfacein hishandsandcried.Hekeptsaying ‘oh,thisissuchapity’overandover again.Hewas85atthetime.”

Jake’sfatherdiedfiveyearslater, eight days before Jake himself passedaway.

Today,ifyoulookoutofoneof Quillcote’ssecond-floorwindows andpeeroverthemapletreesthat havesincereplacedtheelms,you canseeacrosstheSacoRivertoa wooded cemetery behind the Tory HillMeetingHouseinBuxton.Jakeis buriedhere.Andlessthananelm’s lengthawayfromJake’sburialsite, facinghisroundedstone,liesKate DouglasWiggin’sgrave.Themean¬ dering dirt path separating the twograveshasaname:Quillcote Avenue. ■

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ella Bella is a new Italian restaurantlocatedacrossfrom theStateTheatreandrecentlyopened by James Leduc, the ownerofAlberta’s.Whitewalls bedizenedwithblackdoodles,pri¬ mary-colorprimitives,andpapiermach6 vegetable sculptures deco¬ ratearoomthatisgoingtobefartoo smalltotakeallcomers.Andtherea¬ sonforthemobsonthesidewalkis thataninterestingmealcanbehad atnearfast-foodprices.Locally,Ital¬ iancooking’srichreservoirofpossi¬ bilitieshasgoneuntapped,butwith BellaBella’srefreshingpaucityofold

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OurdinnerstartedwithStuffedArti¬ chokes($3.80)andGrilledSausages ($4.95).Agiantartichokewashalved toptobottomandfilledwithpesto¬ likestuffing.Thepresentationwas extremelyfetching,butwithallthe leavesintactitwasunwieldytodis¬ sect.Theartichokewasalsodressed withatartvinaigrettethathelped balancetherichnessofthestuffing, but it had pooled on the plate, obscured by the immensity of the artichokeanddiscoveredtoolateto workitsmagic.Thesausageswere

servedalongsideatoastedslabof fuccucia(athick,breadypizzacrust with nobody home on top) and sauteedredpeppersandonions.It wasaperfectminglingofflavors arrangedlikeadisassembledsau¬ sagegrinder.Breadstuffsarethe pastaofrusticTuscancooking,and thiswasagooddemonstrationofthe concept.

ForentreeswechoseOpenRavioli with Crabmeat ($8.95—less expen¬ siveversionswithWildMushrooms, $6.95, and Fontina-Gorgonzola cheese,$7.45,arealsoavailable)and Grilled Cornish Hen ($8.95). The OpenRavioliwasasquareofthin pastacoveredwithjustamodicum ofcrab(referbacktopriceforexpla¬ nationofminimalcrabutilization), redpepper,sauce,andcheesebefore baking.Theflavorsweresimpleand straightforward,thedishfilling,and I’msurethatwasthedesiredeffect. TheGrilledCornishHenwasroast¬ ed unadorned and served along¬ sidecapellinithatwasdressedwith

parsleyandoliveoil.Anotherhomey and humble dish of unembellished simplicity,withtheunfancyflavorsof home cooking, lacking gratuitous richnessandpricedtoallowyouthe luxuryofnothavingtoeatitathome.

The option of bringing your own wineisanotherreasontobecomea regular.Thisderailsthewinemal-

Bella“Ithink goingBellais toequal ifnotsurpass Alberta’sin becomingan instant favorite destination.”

content(myselfincluded)whobe¬ moans the inadequacy of most winelists,andaboontothebud¬ get-minded (myself included) who canenjoyadecentbottleinexpen¬ sively.

The desserts are a treasure troveofItaliansweetsnot often encountered, such as Cassalia,aSicilianwedding cakelayeredwithspongecake andricotta,thencoveredwithdark chocolate;ZuppaInglese,anItalian answertotriflewithliquor-soaked cakeandpastrycream;oranEspres¬ soGelato.Bothcakeswereexcellent renditionsbutneededtobebrought closertoambianttemperaturesince thecoolnessmutedtheflavor.

1didencounteracoupleofBrand New Restaurant Syndrome inconve¬ niences,buttheyweregraciouslyre¬ solved.

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It'sanunlikelyjuxtapo¬ sition,thisislandresort anditsnineteenth centuryroots.Twomiles offPortland,Diamond Coveisaneclectic blendofnatural solitude,peopleand

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Hill,it'sasmallplace, warm with weathered redbrickandfinewood *detail.Builtinthe 1890s, Diamond Cove was once an Army command headquarters. Today,it’slistedon theNationalHistoric Registerandvirtually breatheshistory.Foot¬ thickbrickwalls,slate roofsand miles ofporch havebeenreturned totheiroriginalsplendor. Interiorrenovations havepreservedgrand staircasesandstately proportionswhile providingeveryconve¬ nience,everyluxury.

Explore. Diamond Coveisisolated.Walk milesandmilesof woodedpaths.Enjoy fivebeaches,afresh waterpondorthe heatedpool.Stopby thegeneralstorefor provisionsorachat. Relax.Read.Imagine. Sport. There’stennis, seriousdeepseafishing, seakayakinganda ' health club. And our harborisanoutstanding baseforcoastalsailing. Culture. Explorethe artgallery'orattendan opening.Dineinthe restaurant-acasual gourmetexperiencewhileyousoakin thesun,thecoveand the woods beyond. And Portland’stheaters, museums and restau¬ rantsarejustacross$ thebay,20minutes byyear-roundferry.

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ThelastlogdriveontheSacoRiver wenttothemillsonSpringIslandin 1943.In1798,SethSpringbuilta three-storyFederalmansiononthe island,whichinturnbecameSpring’s tavern,apopularreststopalongthe King’sHighway.Lafayettestopped hereatthisbrightyellow,green-shut¬ teredmansiontowaltzwiththegen¬ try on his tour through Maine in 1825.Thenthesawmillscame,turn¬ ingSpringIslandintoalumberking¬ dom.AfamilynamedDeeringstarted alumbercompanyatSpring’sman¬ sionbackin1866,andtodayDeering Lumberstillthrivesinthesamespot, eventhoughthedaysofthegreatlog drivesarelonggone.

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nthe1670s,agroupofdrunken sailors came upon a squaw with her papoose, who were travelingpeacefullydownthe Saco River in a canoe. The sailors had heard that a papoose floatedwhenthrownintothewater andwantedtotesttheassumption. Sotheyplacedbets,upsetthecanoe, andthepapoosesank.Thepapoose wasthechildofSquanto,Sagamore oftheSacotribe.Thechiefwasso grief-strickenthathesethispeople againstsettlersfromSacotoPort¬ land.Thecampaignwassovigorous thatitdenudedtheareaofitswhite populationuntilpeacewasmadein theearly1700s.

Although the active violence againstthewhitemanended,legend alsohasitthatSquantowroughta curseontheriverthatsurvivesto thisday:“Aslongasthewhiteman livestheSacowatersmusteachyear drown three of his hated race,” relateshistorianCeliaSturtevant. TheSacotodaylookslazyandharm¬ less,andmaybethatiswhypeople are so surprised when the bodies washashoreeachyear.

HeadingnorthtoSacojustpastthe air-conditioning-chilledDairyJoy, looktotheleftandseeaforgettable late-FederalPeriodstructuremostof whose lawn has been engulfed by Route1.Itistheeasilyoverlooked home of Governor John Fairfield, wholedthestatefrom1838-41.Its bricksarepaintedyellow,theroofis

hipped,andithasfourlargechim¬ neys. A congressman in his early years,FairfieldalsoservedasaU.S. senatorfrom1842^49,withapolitical careersoremarkablethatmanycon¬ sideredhimPresidentialtimber.His sudden death during an operation wasthefirstofmanystepsthatsent thehouseintoobscurity.

Pasttheprimordialswamp(awool¬ ly mammoth was discovered here twoyearsago),you’llreachaRoute 1K-Martontheright.Areyouina moodforadventure?Good.Goinside K-Mart and buy a machete. Now, hack through the undergrowth between the parking lot and the interstateramp.Somewhereinthere isanotherancientmile-markerfrom Route One’s time as a post road, tellingthedistancetoBostonTown. Likeathird?TrySouthPortland Municipal Golf Course, Westbrook Street,inSouthPortland,picturedat thebeginningofthisarticle.

Then,afteryourstopinPortland (Renaissance Antiques on Commer¬ cialStreetisamust-stopforantiques lovers),andafterpayingobeisance toL.L.Beanandallfactoryoutlets there,nicknamed“Beansprouts”by Mainers,you’llsurelyrunintoWis¬ casset,oneoftheprettiestseaport townsinMaine,whereyoucanenjoy agreatlunchatLeGarageRestau¬ rant,whichlooksoutoverthewater and the hulks of the picturesque Mainelumberschooners Hesper and LutherLittle. In Camden-Rockport thereislivetheateratthehaunted Camden Opera House. Leaving town for more isolated points farther North,lookonyourleftfortheWhite¬ hallInn,whereattheendofthesum¬ merduringanannual“waitresses’ ball,”localgirlEdnaSt.VincentMillaydeliveredherfirstdramaticread¬ ingof“Renascence”at17,herred hair aflame. So impressed was a dowagertouristintheaudiencethat she offered to pay Edna’s way throughVassarallfouryears,free. AndwithMillayasyouraesthetic pointofdeparture,you’refreenow tocontinuenorthtoBarHarborand AcadiaNationalPark,consideredby manytobethemostbeautifulplace inthemostbeautifulstateinthe world. H

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The Theater Project, School Street, Brunswick. The Alternative High School Theater — made up of students from Brunswick, Topsham, and Freeport — presents their own adaptation of Henry Fielding’s eighteenth-century picaresque novel Tom Jones on May 6-8 and 13-15. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30p.m.andSundayat2p.m.;ticketsare $8 for adults and $5 for students and

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comedy “Losing Father’s Body” by Constance Congdon, in which the Anderson family confronts the problem ofhavingaburialwithoutabody.Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday,5and9p.m.Saturday,and2p.m. Sunday, from April 17 through May 14. There is also a 7:30 p.m. performance on the first Sunday of the production. Call 774-0465fortickets.

information,call443-1316.

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra, 30 Myrtle Street,Portland.Auditionsforthethree youth ensembles of the PSO will be held at Portland High School TuesdayThursday,June7-9.Fordetails,call7738191or1-800-639-2309.

ThePortlandPlayers, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, finish off their season seniors. Box office hours are TuesdaySaturday,3-6p.m.729-8584.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Wash¬ ington Street, Bath. A new exhibition of

StateTheater, 609 Congress Street, Portland. On Friday, May 13 keep the bad luck at bay by spending an evening with The Roches, a tuneful trio of singing sisters from deepest New Jersey. Doors open at 6 and the show starts at 8. Tickets are $12 general admission, or $16 plus a $10 dinner ticket for cabaret seats. Get ready for a heavy night of blues with John Hammond and Duke Robillard on Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 (doors open at 5:30). General admission is $10 and cabaret seats are $12 dollars plus the $10dinnerticket.Shortpeopleandtall people alike won't want to miss Randy Newman on Saturday, June 11 at 8, with doors opening at 6. Regular theater seats cost $18.50; cabaret seats cost $22.50 plus $10 for your dinnerticket.Tofindoutabouttickets forothereventsinMaystillTBA,call 879-1112.

FriendsoftheKotzschmarOrgan, City Hall Auditorium, Portland. The well-known Argentinean organist Hector Olivera will bring the mighty Kotzschmar organ roaring to life with a program of classical and popular music on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by $4 suggested donation. Keep your ears open for the summer series of Tuesday evening Kotzschmar concerts (all at 7:30 p.m.), which begins on June 14 and runs through the end of August, with the same admission procedure. 874-8683.

AtthePortlandMuseumofArt,threeroomsfeaturing metaphoricalinstallationsbyFrench-Canadianartist DominiqueBlainwillbeonviewthroughJuly3.Above: detailfrom Missa, 1992,bootsandmonofilament,25'x22'x 22',byDominiqueBlain.

nautical folk art, including carved wooden eagles and figureheads, ship models and portraits, shadowboxes, scrimshaw,toyboats,paintedseachests, hooked rugs and floor mats, and illustratedsailors’manuscripts,willbe on view April 22-October 30 in the Crooker Gallery. Also featured are two painted parade banners carried through the streets of Portland in 1841, on loan from the Charitable Mechanic AssoRamIslandDance, 25A Forest Avenue, Portland, will put on their annual Spring Show with Berg, Jones, and Sarvis on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20 at 8 p.m. The company-in-residence have created one new piece for themselves set to a Bob Dylan medley, and two new piecesfortheRamIslandDancers,oneof which uses songs by Fred Astaire and Brave Combo. The performance will also feature a commissioned duet by New York choreographer Randy James. For moreinformation,call773-2562.

Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Avenue, Portland, wraps up their 1993-94 season with the world premiere of the

ciation of Portland. Other exhibits currently in progress are “Shipwreck!" (through October 2) and “‘No Fleet Has Paid So Well As Mine’: the William F. Palmer Fleet Collection,” as well as the ongoing “Family Fleets" and “Maritime History of Maine” exhibitions. While you’re there, don’t miss the recently donated James E. Butterworth 1853 oil painting “Clipper Ship Warner Rounding Cape Horn," as very few other paintings of Maine-built clippers exist. Also, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, all moms areadmittedfreeofcharge(yes,dadsget infreeonFather’sDay,June19),andon Saturday, May 28, Hardy II boat cruises begin service for the summer. For more

matchmaking in Russia with 10 performances of “Fiddler on the Roof" May 27-29 and June 3-5, 10-11, and 17-18 at8p.m.,withSundaymatineesat2:30 p.m.Ticketsforopeningnightcost$10; allothershowscost$13,with$1offfor seniorsandchildren.Call799-7337for tickets.

Greater Portland Bike to Work Committee, 333 Forest Avenue, Portland,willcelebratenationalBicycle Month with a week of Bicycling activities May 15-21, culminating in Bike to Work Day on Tuesday, May 17. Show your support by riding your bike to work and joining the rally in Monument Square on Tuesday morning. The committee is also spon¬ soring a Bicycle Conference on Monday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in USM’s Luther Bonney Auditorium. Bicycling Magazine editor and activist Chuck McCullagh will discuss the future of transportation in Portland, and Randy Madres will talk about the city’s rich bicycling past. Admission is free. For more information or to become involved, contact Mouzelle Soule at 871-9299.

PortlandPublicLibrary, 5 Monument Square,Portland.Aspartofthelibrary’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, Maine couple Charles Haskell and Elizabeth McKnight willgiveaslidepresentationontheir900mile trek retracing Henry Stanley’s famous 1871 journey into East Africa in search of Dr. David Livingstone. Bring your lunch to the Rines Room on Wednesday, May 25 at noon; coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided. On Saturday,May21,from10a.m.to1p.m., come and enjoy “Library in the Square,” A Family Celebration of the Arts at the Library and Monument Square. Also, the Lysla Abbott Storytelling Festival with Peninnah Schram will include a 7 p.m. performance on Thursday, May 27 and workshops from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday,May28,bothinRinesAuditorium. Call871-1758fordetails.

SchoolofAmericanDance, 17 Bishop Street,Portland.Theofficialschoolofthe MaineStateBalletwillputontheir“See the USA" recital at 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday,May28atCityHallAuditorium. The show will feature all 400 students

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MaineHistoricalSociety, 485 Congress Street, Portland. A new exhibition entitled “A Goodly Vessel: Ships and Shipbuilding on Casco Bay” will be on display through October 31 in the Maine History Gallery at 489 Congress Street. Inspired by Longfellow's 1849 poem “The Building of the Ship,” the exhibit encompasses models, nautical instru¬ ments, paintings, photographs, and originalmanuscriptmaterialsrelatingto mid-19th century shipyards in the area. Admission is free through May 31. For further information about Maine HistoricalSociety,call879-0427.

MadHorseTheater, 955 Forest Avenue, Portland. Assuming their 6-week, $75,000 fundraising campaign is successful and they are able to remain open,ahappyprobilityatthiswriting, Mad Horse will put on “Two" by Rom¬ ulus Linney from May 26 to June 19. The play depicts the imprisonment and trial of Nazi war criminal Herman Goehring, oneofHitler’smostnotoriousofficers. Performances are at 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost $17, $15 for students and seniors.Call797-3338.

CivicCenter, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. Proceeds from the 6Alive! World'sLargestGarageSalewillbenefit thevariouscharitiesmanningthetables alldaylongonSaturday,June4.Asmall admission fee will be charged at the door.Call775-3458.

PortlandMuseumofArt, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Three rooms featuring metaphorical installations by FrenchCanadian artist Dominique Blain that address oppression, military action, intimidation, and subjugation will be open through July 3. Through May 22, the 3-dimensional sculptural environ¬ ment “A Circle of Nine" by Katarina Weslien and Alexandra Merrill inves¬ tigatesaspectsofanindividualwoman’s relationship to images of female ex¬ perience. In addition, four large paintingsbyMaineartistAlexKatzwill beondisplaythroughJune5.Also,Ellen Rothenberg's monumental “Anne Frank Project" examines issues of discrim¬ ination and genocide (through June 5), and “Maps, Myths, and Monsters" explores the imagery used in early maps (through June 26). Don’t forget to see “Dancing Atoms: Barbara Morgan's Photographs of Martha Graham" before it closes on May 15. Call 775-6148 for details. H

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“Whatdoyoumean?”

“My toes. They feel likethey’restillthere.”

Candace Vanderwahl lookeddownatherfeet poking up underneath thebedsheet.Bloodandiodine had soaked through the white, bleachedcoveringandnowthere wasaround,yellowsunspotgrow¬ ingoutwardinthemiddleofit.

Candace wiggled her toes. But nothingmoved.

“Strangethingis...Icanfeelthem, too,”shesaid,lookingdownatthe end of her bed, where her toes wouldhavebeen.“It’ssoodd.”

“I wonder how we’re going to walk.1guesswe’llhavetolearnall overagain.”

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savethetoes:Forgetthetoes,he toldthem.Thefeetmaybe.1think thefeetwillmakeit.

“At least we have everything else,”Aylmersaid,runningthrough hispossessionsinhismind,his houseandhisjobandhisfamily suddenlymeaningmorethanthey hadbefore.

“It’sagoodthingtheyputusin thesameroom,honey.Iwouldn’t want to be held up somewhere alone,tryingtofeelmytoesthat aren’tthere,”Candacesaid.

Aylmerlookedoutthewindowof MassachusettsGeneral.Allofthe buildingsindowntownBostontow¬ eredupintotheskyfromthecon¬ cretebelow,scatteredofficelights andblinkingredrooflightsatop theskyscraperslightingupthe streetsandsidewalksdownbelow.

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“We’lllearntowalktogether,” Candace said, smiling and then turningonhersidetostareather husband,whowasinthehospital bedrightnexttoher.Ican’tbelieve it,shethoughttoherself.

Aylmer and Candace had gotten caught on Tuckerman Ravine on MountWashingtoninoneofthose depravedstormsthatengulfthe mountain during the summertime andmakestoriesoutofitswicked hecatomb.Theylosttheirwayin theblindingsnowrightbeforethe CrawfordPath.Theywereillpre¬ paredforasummersquall.Aylmer hadtoshelterCandacewithhis bodyuntiltwoparkrangersfound themthenextmorning.

Andwhentheywererescued,the husbandandwifehadseverefrost¬ biteontheirhandsandfeet.Doc¬ torNajerianofNorthConwayhad them flown down to Boston by Medevac.Hedidn’tthinkhecould

Justthenthehospitaldietitian walkedin,heruniformsparkling, whitelikewinter,hersmilestuck, hairtiedupinablondeponytail.

“Howwedoingthere?”shesaid totheVanderwahlsassheplaced twodinnertraysonthesideof theirbeds.

“Are you feeling any phantom painyet?”sheasked.

“What do you mean?” Aylmer said.

“Doyoufeelsomethingthat’snot there?”sheexplained.

Candace sat up. “Yes. How did you know?”

“Itcanlastalongtime.Ithappens toeveryonewholoseslimbs.The nerveendingsarestillthere,so youfeellikesomething’smoving. You’llgetusedtoit,”thedietitian saidverypleasantly.

Aylmerpickeduphisforkfrom histray.Hishandwouldn’tstop shaking.Bothofhishandswere

verycold.

Heslicedapieceofchickenon thetrayandputitinhismouth.

“God,”hesaid.“It’sawful,Can¬ dace!”

“You’llgetusedtothat,too,”the dietitianlaughed.

“Idon’tknow.ThisniceoldIrish nunwasvisitingusbeforeandshe said the hospital food here is enoughtomakeyousick,”Candace said.

“Now,now.It’snotthatbad.I’ll bringyouicecreamlaterifyou’re good,”thedietitiansaid.

CandaceandAylmerbothlooked ateachother.

“That’sokay,”theysaidatthe sametime.

Thedietitianquietlyleftthe room, shutting the door behind her,andtheVanderwahlspicked on their dinner. But Candace couldn’teat.Allshecouldthink about was what would have hap¬ penedifoneofthemhadn’tmade it.

“Honey?”Sheturnedandlooked atherhusband.“Doyouthink1’11 belessattractivebecause1don’t havemytoesanymore?”

“Idon’tseewhatthathastodo withanything?”hesaid.

“BecauseIwon’tbecomplete.I won’tbeacompletewoman.”

“Nonsense.Andanyway,1don’t haveanytoes,either.Remember?”

“Iknow,butyou’reaman.”

“So?”Aylmersaid,pushingthe tastelesstrayofchickenawayfrom hisbed.

“Youcantakethingsawayfrom menandthey’restillattractive, handsome. You can’t take away too many things from a woman. Shebecomesunsophisticated.”

“Sweetheart,you’renotjustsome otherwoman.”

“Iknow,butyou’rebiased,”she said.“If1hadascaronmyface, fromforeheadtochin,whatwould youthinkofmethen?”

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headandhelookedoveratCan¬ dace’s face and he remembered her trembling on the mountain and how he was afraid too but wouldn’tsayit.

“Iwouldthinkyou’reevenmore beautiful,”hesaid.

Candace blushed and a warm¬ nessrushedoverherbody;the firstwarmnessshehadfeltsince shehadawakenedthatmorning, whentheywererescuedandtiers ofsunshineraineddownontothe WhiteMountains,andtheairwas still,andtheywerealive.

“There’sjustsomethingabout you,”Candacesaid.

“No,it’syou,”hesaid.

“Youknow,youcouldhaveleft meonthemountainandgonefor help.AndifIhaddiedyouwould havebeenfree.Icouldhavebeen frozen, attached to the White Mountainsforever.Anotherface¬ lessnamethatMountWashington claimed.Youmighthavehadto waituntilspringtothawmeoutof theice.”

Aylmerlistenedquietly.

“1wouldneverhaveleftyou,”he said.“Evenifitcostmemytoes.”

She smiled. She didn’t know whattosay.

“Doyoustillthinkwewillbeable toski?”sheasked.“1lovetheway you look when your face is unshavenandwe’restandingat thetopoftheliftinthePennine AlpsandweskifromSwitzerland downintoItaly.”

“Afterwelearntowalk,”Aylmer said.

Candaceclosedhereyesandfelt hertoesmoving.

“Idon’tthinkI’llbeafraidofthe snow,”shesaidwithhereyesstill closed.“Idon’tthinkthere’sany¬ thingthatscaresmeanymore.”

Aylmersmiled.

“Eventhoughitcostyouyour toes?”hesaid.

“Especiallybecauseitcostme mytoes,”shesaid,andshesmiled too,andshepushedawayhertray with the chicken in it. ■

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