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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
21
In a town hall performance by John Edwards known as Bricktop the junior class staged a Texas themed play to raise gym funds. A fire scare sparked by a stage mishap caused panic until Bricktop's calm command halted the surge and kept actors safe.
An Algonquin mother tells a child a tale of Quick-Finger the hunter who traps the sun in a giant tree net. The sun endangers tribes and beasts as Quick-Finger and his tribe seek aid from animals to free the sun. The story reflects older world contrasts and mythic trapping of celestial fire.
In Sur town a staged prairie fire causes panic during a performance. Bricktop, a red headed boy, calms the crowd by improvising a tale and halting the alarm. The town honors him with praise and a banquet at the mayor’s hotel.
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