"You'll manage rehearsals, actors, technicians, props and costume fittings, and liaise with front-of-house staff and the director. You'll need to have a good understanding of both the technical and artistic elements of a performance so you can ensure it is delivered exactly to the director's requirements."
So basically, a stage manager is like the manager of everything, it's an important job. You'll have to make sure everything is in order and that everything is how it's supposed to be, like the clothing, the place where people will be acting, etc.
For the Stage Manager in Our Town, I wouldn't know as I haven't read the bok.
Since Rainsford was found by the General so easily, the General wanted to have more fun and allowed him to go, which showed his smile. The General was a cunning man and he wanted to have more fun in the game so he gave Rainsford another chance to go and let him have another hunt. The General had something in mind and Rainsford thought he was going to die instantly and easily because he was up against the General.
The line that shows the value of the match its the second one "…it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily". The match allows humankind to handle fire easily.
The poet states that the statue had been destroyed and what were left was its leg and head. But in contrast to that the picture has a full statue with the entire body. Also the poet has stated that the face has a permanent frown due to ordering always, but here it does not seem to be. So therefore that is the one detail not clearly shown by the poet.
