Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-20

abeth Brown, Mrs. Jennie ii. Barrett, MIS-.
Catherine King, Mrs. d. i. Perry, Miss
Laura Sargent, Mrs. L. II. White.
Gents.-Chas. Betterley, A. A. Coates, Il.
c. Carpenter, Geo. s. Clark, Geo. Il. Ed
wards, Frank L. Frost, II. E. Hall, A. +.
Leonard, w. S. King, Louis II. Maish, d.
S. Sanderson, Ebert Taylor, j. b. Tucker
Miscellaneous.-Mr. Page, II. II. b., Brat
tleboro, W.
LAST EVENINGS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Agnes wallace-Villa combination
made their first appearance before Brat
tleboro audience Wednesday evening in
Celia Logans masterpiece in five acts,
translated from the French and entitled
Maple Cottage. The principal characters
Maude Templeton, the too jealous and sus-
picious wife, and Harry Templeton, the
rather weak and erring husband-were
taken respectively by Agnes Wallace and
by Sam b. Villa. The other most promi-
nent parts were filled by Misses Sabrie
Doshon, as the lovely but unprlncipled
Helen Granger, Nellie Frost as the strong
minded reform woman aud Alice Newman
as the romantic kitchen belle. Messrs. X.
II. Brennan aud Harry Holmes personated
the kind-hearted Uncle Drewitt and
Hatchery Blaize the bursted Snowman.
Even the less prominent parts were assign
ed with great care, each actor showing such
a remark able adaptability TO his or her role,
as TO render the play in all its details one
OF the most perfect representations, If not
a "a p oil ynp iu RrnfI1 phOrn
We are occasionally favored by the arrival
of eminent artists, but they are almost in
variably so weakly support ted, as to make
the play, as n whole, insipid in the extreme.
But in this combination, each member is
an actor, and the presence OF the star per-
performer is not needed to keep up the in
terest in the play. Agnes Wallace and
Sam Il. Villa, the bright and particular
stars, so well and favorably known, sur
passed themselves on this occasion and
held the audience enchanted throughout
the evening. The entertainment opened
with laughable burlesque of Cinderella,
which kept the audience in a continuous
state of laughter and applause. The music
was as much a delightful surprise as the
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orchestra although not large, was so we'll
chosen, and each member Oft was so COM
pletely master of his instrument, as to rem
der the general effect exceedingly fine. The
little bit-"once a king there CHANGED TO
be'-from Rossin's opera of Cinderella,
played once or twice during the burlesque,
was absolutely perfect. Did space permit,
M, oI, trl,t 10 e ID
markable powers as a vocalist, exhibited
in the part of Clorbldd. The play for this
evening will be F'rou-frou, to he preceded
by burlesque on the THO Orphans. From
what we have learned OF the cast of Frou.
JroH, rare treat may be expected and-in
s pite of mud aud rama full hall.
A PLEASANT EVENING AT KINDERGARrEN
HALL.
One of the most agreeable social enter
tainnents of the season took place at Kin
dergarten Hall on Tuesday evening, when
several OF our well known young ladies
and gentlemen presented the French COM
ody LA vielle Cousine," and the English
farce doctor Mondschein" TO an audience
OF friends and invited guests which fully
occupied the somewhat limited sccommo-
dations of the hall. TIE programme of the
evening in full was as follows:
Piano duet ,-Jubel o verture, Weber.
Miss A. Simpson, Miss G. Cabot.
La vielle Cousine,-consde transaise, E. souvesire.
Piano solo.-Grande PolaccA briliante Weber.
Miss Grace Cabot
Doctor Mondsohein,-En glish farce.
Piano lucille Tourbillon-Galop, ID. Gutman.
Miss G. Cabot, Miss L. Brooks.
Miss Mallory on the Chinese question.
Pantomime and Tableau1.
In the sprightly little French comedy the
parts were all chosen with rare discretion
and adaptation. Miss Mary Cabot was very
admirable as the elegant and dignified
Madame Langlois, and none the less so
were Miss Mary Thompson and Miss Lille
Brooks as her two daughters; Miss An
ME Kellogg played the part OF the aged and
eccentric cousin with great fidelity, and
Mrs. James Dalton was quite uuapproach-
able as the vivacious anu mirth- provoking
'cuisiniere." The closing tableaux, in
which Miss Brooks appeared as the muse
of poetry was very charming and effective.
The perfect familiarity aud readiness in the
French language which was apparent in all
of the actors in this play seemed like quite
a new revelation to their audience.
No less well taken were the parts in the
English farce, in which Mr.. ]. C. Howe ap-
peared as the somewhat jealous and excita-
bic Mr.. Backbay Miss Annie Estey as
Mrs. Back bay, passionately fond of the
German" Miss Margaret Burnham as
the terribly deaf aunt, Mrs. Post and Mr..
Frank Wheeler, as the shrew and exquis-
lite German doctor, who narrowly escaped
being one OF the victims in fearful domes-
tic tragedy. The closing chorus of voices
with which the farce ended was entirely
unique in its way.
The piano selections OF the evening were
entirely in harmony with the character of
the entertainment, and in every case ar
tistically rendered. Weber's brilliant Po-
Idccd displayed to fine advantage Miss
Grace Cabors delicately clear touch, and
called out hearty encore, to which she re-
sponded with charming Menuet by Schu-
bert. Miss Estey's personation of the in
censed Miss Maloney, in the closing num-
Der of the programme, was exceedingly
apt, and almost raised a question as TO how
long the young woman had been "over."
This entertainment was the first of two to
be given in kindergarten Hall, the pro-
ceeds to be applied TO stage decorations.
THE RAILROAD MEETING-THE TOWN
VOTES TO AID.
There was full attendance at the town
meeting last Saturday afternoon, and the
result was vote aid to the Brattleboro
and Whitehall railroad by strong and de-
cisive majority. The voters were called to