Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16

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BE little folks who are TO entertain us Tues
day, January 9th, both afternoon and even
lng
An audience which completely filed this
cosy concert room horticultural HALL long
previous to the rise Of the curtain witnessed
the initial performance by the Liliputian Op-
era company, which is composed exclusively
Of diminutve people excepting, of course,
the giant, Col. orr. This company of little
lolks at their performances last season made
q most favorable impression, and it is not to
be wondered at that hundreds were turned
hway unable TO procure even standing
room John Broughams old burlesque, en-
Titled ''Pocahontas," has been rewritten and
arranged by Boston lady into most bright
and pleasing operetta, and the various char
aoters so arranged as to display the abilities
OF the little people in a most marked and sue
cBssful manner. II abounds in a succession
q humorous solos set to popular airs and in
bright and witty hits, local and national
Zach individual of the company acted his or
her part in a most charming manner, and the
humor of the piece was rendered in a manner
which would have been credtable to older
and more experienced players. BY their most
pleasing representations they quite captivated
The audience, and it is not too much to say
That they offer one of the most pleasing en-
tertainments which has of late years been
given in this city. Miss Jennie Qugley in
The title role, Admiral Dot as Capt. John
Smith, Col. Speck as Menheer Rolf, and Col
Orr rs Powhattan, sang in pleasing manner,
the voices of the little ones being surprising
~ strong and clear, when their size is consid-
cred, Col. Speck's voice in particular being
very sweet At the close Of the operetta the
little folks entertained the audience for some
time with their specialties Miss Quigley and
admiral Dot presenting in a most amusing
style the felcities and infelicites of married
life. Col Speck, in his song, where has
Nancy gone p received several encores, as
did also Gen. Totman.
THOSE LITERARY PROBLEMS, WITH THEIR AN
Ia swRRs.
The following is the list of literary CO.
nundrums which We published fortnight
ago, with the answers which we believe to be
Correct:
l. What a rough man once said to his son
when he desired him to eat properly. Chau-
Ger.
?. A lions house when there is no water
In it. Dryden.
3, Makes and mends for first class Gus
toners. Taylor.
4. Represents the dwellings of civilized
countries. Holmes.
,. A kind of linen. Holland.
G. An article to wear ON the head. Hood
I. name that means such fiery things
Burns.
s. Belongs to a monastery. Pryor Cor
Abbott
4 .. Not one of the four points of the com
pass but inclining towards one of them
Southey.
10. What an oyster heap is apt to be.
Shelley.
IL. chain of hills including a dark treas
ure. Ooleridge.
-. Always youthful in name. Young.
10. An American manufacturing town.
Lowell.
IL. Humpbacked but not deformed. Camp
bell
II. The value of word. Wordsworth.
1G. An internal pain. Akenside
Il. ten-footer whose name begins with
fifty. Lonefellow.
Is. Brighter and smarter than all the rest.
Whittier.
: 10. A worker on precious metals. Gold
smith.
20. A lady's garment. Spenser.
81. Small talk and heavy weight. Chat
terton.
%. A prefix and disease De Quincy.
%. disagreeable fellow to have on ones
foot. Bunyan.
-. mean dog it is Curtis
%. An official dreaded by the students OF
M" EnRlish university. Proctor.
2G. His middle name is suggestive of an
Indian Walter Savage Lander.
27. manufactured metal. Steele.
rs. game and male of the human spe-
cies. Tennyson.
%. Meat What are you doing? Brown
ing.
80. Very fast indeed Swift.
81. A barrier built of an edible. Corn
wall.
80. To agitate a weapon Shakespeare.
80. A domestic worker. Cooke.
"a. slang expression. Dickens.
80. Passed away slowly. Lngsrd.
&C. young domestic animal Lamb.
81 One who is more than a sandy shore.
Beecher.
3S. girls name and male relative Adj
olson.
30. A fraction in American currency. and
the most fashionable society. Milton.
40. bird and its song Macaulay.
Al. Put an edible grain between an ant
and bee, and much loved poet you soon
will see. Bryant
~. A domestic animal and what it can't
do. Cowper.
Several different lists of answers have been
handed in, one of which answers all the prob
lens, though with some variations from those
given above, and others give answers to all
but two or three each We note the varia-
tions:
I. Heller. 8. Priest .. Wesley. Is.
Sparks. %. lie Fever. ~. Barker. 80.
Butler. 81. Walker, Crabbe. 81. Lee. s.
Emerson. AZ. Mulock.
The 10th problem seems to have given the
most trouble in the answering We hope
shortly TO present another similar list.