Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
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This entertainments, given at the town
hall tuesday evening was success in
every respect When the tickets went on sale
at noon last Friday at Chaplin q CO. S drug
store. "a hue of over $40 people was ia wait
ing. aud in ~ minutes time more than half
the house mad been sold by evening good
seats were at a premium, and there were
/ scores of people who applied for tickets
only 10 lind that they were too late IL
/ goes without saying, therefore, that the
house was crowded, and the audience was
one of the largest ever seen IN the town
] hall As was expected. they found three
/ hours of fun and of goOd-natured nonsense
ami caricature IN store for them The
/ opening scene showed the children on
/ their way 30 school, and the effect of the
quaint costumes and the quainter prauks
! of their wearers was safely a. be put down
/ as artistic The taking incident OF the
J procession was that m which Bobby oquires
/ appeared with ms frisky team of colts
/ When the curtain next arose school kept
/ with the mistress az her table. and the
/ studlous lnds aud iassies finding their way
20 their seats. followed by the morning eN-
ercises which consisted largely Of an effort
/ by tine teacher to impress upon her pupils
the necessity OF making "a good appearance
On the afternoon session. when the summer
term was 20 close, and the committeeman
To visit tine school The scene presented
with the "httle boys ON the front seat. the
. twins az the mead of the middle aisle. and
/ tine girls ou their own side of the house
/ will not soon toe forgotten The effort
/ made hv the chairman of the school com
mittee who appeared during the morning
/ session. was IA notable one. A genuine bit
of picturesque effect was thrown into the
/ incoming scene and the dinner-eating. and
then came the great event of the evening.
. -tne afternoon session with the school
committee and their wIve, pa attendance
/ aud all the show exercises OF the great oc-
cAslou The cheerful song los four Of the
girls wa. gem Tine baby brother. the
bad hoy. the suffering school boy Mary
ami her hrtie lamb and d long Inst ut other
/ familiar characters. all appeared duly not
u mention the champion readers ana speak
ers like kpnraim Melancthou koebuck, Joe
East Wilnam Henry Harrison Fickens.
Bartholomew Cumming, Josephus tOgg
/ lshmaeI SuueeIer and others ot equal
/ merit a. tine regulation notices used 10
/ .ae The members of the a. b.. e., class.
spelling class reading Glass aud universal
/ knowledge class alb acquitted themselves
Co the evident satisfaction of tnemsetves
tueIr teacher and the committee The
+ CROW ming event came. however. when the
committee made their remark squire
kicker making a determined effort To rid
the 'deestrirk of feminine rule Iu the
teacher CHAIR. while Deacon " aybacE
came calamity 70 the defence OF Miss Petit
grew and los a rarely successful exhibition
OF the notable auurrsments of several OF tine
larger bows won her the uav iriumphHntly
Az the entertainment closed DIR Draper
rose u the audience ami expressed the
Gall f... ..f nN ] IN
society. under whose auspices tine entertain
meut was gwen. e. all those from other
societies whu had SO generously assisted IN
Its production The doctor also said that D.
hHu been suggested that a- tine presentatiotl
hal been $50 successful. and many had bee
unable o. procure seHt-, 90 ought 20 be re-
peateu for SOME general public purppe
Ar Is nawiey Thought the hurai loo
proVemput society would bee sucu an 90 Iect,
and Hon j. b Harris thereupou askei for
a vote ui tine audience a. t. whether d re-
petition should h. asked for The vote wa
unanimously Iu tine affirmative, aud Co.
Hooker. after ruusu itatiou with the com
pauy announced that they had agreed
without exception TO give tine entertainment
second time and the date would be Tues
dAy evening ut next week. the tickets gong
on safe at Cnaulu 81 Co. store AT noun Oh
SATURDAY
On bsnalf Of the [ uitarau ladies' It should
ne further sand that they ieel under especIaI
obligation o. Mrs davenport for the time
which sne cheerfuliy gave o. TINS entertain
ment u1 less than for the highv credIJHhle
wav in which she performed her dIthcult
part rs mistress of the scnul banks are
also due o. Mr. stiles To, editor of the
springfield Reporter. VINO cneerfuiiy CON
tributed ms services ~ the fui- Of the bauy
brother. aud "a TINS way gave the audience
some OF their neartiest laugh. il Is pub
nc secret that the suggestion tor the 'skule
and very many of the detail of ITS produc.
tons, came from Mr,. Greg irv Of Indiana
All intimate personal friend OF Mrs q. Il
RYDER. VINO na- been OF d visit at Mrs
Ryder Tor several week past
IL Is due 20 those nI took the leading
parts IN the way oi spesch-maKluE, compo-
sition-reaulnE etc. As Sell as 20 those " no
took aud gave some q the most pointed
local grInds ana nIts that none OF these
Things had been relearsed, and no one
knew beforehand what was coming