The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-07
BRATTLEBORO VERMONT. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1896.
THE SINGING SKULE.
one Of the Largest ChOruses Ever
Brought Ont Here.

one of the Largest ChOruses Ever
Brought Ont Here.
Ye Create Singing Skule, for which
came off Monday night and was the
first paid entertainment to appear IN
the new opera hall, which was crowded
to its utmost, many being obliged to
occupy standing room. The proceeds,
which were about $3.50, went to the
benefit of the Boys Battalion, and was
goodly sum considering the expense
which wac necessaryto make the enter
tainment the success it was. 'Dame
Plunkett," Mrs. Nation of Spring
field. Mass, and her pupils assisted
by Hon. Frederick Hoibrook and l.. W.
Hawley and chorus and orchestra
numbering 125 "iolkes'' comprised the
entertainment. The singers were all
attired in ''ye olden tyme'' costumes
and made a pretty appearance on the
stage. The singing of the chorus was
excellent, showing power and harmony
combined and proving that much time
had been spent in drilling. The duet
singing as we'll as that of the trios and
quartettes was also commendable and
particular mention should be made of
the duet of Messrs. Arthur w. Childs
and Frank Brasor who came in as old
soldiers and sang a pathetic little war
song very beautifully with a good
conception of the part and a fine
blending of voices, W. r. Haigh as
drum major, Grandpa Paul with his
ancient fife, c. L. Sturgess with snare
drum and S. W. Knight bass. At the
matinee Tuesday Mr.. Knight handled
the snare and Fred Brasor, "the coon. l."
the bass The cutting up"of Julius
Caesar +. S. Brasor. and Moses
Simpkins, - Harry Estey, kept the
audience in good humor throughout
the entire evening y choice thing
also, and regarded by many as the best
of the evening was the trio Have You
Seen My Flora, " byMrs Simpson, Miss
Robinson and Mr.. Carruthers. The
det by Mrs. Mattoon and F. W. Cros-
by. from one of the operas. was also
finely rendered T.. l.. Parker, as of
an old Windsor county singer who used
TO entertain festivals in the Windsor
hall 40 odd years ago and it was done
effectively. While other fine features
were the trio in Strike the Cymbals'
by F. W. Crosby, Mrs Hubbard and
Franz Brasor, the Scotch Worldlye
song by +. W. Crosby and another
Roaming in Foaming Billows' by f.
II. Miller. A sweet and pretty thing
we'll done was the violin selection by
Misses Abbie Lundberg and Alice But
terfield Mrs. Sherwin, Miss Stewart
and Miss Jeannie Hall were the piano
accompanies and the orchestra consist
ed of ~ pieces. Diantha Samatha
Whitney Mrs. Mixer gave a speak
ing piece" in an "Old Maids Lecture"
which was first rate and Tuesday she
gave Bad Boy. =" The program was re-
peated Tuesday afternoon for the bene-
tit of the school children who by tine
large number present seemed to appre-
ciate it, though this performance did
not go off as smoothly as the first, be-
cause several of the leading actors were
absent for the funeral and other causes
and the orchestra was not full. After
the dropping of the curtain Monday
evening Mr.. Day appeared and thanked
those who had taken part. 1t has been
suggested that the organization ought
to be kept up with weekly drills, and
give us another musical body like that
of the old choral union prior to 81.
The members of the chorus we're:
YE WoMESNE INGERs,-Constance Lucretia
Ees, Mary Ann Dunklee, Cynthia Prudence
Hunt she that was a Iynde,) Polly Smith, !
sophia Crosier, Patience Harris, Priscilla Mat |
thews, Lydia Crosby, Soptronia Wells, RoNanna
Crosby, Lavinia Clark, Latcza Miner, Alzina
Hardy, Silence Tocdt fshe 'twaa a Robbins, !
Allen, susan Miller Jemma Brasor, !
Goriana Carlton, Sally Ann Coleman, ,Goodwife |
McLane (she that was Cressy), Peggy smith, |
Nony Sueeter, Huldah Simonds, Albiny Lam
son, Cassandra Larkin (and daughter, Hannah I
Hough the parsons daughter), Matilda Burn |
cite, Rivarde Gilkey, Lampsey Lamb, Dorothy /
Pettee (she that was a Dayls)' Partheuia Brazor, !
Cass Ann Brigham, Becky Wood, Belinda Car |
ruthers (from yc towne Bellows Falls, Paulina |
Thaye Marlla Hagh, Nancy Dutton, Araminta |
Hepsibah Reed. Penelope Taylor /
Groechen Reiting, Felicity CAIN Bathsheba Sci
eek, Diantha Lawton, Abigail Lund /
berg Alysia Butterfeld. Delight Robin
son Calista Howe, Ruth Tenney, |
MerTitwinkle Graves, Clarissa Davis, Micent /
Hin, MclOdious Prentss, Mercy Porter, Belinda |
Elmore (and comely daughters), and others.
YE MEME SINGERS Ebcnezer Robbins,
Peleg Ly on, JosiahlDunklee, Peletiah Babbitt,
Joshua Bartlett Halleujah Stellmann, Zaccheus
Dutton, Philander Edgett, lmonza Childs lye
Goliath Carruthers. Elechiel Mat
hews, Methuseah Warren, Ichabod Taylor,
Erastus Matthews, Squire Jonathan Mather, Or
,heus: Rice, Abinadab Crowell, Jonas Howe.
Doolittle Dutton Philetus Faithful Hall. Abijah
Miller, Goforcm Miller, Cousin Jedediah Smith
Benjah Lamson, Epaphroditus Campanini
1rosby (ye. motor mani; Melchisedec Nichols
Darwin Darious Paul, Scratchaway Sturges,
,ephaniah Thompson, Berodachalad Barber,
'aganini nagh Theophilus Brasor, Eliahbe
Ihilds, Eliphalet Hailelujah Miller, Pealaway
Taft, Elane Eddy twho keeps ye tavern) and
thers.