Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-04-01
She Stoops to Conquer.

The members of the Junior class of
the college played Oliver Goldsmith's
well known drama "She Stoops to
Conquer" to an exceptionally large
house last Friday evening.
The actors held their audience like old
players and the frequent bursts of APP
plause showed their genuine enthusiasm.
The actors were certainly deserving of
their applause for it is the opinion of
many whose criticism in such matters is
worthy of note that it was the best anna
ture play given in the town hall for a
great many years.
The infection of the voice and the
acting was of much higher rank than
is usually attained by amatures. The
smoothness and orderliness with which
each scene was gone through with is
worthy of note.
The costumes, being those of the last
part of the eighteenth century, were
very elaborately and carefully gotten up
and made great addition to the enjoy
ment of the performance.
A great deal of labor and care was eX-
pended upon them and much credit is
due the costume committee. Miss
| Jeflerys Leet6, Miss Fanny Millken and
Miss Bertha Duncan and all those who
helped them, for their many hours of
/ inCOnspicuOus work.
Miss Lena Goodwin as Miss Hardcastle
who "Stoops to Conquer played to
! AF
English woman enjoying herself with a
bashful suitor and that of an attractive
bar maid.
James Taylor as old Mr.. Hardcastle
played the part of decrepit old squire
enraged at the insolence with which his
hospitality is received finely, succeeding
in working himself up into quite a
passion.
Sanford Lane as the suitor of Miss
HardCastle did fine work, doing some
especially good acting in the scene where
he loses his head from embarrassment
keeping the audience laughing by his
attempts to keep away from the young
lady.
Samuel Abbott as Tony kept the
audience laughing by his boyish prank.
and sayings. He is deserving of a grea
deal of praise.
Miss Blanche Moore as Mrs. Hardcastl,
played to perfection the part of an ole
woman distracted by a lively son.
. Miss Bessie Freeto as Miss Neville {
companion to Miss Hardcastle and Percy
Roberts as a friend of young Mr. Mar
lowe both did excellent work. Harry
Holt as Sir Charles Marlowe, Adolphu
Pilger as the Innkeeper, Miss Katharin,
Collins as the maid, and Harry Fisher al
: the butler, all PLAYED their parts finely
= adding a great deal to the good render
ing of the play.
A great deal of praise is due Mrs
McGilton and Miss Mabel Merrill fo
their careful training of the performers
The time between the acts was en-
joyably filled by the usual good music
of Dorings Orchestra of Troy, n. Y. =, anC
a quartette from the mems college gle'
club. The glee club quartette was very
enthusiastically received by the audi
ence and were encored twice.
A very enjoyable Junior Hop followed
the play the music being furnished by
Doring's orchestra. The hop was at
tended by about thirty five couples anC
thoroughly enjoyed by them.
The whole affair was a financial sue
cess and much credit is due Harry Hol
and James Taylor for their careful
management.
The programs were not in evidenc
= the first part of the evening but in tn,
middle of one of the scenes they wer
seen coming down from above. Thes
programs were quite carefully prepare,
and as they were little out of tn
ordinary they added to the enjoyment O
features of the evening