The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-04
ANOTHER
TRIUMPH
Second Production of King
JoIIity Saturday Night.
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
The Entertainment Was Probably
the Best Amateur Perform.
anCe Ever Seen Here.
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY

The second production of King Jol-
lity at the opera house Saturday even
ing, under the auspices of the Y. M.
c. A. was undoubtedly the most fin
ished, artistic and pleasing amateur
ever given in Benning-
ton.
Prof f. Wales of Brattleboro who
prepared the affair and drilled the per-
formers, found apt pupils among the
young people of this town and says it
is but rarely that he is able to carry
out his plans with a little friction.
The scenery and light effects were all
that could be desired while the cos
tunes were pretty and appropriate.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows:
King Jollity, has no time for any
thing but pleasure, Fred Harmon.
Queen, an up-to-date woman; has no
time for anything but a conspiracy
to make way with the King,
Miss Bessie Harbour.
Princess Issocoy, no time for any
thing but the Prince,
Mrs L. H. Ross,
Prince Beauto, no time for anything
but the Princess, j. II. Habberly.
Alpha, Beta, Kappa, Delta, four
sages, keepers of the plot and
other royal secrets attending on
the Queen and in league with her to
destroy the King,
Wales, Tuttle Barrett, Daley.
Prof Bureske, a silent force, Grand
provider Of entertainment for the
King, f. Wales.
Hobeau, a castaway and detective in
the Kings service watching the
Queen and Sages in hopes to dis
cover the plot, In love with Nu-
thens, Lynn Wood.
Nuthens, maid-in-waiting to the
Princess, in love with Hobeau,
Miss Bessie Hudson.
Captain Of Kings Guards, follower
of King against Queen,
Perry Gokay.
Captain of Royal Guards, also for
the King, Miss Fanny Taft,
Court Jester, a serious subject,
Hubert Daley.
Pages, Adeline Coadon and Tillie
Hervey,
OF these, all deserve praise for work
we'll done. Most of them are familiar
to Bennington audiences, having Of
ten been seen in amateur performan-
ces.
OF the newer ones in work of this
kind, special praise is due Miss Bessie
Harbour, who as queen, was the stern,
insistent, unyielding woman which the
part required. Not once did she for
get the seriousness of the character
she was impersonaling and her work
throughout was rarely we'll done.
The vocal stars Of the cast we're Miss
Bessie Hudson, Mrs L. H. Ross and
James H. Habberly. These well known
singers outdid themselves on this Oc-
casion and gained new laurels with the
approval OF the large audience pres
ent.
Lynn Wood made capital ''Ho-
beau" and kept the audience laughing
at his clever hits.
Hubert Daley, Miss Fanny TAFT and
Perry Goksy all had important parts
which they filed with credit.
II is nothing new to say that Fred
Harmon pla! ed his part as King we'll,
as that is the way he always handles
anything Of the kind.
Perhaps the hest feature of the en-
tertainment was the sailors hornpipe
as danced by Miss Mary Toomey with
the accompanying drill by the sailor
lads.
The specialties we're all good, not
the least of these being six little las
sizes, Helen Hawks, Luella Chandler,
Helen Plumb, Ruth Montgomery, Ger
trude Robson and Irene Wickhamw who
did barefoot dance with most charm
ing effect.
A grotesque dance by Doris Gibson