Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
An Unqualified Success.

A success in all the word implies was
Torrance at the Opera house Tuesday
and Wednesday evening under the direc-
ton of De Forest West. Over 1900
people witnessed the production and the
have been kept busy since listening to
the fattering enconiums from those who
saw "the show"
When the curtain went up on the OPEN
ing night bringing to view the stage with
its dazzling, shimmering, animated orna-
mentation of gold lace. satin, silk and
Romeo gowned men the applause was
spontaneous.
Conversationalist De Forest West at
tended by his page William, alias
.Cudgy," Foote, occupied the centre of
the stage and the circle was composed of
leading business men. The opening
overture introducing the Sons of Ham
was finely rendered while the aforesaid
S of Ii were simply de luxe edition of
burnt cork entertainers. The bunch of
six was constituted of long and short
ones in the ratio of about of the former
to 1 of the latter. Frank Rowe, who
knows thing or two about cheese,
Cushing Hill who knows things other
than cheese, Edward Higgins, the gentle
man of horse knowledge, Jackson, the
same man that went over the falls, Mr..
Frederick A. Hughes, the gentleman
with tender heart, and William Shana-
han, the man from Boston, were the
gentlemen who held down the lends
Their repartee was distinctively down
to date and their local hits caught the
audience between breaths making the
applause a continuous performance.
The vocalists who did individual stunts
carried off the honors as usual and I'm
the Days of Old" done in ebony, by
Monsieur Cushing Hill, even Jackson
and "Honey" came near experiencing
total eclipse. Mr.. Arthur Taber touched
the heart strings of the audience with
''The Little Church Where You and l
Were We'd" a touching sentimental
theme calculated to make a lump in
your throat. Hannah, Wont You
Open That Door" by William Shanahan,
caught the crowd as the genuine type of
minstrel melody and Bill took his share
of the encores.
"Spotless Town." by Frank Rowe got
an invite for return date as did ALEX
ander," rendered by Edward Higgins;
"Creole Love Song" by Mark A. Davis,
a bit of extreme sentimentality that
makes maids hearts flutter, was eX-
quisitly rendered. Good Night, Be
loved, Good Night" by that veteran,
William Sheldon, was the recipient of a
wave of applause that made even Mr..
Hill trifle delicate about doing his vocal
pyrotechnic stunt during which he in
troduced "In Days of DID," bit of
musical phantasamagora, telling of
those fair old, rare old days" when
things were different
Master Karl Stems, as the boy soprano,
sang The Man Behind that catchy bit
of music from the Wizard of o."
Harry Perkins, manipulation of clubs ;
Harry Dudley, buck and wing artist,
with that real article entertainer, Mr..
Customade Hill completed the olio of the
second part.
The drill of the cavaliers under the
direction of Capt. De Forest West was
rendered by Leueln Fisher Joseph
Calhoun, Clarence Wells, Mark A. Davis,
Edward Hughes, Charles Westall.
Mr.. West, the director, was suffering
from an acute attack of bronchial cold
and it was with the greatest effort that
he carried out his part yet the audience
knew it not. Mr.. West is to be congrat-
ulated upon his success which he has
met with and the club, those who par.
ticipated in the performance and those
who in many ways assisted in the pro-
duction, are entitled to the commenda-
ton that is heard upon all sides.