Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-28

First they had baby in the cradle
BY and by they had three more
Finally they occupied his bedroom
And Darcy sleeps upon the floor.
The former thus epitomized las
years representative contest:
Last fall Mike Moran thought he''
like TO represent the town,
We said he'd be elected, but the vot
ers turned him down;
Mike asked Clarke if he was running
Fits replied, You bet l am.
For I've got to go and see about tn
dam"
So the undertaken stayed at home
his work to undertake,
Fits under rtook TO work the stat
for piums from public cake,
He had a job created. then he exer
cised his wits,
And the Legislature gave the job e
Fits.
Easy. easy,
But just the same
He knows the game,
He's not to blame.
When home he came,
He'd made a name
And won his fame
Working. working,
Morning. noon and night:
He worked so late
He worked the state,
The dams forgotten quite
But no bird ever flew so high he
didn't have to light,
Though now around the state he flits.
And pulls the strings that give us
Fits.
! The entrance of the premiere ends
was spectacular. They seemed to
emerge from utter darkness upon the
centre of the stage and to shed cheer
full light therefrom. like tall wax
candle burning beside a large round
lantern. All the songs received en-
cores. j. l.. Stewart. sang Back TO
Baltimore very acceptably and with
a lively dance. interlude; Fred G.
Adams rendered When We Listen to
the Murmur of the Pines, with ex-
quisite expression and vocal skill;
Edward Gonyer gave song and
dance, Dem Scandlous Eyes, in his
usual pleasing manner; Under the
Banana Tree by S. w. Hubbard,
caught the popular ear and fancy at
once; Longing for You, was rendered
with feeling by w. A. Gilbert, the
double quartet joining in the chorus:
Shame on You. was cleverly inter-
preted, sung and enacted in costume
by Alison Dugan; No Bird Ever Flew
So High, sung in j. Harry Estey's in
imitable style, contained some of the
most telling local hits and D. Frank
SheaS Everywhere waS-simply i'm
mense. Alfred S. Thompson sang On
Decoration Day. with fervor and ef-
feet and the striking tableau which
supplemented the song, representing
The Spirit of rs. was exceedingly
well conceived and executed. The
opening overture, arranged especially
for the occasion by George Lowell
Tracy, contained several popular airs
and was performed with spirit. w.
H. Henley, as interlocutor. was cos
TUNED in white and filed his con-
spicuous position with ease and dig
nifty. The chorus of 40, directed and
drilled by f. E. Bagley, was grouped
upon a raised platform, the band in
full Russian costume, occupying the
centre. The first circle was COM
posed of the double quartet and the
eight end men. Pink and blue were
the prevailing colors in the decora
tions and the costumes harmoniZed
well with the scheme. The ends were |
dressed in Tuxedo coats of dark blue |
with red buttons and red facings. |
fancy waistcoats of light blue and |
lavender trousers. The members of
the double quartet wore court cos
tunes of different colors, while the
chorus singers had on dress suits of
various tints. Incandescent lights
we're used effectively in the decora-
ion. Following is list of those who
.ook part:
Interlocutor, w. H. Henley; prem
ers. ]. Harry Estey. d. Frank Shea;
ambos. Howard c. Rice. s. w. Hub
,ard, George Gonyer. Willard Cobb:
zones, ]. P. Ferriter. ]. L.. Stewart.
Cd. Gonyer. Alison Dugan; the double
of L A
A. L. Maynard. w. S. Stearns,
:. c. Adams. A. S. Thompson, A. II.
3rasor, G. E. Adams: the chorus, z.
L. Crane Eric Landry, E. d. Lavelle,
ernest Waterman. j. w. Washing I
on, Murray Frost. W. H. st. Ger
maine. Arthur Peach. Ernest Arnold, |
:. A. Raymond. Harley Miller. FIR
lest Pratt, Casper Moran. Elwln
lidder. George Clay. Charles Nichols.
Herbert Wood. william Spring. Jo-
eph Brockington. Hal March. Law
ence Barber. Glen Jones. Lyman !
,mith, Guy Jones. Harry Knight. Ray {
nond Frost, Harry Bingham. I
Those who appeared in the tableau {
I the end of the first part were Err S
est ]. Waterman. Charles Sturgis !
nd Louis Walker. The committee of /
niger. F. l. Swift and A. d. Wyatt to U
hose unfailing efforts a great meas T
re of the success of the show is due. {
The second part opened with selec- 2
ions by a glee club Of IL who gave s
reat pleasure by their rendering Of {
uck's In Absence and DeKoven's
rince of Good Fellows. from The h
ed Feather. f. II. Crane sang the a
Dlo In response to an encore the a
ub sang Jack and Jill. an original b
imposition by Mr.. Bagley. W. II. c
Ienley made a big sensation with his +
irship and wireless telegraph opera n
ons as Prof. Sandhorse Domuch. Il
e raked the country clean. from
to Brattleboro. and q