Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-10

Mr.. Shea gave them no time to think but
sang waiting at the Church" in a way
hat left nothing to be desired
After another installment of compli-
ments to local people Dr. =. H. O'Connor
sang Rocked in the cradle of the deep
with the assistance Of the glee club COM
posed of w. A Gilbert, George NJ Clay.
y. 1. Maynard, \. 5. Thompson. +. c.
Adams, r. H. Crane. 4. II. Brasor. Alison
Dugan and HarDil Dukes. John Qulglev
of Boston followed with a clever render
lrg of his new song, If the man I'm the
moon were COON and J, Harry Estey
followed with song. Poor John" which
might well be called the hit of the even
ing He appeared in a fetching black
gown which he handled in a lady like"
way. The grand finale was a fitting one
next. Use gwine back 10 Dixie" and on
Alison Dugan and concluding with The
good old L. s. A. by +. G. Adams and
chorus. The last was made decidedly eff
fective by the entrance of Frank Crosier
as Columbia, bearing a lighted torch.
The second part opened with selections
by the Glee club. Neyius The Rosary
was given in a style that moved the au-
dience too much for tumultuouS apDlause
but their enthusiasm found vent on the
next. Use going back to Dixie" and on
the encore. The Great Gauss" was then
introduced. y committee of men was
called for from the audience and anv-
one was invited TO produce handouts
with which to try his power. Policeman
j. II. Evans came to the stage armed
with new pair of handouts and a new
pair of leg irons which he put on Gauss
three other pairs of handouts were fitted
before he retired into a cloth cabinet
After about a minute one pair of hand
cuffs We're thrown out unlocked. Two
other pairs followed at intervals hut
AFTER still longer time, Gauss appeared
with Mr.. Evans's bracelets still on him
He explained that they were new and IT
would take him at least 20 minutes to
get out of them. Mr.. Evans unlocked
them but broke the key to the leg irons
so that Gauss had to wear them through
the remainder of his act, He succeeded in
making his escape from locked cabi-
net In canvas case tied stoutlv with
ropes. The second part closed with songs
by Mr. Bohan and Mr.. Quigley.
on the second night Gauss succeeded
IN getting out of a packing box made a
the Estey shops especially for the event
Inc men came down from the shops and
nailed him up in it but he escaped This
was much more convincing than the per-
romance of the first night with his own
cabinet. No more handouts were tried
Wednesday
me third part was entitled How the
thlng works. and was a clever burlesoue
on the administration of the Thomson
iund' Howard Rice appeared as "a. Mar
rowgauge Duffer," a trustee of the fund
and his office was decorated with texts
ike ASK and We shall receive a lemon y"
lie received numerous requests for aid
from prominent men in town, all of which
ne succeeded In turning down on fine
ground that the fund was for the relief
or billionaires and plutocrates. r 7
condor appeared as "AIyron Davis"
searching out clues for the trustee n
prove that people We're really in need of
help. He succeeded in side-tracking ali
claims. d. Frank Shea appeared as a
puxom stenographer with a pink and
white complexion in striking contrast
with his former ebony face
Those in the chorus were Charles Mich
OILS, Joseph Brockington, Eric Landry
William Cray, II. NJ. Wheelock. Casner
Moran, Ernest Pratt, A. d. Burdett. 7
w. Washington, Murray Frost Ernest
Arnold, Hal March, Warren Crosby
Lawrence Barber, Glen Jones. William
Brockington, Luther Miller, Christie
Crowell, Alcide Marion, Henry Racette
Lewis Bresin and Arthur Clam. The
chorus was under the direction of e TT
Crane c. M. Dugan was director of the
orchestra and F. l. Swift was stage man
ager