Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-06-06
The operetta "Florinds." !"

] nJ ODtftttts EAo-Aitats vi AhN h''N
and Pearl" was given in Dubois 4 Gay s
hall Friday evening by the pupils of the
graded school, under the direction OF the
special teacher i'm music, Miss Minnie
Barbour OF Montpelier. II was merito-
rious performance and won genuine ex-
pressons of pleasure and commendation
from the people who crowded the hall.
The young singers displayed both dra-
matte and musical talent in the smooth
production OF the operetta, which is
founded ON one OF Grimm's fairy tales
and Is the story OF little girl changed to
a nightingale by the magic power OF a
witch until finally rescued by the dis
covery OF magic flower, called the rose
and pearl.
The curtain rose ON forest scene ar
ranged with evergreen trees, and disclosed
a band OF huntsmen in natty suits of
brown, who were Welby MoCollom, Paul
johnson, Gilman Gay, Fred Goodwin,
Ralph Dunn, William Connolly, Philip
Salisbury, Robert Bruce, Willie Blanch-
ard, Robert Sault, Lloyd Ritord, Max
Thomas, Leslie Durkee, Ray Stevens,
Winfield Knowles, Clyde Smith, Fred
Fiske, William Norton, Silas Thresher
and Jackson Vail.
Into the glade danced band of fairies
in white spangled dresses to greet their
queen, Fortuna, impersonated by Lucille
Grant, whose sweet yioce seemed spe-
cially adapted to fairy music. Her song
gave warning of the evil designs OF the
witches on Florinda and scattered the
fairies to look for the rose and pearl with
which to break the evil spell. In the
band of sprites were Emma Blakely, Flor
ence 0ney, Helen Blanchard, Dorothy
Buck, Esther Ham, Mildred Mutually,
Marguerite Hudson, Evelyn Denny,
Edith Blanchard, Una Allen, Leda Jones,
Florence Howard, Laura Wedgwood, Jes-
sic and Marjorie Chedel, Aurelia Danyow,
Jennie Jerd, Beatrice Pinney and Myrtle
Smith.
The role Of Fiorinda was well played
by Miss Gcnieve Lamson and her song OF
the nightingale was one of the prettiest
things in the operetta. The part of Yo-
ringal, Florinda's brother, was taken by
Arthur Galarneau, who has fine tenor
voice and sustained the character excel
lently.
vala, the witch, was Mildred Goodwin
in bewitching costume topped by the
regulation high-peaked cap so much
affected by ladies of Endor. In her train
were the darkly shrouded figures of Ruth
, Roundy, Myrnnie and Myrtle Clifford
Mary Tewksbury, Hazel Slack, Margie
.Jerd, Mildred Danyow, Mary Oney, Ruby
Miller, Cora Osgood, Ida Rand and Val.
/ entine Packard. Softly stealing around
| the sleeping Florinda, Vala and her band
} sang woodland lullaby quite lovely
/, enough to cast spell OF musical enchant
ment and make one long to be nightin
gale.
At lengh the fairies came rushing bacl
with the rose and pearl, the spell wa.
I broken, the witches were banished ano
the notes of joy were sounded in a ring
I ing chorus.
( Preceding the operetta came short
r program consisting OF a chorus, "Fiv,
, Brave Knights by the fifth grade;
/ charming solo, "Rose of My Life" by
5 Miss Barbour; chorus, "The Bird,
Nest by the second, third and fourtl
E grades; solo, Strength of the Hills" ad
/. mirably rendered by Arthur Galarneau
and "The Song of the Sweet Pea La
q dies" Annie Bell, Alice Lamb, Ida Stark
e Elaine Bass, Merle Allen, Harviena Liv
0 ingstone, Millie Gracy, Harriet Holman
e Marguerite Thomas and Josephine Sti
NETS. The small damsels in whit,
4 dresses and with big pink bows in theil
e hair looked like little sweet peas ant
t made very attractive bunch
' The net receipts Of the evening
i amounted to S82.47, sum that afte
: liquidating the Indebtedness of the bal
club will leave about $50 in the schoo
t treasury to meet future demands.
\
r Church Notes.
n Bethany Sunday school will have it
:, Children's day exercises Sunday, Jun
o 16.
d There will be preaching service il
n the Baptist church Sunday morning, an
s Young Peoples meeting at $3.50 p. m.
!. Christian Science chapel-The subjec
!. of the Bible lesson for next Sunday vii
7 be ''God, the Preserver Of Man..
4 Methodist Episcopal lchurch-Preachin
\ by pastor at 1890 a. M; Sunday schoe
at IL o'clock. Epworth league at 6:3(
}. Bethany church-M Morning service wit
7 sermon on ''The Youth of Our Land !;
Evening service, baccalaureate service {
High school.
r. n. S. commencement.
The commencement week OF the Rar
> dolph High school will begin Sunda,
. June 8, with the baccalaureate sermon
Y be delivered in Bethany church by Rev
is Fraser Metzger at 8 O'Clock in the evening
Music for the service will be furnished b
-a quartet composed Of A. H. Beedle, Al
thur Galarneau, Miss M. Blanche Spar
4 hawk and Miss Minnie Barbour.
The graduation exercises will be in Dl
Bois & Gays hall Friday evening, June |
= at o'clock and will follow this order: ::
Music; prayer, Rev. x. M. Fowler; musi
oration on Glass Motto, with salutatol
rank, Robert e. Sault; oration, "America
t. Forestry" Clyde N. Smith, Class Histol
and Prophecy, Rubie A. Miller; musi
oration, "Argentina," with presentatic