Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-05
DANV|bLE Amateurs SCORE DECIDED
HIT IN THE OLD VERMONT FARM"

The first presentation of "The Old
Vermont Farm given by local anna
teurs IN the Danville opera house for
the benefit of the Athletic association
of the Danville high school, took place
last evening and scored a decided hit
The play was witnessed by large aud
fashionable audience and each of the
pretty scenes and stirring climaxes re-
ceived the hearty rounds of applause
they deserved.
On the program the play is describ-
ed as "A Fascinating Rural. Comedy
in Acts with College Atmosphere, :"
and as enacted by the Danville cast it
lives we'll up to its title. The piece
was personally directed by Mr.. G..
Stuart Brodock and was adapted by
him for this occasion. No small share
of the praise for the success of 1.-The
Old Vermont Farm" in Danville
should go to Mr.. Brodock, who has
labored increasingly and with much
skill to give to the presentation the
finished tone that it bore last evening.
The play itself tells the charmingly
simple and at times pathetic story of
the love affairs Of an aristocratic young
city college chap and his unsophistic-
ated but daintily pretty country sweet
heart. The first act discovers a gay
camping party Of college boys and
girls in the Green mountains of Yer
mont Nearby, on 1.-The Old Vermont
Farm. resides typical rural family,
the members of which together with
the camping party make up the ensem-
BILE Of the first act.
AS the play proceeds the young city
boy becomes more and more deeply in
fatuated with the Country lass and fin.
ally, to the CONSERVATION of his chums
announces his engagement. The mar
riage takes place despite the protests
of the young mans mother. Months
afterward when the nuptial dreams of
the young couple are past he realizes
that his pretty little country wife,
language of the farm, is proving a
drawback to the accomplishment of
his dearest ambitions. Fretting under
the bonds that have now become irk-
some, the youthful husband allows his
wife to discover his feelings, and she,
in the strength of her love, realizing
that her training has not fitted her to
be the helpmeet of the aristocratio
husband, leaves him.
In the last act, at lawn fete, five
years later. the young man once more
meets his wife. Now she is the guest
of honor where once she was the laugh
ing stock, Among the other young
men at the fete the husband seeks and
finds this wonderful belle and recog
nizes in her his wife.
A simple plot with not even vii.
lain to afford the thrilling moments,
and yet so delightful in the simplicity
Of its fun and pathos as to oaptivate at
once.
OF the cast it would be difficult to
determine just where to bestow the
greatest praise, so we'll was each char
acter interpreted by the performers.
OF the men perhaps the most difficult
part was the aristocratic and head
strong young oity-college chap which
was we'll and carefully interpreted by
Mr. Jay Sechler. AS Frank Ralleston,
Of Boston, Mr.. Sechler interpreted a
part calling for natural skill as we'll as
careful training, and he lacked neith.
er, and if the leading man will permit
the compliment locked the part.
The character parts on the men S
side of the programme were ably done