The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
ST. Patrick'S Day Annual Per-
Torrance in Barre
WAS DANIEL O'CONNELL"
Barre Amateurs Pleased Large Audience
at the Barre Opera House Saturday
Night With This Stirring
Diana.

The presentation Of Daniel O'Con.
Tell' at the opera house Saturday even-
ing by local amateurs was success In
every particular. The leading parts in
the play were taken By talent chat has
been seen with much pleasure III former
annual st. Patrick plays and their work
Saturday evening was most commend
able and enjoyable. There was good
eiezed and appFeciatiye audience pres
ent, though a full house would have
been no more than the production mer.
tied. The play in itself is an interest
ing one and the characters were portray
ed by the cast in a manner that showed
careful preparation and natural ability.
VI. j. Kingston was well fitted for the
part Of Daniel O'ConneIl,' lawyer and
one of Ireland's greatest emancipators.
Special mention is also due Miss Helen
Brown as Nora Dacre, William Morrison
as Edmund Dacre, Walter Scott Us Den
mis- Toban typical Irish servant who
contributes much wit and humor to the
play and William Riley as George Dacre.
The story Of the play centers around
George Dacre and Nora Dacre, his wife,
whom he had married in Scotland while
on a pleasure tour, having fallen in
love with her during sickness through
which she had cared for him at her
home. Both being poor he soon becam.
dissatisfied with his wife and on learn'
ing from his friend Cen Yorke 90. w.
| Boyea) that as his marriage had taken
place in town just across the line into
England there was question AZ TO the
legality Of the marriage, he then
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take his son with his but his wife re-
fuses TO part with the child an Father
Brandon (Joseph Layery) shows him
that he connot claim the child. Dacrs
afterwards marries widow with
title and he becomes Sir George Tha
widow has daughter (Agnes Cooks)
who falls in love with a young artist,
Leonard Burke. L later appears that
the artist is Sir Georges son, Edmund
Tacre. Through the intercedence OF her
! lawyer, Daniel 0CsonneIl, Mrs. Dacre,
now known as Mrs. Burke, becomes pos.
sessed Of a fortune, left by relatives
\ Sir George refuses to have his step
\ daughter associate with the artist whom
/ Cen Yorks, also having his eyes on
the girl, calls a naHieless outcast. The
Young artist soon after learns who his
fsther is and this fact together with
the pleadings OF his mother TO do so
gives IN his love for the girl for the
lpresene.
In the last act the young artist and
/ the girl meet again and though he pro-
fssses his love for her again She refuses
to marry him until he gets the consent Of
his mother which he finally does and the
play closes with reconciliation be-
4 tween Nora Haere and her husband Sir
since been dead. Daniel O'Connell
brings about the reconciliation and the
news Of his election to parliament is
announced Mt this time. Ellen 0'Dono-
van, Miss Carrie Burke, loyal Irish
girl, and Arthur Hawtr~y, d. J. Sui
lNan, caused much amusement by their
arguments, eourting and his finally pro-
posing marriage and becoming accepted.
The Cast.
Daniel o'Connell Mr.. Wm. J. Kingston
Sir Geo, Dacre $500. Mr.. VIM. Riley
Edmund Dacre (age 81 ...........
.......... Lawrence McSweeneN
edmund Dacre Gage 21l .Wm. Marion
Gen. YorSe .......... Mr. O. w. Boyea
Arthur Hawtrye II. Mr.. u. y Sullivan
Father Brandon .... Mr.. Jos. Layery
Dennis 1oban $500. Mr.. Walter Scott
4 Connie Cassidy ... Mr.. Edw. Scott
NORA DACRE. MISS HELEN BROWN
Emily D'Alroy ....... Miss Agnes Cook
Ellen 0'Donoyan ... Miss Carrie Burke
Kitty Sullivan ...... Miss Mabel Cook
Peggy Fogarty .......... Itos Retlaw
Gilbertson's orchestra. At Barre opera
house Saturday, March 16.