Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-07
The School oe.r.tt.s.

The School Opsrsttss.
The pupils of the high and graded
schools proved themselves stars OF no
small magnitude in the operate world
when they appeared at Chandler Music
ball Friday night in "The Toy Shop"
and 1.-THE Whole Year Round" There
was nothing rheumatic about the caper-
ing of their nimble feet, and youth and
its unconscious grace were not an illusion
of powder-filled wrinkles and artificial
bloom, backed by forced sprightliness,
but was itself in all its natural gaiety.
"The Toy Shop disclosed first a band
of fairies led by Fred Goodwin in the
guise Of Puck and dancing with light
ness that suggested the fiuttering of his
gossamer wings. In his train tripped
Dorothy Buck, Helen Blanchard, Valen-
tine Packard, Evelyn Sault and Esther
Ham-airy sprites in gauzy robes who
fitted about like bunch OF butterflies.
Into "Tne Toy Shop danced the
fairies and found the entire stock of dolls
sound asleep but soon awoke them. The
two jacks-in-the-box-Cy Angel and
Loren Eldredge-raised their covers and
jumped up on either side OF the stage;
the little tin soldiers in red coats-Paul
Russlow and Donald Salisbury--started
into life and began marching about; the
rag doll-Ruth Scott, in q white dress
and sunbonnet-stumble into every
body's way; and with a general yawning
and stretching and rubbing OF sleepy
eyes, the rest OF the company regained
consciousness. There were Japanese la
dies in kimonas and flower bedecked hair
Gladys Slack, Jennie Jerd, vernie Du-
mas and Susan Roundy-and French
dolls right from Paree- Marion Sails
bury, Elsie Kilburn, Miriam and Made
line Martin, Mildred Mutually and Mary
Griswold.
Perpetual motion appeared to have
been discovered for awhile, and the rag
doll-a role very cleverly sustained-went
humping about like an uneasy June bug
until she finally threw herself onto the
floor, lulled to sleep by the song of her
companions. The jacks faithful echoes,
told each other to ''shut up" when down
slammed their covers, and the curtain
fell.
Before the curtain came a Teddy Bear
quintette composed of Iris Buck, Annie
Gilbert Bell, Marguerite Thomas, Harriet
Holman and Elaine Bass, each small maid
clasping plush bruin to whom their
song was addressed. 1t was a decidedly
taking speciality and not the less amusing
for the nudge with which Miss Thomas,
at the close, intimated to the end lady
that il was time to bow and retire.
"The Whole Year Round" was sung
by chorus of sc voices and presented
the claims OF the different seasons to SUI
perior charms. The boys were gay in
caps and suits of red that, with the pretty
dresses of the girls, made a bright stage
picture. Miss Jessie NJ. Chedel was the
stranger in the seat of honor, before
whom the seasons appear to prefer their
claims, and she carried her part with the
gracious dignity of a second Portis.
The robust pleasures of winter were up
held by Arthur Galarneau in a tenor solo
that showed the beauty of fine voice.
The delights OF spring were charmingly
presented by Miss Ruth Roundy, while
the fuller joys of summer were sung by
Miss F. Lucille Grant, who is the posses
sor of a sweet soprano and a most prom
ising young vocalist. Miss Grant wore
the garlands of summer and was attended
by Miss Dorothy Buck. The fruition of
autumn was the theme OF Miss Lettie
Bailey and her attendant, Miss Mildred
Goodwin, whose duet was beautiful.
Miss Marguerite Hudson was Queen OF
the May, and the Maypole dance was a
very pretty feature.
Fred Goodwin, Jennie Jerd, Marion
Salisbury, Mildred Mutually and Susan
Roundy, in wood-color suits, formed a
band of cute little elves whose merry
song and dance called forth an encore.
When all had been heard, the stranger
stepped from her chair to give judg-
ment that every season has so many
charms no one alone should rule "The
Whole Year 'Round,' but each in its APP
pointed time should reign.
The music of both operettas was bright
and tuneful, and the singing OF the chill
dren and older pupils gave gratifying as
surance that musical instruction under so
competent a teacher as Miss Minnie Bar
bour of Montpelier is Of great value in
the training of the public schools. The
duet of Miss Barbour and Miss NJ.
Blanche Sparhswk was regrettably omit
ted on account of severe colds from
which the two singers were suffering.
The receipts of the evening amounted
to about s115 of which $50 represents the
net profit to be divided equally between
the school library and the senior and jun
Tor classes of the high school.