The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-12
COMEDY GIVEN BY
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS
Sowing Wild Oats" Presented
at Opera House
LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS
credtabIe Theatrical Effort by Ben
nington Public School Students
Friday Evening.

The presentation of Sowing Wild
Oats" by a cast from the senior class
of the local high school in the opera
house Friday evening, was a decided
success. Long before the raising of
the curtain, the house was well filled
by large audience which was quick
to respond with hearty applause to the
merits Of the comedy and the young
people who took part. The cast was
we'll balanced and every member filled
his role with ability worthy of a pro
fessional.
yelling f. Thatcher as old Cater
mole, an East Indian merchant, was a
typical old country squire and put an
especially large amount Of life and ex-
preston in his acting for an amateur.
The part of Douglass Cattermole,
his wild nephew was ably carried out
by Jesse II. Carpenter whose sudden
changes from jovial 10 sedate demean-
or and vice versa while acting the part
Of Rev Robert Spauding in disguise,
was the marvel OF the evening AS
sower OF wild oats he was without a
peer
AS the country gentleman. Mr.
Marshland. William h. Hawks was
right at home His tatherly manner
towards his kittenish daughter and
her friend brought warm applause
from the audience
Daniel c. Hurlbut as Harry Marsh
land, Mr. Marshlands nephew made
jolly good companion for Douglass
Cattermole and helped the latter
wonderfully in Sowing Wild Oats"
Gibson, the Bond St tailor, taken
by his namesake, Ray c. Gibson,
proved one OF the most mirth produc-
ing characters IN the comedy His
style Of walking should be protected
by copyright as undoubtedly il would
bring him a fortune ON the profession
al stage
The expression Funny enough 10
make a horse laugh states IN "A nut
she'll the work of Thomas j. Healey
as Rev Robert spauldng the private
secretary His very appearance was
enough TO SET the house into spasms
Of laughter
Miss Maiorie Shurten as Edith
Marshland. Marshlands daughter and
Miss Gladys h. Bottum as Eva Web.
ster. her friend. were as lively as
/ kittens and proved a source Of much
anxiety to their spirituaistic friend.
/ Their nlrtatons with the private sec.
rotary caused much laughter
As q typical fanatic old maid
George NJ Daley os Miss Ashfort, the
spiriualist. was a character seldom
n ever cxcelled ON the local stage
1 His wooing OF the spirit at the ending
of the second act was worthy OF
Madam Modieska as Lady Macbeth.
Miss Maud A. Holt as jeanette the
maid and Miss Gladys Evans as Mrs
stead The landlady both acted with
expression and yigor and upheld theiI
parts with much capability
Judging from the writ serving OF
Orrin d Bowen as Knox. the hailIG
| IL would not be surprising q Mr.
Bowen would In q few years hence be
candidate for the office now held boy
Fred Godfrey
Jock Gardner the gardner filled b!
| lee Mcclure. while not "a character
who was obliged to- use his vocal or
raus to much extent. was always OF
! the spot when force was needed e
/ nl the storm.
"A Womaus Won't" a light comedy
| In ono act with many comic situations
was given as a curtain raiser an'
was we'll received by the audience
According to the sketch women ma,
be brIhcd but not driven. The charac
tcrs and scene Of this sketch were a
follows:
James Hartford. butler
Daniel c. Hurlbu
tucv n maid Maud A. Holt
Henry Hartford George NJ. Dale
Jessie Hartford, his wife
Lillian +. Be
Mr.. Harwood. Hartord's fatherinla'
Ray q. Gibso
Mrs. HARDWOOD Hartord's motheri
law Gladys p. Evan
scene-A villa at Richmond.
Tlme-6OO p. NJ
The only disagreeable feature
the evenings entertainment was IN