Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25
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sembled a company of IS, including Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Atwood, Mr.. aud Mrs.
John Stimets and children OF Randolph
and Mr.. and Mrs. @. K. Lazelle OF White
River Junction.
Arthur Osha, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Osha
and two children are at William Osha's
10 Braintree.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clifford are being
entertained by their daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam Ellis, in PittshsId.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Montgomery aud
children and Mrs. Minnie Montgomery
are at the home OF the latter's father, +.
E. Flint, on Braintree Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Emery and two
sons started yesterday for Brownsville to
spend Thanksgiving and the rest OF the
week with Rev. and Mrs. q. A. Emery
and will then go to Mount Holly for an
other weeks visit with Mrs. Emery's sis
ter, Mrs A. G. Wilder.
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Temple and
daughter, Doris, are in Pomfret.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. John Prince are in Pitts
field as the guests OF their niece, Mrs.
Otis Hunt, with whom Mrs. Prince has
been staying since Friday.
Miss Maud Johnston IL with her rela-
tives In Lebanon, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. ST. Lawrence are the
guests OF Mrs. st. Lawrence's brother, T.
J. Carr, in Concord, N. H.
Misses Bertha and Alma Harris, en-
pIoyed at the Randolph Inn, are at their
home in Mechanicsville.
The Toymakers."
"The Toymaksrs,'' very properly la
beled - musical absurdity,n appeared In
Chandler Music hall Tuesday night and
played and sang to q rather sparaely pop
uIated theatre.
The principal "ahaurdity'i about the
performance seemed to be the fact that
there was nothing in It except inane iests
and horse-play and that II could be en-
pected to amuse really amuse--a suffer
ing public for two mortal hours, during
which time, for once, didn't fly. As an
apparent lengthener OF life "the absurdi-
tyn is entitled to grateful consideration;
for anyone inclined to complain of the
brevity OF human existence would, II con-
demned TO perpetual course OF this "en-
tortainmentn have enough Of IL in very
short period and be ready 10 welcome
death as q blessed release.
The music Of the piece was a redeeming
feature and there were two good voices in
the troupe-those Of George Brow ne and
Grace Lavelle, In tho roles OF Tom
Bright and Daisy Dane, the village bolle.
The latter, posing as the electrical doll,
was beautiful case of suspended anima-
tion, only marred by a visible respiration,
which made John Senior Stubbs' eiabor-
ate arrangements for endowing her with
The breath OF life appear more ludicrous
than any OF the pFemeditated attempts to
be funny. She breathed like Rymnaat
and specialist from the floor OF the
house could have safely made affidavit
that she was not victim Of lung con-
gestion.
Lottie Dwysr as sally Smiles was a
playful hoyden, endowed With a loud
voice Of curious quality, which struck the
ear most pleasantly when, in the Rarb OF
a Tyroleau peasant boy, she sang with
Daisy Dane the duet, ITO the Ball.
But the principal comedian, on whom
the whole show rested was J. A. Calla-
ban, the indefatigable johnny, who was
Johnny on the spot every minute and
worked like Trojan to make the thing
20. He was little In stature but II he
should happen to drop out OF The "Toy-
maker" aggregation there wouldn't be
much left but the large hole he filled.
One unconsciously amusing touch was
ldded to the production when Tom
Bright appeared in q gorgeous scarlet
,ostume of the time when knighthood
VAS in flower and topped 1t Oh with the
gresn Fedora hat which be wore when be
vent away with the company to North
ield to play In Guild hall last night.