Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-09-15
HOME TALENT SHOW.
Two Successful Nights of Home Talent,
Vaudeville and Concert Work
Clear $1oO.

Seaver's opera house was we'll filled
with an appreciative audience on Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings to lis
ten to vaudeville entertainment given
by the local talent of Barton for the
benefit of the library and reading
room.
The program opened or Wednesday
night with the overture, Pony Boy,
by Powell's orchestra, followed by a
reading by Mrs. Clara Burrows. Miss
Sarah Mcclellan followed Mrs. Bur
rows with a vel! rendered vocal selec-
ton, which brought forth much ap-
plause from the audience. Carroll B.
Webster sang bass solo, entitled
''The Stein Song" which received
hearty encores.
"No Men Wanted" was a very hu-
morous little farce, acted by Mrs. A. t.
Buswell, Mrs. R. P. Webster, and
Miss Marion Redfeld, in which two
bachelor maids who were secretly in
love, unknown to each other, were led
to reveal their secret through the ac-
tions of colOred servant
The evening closed with a clarinet
duet, ''La Favoritta," delightfully."-
rendered by Messrs. H. c. Potter and
A. Slayton Lang, and as usual, they
were encored by an enthusiastic au-
dience
On Thursday evening the entertain
ment was opened by an overture by
Powell's orchestra, and was followed
bv reading, entitled Rock Me to
Sleep" by Mrs. Burrows, the differ
ent lines of which were very fittingly
protrayed in gestures by Misses I'm.
derwood, Mcclellan, Whitcher, Pearl
and Lillian Robins on, Jennings and
Maxwell
No less delightful was the Japanese
song, "Sing Song Lee, 'acted and sung
by MIS-. Pilsbury, Mrs. Nichols. Mrs.
Webster, Mrs. Pierce. and Misses Ellis
and Redfeld. The Ladies wore Japa-
nese costumes, carried chrysanthe-
NUNS in their hair, and stepped in
manner peculiarly Japanese, and re-
ceived great applause from all pres
| ent.
C. B. Webster very pleasingly rem
dered when the Bell in the Light
house Rings Ding Dong" and was
given a hearty encore as in the pre-
vious evening.
Messrs. Lang and Potter again de-
| lighted the audience with beautiful
clarinet duet, Mrs. Ida Ruggles Drew,
IN humorous selection, entitled ''Id
Like Another Situation Just Lik e
That, and accompanied by the plan
ist Mrs. Bachelor, threw her audi
ence into roars of laughter, which
was increased when few local hits
were given.
The audience, now so thoroughly
amused, were waiting for Miss Cor
della Page, and Charles S. Foster te
appear, and give their sketch, consist,
ing of several local jokes and song
by Mr.. Foster. Both young people
acted with credit and deserved the
hearty applause which they received.
The entertainment closed with an il
Illustrated pantomime entitled 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner, the solo beine
sung by H. G. Perley, and illustrated
i by appropriate gestures, by the same
young ladies who previously actet
"Rock Me to Sleep" in white dresse
overhung with the national color
wearing their hair in colonial style
and powdered white.
About S100 was realized for the Ii
brary, which speaks we'll for the in
terest Barton people take in that in
stitution, as we'll as their desire t.
patronize excellent home talent
. Much credit should also be given thos
, who managed the entertainment
which has ended SO profitably from
financial and social standpoint
After the entertainment, dancin
was in order and was enjoyed by
: large number of young people.