The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-14
COLLEGE PLAY HIT
WRITTEN BY R.
c. RAMSOELL
Large Audience Enjoyed "Wil-
liam Warren's Welcome
PRODUCTION SHOWED TALENT
Play Itself Was Strong and Its Pre-
sentation of Same High
Order

The production of William War
ren's Welcome" written by Roger q.
Ramsdell of Bennington, who grad
yates this year from the University OF
Vermont. was witnessed by a large
and discriminating audience at the
opera mousse Saturday night. 1t was
clean high class college play and both
in dialogue and in histronic talent far
exceeded the expectations of most OF
the audience.
The Wig and Buskin" club, the
college dramatic organization, was
highly gratified by the cordial recep-
ton given the play here and the peo-
pie of Bennington are equally grained
to share in the triumph of one or the
towns most esteemed young men,
graduate of the Bennington high
school and who has taken high rank
at the state university.
The cast of characters. named In
the order of their first appearance was
as follows:
Hamilton Parker, a retired business
man II. G. Ramsdell
James, his butler G. +. Macrae
Joan Parker, his son VIM, White, Jr
Miss Mildred Parker, his maiden
sister Elias Lyman. Jr
Sidney Earl, second story man
II. A. Gregg
Miss Sylvia Parker, Parker's daughter
G. II. Scott
Howard Thurston Il. w Chaffee
Nathaniel Rhodes, first story man
Donald Eipper
A. Draper, a motor car agent
G. p. futile
William Warren, a classmate of young
Parker G. S. Harris
SYNOPSIS
Act lon the Lawn at Oakdale. Mr..
Hamilton Parker's Country Home.
Early Evening.
Act ia Room at Oakdale. The
Same Evening.
Act III-The Same. The Next Morn
ing.
Musical Program
University of Vermont Orchestra
II. F. Barton, Director.
March Honor DOuDu BOencultln
"Stradella" Won Flotow
Pomone" Waldteufel
Anthony and Cleopatra Suite
In tne Arbor
Dance of the Nubians
Solo Dance
Anthony's Victory
Hungarian Dance, No. l Brahrms
staff.
Prof. NJ. w. Andrews, Director
Dean X. Hill. Manager
Geo. S. Harris, Advance Manager
II. l.. Thompson, Chief Electrician
A. II. Kehoe Assistant Electrician
f. W. Kehoe, Master of Properties
Speaking first of the play itself it
was well conceived and well put to-
gether. The dialogue was good and
the climaxes well worked up. There
was genuine humor in the situations
created and in the conversation with
which they were brought out. Many
weaker pieces by professional writers
have been staged and widely applaud
ed.
What the audience thought of it was
well shown by the enthusiastic man.
ner in which the author was called out
after the second act and buried in ap-
plause. 1t was enough to turn he
brain of less level headed Young
man than Mr. Ramsdell. As it was
he bore his honors with becoming
modesty. His success must have
been highly gratifying to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Ramsdell, and his
n1n1nt hnr Arc he
the audience.
In one of the more difficult roles Mr..
Ramsdell also earned deserved credit.
His makeup was particularly good and
had his name not been on the program
he would never have been recognized.
The most difficult part was that of
u. e. Scott as Miss Sylvia Parker but
Mr.. Scott left nothing to be desired.
Miss Sylvia was modest, coy, digni-
ned or hysterical as the situation de-
manded and most charming at all
times. Few men could take girls
part with so mucn skill and express
sion.
The other female part, that of Miss
Mildred, the maiden aunt, was taken
by Elias Lyman, Jr. He kept the aud
fence in a roar and was always in
trouble. His merit as an actor is I'M
questioned
POSSIBLY the star of the cast was G..
=. Iuttle as A. Draper, the motor car
agent His business was to sell mo-
ooi cars, asleep or awake and he lived
anu oreathed the part so naturally
.nat one could easily forget that he
was acting. '""' he
VI. o. harris, as William Warren. AL
80 creditably carried off his nor,
whica was one of the harder ones On
ed. ING pay depend
Nathanlel Rhodes, first story mon
III the person of Donald Elmer mado
a capital hobo, and C. F. Macraa ae
James, the butler, left nothing To he
Inc other parts, H. A. Gregg as Gid
n E Earl second story thief Willian
Whlte Jr., as John Parker and w
ShaHee as Howard Thurston were
less important but necessary and hai
anced out a cast that was highly cred
IuaDle TO the university dramatic cIub
ana TO the university.
The college band gave a concert IN