Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-18
THE oENTLEMEN's NIGHT PLAY.
Excellent Work by Women's Cast, Sew
eral In Mems Attlre-Another Per-
Torrance Tomorrow at 3 O'clock

Torrance Tomorrow at O'Clock.
The Brattleboro Woman's club OBJ
served gentlemens night Wednesday
evening by giving a presentation of Je-
rome X. Jerome's four-act comedy, Lady
Bantocks relations" in the Auditorium
before a large audience of Woman's club
members and friends Almost every seat
on the floor and in the balcony of the
theatre was filled and the audience thor
oughy enjoyed the two and a half hours
of the comedy. Applause and laughter
punctuated the presentation and the wom
ems efforts were received so well that 1t
has been decided to give public per-
formanc of the play tomorrow Saturday.
afternoon at o'clock in the Auditorium.
This fact was announced by Mrs w. X.
Daley, one of the characters, in a char
acteristc theatrical manager speech be-
fore the curtain.
Lady Bantock's Relations" has a cast
of II leading characters and 10 minor
characters and of the IL who have
parts of length five are of the male per-
suaslon. Both the male and female parts
were taken by members of the club, and
those who assumed the characters of men
for the evening were given particular
attention.
Following is the cast of characters:
Fanny, Mrs. A. II. Brasor; Vernon Weth-
erell, Lord Bantock, her husband, Mr..
Winston Prentlss Mrs. c. l.. Stickney);
Martin Bennett. her butler, Mr.. James
Wilson Mrs James NJ Adams); Susan
nah Bennett. Mrs. f.. b. Smith; Jane
Bennett, her maid, Mrs. w. l.. Hunt; Err
nest Bennett, her second footman, Master
Philip Stanton Mrs. A. p. Carpenter;
Honuria Bennett, her still room maid Mrs.
A. p Simonds the Misses Wetherell her
aunts by marriage, Mrs G. b.. Hunter,
Mrs. w. II. Haywood; DR.. Freemantle,
her local medical man, Mr.. Stanley Peck
Miss Mary +. Cox; George p. Newte,
her former business manager, Mr. Thorn
as Arnold Mrs. w. r. Daley; "Our
Empire" theatrical troupe-England, Mrs
f. A. Thompson; Scotland, Mrs. w. B.
Vinton ireland, Miss Izetta Stewart
Wales, Mrs. II. c. Rice; Canada, Miss
Ethel Eddy Australia, Miss Florence
Hemenway Africa. Mrs. E. II. Crane;
Newfoundland nd, Miss Mabel Applin; New
Zealand, Miss Harriet Rallion; Straits
Settlements. Miss Mary Croker.
The plot of the comedy Is simple and
is founded on the marriage of Lord Ban
took to Fanny, a music hall singer. and
whom, it is learned, is the niece of Ben
net the butler at Bantock hall, and Is
related to the entire force of 90 servants
at the hall. Bennett is of stern mien and
character and resolves to dominate his
the members of the house of Bantock.
Fanny resolves to be mistress in her own
home and after three acts of domineering
on the part of Bennett, who threatens to
expose her as the niece of the Bantock
butler to the master of Bantock, she
throws off the yoke and discharges the
Bennett crew, root and branch. In the
last act the Bennett family re-appears,
refusing to be discharged, and the ending
= FANNY mistress
home.
The star of the production was Mrs.
j. NJ. Adams. who performed the part
of the stern uncle to perfection, and she
was closely followed by Mrs. A. p. Car
penter, who made a typical boy of the
rural districts. Mrs A. Fl. Brasor was
a vivacious personifica ton of the chorus
girl type. Mrs. C. L. Stickney perform
ed the part of Lord Bantock with credit,
although it Is a difficult matter for a
woman to make love to woman in a
| realistic way. Mrs. E. b. Smith played
| the cold Mrs. Bennett well and Mrs w.
| L. Hunt and Mrs. A. p Simonds had
| small roles which they filled satsfacto-
| rily. Mrs. G. B. Hunter and Mrs. w. II.
| Haywood acted with precision the parts
! of two midde-aged aunts and won gen.
! erous applause. Miss Mary F. Cox play
| ed the doctor in a way to gain the
| plaudits of the audience and her work
was excellent. Mrs w. R. Daley was a
| typical manager Of the fashy type and
| her unconventional manner pleased the
| audience immensely. The young women
| who took part in the third act as men,
| bers of George Newtes theatrical COM
| pany wore costumes subtle for the char
acters they represented and their man.
| ners and actions at Lady Bantocks af-
| ternoon tea caused much laughter.