Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08
200 LOCAL AMATEURS IN THE CAST
Fine Performance Of The Pied Piper Of Hamen Before LARGE
Audience Last Evening-WiI Be Repeated Tonight

~ tne Town Oh rats. One thousand.
$4,000 | will givei' exclaimed the mayor,
and the bargain was made. As the nom
ulace left the market place and the
piper danced and played a pretty tune.
the rats came until the place was lit
orally alive with the pests. They sur
rounded the piper and listened entrance
ed 10 MS music. Striking up his tune to
lively time, the piper marched out OF
town with the rats close behind. and az
the last rodent left the people cheered
Act TWO was the same as act one but
the time was evening. As the curtain
rose the mayor and the aldermen enter
ed and the mayor sang, II am the
mayor. This was followed by the Ger
man nag dance by Miss Louise b.
Brockington and the high school boys
ana girls. 1t was especially pretty ana
the costumes were attractive MISC
Brockington carried German flag
until near the conclusion, when the or
chestra suddenly struck up "The star
spangled banner" and she approa cbed
the front of the stage with the national
emblem in place of the German while
the others in the dance were eroune1
ABOUT the stage. The audience stood
as the song was sung.
pleaSng feature was the third Num-
Der In this act, THE market women AM,
the rat-catchers' and "'The waterfall
song" in which Evelyn Fisher n nd How
ara Vinton were the soloists, assisted by
chorus OF attractively costumed .byv,,
ana girls The soloists were given warm
recognition by the audience.
rms was followed by a mirthf,l
NUMBER The tale of Methuselah," by
Ragout and chorus. The Brunswick
country dance with song. Come
Iasses and lads Samuel Eager as
Louis, peasant won applause. The
country folk carried Alpine stocks with
garlands of flowers and the dance was
prettily executed. AS the countrv folk
We're dancing the mayor and his officials
and the populace gathered in the mar
ket place. The piper could be heard an
proaching He asked for the thousand
sullders reward of the mayor and the
aldermen, but they laughed and offered
MIN enough to buy drink or two The
piper was angered at this insult and
cried that he could play his pipe to
another tune. The mayor rushed at
him and defied him to play his nine
until you bust" Happy in the thought
that they had rid themselves of the rats
ana the piper the city fathers sang.
riddle -de-dee. with Ephraim III.
crane as soloist. The whistling chorus
was good. At the conclusion of the song
home.
from corner of the market place
the piper and the lame boy approac ached
the centre and the boy sang, piper nv
ioVe. Then the piper played and the
chlldren gathered around He told them
Vi Deautiful land to which he was to
take them and after leading them about
the market place he enticed them away.
away they danced to a hole in the side
OF the koppelberg hill, all but the little
lame boy, who was last Just as ne
reached the hole it was closed and al
though he knocked with his crutch he
was not admitted Slowly he returned
MI nl
joined by lone rat, who was strong
enough TO escape drowning in the river
Weser. They consoled each other as the
curtain fell.
Again the curtain rose and disclosed
the inside Of Koppelberg hill, the land
or beautiful love. The children laughed
ana danced and played about the piper
and he sang to them. AS he lifted little
faul to his shoulders the children gath
ereu ABOUT him, and beautiful tablealp
was formed. A shower of sugar plums
fell from above and the curtain fell.
The committee on production consists
OF Mrs. George F. Barber, Mrs. Leroy F.
Adams, Mrs. Clarke C. Fits Mrs Charles
). Pratt and Mrs. j. Gray Estey. The
patronesses are Mrs. George C. Averiu
Mrs. James nj. Tyler Mrs. John D. Bar
rows. Mrs. Edmund Q. S, Osgood. Mrs
Levi X. Fuller. Mrs George s. Dowley
Mrs. George w. Hooker, Mrs. James p
Eliher' MIS- Charies III. Thompson, Mrs
Edgar Burr Smith, Mrs. James l. Mar
tin, Mrs. Henry e. Bond, Mrs Oscar J.
Pratt, Mrs. Clarence l.. Stickney, Mrs
George E. CrOwell, Mrs George F. War
ner, Miss Susan E. Clark and Miss Mary
b schumacher. The property committed
is Mrs. Charles o. Robbins, Miss Florence
Nj Hemenway and Mrs. Albert w Rock
we'll Mrs. Henry II. Crosby has charge
of the stage and Leitsinger's orchestra
furnishes the instrumental music
Especial credit for the success of the
production is due Miss Elsa Eager, who
has worked hard. faithfully and efficiently
and has demonstrated marked ability in
Keeping up the interest of the cast.