The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-16

demonstration of ability Both her sing
| ing and acting We're exceptionally Well
done. She was assisted by the pony bal
/ let, eight young women whose dancing
and singing all through the evening en-
| hvened the whole show They certainly
were valuable adjunct. Their names
were Helen Turner, Rose Hopkins, Mary
Macdonald, Marion Murphy, Kathryn
| Guiheen, Alice Ferriter. Louise Brocziny-
ton and Dorothy Denning.
| The next entrances We're BENJAMIN
| Bingham Morris Cohan and Ray San
ders as Sam" Levy, business rivals,
whose acting was inimitabe They took
| the audience by storm and their singing
OF Becky Cohn was 4 remarkably clever
piece OF work and was one of the hits of
the evening
At this point DIR. F. II. o Conner vol
Iunteered to act as master of ceremonies
IN minstrel show provided for the
hotel guests and summoned for endmen
three beilbovs, Francis Marion. Harry
Plummer and Ernest GoodenOugh. and
three porters, Edward Gonver. Charles
Booker and H. NJ. Wheelock, who wore
blue coats with three rows of brass
buttons. The real minstrel show began
here and jokes and songs came thick
and fast.
The opening chorus, by Mr.. Crossen,
sung by the entire company, was full
OF action and catchy music Next came
a tambo overture by the circle, which
was hummer Mr. Goodenough gave a
creditable rendition of The Green Grass
Grew All Round, the company joining
in the chorus. The Naughty Kid
speciality was rendered by Miss Dorothy
Hubbard, who sang sweetlv and pleas
ingly, assisted by Roger Sherman and
Hildegarde Babb. All three greatly
pleased the audience.
Mr.. Wheelock sang the next end
i song, Cancel That Wedding March, in
way that won much applause. The
ballad, Take Me Back to Babyland,
was rendered in a plcasingly sympathetic
Foice by Miss Mary Macdonald. Way
ID0wn South, end song, was sung with
good effect by Mr.. Marion, the ballet
adding TO its effectiveness. Alfred s.
Thompson sang the ballad. Forgotten,
with excellent Judgment. 1t was well
suited to his mellow voice.
Action was continuous throughout the
next end song, Uncle Tom : Cabin Door
by Mr.. Plummer and ballet. 1t was a
good number we'll rendered. When
Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old
! Banjo was the title of 4 speciality song
by Alison J. Dugan and ballet. With
voice admirably suited to this kind of
, work Mr.. Dugan at once won the favor
of the audience and was given stir
ring reception.
| In an impromptu speech Mr.. Taylor in,
vited the interlocutor, Dir. OConnor. 10
I sing. and he responded with If the. Wa
! ters Could Speak as They Flow, in which
. | his deep resonant bass voice made a hne
: impression. The chorus was we'll render
r | I'd by u quartet 4. S. Thompson, Miss
/ | Miriam Cbilds, Miss Charlotte Tuthill
4 | and Dr. O'Connor. The end song That
+ Was Me- by Mr. Booker pleased the
l. audience and was greeted with applause.
a Genevieve Murphy sang the novelty sue
= | cess, If | Should Ever Go to Heaven,
t | displaying a voice OF unusual quality.
t The closing end song was Down in Dear
|. Old New Orleans, by Edward Gonyer
: who not only sang well, but brought his
i dancing ability into play in way that
v won recognition. The finale was entitled
n National Airs of L. S 4. by Miss kath
n ryn Guiheen and ensemble which was
n rendered with good taste 1t ended in 4
tableau. America, in which Columbia wa,
mpersonated by Miss Louise Brocking
ton, Labor by Bernard Dunlevy and al
Indian Chief by Wayland Graves.
Part > opened with timely pantomint
illustrating the scarcity of ice in Brattle
ooro. This was followed by a clever spec
atty by Ned Cleveland of Fitchburg
I former resident and able musician
" Who appeared in blackface and gave ;
= nonologue and bones solo, singing Per
:. ian Lamb and Temptation Rag. Hi
\ | originality added much to the pleasure
r. If the number.
iC The stage presented q barn scene Il
=. he next number, entitled The Huskins
y Bee in which Edward Gonyer appeare,
e Is soloist. In this scene We're villag,
,ut-ups, Robert Chamberlin, Harr,
:. Plummer, Leonard Pierce, Waylant
- Graves, Harold Bastian, Harold Dean
Wilfred Deyo, Bernard Dunlevy, Fran
is Marion and Alcide Marion, ais
he maidens demure, Gertrude Stock
we'll, Helen Turner, Rose Hopkins, Mar
ion Fisher, Lulu lizard, Annie Filion
- Grace Carey, May Ferriter, Mabe
Spaulding and Rita Eekels. The piec
.losed with a shakedown to the musi
IF Zip Coon.
From an artistic point of view tn
most notable number of the evening wa
the appearance of William Schuster, has
soloist of the Aborn English Grand Oper
IS | company of Boston, former Brattlebor
"A | bow Mr. Schuster sang songs which hay
:, helped win him wide reputation, il
nj Guiding The Heart Bowed Down and
10 Son of the Desert Am |, admirable sele
lions for his remarkable voice. He va
given an ovation he brought into pla
his exceptional musical resources.
Brattleboro's Troubadours was the tit
of the next piece, which was really Il
swell dance number Alison Dugan al
n peared as so1oist with Take Me to Tn;
III Swanee Shore and the young womt
wore sash suits and carried parasols viii
the young men wore striped tennis sui
and carried canes. A delightful featu
was the dancing to instrumental mrs
The young women were Miriam Child
Beulah Tucker Mrs. Hugh Harwoo