The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-23
WORTHY OF PROFESSIONALS.
Was Stage Work of Barre Amateurs
Last Evening.

! Under the auspices of the Newman
| Dramatic club of st. Monica's church
the four-act drama, '"Phlomena," was
presented in the opera house last even
ing to an audience that taxed the audi
torium and filled the gallery to the
back seats. 1t was an initial effort
for the newly formed dramatic organ
ization of st. Monica's parish and it
needs no perfunetory play of words to
TO say the first attempt was marked by
an atlspicious degree OF success. Anna.
tours, everyone OF them, land some OF
them made their maiden bow before
the spotlightl the participants gave a
remarkably accurate and easy inter
probation to the stage story OF the early
Christians. To portray truthfnlly the
tale Of Diocletan and his times, the
club was put to considerable OF an
outlay in eostumery, while the same
fine regard for stage investitue was
quite as essential. Nevertheless, the
real merit OF the performance rested
with the participants.
"Philomena" is story of the Roman
empires reconstruction in the third
century. Jovius Diocletian, then rul-
er of an empire that extended from
Britain to Egypt, was compelled on
account of threatening dangers, to share
the government with M. Valerius Max
In the latter part of his
reign he was induced to sanction
OF the Christians and the
web of last nights drama is woven
around the early followers of the cross
and the tenacity with which they chung
to their chosen faith. 1t was vivid
picture Of an epoch that placed its seal
on declining paganism and to many il
must have furnished rather inspiring
lesson of faith.
The cast was EVENLY balanced and to
mention any one portion of the play as
noteworthy, or on the other !
land to ascribe peculiar ability to in !
lividual participants would be hardly |
ustifiable Every member of the COM
Dany contributed his or her fair share !
% the sum total of labor and patience |
involved in the production and no more
nerited expression of approval could be
Iesired than the whole -souled applause
hat greeted the PLAYERS at every turn.
,redit of another kind, however. should
,e given to those who have had charge /
i training the personnel for several
weeks back. From the outset, Rev. A.
:. Griffin and the Sisters of the Sacred
Ieart convent have given freely of their
ime and labor TO insure success of
he affair
Prominent among others who assist
d in the program were the soloists who
ang during the interludes and if the
pplause that greeted such numbers is
ny criterion, their efforts were not un
ppreciated. All of the singers were
excellent voice and the Barre opers,
ouse orchestra furnished able accom- [
animents. The new dramatic company /
as a wealth of talent and there are
lany who will encourage its members TO
lake other attempts in the line of anna.
,ur theatrcals. II
The cast of characters for "Pbilomena" {
'llows: Diocletian, Walter Tierney;
James NIaekie; Tertullius, '
atthew Hagan: Publius. Raymond /
ierney; Paulo. Theodore Lascor; Serv- {
Is, Henry Carroll; Nobilius. Raymond !
on; Fluvius. James Bennett; Galvien, I
J. Daniels; Ortsu, Henry Carroll, ] +
acrian, Fred Cheney; Claudius, Ed
und Loranger; Kephron. Patrick Hale;
larceIlus. Romanus. Torquatus. Cor
nio. B. Orilla. Mary Tomasi, Teresa P
anchi; Dellius. John Jordan; Phil
nena. Margaret Brown; The Vision.
,raine Loranger; Afra. Ruth Humph-
v; Dobbo, Henry Carroll; Nirgilius. y
mes Bennett; soldiers, guards and +
chers. a.
Musical numbers were as follows: a.
aust fGounodl, soldiers; In the y
Irlen Of Nv Heart James Bcnnett
Whisper" Carl Nelson; Somewhere"
IS r. Humphrey; You'll Remember
- Rev. Father Griffin: How Lovely &,
Zion" lcantata Of Daniel. Miss Alice n
,cDonald. soloist. and chorus. Id