News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-04-02
MORRISVILLE
T'riss, or Beyond the Rockies

scored an unprecedented success las
Thursday and Friday evenings in the
presentation of the four act drama T'riss
or Beyond the Rockies, at the town hall
The play proceeded without a break
showing the earnest and concentrated
work of the cast and Mrs. Ila Niles Jack
son, who staged the production, each
member of the cast fitting his or her i'm
personation both gracefully and natural
ly. The attendance was the largest ever
accorded local Senior class production,
the need of a new opera house being
clearly demonstrated ON the last evening,
when all the available seats were oc.
cupied, many people still remaining
standing. The class Melted about $3.50.
Miss Rena Merrill as T'riss, the angel
of Blue Canyon, made decided hit with
the audience, playing her part with a
grace and ease, that would do credit TO a
professional and readily showing her apt
ability for such work, while Enrol Butler
as Hank Jordon, '49er, who rescued
and adopted T'riss, took the part of the
old miner in an exceptionally fine man
ner and with thorough understanding
of his part Horace Powers as Judge
Ananias Low, toddy, who is all that his
name implies, and then some, with his
accurate knowledge of the 'statoots,"
furnished much of the comedy of the
| play and bids fair to become his fathers
successor at the Supreme Court bench,
judging from the ability shown in con-
Quoting the Blue Canyon cou.'. Nat
| Weber, hero against his will, was ably
I taken by j. Heber Best, whose portrayal
of the same showed careful preparation
| and much natural ability. The character
could not have been more acceptaby
taken. Jack Hamin, in the person of
Maurice l.. Brush, the murderer and all
round crook, wildly detected the villain
under the guise of a cool and polished
gentleman. Notwithstanding his untime-
ly end in the second act, Edward Stephen
took the part of Zenas Grimes, proprie-
tor of the "RoOst" in a most realistic
manner, proving too honest at heart to act
as partner in Jack Hamlin's scheme to
secure Nat Webber's claim by fraudulent
means. A part which is many times
overdone is that of a negro character but
in the imperSonation of Halleluja h Billy,
by Whittier Gates the tue negro charac-
ter was displayed; his ready wit and
semi occasional "Allelujahs" bringing
forth well mereited applause from the
audience. Although appearing in the
final act only, Miss Ruth Caswell acted
the part of Susie Smith, student of the
seminary and something of cOqu cite
in most creditable manner. Miss Bes-
sic Ryder as Mrs. Robe, the wronged
wife and charming widow, played the
part of the mother of Trss with dignity
and ease. Miss Marjorie Newton as Miss
Penelope Prim, matron of a young ladies'
seminary and trife hard of hearing,
acted the part in a most dignified man
ner, her dignity only failing when she
became infatuated with the new probes
sOr or Jack Hamin in disguise. Eugene
S"b biu hJhbih UA mol QUO CioAO
Bill and Omaha Jack, the roo 'terS, were
always present, ready to protect those
whom they believed to be innocent.
The song and dance introduced in the
second act by Miss Merrill and Mr..
Powers was very pleasing and received
hearty applause. An entirely new fea-
ture to the MorrisVille audience was the
introduction of the spotlight specially
"Be My Little Baby Bundle Bee" by
the Misses Ryder, Fisk. Hill, Small and
Merrill and Kenneth Dodge, which took
especially well with the audience and
was responded to ov an encore.
Leo A. Gould was visitor in Burling-
ton Friday.
Mrs. r. A. Newcity was visitor in s..