The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-31
ENTERs<INED BIG CROWD.
Spaulding Seniors Proved Good Amateur
Actors.


Last evening at the chapel in Spauld-
ing high school nearly 400 pupils and
graduates or parents witnessed the class
play of the senior class. Every scat
was occupied by two persons, the aisle
were well filled and large number
stood around the entrance to the room.
The play was well up to the standard
of those given in past years, and to
many, it was one of the most enjoyable
amateur productions seen in the citv.
Every participant came in for a COOL
share of the praise, for all did their best
and the acting could scarcely have been
done better by amateurs than was done
by the cast.
Not only was the acting noticeable
feature but also the stage settings. Tie
class put in lot of hard work making
scenes to carry out the picture OF the
play, and the efforts of George Cove,
who acted as stage manager, and Ho-
bart Newell, an electrician, were not to be
overlooked, for their work was of high
order.
The playlet, three-act comedy, '"rhe
university during the final examinations.
First act is in Riggs hall Thursday
morning before the close of finals. The
young men are assembled digging" in
their studies when the professor appears
and reprimands them for little misdc-
meanors and while in the room he acei-
IDENTIFY leaves bunch of papers which
turn out to be final examinations. One
of the group realizes the fact and after
the professor leaves he takes one from
the pile and carefully conceals it on
his person.
All goes on nicely. for the next act
shows the interior of the Darrell house,
in which all the members OF the class
are enjoying themselves at 900" and
tasting OF delicious ice cream. which by
the way, does not arrive until after one
of the number has had the misfortune
to get a slightly dscolored eve. The
scene closes as they depart for their
respective rooms,
The next scene is in the college again.
The president of the school senate re-
ceives a note from the professor telling
of the loss of the papers and asking his
help in restoring the same. The two
officers discuss ways of finding the guilty
persons. Suspicious are aroused in the
next act, which takes place in the Dar-
rell house again on Sunday night. A
little detective work finds the paper in
one of the BOYS desks and naturally he
is suspected of being the offending one.
But strangely enough he does not 10 be
such, for the boys summon one OF their
number, Roy Darrell, and after little
cross examination he admits the theft
and is ready to start new leaf. the
play closes with little love scene,
From the expressions of satisfaction
and hearty applause after each act, NJ
one would doubt that the ability OF the
cast OF characters was anything short of
professional and at times one might have
thought he was witnessing a profession
al performance. The work of Miss Bag
ley and Miss Stillson of the high school
faculty must not be overlooked, for they
were instrumental TO large degree IN
making the play what it was.
The members OF the class netted d
good sum which will go towards their
graduation expenses. They contemplate
giving the play in Williamstown next
week and later expect to present ii in
East Barre and Plainfeld. The class feel
much indebted to B. ". Hooker & Co,
who SO generously loaned the furniture
used in the production.
The cast Of characters is as follows:
Roy Darrell, the cribber, Leon Page;
Hal Kimber, the student, Norton Lebour-
"Bug" Wells, the grind, Arthur
David Roscoe, the investi-
gator, Elmer Scott; c. Raymond Whip
pie, "Cutey," the fusser, Henry Bjork;
Peter Leonard, conspirator, George
Lucian Burdock, the professor, |
Frank Gredler; Ellen and Kate Darrell |
sisters to Roy, Margaret Brown and |
Ruth Robinson; Grace Zigler, the coed, |
Nadine Rogers; Myrtle Landon, a plain |
girl, Mary Restelli.