The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
"THE RUNAWAYS" A
CAPTIVATING AFFAIR
Local Amateurs Showed Splendid Ability
in First of Three Presentations
Audience Was Genuinely
Pleased.

"The Runaways," comic opera in two
acts, made signal hit with many thea.
TRIGGERS at the opera house last evening
Under the patronage OF the Barre Wom-
ans club more than 90 local people fig
! ured in a presentation with ranks well
with any amateur performance ever CIV
en- in this city. That the amateurs ven
tured within the pale of musical comedy,
instead of adhering strictly to minstrel
sy and the drama, much more conyen-
tional vehicles for home talent com
! panies, did not initiate in the least
against the success of the enterprise or
the excellence of the production. The
cast in general showed rare aptitude
farce and many of the principals in par
ticular achieved variety of little sue
cesses by their purposeful acting.
Sprightly musical numbers interlarded
dialogues of unquestoned cleverness. All
of the participants were smartly cos
TUNED and the stage investture left
nothing that could be added without
drafting scene painter from Bohemia.
Under the intelligent tutelage of Mrs.
Eunice Baker Philbrook the the dancers,
singers and others did their little turns
with finesse that was altogether pleas
ing. 1t was a joyful, quickening spec
tacle to behold and the audience let slip
no opportunity to vent its satisfaction.
Nor was it the ordinary brand OF conpli-
mentary applause accorded amateur thes-
plans simply because they were boys and
girls whose fathers we used to know
and borrow matches of. There was some
thing besides largesse of home town
sentiment back of the plaudits
"The Runaways" has it's locale in
Sleepy Hollow, Cal. in whose sequestered
hooks nestle a summer hotel and tired
business mans rtreat. Love and dilut-
ed intrigue, sprinkled with canned beans,
help to flavor that thing which we call
''the plot The opera is staged in two
scenes and time analysis of the piece
scarcely spans single day and evening.
Some of the best singers that Barre
can boast were assigned TO the solo parts
and they sang in good voice without
single exception. A well-rounded chorus |
performed its part credtably. Among |
the soloists were Miss Claire Whipple of /
Goddard seminary's music department, |
Messrs. William and Fred Inglis, Mrs. !
Homer Hayden, Tom Farrell, William |
Hurry, Miss Humphrey, Mr. Carroll and |
Miss Mae Quinlan, whose pierette song /
md dance near the finale was splendidly |
yiven. Mrs. Hayden and chorus in a but
.erfiy song We're at their best and the
srotesque, yet graceful dance, of Mrs.
ohlbrook and Mr. Farrell elected the
ongest applause of all. Others, incud
ng "the Little Bs,' sang and danced with
good deal of vim. Little Misses Kath-
cen and Dorothy Humphrey were loudly
eceiyed.
Following is the musical synopsis:
opening ensemble, chorus; "In the Gar
en.' the Misses Humphrey. Kathleen
nd Dorothy. and chorus; I'm Do IL All
)ver Again" Mr. Farrell and ensemble;
Life Is See-Saw," Fred lnglis and
pony ballet "Come on Over Here"
liss WhippIe and the BOYS; "The Tale
{ the Japanee" William Inglis and male
oval Swan" Mr. Hurry and
iris; finale. company. Act. 2-"Moon
ong." Miss Whipple and ensemble; But
arhy," Mrs. Hayden and girls; There's
omething About YOU" Miss Humphrey
nd Mr. Carroll AT the Ball" Mr. Car
III and chorus; a Little Girl Like Ne" I
Iiss Humphrey; duet. Miss Whipple and y
Ir. lnglis; Back 10 Dixie Land, Miss 7
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