The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-23
Audience Much Amused with
Comedy Work by High
School Cast
AMATEUR ACTING
UNIFORMLY GOOD
Performance Melted Over $3.50 for The
Dial and Athletic Association -
Staged by Committee of Faculty -
Dancing Followed Play.

DAal ana Athlet1c Association -
Staged by Committee of Faculty -
Dancing Followed Play
A large audience thoroughly enioved
last evening in the Auditorium the
| tWo-act comedy, Mr., Bob, presented bv
cast of high school pupils under the
direction of a committee of the facuI
ty. The play is an old one that lends
itself well to the work of amateurs.
Although only one or two of the east
had appeared before on the stage in
public the play was staged and acted
so well that, once the plot was started
IN full swing, the audience was almost
constantly in laughter.
There are numerous funny lines and
some clever stage business that. well
handled last evening without excep-
ton, received their full need of
appreciation. This was not only be-
cause the audience was friendly but
because the play was so we'll "put
over, without a slip or apparent mis-
take, with no halts or stage waits, that
the audience was compelled to lose in.
terest IN the individual personalities
OF the cast as known personages and
appreciate the collective work of the
whole. which blended into a delightful
entertainment
For this credit Is due to the commit
tee of the faculty of which Miss Ethel
L. Osgood was chairman. Other mem
bers were Miss Florence c. Allen, Miss
Harriet E. Rallion, Miss Orlana Ran
ney and Laurence L. Brown. The cast
was as follows:
Philip Roysou, Joseph G. Estev. ,16
Robert Brown, clerk, of Benson s. Ben
son, uElaude w. Amidon, 16
jenkins, Miss Rebecca s butler,
Dennison B. Cowles, IT
Rebeeea Luke, a maiden lady,
Leila E. Thompson, II
Katherine Rogers, her niece,
Gladys E. Holden, IS
Marion Bryant, Katherine 8 friend.
Allethaire G. Estev, rs
Patty, Miss Rebecea 5 maid.
Harriet E. Arnold, II
Mr.. Estey, in the character of a
young man just out of college. was
well cast. Natural in his actions
throughout, he was especially good in
the second act in his display of anger
over finding two eats packed in his
grip and in his work during the de-
scription of boat race.
Mr.. Amidon impersonated ludi-
crouslv the week-kneed law clerk. who
was mistaken for everyone else but
himself by each individual of the cast
and who was always trying to explain.
His makeup and acting caused continu-
Gus laughter while he was on the stage.
As Jenkins, butler, Mr.. Cowles phys
ically and i'll makeup was ideal. In
spite of the contrast to seriousness of
fered by his companion servant. Patty.
he refused to unbend until the last mo-
ments Of the play, when he answered
| Patty s call of ''Romeo. wherefore art
thou?" with the reading of the line.
. m a comm Juliet in a manner
to draw the heartiest laugh of the
evening. 1t was character work par ex-
cellence.
Miss Holden. the arch conspirator
who manipulated the situations to
bring about the complications and ul-
| timately steered them to a satisfae-
tory conclusion, was bright and clever
in her reading and vivacious in man.
er.
Miss Estey in the name part was
charming in stage presence and while
her part was the most difficult of the
evening in that it permitted little or
no action, she left nothing to be de-
sired in her work
Miss Thompson, east in the charac-
/ ter part of maiden lady with a strong
/ leaning towards stray cats, imperson-
ated the oldest character in the play
delightfully."-. In voice, manner and
expression her portrayal was true to
life
Miss Arnold as the English maid
with a tendency to frivolousness and
an inordinate love for the drama and
a willingness to be a Juliet to almost
any Romeo, burlesqued snatches from
Shakspere at every opportunity and
cleverly varied this with attempts to
show her desire for membership in the
ballet even when engaged in her du-
ties. She was strong contrast to
jenkins.
mond, II sang a solo and responded
to an encore. He was in excellent
voice and the audience plainly show
ed its appreciation. Miss Lamoille C.
Langworthy, '16, of the high school or
chestra, gave pleasing violin solo and
| she, too, responded to an encore which
/ like the first selection, was enioyed.
| Following the, play there was a
dance in Festival hall to music by
Leitsinger S orchestra and many of the
audience attended. The evening will
net the athletic association and The Dial
over $3.50.