The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-02
COMPANY | TO GIVE
PHILIPPINE DRAMA
in Auditorium Next
Thursday Evening - Staged by
Author Wife-the PRINCIPALS.

Next Thursday night viii be military
night at the Auditorium, when Company
j, Y. n. G., and local amateurs will be
seen in war drama illustrative of condi-
tiOns in the Philippines during the Ameri-
can occupation and Immediately following
it. This play, which has been given in
dozen different states for the benefit of the
National Guard, Is being staged by Mrs.
Susan Hoskyn of New jersey, wife of the
author of the play The cast has been
working faithfully for a week on the pro-
duction and rehearsals have reached a
stage where the success of the production
is assured
1t viii be the first attempt of Company
/ on the dramatic stage in many years and
marks the new era in the life of the com
pany since Capt. Z. w. Gibson took com
mand just before the annual encampment
at Fort Ethan Allen. The members of the
company and others who have been inn
pressed for service in the cast are taking
exceptional interest in their work and
promise that this first effort of the com
pany viii rank with the other highly meri-
torious amateur productions that have
been staged in Brattleboro.
The author of the play, himself a soldier,
has attempted to make his public see the
hopes, the fears, the ambitions, the loves
and the hates of the soldiers amid the
strange environments Of the oriental IS
lands. He has succeeded in investing the
drama with the gorgeous coloring and
dreamy atmosphere of the Orient, and,
properly, considering the time and place
Of the scenes, has given it the title of
Under the Stars and Stripes
The first act IS in the garden of the
home of Lieut. Fairfax at Manila. Act =
has for the setting the old Juan Du Dios
fort. Act , represents a Tanguan village
on lake with Barrios in the distance
Act is in reception room in the home
of Lieut.. Fairfax. The greater part of this
scene is by candle light. The scenic effects
are very realistic.
The cast includes several local amateurs
and two from keene, n H., who have
played their parts several times and who
have been asked to take part in the local
production because of their especial apti-
tude for portrayal of the difficult parts
with which they are familiar.
Ernest VI. Goodenough will be seen as
Sergeant Zeke Hilliard, a comedy part
that Is said to Just fit him.
Captain +: w. Gibson portrays the char
acter Of Andrew Fairfax, the leading male
part.
A. Cuthbert of Keene has the difficult
and important part of Jose Mendez and
Martin Q. Quinn Of the same city viii play
the part Of Sylvester, a character that re
.quires exceptional ability and characteris-
tics to play successfully.
Lieut. W. r. Spaulding is cast for the
part of Dick Foster. Miss Harriet f. Ar
mold will play the part of the young
American girl in the islands who is deter
mined to be a Red Cross nurse and Mrs.
Florence Irendall has the leading part Of
Isabelle, in which she has exceptional OPP
portunity to display her talents Mrs.
Hoskyn will be seen in the character part
OF ''Partickler" Jerusha Jones, one she has
played many times with great success.
Several minor parts will be taken by mem
bers of the company and the company as
a body appears in several of the scenes