The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-27
DANCED AND SANG
IN "THE TOY SHOP
Barre Stage Performers Pleased Crowded
House Last Evening, Giving Plenty
of Entertaining Features.

lvehlcie under tho auspices or the clyi
department of the Barre Womans club
The house was crowded to capacity an,
not a few of those who arrived at tn
r window of the box Office after the frs
rush for tickets found the "standin,
room only" order in effect 1t was al
audience bent on getting a maximum o
amusement out of the affair and M
, ones credulity need be shocked by thu
statement that entertainment in over
flowing measure was the portion of those
who witnessed the opening performance
Again tonight the busy denizens of 'the
toy shop" will perform and the prospects
for a second large audience are altogether
gratifying. The proceeds are to be used
for the maintenance of the playground
! system.
Under the direction of G. Z. Lethner
of Chicago, local talent was employed
seemingly with most satisfactory results.
Within surprisingly short period, a
small army of singers and dancers was
rounded into presentable form under his
i personal supervision. The choruses sang
with finesse and precision that was ad-
mirable. Dancers We're spritely enough
for the most exacting critic and the
solo dances were uncommonly charming.
Seldom has there been staged in Barre a
more wholesome and wholly delightful
musical piece. There were two scenes to
each act and the stage investiture in
each instance was compassed with fine
regard for the merest details. -Four dis
tinct settings were the woods, the toy
shop, the milky way and a garden in
| fairyland
Bonnie, the daughter of the toy-maker,
| is the center of the theme of "Fi Fl of
the Toy Shop" Wandering in the woods
near her fathers home at the close of a
summer day, she is overtaken by the
sandman, who lulls her into a magic
sleep. Her dream is wonderful phan
tasmagoria of the wooden crea ations in her
fathers toy shop come to life. The
night of revelry that follows and the
many strange adventures that befall the
dolls and toys before the light OF morn
ing breaks are interestingly depicted in
the stage version OF the extravaganza.
Choice bits of humor in the dialogue in
terlarded the musical and dancing num-
bers.
Costumes used in the production pre-
sented a variety OF color and effects. In
deed. the costumery was one of the strik-
ing features of the presentation and ap-
parently no pains were spared in that
direction. Other stage trappings that
contribute so much 10 the success of
well-rounded production were not miss.
ing. Much might be said of the musical
accompaniments, and surfeit OF praise
could not be meted out to those who
bent their efforts toward training the
for their intricate drills.
OF the more than $50 participants in
the extravaganza, here is considerable
list of those whose historionic talents
were enlisted in varying measures to i
make the presentation success: Il
Bonnie, the toy makers daughter Miss ,
Hazel Mackay; the Sandman. God of ,
sleep. George +. Mackay; Tack Hammer. !
Bonnie's father, Thomas J. Mercer; ri Fl,
1 fiirtatious French doll. Mrs. Howard !
Grim of New York; Prince Lolly Pop, a
gentleman DOLL John Duncan; Lieuten- /,
mt Heart, soldier doll, Fred Inglis; y
Ink Spot, colored doll, Miss Bertha ,
Hooker; Captain Barnacle. a sailor doll. :
William Hurry; Loosely, rag doll Mrs. \
Homer Hayden; Aurelia. retired fairy =
Hiss Beth skinner; a dolls head. Miss n
.fary Mccarthy; the Man in the Moon. !,
Newell Parker; a talking doll. Miss Alice 4
Downing; q Japanese doll. Miss Olive I,
Downing; Bo-Peep, a singing doll, Miss
ieorgia Palmer; q fairy. or Aurelia's a
cquaintsnce. Miss Jessie pithie. n
Noah's ark animals, frog James Greig. :,
og John Hall. owl George Douglas. pig !,
'aspar Greig. cat Pearl Young. monkey
10y Watkins; jumping scks, Louis p
'eale. James Brechin. Charles Jackson. =,
ames Clark. John Garibaldi. Howard ~
lrown. Milton Bradley. Spencer Jones. =,
arl shields. Gordon Gerard. china dolls. !.
.atherine Martin. Doris jenkins, Freda =
add. Ruth Glysson. Kathleen OLeary. "a
.ilhelmina Even. Mildred Mcgne. Dor
thy p. Averill; paper dolls. kathleen =,
rown. Doris Farrar. Marguerite Brown,
Granger. Rita Linekin. Emma '.
layton. Evelyn Drew. Rosa Levin. flow. -
girls. Marion Barclay Phyllis Craig.
coma Lawrence. live letter blocks, Beat
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nj. Fosca Granai. Mabel Mcleod. Ruth "a
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nse knight. Ruth Huse. Marie ouinlen.
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