The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Minstrel Star Surprised at
Close of His Stunt Last
Evening
SAYS MANAGEMENT
'PUT ONE OVER"
Presentation by Vice President E. j.
Fenton-Big Audience Was Present
and Performance Was Given with
Remarkable Smoothness.

The big audience present al the first per
Torrance of the Brattlcb0ro Baseball min
stres i'm the Auditorium was satisfied with
the entertainment, but ii the same audi
ence could have seen the performance last
evening it would have realized that the
first one was not a marker to that of last
evening. Everything was speeded up to a
! heart breaking pace and the entertainment
was over 81 minutes earlier than was the
| case "Wednesday evening.
| In spite OF this there was time for T. J.
! Fenton, vice president OF the Baseball asso-
citation. TO present very handsome loving
cup to Rabbit Maranyille at the conclu-
sion OF the stars act Maranville was
completely surprised, and when asked after
the performance what he had said. re
piled:
I ''What did | say Nothing. | guess. 1
was too busy swallowing hard. They Ger
tainly 'put one over on me- and it was a
beaut, too"
Maranvillc did say something, however,
and considering the surprise he did an adj
mirablc job. He concluded his act and as
he made his exit he asked members of
the Red Gross team who were standing in
the wings how he had done Before any
Of them had an opportunity to answer
| President George +. Sherman of the asso-
| cation. who was standing in the wings for
emergency, turned AIaranviIe around and
| showed him out on the stage where Mr.
| fenton was standing with the big loving
cup, filed with carnations.
Not until then did Maranville under
stand that his act had not been completed
He stared for an instant and finally. real
izing that it was 'up 10 him." moved
slowly towards the center of the stage
lWherc Mr. Fenton was standing. Mr.. Fen
ton said:
MIR, Maranyiue in behalf Of the mem
bcrs Of the Brattleboro AIinstrels and in
appreciation of your kindness in coming K
BrattIcboro and assisting us in making tho
mInstrcl~ the great success they have beer
desire and 1t i~ my great pleasure 10 pre-
sent YOU with this cup"
Maranville took the cup and stood wait
nG for the applause to ~ubslde and il WA,
, a few moments before he could make him
self heard.
You certainly put onc over oa me-" h,
said. Il have only tccn IN Vermont an,
in Brattleboro two day. bat this littI,
vacation. as | look back ON il. seems (,
have been about TO minutes long | hay,
had the time Of my lifc and don't he sur
IprlScd ii | como back soon. / thanl, tn,
directors. the association and the member
OF the minstrclS for this beautiful cup
Thank You all"
, The cup is Is inches in height and bear
this inscription
p, Presented to Walter i. (Rabbit
NaranviIlc by the Hrattlcboro Baseball
: Mnstrels in appreciation of his assistance
Feb. 10-11. 19l5."
! The cup seemed to be the only mean
of adequately conveying to Maranville th
-
kindness IN volunteering his services. II
. come to Brattlchoro solely because OF hi
friendship for Manager Jack" OIIara
+, He would not listen to a proposition tina
= sounded like monetary reward for his sci
vices SO the management decided to Civ
- him something that would serve as 4 II
; membrance of his brief stay IN BrattleborC
Maranvllle went to the rooms OF lie
:, council, X c., after the performane
u where he was entertained and where h
: gave a brief talk on the Knights of Colun
II bus. Afterwards the members were pr,
sented to him.
Maranville in his act pulled off his f
Il nous vest pocket CATCH to the delight
his audience. He explained that he caugl
l a ball that way because he could throw
+ quicker than he could if he caught it ar
III other way and he could not understar
why IL ltu beeQ calIeu jht NeSt pOck'
q catch or why people made so much of
i Few in the audience knew that fe
Id minutes before Maranville went on Il
e stage his right hand was swathed in ban
It. ages. While enjoying a toboggan slide
t. the Country club in the afternoon ''Ra
IN bit and others of the party were spill,
n and the back of his right hand was cut al
el scratched deeply by the sharp crust.
ie John J. Nolan, director OF the minstr
s. show, left this afternoon at 2 o'clock
IS Boston. Mr. Nolan is delighted with Il
treatment accorded him here and the Q,
dent appreciation of his work. His ne
work as director is in South Boston al
MT this is followed by shows in Mcdford. al
eT Chelsea.
he Rabbit" Maranville and Jack" O'Ha
O. left this afternoon at o'clock for tho
ee homes in Springfield, Mass. Maranvi
RS said repeatedly that he wished he COZ
eli get to Brattleboro in the summer time. b
a he saw no immediate prospect of bel
lr. able to do so
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