Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
VANITY FAIR AND
 LOCAL VAUDEVILLE,
Special Performance Held at Davis Theatre for Benefit of. St. Agnes Guild of Christ Church.

A large house witnessed Mrs. Fiske in Vanity Fair and local vaudeville at the Davis theatre Wednesday evening at a special performance for the benefit of St. Agnes guild of Christ Episcopal church. Vanity Fair, a seven-part photo feature, taken from the old English novel by Thackery, is consid- cred one of the greatest of Edison's productions. Vanity Fair has variety of characters and scenes vividly paint ed displaying intense realism. The ballroom scene on the night before Waterloo hsa a cast of about 400 characters.
 Mrs. Fiske took the leading role as Becky, and because of her individual ity and ingenuity of characterization ranks among the leading characters. The entire production is characterized with the display of many curious an tiques and furniture of the corre- spending period.
 In the local vaudeville part of the entertainment all the performers re- ceiVed big Ovations for their efforts. Miss Sarah Loring and Raymond Sher- man gave a novelty dancing act which demonstrated their excellent terpsi- chOrean ability and graCefulness.
 A. Craig Taylor, tenor, sang songs of the past and present, and among some of his selections were A Perfect Day, Silver Threads Among the Gold, Maggie Dear and In the Gloaming
 In an original sketch that lacked a title William F. Habekotte and Mrs. Horatio Bigelow brought the house down with their imperSonations of replete with fun. MT. Habekotte ren- dered There is Something Wrong With Me and Mrs. Bigelow danced At the conclusion of their act not only did they receive flowers, but some one kindly donated a live hen. Fancy roller skating was EI6T11nn6 Perkins part of the vaudeville per- formance. Owing to the fact that there was water on the stage floor he was handicapped, but nevertheless he dis played some very clever whirls.
 The programmes:
 Overture, Old Bill Bailey Played the
 Ukalele.
 Davis Orchestra. Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts, two
 reel Keystone comedy, with Ches-
 ter Conk1in.
 Selection, Aliete,
 Davis Orchestra. MeXicor dancing,
 Miss Sarah Loring and Raymond
 Sherman. Speciality,
 William F. HabekOtte and Mrs. HoratiO Bigelow. Songs.
 A. Craig Taylor. Roller skating. Edmund Perkins. Selection, Chin Chin Davis Orchestra. Vanity Fair.
 The cast: Becky Sharp, Mrs Fiske; Becky as a child, Leonie FIugrath Rakedell Sharp, Yale Benner; Amelia Sedley, Helen Fulton; Joseph Sedley William Wadsworth; George Osborne Osborne. Richard Tucker: MT Osborne Robert Brower; Capt. William Dobbin Frank McGlynn; Rawdon Crawley Bigelow Cooper; Lord Steyne, George A. Wright; George Sedley Osborne Maurice Stewart, Jr.; Lady Steyne Helen Strickland Ushers in Colonial Costume. The ushers were dressed in Colonial costumes and during intermission they sold flowers and candy. The committee in charge: Mrs. C. H. Preston and Mrs. Eben Learned chairmen; Mrs. Edmund Perkins, Miss Mary Osgood, Mrs. Walter Crooks, Mrs Willis Austin, Mrs. Arthur P. McWiI- Hams and Miss Olive Huntington. The ushers were Miss Olive Hunt ington, in charge, Misses Irene Ken dall, Marion Bartlett, Elaine Hitchon Elizabeth Ellis, Lillian Boynton, Viola Engler and Anna Holmes.
 Twenty-one automobiles were lined