The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-02
FIRST PRODUCTION
!. Of JULIUS CAESAR
TOMORROW EVE
BenningtOn's First Attempt at
Outdoor TheatriCals
COMPLETE CHARACTER CAST
Audience Requested to Be in Seats
EARLY So that Actors May Be
Distinctly Heard.
COMPLETE CHARACTER CAST

Tomorrow night is the first per-
formance of julius Caesar, given un-
der the auspices of the Public Welfare
Association in recognition of the
Shakespeare TercentenaTy. From
Boston, from San Francisco, from
towns large and small across the con-
tinent come reports OF similar cele-
brations, but so far as we know Ben
nington is the first small town in New
England to attempt julius Caesar on
a large scale.
Following is the case of characters:
Mark Antony Edward Jenney
julius Caesar Edward II. Holden
Brutus Arthur Elliot
Casslus George S. Mills
Decius ]. Laurence Griswold
Soothsayer Dean |. Martin
Octavlus Caesar Thomas Healey
Casca Lucretius H, Ross
Metelus w. j. Randies
Popilius Leroy Macomber
Trebonius Nelson Payne
CHINA Goodall Hutton
Flavius Cords Armstrong
Lucius Miss Anastasia Fitzgerald
Pindarus Gordon Burke
Seryius Joseph O'Brien
First Citizen William Cushman
Second Citizen John Hayes
Calphurnia Miss Susan Colgate
Portia Miss Jeanette Perkins
Stage Manager Mrs. Arthur Elliot
Soldiers, senators and citizens
from Bennington, North Bennington
and Old Bennington.
Costumes for the play have been
provided by Hitler of Philadelphia.
The play viii begin promptly at
eight o'clock. 1t is hoped that every
one will make an effort to be in their
seats ten minutes before the hour.
The action of julius Caesar starts in
without any preliminary, and the
! auditorium should therefore be quiet
when the first word is spoken.
Pedestrians will find the only en-
trance Tor them nearly opposite the
Country Club. Automobiles. (tops
down, Of course), will find their en-
| trance a few feet further along the
same road Guides at the gates.
ushers and patrolmen on the grounds
will answer any questions. Those
| coming from North Bennington should
leave on the seven and seven thirty
cars, and the special cars which will
be running between those times. BY
leaving trolleys at the point nearest
| the Country Club, short walk will
take them to the entrance. 1t is eX-
pected that special cars will be wait
ing after the performance to make the
return trip. Special service between
North Adams and Bennington has al
so been asked for.
To avoid waste of time, and to
facilitate seating of the audience,
seats should be procured before going
TO grounds
Should Thursday be rainy and give
promise OF heavy showers in the even
ing, this performance will be post
poned until Saturday evening at the
same hour But II the weather is on
! ly lowering, with merely a sprinkle
now and then. the play will proceed
as scheduled.
The committee wishes TO do every.
thing IN It's power to make our pat
rons comfortable and begs to advise
them that an outdoor auditorium
does not offer the same protection
against the elements that an ordinary
theatre does. We suggest umbrellas
and rain.coats II the sky looks even
mildly overcast, and advise rubbers in
any event On account Of the dew. The
wearing OF stout shoes,--not white
and simple lrocks is also strongly adj
yised, 1t should be remembered too.
that often at this season Of the year
wrap Is very acceptable in the late
evening no matter how warm the day
has been, By bringing newspapers to
spread ON the ground the feet will be
protected from the dampness