Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-24
CHILDREN IN oPERETTA.
Pleasing st. Patrick's Day Feature
Observance Drew Out Large Crowd
Annual Fair Was Well Patronized.

The annual fair of st. Michael S Ro-
man Catholic parish and the entertain
mont by the children, held Friday
afternoon and evening in Festival hall,
attracted one of the largest crowds
ever present at one of these entertain
ments. The hall was trimmed pretti-
ly in green and white with booths at
the sides.
The stage on which the entertain
ment was provided was rooted over
with bunting and curtains at the rear
gave the effect of windows. In the
center was Il fireplace
The first number of the entertain
ment program was a piano duet, The
Dance of the Flowers, by Anna Elem
ing and Gladys Russell. The inter
mediate girls gave When We Were
Little Girls, for which music was pro-
vided by Miss Gladys Russell at the
piano and Miss Maize Calvin, violin.
The intermediate boys followed with
a reading and drill entitled A Good
Umbrella, and the next number was a
motion song, Dolly, Dolly, by "Our
Babies Miss Marion Long was at
the piano for this number.
The opcretta, The Wild Rose, in two
acts, was the most pretentious thing
of the kind given by the children of
the parish and each member of the
cast revealed in her work careful
training on the part of the teachers.
Miss Agnes Blake at the piano and
Miss Calvin, violin, furnished the mu-
sic for this. The cast of characters
was as follows:
Rose McCloud, a popular society belle,
II lt-. EnrCUtbp q
secretary and friend, Helen Mann /;
Mrs. Fussy, her housekeeper, Marion
Long; Lady Grey, an eccentric play
wright, Mary Danyew; Miss Writeup
and Miss Putemdown, reporters; Kath-
crime Clarity and Katherine Denning;
Dora, Flora, Molly and Polly, debutan-
Mary Pcilerin and Anna Fleming; Miss
Talkalot, suffragette, Isabelle Cav
anaugh; Mrs. Doingood, a charity
worker, Charlotte O'Connell; Madame
Sewseams, q dressmaker, Evelyn Aus
tin; Madame Feathertop, a milliner
Mary Grady; Madame Smellsweet, a
perfumer, Elsie Danyew; Bobby, the
buttons, Gladys Russell; city people
and country people; maids, intermedi-
ate girls.
The last number was military drill
by senior boys. The captain was Jus
tin Moran and the leader, Daniel Cur
tin.
George O'Connor guessed that jan
contained 906 beans and as there were
9O4 in it and no one guessed any near
er to the actual number he carried OH
a ham awarded as a prize.
There were six booths, three on
either side of the hall, all trimmed in
green and white. The fish pond was
in charge of Miss Margaret Cor
borino, Miss Margaret Fleming, Miss
Elizabeth Moran, Mrs. M. j. Moran
and Miss Maria Eckels.
The doll booth was managed by
Miss Susie McGrath and Miss Helen
Fenton, while the booth where fancy
articles and aprons were sold was IN
charge of Mrs. D. M. Meany, Mrs
John Guiheen, jr., and Mrs. Ralph
Cakes.
The ice cream table was in charge
of Mrs. j. T. Kaine, Mrs. NJ. j. Lynch
Mrs. Thomas Long, Mrs. Richard Hea
ply and Mrs. Charles Allaire.
The booth where cakes, pies ant
doughnuts were disposed of rapid,
was in charge of Mrs. j. j. Austin
Mrs. A. E. Wood, Mrs. James Austin
and Miss Eliza Grady.
The lemonade was served by Mis-
Mary Leahy, Miss Lena Young, Mis-
Agnes Whalen, Miss Nellie Hamilton
and Miss Sadie Young, and at tn
candy table were Mrs. Charles Cool
, Mrs. j. T. Denning, Miss Katherin
Denning, Miss Katherine Welcom
and Miss Gladys Russell.
Coffee was served by Mrs. job
Curry, Mrs. Patrick Manning an
Mrs. Eugene Ferriter.