The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-04
COMIC OPERA HAS
LARGE AUDIENCE
Chautauqua Course Ends in
Wave of Popular En-
thusiasm
CONTRACT FOR NEXT
SEASON PRESENTED
More Than 500 Course Tickets Pledged
Director Paul M. Pearson Gives Ad-
dress and Opera Chimes of Normandy
Is Presented.

dress and Opera Chimes of Normandy
Is Presented.
Chautauqua week closed last night in
wave of enthusiasm. The big tent on
the high school grounds was crowded
and the closing attraction, the comic
opera, The Chimes of Normandy, was
particularly praiseworthy. Toward the
close Vice Chairman Carl S. Hopkins of
the local organization made brief re-
marks and handed to Supt. L. w.
| Huelster the contract signed, for
another course next year and DR..
Hucister spoke briefly, expressing his
thanks for the eourtesies shown. Fur
| ther pledges for course tickets were re-
ceived, bringing the total well in ex-
cess of J00 or more than two-thirds
the number which the local committee
| will have to sell. 1t is the general
/ opinion that the course this season sur
passed that of last year, excellent as
that was, and a still better program is
promised for the season of 1917.
! The Chimes of Norrandy was put on
| by thoroughly competent company
throughout and the satisfaction which
1t gave was very great. The members
of the cast and chorus were especially
attractive in their personal presence
and their acting was notably good. The
orchestra, also, did finished piece of
work and the whole performance was
decidedly pleasing, as was evidenced
by the demonstration of approval by
the audience.
The cast Of characters was as fol-
lows: The Marquis. Frederick Brydon
the Baltic, Arthur Wooley; Gaspard,
Edouard Beck; Grenicheaux Leo 1hom-
as; Germaine, Netta Strong; Serpo-
lette, Agnes Barry; Jean, Helen Thomp-
son; Nannette, Evelyn Merrow. Without
in any way minimizing the work of
the others. bouquets must be handed TO
Gaspard and the Bailie for the high
Character of their acting. One doesn t
have the opportunity every day to see
acting of that calibre.
| The first part of the afternoon yes
terday in the big tent was devoted to
the children of the junior Chautauqua
who presented the sketch Uncle Sam s
Experiment, danced and gave demon
strations of reviving person nearly
drowned, of pyramid building by boys
and first aid to the injured by boys
and girls
Uncle Sam Experiment was illus
trative of the training of children in
doing things that are useful and was
written with the purpose of indicating
plainly the attitude of Uncle Sam
towards vocational training. One
group demonstrated the value of seien
tifc growing of corn, one old farmer
hewailing the fact in song that he
had not joined corn club while the
club sang its joy at being members OF
the club. A group of girls sang a can
+ ming song and another grou? of boys
G and girls represented the garden club
+ There were groups of play boys, Of
i play girls and of Indians, each of whom
e had special songs and dances illustra
Il tive of some of the training of tn,
y Junior Chautauqua.
l. The principal characters and thei
t impersonators were: Uncle Sam, Phil
!. lip Wheeler; Aggie, (short for Agricul
:. ture), Kenneth Wheeler; Mother Earth
Margaret McKeon; Science, Thyr;
Y Morrill,.
e After the sketch the fancy dance
), and pyramid building were demon
), stratcd, the boys working under the di
rection of Mr.. Hayes. Miss Nern
II Slade, the junior Chautauqua superin
d tendent, and Miss Nellie Watson. he
e. assistant, at the close of the children
e entertainment, were presented wit
e large baskets of flowers the gifts o
G, the local Chautauqua association. TIL
E. presentation was made by John Mann
mayor of Chautauqua town.
A short concert by the orchestra o
, the Chimes of Normandy company
which included violin solo and a vC
r. cal solo and a selection by an octet
'9 was much enjoyed and the aulienc
would have been glad to hear more.
. DR.. Paul NJ. Pearson concluded tn
d. afternoons entertainment with a leC
IF ture on The Joy of Living. His let
I'd ture was an incontrovertible argumnn
is. in favor of going through life with
or laugh instead of a long face. Laughte
was his panacea for trouble H
in points were illustrated aptly by poem
IN that were beautifully delivered
IS Because children sometimes laugh
+ something that they should not is II
nd reason for parents to denv them tt
10. right to laugh. Man is the only anim
is that can laugh and he should make IL
ed most of it. The man who doesn
he laugh and the man who laughs all {
70. the time are candidates for the san
institution.
The iov of living right is the fund
mental of laughter. JOY and Taught
NAV come through sorrow or from !
to Dor We obtain 10Y through the bea
tiful, through friendship, love al
faith he said