The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
CHILDREN GIVE
MUCH PLEASURE
Act Like Veterans in Pres
entatiOn Of The Little
Princess
SUCCESS SCORED
BY WOMAN'S CLUB
Distinctly Creditable Work Done by
Miss Julia Simonds in Leading Part
tion Another Performance Today.

Large Audience Shows Apprecia- |
tion Another Performance Today |
Hats off to the children in The Little
Princess, The adults took their parts |
we'll i'll the Auditorium last evening |
III the dramatic rendering of Mrs. Fran |
ces Hodgson Bmnetts book under the /
auspices OF the Brattleboro Woman |
club, but it Is to the children that ,pe-
eial praise i due. 1t was an unusual in |
stance of entire lack Of self consciousness
on their part. It mattered not 10 them
that a large audience was Watching and
! listening They acted naturally. Just a,
! ii it was an everyday affair. which Is
( the real test of dramatic ability. The
performance reflected much credit upon
| those responsible for the presentation.
NOTABLY Miss tMary Pitcher Cox Of
Springfield, Mass formerly of Brattle
boro, under whose direction il was pre-
pared. \ second performance is being
given thi. afternoon before another
good sized audience.
The leading part in the play was taken
/ by Miss. Julia Simonds daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Arthur p Simonds She was
Sara Crewe. the little princess In this
tcharacter the play centered, and Miss
Simonde not only had the lines perfectly
imemorized, but she executed the part in
IA manner distinctly creditable to her
Among the closer friends of the little
lprinces~ in Miss Ainchiu'o seminary
We're Ermengarde. PLAYED Miss Elizabeth
Itrane, and Becky, The >cullcry maid
played by Miss Jane Daley Especially
in the queens banquet scene in the attic
room OF the little princess did these two
demonstrate their dramatic ability
They brought into play a pleasing con
iecption of their parts. making this scene
lone OF the most effective in the perform
lance.
Miss Dorothy Pratt as Lavinia. another
Pupil besides pleasing in dialogue con
Itributed a Spanish dance in costume.
which was charmingly graceful She re-
Isponded to an enthusiastic encore. Other
pupils having prominent individual parts
were Doris Olds. Dorothea Nanderyeer.
land the four Carmichael children, Mil
idred Greenwood. Dorothy Piper. EVELYN
Cain and Archie Adams They acted
with complete childish abandon, which
won the full admiration of the audience.
\ report OF the entertainment would not
, do full credit without mention OF the
especially delightful manner in which
little Doris Olds carried her part
One of the especially entertaining fea-
lures of the first act was children s
dance arranged by Miss Cox to the
music Of Kriesler 5 Rondino. Those
who took part who We're among Miss
Mmchin 5 pupils, were Natalie Benson
: Ruth Reed, Hertha Daley, Eleanor
Rogers, Mary Putnam, Alice Boyden
Doris Gibson, Dorothy Edwards, Evelyn
t Hamilton, Margaret Dunklee, Winfred
Cain, Madeline Cain. Edith Nash, Ger
trude Simonds, Meverette Hamilton anC
Evelyn Mann.
: Miss Minchin, at whose seminary fol
!, young ladies the story of The Littl,
| Princess is laid, was impersonated by
i Mrs. James NJ. Adams. Next to Mis-
= Simonds She was the leading character
and her stern demeanor and the manner
in which She succeeded in keeping her
Z. self disliked by the pupils were all wei
carried out
All the other characters were rela
= lively minor, but they acquitted them
! SELVES with great credit and were givel
merited applause. They were as fol
lows: Miss Amelia, Miss Minchin S sis
ter, Mrs. Harry G. Freeman; Miss Mary
! the music teacher, Miss Izetta stewart
j Mrs. Carmichael, Mrs. Arthur II
: Brasor; Mr. Carrisford the gentleman
" from India, L. Russell Davis; Mr. Car
michael, his lawyer, Hal L. March; Ran
Dass, Carrisford 5 servant, Frank NJ
Cram; Mr.. Barrow, f. Burr Smith; Nh
Guest, Ernest Y. Barre; maids at Mis-
81 Minchin $ Miss Marguerite White, Mis-
Adele Coles and Miss EVELYN Dunbar
G The makeup of Mr. Smith, including
Il generous supply of side whisker'
x brought him an enthusiastic reception
le and Mr.. Cram was especially effectiv,
T. In the orchestra pit were the men
to bers of Brattleboro chapter, No. 5.
ie American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolin
e. lists and Guitarists. This is an organ
as ZatiOn of about 20 members under til
a direction of Ernest o. Cooke. It wa
the first appearance Of this orchestr
and it gave much satisfaction, provin
to be a valuable and important add
tion to the musical resources Of Bra
lis tleboro. The intrumcnts were mand
Inns, mandolas, mandocellos, guitar
MT harp guitar and piano.
ve The play WAS given for the benef
he of the Woman 5 club treasury, the a
III, rangements being carried out bv IL
on ways and means committee, consistir
he lof Mrs. +. II. Sanford, Mrs. A. Y
rs Rockwell Mrs. Martin Austin, Nj
he j. f. Mann and Mrs L. F. Adam
al Candy and nuts were sold by vouf
lwomen between the three acts