The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
.OPERETTA GIVEN
WITH MUCH CREDIT
ParOchial School Children
Applauded by Large
Audience
SNOW WHITE PUT
ON IN AUDITORIUM
Adaptation from Grimm S Fairy Story
of Same thanksgiving, Dancing and
Military Drills Arouse Well-Merited
Enthusiasm.

The pupils of St Michael 5 Parochlai
school gave the operetta Snow WHITE
last evening before an audience tha'
filed the Auditorium, and 1t was pre-
sented in decidedly creditahle man
ner, The children had been instructed
upder the direction Of the Sisters OF
ST. Joseph and the parts were all wei
taken, which reflected much credit on
all who had worked SO diligently to
make il the success that it was. The
chorus work was especially good, the
voices being strong and well blended,
and the words readily understood.
The operctta, which is taken from
Grimm's fairy story. Snow White, Is
. pretty tale Of the Princess Snow
White. who was much beloved by all
her subjects. The Queen, who was her
step-mother, becomes Jealous OF the
love and honor shown to her step
daughter and plans to have her put TO
death so that she shall reign supreme.
The carefully planned execution is not
carried out, however, and by the timely
arrival of the Prince Charming, with
the assistance of the seven dwarfs. in
to whose home She goes for sccIuslon,
all is made right and the story ends
in the happy marriage of the Prince
and Princess.
The opening scene shows the annual
birthday festival on the occasion OF
the Princess s seventh birthday, the
part of the Princess being taken Icy
Miss Marie Long, who made 4 very
charming little Princess and sang LEI
part well Miss Mary Pellerin took
the part of the Prince in an excellent
manner and with an especially sweet
voice captivated the audience. Miss
Anna Fisch in the part OF the Jealous
Queen, also was very good. Carl the
"fTTYYf tgi H. feff tfic @tasll OF
lcxecuting the Princess, but by his love
for arr as one Of her subjects refused
to do SO. was impersonated by Miss
Mary Masa iada. Others in the cas-
were. Arbutus. Miss Elsie Danycw
DaiIodil Mary Grady: Violet. Mar,
Curry: Max, John Lyons; Hans. vii
liam Fisch: Seven pwarfs, John I.y
ons, William Fisch, Leo Morriseau, Pc
ter sullivan, Edmund Curtin, Charlie
Clarity. Harry Pellerin.
The recitation entitled, Boy
Rights, by James Conwell, Robcr
Coombs, George Dauvew, Harold DeEo
John Guihecn, Thomas Guiheen, limo
thy O'Connor and Roger Shipman re
ccivcd hearty applause. VI the clos
Of the recitation Edward Dunlcvy a
flag bearer and George Young q
e drummer boy. marched III and too
their places in the center Of the stag
\ and as the orchestra played a patriot
< air they all marched around the stag
4 and out.
/ The dance entitled Scarf Fantastic.
I executed by the senior girls, was pa
( ticular pleasing. the lighting effect
I being pretty and the dance well dom
Il The little fairies, which always al
( pcared al Just the right time wit
] their songs and pretty dances. formc
an interesting part of the operett;
! The duet rendered by the Prince an
/ Fairies was heartily applauded. Sp,
\ cial mention should be made of Il
7 seven dwarfs who were all small box
I but equal to their parts and create
laughter each time they made the
\ appearance.
+ The second scene opened with a pr
4 log by George ". Shea, followed by
tahleau depicting camp life and ii
nobility of our American soldiers
4 the present war. The stage is darI
cncd and the soldiers are to be set