The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-09
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
IN PREPARATION
Rose O. Plymouth Town to Be Present
ed March 10 and 19-Annual Gym-
nasium Exhibition March IL.

landing of the Pilgrims that the high
school should decide to present for its
annual play A Rose o. Plymouth Town.
The action of the play takes place in the
year 1923 in the home of Captain Miles
Standish.
The cast is as follows: Miles Stan
dish, captain of Plymouth, Arthur Bar
rett, 20; Garrett Foster of Weston's
men, James Slavery, 20; John Margeson,
the villain, Earl Falby, 81; Philippe De
La Noye, Arthur Woodwork, 20; Miriam
, Chillingley, cousin to the captain, Eliza
beth Crane, 81; Barbara Standish, wife
of the captain, Jane Daley, '2l; Resolute
Story, aunt of the captain, Marguerite
Nixon, 20; Rose De La Noye, the heroine,
Julia Simonds, 81.
The play is pleasant romantic comedy
with many laugh and many a thrill
during its four acts. The plot is largely
concerned with the affairs of Rose De La
Noye, who is a young French Hugenot
woman living in the home of Miles Stan
: dish. At the beginning of the play Rose
hides young Garrett Foster, newcomer
to Plymouth, who has been found guilty
of breaking the corn laws, from the
wrath and Justice of Miles Standish. OF
the influence of Rose he is spared from
the flogging which the law would give
him. Naturally Garrett becomes a sutton
for the hand of Rose, but because of
duel in which he becomes involved with
his rival, John Margeson, he is banished
from Plymouth colony by edict of the
captain of Plymouth.
For months no word is heard of him
and Rose, in moment of anger, plights
her troth to John, whom she really hates
and believes to be cruel, cowardly and
Iselfish. That very night Garrett, worn
and exhausted from his long trip through
the snow, staggers into the home of
Miles to warn the colony of an attack
by Indians planned for the next day.
The climax OF the play comes in the
last act when the true characters of Gar
rett and John are revealed. when the
audience will wonder and ask the qles-
ton, which is the better man? Is John
Margeson or is Garrett Foster the hero
This is but a brief outline of the story
/ and does not include mention of some OF
) the best characters. interviewer with
the story of Rose is the delightful little
, love affair of two very shy but romantic
/, young people, Miriam and Philippe
: Their scenes together are filled will
laughs and fun Aunt Resolute Story is
most loyable but unusuasold lady, who
has come to Plymouth from gay Londor
to find new sensation. Stern Captain
: Standish and his lovable wife, Barba~a
also have important parts in the play.
! The advance sale of tickets SCR thu
| play begins today Tickets may 3. Sc
| cured from high school pupils. these lick
/ cts to be exchanged for regular seat Goa
pons at the box office after $50 Tuesda,
| morning.
| Today tickets for the school play wer
/ in the hands OF Arthur Welcome. Mar
guerite Haus, Charlotte Knight an,
| Waldo Crawford for distribution amonI
| the members of the high school Las
year the high school play was given gen
| erous support by parents, alumni an
| friends of the school. This year TIL
| Rose o. Plymouth Town viii be presents
on two nights, March Is and 10, on OF
night for the benefit of The Dial and o
the other for the school library an
| other needs. Generous support will mea
| successful financial year for the sehoc
| magazine and will ensure, for the J III
number, a year book even more attrNC
tive than last years 1t will mean all
the enrichment of the school library an
the meeting of other definite needs. Fo
the audience it will mean an evening c
genuine enioymnt.
On Thursday, in answer to the cha
| lenge of the girls sophomore basketba
team to the freshmen girls, a rapid san
was played, resulting in score OF 10
4 in favor of the sophomores. By bett
team work the sophomores showed Il
value of longer plactice and experienc
Particularly good as the work OF Ma
celia Roln, %, an Helen Dalrympl
%, as forwards, and of Laura Ioadle
%, and Eleanor Marley, '23, AZ guard
/ Very soon there will be a game cetwee
the winning team of Thursday and Il
| Junior girls basketball team.
A debate on the question as to wheth
universal military training should
adopted in the United States was Civ,
, as a part of the required outside wo
Of the American history class. The d
| baters for the affirmative were Lauren
| Brooks, Arthur Welcome and Jane Dale
and those for the negative, Evelyn Me
calf Clara Thurber and Howard Gilbel
The victory was awarded to the negati
side by the judges, Mr. Woodwork, n
Crosby and Mr.. Lee from the facult
Caroline Warren and Dorothy Pratt fro
the class. Arthur Welcome was deelar
the best inG;pidual debater. Other OF
side work this yea" will be made up
biographical sketches and perhaps a re
etition of the debate feature.
On Tuesday, March 2, the Americ
history class had lesson in prae
cal civics, attending town meeting. T.
was especially interesting, as ma
members of the class had never beft
Q witnessed the procedure of a to-
a meeting 1t was afterwards decid
in a class discussion that although ca
nomination was made from the fl
| | fbara ha1 laf