The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-01
LYNDONVILLE

tertainment, in which they should
make their debut on the stage, and af- !
ter much work, and man. hindrances
the event took place Friday evening
in Music Hall. Sickness caused the
cancelling Of the Glee Club numbers,
! and some substitutes in the cast Of
characters, and few other inevitable
accidents handicapped the performers
but on the whole the play was fine
ly carried out. Music Hall was filled
for the occasion, and after music by
the ThreSher orchestra, the curtain
went up on the first scene Of "The
Colonies Maid" This was a very
laughable play in the three acts, in
which the qualTels Of two irascible
Southern colonies, the clandestine
love affair of their respective son
and daughter, and the match making
of the sister-in-law of one,who tries
to wed her daughter to the cousin,
while her heart is fixed elsewhere,
brought about innumerable complica-
tions and subterfuges, until all puz-
zles are solved, all lovers united, and
all quarrels forgotten.
But the characters in the play
were the njoyment of the audience,
and kept them in a gale of laughter
from start to finish. Mr.. Barrett and
Mr. Adams took the parts of Colon
els Rudd and Byrd. and their quar-
rels and tempestuous RACES were very
laughable. Ching, the Chinese SER
want, played by Raymond Bullock,
was the star of the evening in his
line, and played his part to perfec-
ton. Howard johnson, as the hero,
was most convincing and very easy in
his part, and his absent minded
friend, Ned Graydon, played by Earl
Densmore was equally good.
But the ladies were the ones who
fairly swept the audience off their
: feet, and if you have never seen fem
mime parts played by fairly good
sized boys, not altogether at ease,
and with well-developed bass voices,
you have an experience yet to anti
cipate. Wheeler Davis as the heroine,
Marjorie Byrd, Roy Cunningham as
Mrs. Carroll, and Ned Josselyn as
Julia Carroll were so attractive in
their various ways that their hearers
could not keep their eyes from them.
Their make-ups were excellent, and
if there was lack of spontaneity in
their love making, all remembered
that amateur love-making is difficult
at best and especially so when both
participants are boys. However, they
all did well, and it was most sue
cessful entertainment. Between the
acts Miss Kathleen LeBaron delighted
the audience by her songs, stories,
ukelele playing and child impersona-
tons. She is especially good in the
latter, having studied child voices
and manners until she can initiate
them to perfection. After the play all
who wished stayed and enjoyed dane
ing for few hours.
Benton Lyster of New Rochelle,
N. Y, is with his brother, Haddon
Lyster, for a few days
Mrs. Charles Hastings has been one
of the victims of the prevailing dis
temper for the past few days.
Miss Blanche Conner has been i'll,
and confined to her bed for the past
week with +he grip.
Fifteen Of the Senior boys from
Lyndon Institute went to Burlington
Thursday as guests of the University
at the annual Kake Walk. A. ID.
Seaver conducted the party, and they
were entertained at the different fra
ternity houses. They attended the
Kake Walk and the dance following,
were shown about the city and the
college buildings, and given a royal
good time. They returned Saturday,
speaking very highly Of the hospitali
W shown them.
Mrs. Guyda Comerford is on the
sick list for few days, and unable to
be at her work in the Edmunds drug
store.
Glenn Pearl, who has been quite |
with the grip for the past ten days,
has so far recovered that he went to |,
his home in Sheffield Saturday, to |
recuperate for short time before re-
cunning to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Stuart and I
two daughters have returned from a
visit to her people at Marblehead,
Mass, where they have been Quaran-
tined with the mumps for several
weeks.
The Universalist pulpit was occu-
pied Sunday by the Rev. George For
tier, state superintendent, who
preached most interesting sermon
on "The Nintey and Nine," from an
original standpoint, as he said, his
sermon was for the ninety and nine
who are saved, not for the lost one
which was found. The musical pro-
gram was enhanced by the playing OF
Mr.. Seaver, and beautiful solo by
Mrs. Seaver, who voice is greatly adj
mired. The Rev. Mrs. kimball Of
Glover is to preach next Sunday.
The Rev. f. A. Lewis is in Exc
ter, N. H., for few days, with Mrs.
Lewis and the little daughter who az
rived the first of the week, weighing
eight pounds.
Mrs. Emma Goldsmith and Mrs &.
F. Eaton of West Lebanon, N. H.,
were in town last week, called by the
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