The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-29
PLAY FULL OF FUN.
"Charley's Aunt" Presented by Spauld-
ing High School Seniors.

"Charley's Aunt" arrived from Brazil
last evening and suddenly dropped in
upon large audience at the Spaulding
assembly hall. for, as it may be known,
| "Charley's Aunt" was the senior class
play, a three-act farcical comedy writ
ten by Brandon Thomas and well pre-
sented by the class of 1920. True, it
was comedy, three acts of wit and
action. that brought many hearty
chuckle from an intensely interested
audience.
To tell it just as it was; Charley's
aunt. Lady Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
of Brazil, was coming to visit him at
St. Oldes college. Oxford, the world
famed English institution of learning.
On the foundation of this fact, Charley
Wykeham. who was really James Greig,
and his college mate, Jack Chesney, the
part taken by William Clark, invited
their ailinities to Chesney's room at
college. Everything was beautiful un-
til telegram came at the eleventh
hour from Chsrley's aunt, informing
him that she would be delayed two or
three days and would be unable, to-
visit him.
But the girls would not consent TO
spend the day at the apartments with
out the proper ehaperon, who, as Jack
and Charley had planned. would be
Charley's aunt from Brazil. Stephen
Dineen, who in the play was Lord Fan
court Babbcrley. an undergraduate of
this same college, was carefully pack
lng ali the wines and whiskeys these
two Young men owned into neat lit
tie travelling bag. when they appeared
on the spot, and after wrestling with
the problem of the absent chaperone
hit upon the scheme to make Lord
Babbcrley, who is only five feet llk
inches tall "Charley's aunt OF course
Lord Babberley had costume which
he was about To use at an amateur
theatrical and when this demand came
on he was soon CARRIED for duty.
From that time on there was only |
an occasional quiet interval in the hall,
for this east of characters kept the
crowd distorted with laughing, these
young amateur actors and actresses
playing their parts we'll
introduced first OF all was Bill
Clark as Jack Chesuey. Bill had
very difficult part. but acted it out
Then there was Jack
college chum. Charles Wyke-
ham or in every day life James Greig,
who like Jack was intensely anxious
TO declare his love to his lady fair.
Time and again Charley would have
given his last drop of champagne or
old Scotch to correct the blunders made
bv Lord Babberley a. Charley's aunt.
but this was beyond possibility and
because il was, Jim" had an oppor
iunitv 10 show naturalness to stage
life
Charley's aunt was last evening Miss
Ruth NeinO. but before Miss Neino
.ould make herself known as Lady
DAlyadorez. Lord Babberley had at
r>cted the attention Of two bachelors,
who were ignorant Of the fact that
-yord Rabberley was in disguise a. q
.haperone and Charley's aunt for
lav or two only These bachelors were
Ralph Dafine a. stephen Spettigue,
nd Carroll Tucker ~ Cci Sir Francis :
hesnes hoih of whom were desirous
Il marrying the supposed wealthy
widow
70. conclude this plot. several other
.hareciers were necessary. Orpheus
3fzrozero q. Bra-~ctt. the college scout !
r servant 10 the lads. Miss Helen Ros
~. aii-- EyelYh BfuYa and Miss Lucy I
Wells. All taking somewhat similar q
arts lovers .
Before the plot Wa concluded. the !
.euue lord had found and won the girl
+ his dream. an orphan but wealthy
~. al 1~e most intimate friend vas
r. adv Donna Lueis D'AlsadoTcz
ron Rrszil. ur the original aunt 81
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ssea On love concinde sith rsch ard
kert lorer sucressfui sHd shout to
rd the id.i oi hi- dream o. vas
oe3 comedy.