Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-11-05
AMATEURS SCORE ~
: SUCCESS IN SHOW
Big Audience Greets Big Cast
and Shows Its Approval
Annual Follies by Wheel Club--Song
Hits and Other Features by New and
Old Performers. tiji'.

Hits and Other Features by New ana
Old Performers. 'u
Chalk up another big success to the
credit of amateur theatricals in Brattle-
boro. The first night of the annual fall
frolic OF the Vermont Wheel Club Follies
found the Auditorium crowded Wednes-
day night, and the big audience was abun-
dainty satisfied with the performance. Its
pleasure was manifested i'll hearty laughter
and generous applause, given In well mer-
tied recognition of excellent work by
about 100 persons under the direction oil
John j. Nolan of Boston, who has staged
number of attractions here and whose
ability has been amply demonstrated.
large audiences were assured for last
night and for the closing performance
tonight.
Again this year President +. J. Fenton
of the Wheel club had the general over
sight and responsibility, and he and Mr.:
Nolan, with the hearty cooperation OF
others, brought the plans to fruition In
n notably efficient manner. New stars
were discovered which rivaled the bril-
lancy of the old ones, and while there
was q generous response to encores tine
program was SO arranged that 1t was not
OF undue length, being. carried forward
with pep and dash that reached the IL
nal curtain at 1915 o'clock.
The Follies took the form of minstrel
show. with many clever features and be-
sides the principals there was compe-
tent and wel-balanced chorus. 1t in
cluded the following, young women
Baker, Olivette Buckley, Lena Burr,
Mary Butterfeld Minnie Cooper Anna
Greed. Christina Croll, Mary Curry,
Anna Curtin, Katherine Denning, Rita
Eckles, Evelyn Fisher, Mildred Green
wood Meverett Hamilton, Elsie Ham
merMnd, Ruth Hammerlund, pauline
Harlow, Dorothy HarwoOd, Louella Hell
son, Laura Hoadley, Ethel Irish, Marie
Long. Evelyn Metcalf, Stacia Novak,
MaMry Pellerin, Pauline Shaw, Rather
inc Stockwell, Inez Stowell, Charlena
Thomas, Leone Turner, Caroline Warren,
Eva Zarr. A.,
The young men in the chorus were AL.
vim Bowman, Harold Chandler, Fred
CLYDE Falby, Earl Falby, Howard Gil
Dimes. Leslie Dimes, Emerson Dunklee,
bert. Theodore Gustafson, Ray Jlllson,
Fred Johnson, Charles Leonard, James
Long. John Mann, Drew Mutter, Leon
Purinton, Frank Philbrick. Walter Rob
bins, Edward Stockwell, Richard Stock
well, Roy Switzer. Howard Thayer, Err
nest Wells, Robert Winchester:
A Spanish scene was revealed by the
first rise of the curtain, the chorus ar
rayed in attractive costumes being ar
ranged in tiers. with the seats in the cir
clc VdCdnL. uc BIdHu oPChih6 cAOu6hs
from the wings company OF tambour-
inc girls and end men to music of Gou-
mods Faust by A.. j. Dugans orchestra,
the girls in short Spanish skirts and the
end men, or jolly testers. in red silk. The
end men were Bernard Dunlevy, KinsOn
rHazen Stockwell and Harold Shea, with
bones. i,-I.''S
Horton d. Walker, interlocutor, was
ANNOUNCED, and after his. ,entree he an
iss the sss FSs TamSearine &ris
Ralph I.ueies, Mrs. Hazen stockwell and
Misses Julia iFilion,. Edith Hammarlund
Ellen Hertzberg, Margaret King, Marion
Long, Florence McGarrigle, Mildred Proc
tor, Irma Rate and Hazel Wentworth
1t was a finely executed, number and CAV
the audience taste of what was to come
of. followed by others at the usual inter
Mother, FIN Wild was the title OF; tn
first solo, suhg by, Kinson 'Doak. - Thi
was his first appearance in anything o
this kind, but he put it ACROSS with tn
n,elodius and hisHetion excellent. Futur
local productions are bound to find hin
in comedy role,
,iOb, by lingo, San Domingo low
story, was sung by Ralph Lucies in al
entertaining fashion He always doe
BUOu WOTh on Stage, anu tLlS OCcu
sion was no exception.
Hazen Stockwell was effective in TIL
Hen and the Cow, relics of the past
which was 'f,ll; of local hits, purportinl
toitell of per'Ans and things that are N
longer current. Z - 80 ~ go
These singers were in, blpckface, an
then came ,Freder'c c.. Adams in evening
suit in a SPECIAL double number. The Car
nisal. and For YOU Alone. Both wer
pleasiIgly rendered Gld enthusiastically
Bernard Dunleyy of the ends, anothe
newcomer in the field of show stuff, pu
oyer. another 1ocal song in a way, tina
Brattleboro' Hail; OF Fame and told of nu
IiIerbds Brattleboro persons for whor
tabltts,are;to be.erected in the new "mar
bic palace, on Main street, and the rea
sons therefor. The song made a hit.
',At this point disturbance occurre
IN fhei vestibule on the first floor, whic
proved to be between two dark horses
Who had Just arrived. They were ecu
Iud GENTS" in green costumes, and cam
down The ;aisles and clambered over tn
footlights. One sang travelling ditty, Nv
Packed Up My Satchel. and the other
fnaAcal tale, If Only Had the Powe
and the Money, and were warmly re
ceived. Their names are a secret at pres
eht,i but their identity may be reveale
tomorrow night. !
IA 500, Let S. All lie GOOD PalS 10
Eether, was sung by Miss Edith Hannah
lund and the entire company. The solo
ist, dressed az a u. S. A. girl, with cap
OF stars and stripes, revealed a sopran
voice of sweet and mellow quality, an
the number was done well.
The closing number of the first par
was a grotesque military act, The Dit
honorable Artillery, with Bernard Dun
levy as captain and Kinson Doak, Hug
Harwood, Harold Shea and Hazen Stocl
well as privates. They were bewhiskere
individuals with Anticipated firearms an
nendeseript uniforms and kept the aud
eiee highly amused
The second part opened with a soutf
ernl sketch, The Rose. of Virginia. sins
ing and dancing specially in which Mis-
Genevieve Murphy and Ralph Lucie
took the leading parts, assisted by Mis-
Marion Long Mrs. Hazen Stockwell, Mr.
Ralph Lucies, Miss Eva Zarr, Emerso
Dunklee, Theodore Gustafson; Jane
Long and Roy Switzer. Miss Murphy
full; round soprano tones blended, charm
ingly with those Of Mr.. Lucies,, maxim
pleasing effect.
A., Six girls. Misses Leila Barber. Mimi