The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-01
SMART PERFORMANCE
''ALW4YS nv TROUBLE'
Local People Made Good in Presenta-
tion Under Auspices of Barre
Post, American Legion,
Last Night.

Barre post, No 10, American Legion,
went over the top at the opera house
last night and gave them-meaning all
who were present in the audience
one of the best entertainments ever
put on by a local talent company. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry f. Gage, in command
of the attacking forces. certainly had
trained their company we'll, and as a
result there was not a lapse in the
charge until the entire outfit, minus
casualties, had firmly established it.
self in the hearts of The audience.
And. by the way, that audience was
no mean opposition; it was well en-
trenched in the orchestra and held as
vantage points nearly half of the bal
cony.
The whole force from the 'buck'
privates in the chorus to the &c. 0's'
in the cast played their parts well. To
pick out any more worthy of thefD. s.
C.'s than any Of the Others is indeed
difficult task. But since no attack
deserves the name of victory with
out its heroes and heroines. so must a
resume in this case cite few for fur
ther attention
The plot of the play lay in the win
ming Of the fair maid. Rose Brown
(played by Lorraine Lorangerl, includ-
ing a million dollar fortune, by Ralph
Binghamt played by George Stewart.
ir.,l The many complexities involved
in bringing about the final happy end
ing. called forth continual round Of
avr.i and upnlagtg
from the audience. The scene was just
around the corner from the r. r. sta
tion al Amity Center, Maine; and the
time. July. 1920.
After a very successful opening.
why We're Here with chorus Of
girls featuring Clyde and Clara Law
liss in a song and dancing act, Zeb
Coon. alias Sam bowers. set the ball
a rolling with "All Aboard In turn
were introduced the remainder of the
cast. "Moonshine7 Straiton, "Ragtime
Marguerite Roberts. Not so Loud
Fisher. "Alvins" Ena Adie. million
Dollar" Stewart. ~Bing Bang" Mrs. +.
H. Rogers. "Old Amos" Maiden, partial
to the gout and also to a crouch.
"Sweet Daisy Morgan. and lastly,
Rosebud Lorraine Loranger. The re-
OF the company came in very
at various intervals.
Ephrum Jackson, a colored gentle
man with a wife and an orphan fam
ily Of 2l in number. played by Alex
Straiton. was a fountain from which
flowed q eeaseless stream Of wit, hui
NOR and darky pathos. His When
The Moon Shines ON the Moonshine
was particularly appealing and well
appreciated. Old Amos Armstrong, a |
l3-vear-old millionaire and president |
,f the railroad. goutish and grouchy, |
PLAYED by Lee Maiden. was not song |
ter. but he quite mate mp for this |
deficiency in a particularly ''peevish"
which gained him a place
n the hearts and minds of his hearers
!. Alexander Bing's nervous and \
tealthy part was particularly well
,ortraved bv Commander Max Fish 4
r. When he appeared a. Little
)aisy." the audience obviously dem
,nstrsted that Il felt Peter Morgan
hould apply for permanent position
s flower girl in future Barre we'd
Iings. San bowers need never have
nv fear Of being out Of work 80 long
: Bingville station agents are in de-
nand.
Lorraine Loranger. a. Rose Brown.
he fair maid. acted the part well. and
n her songs individual. and in those
Tith George Stewart. who was fine in
Is baritone singing. she was very well
eceived. Helen Brown. by Mrs. p.
|. Rogers. certainly WIS on Bing's
rail with hang and persistence.
siss Ena Adie. a. Alvina Ketchum.
ad a wsy al her own with the men.
Ct only difficulty living in the fact
bat she vas not tery often allowed
. have her own way. Although Mar
ueritr Boberts appeared only IN the
ri at a. Lizzie. the ragtimc cirl. her
title witty and cynical RHYMES put
er listsuers in = more cheerful frame
I mind
Mention rnnsi - made of the cordial
rsrpficn given The humorous odd
lax Crou. - earahlv sung by
fConffnued On eighth pzEe1