The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-04
MUCH INTEREST IN
COMING OPERETTA
Full Rehearsal with Orchestra Next
Thursday Delegates to Girls
conference.-the Notes.

Much interest is shown in the coming
prc.cntation May u, of Gaul's Joan OIL
Arc. TO be given by the high school
chorus of $50 voices with Miss Esther
Dale. RAYMOND Hodge, and Frederic Z.
Adams rs soloists Rehcarsals are be
mo held regularly and next Thursday
there will be full rehearsal with the
orchestra. The story of the opcretta
viii be of interest to every reader OF
the school notes.
..Youths and maidens are holding q
Nav festival. One youth, Philip, III
love with Joan, laments her absence
Joan comes; hut, brooding over the woes
Of France, ravaged by invading ana
civil warfare shuns their festivities,
which she leaves as summoned by voices
--. The Voices that become incentives
clear and familiar, to career. Joan quits
tho village; the youths and maidenS Ia
mtnt her departure. TO the dictates OF
her Voices Joan seeks the aid of Rob
crt de Baudricourt, governor or provost
of Vaucoulcurs. who receives her at 1rst
slinhtinely. but, moved by her revela
tions. Yields aid May, 1929. Joan
assuming man s garb Ga necessary pro
lection at this period), is clad in armor,
sword. banner and steed are provided
her.
Accompanied by jean de Novelou
pont. "a brave gentleman of Metz with
another. and -four armed men, Joar
iournevs to the bcsiegcd Orleans. Philip
Is one of those following her career
Their way is full of peril; the rivers arc
unfordable, swollen by the winter rains
They sleep in woods ana untrequenteo
spots. They reach and enter Orleans
the evening 5 watch at the outposts
through fear. not preventing. The siege
i raised: the English and Burgundlan
forces retreat Joan goes to the Cathed-
raj to give thanks MAY, 1920.
.sOthcr victories follow; the hour OF
reversal comes. At Compiegne. driven
back from a sortie, the French fight
rctrcating to the drawbridge of the
town. which by treachery or cowardice
is closed on Joan, who is captured by th'
enemy MAY. 1890. Taken to Rouei
she is tried condemned and led to thu
stake for execution May, l43ll. Th
vouths and maidcns of Domremy, echo
ing the song of May, are rebuked by tn
villagers. who approach with Philip an'
lean de Noveloupout. who tell the sa'
sequel of history that has passed int
fame.
..The characters arc historical, except
ING Philip, the peasant vainly IN low
with Joan. The introduction Of sucI
character. and such a situation, Is sug
rested and supported by historical men
ton of a rejected sutton.
"The scenes of the four hlStorlca
MAYS have been retained: Naueouleur'
l42S. with the May of inspiration; Or
leans, 1929. with the May of Victory
Compiegue. 1890, with the May of Fall
Rouen. 1881, with the May of sacrifice.
Last Thursday Miss Florence j
Wells rave an interesting talk to tn
Girls about the state conference o
older girls to be held in Burlingto
Nav Z. S and 9, and read the fine pro
oram for the three days. Jane Dale,
who last year represented the Brattl'
boro high school at a similar conferenC
held in Bellows Falls spoke on the az
vantages of the representation of II
school at this conference. At tins NEE
INC there was present also the eXecl
tive committee of.the Student Actlvltl'
society that they might become into
csted later to recommend the eleetlo
of two or more delegates On trlda
from the list proposed by this eomml
tee, Thvra Morrill, of the senior cla'
and Elizabeth Crane of the junior cla
were elected.