The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-06
"SPRINGTINE" HAD
MANY GOOD FEATURES
Local Talent Performance Presented in
Barre Opera House Last Night
Under Auspices of
Woman's Club.

wen Hlled. out WHlcn nau pOsslUllllle'
for more attendance, "Springtime," 1
production given at the opera house
last night under the auspices of th'
Barre WomaD's club, was another sue
cess for Barre's amateur actors and ac
tresses. Time and time again applause
from the orchestra and the balcony de
llayed temporarily further continuance
l of the play. For less s-than month over
$50 of the city's talent have been devot.
ing much of their spare time under the
able direction of Miss Marie Ritche:
in getting ready for the grand opening
last night, and the manner in which
each and every participant from grown
men and women down through every
stage of life to the little tots barely
able to toddle onto the floor did their
part, was most commendable.
As had been advertised, the idea of
the play followed very closely after
that II "Maytime." The first scene
opened in 1868, the second followed 20
years later, and the last act brought it
down TO the present day. Too little
cannot be said of the costumes used
throughout. The dress was character
/ istic of the period which it represented
in all cases, from the prevailing hoop
skirt in 1858. President Grants day, to
the fashionable modes of the present
day.
In order to remain detachable through
the great time differences of each act,
the plot had to be handled very deli
cately, and at times appeared to drop
out entirely In tire first act incentive
was given to the action through the
unhappy union of two couples; in the
second act one Of the principals had
dropped out during the intervening
time through death, and three of the
four principals of the first act re-
mained. two more were added at this
time through the birth of son to one
OF the couples and The birth of daugh-
ter TO the other, and seemed about to
bring a sappy readjustment TO the per-
.plexities of the first act by an inte--
marriage of the families; and in the
third act more intricacies arose, due to
the fact that the marriage which
seemed so probable. in the previous act,
and which promised to bring 10 happy
ending the unhappy romance of the
first act had failed to materialize, and
it remained for the third generation
favoraby to settle that which had
hitherto approached tragedy.
With Miss Leone Reynolds taking
the part of Priscilla and George Stew
art taking that of Jack, the two lead
ing characters. the balance of the prin
cipals and the chorus made a pretty |
L Il. x,~hsal, tha aln
volved Miss Elena Barberi as the vi |
vacious "Elvira," Max Fisher as Rob |
bic Brewster" who never grew old and |
who never quite overcame a certain |
leaning toward the weaker sex, Mrs. |
Henrietta Lille as Zenobia, his auto |
cratic wife. who came under the head /
ing of the dear departed" when she /
finally ran off with another man, Ralph 1
oliver as James Brewster and Miss
Ena Afie as Thankful Standish, his
sister. that creature of puritanical
quality. whose faith lay wholly in her
pilgrim ancestors, both of whom were
responsible for the unhappy
state Of affairs created in the first act,
Miss Margaret Roberts as Primrose of
implicit faith and John Booth as Tom
Higgins. the two other parties to the
matrimonial connections
II the first act. and Mrs. Florence
rrembley as Abigail Tomkins. persist
mt in her claim on the embroidered /
hosiery as evidence of the faithlessness
II Bobbie Brewster, played their parts
well
"Till Our Dreams Come True" sung
L D.. F.,l I
ioon became the song hit of the play !
md the repetition which it received as
he plot progressed from act to act ,
,ever grew tiresome. but each time !
eemed to gather SAVIOR and charm. .
Particularly enjoyable were the scenes Z
n which the younger members Of the {
asst were represented: "Springtime, by {
he Springtime chorus, and the crown Z
nc OF the Queen Of May. Nothing Z
ould be more enticing than the lead
ng of little Miss Doris Lander in the I
Spirit of Memory Dance" by the
pirits of memory, The Garden OF /
lemories" sung by Priscilla during r
ne second act, aided by mixed chorus :
# the stage, had a charm all its own. t
The Rainbow Trail by the rainbow
iris and Rainbow Trail" the grand y
male. bad its many fine points. 7
But the sppreciative audience was :
OF to be given the real treat Of the eve
ing until the next 20 the last number c
{ the program. Outstanding during the :
hole play was the fact that il pro- &
ressed, instead of letting down in the C
ttractions il gained The participants :
semed TO possess more of that ease SO T.
in the well-trained actor and ]
rtress. and the parts themselves added
, their earlier charm. II was at this
me then that dozen Young ladies',
nown as the Mardi Gras. exhibited to =
lrfection the feature dance Of the eve
ing to the tune Of Taxi The setting @
as perfect. aud the execution was
ore so If such could have been posi-. "a
Between the acts. Hildreth Martin ~
ID the Saughton sisters appeared as 3
iccial attractions For his part Mr.. te
artin contributed two bass solos
hich were very well received In their a.
aceful way. the Naughton sisters -
.ye two exhibitions Of step dancing "
, they came out in response 20 the IN oi
,tent appeal Of the audience after -
eir first appearance dressed in sail ~
s garb they danced the sailors horn -
Dc. and were doubly well received =
Another presentation of Spring
ne il 10 b. gwen tonight. and the -
re saie Of tickets assures an even ,ii y.
eater attendance thar last night -
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Tx OE LIE T0HN i.