The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-16
BIG HIT BY HOME
TALENT IN PRETTY
MUSICAL COMEDY
First Production of Honeymoon
Lane" Delights Audience
EACH NUMBER ENJOYABLE
Entertainment Prettily Staged
and Costumed and Sue
cessuflly Directed
EACH NUMBER ENJOYABLE

Honeymoon Lane" a musical com
edy in three acts, was produced at the
opera house last evening by the Ben
nngton Girls club, under the dlrec.
tion o. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Phllbrook
The piece in itself has more of a
pot and more downright comedy than
most productions within the capabili.
ties Of amateurs and there Is music
enough to meet the requirements OF
a well-balanced entertainment.
AS given last evening, It must De
conceded that Honeymoon lane
met all expectations. Each and every
solo, duet and chorus number was ex-
cellent. there wasn't a hitch OF any
kind between the first and last cur.
tain and the action was characteriz
ed by an abundance OF life and ener.
lgy
1t is frequently possible to carry
through a home talent musical enter.
ta.nment and develop two or three
solo or duet numbers OF more than
ordinary excellence, thus presenting
4 marked contrast to the mediocre
work Of other members o. the cast
but in Honeymoon Lane last even
ing this feature was conspicuous by
its absence. There were no stars.
and it would be difficult, were one so
disposed, TO select any particular
member of the cast whose singing or
acting was of a superior order. Per
haps II was this harmonizing of the
different elements that go to make
up the comedy for which large
amount OF credit is due Mr.. and Mrs
Philbrook. that made Honeymoon
Lane SO thoroughly enjoyable The
old home town" audience is always
critical but those who were present
last evening, as they discuss the com
edy today, show no disposition tc
pick flaws or to compare the work ol
individuals. which is about the best
Recommendation Imaginable.
When one takes into consideration
the fact that only two weeks had
been devoted to Tehearsals, too short
period for musical production OF
any KIND, the young people of the
Honeymoon Lane company have
every reason to feel proud Of Their
accomplishment. The comedy was
we'll staged and beautifully costumed
There was a wealth of we,l-harmo
nized color that made each choru.
number an unusually pretty picture.
II is extremely dangerous in writ
ing Of a home talent affair to at
tempt to distribute any individual
/ bouquets, because some amateurs are
almost as badly afflicted with "artls
tic temperament" as professionals
1 but in this instance it seems fit apC
proper to hand out at least one bi.
red carnation to the pony chorus. fol
1t must be conceded that "Kid DAYS
was the hit OF the tlow. II Is believ
/ ed '1at those who were present vii
agree with this assertion. Any per
son who did not attend and who de
sres to dispute the statement NAV b,
convinced Of the correctness of IN,
deduction by attending the seconr
performance this evening. The pro
gram follows:
Cast Of Characters.
Dan Mugs, football captain
Arthur Mage,
Nick Carter Perkins, rural sleuth
William Lonergar
Sam Graham, the Political boss
l. G. ColgroyC
III. Horace Franklin,
travelling Snowman
49,, J, Guy Livingston
Mile. Olga Latinska
formerly Jane Robin.
! Alice Morrissey IIarwoot
iJ"ln Titus candidate for mayor
Leon Reynold,
formerly Mrs, Warrel
Jeanette Perkins
Mayor Richard Rawson
Oscar Goodbeal
naii1n ,,, Itus Anne Power
Freddie Warren, Mrs. Titus son
G, Spencer lie,
oscar HoImeyer, a dutch school boy
,u W. Hubert Scot
Ha'dee Eula Delden nod@,
Scenes
Act ]. Grounds adjoining the Res.
dence of John Titus and IN,
Grsham Hotel The Return
from the Honeymoon.
Act II. Two weeks Later.
Act III. Election Night.
Musical Numbers
Act, I.
1. Overture
.. April Showers Mrs uarvoo,
3. Popularity
Mr.. Colgroye and Choru
4. Make a Noise
5. Kid Days
Mr. Scott, Helen Morrissey and Kid
3. I'd Like to Take You Away
Miss Powers and Mr.. Le
a. Twilight
Mrs. Dodge and Ensembl
Act. II.
! ]. The Cuddle.Uddle
Mr. Lee and Dancer
? The Argentines, Portuguese an
greekg