The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-04
"HOmeward Bound" Is
Big Success


! chorus and Mrs. Lester Bill made
a very charming picture as Liberty
as the chorus of 65 male voices
sang.
The antics of the colorcd CONT
gent in operating a naval gun got
a lot of good laughs in the opening
scene. The first part went off with
pep and snap that showed large
amount of careful training. 1t was
as Good an opening minstrel scene
as has been produced in st. Johns
bury in a long time.
Part two of the show takes up
the love affairs of Jack Hale, re-
turned soldier The scene opens
with J. Henry Compton, a hen
! pecked sufferer with rheumatism,
a nart very competentlv taken by
Leon Baxter, in conversation with
Perkins the Compton family but
Ter, as eXcellently acted hv Collins
Brodien. Compton is laid up with
a equity foot. He is bemoaning his
fate when his wife. Mrs. Compton,
as played bv Mrs. Ebert Lynch,
appears on the scene and demands
a private audience with her huS-
band She Laws down the law as
/ usual and tells friend hubby tina.
her daughter. Betsy, as played by
Mrs. Richard LevasSeur, must
! marry Duke Samoroff, in ordi-
narv life Paul Farnham.
There is a lot of fun interiected
when Pat O'Mallev. a lvelv yonnR
Irishman out of lob. is trained by
/ Perkins as to the duties of a valet
to the duke. Bernard Daniels
gave an excellent INTERPRETATION of
this part Miss Lillian Richards an
nearS 9S Helen Fale. the chum Of
BETSY. Richard Levasseur main
tainS the character Of Tom South
worth, who i; captivated bv Miss
Hale. Dana Baxter is the messen-
ger and newsboy who snpears with
an arnfull of Caldonian-Reco
in tie lat scene.
Mr.. Compton Is determined
that hor dau"hter shall marry the
duke and 10 oet her DAUGHTER
away from Jack Hale. who is ex-
pected homo from the war. she
plans 4 hurried trip for the family
TO Japan getting away before
jocks ship returns. There is a
street scene showing Jack and
Tom getting the news that Betsy
and Helen have been spirited awav
to Japan so thev determine to fol-
low.
The only drawback to the scene
in the Comnton home is the stretch
of imagination necessary to pic
ture a family with butler and a
daughter who aspiles to wed
duke surrounded by tumbled
down scene of living room that
would do credit to "Tea Nights in
d Baroom". Some Kindly disposed
person with pot of paint ought
to re-decorate some of the former
~ stately scenes of the Colonial
which by years of usage have be-
come pretty shabby.
"Tokyo Maid" is a delightful
song as sung by Miss Lillian Rich
ards and Richard Levasseur, as
sisted by chorus of sixteen in
japanese costumes. Those in the
chorus are: Misses Marie Couture,
Marie Tousant, Gertrude Tubman,
Mary Taylor, alberta Landry,
Genista Lowrey, Madeline Lavirna
Alberta DeSrocherS. Charles
BroWnloW, Joseph Courcheine,
Fred Lou"ee, Harry Petty, Oscar
Gligg, ZZenas jerks, John Cor
ham, Earl Gross. Miss Richards
sane in a rich soprano voice, and
with the strong chorus and song
was hit. The Japanese costumes
added a pretty touch to the scene
Jack and Tom are reached Jap
an and are close on the heels Of
the girls whom they are determin-
ed to marry. Scene three opens
with d DELIGHTFUL musical number
Romance by Debussy, played by
Mis- Marjorie French, violin. Miss
Lola French, cello, and Mrs. Rich
ard Levasseur piano. This number
was all too short and many in the
audience would have been delight
ed with Is minutes of such charm
ing music. Mrs. LeVaSseur, SAN" a
oeautIiul solo accompanied by the
MISE. French:
Nelsha GlrI Is the undoubteI
MT OF the show and piece that
VIII earn fame and we believe
money Tor Mr. Howe. 1t has
"lh% ana charm that IS much an
pFec'ated after the Jazzy, trashy
music OF the present day and takes
one BACK 10 the real musical com
positions OF the nre-lazz days, This
song was sung IN beautiful voice