The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-03
ALL At SEA" GIVEN
VERY SUCCESSFULLY
Spaulding High School Glee Club and
Orchestra Covered Themselves
With Glory Last Evening.

Tho Spauldng high school glee CLUB
and orchestra jointly presented one OF
the most successful operettas ever seen
in this city last evening in the school
assembly hall. A crowd Of about 500
people enjoyed the performance From
the time the curtains parted Tor the
| first act until the chorus sang the
final number, the play kept the inter-
est of the audience.
The story of the play centers about
the cruise Of the good ship "Plnafore'
The ship has set out to capture the
pirates Of Penzanee Several notable
Enclishmen are aboard, including the
lord chancellor, along with the mikado
OF Japan, and the metropolitan ponce
force Although the vessel mas SET
out to capture the pirates the latter
succeed in capturing the ship. The pi-
rate king demands ransom, ana aiso
that the lady relatives OF the first iord
OF the admiralty, who are also on
board, be given to the pirates Tor
wives. Despite the chancellor's inlunc'
tions and the police force, the villains
still hold the ship until the services
Of the fairy queen are called in. she
changes the pirates into minor poets
and ends the disturbance.
The scenery used during the play
was very realistic and credit should be
given the scene painters for their iine
effects. The costumes were very strlks.
ing. and, in some cases, fantastic, al
being in perfect harmony with the
parts they represented.
The music throughout the program
should have special commendation, y
being rendered by the l9-plece school
orchestra. Sherman Parker, taking the
place OF Howard Brown at the drums,
rendered great aid to Miss Marion
Dorward, in making such a musical
program triumph.
Credit for the success should ln
large measure be attributed to the uil-
firing efforts Of Miss Eva g. SmItn
and Miss Marion Dorward. the Tor
mer attending 70 the dramatic side oi
the performance and the latter TO the
musical part
The operetta was in two acts, and
was written by David Stevens with
music from the Gilbert & Sullivan
operas, arranged by Harvey Worthlng-
ton Loomis
Cast of Characters.
rantain Corcoran.of II. NJ $. Pinafore,
Paul Titrney
Sir Joseph Porter. first lord Of the ad-
miralty 4..a. America Semprebon
Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman,
John 0rlandi
Dick Deadeye, boatswain,
Harold Wescott
Nidshipmite ...... Carlyle Suitor
The pirate king of Penzanee,
Edward Hamel
Frederick, pirate apprentice.
pal;aa sarceant Rov Watkins
f,roSyenor. a poet Edward Bosworth
strephon, an Acadian shepherd
Ralph Pierce
r ard chancellor William Mscrae
Mikado OF Japan Louis eLeary
Pooh Bah, great and versatile char
actcr ......- ,.....t#+.. -Aheh NiaiN
koko, lord high executioner,
Proctor Martin
Josephine, Captain Corcoran's daugh-
for .. Madeline Iiadding
Mabel. her friend Leone Reynolds
Patience. another friend,
Edna McAllister
t.;Atle Ruttereup. Dolores Glynn
PHYLLIS. former shepherdess twedded
to Strephonl ...,... Marion Jones
Fairy Queen. parsonage Of influence,
Clara Lawless
Yum Yum. Peep Bo and Pitt Sing,
three little maids from school wards
Of kokol. Dorothy slayton. Doris
Wyllie. Ina Mcdonald
Crew of Pinaforc Ten young men
Sir Joseph's sisters, cousins, aunts,
Fourteen young ladies
Policemen. ...... Eight young mrn
Fairies. ....... Eight young ladies
Pirates ...... Eleven young men
Supplementary chorus composed Of