The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-02
SENIORS
At BRADFORD
STEP LIVELY
Present Catchy Comedy
Successfully Before
Delighted Audience


For the past three weeks the
people of Brad ord and the sur
rounding towns have been every
where confronted with "Step Live
~" set in the boldest of type.
These words, the prelude to the
seasons greatest dramatic offer
ing in this vicinity-the Senior
play-sutficiently aroused the Gu
riosity of some 325 people TO pack
the Colonial Theatre to the doors
on April 25th when the comedy it
self was presented by the senior
class Of Bradford academy.
an uproar OF laughter greeted
the initial appearance Of Joseph
Billings, upon the rising of the
curtain. From his first thunder
our words and his rheumatic walk,
when he Glanced to have specta-
tors, to his final melting into the
kindest hearted of old gentlemen,
"Old Step Lively as he was
known, was received with uproars
of laughter. The arrival Of his
only sister and his only sisters
only children, added greatly to
the DELIGHT of the audience by
the dramatic talent Of juliet and
Deveriy; the confusing pranks
and give away OF family secrets,
Rose Marie; and the highly excit-
able sister, Mary herself.
The appearance Of Lucille Love
land Of the "Winsome Winnie
Company added still more to the
confusion by her engagement to
ice Jr, "Old Step Lively's" use
less college son. The latter, the
family Joke, was so successful
in his role that he entirely disgust
ed everyone--hnally himself in
Guided, with his talk and ideas CT
the sophisticated college man.
Carrie AIRY, the gun-chewing
type, received thunders OF APP
plause by bearing the brunt of
much Of "Old Step Liyely's" i'll
humor until the end OF the drama,
when he made his hasty exit with
the call, "Miss Smythe" on his
l'rs. this in the wake Of the fair
lady herself. Mr.. Thimple, or
"1nim', added much 70 the come
dy by the embarrassing situation in
which he was placed by the mum
Der OF wives thrust upon him. His
"thinlple" manners were delight
full. Gwen helped to confuse mat
ters by the interchange OF import
ant letters, which only added to
the glory of the young detective,
Jerusha Billings, swho unravelled
the tangled web with the greatest
success. She preserved the bal
ance through many trying situa-
tons, and displayed her SUPERIOR
ty to ordinary beings By her sape
philosophy.
At the close the happily situation
was made more happy by the dis
closure of the fact that Jelusha
was not the niece but the daughter
of Joseph Billings.
These parts were almost equal
~ we'll taken and the class of %
together with the two members of
,27, deserve great deal of credit
for the way in which they carried
this Oft.
The cast Of characters are as
follows:
5osepn Billings, mill owner,
President of Denham Trust
Company Clement T. Kingdom !
Joseph Billings, Jr
4. Edward Ames
Th"o1oro Cunningham, Billings
Secretary
Alton c. Curl'ier
Horatius Thinple
Adelbert |. Slocum I
Mary Smythe, Billings sister
Constance Weaver |
Beverly Smythe, Juliet Smythe,
Rose Marie Smythe, her /
daughters, Eva E. Hopkins, Me-
da /. Stanley, Lucy Pratt '27
Gwcndolyn Smith, her niece +
Vera \. Sargent .
Holton, Billings niece
Dorothy Marshall '27
Lucille Loveland, Of the "Nin-
some Winnie Company
Doris L. Howard
Carrie AIRY. Pearl Marquis
Nora, the Maid Nellie E. Garfield
Jerusha Billings
Henrietta II. Murphy
The public was quite delighted
and more than satisfied with the
and are awaiting with
much anticipation the debut OF