Williamstown festival peaks in Pyramus and Thisby a roaring satire
John Stuart Cox reviews the Williamstown Summer Theater Company festival highlighting the riotous Pyramus and Thisby within A Midsummer Night's Dream. He praises Rex Robbins Bottom and Mike Ebert's King of the Fairies while noting weaknesses in dream scenes and the set design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shokre
Williamstown Summer Theatre
Tom Brennan
R. Dorling
Lloyd Evans
Peter Hunt
Thesus
John O'Leary
Egens Lloyd Evans
Lysander
Toby Tompkins Demetrius
Walter Reed
Philostrate
Alex Courtney
Peter Quince
John Cunningham
Nick Bottom
Rex Robbins
Francis Flute
Robert Darling
Tom Snout
Bill Mintzer
Robin Starming
Joe Shover
Hippo
Celia Pinza Hermia
Robin Strasser Helena Mary Louise Wilson
Oberon
Mike Eber
Titania Joyce E Puck
Frank Geraci
Peaseblossom
Jennifer Salt
Jane Lymon Mustardseed
Shari Berne
Williamstown
Athens
Mike Ebert
Mendelssohn
Demetrius
Joyce Ebert
Reed
Children Invited To Art Center Opera
Bennington County youths are invited to the Southern Vermont Art Center on Friday at 3 pm to hear the dress rehearsal of the comic opera The Barber of Seville. An accompanying adult is required per child or group. nominal charges apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bennington County
Southern Vermont Art Center
Gioacchino Rissini
Seville
Spain
Sterbini
Beaumarchais
Dean Fausett
Dorset
Southern Vermont
Manchester Youth Enlists in Vermont Navy Recruit Unit
Bertie Hilliard, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hilliard of Manchester Center, is in the primary phase of recruit training with the Vermont Shipmate Recruit Company at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. The Vermont Shipmate Company groups recruits from Vermont to train together as a unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes, Ill
Bertie Hilliard
Kenneth Hilliard
Manchester Center
Vermont
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Green Mountain
Family News From Shaftsbury and Beyond
White Creek Eleanor Niles and Mrs Harry Baldwin Jr and family spent Tuesday in Shaftsbury visiting Mr and Mrs Richard Bardon and attended Kimmie Jean Bardons fourth birthday party. Debbie Matteson of East Pepperell Mass visits grandparents Decker. Mark and Keith Mason of Pawlet stay with grandparents brief. Ralph R McCart Jr and wife depart for Seattle to attend Worlds Fair. Decker couple in North Adams after aunt Mary Kelyer death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Baldwin Jr
Shaftsbury
Richard Bardon
Kimmie Jean Bardon
Debbie Matteson
East Pepperell
Mass
Clarence J. Decker
Mark
Keith Mason
Pawlet
Ralph R. McCart Jr
West Coast
Seattle
Wash
Dorothy Prince
Shirley Bradford
Rowyalton, Conn
Shaftsbury Hollow
Clarence Decker
North Adams
Decker
Mary Kelyer
Crowds Expected at Weekend Lawn Party
The St. John the Baptist Church lawn party in North Bennington hosts Friday and Saturday evenings in the village park. Prizes include a pair of rabbits from George Gratton and a frosted lamb, with a merry go round ferris wheel, booths, lights, games, refreshments, and a food and handcraft sale at 3 PM both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
St. John the Baptist Church
George Gratton
Water Street
Hoosick Social Visits Report Local Guests
Mrs. Ada M. Breer of Hoosick and Mrs. Winnie Howlett of Hoosick Falls visit local hosts. Mrs. May Herrington spends a few days with the Cottrells in Boyntonville. Mrs. Guy Prebble of Winchendon Mass. Edward and Mrs. Philpott host on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Prebble
Winchenden
Mass
Edward Philpott
Winnie Howlett
Hoosick Falls
Ellsworth Stevens
May Herrington
Clifford Cottrell
Boyntonville
Shaker Museum Festival Lights Old Chatham Weekend
Old Chatham hosts the seventh Shaker Museum Festival and Antique Show and Sale on August 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Highlights include a Montgomery Ward John Frederics fashion show, a New York Botanical Gardens herbarium exhibit, antique autos, and guided museum tours of 29 galleries and 13 000 items with Shaker demonstrations led by Jerome Count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Chatham
N. Y
Shaker Museum
Albert S. Callan
Canaan
Montgomery Ward
John Frederics
New York
New York Dress Institute
New York Botanical Gardens
John Southwell
Brothers and the Sisters
Shaker Village
Jerome Count
Old Home Day in White Creek Promotes Local Hobbies
The 1962 Old Home Day on August 26 will feature a hobby show at Jermain Community Hall with a baked luncheon, art and photo exhibits on the church lawn, and an afternoon service. George Lobdell leads the hobby show. J Geoffrey Jones and Mrs Carol Foster display work and photography respectively. contact numbers are listed for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
N.Y
Jermain
George Lobdell
J. Geoffrey Jones
Jones
Carol Foster
Bentley Files Sandgate Candidacy for Reelection
Rep. Charles D. Bentley Jr. of Sandgate filed candidacy papers with Town Clerk Irma E. Renner for reelection. The Banner noted Sandgate was the only county town without a filed candidacy at the Wednesday deadline survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandgate
Charles D. Bentley Jr
Irma E. Renner
Small Town Notices Highlight Village Activity and Visits
In North Bennington town life buzzes as Paran Recreations directors struggle for a quorum at the library while locals rush to prepare for St Johns lawn party. A dogged bystander helps install street signs and park work continues. Clarence Barney undergoes surgery at Mary Hitchcock Hospital and eyes a weekend return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paran Recreations
Norshaft
St. John’s
Clarence Barney
Greenwich Street
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N. H
Eagle Square
Mary Meagher
West Brookfield
Mass
Pittsfield
Harry Burke
Thomas J. Burke
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Judith Anderson
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Notts
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Oren Real
Art Center Opera
Count Almaviva
Dr. Bartolo
Rosina
Don Basile
Figaro
Berta
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Children’s Corner
Eleanor Niles
Hoosick
Ada M. Breer
Bentley
Luigi Lucioni
New York City
Sargent
Elizabeth Dwyer
Lake Paran
Elder’s Barn
Peru, Vermont
Pat Lake
Bennington
Childrens
Fienberg
Main St
Benn
Bennington, Vt
Reg
Breck
Elizabeth Arden
Carroll
Mary Chess
Drysdale’s
Adams Clothes Shop
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