Orton’s Original Vermont Store Defines Weston Charm
Weston businessman Orton runs the “Original Vermont Country Store” with a focus on sentiment and authenticity. He keeps a strict rule against store photography to deter imitators and touts public relations as key to Weston’s revival and tourism driven by nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston — Wrest
Orton
Weston
Reader’s Digest
Saturday Evening Post
Vermont
Hardwick
New York City
The
American Mercury
H. L. Mencken
New England
Escapist Village of Weston Vermont
A playful portrait of a self contained Vermont village with shops mills and a private party line. The speaker praises local amenities real estate and weekend escapes while noting the town’s self righteous guard against delinquency and a Sunday gathering at the London Derry Dump.
Weston Inn owner Jack Straw a living comedian and host
The Inn at Weston owner Jack Straw from Manchester New Hampshire built The Inn at Weston into a lively Vermont hub. He blends acting with innkeeping, plans hotel training and future expansions while entertaining nightly at the piano and managing a busy business. Straw praises Weston’s eccentrics and enjoys ski life, yard work, and a recent two week busman's holiday in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Jack Straw
Straw
Manchester
New York
Vermont
Hagerstown
Wagner on Tour to Perform on German Air Bases
Actor Robert Wagner plans an automobile tour performing dramatic readings for U S Armed Forces bases in West Germany. He will appear with Sophia Loren and Maximilian Schell while co starring in Carlo Ponti's The Condemned of Altona directed by Vittorio De Sica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wagner
U. S
West Germany
Wagner
Sophia Loren
Maximilian Schell
Carlo Ponti
Altona
Vittorio de Sica
Marlboro Festival Orchestra to Play at Tanglewood
Charles Munch invites Rudolf Serkin to lead the Marlboro Festival Orchestra in a July 18 Tanglewood chamber concert. The 35‑piece Marlboro Orchestra, under Alexander Schneider, performs Vivaldi concertos, Haydn La Passione, more Vivaldi pieces, then Mozart Piano Concerto K 414 with Serkin as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanglewood
Tanglewood Theatre
Alexander Schneider
Rudolf Serkin
Mozart
Hoosick Falls Theater Group Plans New Play Workshop
Members and prospective members of the Little Theater Group of Hoosick Falls gathered at Mrs. William Peckham’s home for a workshop and readings. Ron Badgeley conducted readings for Teahouse of the August Moon opening in October and announced ongoing workshops at the Peckham residence. The group seeks male roles, invites interested people, and notes a large cast of 27 with support staff. Excerpts from Maxwell Anderson’s Tea and Sympathy were read by Steve Sorkin and Ralph Sternberg. A picnic for the club president Warren Eastwick’s Pittstown home is set for Sunday with 6 p.m. supper and a short meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theater Group
Hoosick Falls
William Peckham
Ron Badgeley
Teahouse of
Peckham
Maxwell Anderson
Steve Sorkin
Ralph Sternberg
Warren Eastwick
Pittstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wrest Orton
By Tyler Resch
Kennedy
Williamsburg
Virginia
Wreston
Voice of the Mountains
the Voice
Jack
Resch
Barry
Straw’s ‘Escapist
Mountain Village
Preston
Chester
Londonderry
N.H
California
Ludlow
New London
Colby Junior College
Weston Playhouse
Harte Theatre
Bennington
Kim Novak
James Garner
Tony Randall
Bois’ Nichr
Cinemascope
Metrocolok
Sae
Cary Grant
Doris Day
Ming
Madkour's
Hamburg
UPI
Theater Group
Hoosick Falls — Members
William Snyder
BeeBee Fenstermaker
SUN
Dorset
Curtain
Harlan F. Grant
London
Broadway
Hansel and Gretel
South Londonderry
Woodstort
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!