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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1962

Page

8

Send Me No Flowers opens Caravan summer play at Dorset

The Caravan Theater presents Carroll Moore's Send Me No Flowers at Dorset Playhouse running nightly through July. Fred Carmichael leads as the hypochondriac, with Elizabeth Franz as his wife and Barry Dunleavey as the neighbor. John Anthony Ryan is the cemetery salesman, and Steve Dunn stages the production in Judith Page Murray’s suburban living room set. The spoof on suburbia is gentle and consistently funny with strong ensemble work.

Send ME Flower Norman Borasch the Dorset Steve Dunn Judy Kimball George Kimball Vito Bert Power William Mehegan Doctor Morrissey Brian Pendleton Arnold Nash Barry Dunleavey Nick Mas Jr Deke Simon Mr. Akins John Anthony Ryan Peggy Kelly Maria Mundy Miss Mason Caravan Dorset Playhouse Suburbia Westchester County Faulkner Fred Carmichael Elizabeth Franz Larry Reed Brian Pendelton Nick Mass Jr Deke Simon Judith Page Murray Sargent

The Loud Red Patrick opens Weston comedy run

The Loud Red Patrick a comedy by John Boruff opened Thursday night at the Weston Tent on the Green and runs nightly through July 22 with a Saturday matinee and a Town Hall Woodstock Monday performance. The cast features Rosalie Flannigan Andrea Fedora Rita Flannigan and others under director Louise Licklider with set design by Keith Malcolm Brown. The play explores aging through an Irish family as daughter choices test a father's resolve delivered with lively, witty performances and strong ensemble work.

Red Patrick John Boruff Weston Tent the Green Town Hall Woodstock Louise Licklider Keith Malcolm Brown Rosalie Flannigan Andrea Fdoruk Rita Flannigan Nonci Cote Maggie Flannigan Beverly Dunbar Mary Flannigan Terry Reis Mrs Gallup Gjenne Grant Patrick Flannigan Bill Hall Mr. Finnegan Philip Gushee Ralph Penrose Mark Goodman Richard Paul St. Amant Weston America Phillip Gushee Finnegan Hall Barry Fitzgerald Doctor Andrea Fedora Nanci Cate Glenne Grant Harlan Grant Reconstruction Committee

Hoosick Falls Social Roundup and Local Notes

Hoosick Falls residents Edith Beaumont and family spend summer at a Hedges Lake cottage. Clement Pytko injures a leg at work and is treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Philathea Society outing at Pink Rose Tea Room in Petersburgh draws 44 with slides by Rev. Plumley. Doughertys head to Ireland via New York City and Tipperary. Hoosick Falls Central School hosts July music lessons for 206 students taught by Luther Everly, daily 9 to 3.

Clement Pytko Fourth Street Dodge Fibers Corporation Putnam Memorial Hospital Town of Philathea Society of the First Baptist Church Pink Rose Tea Room Petersburg Lawrence L. Plumley New Hampshire Lucy Mc Martin Hoosick Falls Central School Luther Everly

Marlboro Orchestra Delivers Vivaldi Haydn Mozart at Tanglewood

Marlboro Orchestra, led by Alexander Schneider, fills Tanglewood Theater Concert Hall with vibrant Vivaldi concertos a Haydn symphony and Mozart piano concerto. Rudolf Serkin impresses as soloist while the ensemble sustains tight, collaborative energy in a fresh chamber music approach.

Budapest Boston Arts Quartet Marlboro Theater Tanglewood Alexander Schneider Holy Sepulchre Michael Tree Shmuel Ashkenasi Marlboro Orchestra Vivaldi Haydn Rudolf Serkin Boston Symphony Right Lenox Mass

Band Concert Sunday At Lake Paran

NORTH BENNINGTON The second in a series of summer band concerts will be held at Lake Paran on Sunday July 22 at 8 p.m. The band directed by Gunnar Schonbeck will perform marches and light selections. The public is invited to enjoy the music and the lake view.

North Bennington Lake Paran Gunnar Schonbeck

Arlington Scouts Earn Many Merit Badges at Sunrise Camp

Twelve Arlington Post 34 Explorer Scouts returned from Camp Sunrise with numerous merit badges. Six earned life saving, eight nature, two first aid, two fishing, three pioneering, three swimmers, plus eight earned mile swim. Leaders Walsh and Buck received a mile row badge. Curt Albee and Neil Knapp earned Life Scout ranks. Frank Hall earned Star. The group thanked Camp Sunrise staff.

Arlington George Walsh Bob Wilcox Camp Sunrise Bob Buck Board of Review Curt Albee Curt Order of the Arrow Neil Knapp Frank Hall

West Hoosick Women Attend Seattle World Fair

Mrs. Marion Russell Donna and Linda Risley left July 1 for the World’s Fair in Seattle. They will also visit the Glenn Russell family at Ames Iowa a few days. The Ladies Auxiliary of the West Hoosick Fire Department and their husbands attended a banquet at the Cam Bric restaurant in Cambridge on Tuesday evening.

Marion Russell Donna Linda Risley Seattle Glenn Russell Ames Iowa West Hoosick Fire Department Cam Bric Cambridge

East Arlington and Sunderland Social Notes

Mr and Mrs Thomas Chambers return to New York after a three week vacation at their Bor ough Road summer home. Fred Shaw of New York City visits Sunderland Rest Home for his mother Flora Shaw. Mr and Mrs Fred Woodlock of Bridgefield Conn visit Mrs Thomas Mann. Mrs Woodlock is former Marion Reichling. Mr and Mrs Charles Wilson of Albany stay with the Manns. Mr and Mrs Frank McFarland return from New York City with Mrs McFarland's brother John Monteverdi staying to visit.

Francis Dougherty River Street New York City Tipperary Ireland Dougherty John Carew Thomas Chambers Borough Road Fred Shaw Flora Shaw Sunderland Fred Woodlock Bridgefield Conn Thomas Mann Woodlock Marion Reichling J. H. Reichling Arlington Bennington Charles Wilson Albany Thomas Manns Frank McFarland

Vermont Highway Dept Sets Hearing on US 7 Bypass East of Manchester

Vermont officials schedule August 15 hearing in Manchester to discuss relocating US 7 east of town. Maps available at Manchester Town Office and Bennington district office. details outline a route from the widened Manchester Sunderland section to the Rutland Railroad tracks and the Battenkill corridor before rejoining US 7 near a drive-in theater. Citizens anticipate debate over east versus west bypass alignment.

Montpelier Vermont Highway Department Manchester Bennington Ivor Pelsne Highway Department Stearns Jenkins Manchester - Sunderland Rutland Battenkill River Manchester Depot Manchester-Dorset

North Bennington 1952 Class Reunion and Wedding Notice

The North Bennington High School 1952 class held a 10th reunion with 27 attendees at the Knotty Pine Starlight Room, including Sally Hullet Berger and Jane Shultz Smith. A separate gathering honored Miss Deborah Watson on her upcoming August wedding to Richard Wilkinson of Bennington, with 25 friends and neighbors at the Centerbar home on Prospect Street.

Nington High School Knotty Pine Sally Hulett Berger California Janice Shultz Smith Troy Ronald Barrett Burlington Carl Centerbar Deborah Watson Richard Wilkinson Bennington Centerbar Prospect Street Frederick Simmons

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