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On July 15, nine notable people from Manchesterâs illustrious past treated a large gathering of approximately 130 people to a rising from the dead with each of the nine telling their story to a very receptive audience.
The collaboration between the Manchester Historical Society (MHS), the Dellwood Cemetery Association and The Dorset Players brought to life a living glimpse into the lives of just a few people of Manchester who created the fabric of how Manchester developed as a town.
Todd Hjelt as Walter R. Hard, poet, owner of Hardâs Drugs (Johnny Appleseed Bookstore); Jon Matthewson as the well-known artist Ogden Pleissner; Janet Groom portrayed Clara Sipprell, an early photographer who lived a Bohemian lifestyle; Leslie Bremner as Mary Orvis Marbury, early fly tier and author, who helped build the C.F. Orvis Co. to a larger, prominent audience; Todd Houston portrayed the long-time manager of the Equinox House, A
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When Manchester writer, Sarah Cleghorn, went to hear President William Howard Taft speak at the Music Hall in October 1912, she, as well as others in the community, would not have imagined that would be one of the last events to be held at the historic building in Manchester Village.
The Music Hall, located on Union Street, was commissioned in 1868 by Franklin H. Orvis, owner of the Equinox House, to bring entertainment to his hotel guests and to Manchester residents. The Italianate Style, three-story building with large, carved wood paneled doors impressed all and received positive publicity from newspaper reporters throughout Vermont.