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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