Victorian Theatre by Candlelight: "The Victorian Vaudeville Variety Show"

Five dramatic pieces bolstered with live period music: "Arabian Nights," a story of developing romance written by David Ives; "The Six Great Immortals," a monologue delivered to the Monday Afternoon Browning and Croquet Literary Society; "Box and Cox," a classic British farce by John M. Morton; "He, She and It," a story about a newlywed man who forgets his first wedding anniversary, written by William Muskerry; and "The Anatomical Tragedian," a piece that invites audience participation. Audience members will rotate through each of three rooms of the mansion. April 17-May 2 at 8 p.m., plus May 3 at 2 p.m. $18 per person; $15 for members, seniors and students.------------------------Five different surprises in three different rooms of the President's mansion, each a fun-filled performance.