The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
". GREER HHRRlSONS MINI4TURE THEHTER.
low He Aanges the Stage Settings for His New Drama Which
Miss Kathryn Kidder WI Produce Shortly in New York

, tice of virtue might mitigate your threatened
misfortune.
Ferris-My dear Miss Willmott virtue is q
mere quality of the blood. Some have it and
lose it, and others, not having it, cannot
lose it.
Keene-You're wrong, Ferris. Virtue is its
own reward.
agree with you.
Lake-Virtue is condition not dependent
upon reward.
Ferris Extremely proper, my dear fellow,
but scarcely logical.
Tom-Well, define virtue for US, Mr.. Ferris.
Ferris-Oh, virtue is a prolonged Lent
In the third act is a scene between
Queen Nab and Major Standish and Ell
sic, Q@een Mab's little girl, which, Mr..
Harrison thinks, under the charm of Miss
Kidder's Cuisines" will catch the Peo-
pie. The scene also offers sample Of
Queen Mab's disposition to say things
that are almost forbidden. The little girl
does most of tine talking. The others
have left Queen Nab and her daughter
alone on the stage.
Elsie-Now, mamma, if you are good girl
will tell you all about my new doll.
Queen Mab-What doll, dear?
Elsie-Major Standish's.
Queen Mab-What, did Jack-Major Standish
send you anew doll?
Else-Yes; but it is not soldier doll. 1t is
just girl doll, with great big eyes-lovely
eyes like yours, mamma.
Queen Mab-My little sweetheartl bends
| and kisses her.)
Enter Jack.
Queen Mab-Ah, jorl 1 find you. have
been winning my little girls heart.
Jack (softly)-If it were only her mothers.
Queen Mab-Oh, get doll big enough and
will you come and join the family circle?
Jack Ito Mildred as he settles himself on the
grass)-Won't you kiss me, dear?
Eisie-Yes; for you are my new dolls papa.
(She puts her arms about his neck and kisses
him. Queen Nab looks on delighted.)
Queen Mab-Isn't she lovely? Isn't she
sweet? You could love her, Jack.
Jack-I do love her. Edith. (To the child)
How large a family have your
Elsie-Six.
Jack-What, six? That is big family.
| Queen Mab-This is domestic lesson for
you, Jack. We. Elsie and ], do not believe in
the new mode of-oh, well, it is too compli-
Gated subject for Elsie.
| Jack-Tell US all about your family, Elsie.
| Elsie-Well, there is Boy-blue. He is a very
| good boy, but sometimes he won't go to Sleep
W
| Elsie-Just sing to him and tell him won't
love him If he won't sleep. Then there is
| Beatrice. Oh, she is terror. She won't do a
thing unless let her have Boy-blue all to her.
self.
! Jack-She is good then =?
| Elsie-Oh, she is lovely then. And there is
Edith; she's dear, sweet girl-she is no
| trouble. And then there is the Fairy Prince
he is very odd and wants all the others to, wait
| T L. II
until he's good. Then there is Rags, ana
Rags-well, he Is just Rags.
| Jack-And your new doll, dear. What have
| you called her?
Elsie-Oh, Queen Nab. She is just like
m ANNA. You love Qneen Nab, don't you?
Jack (heartily)-That 1 do with all my heart.
Queen Mab-I am afraid your new doll, dear,
will make you forget poor little Rags, of whom
you were so fond.
Elsie (after thinking)-Mamma, if the dear
God were to give you another little girl would
You forget me
Queen Mab-No, no. my darling, no. no (l,iss-
ing herr. But come, show your dolls papa
how expert little mother you are.
(Here Elsie begins to undress the DOLL ex-
planning each part of dress to Jack. Queen
Nab is laughing heartily all through the per-
formanee-jollying Jack, who is much embar-
| rassed).
Elsie-You see, 1 take off her bonnet care
| fully, so as to not muss her hair, for she has
| party this evening. Then I take off her cape
| and fold it neatly-there. Now we take off her
! freck-so-and hang it up. She hasn't too
many frocks, so l mustn't rumple this one.
! Now l take off her little petticoat-isn't it
sweet, Jack? All (taking off the one remain
| ing bilurcated garment and holding up).
| Look at them! Are they not just too pretty
| for anything Don't you wish you could
wear such nice things And now put her
mighty on. Now that's the prettiest dress she
| has. Just look al it
! Jack-Its beautiful What clever little
woman you are, and what alot you know.
Elsie-Yes, Jack; l know everything. And
now we must put Queen Nab to bed-that is,
my Queen Nab, you know. Say, Jack, my
Queen Nab is better than yours cause she
| can't talk back. If l were you 1 would have
only doll queen. They're much less trouble
! than real live queens.
The play will probably see its first pro-
| duction in New York City.
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