New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
"LITTLE MOTHERS" FEAST.
THREE HUNDRED WEARY SOULS FORGET
THEIR CARES IN A THANKS
GIVING TREAT.
IG-cREAM CAKE AND CANDY. FOLLOWED BY
'REAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GOOSE
WAS THE PLAY

WAS THE PLAY.
Three hundred Little Mothers were made happy
yesterday afternoon by a Thanksgiving treat IN
Webster Hall. This is annual event, but never
before the little ones so royalty entertained
for IN addition to the usual ice-cream and cake.
with a bag Of good things to take home, they mad
the honor of witnessing the first production In
New-York Of Mother Goose and Her Family"
This piece is a bright little musical comedy by
Mrs. Anna Robinson, and Is performed by the
Little Mothers. with the assistance OF the author
who takes the part OF Mother Goose. 1t has al
ready been given in the Little Mothers Holiday
House at Pelham Bay Park. at City Island and at
White Plains, with the result that the Little
Mothers have not only covered themselves with
glory, but have raised $3.50 for their building fund.
The piece is now booked for Yonkers and Fordham.
and the Little Mothers are open for as many
more engagements as the public wants TO oner
them.
AS tho Little Mothers" are such busy people.
their readiness to go the road may occasion sur
prise but this is accounted for by the fact that sew
eral separate sets Of children have been trained 10
appear In the operetta. SO that when one little
house-mother is too busy to take her place in the
cast It can be filled by another
All this means a vast amount Of work and In
finite patience the part of the association, but
the task is not difficult might be supposed for
nearly all the Little Mothers have sweet voices.
and being children, they take naturally TO singing
and dancing Only OF those who appeared
yesterday had been before an audience or
even on a platform but few Of them showed the
slightest symptom Of stage fright. and their thor
ough enjoyment Of the performance took the pace
OF special hisrionic ability AT least such was the
opinion OF the audience. and II certainly ought 10
be- considered a competent judge of how Mother
G2 %ss cast sao %as s ss fRSllo%s
Mother Miss Robinson
Little Bo-Peep stnI,s
Jack katie Hankes
Jill AuoieE
George po'ge' Frances hahHeS
Tommy SHOCKS .ieIE hi s,o
Golden Locks aa9, Goldberg GlsaSaS
p Dandy GnS e pcxc; Hannah Holman
Old Woman in Shoe ...............M Minnie Auo,ey
Maiy Who Had I1,,ie amelia KiefeI
The Queen OF The nhens sbcS
King Arthur Friedman
May Mar N Mary Quit. Contrary Kate GshTieIn
Tho Man IN the Moon ..............'. katy Berno'd
The actors were all appropriately clad and their
in the Moon appeared in robes Of night spangled
with silver white the stuff w G s sd Ees
and gauzy wings. King Arthur had a flowing robe
was So EXQUISITE f fop words do justice Mohr
Goose was clad in a long white robe and sweep,
ing ifas ssd wore e pe Sn ha
let and further adorned with the figure OF small
red goose
named Fife TO Mother Gooses home, where all
the nursery characters called upon 10 amuse
her.
Among the distinguished guests present at the
man who has lust attained the advanced age OF
two years and ten months He was in full High
land costume and was the admiration or all be-
holders. Master Blair Is the Of one Of the
members OF the Little Mothers Aid Association
Other people Of less importance were Mrs. Alma
Calder Johnston the founder and director Of the
association; Mrs. Thaddeus Smith. vice director;
Miss Jeanette Olmstead the superintendent: Mrs.
J. Q. Brown. Mrs. George A. Hearn,, Mrs; F. B;
Wyngate. Mrs. Minnie Blair and Miss Alma Cor
nell