The daily sentinel., 1902-06-10
MOTHER GOOSE AT THE PARK
Beautiful Little Children at Gay
Entertainment. --...A Small
House, But Fine Show.

To gather seventy three boys and girls
them for several weeks to present an
entertainment OF the kind presented at
the Park opera house last night, is a
tesk that requires patience OF such
quality that few possess and which
would test the endurance Of An angel.
But such work has been successfully
done and the result WAS a most enjoy
able Mother Goose entertainment at the
Park opera house last night. But there
were not nearly so many present as the
quality of the nterJainment deserved.
Here were gathered seventy three chill
dren from the various households OF the
city, representation Of the coming
youth Of the town. There we're boys
and girls from the ages Of fifteen down
to woe tots who could hardly lisp the
name Of mother, all sweetIy dressed and
as lovable looking little pictures as the
tenderness of mothers hands could
little darlings and dark haired ones and
they were all sweet and they represented
what the future womanho and man
hood of the city wclld be.
The Mother Goose reception is a little
msdley. There are the Mother Goose
songs, pretty little speeches intermixed,
dancing and numerous other little pre-
sentations which make the entertain
ment one most enjoyable.
Miss Edish Richardson acted the char
acter OF Mother Goose, before whom
each little enter tainer made his or her
bow before the footlights. See was a..
sisted by Boy Blue, in the person Of
Mark Bunting, who occupied seat on
on an improvised hay stack, from which
place of vantage he made the various
announcem ants as the little ones were
ushered forth to take their places and
perform their parts.
The prelude was given over to singing
and other little by plays quite attractive,
There was introduced AS specialties
during the reception the following songs:
"Mr, O'Reilly" by Kingsley Price
h.ritapce which gives promise OF greater
things to come.
Helen Boyer sang dolly and her
Mamma" in most delightful and winning
style.
II Love Little Pussy" by Genevieve
Greenfield, sweet little tot who fondly
caressed a diminuitive little kitten while
singing her song. She did this so we'll
that she was recalled to sing another
verse during which the antics OF her
pussy brought forth a roar OF applause
from the audience.
rip Van Wrinkle" WAS by Orson
Adams Jr., who has piping little tenor
voice which is unusually good for wee
fellow like Orson is.
A doll drill was neatly executed by
sixteen little girls, who hugged their
dolls as il they were the real flesh and
blood babies.
DR.. q. s. Henderson and Miss Leone
Lopas, gave the cake walk in style in
imitable and were enthusiastically ap'
plauded and recalled to repeat meas
ure or two, Their faces were blacked
for the occasion and they looked the In
imitable coon lady and gentleman.
4 comedy farce by Leon Chapman
and Miss Edith Richardson concluded
an entertainment which was throughout
most enjoyable. The comedy by those
engaged was admirably placed and re-
ceived merited applause.
To Mrs. A. A. Miller, Mrs, j. H. Nc
Culloch, Mrs. O. w. G. Lyon, Mrs, Albert
| Cullen and Mrs. Frank Mason much OF
the praise for the labor OF the drills and
the work is due. Financially the enter
tainment was not the success it deserved