New-York tribune., 1902-05-04
THE ARREST OF APRIL.
AN EXERCISE FOR SCHOOL OR chill
DREN'S ENTERTAINMENT.
CHARACTERS.

CHARACTERS.
THE QUEEN OF THE MAY: A pretty little girl.
dressed a queen, in white and gold. with
heavy wreath of yellow flowers on her head, and
holding a wand bound with yellow ribbon. Her
white dress should be long. with train, and
should have yellow sash. and be garlanded with
yellow flowers.
APRIL: a little girl with light hair in a short
white dress, trimmed with very light pink, with
sprays arbutus in her hair and her dress.
April sometimes smiles. and at other times cries
softly
MAY \ girl older and taller than April in
gown of light green. trimmed with roses.
SOUTH WIND: \ boy in long circular cape,
with a high peaked hood that amos covers his
face.
APRILS TRAIN: Little boys and girls dressed
to represent the carly spring flowers. hepatica,
arbGtus dandelion. narcissus, etc. arranged
that the co!ors harmonic when they together.
The dresses can be made Of tarlatan paper mus
lin, and green stockings with black slippers would
be effective
MAYS TRAIN: Boys ard girls dI essed to repre-
sent the flowers that bloom in May.
SCENE.
The May Queen sits on a raised throne of ever
green in front of the May pole, a slender pole
trimmed with flowers May and her train come in
from the right with April. whose train comes from
tn" left All group themselves on either side of
the May Queen. The South Wind enters from the
left and stands near the Queen little at her left
QUEEN or THE MAY (aIone)-
I've sent my subjects all aw ~
To gather flowers for their Queen.
soon they will come with laughter gay
TO dance before the green.
MAYS TRAIN Cenlcr. leading April bound hand
ami foot with dandoOn chains. April is cry
ing bitterly May leads the band haughtily)-
April is arrested. April Is in chains. She is
thief thief! We have brought her to our
queen that she may pronounce Judgment upon
her diow low before the QueenD And our
Queen is always just
AIRILS TRAIN ,eutering quickly
You nave stolen have stolen
our April away.
on. what are you going
To do with her pray?
QUEEN OF THE MAY
Fair April. dear to me
Sweet daughter of a sister queen
What Is The crime they charge to thee"
MAY-Ah dear Mother Queen April has stolen IN,
flowers See. she has them her hair and in
her gown And every year she does the same
thing Sc, they are May flowers. but thev
never follow mo. l think they mean to come To-
me, but as they softly creeping through the
woods. for they shy blossoms and do not
wish to come with pomp and hare Of bird trum-
pets. am told they hear April weeping in the
woodlands. And because the May flowers are gen
tie and sympathetic, they peep out just the least
little bit from under their leaves 10 see Who is
in trouble Then April smiles them. and says
she was crying for them. because they wrr,.
going to May, and would not stop to play with
her. And she tells them She VIII cry again 81
they do not stay with h,r and so one Toy ou.
they creep up into her lap 50 they are hers.
and when she passes TO the Palace OF Time.
they pass with her. and ! never soc th,m. Every
year at this day, when April and May meet.
have tried to capture her with my stolen bios
SONS, ana now. at length. ] have found h-r and
bound her So, DO thou Mo,hrr queen. maze
her give up my May flowers forever. and pun
ish her as sh" desery,th
QUEEN or TIE MAY tsteruIyJ- April this is
indeed serious charge Have you any defence
to make
APRIL U.arfullyD- The flowers have always come
TO me. . Queen, and love them. But do not
call them May flowers for they mine. l call
thrm ArhutuS.