The San Francisco call., 1903-01-04
By Guisard.

- ORGIBUSTER, the Tivoh giant.
is the real thing. Warfield may
be all very well. and Nance
O'Neil a wonder. but when it
comes to really high art Cor
gibuster takes the cake. There are ten
feet Of him to take it and the children
say ne is the most natural thing in giants
that they ever saw. And their word goes
Six bits and little hand, low down,
low down, will take you this week TO the
forgotten land of fairies where parents
ard unfortunate people of that kind are
| Crly admitted when escorted by a child.
l was fortunate enough myself 10 be in
vited by the tiny Princess Helen for the
/ New Year matinee of Jack and the
/ Beanstalk.' Princess Helen is a wise g.
year-old, wise enough yet to know that
/ birds and beasts talk that in every nod
I ding rose sleeps a spangle-winged elf.
/ that every moon silvers the shttering
court of Titania. and that play is the only
! religion of life.
/ With this wise young person by my
side 1 had no difficulty at all in passing
the good-natured doorl1eeper, though he
looked with a larger smile at those who
had several children to take care of them.
But we arrived safely enough at our six
bit thrones and as there were children to
fright of me, children to left of me and all
round about me / knew that | should
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was Princess May behind me-she must
have been only three years from there
with two roses and two dimpies for 5leekS,
and two big brown sparkles for eyes She
were her coral beads and ate pink candy
all the time. Princess Edith, in blue silk
ard silky black curls. sat next to her, and
gay Prince Harry. in a sailor suit. sat
next. They had some kind of mamma
with them that must have been pretty
nice, for she gave them all the candy
they wanted Then there was a hOrrid
boy in front. who didn't believe in Santa
Claus with a sweet little pink sister, who
did; and a whole tribe of shining-eyed
youngsters on the other side of the aisle
waiting breathless for the curtain to so
up AT last it did, after some merry
music and we found ourselves right in
OberOr's realm
long "Ahr' from Princess Helen and
the other babies greeted the wonderful
sight There were gauze-gowned fairies
dancing lightly on their pink toes, trees
with diamonds and things on them for
flowers. owls winl1ing their eyes to make
light and all sorts of wonders Then came
King Oberon all in white (he'd been hav-
! ing a tiff with Titania and looked rather
put ouD.
| Il thought he was a little bit httler."
/ whispered Helen a wee bit disappointed.
| Arthur Cunningham being in the heavy
! weight class of fairies L explained that
| King Oberon ate all his crUsts, and that
/ if she did likewise she would grow big
/ like him. But when the SOlden-locked
| Titania came in, with her green and sill
yer gown of gauze. her flashing jewels
and her wand. the little princess was one
/ sigh of praise.
isn't she darling?" she said at last
/ and only deserted the new queen when
tricksy Master Puck tripped in to plot
| with his master to spoil I1tania's plans
| to marry the princess to Jack of the
] BeanstaIk She had hardly time to sue
| cumb TO the new passion when the terri
! bic Fee, ia, fol fuml" that always an
! nounced a giant. doomed out. and Prin-
cess Helen gripped my hand little
| tighter.
'He-he won't come here?" she whis-
| pered and L promised that he wouldn't
] ard she Iaughed-a little shakily-with
me as GOrgibusters huge form strOde in
! corgibuster wanted to make fuss. but
/ the fairies put him to sleep more quickly
| than Britt set Erne a-sIumberlng. Then
Oberon ordered up a vision of the lovely
princess and told the giant to capture
and marry her. That Helen thought was
| very wicked of Oberon. But the bats
| and owls came and in their pretty ballet
danced away her anger, and the stage
then darkening made her cry, afraid, rs
that alp
In the magic way of things in fairv-
land, when the lights Went up again it
was OH the garden of the royal palace of
the King of Shreds and Patches. whose
lovely daughter the giant had to steal
And there was brave Jack (Annie Myers
making New Year call on the beauteous
princess Bertha Davis.
81 wish she had nair down to her feet. -
said my princess. looking at the other
one, but Jack won her immediate favor.
and when he met the giant saying
"Never-r" should he carry off the prin-
cess. all her little wOman's heart went
out to the gallant youth.
Isn't he brave!' ard she elapped her
hands delightedly. Boys do wear their
hair long sometimes. don't they?' scan
ming Annie Myers long curls as if she
couldn't quite make up her mind about
them.
81 know he's a girl" she next said un-
expectedly; but for all that l am quite
sure that Princess Helen's Prince Charm
! ing for the next few months, with the
dear magic OF childhood, will wear long
curls. pale blue tights and the cunning
est Of red and white striped doublets
And then in came the King edward
Webb on his automobile. scattering his
subjects right and left in true mobile
fashion and they all sang with him tC
show they didn't mind. "Oh. if Chris
topher Columbus hadn't sailed"
Johanna next wandered into the center
Of the stage. Johanna, the wonderful