New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-11
FETE FOR CHARITY.
Pied Piper" Gi0en on Mrs.
French's Lazcn, at Ne7C-ROchelLe.
Into the street the piper slept
smiling rirst 4 little GulAe
As II re Knew what magic slept
II ais quiet pipe rne while

And from the little heralock tyEined foot bridge
dad n lis OF motley his scarlet cloak floating
from his shoulders. his yellow curls streaming in
the wind softly breathing through his slender pipe
down stepped the Pied Piper yesterday upon Mrs.
Leigh r. F-snch's lawn IL New-ROchele. But IN
place OF the narrow, gabled houses OF the old
Brunswick town stood stately naples and eluls ana
instead OF the cobblestOnes was amphitheatre OF
snerald turf. with . big patch OF pink and purple
rho6odsndrous near the corner where the orchestra
sat; and whore the substantial burghsTs OF Harne-
In ought TO have been. and roly-poIy little German
boys snd girls with wooden shoes and pigtails. sat
ths people OF NewNROchelle and their friends and
every one who wanted 70 help along the Day NuT-
O. New-Rochelle. for whose benefit yesterdays
outdoor Ssts given
And cha-miagly given, too Browning should
have been there 70 t. He would have enjoyed
the opening procession as Il swept down from the
stable along the neat grave walks paxt the rose
gsraAn. 70 break II a trOlicsoue dance upon the
little grassy stage Long before Il reached the
stage however. the audience could see It Two by
TWO, on cane the boys and girls and tho young
women and mez the red and green and yellow Of
their costumes rwirkLng pictEresqUely through
the screen OF shTubbsry. They were led By the
court Jester. who did stunts n the manner OF
drum major. While they were stiu dancing. the
rats entered. wearing coIored paJa1aas with
gray masks and hoods over their heads The rats
had most Of the funny business Il was their mis-
SION 70 torment the girls. steal tAeir dolls tease
"Hamelin town, IN Brunswicl" or a. the actors.
they seemed 70 enjoy themselves the most When
lot on duty they sguatted q small rcstrurn
erected at one side OF the open air theatre and put
IN their time lifting their masks and watching tEs
play The clown raj, Tom CoJurn. OF Boston.
made a distinct hit. especially IN tire scene with
the cook. whose graceful pirouetrlng ne initiated
with grotesque humor. IN backing OF the stage
the cook alexander Raymond Unexpectedly
tripod and measured his length the ground.
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the audienos broke into applause II was the rat
clown who came back 70 bow.
The climax OF the first act came when The Piper
began 70 pipe 70 the rats and the follow his
piping. Round and round he danced. lightly. Fan
tasrcally and tho rats followed him II hyp-
Noticed Even when he turned out OF Hamelin
town and down TO the Imaginary Weser they stil
followed him on al Tours. while the Mayor. who had
Just stepped out or Spotless Town. the city CoUE-
Gi and the villagers watched them toyfrlly.
But the Plpers pipe could play with the hearts
Of things better than rats. When be sat down end
began 70 play. the children pressed around MS
Knee on the dappIed lawn, with the sweet sun
sAnung through the trees. and looked up in his
lace with love IN their eyes
Come 10 me-" sang the Piper and before any
body could tell how II happened. he was climbing
- the side OF the Koppelberg ht.. and the pride
and hope o, Hameln was Gockng after him. All,
out didn't the dishonest Mayor and Council and all
The villagers their hair and scream when they
children kept right Only lonely rat and
one lonely little lame boy were left IL Hamenn
stier the weird piping of the Pied Piper had died
OCT OF the streets OF Hamelin.
george Il. KlInbaIl OF Boston, took The part OF
ne PIED Piper Harold Forbes, formerly OF The
media and the Maid" company. the Mayor
Ouers VINO took part IN the production We're
everett Coffin. Richard Angur. Miss Maynard.
ItAee Moore, Helen Fitzpatrick Mabel Baker.
Asnilton Foster and Walter Humphrey. one
hundred anc Atty school chifdren and young people
ron ew-Rochelle assisted as councillors. noun
qb.lesFs, rats, German peasants, flowers, etc
~ isceelng the Pied Piper. Little Miss MuIet and
80 SPIDER performed IL the little theatre with two
20 AtnsIlcaE 1aEs for a background and piano
a. oIeeAestra- II was as pretty and cunning
~ could be, and the following children part:
S--tlc French Herbert Wheeler, George French
es.s9Vl.e keOgL Jack Keogh. Frederick Allen
Ia Eiil-net Mildred Brdsall and TON" COburII.
pastor Miss Acrienne Iseline and Miss Mealne
Nasr1ock assisted
when Mrs C. Oliver Ise,in who ia president Of
"a Nursery, was asked how much the man
bee Nobody knew yesterday how much had
o| :, frederic Remington who a gown OF
~ Dine linen, had entire charge Of the refresh
sss..sss assisted by Mrs. Robert Emmett and Miss
SaapEns. at the tea table en6 bv Mrs III q n
--hain, ~ the Ice cream and cake table Small