The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-06
|. AN OUTLINE Of
THE TOY SHOP


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When the curtain rises on this bright
little operetta it DISCLOSED a well stock
ed toy-shop with rows of dolls in their
cases The old toy-maker sings cheer
lily at his work in which he becomes so
deeply interested that, before he re.
allies it, the clock is striking twelve
He hurries into his overcoat and hob.
bles off home. No sooner is he gone
than a band of fairies and the four
Hours appear. Touching the dolls
with magic spell they give them lib
erty till four o'clock in the morning
The dolls spring by jerks into life and
from then till cock-crowing there is
something doing"
Noah comes from the ark with his
faithful spouse and two boys. Where
is the third? Oh, you'll find that out
later! The tin soldiers come in, and
their susceptible captain promptly falls
in love with the Paris Doll. Then come
the wooden soldiers, SO wooden and
the marines from the ark Noah tells
wonderful story, enough to melt a
heart Of stone, and the whole Noah
family see to it that the interest does
not flag till the curtain falls on the
first act.
The second act opens with gay lit
tie country dance in which all the
dolls join most merrily, the lady dolls
and their partners Gust from London
| Bah Jove'O in the front row. The
dance finished, the choosing of a queen
to reign over Dollieland becomes the
all engrossing topic. Everybody wants
the honor and there is some danger Of
serious troubles, when the fairies an
nounce the arrival Of a mortal child,
who has crossed the Sea of Sleep in
the Dream-boat; she is to choose the
queen; to this the dolls meekly yield.
AS the dolls sing a beautiful lullaby
the child enters leading an old, we'll
worn doll. She sings of the charms of
the various dolls, but decides that she
loves her old doll best because she's
been just dearest dolly to a loving lit
tie girl" The decision is satisfactory
and the fairies lead the old doll away
to deck her in royal robes.
The rag-doll now appearers and falling
into a dreadful condition, DR.. Pillsly is
called and comes with rush. His
diagnosis of the case is astonishing
and the treatment to which the unfor-
tunate patient is subjected even more
so. In the midst of it a doll enters who
has an awful pain which seems to be
Catching" for before long every doll
is similarly afflicted ana the doctor
has his hands full. When the purple
pills for pimply people" have sufficient
ly quoted these mortal woes, the fair
les return with the queen and all Dolly
dom proceeds to do her honor.
While Her Majesty is holding her re-
ception the clock strikes four and IN
stantly the dolls, "shuffling off their
mortal coil" become dolls again. They
lose their voices, after they have beg
ged all children to be good and loving
to them, and stiffly step back to their
proper places. When the old toy-maker
comes back to his work everything
seems to be just as he left it the night
before He does not know what jolly
time his toys have been having, and
falls to singing as conten+aa5!y as ever.
The little play Is full of fun, and of
beauty also The music is very bright
and attractive, and the costumes are
gay and pretty. The children, from
the Oldest to the tiniest tot of the car
1y dolls. enter in to the spirit of it all
in a delightful manner,
The public cannot fail to be pleased
with the performance.