The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29
HEARKEE, CHILD, TOGR. HOPP!
HE'S GOT 4 THEATRE WHERE
HE'LL TEACH you SOCIALISM.

the Dolls" He tsus Ills Play, and Of
Course YOu1l Save Up Your Cents and
y Learn All About the Man WhO Il Rich
and for That Reason Il Perfectly HOrrd.
Mister julius Hopp land before going
any further II may a. well be said, ever
at the risk Of reducing as far as possible
the likelihood Of its happening, that II
enough persons will send him 10 cents
apiece the next number Of the So:idlst
Theatre will be published some time) has
devised a charming entertainment for
children. II Ia 80 charming that a. soon
As the news gets around all the inter-
esting and attractive shops where the three
gilt balls glitter 10 the bright spring sun
shine are bound 10 he crowded 10 the doors
with infants hooking their rattles In order
10 purchase tickets Of admission 10 the
Pioneer Theatre in East Third street.
The g~rownups had a chance at the new
Offering on Friday evening, but yesterday
morning Mr.. Hopp opened up his Socialist
Theatre for Children, and swsrms Of the
little folksWho had never even suspected IL
before had 4 chance 10 learn that nobody
has a dollar who isn't wicked and everybody
w~ho's'poor Il %virtuous.
It's a jolly little tale that Mr, Hopp tells,
and appropriately he calls It THE Dolls,
It's all about a rich man who manufactures
dolls. He lives in a sumptuous apartment
full Of Grand Rapids furniture. including
a horsehair sofa, an open plumbing piano.
a Turkish coeey corner and one window.
His little girl is a spoiled darling who wants
a new doll every day.
When she thinks pepper has come home
without bringing her a new doll she says
she doesn't love pepper any more. Nobody
who saw pepper last evening could see
any reason for loving him even II be had
brought home a doll that could say 'The
product Of labor belongs 70 the working
man. or sing the '"Marseillaise' In the
language Of France, where they do every
thing so much better than they do over
here. But when Pepper shows that he has
only been spoofng and produces the new
doll, why he is a darling pepper and his
little Alice loves him ver-ee much indeed.
But it's all on with the old dolly. you're
no good says little Alice to the antique
%puppet. you're old. You can lie on the
floor. The new dolly is nice. She can sit o
the table" Business Of kicking the old
dolly several times in the slas.l
There's a poor woman in the play. Her
real name is Muriel Hope and Mr., Hopp
SAYS she was late with Arnold DAILY, but
she was quite on time last night. She
comes into the rich mans house and asks
him for soms light and easy work 20 that
she can Oarn bread for her little Ahnd, who
m with her and who. like her poor
mommer, wears a shawl instead Of a bat
because shAwls are cheaper than hats
and warmer too. OF course you know that
al poor women have heads that are very
subject 10 the cold 90 they have 3 wear
shaWls instead Of hats. Rich women's
heads do not mind the cold, 80 they can
wear hats,
Well, anyway. the poor woman asks the
rioh man for an easy Job and he goes out 10
ask his wife about Il. Before this the rich
little Alice had taken another doll out Of its
box when pepper didn't know anything
about II and had hid II behind a chair. Then
little AApd, the poor little girl with the cold
head and the shawl tied about il, found the
doll behind tho chair and picked 1t up TO
hug II, but her poor mommer made her
put 1t right back whore 1t was. When the
rich man comes back the poor mommer
tells him she hopes her poor little girl with
the shawl about her head didn't break the
doll. He says, What doll9' and she tells
him the doll behind the chair.
Then Of course he gets very angry-oh,
very angry indeed. He thinks the poor
woman-yes, dears, the n with the shawl
around her head-has taken the doll out Of