Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-22
DRAMATIZING FAIRY AND FOLK
LORE TALES.
The House That Jack Built" De-
lights Both Young and
Old Audiences.

Seattle, June IL.
This is the House That Jack
Built" has been q great topic OF in
terest to the small children OF So
attic as well as the grown people
for some time. Great preparations
were made to make this play q
success, as 1t was strictly society
and amateur, and so very amateur
that only the little children, and
one or two older boys and girls took
part in 1t.
Several performances were book
ed at the Moore theater and every
box and seat was engaged long
ahead. showing how popular the
young actors were, and many gor-
geous costumes were made. and
dress makers were very busy get
ting up the different styles OF suits
to be worn.
At last the day arrived and the
theatlr was crowded long before
the curtain rose to show us "The
House That Jack Built" OF course
it looked natural. and SO did Jack"
himself, and Mother Goose" the
stars of the performance.
Jack had charge of the great gol
den eggs which Mother Goose
pried so highly, SO he had to have
them brought in, their great shells
almost completely hiding the little
feet OF the carriers.
After singing some songs and
making great preparations, invita-
lions were sent out by Mother
Goose and Jack for party. in hon
or OF "Old King Cole" and he sent
his cup bearers with messages OF ac-
ceptance, and these little pages
were SO gorgeously attired, their
little faces as beautiful as flowers
After time came Old King Co,e.
and a jolly old king was he. and
when he had taken seat on the
throne the guests began to arrive
First came Jack himself with
Mary Quite Contrary" and she
acted very contrary indeed.
Then followed 1.-THE Old Woman
Who Lived in Her Shoe" with SO
many children she didn't know
what to do with them, neither did
Mother Goose herself. but she fin
ally found them places to sit: when
she welcomed Jack Spratt" and
Mrs. Jack Spratt"-the one very
lean and the other very fat, and
Jack and Jill" came in carrying a
pail Of water. when Jack fell down
and broke his crown and Jill came
tumbling after.
After that came Little DO Peep"
showing she had lost her sheep. and
the Man with a Gun" and "Twee-
dledee" and Tweedledum"; and the
Crooked Man"
These were followed by Little
Miss Muffett." and Jack Homer"
and TON Tucker" Then be1uti-
full Curly Locks" with "Littla BOY
Blue" and "Old Mother Hubbard
leading her hungry dog.
All this time the orchest~a was
playing suitable airs and then came
1.-THE Maiden All Forlorn," followed
by the MAN All Tattered and
Torn" with the Priest All Shaver
and Shorn.''
Following these were little Red
Riding Hood and Peter Pumpkin
Eater; then 1.-THE Maid in the
Garden" who was hanging out her
clothes, when along came a black
bird and picked off her nose.
After these Polly Flinders
came. and Simple Simon; and
TON. the Piper's Son" was playing
his pipe. which displeased the old
King Cole, SO he had to try 1t him.
| self
There were other personating
characters Of fiction, and some OF
the costumes wer Gorgeous, while the
1t scene long to be remembered by
young and old.
To entertain Old King Cole.
Mother Goose had some of her
guests sing songs and dance and
then the liking Of knaves" played
all kinds of pranks and confessed
| that he had stolen the "tarts," sc
| the Queen Of Hearts had to make
some more tarts right there on the
| stage.
About this tim the "Three Blind
| Mice" came hurrying in, and such
scrambling to get away from them
After that they had to manufac-
ture a dish to set before the king
so a flock OF crows came in say
ing Cav. Cav! Caw!" as they
bowed low to Old King Cole. But
| this did not save their lives fol-
they were a.! r;ied into a great dish
some of thei, little hutlin feet
sticking on g'ate-quely 'nm u
sides until ere were oniy three
crows left These begged for mer.
cy. but they were also put In .h'
| d{ch whtla the guests all sang.