The San Francisco call., 1909-11-26
THREEDAY PROGRAM /
OFFERS NOVELTIES
Nursery Tales VIII Be Revived
With Little Tots Taking
Part in PIayletS

OAK LAND. nov -0---AlNnOuSn lne
dolls will be the center of attraction
at the annual show of the directors
Of the West Oakland home. which will
open in Eben club house in Harrison
street beginning Thursday. December
, and continuing through the week,
the little folks viii have a prominent
place in the three day festival This
week the program committee an
nounced the complete program for the
matinee and evening performances,
some unique and beautiful features
being planned.
Mother Goose characters will hold
the stage at the opening matinee, and
again on Friday evening. All the
friends OF nursery lore viii be brought
10 life and depicted bY the little ones.
who have been carefully drilled in their
picturesque parts. The cast of char
acters follows.
The Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe.
.........--.-... ..-..-.-.-..--. harjory -Curdts
GioriS Barnes ........... Marion Chamberlain
Christine Barnes -....----.------ Billy Porter
Little Red Riding Hood hgth Jatns
Jack Horner. -Howsro !" I5!is sttlsson
30 Peep = oelty 5ioDens
Little Boy Blue. ue.-......-..---- Edward Holman
Mistress Mary 80 ..------- 49, Lucille "aliisSon
Oui-s -'O'As Hester corbettGeorge schoheld
Miss Mufett. Observation-Disclosures. Dorothy Beach
Jack spTst and his wife Marion Ciark,Abe Leach
Old King Cole ....--.----.. .Haseau WaternoUse
And his followers three Observation-Disclosures.
DeSison Aver John Aver. James Morrison
Old Mother Goose ----.-------- Marion Brown
The Colonial Wedding, under the
direction of Mrs Fred Laufer, viii be
a quaint production of the Thursday
evening and Saturday afternoon per
formances. the entire wedding company
being represented by the children. Miss
Florence Laufer viii be the small bride,
her bridal party Including Miss Eloise
Laufer and Gertrude Rutley as brides
maids. Jane Cohick as flower girl and
Russell Little as ring bearer. Walter
PIunkett will assume the role Of bride
groom. with Theodore Milbourne as his
best man. Stanley Weathern as usher
and Wilbur Farten as clergymen will
complete the party Miss Katherine
MoOlsey viii sing during the service.
A group OF living pictures viii also
ofrer a pretty diversion at these same
euterta inments Ollie Merle and Sheriff
Frank Barnets famous collie making
charming picture. Nesta Mcleod viii
represent Young and Old Glory, and
little Adrian Hynes viii appear as "A
Little Newsboy." Miss Mary Vincent
Holmes viii sing an illustrated song
and Gladys Gerrish and Vera Marston
VIII give a fancy dance.
Little tots appearing as crepe paper
dolls viii offer the attraction for Fri
day afternoon and Saturday evening
and VIII present garden of lovely
lowers Those in this cast are:
Holly Berry y.-....-...-..........-M Marie Holly
Poinsetta- -..--.-.--.-.-. Clara Belle Hamilton
Forget he Not .---.------- Gladys Gerhardy
Carnatlon tstherlne FOX
Wild Rose -------- WlldS Hershiser
Eansy ,,-------------- --.---- Dorothy Jsths
Easter Lily Cay Hamilton
American Beauty Rose. .... Margaret Breedlove
Dsfodil Rowena Pillings
Eschsoholtzia .--.-........... Helen McKeon
san Flower Gertrude Potter
AolyhoCk carol Snuey
Violet Dorothy Potter
A dozen charmingly arranged booths
viii be presided over by women of the
home. and Christmas novelties and use
ful household articles will be offered for
50 le. For the immediate pleasure Of the
visitors viii be refreshment booths
where coffee and sandwiches, ice cream
and cake and all sorts Of holiday can
dies will offer an attraction. A beauti-
fuI decorative scheme of the clubhouse
has been devised by the committee
having the hall in charge, and the car
niVal promises 10 have one Of the most
bea Utiful settings OF many years.
Among those who are devoting their
energies to making the doll show a
success are Mrs. Walter Reed, Mrs /. A
Beretta, Miss Grace Trevor, Miss Lou
Denison, Miss Helen Mehrmann, Mrs.
John Scotchler, Mrs. Herbert Lang, Mrs.
George Ryno. Mrs. Fred Laufer, Mrs.
r. D. Holmes, Miss Ida Lackey, Miss
Abba Sanborn and Mrs. F. G. Dikble.