The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
SANTA AT THE BLUE Bird
r-..,N THE rHILDREN az rHE
,Tpu GiFTs t>D GLaDNESs.
Ia..-- TImr Pia,s santa. aat Gets CAUGHT
U-ransc santa d aui, Ninessen crn-
mrtr, Diai. Really y Young Thiug
f,Ehi. Fire and al aanais There

fAft tilsF SANTA ~ WHY N1n8IDP0
mrr, Bisi. Really y Soung Trims
''Shi. Fire and al Hania Tnere.
..t '.fr,- visited the Majestic The
.-. 'rday between performances
.ded 81 the dismAnsling Of a
,.. .s tree. A score Of little people
.. ...,Fyk there in The Blue Bird
~.r.a us appearance had been Sc
. rd b., ne gro~nups Of the company.
... n..- aIded and Allotted by Winthrop
,...- trrvtor 81 the New Theatre.
"., gorgeous tree. all part icolored
"a silver Iinsel. that Daddy TvS
e.. .-.p~I and Fdihsr Time (Mr. Cum
r-. aei brought down privily by
rr ar from the Barlow country
la,- Nhere MIR. Barlow had chosen
a. rnnpped il all himself. IL had been
-."i in after Thursday nights
r.-.nrlance and had hung in the flies
.r, -yrCr-d by the children. who couldn's
u. .-r- and Yesterday shy they must
v,r after the matinee. But when Trio
o.. Dog marshalled them into the orches-
-, seats guessing was rife and the
lh;ul company nudged and twittered
,,anc'antiy. The curtain rose on dark
49, a ,oiC. demanded 10 know IL good
,r.lir"n were present and q spotlight
e. upon the fireplace Of the Tvi cottage
80 IN Tine to catch Santa Claus emery
u. ihsn they lifted a joyous about
'r wou'd do credit 10 stage aspirsnts
-, ,lNg loh~ IA the mob.
~ar-l Clals vas Father Time (Mr.
,.nmn--'. and very shsepish he was
- he heard he children had found
q ~. Some one had hunted HIM .iown
fru ~" Tossing rooms lirs' in time for
n rr"pin"e entrance. Besides Fcfksr
. - I'D - the ages. whereas santa
j. .u'. uurt con cent uries old and no
.. IAN grow youthful thai way in ten
O. uH-'~ santa wor" blue and ermin-.
co., boots and carried ponderous
- reed "A playful letter from
50 >r7"~ and gaze The little people some
..' civic" before setting about his
.~'~- l.r'er Mr.. Ames came IN
d - mohhed aLd Rugged by twenty
'n ~'.,-s stars.
.r.A.t Christmas | over knew in NV
n''in-'l Santa after the gifts wsre
C. - putri, when. stripped of beard and
I~riius. he stood watching the chil-
d n - thri-tnt~ dinner
o. " = he THsfs Hours who acted as
hi-.'r-!ters when the good old saint
tl I3on the package fruited tree They
v".- 1t, g hard u identify -soms in
stree ais and uthsrs in fall hourly cos
TN" one in a kimono must have been
h. y - some O'Clock or other Fire in
- and 50 luils. took q hand IN the
a.-r-,puti)n. aud 20 did Light tMargaret
Ny'h-rlyl and Sugar and the othars. while
+. DIq Wis busy everywhere with velps
al caHers Of JOY in the gladness OF his
yIsvmste- Didn't he get a frillei chop
tore. neatly wrapped? And wasn't he
mace u leg for ~ When some one
s'-'"H NJ dance music from the wings ne
-ht little MyfI by the hands and
'ai .fed around the stage in Wild and
. { tic Boston. while the Cot whirled
a oct with an HoLr. and Fire did pas
-~4r which WAS surely considerable OF Fire.
There were presents and presents and
Er'serts Everybody had presents. folks
goat and small, and when the children
b. a eft far behind. although perhaps the
chI ciren Of the greenroom are better
1tured about such things than other
children are ryIpi. who is Glsdyu HUI
lette tetween Mmee and owns 70 being
-. and 30 !, probably A. Rugged scrap
ofa King Charles spaniel whose name. shc
said Is all OF Duchess OF Marlborough the
second Tyio the Dog was plainly Jealous
Of the favor the Duchess found In his
-nttie gods shining eyes. but he was too
vol bred dog and too much Of gentle
man TO growi at his little canine kins-
woman Mr.. Amea had ordered for every
ono de luxe COPY OF tho acting edition OF
Inc Blue Bird which he b bringing out
| ne books were not ready for the after
noon = festivities. but were promised at the
evening performance.
Won't the children be a little excited
for ;o-night?" MIR Ames vas asked.
Not Bit he said. They take their
pay on the run. like the rest Of VA Then
NJ Ioid tales Of their play. OF the secret
society they have. and tho other tricks
hey are up to.
Behind tine back drop . table was laid.
where - Christmas feast appeared and
then disappeared. The Dog. ~ always
49, master Of ceremonies. with Daddy
7yi a. his side partner. The daley OF Vie
lJn'r1 stood Idle at one end Of the board.
and overhead hung the two black paper
uach@ panthers from the Palaceof Light
sophisticated panthers. for they had
played in the MAriowe-Sothern Antony
and Cleopatra performance At the New
Theatre
What dye think Of this. ehf" Santa
I lau. demanded proudly. Great. chr
What everybody thought DOESN'T matter.
f0r every face wore q smile that spoke Tor
I'-etf-excepr OF course the faces OF the
children that were much too busy TO
emile. More than one p air OF eyee seemed
rife moist, ann some ono sAid he hnd
.@en tear on the grease grimed cheek q
FIRE. which OF course was absurd and
qI'e impossible.