The Washington times., 1911-10-03
One Has to Believe in Fairies
to Enjoy Play Now at
the Belasco.
WONDERFUL CHANGE
WROUGHT BY WITCH
Starts Them on Search for Bird
That Would Make Them
Happy.

II you have never believed in fairies
and impossible things before, you must
De quite willing to believe in them in
order to fully enjoy THE Blue Bird"
which opened in the Belasco Theater
last evening - that elusive, feathery
thing that Is as blue as the sky itself,
this bird, the fairies tell us, that brings
to its possessor that which he most
desires-happiness. in quest Of which
Tyltyl and Myltyl, the woodchopper' s
children, wandered through eleven nIys-
ucally beautiful scenes last evening.
Mortals know so little Of the Blue
Bird, except that once its wings have
f1uttered before the eyes of mortals
they must keep on pursuing 1t as long
as there is life. The fairy Berylune
hobbled to the door of Tyltyl and MyI-
tyl on Christmas eve, Just long
enough after Mother Tyl had tucked
them into bed and had said goodnight
to them. to be sure that they were
asleep.
The room was dark, but suddenly
there came a simmer Of light, which
filtered in through the shutters. The
children awOke in wonder, rubbing
their eyes, and saw before them the
old, bent, wizened fairy who looked
for all the world like a witch.
She hobbled across to their bedside
and told them of the bird that is blue,
and sent them out into the snowy night
to search the world over until they
should find the bird and bring it back.
1t would cure the neighbor's little sick
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wasn't happy.
Best Of all, this fairy gave Tyltyl and
Myltyl an enchanted diamond-the most
marvellous diamond in the world, and
she told them that 1t gave to its owners
at once power to see the inside Of
things-the soul of wine and bread and
pepper, tor instance. No sooner had
Tyltyl and Ayltyl turned the diamond
than a sudden and wonderful change
wooden hut cleaned like jewels. The
dig clock standing in the room did Won
drrful things. II began to wink its eye
genially at the children, and while they
looked at this marvellous proceeding the
door opened and all the hours came
trooping vut. hand in hand, laughing
and dancing. But more wonderful
Things than these kept on happening.
The little loaves Of bread hoped out
Of the pan and skipped about. Fire
joined in the frolic. The dog and cat
had been lying in front of the fireplace
taking a snooze. but they, too, became
human, the dog jumping upon TyltyI
and licking his face. the cat sitting down
and gravely washing his paws and
stroking his long white whiskers. The
spinning wheel became enchanted and
behaved in most remarkable manner.
spinning out brilliant rays of light. The
water tap, too, turned into a luminous
fountain of pearls and emeralds and
heSan to sing a song. and out from
the simmer Of jewels there sprang the
soul OF water.
The sugar loaf came to life: so did
the milk, and the lamp fell from the
table and Immediately became a beau
tiful, dazzling, Incompatible woman.
Then the saucepans Joined in with a
Gance, when three ominous knocks were
heard and everything rried to set back
from whe t came and wild confu-
sion ensued. Finally they decided to
set out with Tyltyl and Myltyl to help
them find the bird that brings happ:
ness.
Scene II follows.
Into the snowy forest the children fly