El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-21
Merry. merry Christmas in tho air,

Merry. merry Christmas in tho air,
Merry. merry Christmas everywhere, 70
And nerriest was the Christmas ceie-
bratfon of the FL Paso School for GIFTS
that <signalized the beginning OF the
The main audience room OF Kendrick
hall. St Clements parish house. was
nearly filled with a happy auUence
that showed its pleasure, IN n ls ~
laughter and quick appreciation OF the
speeches and the clever play on the
Especially responsive to such friend
" influence we're the l1-years-ola So
, and the excellent supporting company
| who presented Their Christmas Tar
| ~" a play IN two acts, by Miss Elsie
Hobart, Of Cincinnati
The guests were received by COM
/ mittee OF teachers and of older girls
! of the school, who acted as usners,
| When all were assembled. the school
sang the school song,
FWhere skies Of western azure
Stretch far Ger desert lands
Then the curtains were drawn back.
revealing e. sunny street corner, with
surprisingly real grocery store As
stage setting. The Illusion was oe
Ughtfully real, especially when TWO
very. rosy youngsters appeared mittened
and huddled up in furs and dragging
real sled
The dSaIog opens with the lament
OF Dick and Dot, that they have not
10 little brothers and sisters TO make
merry with on the coming Christmas
day. Dicks rueful description OF now,
on Thanksgiving day, they had to play
Going to Jerusalem, with row OF
only one chair. brought down the
house. and so wholly charming was
dainty maiden, Dot ruth HID, ana 80
Irresistible the starry eyed small ooy-
Dick-OtherWise known Jane Burges
that many people echoed his fervent
wish that there were six OF him ana
six Of his sister!
Margaret WoOdside. as Polly, was ap-
pealing in her earnest W1strul longing
to see Santa Claus, whom she had once
seen stuffed in a window" or to ride
on a sled or even Just 70 De warm.
Helen Stewart, as the sturdy, SELF
reliant little neWSbOy. jim. who nad
to grow big to take care Of his sister.
would have won pennies from all but
the hardest hearted passersby with his
impartial cry OF Here's yer Times
Herald, mister
The diaIog between the children was
very cleverly done; the idea OF chang
ing places with Jim and Polly was
eagerly acted on BY Dot and Dick, and
the little by-play Of dressing the shiv-
ering children in their warm coats and
furs, and perchinE themselves on the
Rrocer's boxes, seeking shelter between
their sales. with their shivering pro-
tests Of their jolly good time mean
while were cleverly done; while the
delight Of Jim and Polly in a coat on
a real sled reused the envy OF every
small boy In the audience
Indeed the chief Characteristic of the
whole scene was the spontaniety Of the
children and their eager pleasure in
their own play.
The second scene showed a trans
formation of the stage into the living
room at the Brownies with Christmas
green's everywhere, toys and all signs
OF delights and comfort and best OF
all, with a capacious fireplace designed
by Santa himself for his own jolly pur-
poses.
The working out of the surprise plans
for the party was developed to the
delight of the audience. First Dick
and Dot, eagerly eXpectant Of Santa
Claus's coming. decide not to enjoy him
alone and rush off to Friendship al
ley" to bring Jim and Polly to share
their Christmas JOY. Then father
BrOWn-Edwtma (flenn-in a thought
ful soliloQuy, resolves to give the chill
dren some fun and goes to borrow the
little Blairs for the frolic- Aunt Jennie
CAdeline Pendleton) with her white
cap, actually thrust all awry at the
splendor of the thought. is moved to
bring little Sallie Lee-Ruth Rawlings
and hide her, to bring them out as a
surprise
Then mother Brown-Montine Kirk l
patrick-gentle and charming, in a 1
monOlOg to Dots neglected dolly. re- /
solves TO make up for earlier thought /
lessness by inviting some children in 4
FOR a surprise" At last the nurse /
May Kranzthor-and John. the man
Birdie Krupp-Gn a real buffers Jacket /
and with a rich Irish brogue) are ]
moved by a happy thought and plan |
to bring cooks sisters children to 4
share the children's fun
All the conspirators are successful /
and undecided, and all the surrepti- I
tiously invited guests are concealed In /
amazingly convenient hiding places
without anyone suspecting anyone else. !
and then at a sudden chorus from ali I
the friendly grown ups OF Holly"
''MistletOe." Sheds" and Broom sticks"
the whole party Of children bursts into
the room. to their own amazement and /
everybOdy's else Perhaps the pref