Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
MERRY, MERRY TIME
Young People Have Season
With the Fairies.
IN HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Delightful Folk Of Fancy Entertain
for the Benefit Of Confederate
Memorial Hall.

swine. monkeys chewed tobacco and ducks
frank wine
But that is an old story, and this Is
bout what happened here In Washing
ton. only Yesterday afternoon. when all
the make-helteve people who dwell be-
tween the covers of Mother Goose's nur-
sery rhymes assembled on the stage OF
the Columbia Theater to make story
in dialogue and song about The House
That Jack Built Besides there were
birds of the woods and familiar fairies.
These delightful folk of fancy came on
a mission of mercy, TO give performance
for the benefit of Confederate Memorial
Hall, under the auspices Of the District
OF Columbia Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. The fame
of what they were to do gathered an au-
dence of those who believe them real
the children-accompanied by elders Of
The social colony.
Would Never Guess It.
Ii was an amateur performance, as
MotAAr Goose's children are new to the
stage: but You would not have known
il, all were so clever and tuneful and
graceful and we'll prepared for what they
had to do. The 200 little people danced
and sang in the quaint opera rs though
they had never done anything else.
Earl Carbaugh. in the role of King
Cole. was jolly old soul and a good
singer. Mother Goose was represented
by Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, who
had much to do and did it we'll singing
sweetly at all times. Robert a. jon
scher was the knave of Hearts and
made much of the comedy possibilities.
Mrs Howell Smith was regal as the
Queen of Hearts.
q Younger acfarS p,,J,,. d.
mond was Jack. and graceful in dance
and melodious in song. Nora Pepper,
as Mary Quite Contrary: Anne Elliott
Pennybaker, as Bo Peep: Lulie VIII
Kitty Tenant, as Miss Polly Flanders,
danced ensemble and sang the quartet,
Mary Quite Contrary Sadie May
i-ipp. page to the Queen of Hearts,
stepped lithely in a military carnival
dance
Along the hits were the blackbirds'
choruSes: the farmers wife and the three
blind mice: tiny little Miss Muffett. only
four years old and a star performer: the
minuet song and dance, by Ruby Ray
mond and Estelle Murray. with chorus, a
graceful performance with beautiful Co.'S
TUNES; the 30 Peep song and character.
Miss Anne Elliott Pennebaker
Miss Alice &. D. Riley had told each
one of them what to say and how to
act, and their songs We're taught to
them by Jesse L. Gaynor and r. F.
the others wrote the music. Miss Mar
saret R@Martin directed the orchestra.
'Ever-Present Villain.
There was villain in the play. that
same roguish knave of Hearts, purloiner
of tarts. who prompts the Three Black
Crows 10 a deed Of mischief that almost
broke up the party Mother Goose was
giving in honor of her son, Jack, on his
birthday.
But Old King Cole. Who, aims 10 supply
the vacancy. caused by the loss of her
first husband, in the heart of the Queen
OF Hearts-that splendid cook of fable
extracted a confession from the culpritS,
secured the key to the House that Jack
Built, which made available the Three
Golden Eggs laid by the very Goose of
the fairy tale for in the making of
cream tarts by the Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts she made those
tarts. and Polly put the Kettle OH and
they all had tea. And the Three Slack
Crows and tho kna.e OF Hearts were
forgiven. and the BlacaDirds escaped i'm
notation in a hlachbird pie 1T IS to he
lied old King cole. and thev lived happy
over afterNard and died ii a pot of
grease.
Old Favorites There.
Al that wonderful birthday party we're
AL the old favorite.-Bo Peep Mary Quite
contrary. Miss Polly Flinders. Dany
Down Oily. Red Riding Hood, Bobby
Shafto. Simple Simon Miss Muifel. Peter
Pumpkin Eater and his difficult wife. tho
farmers Wife and the Blind Mice, Mar
iorie Daw, Tom The Piper's Son, the
Leather Man. me Crooked Man, the
Maids in the Garden. Tweed edum and
Tweedledee.l Eoy Bluf. the Old Woman
Who Lives n d Shoe aud her children
Tom Tucke@ NJ AMI Mrs. Jack Sprat.
Jack and jill, Jack Homer, Mother Hub
bard and her Dog King Coles FiddIers
Three and his Bowlbearer ara his Pipe
bearer-an thost, who had part in The
House That Jack Built''--Maiden All
Forlorn. Tattefed MAN and the Priest All
Snaven and Shorn, and Curly Locks and
Betty Blue. Then there were Four and
Twenty Blackbirls and the Humpty
Dumpties, Sweet Peas and Grass Blade
Fairies. and pages and royal guards. and
= lot OF other tabled folks we all know
Little Hen ard Women.
Others In the cast OF characters follow
Misses Louise Fletcher. Dorothy Small
wood, Augusta Masruder. Elizabeth Hei.-
muller, Nellie Fletcher, Dorothy BOYD,
Samuel Leach, Leonard Clark Scot,
:row bridge. De Forest I.arner and Fred
Steffins, Misses Kitty Tenant Helen
Griffith. Louise Endicott. Eta Tassart,
Dorothy McSrew, Helen Richards AIhrian
iieltIlultef, MlidTeu Drdney, Helen Dodge
and Mrs. Belle Fred: Louise Steinberc.
Emory Bonini, Jack Chisholm. Mary Van
Iasteel. Bassett Trudgian. Wanda Pear
son, Louise Jones. Lillian Fisher, Carroll
Eurch, Richie Boyd, Jane McIllheny and
Nancy Williams, Joseph Hamilton Mar
saret Smith, Teda Goldsmith, E,stelle
MURRAY. Madeline Collins, Fred Grimme.
Virginia Hereford, Rebecca Fred Stew
art Lyddane, Henry Goodwin. Charles
Metnhall, WILSON Camp. Il. Stands Miss
Marguerite Ray, IL. Fritz. John IT, Hoff-
man. Louise Endicott, Minor Ellis Edna
Wilcox. c. Caldwell, Miss MichaeIson
i.obera Bell Galloway Alice Driscoli,
i,.dwin Fox Iiumphres, Viola Thomas
..shian Hariin, Ir.: Nelson Foster. Anna
Eel Hudson. Mercedes Raw Clarke