New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-08
A TREAT FOR CHILDREN
"SnOW White and the Seven
DWarfs" at Little Theatre.
FAV0RITE FAIRY. TALE
BY the Brothers Grimm, Played
Charmingly by Marguerite
Clark and Others.

SidIh anu OGUeTS.
Here II rare treat for the children.
And II the children of to-day know the
fairy tales Of the Brothers Grimm as we'll
as did the children Of yesterday the Lit
tie Theatre will be besieged for many
weeks by younkits eager to behold, all
alive-o, a group of their dearest friends
and most hated enemies.
The little Princess Snow White is at
the Little Theatre, along with the droll
old Seven Dwarfs, and the beautiful, de-
testable Queen Brangomar, and the
Kings handsome son. They call him
Prince Florimond in the play-Prince
Florimond of Calydon. And there are
new people with whom the children will
make friends, and others who will amuse
them. or the latter, Sir Dandiprat Bonn
bas, the court chamberlain; OF the former
six pretty maids Of honor to the Princess
Snow White, exquisitely named-Rosalys,
Amelotte. Ermengarde and Guinevere,
Christobal and Astolaine And Snow
White is so lovely that the Jealous Queen
sends her to death at the hands of the
Huntsman. Out there in the forest dainty
Huntsman from his purpose. But the lit
tiers in the audience think he is going to
Kill her. and they stand up TO see With
enormous relief they discover that Ber-
trand. the Huntsman, is a kind fellow,
even though fearfully big, and that he
has no intention of harming the pretty
princess. And so they cit again with
Joyful EXPLANATIONS. That much is all
right, anyway.
Did you learn to read In Grimms
storiesT Then you. too. will wish to see
this little play, and take your youngsters
along. 1t was high time the theatre did
something for children. In other coun-
tries II learned TO do so long ago. But
America Is very young, and only one the
atrical manager seems to have discovered
that there are children in the land. Ills
name is Winthrop Ames, and he VIII
make so many thousands of friends by
his discovery that nobody will ever sue
coed I'm counting them. That will be like
fairy tale, too, and true, as fairy tales
always are.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'
is a true story How could It be other
wise? All the oldsters have known 1t
ever since they knew that stories come
out of books. And was there ever
book like that OF the Brothers Grimm
When you see Snow White and the
Dwarfs dancing you will want to stand
up with the children In the house. and X
the scene went on a minute longer you'd
want, as they want, TO climb upon the
stage and join in the fun. It's catching.
And there's the magic. Old Hex, the
witch, sits on the blazing fire to warm
her ancient bones. She isn't burned; her
cloak isn't even scorched. How do they
do II? There's the talking mirror which
sends Queen Brangomar into a Jealous
rage. And Queen Brangomar changes
before your eyes into an old pedler crone
and goes TO sell the poisoned comb to
Snow White, or, II she can't sell II. 10
give II. Wonderful combl Everybody
else handles Il without taking harm.
Snow White is the only one affected. and
she for only few minutes such per-
ilous adventures come to her! And once
YOU think she is really dead. The Seven
Dwarfs think so, too. That's convincing.
But when the distracted Prince takes
her in his arms piece OF poisoned apple
falls from her mouth and she Is as well
and lively as ever. And, OF course, she
marries the Prince. There's magnih-
cent wedding. And the furious queen
dances in red-hot iron shoes and so per-
Ishes I'm a my. And, ever and ever
after. Snow White and Prince F1orimond
are as happy as the Fairy Happiness
herself, which is saying good deal.
Jessie Braham White made the fairy
play out OF the story by the Brothers
Grimm. OF course. the Brothers Grimm,
who could see fairies, saw Marguerite
Clark ever 80 many years before she was
horn. else how could they have described
Snow White? OF course, all the children
love her. The applause they give TO all
the good folks is better than the cheers
that grown-ups shout for Presidential
candidates. What the younkits would
like to do to the wicked ones In the play
who can tell? The wicked ones had best
look sharp on their way home from the
stage door. Any afternoon, excepting
Saturdays and Sundays, you may take
the Youngsters TO see Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs" at the Little Theatre.
II YOU don't take them you were never
child. You must have come ancient into
the world like the Witch Hex. A. w.
CAST OF SNOW WHITE"