New Britain herald., 1916-12-21
LYCEUM TO PRESENT
 GINGERBREAD MAN"

Beginning Christmas afternoon ! (which is a special matinee) and con-
 tlnulng all week. the Lyceum Players
 Will present the fantastical musical ] operetta, "The Gingerbread Man, 1 Which iS by far the best effort Direc tor Perrin has undertaken This play 1 IS especially adapted to the holiday 1 season and played to forty thousand 1 people last Christmas week in St. Louls, Mo. As special attraction for the cn1ldren at each matinee and at the speclal matinee Christmas after noon each child holding a seat will coIne on the stage and receive from oahta Claus little token from his ChrlStmas tree, which will be we'll ngnted on the Lyceum stage tThe 1lhseroread Man is not only a play
 TOT the Riddles but is also a first class
 Lnuslcal comedy with bright and
 funny lines, beautiful costumes and a
 delightfully."- tuneful score
 The piece has probably played to
 more people than any other operatic comedy. The happy story follows:
 Mazle Bon Bon, a confectioner's
 salesglrl is looking for her father It
 appears her father fell into vat of
 glngerbread dough and was turned lnto a glngerbread man and put in the
 W1ndoW oy Machevalius Fudge, dealer in black magic and evil omens. Fudge is trying to get the dominion of Bun Land with the help of Wonder ous Wise, Simple Simon and Margery DaW. the village Tom boy. Jack Hor- ner is in love with Magic Bon Bon as IS also Fudge, the purveyor of evil spirits. So Fudge puts her under a hypnotic spell, transferring her into Princess Sugar Plum, and carries her off to the Land of King Sugar Plum.
 The second act shows two distinct settings at the same time, (by the aid of clever stage mechanics) showing the realms of/I<ing Sugar Plum and | King Bun. To carry out his wicked l schemes, Fudge turns Wonderous 1 Wise into the King of Bun Land 1 (played by Walter Wills.) Now enters the good Fairy Queen (Ra1ph Sipper- ly) and turns the Gingerbread Man 1 into a walking and talking human i being again. Just as the rulers of | Sugar Plum Land are about to reign | over all, they are thwarted in their plans by the timely arrival of the good Fairy Queen, Margery Daw. Little Jack Horner (Miss Georgia Campbell) and simple simon George Bogues) The happy ending arrives when Jack HOrner marries Mazie Bon Bon, whose mind has been restored. Simple Simon marries Margery Daw and every one has a happy Christmas.
 Miss Leona Courtney, Miss Belle Flower Miss Nan Henderson, Lee Daly, Franklin Smith, and William Meehan are also we'll cast in the beau tiful holiday offering
 Santa Claus appears as one of the regular characters in the play. Then | there is the fiery dragon, the cook the baker, and the candlestick maker l Some of the song hits are: The Beau tiful Land of Bon Bon, Queen of My l Dreams, John Dough, Do You Believe 1 in Santa Claus, Moon Song and Nursery Rhymes.
 Director Perrin has gone to con- expense, and nothing will be spared in the way of lighting effects, 1 scenery, costumes and other details.
 See the reindeer carry Santa Claus across the mountain tops. Matinees Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Don't forget, each child receives a present at the matinees. Merry Christmas