The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17


 will you have the bright sunshine t
 keep you warm while you play. No nor Till you have my light to make golde
 the dark days when you are lonely, go where the little children will appre ciate me. Exit
 Marjory-What shall we do, brother without the sunshine? Ted-I am sure don't know, but hold here comes another.
 Enter Flowers.
 Flowers--I am Flowers. I grow in tn forest down by the brook, in the meadow and in your own little garden. But
 shall grow there no longer. I am goin away.
 Marjory-Oh, little Flowers, don't g
 leave us. The world will be so darl without you.
 Ted-Pray, Flowers, stay We shan ever want to go in the woods any nor
 If you are not there to find. Flowers Farewell, I go, I go Exit. l Enter MIX. Change music. Milk--I am Milk And, dear me, wha | 8 terrible time I am having trying t keep my cream together. I must hurr, l or shall be late. | Ted-Stop there, Milk! What shall have for my breakfast if you run off 1 Come back, I say l Milk-No, I must hurry. Exit. l Enter Bread. | Bread--I am Bread the staff of life l I come from the harvest out of tht i wheat and corn. l am greatly needed i must hasten to fill my mission fol 1 there are thousands of children reach l ing out their hands and calling for me 1 to come to them. 1 Mariory-Oh but Bread, we need you | too. What shall we do now that Milk ! is gonef Exit Bread. 1 Renter Candy. ] Gandy-N Now don't you think I'm sweet l I'm sweet? 1 I am, for I am good to eat. The children they all cry for me, ] For my name is Candy. Ted and Marjory-Oh, Candy, don't
 candy-The children OCT the whole wide world, 1 Would give for me their dearest pearl So l must hasten OCT the sea, ] Where they've welcome there for me. Exit. l Enter Cat.
 Marjory-Oh, Kitty, come here this minute.
 Kitty--I am a Kitty, you can see. But you just keep your eyes on me I say that I will go away, and even she cant make me stay. Exit
 Enter Dog. 1 ICu-IH HGiS IS lOSo. lOSO, JOu liIlle rascal, what are you doing here this time of night? Go back to your house and will settle with you in the morning 1 sir.
 Dog--A dog, he has an awful life. He has a master worse than wife. But little master, you say your say You won't have me another day. /I'll SC where they look up to me. Oh, you jus wait, young man. and zee. Exit. | Ty,ata n.f1 Ixx,ar r-<, ;4;, 1,rN 1 Marjory--Why, Catherine Elizabeth Ann, my own precious baby, and witt such a dirty face. Where are you going | child?
 l Dolf---A doll they call me, if you please Mamma" I say whenever you squeeze l Away I go to find, you see, a mistress who appreciates me. Exit. Enter two books
 Ted-Who are tliese strang looking peo. pie? One has on dress like our fairy story book and the other looks like oul stepping stones.
 First Book--I am the book of knowl edge.
 Second Book--I am the book of ful and fairies.
 Both-We go where the children wan 1 and beg for us. Exit. l Enter play. Dance. l Play-I am Play, joyous, laughing Play I make people forget their aches ane 1 cares. I make the world of children ant 1 grown ups laugh. I bring freedom, rest but not to these. Too long have I fingered here. I go where the little children love me and appreciate me. Exit. 1 Enter mother (sadly). l Marjory-Oh. look! our mother. | Ted-Mother, you are not going to leave me. You can't. Come back, come back. | Mother-I must go, children. You ar' l not thankful for me and there art children, oh, thousands of them, wht are crying for mothers. Exit.
 Ted and Marjory-Oh, mother, don, l go.
 l Enter Uncle Sam, soldiers and Rec Cross nurses. Soldiers drill around stage and halt, Uncle Sam in middle Of stage
 Uncle Sam (to audience)-Children O 1 America, | am Uncle Sam. Your Uncle Sam. Do you know that I have beer training hundreds of men who have tt l fight for your Are you thankful fo l America, for your government and wha l it is doing for you? Little children il l Belgium, France and other countrie far over the sea have died because the. had no Uncle Sam to fight for them They are starving because they have n'
 Uncle Sam to feed and care for them Go home this day and thank God tha l soldiers and nurses.
 Enter peace.
 Marjory-Oh, brother, what a beautiful
 lady. I guess she must be an ange come to take us up to heaven becaus' l We wouldn't be thankful. I don't wan to die now. This world was so lovely until everything left us. Why didn't WI be thankful for all our blessings
 Peace-Weep not, oh ye children, fo 10 bring you tidings of great joy. I an a messenger from the Prince of Peace Peace reigns once more throughout thu world, a peace that Is written so deepl! upon the souls of men that it can neve die Oh, children, you, as should tn millions of other people in the world 1 today, should thank God that ono again there is peace on earth, goot 1 will to men," Exit. 1 Soft music
 l Enter mother. Cred falls out of bed ] sits up and rubs eyes.) ! Mother-Good morning, dear children | This is Thanksgiving and l hope yol will be very happy today. l Mafjory--Oh. mother you did not leave l us, did you?
 Ted-Mother, are we going to have an. bread and milk for breakfast? l Mother-Why certainly. you silly boy 1 What strange things you. children ar saying. Hurry and dress. It is nearly o'clock and Togo and Kitty are wait ing for you to come give them thei
 breakfast
 I Ted--Is Togo here? Il Marjory-Is Kitty .here?
 Mother-Foolish children You must hav
 been dreaming.
 Mariory-Oh mofher we did have al