The evening world., 1920-12-28
THOUSANDS STORM
1.-THE TO
SEE "WISHINGDOM"
"Evening World Kiddie Club
Toy Balloons Delight
the Children.


Washington" the play OF The Even
ing Worlds >Kiddie Klub, came to
en- end az noon to-day. and the chill
dren began streaming out Of their
SEATS In the Manhattan Opera House,
cach was presented with n colored
Balloon at the door leading INTO the
foyer. The balloons. inscribed THE
Evening World Klddie Klub," were
gho gift OF the newspaper and 1000 or
ehem were given away as fost as
aager little hands could grab them.
Perhaps t. was the eagernoss with
which they wero taken. perhaps IL
may have been that the strings at
cached to them were never meant 20
withstand such esgerucss: az any
rate. in AbOut two minutes the in-
fiated spheres began breaking away
from their owners. In less time than
4 takes to tell II, there were at least
800 balloons bobbing about in freedom
against tho high ceiling OF the foyer
Then began all sorts OF attempts
% get them back. The kiddies tried
humping for the ENDS OF the strings,
and, this failing. they soughtto climb
upon one another. All the time the
SALOONS retained their freedom, bob
blug in their tantaiizlng way against
the ceiling.
As the children got to saith Street
more OF the balloons made their
escape from incautious hands and
after a while the sky was dotted with
these colored airships, And not the
atrangest part OF It all was the de-
hight the children seemed to to take
n watching the rivalry OF tho bal
Icons In going up and out OF sight.
In Wilmington" fultils all that Is
dear 20 the Klddie's heart for a
Christmas play, from the time thc
musicians came up from the earth
somewhere and Kiddie Arthur Edoul
nrde. the Strands musical director
starts to WELD his baton.
The curtain goes up amid a chorus
oe "Ahs" and Obs" and the show Is
on. Pretty and clever Marguerite
Ralnsford is discovered and disoOurses
10 song the theme OF the play, the
pong being THE Land of Wishes"
Following the song, which is the
prologue. 1.-The spectacle Is unravelled
b. the kiddie actors. Washington"
which was written for The Evening
World Kiddie Klub by Cousin Eleanor
6chorer, 10 a dream play OF Christmas
Time. The opening scene 10 home on
Christmas Eve, when tho Riddles re-
tire AL excitement and eager for the
dawn, with It's realization OF childish
a1pectaLions of the days that have
gone before.
The sleep OF Buddy and Beth--Ber-
hard Cohen and Natalie PurVin-pro-
nucaa the dream which 10 the basic
theme OF Washington" the kiddies
being transported TO the Land or
Wishes. Dresses are wonderful phe-
pomona, but never was such a dream
Invented for little children.
In and out OF the dream walk and
lance and skip and sing dear little
blvoa, winsome sprttes, naughty
witches and the sweetest OF fairies
~ good fairies. The costumes are
aaEEiing and the scenes enchantinE
Ind. with the play OF many colored
ls simply bewitching.
IN the Land OF Wishes the fairies
hingle with the children and lead
hem along the road to the palace,
ihroagh the woods and on the high
way 10 the palace where dwellB the
baRutiful Queen in her court with
hor train OF retainers, her ladies' in
waiting and her gallant courtiers.
3ut the Queen with all the luxury
lurroundlngg her. is unhappy and
ives only for the frIlition Of her own
ream. the coming Of ths Prince OF
Ana the Queen abandOns hope and
les, and leaves everything distNo-
led. IN the midst of the general sad
hess, during which Il has peen an.
bounced that ''tho Queen is dead
lonE live the Queen" the fairies re-
mind che children Of the WishiDG
Ring o. the potency Of the ring, and
hey Immediately form into Il. For the
Nish y one OF love and the wish thai
made n that the Queen may re-
urn % life and that thu Prince Of
Happiness win c0me.
Both wonderful things happen. The
Queen 70 reguBcitRted amid th'
bheul8 and prayers and songs, and
Ihan Ia q fanfare Of tFlmDets anC
happy dancing and singing BY the
klodie1, the Prince Of Happiness
b0uses into the courtyard on a biz
ghlte horpe, aptly named Good Times
tFnig'ht from the HippOdrome.
Thats merely sketehinE the story
but what the Riddles saw to-day wa
Whirling mass OF color, dazzlinl
togtsumes, real live kiddies playing
be parts OF httie meu and womel
Ana playing them with all the nerv
md dash % real actors and actresses
d many talented Riddles there wer
the cast that II would be impos