Evening journal., 1921-06-04
Children TO Act
MiIk Fairies -

The Health Play MILK Fairies,
will be produced by school children
in five public schools of this city be-
ginning Monday Of next week. The
play is being produced under the di-
rcction of the Philadelphia Inter
state Dairy Council, Miss Hilda
Kuchman. director.
The object of the play is to bring
home to the school children the
usual value Of milk and milk pro-
ducts as body and brain builders.
The play will be presented to the
parents of the children on Monday
June G. in Public School 80. at s
o'clock and TO the children Of the
same school on Monday morning
June 8.
Beside No. 80 School. the play will
also be given in Schools, Z, 8, and
2. on Tuesday June ?, at $50 a. m.
the play will be given for the pupils
in No. s School, at 10 a. m, the same
day. the play will be repeated in No.
s School for the pupils Of No. z
School and at s pm, on Tuesday
the play will be given for parents
in No. s School.
on Wednesday, June 8. at a. m,
the play will be given in No. 0 school
/ ana at p. m, the same day at No,
s school for the parents OF pupils in
No school.
on Thursday, June ., at 2.3O p.
m. the play will be given in No.
school, and at D. m, the same day
in No. Q school for the parents OF the
] .l.HIrrn IA that arhool
on June 10 at 8 p. m- the play
will be repeated for the parents in
No. 2 school.
Besides the play there will be
talks on nutrition to the parents by
members of the Child Welfare De-
partment and by an economic work
er of Delaware.
The cast of characters in the play
which will be the same in each OF
the schools. will be as follows.
Johnny. Mother. Doctor, Boy (the
boy Johnny might have been), Ice
Guardian of Good Health, Queen OF
the Milk Fairies. Queen Of Butter
fat and Butterfat Fairies. Queen OF
Vilamines and Vitamine Fairies
King Protein and Protein Workers
Queen OF Sugar and Sugar Fairies
Queen of Mineral Matter and Mineral
Matter Fairies.
synopsis Of Play
Scene L. Johnny, an under r-nourished
pale and weak boy, in spite OF his moth
er's pleading. obtains her consent tc
see the parade without eating his
breakfast Of oatmeal and milk.
Scene ?. Hot and tired, Johnny re-
| turns from the parade and meets tho
! family doctor InhnnW tells him that
he wants to be an athlete like those
In the parade and the doctor informs
/ him that he will have to drink at leas
! "a quart OF milk a day TO be strong ant
says that he does not like milk, hu
the doctor says that an athlete mus
learn to obey orders. This makes M
impression upon Johnny. nor can H.
, appreciate the value Of milk as a neces
sary food. His mother notices HOY
. worn out he as and offers him a glass q
, milk, but Johnny begs her 20 give nj
a share 10 the kitty. which she does Sh
then prevails upon him to lie down an
rest. This he does and soon is fas
asleep.
Scene 3. He dreams
Beside the nag huge bottle appear
and the bea itiful fairy standing besid
it says thu. she Is the Guardian O
Good Health and that she has invite
Queen Of the Milk Fairies appears AM
welcomes Johnny 10 MIX Fairyland
The Queen OF Butterfst and her Fair
les come next and Immediately follow
ing Is the Queen OF Vitamine and he
Fairies. They tell Johnny that the
always 20 together and will keep hin
warm and healthy and make him grow
King Protein and his workers arrlv
and tell Johnny that they build muscle
The Sugar Fairies appear, informin
him that they furnish energy and hel
him work and play Last come IN
Mineral Matter Fairies. telling " thei
and girls and pretty pearly teeth fC
Their good friend Ice arrives. an
after he leaves The Queen OF Farie
4 ny what is In milk. they show him whl
/ n will do for him.
Scene g. The Butterfat and Vitamir
Fairies are dancing. AT the end OF n
s dance, boy (the boy Johnny migl
have been and can yet bel emerge
D. from their circle. This boy drinks mil
and his association with the Butterfl
E and Nitamlne Fairies has made hi
- grow, kept him warm and given hi
health. King Protein and his worker
IS arrive and invite Johnny to play ba
with them. but Johnny is afraid IN,
T. he cannot play as hard as they, but q
hoy who drinks milk joins them ar
plays a hardy game. Johnny wish
e that he could play like that and the bt
tells him that milk has also given hi
's strength. Sugar and Mineral Matt
" hoy. The boy leaves the group conto
s. ana happy, and again Johnny is SHOW
2. the wonders OF milk. Now Johnny
sorry that he has not been drinkil
e milk. and when the boy leaves him
asks the MIX Fairies n they will al
be his friends. They assure him
their support and friendship n he W
adopt them, and once more In song O
T. him what they viii do for him. n
10 Fairies and bottle disappear and q
dream is ended.
- Scene S. Johnny's mother calls al
?. he awakens. He Immediately asks
% large glass Of milk The mother, owe
- ioyed. gets IL for him and between sws
g lows he tells his mother and the do
@ tor. who happens along, all about
. dream OF the MIX Fairies. Only ol
= thing he cannot understand, and IN
r Is why the milk bottle appeared rig
, hy the flag The doctor says 9TH
flag stands for our country. and don
you know that the health and streng
81 Of a nation depends upon the health ar
, strength OF its individual member
Johnny. Il matters not how wealthy
. nation may become, II It's people al
on the decline II viii rapidly perish an
, decay. And. the country for which thl
iag stands knows that milk is the be
: food we have"
Drink milk children.
, Drink milk adults.
Drink milk everybody.
Z 10 will keep you well and strong.
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