Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-28
GUESTS
At THE PLAYHOUSE
Entertained Yesterday and This
Afternoon by Community Ser
vice and Drama League.

The Playhouse was crowded yes
ierdoy afternoon with children who
were guests at the Christmas play.
While the Christmas Candle Burns."
presented by the Drama League. with
the cooperation OF Community Ser
vice. Miss Pauline Vrooman wrote
and directed the play.
Long before . o'clock, tho entrance
TO The Playhouse was besicged by
cagsr children, but there was no
crowdlny CT bad behavior. Charles L.
Ernst OF Community Service kept
them in good humor until the doors
were opened. Under his direction. va
tious group marched IN. single file,
without any confusion.
The little guests yesterday were
from Pine. South Side. krkwood.
Coync. Delamorc. Madison, Oberly
ana Front Street Fairgrounds, Italian
N~eighborhood House. Concord Heights
and Ferris Industrial School. A num-
her Of Older persons were scattered
through the audience. which was pre-
~doninately Of children.
Before the performance. William y.
White led the children in singing %
Come All We Faithful" silent Night"
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" n
Came Upon the Midnight Clear" ana
20 Little Town OF Bethlehem" Mira
Marie H~iaughcy was occompanist.
Mr.. Ernst introduced Mayor lie Roy
Harvey. all the children rising I'm COM
pliment 10 him. The mayor spoke
briefly of the message NJ Christmas.
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mas spirit alive throughout the year
by doing a kind Iced daily. The
greatest pleasure comes from what We
do FOR others" he aid show good
will to men. make other people happy.
Spread Christmas through the wear
and next Christmas we shall have
a better and more beautiful city than
today
Tho curtain presently rose on IN,
interior OF a PEASANTS hut. where
lMcvrou Wilton. Mrs. Victoria Hort,
and PETER. her son. Miss Grace Lank
lived. As tlre mother told her child
~storiee OF Christmas I'm other lands
the back curtain "a raised an,
pantomimic visions Appeared Per
hars the one hat appealed nv Q,
the children were the scenes IN SAINT,
Claus land. Tiny whitc-clad SNOW
elves and icicle spritcs danced absi
him while artificial snow fol- On IN,
s~nOw-toppeC Christmas ;reee Tn.
scene in his workshop was especial,
charming. Little girls were mechani
ga, dolls, who danced and walked
while the clown doh and the todd.
bodr mimickei them with amusinI
C,ums!nesS. Then gimpses wen
given NJ tho hoar's head (,
England; Irish III and Scottish high
land fing; the ceremony 81 washinl
the wooden shoes for Kris ltinglc q
iii IN Holland the flower tooths an,
dancers In Spain: tho building Of IN
altar 81 w'hcs; In S"rvia: the comm.
OF Be.fana with her sack OF toys 20
tho Italian children. as; q beauti
fui tableau wac shown Of the WIS
Men worshippin~ a. the Manager
Then the carolers sans around IN
tree as the curtain fell.
! Between the acts. the bow. N, =
: Elizabeth's choir cans an old Chris,
, mas carol.
|. The second part dealt with the oi
fcrinE of sifts IN tho cathedral an
was adapted from tho play. why N
/. Chimes Rang by Elizabeth A. VI,
|. Fadden. After a neightpor lad. Ia
. Miss Wilhelmina Syfri;. had urr,
PETER - attend the ceremony. u
cathedral altar was shown. \ knigl
= offered his eword: a rich woman n
Jewels; a wealthy man. his gold:
- scholar. his book; a beautiful girl.
spray OF lilies; tho hoy. hrs toy. T.
chimes rnng only when P!e,cr ga
TX she penny that was his eli. The Gu
tain fell az an unseen choi sal
"Hailelujah.'
The children left in the same Cos
order as they had come.
Tudays guests viii he children r-o
Cool Spring. Washington Helgh.
Eighth Street Pork. Tatnall. Stapl,
Clayton. Rockford. Wcodlawn. Spruc
Hagley. Peoples Settlement. Girls I
dustrial School and Chldren's Hon.
Guy r Ford will lead che singh
accompanied by Mrs. Ford.