The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
PUPPET PARADE |S TALK OF NE W YORK
Huge ThrongS Pack Sidewalk Day And Night To Watch
 Antics Of Toys

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 NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-(special)- Imagine blase New Workers standing in rain or snow, hundreds of them, to gaze upon show window. Babies in the arms of many, motley crowd. damned for a distance of 70 feet. from one end of this series of huge windows clear to the other. men, women and children to a depth of ten feet from early morning to the wee hours of the next, so that one must wedge their way in just to get a peep.
 The spectacle is the Puppct Parade on Thirty-fourth street near Broad way.
 In New York windows. especially at Christmas time there is a throb- ping of mechanical life, with the uses of electricity much in evidence; but this clever window effect is greatest of them all Hundreds Of Toy Performers.
 imagine hundreds of little toy fig ures performing a panorama of 26 Of the most fascinating adventures of Fairyland Depicted in all the gor- geousness of fairy imagination, made almost human by the use of electric itY, little forms enact their scenes upon the stage. The window is draped to give the appearance of seven stages. A revolving platform hidden from view carries the differ ent scenes on past, and the hundreds of characters are animated by the same motive power.
 Tony Sang of marionette fame pro- dueed the spectacle, and the cost runs into the thousands. Each stage has it's own footlights the latest de- vices being employed. The Ginger Bread House in the episode of Hansel and Gretel has the distinction of be- ing constructed of real candy, the roof of gum drops. candied fruit and ginger snaps. Two great peppermint sticks form the door posts In the garden, trees are bearing real lolly- pops.
 An exciting scene is that of Guilt ver's Invasion of Lilliputia. An end less army of infantry, cavalry de- taehments and artillery marches be- tween the feet of an enormous Guilt yer, to the cheers of an excited popu- lace on balcony and roof. Tiny con cealed springs move the various limbs of the 150 actors in the scene.
 Noahs Ark with more than 50 ami mals of every kind from chickens to elephants march in pairs into the ark. Even small dove hovers over head, while bearded old Noah over sees the good work.
 Cow Jumps over Moon.
 In Hey Diddle Diddle." the COW jumps over the moon, the cat plays the fiddle, and the dish and spoon dance merrily in the foreground.
 In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves you see the villainous robbers pop ping in and out of the oil jars, as Morfana. on the roof in barren at tire, rejoices, doing number ot leaps and bounds at her discovery.
 Old King Cole. fat and rosy, sits on his throne in great regal splendor, while his three fddlers perform, and the court fool does his antics.
 Alice in Wonderland is pouring tea a t the Mad Hatters tea party and in another scene the duchess nurses squalling baby, while her cook IS preparing the meal at the kitchen stove. Another depicts the cater pillar sitting in state on a huge mushroom. These three scenes from Alice in Wonderland were made from the famous drawings of John Tenniel the English artist
 Jack climbs the beanstalk ani- matedly while his mother waves to him from the cottage door.
 Robinson Crusoe's man Friday is waving a rabbit killed by Crusoe and the setting of this scene, with It's tent of skins, is particularly clever.
 The old woman in the shoe is spanking a wailing youngster, while many kiddies are seen poking heads from openings of the shoe and jump ing from the top, all of them crying humorously.
 Goldy Locks and the three bears do their bit, the two large ones are tasting soup, while the cutest little fellow is weeping for his share. Cinderella Most BeautifuI.
 The most beautiful scene of all is the gorgeous coach scene when Cln- derella drives up to the palace and the butler courtseys. the horses nod their heads and Cinderella steps down. Quite the opposite of the pre- ceding scene with the ugly sisters scolding poor little Cinderella, who is seated, weeping, by the chimney corner.
 old Mother Hubbard points to all empty cupboard and the dog throws his head up in a fierce howl which your imagination can almost hear.
 The three little kittens are weep ing for their lost mittens and Fuss in Boots is being received by a gor- geously dressed queen.
 old Rip Van Wrinkle is seen breathing heavily, while Hudson men are peepins and disappearing behind the rocks of the CatskIlls. The expression of amazement on their faces is most comical to see.
 Humpty Dumpty, big and gro tesque, sits on a wall. while the kings men go marching by.
 Three scenes of Little Red Riding Hood are most unique. In the first one, her mother is admonishing her to keep to the path; the next shows the conversation with the wolf, and in the last you see Red Riding Hood knocking on the door while through a window the old wolf is seen, mouth opening and shutting inviting her to come in.
 Jack and Jill are drawing water from an old-fashioned well, one on either side. busily~turning the han dle.
 The lavishness and mechanical ingenuity of this production is the talk of New York. and there is never sufficient space in front of it to see, but simply bide your time until you are slowly pushed into place by the receding people in front of you. DREAM SHOWS TOMB OF MAN AND GIRL Bodies And Death Car Are Found
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