Effa E. Preston

“ At Mother Goose’s feet.
Fairy leaves while soft music is played and returns at once, bearing roses, which she gives to Aladdin. It is very effective if at Fairy’s entrances and exits the stage may be darkened for a moment, switching lights off and on, and the sound of thunder heard. ”

“ LOCH LOMOND.
We roam, free from care, o’er the world everywhere.
In the forest watch we are keeping.
Many brave wrongs we right,
Beneath the pale moonlight,
While the silent world around us is sleeping.
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Chorus:
Our roof is the sky and our home the good greenwood,
We wander from dawn until gloaming,
For bold Robin Hood and his Merry, Merry Men
Must be ever thru the dark forest roaming.
Mother Goose: Many a good deed is done by you and your merry men I am sure, Robin.
Boy Blue: Hiawatha and his Braves.
[Braves sing] :
Air: THE MOCKING BIRD.
SONG.
[Hiawatha stands with folded arms.] ”

“ All have knives and pistols in belts.
Alice, little girl in white.
White Rabbit, small boy in white canton flannel suit, rabbit face, or white hood with long ears. He carries white kid gloves in his hands.
Kings and Queens, are in white robes covered, respectively, with hearts and diamonds of red paper, and spades and clubs of black paper. They wear gilt crowns.
Suits for animals may be made over pattern for one piece pajamas with feet cut on them.
Characters should be grouped to form a pretty tableau for closing song. Mother Goose in center. ”

“ Aladdin, boy in white suit, white plumed cap.
Fairy, small girl in white ruffled mosquito net dress with wings of same.
Red Riding Hood, small girl in long red cloak and hood.
Woodcutters are four boys in brown overalls and jackets, small brown caps, carrying hatchets.
Owl, boy in brown Canton flannel, wings of same. If owl face can not be obtained make brown hood with small pointed ears.
Pussy Cat, little girl in gray cat suit and cat face. Tail of same.
Blue Beard, boy in long gray robe with bright blue beard made of crepe paper.
Wives, girls in Empire dresses of bright colors. ”

“ Girls leave stage and curtain rises showing a room in the house of Mother Goose, who is seated in a large chair at side of stage, near front. Chairs for guests are in back of room. Guests enter opposite side of room from Mother Goose. ”

“ Sun and Mrs. Moon. Now, Aren’t You Glad You Came? We Do Not Like to Say Goodbye. We’ll Now Have to Say Goodbye.
Paine Publishing Co., Dayton, Ohio
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A PARTY IN
MOTHER GOOSE LAND
A ONE-ACT PLAY FOR
PRIMARY CHILDREN
BY
EFFA E. PRESTON
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
L. M. PAINE
PAINE PUBLISHING COMPANY
DAYTON, OHIO
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A Party in Mother Goose Land CHARACTERS AND COSTUMES
The costumes may be left to the discretion of the teacher and may be simple or elaborate, as desired. A few suggestions are given:
Mother Goose, large girl in old-fashioned dark dress with high pointed crowned hat. ”