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The songs must be real novelties. The words must be\ninteresting as well as decidedly clever. The music must be catchy and\nabounding in rich melody. With these things in mind we have prepared\nthis list of superior song novelties for our patrons. All are in\nregular sheet music form.\n\n    =_Price, 35 cents each; 5 for $1.25_=\n\n\nWELCOME SONGS\n\n    We\u2019ve Just Arrived from Bashful Town.\n    We Hope You\u2019ve Brought Your Smiles Along.\n    Come and Partake of Our Welcome Cake.\n    We\u2019re Very Glad to See You Here.\n    With Quaking Hearts We Welcome You.\n\n\nCLOSING SONGS\n\n    Mr. Sun and Mrs. Moon.\n    Now, Aren\u2019t You Glad You Came?\n    We Do Not Like to Say Goodbye.\n    We\u2019ll Now Have to Say Goodbye.\n\n\n_Paine Publishing Co., Dayton, Ohio_\n\n\n\n\nA PARTY IN\nMOTHER GOOSE LAND\n\nA ONE-ACT PLAY FOR\nPRIMARY CHILDREN\n\nBY\nEFFA E. PRESTON\n\nCOPYRIGHT, 1922, BY\nL. M. PAINE\n\nPAINE PUBLISHING COMPANY\nDAYTON, OHIO\n\n\n\n\nA Party in Mother Goose Land\n\n\nCHARACTERS AND COSTUMES\n\nThe costumes may be left to the discretion of the teacher and\nmay be simple or elaborate, as desired. A few suggestions are given:\n\n    MOTHER GOOSE, large girl in old-fashioned dark dress\n      with high pointed crowned hat.\n\n    BOY BLUE, small boy in blue suit, with horn, which he\n      uses as a megaphone in announcing people.\n\n    HANSEL, small boy in Norfolk suit, slippers with\n      buckles.\n\n    GRETEL, small girl in white.\n\n    ROBINSON CRUSOE, bareheaded boy in rags.\n\n    JACK THE GIANT KILLER, boy in red knickerbocker suit,\n      red plumed cap, large sword.\n\n    PUSS IN BOOTS, boy in black suit, tail, cat false face,\n      high boots.\n\n    GOLDILOCKS, yellow haired girl in white.\n\n    BEARS are large, medium sized and small boys in brown\n      bear suits and bear false faces.\n\n    ALADDIN, boy in white suit, white plumed cap.\n\n    FAIRY, small girl in white ruffled mosquito net dress\n      with wings of same.\n\n    RED RIDING HOOD, small girl in long red cloak and hood.\n\n    WOODCUTTERS are four boys in brown overalls and\n      jackets, small brown caps, carrying hatchets.\n\n    OWL, boy in brown Canton flannel, wings of same. If owl\n      face can not be obtained make brown hood with small\n      pointed ears.\n\n    PUSSY CAT, little girl in gray cat suit and cat face.\n      Tail of same.\n\n    BLUE BEARD, boy in long gray robe with bright blue\n      beard made of crepe paper.\n\n    WIVES, girls in Empire dresses of bright colors.\n\n    CINDERELLA, girl in pretty white dress.\n\n    PRINCE is boy in purple suit, cloak, and plumed hat.\n\n    PETER, small boy in Dutch costume.\n\n    SNOW WHITE, little girl in white.\n\n    DWARFS, are very small boys in gray suits with pointed\n      gray caps and gray beards.\n\n    DICK WHITTINGTON, boy in red suit, long red cloak\n      trimmed with ermine, made from cotton spotted with\n      black, plumed hat. He carries toy cat.\n\n    ROBIN HOOD and his men, boys in green suits and caps,\n      carrying bows and arrows. Robin Hood wears red\n      feather in his cap.\n\n    HIAWATHA AND HIS BRAVES, boys in Indian costume.\n      Hiawatha in white costume. Braves in tan, feathers in\n      hair.\n\n    CAPTAIN KIDD AND PIRATES, captain in black sailor suit,\n      big hat with feather. Sailors and Pirates in blue\n      sailor suits, red handkerchiefs about neck. All have\n      knives and pistols in belts.\n\n    ALICE, little girl in white.\n\n    WHITE RABBIT, small boy in white canton flannel suit,\n      rabbit face, or white hood with long ears. He carries\n      white kid gloves in his hands.\n\n    KINGS AND QUEENS, are in white robes covered,\n      respectively, with hearts and diamonds of red paper,\n      and spades and clubs of black paper. They wear gilt\n      crowns.\n\nSuits for animals may be made over pattern for one piece pajamas\nwith feet cut on them.\n\nCharacters should be grouped to form a pretty tableau for closing\nsong. Mother Goose in center.\n\nIf class is small any of the characters may be omitted without\nspoiling the play. If it is difficult to get costumes children may\nsimply wear white cardboard poster on which name of character\nrepresented is printed.\n\n\n\n\nA Party in Mother Goose Land\n\n\nSIX little girls in white come before curtain and sing:\n\n_Air:_ AULD LANG SYNE.\n\n 1\u2014O, COME with us awhile away\n      Sail over Memory\u2019s sea.\n    Come to the Land of Story Books\n      Where old friends wait for thee.\n\n_Chorus:_\n\n    The Land of dear old Story Books,\n      Of dear old Story Books\n    Come view with us awhile, we pray,\n      The Land of Story Books.\n\n 2\u2014You\u2019ll meet again those friends who passed\n      Such happy hours away,\n    And brightened all your childhood years\n      With tales so glad and gay.\n\nGirls leave stage and curtain rises showing a room in the house\nof MOTHER GOOSE, who is seated in a large chair at side of stage,\nnear front. Chairs for guests are in back of room. Guests enter\nopposite side of room from MOTHER GOOSE. As curtain rises BOY\nBLUE enters and says:\n\nBOY BLUE:\n\nDEAR Mother Goose, Jack Horner said\n  That you had need of me,\nSo here I am at your command,\nWhate\u2019er the task may be.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE:\n\nTonight, Boy Blue, my dear old friends\n  Who live afar, anear,\nIn this fair Land of Story Books\n  Will come to greet me here.\nMy footmen, who have served me well,\n  Have all, both young and old,\nGone searching for the rainbow\u2019s end\n  To find the pot of gold.\nAnd you, tonight, I pray, Boy Blue,\n  Stand close beside me here\nAnnouncing every guest who comes\n  In voice so loud and clear\nThat I shall understand each name,\n  And no mistakes occur.\nI called the Cheshire Cat \u201cKing Cole\u201d\n  Until I heard him purr\nLast time they came. My eyesight\u2019s poor,\n  And footmen speak so low\nI\u2019m never sure just what they say,\n  So how am I to know?\n\nBOY BLUE:\n\nLeave that to me, dear Mother Goose.\n  I\u2019ll make you understand.\nI\u2019m confident that I shall be\n  A footman, proud and grand.\nMy horn shall be a megaphone\n  And guests, not sheep, I\u2019ll call.\nThey\u2019ll soon be coming. Let us hope\n  That I shall know them all.\n\n[_To audience_]:\n\nI\u2019m Mother Goose\u2019s footman now.\n  I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll please her well.\nI\u2019ll plainly speak and stiffly bow\n  As names of guests I tell.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE:\n\nBe ready, for they\u2019re coming now.\n  I hope my cap\u2019s on straight.\nGo promptly when they knock, Boy Blue,\n  And do not make them wait.\n\nA knock is heard. BOY BLUE opens door, announces thru horn\n\u201cHANSEL AND GRETEL\u201d. They enter, advancing to front. Same form\nis used for entrance of all the guests who seat themselves at back\nof stage after speaking or singing.\n\nHANSEL:\n\nWe\u2019re happy as the day is long\n  Our hearts are full of joy\nSince we destroyed the wicked witch\n  Who can no more annoy.\nThe children, turned to gingerbread\n  By reason of her wiles,\nAre now themselves again, and free\u2014\n  Their faces wreathed in smiles.\n\nGRETEL:\n\nOur father now is very rich.\n  Whene\u2019er we go afar\nInto the forest after flowers\n  We take our motor car.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: You deserve good fortune, children.\n\nBOY BLUE: Robinson Crusoe.\n\nROBINSON CRUSOE:\n\nIt\u2019s good to be at home once more\nFar from the billow\u2019s angry roar.\nNo desert island life for me.\nI never more shall go to sea.\nNo more in distant climes I\u2019ll roam\nBut live with Friday, safe at home.\nYes, I\u2019m Robinson Crusoe, a man of great genius, \u2019tis true.\nI was shipwrecked once upon the waters blue.\nLife is lonely, out on a desert isle,\nSo I\u2019ll stay at home for the rest of my life\u2014\nAt least, I\u2019ll stay awhile.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: I\u2019m sure I hope you will stay at home,\nRobinson.\n\nBOY BLUE: Jack the Giant Killer.\n\nJACK THE GIANT KILLER:\n\nMy call tonight must needs be brief.\n  A task before me lies.\nA giant\u2019s captured yonder town\n  But ere the dawn he dies.\nMy trusty sword shall lay him low.\n  No giants need apply\nTo rule the Land of Story Books\n  While I am waiting nigh.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE:\n\nBrave Jack the Giant Killer\n  Our people never fear.\nThey know that you\u2019ll protect us.\n  No danger can come near.\n\nBOY BLUE: Puss in Boots.\n\n[PUSS _sings_]:\n\n_Air:_ COMIN\u2019 THRU THE RYE.\n\n1\u2014\n\nI\u2019m a very wise young Pussy\u2014\n  Wondrous tricks I do.\nMade my master rich and titled\u2014\n  Taught him how to woo.\n\n_Chorus:_\n\nPuss in Boots is what they call me,\n  Very sly, they say.\nIf e\u2019er you need my wise assistance\n  Call on me I pray.\n\n2\u2014\n\nCraftiness becomes a virtue\n  As employed by me.\nBrains must win in any contest\n  Gain the victory.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: Sly Boots, you are a useful friend at\ntimes.\n\nBOY BLUE: Goldilocks and the Three Bears.\n\nGOLDILOCKS:\n\nThree bears, one summer, long ago\n  Most frightened me to death.\nI left their house and ran and ran\n  Till I quite lost my breath.\nThey found me sleeping peacefully\n  Within their little bed,\nBut when they growled I quickly woke\n  And thru the window fled.\nThen, when I realized my fault,\n  I went to make amends.\nI found them very charming bears\n  And now we\u2019re splendid friends.\nAren\u2019t we, bears?\n\nBEARS: You bet we are.\n\n[_They sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ UPIDEE.\n\nSONG\n\nMiss Goldilocks may use our chairs,\nIf she cares, if she cares.\nOr eat the porridge in our bowls\nAnd our milk and rolls.\nYes, all we have to her we\u2019d lend\nFor she is now our dearest friend.\n\n_Chorus:_\n\nGoldilocks is now our friend,\nDearest friend, dearest friend.\nGoldilocks is now our friend,\nVery dearest friend.\n\n[_Growl one and one half measures_]: Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!\n\n[_Repeat first four lines of chorus._]\n\nMOTHER GOOSE:\n\nDear child, I\u2019m glad you bro\u2019t your bears\n  To visit me tonight.\nTho\u2019 had I met them all alone\n  I might have had a fright.\n\nBOY BLUE: Aladdin.\n\nALADDIN:\n\nI bro\u2019t my lamps along tonight.\n  I tho\u2019t you\u2019d like to see\nWhat wondrous things it can produce\n  When helped along by me.\n\n[_He rubs lamp_]: FAIRY _enters_.\n\nFAIRY:\n\nYou called and I came at your bidding\n  I hastened from far away.\nThe Lamp of Aladdin has spoken\n  The call I must ever obey\nO\u2019er torrents and seas wild and raging\n  At your behest I fly.\nYour slightest wish ever commands me\n  The Slave of the Lamp am I.\n\nALADDIN:\n\nI pray you bring me quickly\n  Red roses, fresh and sweet.\nI wish to lay an offering\n  At Mother Goose\u2019s feet.\n\nFAIRY leaves while soft music is played and returns at once,\nbearing roses, which she gives to ALADDIN. It is very effective if\nat FAIRY\u2019S entrances and exits the stage may be darkened for a\nmoment, switching lights off and on, and the sound of thunder\nheard.\n\nFAIRY:\n\nI bring you sweet red roses\n  All wet with fairy dew.\nThey grew in Fancy\u2019s garden\n  Where skies are ever blue.\nYou called and I came at your bidding.\n  No wish will I deny\nIf the Lamp of Aladdin has spoken.\n  The Slave of the Lamp am I. [_Exits_.]\n\nMOTHER: Thank you, Aladdin, for the flowers.\n\nBOY BLUE: Red Riding Hood and the Woodcutters.\n\nRED RIDING HOOD:\n\nWhenever I go out to play I take along with me\nThese brave Woodcutters to protect me from calamity.\nThey saved me once, as well you know, when I had disobeyed\nAnd lingered in the forest to play within the shade.\nThe Wolf would soon have eaten me had they not heard my cries\nAnd rushed to kill the cruel beast before my frightened eyes.\nSince then I never venture far from my beloved home,\nBut take the Woodcutters with me, if I\u2019m inclined to roam.\n\n[WOODCUTTERS _sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ MINSTREL BOY.\n\nSONG\n\nWe fell the trees with mighty strokes.\n  All day long our chips are flying.\nThe ash, the elm, the sturdy oak,\n  In our path you\u2019ll find them lying.\nOur ax blades are so clean and bright,\n  They flash as high we swing them.\nWe use them well from dawn till night,\n  Then to our shoulders bring them.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: Red Riding Hood is fortunate to have\nyou to protect her.\n\nBOY BLUE: The Owl and the Pussy Cat.\n\nOWL _and_ PUSSY CAT _together:_\n\nOh, don\u2019t you remember the wise little Owl\n  With feathers bewitchingly brown,\nAnd the gray Pussy Cat with the sweet, tender smile,\n  Who never was known to frown?\nBy the light of the moon, on the edge of the sand,\n  By the Turkey that lives on the hill,\nWe were married one day as we stood hand in hand\n  And we danced by the rippling rill.\n      And we\u2019ve lived happily ever after.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: I\u2019m glad to hear that.\n\nBOY BLUE: Bluebeard and his Wives.\n\nBLUEBEARD:\n\nI have been most basely slandered\n  All the world thinks ill of me;\nSays my pretty wives I murdered,\n  Locked the door and hid the key.\nWith my kindly disposition\n  Could I treat a lady so?\nHere they are, alive and happy,\n  As they\u2019ve always been, you know.\n\nWIVES:\n\nWe went away, one summer day\n  To do all our spring shopping\nForgot to tell dear Bluebeard where\n  Or how long we\u2019d be stopping.\nThen Sister Anne got in a fright,\n  Unlocked the door forbidden\u2014\nShe saw red paint all splashed around\n  And tho\u2019t us slain and hidden.\n\nBLUEBEARD: So, you see, I\u2019ve been slandered.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: Yes, indeed, Bluebeard. You\u2019re a good,\nkind man as everyone should know.\n\nBOY BLUE: Cinderella and the Prince.\n\nCINDERELLA:\n\nAlthough I am a Princess now, I never shall forget\n  The rags I wore as scullery maid. In fact, I keep them yet.\nWhene\u2019er I think I\u2019m growing proud I look at them to see\n  What homely tasks I once performed, and learn humility.\n\nPRINCE:\n\n    Among my choicest treasures a slipper small you\u2019ll see\n    \u2019Twas lost by someone at a ball and then returned to me.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: And it bro\u2019t you a wonderful Princess, did it not?\n\nBOY BLUE: Peter from Holland.\n\nPETER:\n\n    I found a leak within the dike\n      And stopped it with my strong right arm,\n    But any boy would do as much\n      To save his native land from harm.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: You were a brave boy, Peter.\n\nBOY BLUE: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.\n\nSNOW WHITE:\n\n    My trusty friends, the Seven Dwarfs, I introduce to you.\n    I lived with them for many years, and found them good and true.\n\n[DWARFS _sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ COME BACK TO ERIN.\n\nSONG.\n\n    Come back to us, little Snow White, we miss you.\n      Long are the hours since you first went away.\n    Come back to us with the flowers of the springtime.\n      Then once again we\u2019ll be happy and gay.\n    When, by the embers, we sit in the gloaming,\n      Watching the hearth fire you tended so well,\n    Sad are our tho\u2019ts for each moment we miss you,\n      Miss you far more than our cold words can tell.\n    Then come back to us, little Snow White, we miss you.\n      Long are the hours since you first went away.\n    Come back to us with the flowers of the springtime,\n      Then once again we\u2019ll be happy and gay.\n\nSNOW WHITE:\n\n    Dear Dwarfs, how very kind of you to think so much of me.\n    I\u2019ll visit you when springtime comes, and we shall happy be.\n\nBOY BLUE: Dick Whittington and his Cat.\n\nDICK:\n\n    This little Cat is my best friend, she made my fortune once,\n    And if I should forget her now I\u2019d be a perfect dunce.\n    She bro\u2019t me gold. She heard the bells that said, \u201cLord Mayor, turn.\u201d\n    And now she has the very best it\u2019s in my power to earn.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: You are a wise man, Lord Mayor of London.\n\nBOY BLUE: Robin Hood and his Merry Men.\n\n[ROBIN _and his men sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ LOCH LOMOND.\n\n    We roam, free from care, o\u2019er the world everywhere.\n      In the forest watch we are keeping.\n    Many brave wrongs we right,\n    Beneath the pale moonlight,\n      While the silent world around us is sleeping.\n\nCHORUS:\n\n    Our roof is the sky and our home the good greenwood,\n      We wander from dawn until gloaming,\n    For bold Robin Hood and his Merry, Merry Men\n      Must be ever thru the dark forest roaming.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: Many a good deed is done by you and your merry men I am\nsure, Robin.\n\nBOY BLUE: Hiawatha and his Braves.\n\n[BRAVES _sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ THE MOCKING BIRD.\n\nSONG.\n\n[HIAWATHA _stands with folded arms_.]\n\n    We left our wigwams lonely, in the valley, in the valley.\n      We left our wigwams lonely, shining white as lilies \u2019neath the\n            stars cold gleam.\n    We came with Hiawatha, Hiawatha, Hiawatha,\n      We came with Hiawatha\u2014in our birch canoes we drifted down the\n            stream.\n\n_Chorus:_\n\n    Hiawatha\u2019s braves are we, Hiawatha\u2019s braves are we,\n      Our tents like lilies in the valley glow.\n    Hiawatha\u2019s braves are we, Hiawatha\u2019s braves are we,\n      We\u2019ll follow him wherever he may go.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE [_to_ BOY BLUE]: I\u2019m glad they left their tomahawks at\nhome. You are welcome Braves. Hiawatha, I am glad to see you.\n\nBOY BLUE: Captain Kidd and his Pirates.\n\nKIDD:\n\nI\u2019m Captain Kidd and these my Pirates bold.\n\nPIRATES:\n\nAnd a Captain fine is he.\n\nKIDD:\n\nWe have sailed the seas and captured tons of gold.\n\nPIRATES:\n\nWe\u2019re as rich as rich can be.\n\nKIDD and PIRATES [_together_]:\n\n        Oh, we\u2019re Pirates, bad and bold,\n        And we rove the seas for gold.\n    We scuttle ships and make captives walk the plank,\n    And we laugh with horrid glee as we push them in the sea\n        And they drown in the water so cold.\n\nMOTHER GOOSE [_aside_]: I hope he isn\u2019t telling the truth, but he\nalways was the black sheep of the family.\n\n    I think you\u2019re joking, Captain Kidd,\n      And want to frighten me.\n    I\u2019m sure you never scuttled ships\n      And caused such misery.\n\n[KIDD _and_ PIRATES _laugh wickedly as they go to their seats_.]\n\nBOY BLUE: Alice from Wonderland, the White Rabbit, the King and Queen\nof Hearts, the King and Queen of Diamonds, the King and Queen of Clubs,\nthe King and Queen of Spades.\n\nALICE:\n\n    Some friends from Wonderland are here\n      These Kings and Queens, who came\n    Because they like to be a part\n      Of every little game.\n    The Cheshire Cat, I grieve to say,\n      Is seriously ill.\n    He choked upon his smile today,\n      The Doctor\u2019s with him still.\n    The Doormouse is, of course, asleep;\n      The Lizard\u2019s out to tea.\n    The Hatter\u2019s madder than of old\n      And wouldn\u2019t come with me.\n    White Rabbit, say your little speech\n      To Mother Goose, I pray.\n\nWHITE RABBIT:\n\n    It gives me pleasure, Alice,\n      To do whate\u2019er you say.\n    There\u2019s a curious land where the footmen are frogs,\n      And the Jubberwock prowls all the day;\n    Where we paint the white roses a beautiful red\n      And the Mock Turtle weeps at his play.\n    Where the babies can turn into wonderful pigs,\n      And you balance an eel on your nose.\n    \u2019Tis the Wonderland Alice discovered one day.\n      Its location we\u2019ll never disclose.\n\n[_If possible have_ KINGS _and_ QUEENS _dance a minuet to music of_ DON\nJUAN.]\n\nMOTHER GOOSE: I\u2019ve been so glad to see you all.\n\n    Before you go we\u2019ll sing one song and part with right good cheer.\n    I hope we all shall meet again before another year.\n\n    [_All stand and sing_.]\n\n[_All stand and sing_]:\n\n_Air:_ WHEN THE SWALLOWS HOMEWARD FLY.\n\nSONG.\n\n    In the Land of Story Books,\n    Where are quaint, familiar nooks,\n    Old friends greet us every day\u2014\n    Cheering words to us they say.\n    All our woes end happily,\n    Troubles never last you see\n    In the Land of Story Books,\n    Pleasant Land of Story Books,\n    In the Land of Story Books.\n\n    CURTAIN\n\n\n    NOTE: Music for songs may be found in almost any song\n    book. THE GOLDEN BOOK OF FAVORITE SONGS contains these\n    airs. Price 15 cents. Paine Publishing Company.\n\n\n\n\nEntertainments for All Occasions\nEntertainments for All Occasions\n\n\n_Special Day Entertainments_\n\n  =BEST CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES=\u2014Irish                       $0.40\n  =CHOICE CHRISTMAS DIALOGUES AND PLAYS=\u2014Irish              .40\n  =CHOICE CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS=\u2014Irish                   .40\n  =CHRISTMAS AT McCARTHYS\u2019=\u2014Guptill                         .25\n  =CHRISTMAS AT PUMPKIN HOLLER=\u2014Guptill                     .25\n  =CHRISTMAS EVE AT MULLIGAN\u2019S=\u2014Irish                       .25\n  =CHRISTMAS SPEAKIN\u2019 AT SKAGGS\u2019 SKULE=\u2014Irish               .25\n  =IN A TOY SHOP=\u2014Preston                                   .25\n  =THE PRIMARY CHRISTMAS BOOK=\u2014Irish                        .40\n  =PUMPKIN PIE PETER=\u2014Irish                                 .25\n  =THE REUNION AT PINE KNOT RANCH=\u2014Irish                    .25\n  =SNOWBOUND FOR CHRISTMAS=\u2014Preston                         .25\n  =A STRIKE IN SANTA LAND=\u2014Preston                          .25\n  =A THANKSGIVING CONSPIRACY=\u2014Irish                         .25\n  =A THANKSGIVING DREAM=\u2014Preston                            .25\n  =A TOPSY-TURVY CHRISTMAS=\u2014Guptill                         .25\n\n\n_Dialogues and Children\u2019s Plays_\n\n  =ALL IN A GARDEN FAIR=\u2014Wilbur                           $0.25\n  =DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE=\u2014Preston                           .25\n  =A PARTY IN MOTHER GOOSE LAND=\u2014Preston                    .25\n  =SNAPPY HUMOROUS DIALOGUES=\u2014Irish                         .40\n\n\n_Recitations and Pantomimes_\n\n  =CATCHY PRIMARY RECITATIONS=\u2014Irish                      $0.30\n  =OLD TIME SONGS PANTOMIMED=\u2014Irish                         .40\n\n\n_Plays_\n\n  =THE DEAREST THING IN BOOTS=\u2014MacKenzie                           $0.25\n  =THE GREAT CHICKEN STEALING CASE OF EBENEZER COUNTY=\u2014Richardson    .25\n  =THE GREAT WHISKEY STEALING CASE=\u2014Richardson                       .25\n  =MISS JANIE; OR, THE CURTAILED COURTSHIP=\u2014Bonham                   .25\n  =THAT AWFUL LETTER=\u2014MacKenzie                                      .25\n  =THE UNEXPECTED GUEST=\u2014MacKenzie                                   .25\n\n\n_Monologues_\n\n  =AS OUR WASHWOMAN SEES IT=\u2014MacKenzie                    $0.25\n  =ASK OUIJA=\u2014MacKenzie                                     .25\n  =THE COUNTRY COUSIN SPEAKS HER MIND=\u2014MacKenzie            .25\n  =GLADYS REVIEWS THE DANCE=\u2014MacKenzie                      .25\n  =I\u2019M ENGAGED=\u2014MacKenzie                                   .25\n  =SHE SAYS SHE STUDIES=\u2014MacKenzie                          .25\n  =SUSAN GETS READY FOR CHURCH=\u2014MacKenzie                   .25\n\n\n  =PAINE PUBLISHING CO.=     =Dayton, Ohio=\n\n\n\n\n_Entertainments for Christmas_\n\n\n\n  =CHOICE CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nFor children of all grades. Contents: 50 recitations, 8 monologues, 11\nplays and dialogues, 5 drills and marches, 8 tableaux, 4 pantomimes, 8\npantomimed carols, 8 songs, etc. =Price, 40 cents.=\n\n\n  =THE PRIMARY CHRISTMAS BOOK=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nFor children under ten years of age. Contents: 68 recitations, 12\nexercises, 7 songs, 6 drills, 12 dialogues and plays, 9 pantomimes.\n=Price, 40 cents.=\n\n\n  =BEST CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nTwelve pantomimes, each accompanied by complete words, directions and\nmusic. Some are serious and some are in a lighter vein. =Price, 40\ncents.=\n\n\n  =CHOICE CHRISTMAS DIALOGUES AND PLAYS=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nTen dialogues for Primary Grades, 10 dialogues for Intermediate Grades\nand 8 plays for Grammar Grades. =Price, 40 cents.=\n\n\n  =CHRISTMAS AT McCARTHYS\u2019=    =By Elizabeth F. Guptill=\n\nBrimful of fun and Christmas spirit. For any number of young folks and\nchildren. Time, 30 minutes. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =CHRISTMAS AT PUMPKIN\u2019 HOLLER=    =By Elizabeth F. Guptill=\n\nThe old-fashioned school is rehearsing for the Christmas entertainment.\nFunny from beginning to end. Time, 30 minutes. For any number of\nchildren. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =CHRISTMAS EVE AT MULLIGAN\u2019S By Marie Irish=\n\nFor all grades. 4 males, 5 females. Time, 30 minutes. A most unusual\nplay. Plenty of wit and humor as well as more serious episodes. Sure to\nbe a success. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =CHRISTMAS SPEAKIN\u2019 AT SKAGGS\u2019 SKULE=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nA back woods school entertainment is featured. Easy to prepare and\nplenty of fun. For 6 boys and 8 girls. Time, 30 minutes. =Price, 25\ncents.=\n\n\n  =IN A TOY SHOP=    =By Effa E. Preston=\n\nIn rhyme. For 12 or more small children. A clever little play that will\nplease. Time, 20 minutes. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =THE REUNION AT PINE KNOT RANCH=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nFor upper grades. 5 males and 6 females. Time, 30 minutes. Plenty of\nfun and a great surprise. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =SNOWBOUND FOR CHRISTMAS=    =By Marie Irish=\n\nFor 4 boys and 4 girls. For mixed grades. Time, 25 minutes. The older\nchildren play Santa Claus for the younger ones. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =A STRIKE IN SANTA LAND=    =By Effa E. Preston=\n\nIn rhyme. 8 boys, 7 girls. Time, 20 minutes. Very easy but effective.\n=Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =A TOPSY-TURVY CHRISTMAS=    =By Elizabeth F. Guptill=\n\nHumorous. For any number of children under fourteen years of age. Time,\n30 minutes. =Price, 25 cents.=\n\n\n  =PAINE PUBLISHING CO.=     =Dayton, Ohio=\n\n       *       *       *       *       *\n\nTranscriber\u2019s Notes:\n\nObvious punctuation errors repaired.\n\nPage 8, line \u201cCall on me I pray\u201d indented two spaces to\nmatch rest of song\u2019s layout.\n\nPage 10, \u201cexists\u201d changed to \u201cexits\u201d (entrances and exits the)","title":"A Party in Mother Goose Land: A One Act Play for Primary Children","tradition":"myth-cosmogony","translated_text":null,"word_count":3991}