When mother lets us play . atre brown or dark curtains on rods across the front and the backof the stage. MAKING THE PUPPETS PLAY Stretch wires from one side to the other, acrossthe top of the stage, about two inches apart. Fastenwires or strings to the puppets and hang the puppetson the wires across the top of the stage. Keep thepuppets close to the sides, behind the curtains, untilneeded. When needed move them out into place onthe stage. (See that some go on at one side andsome at the other. A little practice will show youalso which should go on the same wire with othersand which
When mother lets us play . atre brown or dark curtains on rods across the front and the backof the stage. MAKING THE PUPPETS PLAY Stretch wires from one side to the other, acrossthe top of the stage, about two inches apart. Fastenwires or strings to the puppets and hang the puppetson the wires across the top of the stage. Keep thepuppets close to the sides, behind the curtains, untilneeded. When needed move them out into place onthe stage. (See that some go on at one side andsome at the other. A little practice will show youalso which should go on the same wire with othersand which should not.) It is of course better fun not to let yourself be seen WHEX :\IOTHER LETS US PLAY 91 as YOU put on the players. For this reason it iswise to set up tlie theatre between portieres orscreens that will hide you. You do the talking for the puppets, but you makethem look and act as if they are doing it. This iseasy. All you have to do is to lift or bend or turnor move forward or back whichever puppet is A Puppet Show. 92 WHEN MOTHER LETS US PLAY THE PUPPET PLAY OF THE PRINCESS ON THE PEA(From Hans Andersens story.) PLAYERS (Sawdust dolls dressed for their parts.) Prince: Boy doll, golden hair, velvet kneebreeches and jacket, silk stockings, slippers,sword, cap with plume. King: Boy doll, gray wig, cloth breeches andcloak with ermine trimming (cotton bat-ting spotted black with ink or coal), silkstockings, slippers, sword, crown. Queen: Girl doll, gray wig, satin gown withtrain, ermine trimming, crown. Princess: Girl doll, shabby dress. ACT I The prince cannot find a real princess. Scene: The King and Queen talking to thePrince, who has just arrived : Well, my son, have you found a princess to marry?Prince (speaking sadly): Alas! no, father. Not a real : Have you searched everywhere?Prince: I have traveled all over the : And you found no princesses? WHEX MOTHER LETS US PLAY 93 Prince (sighing) : There Avere j^^^i^^^^^^^enoug
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