S 3531 P362 6 ^ 921 opy 1 r -\^ The Love Flower BY BELL ELLIOTT PALMER -. - — k, PRICE 15 CENTS Eldridge Entertainment House Franklin, Ohio aaS Denver, Colo. 944 So. Logan Street Some Bright New Christmas Material First Aid to Santa By Ethel Sexton. A mighty bright playlet for 3 boys, 2 girls and 10 acting dolls (girls and boys). Plays 30 or 40 minutes. Price, 25c. The Christmas Chain By Lillian Pearson. A pretty sketch for 14 or more children. The Christmas Angel shows her complete Christmas Chain to two selfish sisters with happy re- sults. Plays about 20 minutes. Price 25c. How thp Christmas Song Was Found By Lillian Pearson. A simple, but beautiful sketclr for any number of children, 12 required. ShpwS the real spirit of Christmas and tells how the glad Christmas song was found. Time, 20 to 30 minutes. For day schools or church entertainments. Price 25c. Mr. Richey Changes His Mind By Lee Owen Snook. Story of a crabbed, wealthy employer and how at Christmas time the memory of his mother changed his attitude toward his employes from that of a "driver" to a considerate comrade. An unexpected romance develops. 4 males, 4 females, and others, either high school or adults. Plays about 20 minutes. Price, 25c. The Little Stranger A moving picture Christmas play, by Edna Randolph Worrell. This is really a pantomime, the different scenes being either announced or shown on screen by stereopticon. 4 scenes "The Night Before Christ- mas Home of Orphan Children," "The Little Stran- ger at the Door," "The Little Stranger Entertains," "Christmas Morning." A pretty entertainment for any number of children. Plays about 30 minutes. 25c. Ten Good Christmas Pantomimes By Ethel Eldridge. A collection that will add novelty and effectiveness to your program. Specific direc- tions for pantomiming some well-known hymns, songs and recitations — "Silent Night," ."Little Town of Bethlehem," "When Good Old Kris Comes 'Round," "Favorite Carols," etc. Contains the music also. 40c. c Eldridge Entertainment House FRANKLIN, OHIO also DENVER, COLO. 944 S. Logan St. The Love Flower By BELL ELIOTT PALMER / Copyright 1921. Eldridge Entertainment House Published By ELDRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT HOUSE FRANKLIN, OHIO DENVER, COLO J DEC 191921 P3 3 53/ CHARACTERS Six or ten little girls, ages 8 to 11 The Daisy, The Nasturtium, The Forget-Me- Not, The Rose, The Buttercup, The Tulip, The Violet, The Pansy- The Daffodil. The Love-Flower— The Lily The Gardener — Boy of 10 or 11 Properties — Crepe paper dresses and caps, made as near like the flower each girl represents as possible, with paper flowers of character represented on dress and cap. Green squares of cheesecloth to cover flowers for open- ing scene. Cushion and gilt paper crown and sceptre for queen. Rake, umbrella, watering pot, straw hat and overalls for gardener. Scene — Indoors or out. Indoors: Use tree branches banked as woods ; palms and ferns scattered about ; thick scattering of mown grass or alfalfa. Outdoors : Any at- tractive lawn spot. 59434 ^ r r-WvO The Love Flower Scene opens with girls in costume kneeling with boived heads in scattered spots on stage — all well covered with squares of green cheesecloth to represent mother earth. Heroine, near front of stage, covered with rag- ged gunny-sack. Gardener — (whistling into view in overalls, straw hat, rake over shoulder; stops at each mound; looks at it or touches it interestedly) Yes, it is just as I thought. That fine spring rain last night woke the dear flowers out of their first sleep. (Looks u/p at sky,) A little dig- ging about their roots and some of this fine sunshine will bring them into full beauty of bloom. (Rakes gen- tly a moment About several mounds, then steps off to look at them,) I wonder which will be elected queen this year. The Rose and the Daisy and the Tulip have all had their turn. It seems to me modest Violet or sweet Daffodil ought to be queen next. (Stops surprised in front of the ragged gunny-sack.) Ho! What is this? Some poor little seed has had a hard time to grow at all. I must give it much of my care. (Drops on knee, pats around roots, lays green grass gently about gunny-sack, then looks at water-pot.) Empty! That will never do. I will go to the spring for the coolest water and coax this little sick flower into life. (Exit, rear of stage behind trees.) (Mounds stir gently, all but the gunny-sack one, tremble, rise slowly, throw off their green cheesecloth sheath and stand forth beautiful flower-girls, sleepily rubbing their eyes and yawning.) The Love Flower Rose — Welcome, little sisters, into this beautiful world again. As your queen, I bid you bloom your pret- tiest, to cheer all life. Tulip — (opening her eyes luidej Your advice is good, dear Rose, but no one has been elected our queen for this year. Now, I am always bright and gay — Daisy — (skipping suddenly nearer her) But you stand stiffly for hours, while I dance with gladness all day long in the meadow. As a queen — Buttercup — Yes, you flit and dance, but I am made of solid good. Who could make a better queen ? Nasturtium — (earnestly) But I am more faithful. I stay with the world's children long after the rest of you have gone to sleep. Daffodil — (scornfully) I am all those things and more. My heart is gold. I sway on my stem to every breeze, and my fragrance is just a bit sweeter than the rose's own. Rose — (quietly) Not so! (Turning to Violet, Pan- sy and Forget-Me-Not, who have joined hands, but re- TTiain bashfully in the background.) If we must change our queen, why do we not hear from our three sweet sis- ters, the Violet, Pansy and Forget-Me-Not? Forget-Me-Not — I do not ask for high places — only that you will love me and not forget me. Pansy — I may hold up my face a bit proudly, but my home is close to the beautiful earth. I do not long to climb as high as a throne. Violet — Oh, I would wilt away and die if I had to wear a crown. I like to peep out of my cool green leaves and make the children happy finding me. That is quite enough. Rose — (approaching gunny -sack mound) What have we here Come, let us see what we can do to help this stranger. She seems so frail. Daffodil — (rushing to back of stage for umbrella) I The Love Flower will shield her from the hottest sun with this. (Opens and places at hack of gunny-sack mound.) Violet — (gently) And I will wrap my green leaves about her in the chill of the evening. (Kneels and puts her green sheathed arms tenderly about her.) Tulip — I will pile the green grass high against her roots, that the sun's rays may not be too strong. (Be- gins gathering armful of grass.) Daffodil — (seizing upon a water-pot) And I will keep the grass moist if the days are dry and warm. Rose and Pansy — ^We will whisper her sweet, fra- grant messages of the joys of this world. That will give her heart. Forget-Me-Not — If she does come to life among us, we could make her our new queen. Gardener — (entering with water-pot, rake and thin covering) Well, well, most welcome, my dear flowers! Here, you have sprung into life while I was away get- ting help for your little sick sister yonder. (Points to gunny-sack mound.) It will take a lot of love and care to help her into life. Will you give it? All — (in chorus) We will! We will! Rose — (reaching out hand to form circle) Let us try first what love will do, and sing her a welcoming song. (They join hands and move about in circle, recit- ing, while gardener, in middle, rakes grass about mound) Dear little sister of ours- it fills our hearts with sadness. To see you lie so still and cold in our world of light and gladness. Come and join us in our sport and make the children's lives all gay, We love you so, we'll make you queen — Oh, come to us, we pray. The ring breaks and they stand, watching as the mound slowly stirs, then moves upivard, the gunny-sack dropping off as a beautiful Lily-Girl rises into vieiv, slowly rubbing her eyes. The Love Flower All — (in chorus) Our queen! Our queen! Rose— r-Yes, she has a fragrance as sweet as mine. Tulip — And a heart of solid gold! Daffodil — With a modesty as dainty as our little Violet and Forget-Me-Not. Pansy — And a purity past all of us. Lily — (holding out glad arms) Oh, I do not ask to be your queen, my dear sister flowers. I want only your love. I was cold and ill and could not bloom. Then I heard your loving words and was warmed into life. Gardener — But she must be our queen. We, her sub- jects- all love her, and she was born of love. That is the best kind of queen ! (Hands a gilt paper crown to Rose, with tvhite lily in front.) Kneel, dear Lily, White Rose crowns you queen. (Daffodil places green silk cushion for Lily, who knsels ivhile Rose crowns her and hands her sceptre.) (All join hands around the new queen, who rises iii circle, and recite, bowing to audience.) We hope you'll like our choice of queen — the Lily, born of love, And feel that we are sent to you as thoughts from God above. Money-Making Entertainment Novelties for Ctiurch, School or Lodge Miss Nibbs' Novelty Shop By Alta Becker. This is a novel and humorous en- tertainment, introducing 'Liza Ann, Miss Nibbs, two traveling salesmen, shoppers, mechanical dolls and mechancal maid of all work. A good little stunt where a short, clean, humorous number is desired. Plays about 30 minutes. Price, 25c. The Brightville Indoor Chautauqua By Bessie Baker and Nellie Hanna. Here is a brand new idea for an evening's entertainment. It is in S parts, each part representing a day at Chautauqua. Gives wide scope for introduction of large cast and many specialties. Complete programs suggested as follows: Part 1, Chautauqua Concert Company; Part 2, Living Pictures; Part 3, Musical Entertainers; Part 4, Farmers' Night; Part 5, Coonville Jubilee Singers. Price, 35c. Sorepaw & Fells Indoor Circus By Margaret S. Bridge and Margaret H. Hahn. The Grand Annex and Musee, Freaks, Curiosities and Monstrosities, never were in it with the marvelous, amazing, mystifying array outlined in its pages. Ar- tistic, ambling, agile, 'andsome acrobats; cajoling, cadaverous, costly, curious, cunning clowns; Hee- Shee, the Monkey Girl cf Yucatan; all of these and many others will be seen in the Big Peerade before the show starts, ladies and gentlemen. Keep to the right — don't crowd. Price, 25c. As Ye Sew A "talking doll" missionary play by Dorothy Crich- ton. A lot of fun and some wholesome lessons are contained in the conversation of the dolls who dis- cuss the motives of their donors. Splendid for Young People's or Missionary Societies. 10 girls, 1 boy, or all girls. Time, 20 minutes. Price, 15c. Finding the Key A dialog and drill for 10 or 12 girls and boys. Suit- able for any religious program, but especially for Easter. Time, 20 minutes. Deals with problems of youth, recreations, etc.; also with those of Commun- ity Life and the present spirit of Unrest. Interspersed with suggested songs. Drill very effective. 25c. Eldridge Entertainment House FRANKLIN, OHIO also ?f NY^^' ^^^iJ' 944 S. Logan St. :K\ New Song-Recitations HERE is a list of very clever child- impersonations or good encores for children. The lines are by Margaret Fassitt, the music by Anna and Harry C. Eldridge. They v^^ill be winners on your program. Ain't It The limit? [ . . When You Ask About YourFixinsf soc Both in one number If Santa Shouldn't Come To Me | I've Been And Had The Measles ) "ioc Both in one number I Wish I Had A Ginger-cake ) Our Twins ) soc Both in one number Both in one number When Grandpop Was A Boy ^ When Daddy Took Me Up ) ^. In A 'Planej Eldridge Entertainment House FRANKLIN, OHIO also DENVER, COLO. 944 S. Logan St. New Juvenile Entertamments A-B-C-Capers By Soemple. Here is an attractive and novel number for the Primary Grades or Kindergarten. Little Tim's despair in not being able to master letters is turned to keen interest by the antics of the alphabet troupe. Plays about 20 minutes. Price, 25c. Emily's Dream By Mary Frix Kidd. This is the story of a Geogra- phy lesson, which, instead of being irksome, was» through the medium of a Good Fairy, made very in- teresting. This is done by presenting a Geographical Pageant. For a large number of children, who pre- sent drills, exercises, etc., in costumes of different nations. Time, about 1 hour. Price, 25c. The Love Flower By Bell Elliott Palmer. A very pretty exercise for 6 or 10 girls and 1 boy. Suitable for Children's Day or Easter, and can be given either in or out of doors. Time, 10 minutes. Price, 15c. The Silver Sandals By Banche Thompson. Ths is a charming new play for 6 boys, 5 girls, fairies, peasants, attendants, etc. The Princess is downhearted and refuses to be con- soled. The fiddler plays, peasants do folk-dances, fai- ries drill, but not until she gets the silver samdals is she contented. Plays 1 hour or more. Price, 25c. When Betty Saw the Pilgrims By Margaret Howard. A pretty story showing how dissatisfied Betty was cured by her mother, who tells the story of the hardships of the Pilgrims, which is illustrated by ten tableaux. Large numbers . of chil- dren can be used. Plays about 30 minutes. Price, 25c. Princess Rosy Cheeks By Effie Sammond Balph. A "good health" play for children, which is very impressive. Introduces Fresh Air Fairies, Soap and Water Fairies, Tooth Brush Brigade, Food Fairies, Rest Fairies, and others. Good- sized cast required with two older children. Plays about 1 hour. Price, 3Sc. Queen Loving Heart By Jean Ross. A splendid children's play, teaching many good lessons. A pretty story of the crowning of Loving Heart, her capture by the Indians and sub- sequent release, because of her kindness. Can be used for May Day play. 11 speaking parts, Indians, etc. Plays about 45 minutes. Price, 25c. Eldridge Entertainment House FRANKLIN, OHIO also DENVER, COLO. 944 S. Logan St. YOU Wm BE OAD TO KNOW OF THESE NEW PLAYS Training Mary By Mary Shaw Page. A bright 1-act play with sim- ple stage setting. William, husband of Mary, essays to train Mary, especially along the lines of correcting carelessness. As is always the case, William ,Tets in deep water, but finally Wades out- 2 males, 4 fe- males, and plays about 45 minutes. Price, 25c. The Hired Man's Courtship By Alice Cripps. A short comedy-drama in 2 acts. Captain Edwards tires of wealth and the city, and procures work on Horton's farm, only to find that the farmer's daughter is an old sweetheart. Because of an intrigue on the part of the captain's cousin, an es- trangement takes place, which ends happily when the captain finds the source of certain stories and re- futes them. Aunt Hepsey, Jim and Ezra (colored), add comedy to the play. Plays about 45 minutes, and is for 3 males and 3 females. Price, 25c. Merely Anne Marie A comedy in 3 acts by Beulah King. 3 males, 5 fe- males. Time, 2^/2 hours. The scenes are laid in a fashionable boarding house, and the characters are all distinct types and worth while. A successful play- wright, desiring to escape notoriety, seeks seclusion at Mrs. Teague's and becomes the hero of Anne Ma- rie, the dining room maid. The dialogue is bright, the situations clever and the story ends happily. 35c. A Bit of Scandal By Fannie Barnett Linsky. Comedy-drama in 2 acts. Francina, who is to play at the recital, composes her own number. On the evening of the recital, Mary Sherman, who precedes her on the program, plays Francina's compositions, which she has stolen. The reasons for the theft all come out later and of course, all ends well. Nine characters. Plays about 1 hour. Price, 35c. Miss Burnett Puts One Over By Ethelyn Sexton. A rollicking 1-act girls' play for 6 characters. Barbara's mother has a friend, Ann Bur- nett, who is to visit the girls at college, with the in- tention of giving, a generous sum to the school. The girls, wishing o gain her good will, practice their "manners." Miss Burnett, however, appears in dis- guise and has much fun at their expense. 'All ends well and the school gets the money. Plays about 45 minutes. Easy setting and costumes. Price, 25c. Eldridge Entertainment House FRANKLIN, OHIO also DENVER, COLO. 944 S. Logan St. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PH. 018 348 666 4 ^