Show II i 1 WHEN THE GOAT WAS KING I I A MECHANICAL TOY MELODRAltfA BY JOHN WALKEE HARRINGTON Readers of last weeks Young Folks Section were shown how to make a small i pasteboard theater In which plays may be given with mechanical toys Thp first of the toy plays was also published last week Here Is another play which may be given with mechanical me-chanical toys If the children of one I family have not rill the toys required I to give the play a mall club of the children of one neighborhood may he i formed each member of which can yard and now ho butts mo from the yard into the nllcr Dog Tom the Widows son might help tie I Pig Since Tom has grown up he rides the Goat ut I3lic incotlniTB DogYou are n strong creature Why dont you challenge tho Goat to a duel Ill ho your second Pip Youll bo tho first over tho fence Youll Icjno mo on tho ground with my rlba broken DDK You have spare ribs havent you Cat Why dont you have tho largest I l I j tv1D N r j r44 t i + + r b x l t ti r i I r a l i il C if f I 1 l s l I 0 bring some of the toys needed The theater made of pasteboard and light boards has no floor r Thp wings are open and from these the children who are giving the play r manage the toys The theater Is placed on n > table so that the toys may I run easy over the smooth boards The table and the theater should be quite large l so that the toys may have room r to run Curtains should be hung at I either side of the table so as to conceal the children operating the toys j i When It Is necessary to have the toys stop on the stage to make speeches they can be controlled from the wings by means of strings The speeches are t made by the children In the wings I DRAMATIS PERSONAE William 1 King of Goatvillo MousePrime Minister to William I I Pig An Enemy to tho King Dog A og Conspirator + Hear and Tiger Councilors of Slate Lord Elephant Pretender to Throno of To land Prince Lion Rightful l Hell to Throno of Toyland Cats Curs mid Geese of Goatvllle and i Wild Animals of tho Forest of Toiland Etc H ACT I Before the shanty of the Widow Glen carty Rocks and fences covered with circus posters Discovered Dog Pig Cat and Geese milking discordant noises Doc and Pig advance PiC Why not complain to the Widow GIencarti7 Dog That wont do any good He la one or the family now I Pig Before that Goat came here I lived l r In the parlor and Billy Goat became I I Bully Goat anti said he was King of Gout stile lie butted mo from the parlor to i i the kitchen from the kitchen Into the animal In the world to help you to get rid of the tyrant Goat DoTh cow IR afraid of him too Cat You are Ignorant Dog Tho Elephant Ele-phant Is bigger thnn twenty cower PlgLit the Elephant tight him then All Send for the Elephant Pig Ill tell Lord Elephant that Goat called him a pachyderm All Down with tho Goat Goat stick his head out at left Goat ldcllI bacl away and tako a cood run AllDeath to all Goats Enter Goat butts animals off tho stage and reenters GoatWhew That was warm work Enter Mouse Mouse Noblo Goat Goat Well you poor little Insignificant bunch of fur Did you see mo clear away that crowd There IB I nothing which helps ono got along in this world as well oa a hard head Mouse aside Except brains Goat What did you say MouseI said that If I I had my way I would make you King of Beasts You look like a Lion GoatSo I have been told If I were King I would make you Prima Minister Tou are a civil Mouse If you dont amount to much Como down to the grocery store Ill gel you some chccao JmrlnllZ Mouse Nothing would please me more Aside Ho looks about an much like a Lion an I do like a fried egg GoatYou were saying Mouso Mouse remarked that I hoped the chccso was as strong as you Goat lla1 ha What a otupld little fel low you are Come we must hurry Exeunt Mouse and Goat Enter Bear and Tiger Bear carries a pole with a gilt paper crown on It Tiger I was sure that I saw him going around tho corner Bear lie will be back soon I guess Let un wait here Tiger That wns a clover trick of lOUr Tho dying King Lion said My heir has a beard ho IB a hardheaded young scamp You hit him on the mouth Bear Hush Circus posters havo earn Dont you dare say I hastened the death of the old Klnsr Tiger Dont worry Prince Lion may have a board and ho may be hardhcnQ cd but you and I shall have a ruler with whom wo cnn do what we nlcoflu Bear An old Goat is a better king than a lounir Lon lI erHa ha Bear Hero comes our King Oh what a Klntr Enter Goat Tiger We hall thee noble King of Beasts BearFor you 0 Monarch 1 this gold crown I bear Tiger Come your Majesty We your humble counselors wait to take you to your forest throne Your old father King Lion to l dead Goat It In as I expected humblo creatures crea-tures I shall KO with you servant Bear and humble Tiger and with me I shall take my Minister of State Baron Mouse Tlscr We grot thee mlchty Mouse BearYour servants over 0 noblo King and illuBlrlous Minister of Statol Goat advances to the front of stage Enter En-ter other animals and group about him GoatI am come Into my own I William Wil-liam I of Goatvlllc from this day forth tho King of Beaato shall bo All Long live the ICing I Curtain 1 I ACT II In tho Jungle of Toyland Discovered II f MY g r I ° + I t IAT GQAr C4N BUTt o t 1 q I Ilif rrlrl I f I Goat seated on his throne with Prime Minister Moutio near him Goat Mouse do you know that sometimes some-times I think my subjects arc not loyal I MOUHC Impossible your Majesty Why do you think H01 GoatDo you BOO Tiger there Isnt ho about to spring at me Tiger crouches an If about to spring Mouse You must be mistaken speak to him Goat llm Tiger what Is thin story I hear that you are plotting against mo Tiger It Its falno your Majesty None like you more than to I could eat you Enter Pig an herald followed by Dog and other animals of Goatvllle PIIn the name of Lord Elephant I challenge William I King of Goatvlllo and Emperor ot Toyland to mortal combat com-bat Goat What does this moan Baron 7 Mouse It means that you muat fight tho Elephant or ho will tako your crown mtBut ho will kill mo MouseDont bo a coward You must fight I will guide you In battle Butt tho Elephant off hiD fact Goat Toll the puny little Elephant that I shall light him as soon an he 13 ready Mouse Animals ilvo threo cheers for your warlike King AnimalsHip lntrhip hooray Oh how brave and noble lo our KJnl Curtain ACT III Jungle of Toyland Discovered Anlmalo at back oC ntajre Tlfjcr It will be tho last of the Goat Bear Im afraid the Elephant will bo harder for uu to manage Enter Goat with Mouse at hIs back Goa This Is my last day Mouse Ill be crt lw1 ton Jelly Mouse Dont bo afraid Trust me Enter Elephant with Pip on hln back Tlper Arc you ready Then Jlcht Elephant trembles and shakes and tries to back out Elephant Oh Samson Mouse dont kill me Dont crawl In my cars Ill be your slave Mouse If you hurt tho Goat Ill do my worst Goat runs against Elophant and knocks him back PigOh fool that I was not to romcm bcr that elephants are afraid of mice Goal butte Elephant off stage Enter Prlnco Lion Lionit has been a Ions Journey Ive just heard of my old fathers death I have come for my own All Hall to Iho young Lion our King Reenter Goat and Mouse They start In surprise at sight of Lion Lion roaring Who Is this creature with my fathers crown Mouue It 11 f the humble Goat who saved your kingdom from tho Elephant GoatI give back tho crown my King LionThanks my humble friend I make you captain of artillery And you Illustrious Mouse I appoint my Prime Minister of State Animals Long live tho Lion our King Curtain A Pleasant Call Whllo quietly sitting with our good wife last evening In our secondstory rooms about 830 oclock a cat belonging to ono of our neighbors suddenly put In an appearance ap-pearance As all our doom were closed wo could think of no way that tho cat could have come unless down tho chlra noy but after careful examination found that It had crept along the coping on tho front wall of our own and the next buildIng build-Ing some forty feel which scorned almost Impossible nnd entered through a portly opened window Whether It had heard that wo were tho president of tho Dumb Animal society we do not know but It was a pleasant cllllOur Dumb Animals I M L III l I v I e n f I r I T1Pi r1kLi I l P i < i i I I 1 x l Ji 4 M r I AI rd s I r a I ecttv I laT la-T r h e C l p Ft A alt y tH t S QPR rD 47 4 I A t 1 I |