Thomas Starr King Middle School - Echoes Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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FOREWORD 3 fl' '5 HIS PLAY was Written by a B9 pupil of the Thomas Starr Kin ev- . . . . g gk gp Junior High School, Los Angeles, California, and was first pro- PWQV duced February 27 1930 to entertain the lower division assembly , 195 1 . . ' ' ' . ' 'Ihe pantomiming was worked out during class room rehearsals. The printing was done by the pupils in the Print Shop. We send it out into the world hoping that it may bring joy to many pupils in elementary and junior high schools throughout our country. CHARACTERS J King Fun Kiting Kio-San Princess Joy Queen Merry Betty Blythe Prince Gay Courtiers Cany numberj Dick Blythe Jester jokes Ladies-in-Waiting Nurse Nan ,Prime Pomp Bobby Books Singing Page Books fMyste1y, History, Piratej Athletic Anne Dimply Dolly Twins Mudpie Molly Marble Malcolm Patsy Pretend TIME: About 8:00 one evening PLACE: Private school room in large house. SCENE: Brightly lighted room, very cozy looking. Fire in open fireplace, cretonne curtains on windows. Sofa at one side. Table at center near rear. At least four chairs in room. One or two doors. Boy and girl seated on sofa. Nurse enters. She puts the room in order. COSTUMES ' NURSE ANN-Wears a regular nurse's costume with a white cap. DICK-Regular boy's clothes, nice looking. BOBBY BOOK-Boy's clothes, very plain, white shirt, large black bow tie, black short t1'ousers, white socks, black shoes, wears tortoise shell rimmed glasses. ls short and fat, with a very solemn look on face. BETTY-Regular girl's clothes, well made. ATHLETIC ANN-Gym bloomers and middy, or bathing suit and cap Credj, or riding habit. Short hair, very tall, medium weight, gay look on faceg carries various athletic things. THE TWINS-Mtldpie Molly and Dimply Dolly. Miidpie Molly wears yellow dress, very dirty, is barefoot, and carries pail of mud. Bare- headecl. Dolly wears very clean yellow dress, shoes, socks, and a bonnet. KING-Has a crown with a diamond in the center, a long trailing purple and white robe, a Sceptre, a gray Wig, and white knickers. QUEEN-VVears a gold crown, long purple and white gown, lighter purple cloak over the dress with fur on the collar. CAVALIER-Wears a yellow cape, and red waist with short red knee pants, a big black hat with a yellow feather, black stockings, and shoes with buckles. All others wear bright colors to add to the picture. Two H u ndred Five

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THE TREASURE CHEST OF KING FUN NURSE NAN-Nearly bedtime, children! What are you doing to while away the evening? Not idling, I hope! Cshockec! voice., DICK Qcross1yD-Oh, there's nothing to do! I wish-oh, I don't know what I wish! fHe slams a magazine upon the Hooizj BETTY gpettishlyj-No! you never do! CShe looks at nurse for agree- ment. DICK Cwrathfullyl-What if I don't? It's none of your- NURSE NAN fsternlyDeDick! DICK Csullenlyj-Well, I don't care, it isn't any of herl BETTY-If you won't be quiet, I'l1 slap you! CShe starts to carry out her threat.j DICK-Try to do it! CHe raises his arm in defense.j N URSE-Children! You will go to bed immediately. ' DICK-But, geei NURSE-Good night! fGoes out, turns light off, leaving only dim fire- light glowtj BETTY-Well, I'm not going to bed! DICK-Not till midnight? BETTY-Well- Q hesitatinglyj DICK-Oh! eleven o'clock then. BETTY-Don't you think we could just-just go to sleep here on the- DICK-You mean lie down? I won't go to sleep! BETTY-Well, lie down, then, here on the sofa? DICK-Oh--all right. I am sort of sleepy-but I won't go to sleep! BETTY-All right. CBoth lie down on the couch, the girl's head to the right, boy's to the left.D BETTY-It's-sort of-crowded, isn't it? CBoth wiggling aroundj DICK-Yes, rather. CPause-then magnanimouslyj-I'll sit up. BETTY--No, I Will. CBoth sit up.j DICK-I'm-sort of-no, I'm not! BETTY-I'm not either-well, maybe I am-a little. DICK fsleepily, rubs his eyes!-I didn't mean I was-what did you think I meant? BETTY-Oh, I don't know--CyaWns.j A DICK-Betty fcallsj. Betty! CNO answer he shakes her arms.j just like a girl-to go to sleep so early-Cslumps down himselfj fThe Singing Page entering sings to tune of Little Gypsy Sweetheart. He turns and beckons for the rest to follow him.Q SINGING PAGE- Slumbers fade and Sandman take thy Hngers 'Way from the little one's eyes. Cease thy dreaming of spirits in the shadows, Visit good King Fun, the Wise. CWalks to children, places hands lightly on their eyes, continuesbz Slumbers fade, and dreams return to Sandman I Back to the land of shadeg Children, wake, and join our merry throngingf I Wake, let thy slumbers fade! - ' Two Hundred Six