Price, 25 Cents The Dolls on Dress Parade By EFFA E. PRESTON PAINE PUBLISHING CO. DAYTON, OHIO •••••••••••••••••••■••••■••••••■••••-•••••..•..#..#..»..#..#..#..#..». .»..#..^ Song Specialties for Your Entertainments Teachers are discovering that no matter how much novelty there is in their entertain- ment, how well it is arranged, how thoroughly drilled, if they want to hold the active interest of the audience they must use the best of songSL The songs must be real novelties. The words must be interesting as well as decidedly clever. The music must be catchy and abounding in rich melody. With these things in mind we have prepared this list of superior song novelties for our patrons. All are in regular sheet music form. Price, 35 cents each; 5 for $1.25 WELCOME SONGS We've Just Arrived from Bashful Town. We Hope You've Brought Your Smiles Along. Come and Partake of OurWelcome Cake. We're Very Glad to See You Here. With Quaking Hearts We WelcomeYou. CLOSING SONGS Mr. Sun and Mrs. Moon. Now, Aren't You Glad You Came? We Do Not Like to Say Goodbye. We'll Now Have to Say Goodbye. Paine Publishing Co., Dayton, Ohio The Dolls on Dress Parade EFFA E. PRESTON COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY L. M. PAINB PAINE PUBLISHING COMPANY DAYTON, OHIO SEP 29 '22 )CU68704« "nt> [ The Dolls on Dress Parade Stage shows interior of doll shop. Sfiiop Woman, Guests and iSoldier Doll arc on stage when curtain rises. Dolls enter as an- nounced; all except Rag Dolls walk stiffly across stage. After they speak they stand at rear of stage. CHARACTERS Child — Little girl in ordinary dress. Shop Woman — Taller girl, dark dress, white apron. Guests — Any number girls. Soldier Doll — Boy in scout or soldier suit. Rag Dolls— Girls in blue gingham dresses and bonnets — very limp. French Doll— Girl with curls, big hat, ruined dress. Farmer Doll — Boy in overalls, big straw hat. Paper Doll — Child, m crepe paper costume. Baby Doll — Very small girl — long white dress and cap. Sailor Doll — Boy in sailor suit. Collapsible Dolls — Children in red rompers and caps. Japanese Doll — Dark girl in bright kimono, slippers, fan. Dutch Doll — Girl in blue dress, white apron and cap, wooden shoes. Indian Doll — Dark child in Indian suit. Eskimo Doll — Plump child — one-piece pajama suit covered with cotton to represent fur, hood attached. Old Doll — Child with uncombed hair, torn, soiled dress. Child : (Child enters.) I'm looking for a dollie And so I've come to yon. I'm told that yon have in your store Some lovely dolls quite new. I hope they all are home today And every one I'll see. I'll choose the very nicest And take her home with me. Shop Woman -. My dear, I'll show yon many dolls All in their best arrayed, Because today, you lucky girl, They have a dress parade. 4 THE DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE CHILD: A dress parade — how lovely! Shop Woman : I hear their tiny shoes. This soldier doll announces them. You'll find it hard to choose. [Soldier Doll sticks head in door off stage.] Soldier Doll : All ready. There's a child out here Who wants a doll I think. But do not wait another bit. You've all had time to prink. [Child shows delight as each doll enters.] [Soldier Doll announces dolls as they enter.] Rag Dolls : We are such very useful dolls I'm sure you must agree That for the children everyday No dolls are good as we. We're washable, we never break, We bend quite anyway. Just try us for a year or two, We are the best you'll say. French Doll: I am an aristocrat, A doll of high degree. I came to you from far away In France across the sea. Ny name is Isabella, I'm a most expensive doll So you must treat me gently And never let me fall. THE DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE I shut my eyes so nicely Just tilt me back and see. [Shop Woman tilts her and her eyes close.] Now, isn't that a clever trick? I'm sure you will like me. Farmer Doll: I'm a Farmer Doll See my rake and hoe. I can plant your garden And all the seeds will grow. I'm so very useful I can rake the hay And mow the wheat when it gets ripe. I'm busy all the day. Paper Doll; I 'm only made of paper And cheap as cheap can be. I don't belong in this parade. But still, you might like me. My dresses, colored paper, You'd find it fun to make. In fact, unless you take me home You'll make a sad mistake. Baby Doll: Cunning baby doll am I Pinch me and I cry Loudly for my parents, Don't you want to try? [Shop Woman pinches her and she cries.] 6 the dolls on dress parade Sailor Doll : I'm Jack Tar, a sailor doll Just off the salty sea. And every girl in every port AVas very fond of me. I've traveled over all the world It's made me very clever, A doll of my experience You'll seldom find if ever. [Dances Sailor's Hornpipe.} Collapsible Dolls : Push down our heads, — When we arise We'll loudly squawk To your surprise. ' We all collapse And squawk, each one. The children think us Lots of fun. [Shop Woman pushes down head of each one and it squawks as it rises.] Japanese Doll: My name is Lotus Flower I came from far Japan. Just look at my kimono And my flirtatious fan. I'll tell of cherry blossoms, Of feasts of long ago, Of temple bells a-ringing Where paper lanterns glow. THE DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE 111 bow to you politely And drink a lot of tea. I'll honorably serve you, So, please, I beg, take me. Dutch Doll : I'm Huldah from Holland, With stout wooden shoes, Most any wise child Would a Dutch dolly choose. I never get dirty I smile as I play I know you'll soon love me, So take me today. Indian Doll: My name is Laughing Water, And your papoose I'll be Just hang my deerskin cradle To sway in any tree. Build me a little wigwam Where I may sleep at night, And sing me Indian lullabies When stars are shining bright. Yon never need be careful But leave me in the sun. My wax is very solid, My colors never run. Eskimo Doll : I'm a hardy Eskimo Prom the land of ice and snow. What a lovely doll I'd be In the winter, don't you see?^ THE DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE Cuddle me beneath your arm, And my fur will keep you warm. In the snow drifts we will play With rosy cheeks and voices gay. All dolls sing— Air: COMIX 5 THRU THE RYE. 1. If a girlie needs a dollie Made for fun and play, If the dollie must be lovely Girlie, look this way. Chorus: Every girlie needs a dollie, None you say have you, So smile on me, my pretty maid, Oh, don't you think I'll do? 2. I've a nature kind and loving, Very seldom cry, Never frowning, always smiling, Do not pass me by. 3. When a girlie needs a dollie Why the search delay? Here am I all ready, waiting, Choose me now, today. Enter Old Doll. My name is Mary Alice, And I'm old as old can be. My paint's washed off, my head is cracked, No little girl wants me. Child : THE DOLLS ON DRESS PARADE My hair was once in golden curls And now it hangs forlorn, My eyes are dim from crying, My pretty dress is torn. 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