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Eager Heart approached the group and soon after her entrance singing was heard in the distance. She led the shepherds off in quest of its source as the three kings, Lois Beebe, Shirley Strout, and Sally Taylor, entered.
As they passed on in their search the doors of the dwelling of Eager Heart were presented. Eager Heart and the shepherds appeared, closely
followed by the kings. At their command the girl opened the doors of her humble home. There she saw, instead of the strangers, Mary and the ChiW with Joseph standing behinci half hushing, half welcoming the worshippers. The kings and shepherds offered their gifts, and then Eager Heart herself, encouraged by a smile from Mary, went forward while the curtains behind the tableau parted revealing, in a flood of light, a choir of singing angels in gleaming gold and rich color. The curtains fell slowly
as she knelt before the Child with her arms outstretched in wonder and love.
We can thank Miss Mapelsden and the cast for the loveliest of plays —the incarnation of the spirit of Christmas—Eager Heart.
THE QUEEN’S ENEMIES
The Queen............................................................................Anne Breckenridge Ackazarpses....................................................................... Constance Van Duyn Prinee Rhadamandaspes.....................................................Estella Goodspeed
Prince Zophernes................................................................. Helen Butterfield d'he Priest of Horus....................................................................... Lois Beebe The King of the Four Countries...............................................Shirley Strout
The Twin Dukes of Ethiopia...........Constance Lesher, Cornelia Meintire
Slaves:
I harni..............................................................................Caroline Spalding
Tha rrabas.....................................................................Virginia Hamilton Harlee....................................................................................Mary Wilder
Other Slaves..........................................................Mary Miller, Sally Taylor
Miss Mapelsden coached both plays and Miss Murphy had charge of scenery and costumes.
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