"ENTER 1932!"

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1932, Page 16

"ENTER 1932!"

(Original.) ; ' (A One-act Original New Tear Play.) Cast:' Old Man 1931.. v'~. : ' .■.;■■■'■ » His son: Depression. Sorrow: An evil elf. Young Man 1932. • . His daughter: Miss Prosperity. ■ -; ■■ t Happiness: Friend •■-.-of Miss Prosperity Elves, Fairies, and Guards. Depre^sM- 116 >0^ * the Carth' the h-°™ °f °* ** Old Man 1931 (stroking his lone whitp fcpawn. w=n have done your work' well, clused misiyand po"' y wh reveT y Z'£?, gone. That is good, my son (he chuckles). Tonightf at tweYve I Depression (with a conceited look): Yes, father I shall m =v» ♦!.« people of the world cry for mercy. ' all make th* (Suddenly the door bursts open and Sorrow, a wicked-lookintr nU enters greatly excited. He bows before Old Man 193 D Poking elf, to-nigh^S. 1 haV° "eWSI 1932 " prePari»« f- «» g-at ceremony Old Man 1931: Where is it going to be held? You ntr r eign%ore\e> iC Sire' ™ mUSt «» ceremonyl ter, £^r^m?^ztfzj£ e dr ghScene 11. In the beautiful Palace of "Young Man 193' KM? ov, j m seated talking to his beautiful daughteT, Prosperity 3) haadsome ma»» JSTSSLS your ghter t0 attcnd' She would *•£**?&£ 2 will l^^f'SiS'S'Si^S^^^ Happine, Prosperity: Oh, yes, father. S n °r Urni MnJ! l? 32:, Very <T° So»o^): You may ml Sorrow: Oh, thank you, Sire. (Bows himself out) . Young Mau 1932 (aside to Happiness): I don't Ike that fpiin '«. is up to some mischief. Take some of my guard, and follow hfm' H* (Happiness disappears silently out of the door.) ' Scene HL • ' ■ Kino o'clock at the Enchanted Biver are 7 %Z£? in te"°r>: Oh ' 1™» to' meet Joy here . W h f Sorrow: I am Joy. That took you in, clever Missl K»! U.l if i S ei Z es D h Ce P rreh ßa Sn°d:) (ln "* tL *>< Scene "IV. Quarter to twelve at the Magic Wood ' you t^sayi 1932: Btb>g theM t0 -^ »S, you plotters, what ha T . mean^rharm!^ * ***** °h ' Please d° «* ™ I didn't one shouts, "May the King have the'apS^%Sj\ \^SS\aS^ (Curtain.) Karori. ■ ' "P.E.N." (17).