The Optimists Entertain

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 44, 16 May 1930, Page 3

The Optimists Entertain

2YA Children’s Session

"THE Optimists staged a delightful programme from 2YA on Thursday afternoon last. All was stir and bustle as they gathered to take a trip to Nursery-land by the fairy. train. Of course, Aunt Molly was invited and Uncle George. What party would be complete without them? And equally, of course, they took the radio children along, too. Such fun, waiting for the train, when Uncle Len simply insisted of everyone present joining Albert isell’s "Good-morning" club. He explained that you have to smile and say "Good-morning" to everyone you meet, the butcher, the baker, and the candle-stick maker; but it must be 4 cheery "Good-morning," none of your half-hearted "Here’s another day to be got through somehow" sort of "Goodmorning." Naturally, the Optimists. were only too pleased: to enrol-just the thing they’re always doing, going about cheering people up-and what a cheerful "Good-morning" they gave, when they showed us how to say it, although it was afternoon. It was not long before the fairy train was heard in the distance, and soon all. were aboard, the Optimists. gaily singing, "Here we are! Here we are!’ as they embarked. Of course, the Optimists sang all the time. First "Barly in the Morning," and _ then, when a hold-up was experienced on the way, that, too, was made _ subject for song, "Fairy Bridge Has Broken Down," and we heard the story of the lad who thought he could, "I can’t, I think I can, I knew I could." Great excitement, vocally and musically expressed, as Nursery Town was reached, and all the familiar nursery characters inspected, to th tune of "Little Bo-Peep" and other nursery rhymes. Uncle George, sending the birthday fairies off from Nursery Town, was interrupted by a suppressed scream from Aunt Molly, as she saw @&@ mouse. The pussy cat who looked at a queen was called, and the mouse ran up the clock to music. Then with a song, "Heigh-ho! Come to the Fair," from Uncle Harry, everyone proceeded to do so. The time passed all too quickly with the delightful songs and musie from the Optimists, ang we were all very sorry when it ws time to take the fairy train again foxy home and sleep.