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A Fairy Playlet
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A play written by Doris McCarthy and Marjorie Beer in 1922 about a fairy queen and the queens of flowers. Originally tucked into Doris's journal. The play is referred to on page 19 of Doris's autobiography, My Life.
A FAIRY PLAYLET.
By Marjorie Beer and Doris McCarthy.
CAST.
Titania - Fairy Queen.
Princess - Her daughter.
Rosamere)
Violet )
Rose
Buttercup
Daisy
Bluebell ) Queens of flowers represented.
Forget-ine-not.)
Goldenrod )
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Boldhart - Captain of Titania's army.
Herald - In Titania's army.
Elfin King.
IOTE. - All characters: bow low before addressing
the Queen for the first time.
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A Fairy Playlet
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A play written by Doris McCarthy and Marjorie Beer in 1922 about a fairy queen and the queens of flowers. Originally tucked into Doris's journal. The play is referred to on page 19 of Doris's autobiography, My Life.
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ACT 1. Scene 1. A Woodland scene. Enter Queen and
Wilamere and Rosamere.
Queen - " I've come to hear my flowers tell
The doings of their flowery dell,
I hope they have good news for me
But time will show and that time will be
This afternoon at half past three"
(Turns to Fairy attendants)
"So go, my fairies and tell them all
To come today to my fatjry hall".
Exit Rosamere and Wilamere in lifferent directions - CURTAIN.
ACT 1 . SCS3E 11. Fairy Coufct. Enter Queen, seats herself
on throne. Enter Princess.
Princess - "Oh Mother dear, you're here I seel
Queen - "Have you come to open court with me?
Methinks I hear the fairies' song"
Princess - "They have not kept us waiting long."
Enter Flower Fairies.
Flower Fairies
(in chorus) - "Sweet Fairy. Queen we've come to tell
What has happened in our flowery dell'.'
Queen - "Dear Fairies you, ?/e're glad to see
So we have come to welcome thee.
Be seated guickly so we may start
And tell me some tales that will gladen my heart.
Hasten for the time is fleeing fast
And tell me what has past
Since the time I saw you last.
Ioy/ modest little Violet, what have you to say?"
Violet - "A violet sweet has gone astray
With a naughty elf the other day
And he has taken her far aw§y".
Queen -- " Oh Vi&let dear that's very sad
D didn't know those elves were bad.
Well, Pink Rose, can you tell me where
Is your sister Red Rosefswaet and fair?"
Pink Rose - "Dear Queen, this sorrowful news I bring
She's been carried away to the Elfin King"
Queen - "Dear Rose, I'll see what can be done
Before the setting of the sun"
Queen turns as she hears two flowers quarreling.
Queen - "WhatI A quarrel among two flowers fair?
Come, who are the guilty pair?
Ah I'Goldenrod and Buttercup
Again be friends by making up
This time I won't ask what 'tis about
If you'll do away with that f»own and pout"
Buttercup - "Dear Titania, we're very sorry"
Queen - "I forgive you, go on with your stSry".
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A Fairy Playlet
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A play written by Doris McCarthy and Marjorie Beer in 1922 about a fairy queen and the queens of flowers. Originally tucked into Doris's journal. The play is referred to on page 19 of Doris's autobiography, My Life.
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Buttercup -
Queen
Daisy
"The little elves are awfully mean
They're the Haughtiest sprites that I've ever seen
One stole from me a cup of butter
Before a protest I could utter."
"Well, well, that was a naughty elf
He aught to be ashamed of himself
I hope the evils of his ways he'll learn,
low Daisy dear, it is your turn."
Oh, Queen, my tale is short but sad
It is about those those elfins bad.
In the meaaflma, whsre my, c hi Id r en are
The elfins come and their beadT^ Ulaf »' wii—h
By plucking their petals one by one
And leaving them wilting i# the sun".
Queen - "Daisy, is it really so?"
(To Wilamere) "Please call ray herald, go, now go".
Princess - "Oh, Mother, Why did you the herald eall?
Queen -"Be patient dear, you'll soon Snow all".
Enter Harald and Wilamere
rue en
Queen -
"Herald, I have ©ailed thee here
To tell my soldiers not to fear
But to go at once to the elfin king
And him to me right quickly bring".
Exit Herald.
"For the present that is off our mind.
I sincerely hope that they can find
Him asleep in his castle cold and bare
Sleeping in state on his golden chair
For if they find him there just so
They can catch him easily you know.
By the power that was given to me
By the Queen of Majic and my godmother's three
I can conquer the king in his castle grim
If he's sound asleep when we go to sieze him.
But now let us back to our duties get
With a long interruption we have met.
Forget-me-not, with your eyes of blue,
Come now, what shall we hear from you?
You should have no tale of woe,
You are too young to have a foe".
Forget-me-not
Queen
Bluebell -
Queen
"Dear Queen, I have one like the rest,
The Elfins must have thought it best
To harm all the flowers sparing none
For that is exactly what they have done."
- "This settling with the Elfin King will be no joke,
But now let us hear the rest of you folk.
All right, come on little Bluebell,
What have your subjects sent you here to tell"?
"The Elfins tease them till they cry,
And then they wilt and then they die".
"My dear we all can sympathize with you,
The elves have harmed all but a few".
"I hope they will soon reform their ways,
For in the long run it always pays".
Princess
Queen - "Ah, now we shall hear from our Goldenrod,
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A Fairy Playlet
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A play written by Doris McCarthy and Marjorie Beer in 1922 about a fairy queen and the queens of flowers. Originally tucked into Doris's journal. The play is referred to on page 19 of Doris's autobiography, My Life.
Page 4.
Queen
Con'fl. from
Page 3.
Goldenrod -
"If she's not been in trouble 'tis very
What mischief have you been in my dear
Ah, your report I greatly fear."
odd
other day.
to see them run
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Queen
Princess
Queen
Boldhart
Herald
Queen
fKing reads)
"Dear Queen, tliis time you need not worry,
°h I never saw elves in such a hurry
As they were when I chased them away
With my sneezing seeds the
You should have been there
It reallv:jwaa the greatest fun
To see them sneeze and get so red
And try to stand upon their head^
And roll and tumble among the reeds
All on account of ay sneezing seeds."
"I hope you have not been too hard,
For their evil ways they may discard".
"I for one, hope that they do
I can't help liking some can you?"
(Sound of drums horns and cheering)
"Hark! Just hear our sn&diers cheer,
Bid them come in sweet Rosamere,
If we may go by their laughter and shouts
I am quite sure there is no doubt,
That my orders have been earried out."
Enter Boldhart, herald, king and Rosamere
''Ah, here oomes our Boldhart the brave
Bringing with him the kingly knave"
- "Your Majesty, here is the elf,
A goodly fello?;, I pledge myself
I know you laugh when you see his size,
But if you were to fight him you'd get a surprise,
He's full of jigour and pep and vim,
Though you'd never know it to look at him.
(Flowers laugh)
Well, well, you may laugh, you fairy folk,
But to bring him here it was no $oke".
"Queen Titania, that is right,
We were there and saw the fight."
"Yes, Herald, I believe that is quite true
(Turns to Boldhart)
And we know we owe mo3t of it to you,
So I take the time to thank you here
Come flowers, all give him a cheer
(Fl&wers cheer)
How you may go and rest yourself
While my fairies and I attend to this elf.
Exit Boldhart.
Base King, Are you not ashamed of your past?
Your conduct has been too bad to last,
Read these complaints that my fairies gave me
(hands manuscript to him)
These outrages can no longer be."
"Dear Queen, you fill me with remorse
But let me begin at the troubles' source
It wasn't all my fault dear queen
Though I will admit we were all pretty mean.
Yon know ray elves are a mischievous crowd
But sometimes of them I am justly proud.
Well, times in my kingdom were becoming slow
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A Fairy Playlet
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A play written by Doris McCarthy and Marjorie Beer in 1922 about a fairy queen and the queens of flowers. Originally tucked into Doris's journal. The play is referred to on page 19 of Doris's autobiography, My Life.
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King -
continued) There was nothing new to do, nowhere new to go
At last they became so discontented
I listened to their pleas and then consented.
low what they really wanted to do
Was to explore your kingdom through and through
In hope of something new to find
I agreed, I was quite blind
lever thinking it would lead to wrong,
But I saw my mystake before very long
For when they'd explored your realm so vast,
They brought to please me a flower who hast
Been j im anc. till there
And a 11 e ■fQfttfk*'.