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EXHIBITORS HERALD
7
January 31, 1925
singing “When You and I Were Seventeen.” Their business is to walk across stage while singing. This is done in front of plain curtain.
2. At their exit and finish of song, the plain curtain is drawn, revealing Valentine built in frame construction with perforated veneer giving embossed paper effect — colors, white trimmed in ' gold with red flowers at bottom edging steps. Three boys representing youths of early American period and three girls in heart and ribbon costume (as in design) enter through curtains in heart opening. They do a dance number, choice of ballet master. The Gavotte is suggested or number in keeping with Valentine spirit.
3. The two characters that opened the act are changing to fancy costume. The girl in an old fashioned full skirted costume that will permit her stepping into carriage with ease and grace. The man costumed in the period subsequent to the Colonial, tight trousers, double breasted frock coat and high hat. Costume to be made of satin. Gray trousers and plum colored coat.
4. At finish of dance the carriage enters drawn by butterflies with Cupid driving and the young man riding.
5. He alights from carriage, greets lady who appears through curtains in heart opening. They sing chorus “When You and I Were Seventeen.”
6. At finish of chorus he assists her into carriage and they ride off together, leaving dancers in group in center stage.
Curtain
Number 3
Number Three may be done in a very inexpensive way. The entire design may be painted on a drop with the lace effect in transparency and the circular panel in scrim. The Harlequin may be painted on the scrim — transforming into a dance number by Harlequin and Columbine. Music — "Harlequin’s Serenade.”
The number or numbers performed in circle may be dance or vocal, optional with musical director, and the numbers of his own choice depending on available home talent.
At finish the arrow may appear by transparency method.
Suggestion for use of “The Sweetest Story Ever Told” and “At Dawning” (Oliver Diston Co.).
1. “The Sweetest Story Ever Told” is being sung by female character in modern costume. During song the lights are gradually brought up to her behind scrim lace design.
2. At finish of her song male character appears below (on stage floor) answering with song “At Dawning” (Oliver Ditson Co.).
End.