Jack O'Lantern Joe
Sane Halloween Observer Offered here are random "pumpkin bits" from a 1905 stage production of Pearl and the Pumpkin (originally a1904 children's book, written by Paul Clarendon West and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustrator W. W. Denslow ). And though remarked by many as having little success, the glimpses we get of the stage show and of the musical recordings are intriguing to Hallowe'en aficionados. Pearl and the Pumpkin - Sheet Music Hallowe'en night, Pearl watches her cousin Joe Miller carve twenty Jack O'lanterns in the pumpkin patch. See image above with Joe Miller offering Pearl a Jack O' Lantern, and read the lyrics to Jack O'Lantern Joe at Hungry Tiger Press . A baker and a canner (disgruntled by the wasted food), as well as a Mariner (who magically appears from an apple-bobbing tub and wishes to learn the secret of Joe's green thumb) conspire against Joe. As the scenes proceed from the Pringle Barn, to Hallowe'e...