[PAR] [TLE] Virginia Karns [SEP] Virginia Karns (May 30, 1907 – June 21, 1990) was a singer and character actor at the Hal Roach Studios in the early 1930s.  Fans probably remember her best from the opening scene of the Laurel and Hardy musical comedy "Babes in Toyland" (1934), in which she portrayed Mother Goose. [PAR] [TLE] Mother Goose [SEP] The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes often published as "Old Mother Goose's Rhymes", as illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1913.  As a character, she appears in one nursery rhyme.  A Christmas pantomime called "Mother Goose" is often performed in the United Kingdom.  The so-called "Mother Goose" rhymes and stories have formed the basis for many classic British pantomimes.  Mother Goose is generally depicted in literature and book illustration as an elderly country woman in a tall hat and shawl, a costume identical to the peasant costume worn in Wales in the early 20th century, but is sometimes depicted as a goose (usually wearing a bonnet).
[PAR] [TLE] Virginia Karns [ SEP ] Virginia Karns ( May 30 , 1907 – June 21 , 1990 ) was a singer and character actor at the Hal Roach Studios in the early 1930s . Fans probably remember her best from the opening scene of the Laurel and Hardy musical comedy " Babes in Toyland " ( 1934 ) , in which she portrayed Mother Goose . [PAR] [TLE] Mother Goose [ SEP ] The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes often published as " Old Mother Goose 's Rhymes " , as illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1913 . As a character , she appears in one nursery rhyme . A Christmas pantomime called " Mother Goose " is often performed in the United Kingdom . The so - called " Mother Goose " rhymes and stories have formed the basis for many classic British pantomimes . Mother Goose is generally depicted in literature and book illustration as an elderly country woman in a tall hat and shawl , a costume identical to the peasant costume worn in Wales in the early 20th century , but is sometimes depicted as a goose ( usually wearing a bonnet ) .
Who illustrated the character that Virginia Karns  portrayed in "Babes in Toyland"?
Who illustrated the character that Virginia Karns portrayed in " Babes in Toyland " ?
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham