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Identifier: whitechristmasot00hare (find matches)
Title: The White Christmas, and other merry Christmas plays
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Hare, Walter Ben, 1880-1950
Subjects: Christmas plays
Publisher: Chicago, T.S. Denison & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Text Appearing Before Image:
This costume may sometimes be borrowed
from a lodge of Shriners, Knights Templar, Royal
Arch Masons or Odd Fellows.
Gaspar—Similar to Melchoir. He is a young king
aged about twenty-two. Wear white drapery on
head and over it a golden (paper) crown. May
wear sword. Sandals.
Baltasar—Old king with white hair. Long rich
robe or kimono over a cassock. Red sash. Red head
drapery. Golden crown. Sandals.
Angees—Invisible to the audience.
Prologue—Stately lady in trailing Grecian robe
of white. Hair powdered. This character should
be played by a lady with distinct dramatic ability.
Note.—If it is desired to simplify these costumes,
kimonos, cassocks and cottas from Episcopal choirs,
draperies of sheets and couch covers, and sandals
made of a sole bound to foot with brown cloth cords,
will answer admirably in the dim blue light.
Nightgowns, dressing gowns, fur rugs, fur muffs
opened, fur stoles, opera capes, spangled tunics,
window cords and chains, etc., will make valuable
substitutes for the oriental garments.
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ANITA'S SECRET OR CHRISTMAS IN THE STEERAGE
Text Appearing After Image:
ANITA'S SECRET OR CHRISTMAS
IN THE STEERAGE

A CHRISTMAS PLAY IN ONE ACT FOR SANTA CLAUS AND
SIXTEEN CHILDREN.

CHARACTERS.

SANTA CLAUS Adult
JOLLY JACK FROST Little Boy
ANITA, a Little Italian Immigrant Aged Eight or Nine
HULDA, from Holland Aged Ten
SERGIUS, from Russia Aged Nine
MEENY, from Germany Aged Seven
BIDDY MARYB, from Ireland Aged about Eight
PADDY MIKE, from Ireland Aged about
SEVEN TOMASSO, from Italy Aged about Nine
KLINKER; Little Dutch Twins
SCHWILLIE WILLIE WINKUME Aged Four or Five
NEELDA, from Spain Aged Five
AH GOO, from China Little Boy
YACOB, from Denmark Aged Six
HANS, from Norway Aged Four
MIEZE, from Germany Aged Six
SANO SAN, from Japan Little Girl
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Time of Playing—About One Hour and Fifteen
Minutes.
COSTUMES, ETC.
For notes on costuming, scenery and properties,
see Remarks on the Production of the Play at the end of the play.
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Merry Christmas Plays
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ARGUMENT.
It is the night before Christmas and the scene is
on a big ocean-going vessel many miles out at sea.
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