_Second Action_ 1. Joseph’s Carol. _Third Action_ 2. Fairy Round. _Fourth Action_ 3. Luck Song. _Fourth Action_ 4. The Tree-Child’s Lullaby. _Seventh Action_ 5. “We Three Kings of Orient Are.” _Eighth Action_ 6. The Bell, the Sword and the Laughter. _Eighth Action_ 7. Dance-Carol of the Evergreen. _Tenth Action_ 8. Ballad of the Kings and the Pedlar. In modified small-scale productions of the Masque, where it may be impracticable to render all the music in its completeness, the Carols alone may be sung. In that event, the Choruses should not be wholly omitted, but may be rendered as Choral Poems spoken in chanted speech by properly qualified leaders (at Stage A and Stage B), as indicated in the “Guide to the Evergreen Tree” pamphlet, referred to in the Announcements on the last page of this volume. _THE COMMUNITY CHORUS_ is in two divisions, as follows: CHORUS A, in White: Men and Women: located near Stage A. CHORUS B, in Red: Men: located near Stage B. _TIME AND PLACE_ TIME The Time is laid on a night shortly after the birth of Christ. PLACE The Masque takes place in Four Regions, indicated by Two Stages, and Two Aisles, the Audience being located between the two stages. Stage A represents the Place of Outcasts: a knoll, with path, in the Wilderness, before the Evergreen Tree. Stage B (located opposite Stage A) represents the Place of Empire: the Gateway and Steps to the Palace of Herod. Aisle I (located on the right of Stage B, as one faces Stage A) represents a Pathway from the land of Herod into the Wilderness. Aisle II (located on the left of Stage B and parallel to Aisle I) represents another Pathway into the Wilderness. See Ground Plan opposite page 69. _From the Gospel of Saint Matthew: Chapter II_ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came Wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled.... And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.” When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.... And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Now when they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.” And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt....