[Illustration: ENLISTED FOR THE WAR. ] [Illustration: 'THE EXHIBITION STAGE BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.' ] THE AMATEUR DRAMA SERIES. THE EXHIBITION DRAMA: COMPRISING DRAMA, COMEDY, AND FARCE, TOGETHER WITH DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS, FOR _PRIVATE THEATRICALS, HOME REPRESENTATIONS, HOLIDAY AND SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS_. BY GEORGE M. BAKER, Author of "Amateur Dramas," "The Mimic Stage," "The Social Stage," "The Drawing-Room Stage," "Temperance Dramas," "A Baker's Dozen," "Humorous Dialogues," "Running to Waste," &c. ILLUSTRATED. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS. NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD, & DILLINGHAM. 1875. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by GEORGE M. BAKER, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. BOSTON: RAND, AVERY, & CO., STEREOTYPERS AND PRINTERS. PREFACE. In the preparation of "The Exhibition Drama," the author has endeavored to present as great a variety as in the previous volumes of this series, and to comply, as far as possible, with the requests of numerous correspondents. Thus "Enlisted for the War" was written in response to a demand for something, based on the late civil war, which should meet the requirements of various Posts of the G. A. R. The musical allegories, "The Visions of Freedom," and "The Tournament of Idylcourt," were prepared for the graduating-class in a Boston grammar-school, and are of the same general character as those previously issued. The Christmas entertainment, and the dramatization of Dickens's "Christmas Carol," have both been successfully performed at sabbath-school entertainments. These, as well as the allegories, are plentifully supplied with tableaux, easily represented, and are adapted to the wants of many occasional exhibitions. That "Amateur Dramas" are successful, the appearance of a fifth volume is convincing testimony. In addition to this, the warm commendations of the press, frequent testimonials from public teachers, and last, though not least, a steadily increasing demand for the old as well as the new, convince the author that he is honorably catering to a healthy appetite for innocent and wholesome recreation. G. M. B. 207 WEST SPRINGFIELD STREET, BOSTON.