SANTA CLAUS. It's just two minutes till Christmas morning. I've had a hard night's work and I think I'll just take a little vacation here in the steerage. ANITA. Oh, Santa Claus, may I wake up all the leetla children and let them see you? SANTA CLAUS. Yes, just as soon as you hear the chimes announcing the birth of Christmas Day. ANITA. And don't you have any other place to go this year? SANTA CLAUS. I hope not. Here I am in the middle of the ocean and my air ship is just about played out. Jack, dump everything out of the sack and we'll give the little immigrants the jolliest kind of a Christmas. I'm not going to lug all of those toys and candy and things back to the North Pole again. JACK FROST (_empties sack on floor_). Here they are, daddy. SANTA CLAUS. Now, where's the tree? JACK FROST (_goes to rear of the stage and removes the curtains that have been concealing the dazzling Christmas tree._). There she is. Isn't she a beauty? ANITA. Oh, it's the greatest, most grand-a tree in all the world. (_Faint chimes are heard in the distance._) JACK FROST. There are the chimes. It is Christmas Day. Merry Christmas, daddy; merry Christmas, Anita. Christmas Day is here. ANITA (_dancing around_). Merry Christmas, Jack Frost! Merry Christmas, Santa Claus! Merry Christmas, everybody! Merry Christmas to all the world. Wake up, Hulda! Wake up! (_Shakes her._) JACK FROST. Wake up, Paddy Mike and Sergius! Wake up! Merry Christmas! SANTA CLAUS. Wake up, Meeny and Biddy. It's Christmas morning. And you two little shavers, Klinker and Schwillie Willie Winkum, wake up and give Santa Claus a good, old hug! (_The children all awaken. Rub eyes, stretch, etc._) HULDA. Oh, he's come, he's come, he's come! (_Runs and hugs_ SANTA CLAUS.) SCHWILLIE. Me, too. (_Hugs him._) I said he'd come, didn't I, Klinker? (_Lights all on full._) KLINKER (_hugging_ SANTA CLAUS). Sure you did. And me, too, didn't I, Schwillie Willie Winkum? MEENY. Oh, see the tree! The beautiful, beautiful Christmas tree. TOMASSO. And my leetla shoes are full of candy and toys. PADDY MIKE. Now, let's be all after giving three cheers for old Santa Claus. (_The cheers are given._) ANITA (_bringing_ JACK FROST _forward_). And this is the leetla Jolly Jack Frost. PADDY MIKE. Then three cheers for the leetla Jolly Jack Frost. (_The cheers are given._) ANITA (_at C. with_ JACK FROST). This was my Christmas secret. Santa Claus and the air ship and the Christmas tree and jolly Jack Frost and everything. This was the secret. PADDY MIKE. Now all of yeez give three cheers for Anita's secret. (_The cheers are given. Folk dance may be introduced. All sing Christmas carol as the curtain falls._) CURTAIN. REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE PLAY. THE SCENERY.