The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas PlaysHare, Walter Ben
Religion
The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays
Hare, Walter Ben
Christmas plays
(_All sing the first verse and chorus of "Follow Me, Full of Glee,"
accompanied by the children in the audience. At the end all dance off
the stage at R._)
ACT III.
SCENE: _The Wishing Land. Green or dark colored curtains at rear and
at sides. Use all the large palms and potted trees available. A
trumpet vine is attached to curtains at the rear. This is made of
branches pinned on curtain to simulate a vine. Several tin trumpets
are tied to the branches and many trumpets of various sizes made of
paper. These stick out of the vines like blossoms._
[Illustration: Fig. 1]
_At rear right is a large tree with buds made of tissue paper and toy
drums showing in the buds. See diagram. The leaves forming these buds
should be pointed oval in shape and vary in size as they represent
buds or open flowers. The drums hang down from the branches and the
petals, when open, hang open and partly cover them. Another tree
stands at rear L. This is hung with candy or bits of colored paper
simulating candy. Candy canes are on this tree and_ JIM DANDY _is
sleeping at bottom of tree._
_At R. about half-way back are branches arranged to look as if
growing, and about three feet high, hung with balls of various sizes
and colors._
_At L. about half-way back are three little girls dressed as French
dolls. They stand in a row facing the audience. At either end of the
row is a frame to support the cheesecloth curtain that hides them from
the audience. They must stand stiffly with arms held out straight in
front of them._
_At L. front are several rows of flower pots or boxes containing
growing plants with dolls fastened among the leaves. These are
branches about eighteen inches high, with green paper buds partly
enveloping the dolls._
_At R. front is a large square box (a pasteboard cracker box or
breakfast food box covered with red tissue paper will answer) in which
is_ KA-ZIN-SKI _concealed by the lid._
_At R. half-way back just in front of the ball-trees stand three
little boys dressed as toy soldiers. They stand erect and do not
move._
_Curtain rises to mysterious music played by piano. This continues
some little time until the audience "takes in" the scene._
_After a pause, enter the_ WISHING MAN, _followed by the three_ BIG
CHILDREN.
WISHING MAN. Well, here we are in the Wishing Land. My kingdom and not
a soul to welcome me!
BIG D. Oh, what a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful place.
BIG S. See 'ittie bitsy teeny weeny trumpets gwowing in twees.
BIG T. And the dolls. The lovely, lovely dolls.
WISHING MAN (_clapping his hands_). What, ho! Is there none to welcome
me?
_Enter_ TEDDY BEAR _from L._
TEDDY BEAR (_comes to_ WISHING MAN _and bows low_).
BIG D. Oh, see the Teddy Bear.
BIG T. And he's the biggest one I ever saw.
BIG S. Nice pussy, nice, nice pussy! (_Strokes_ TEDDY BEAR.)
TEDDY BEAR (_growls_).
BIG S. (_much frightened_). Oh, naughty, naughty, naughty!
WISHING MAN. Hello, Teddy Bear. Where's your brother?
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