CHARACTERS.
| Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly broker | ||
| Frederick Merry, a nephew to Scrooge | ||
| Bob Cratchit, clerk to Scrooge | ||
| Ghost of Jacob Marley, dead seven years | ||
| Spirit of Christmas Past | ||
| Spirit of Christmas Present | ||
| Mr. Thomas Topper | ||
| Mr. Henry Snapper | ||
| Mr. Mumford | | | philanthropic citizens |
| Mr. Barnes | | | |
| Peter Cratchit | ||
| Little Cratchit | ||
| Tiny Tim | ||
| Scrooge's former self | ||
| Mr. Stevens | | | |
| Mr. Jones | | | |
| Mr. Fatchin | | | Scrooge's business friends |
| Mr. Snuffer | | | |
| Mr. Redface | | | |
| Mr. Kemper | ||
| Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge's former master | ||
| Mr. James Badger | ||
| Dick Wilkins, Fezziwig's apprentice | ||
| Old Joe, a pawnbroker | ||
| Mr. Shroud, an undertaker | ||
| Old Baldhead, the fiddler | ||
| The Lamp Lighter | ||
| First Man | ||
| Second Man | ||
| Ignorance | ||
| The boy with the turkey | ||
| Thomas, a servant | ||
| Mrs. Belle Kemper, Scrooge's first and last love | ||
| Mrs. Frederick Merry | ||
| Miss Julia Kemper | | | her daughters |
| Miss Sarah Kemper | | | |
| Mrs. Cratchit, a devoted wife | ||
| Belinda Cratchit | | | her daughters |
| Martha Cratchit | | | |
| Mrs. Caroline Badger | ||
| Mrs. Mangle, a laundress | ||
| Mrs. Dilber, a char-woman | ||
| Mrs. Fezziwig, a worthy matron | ||
| Clara Fezziwig | | | her daughters |
| Emma Fezziwig | | | |
| Little Fanny Scrooge | ||
| Want | ||
| Six or eight children for tableaux. | ||
By a distribution of two or three character to one person, the piece can be performed by fifteen males and nine females.
COSTUMES.
Scrooge. First dress: Brown Quaker-cut coat, waistcoat and pants. Dark overcoat. Low-crowned, broad-brimmed hat. Black silk stock and standing collar. Bald wig with tufts of white hair on each side. Smooth face. Second dress: Dressing gown, cotton night-cap and slippers.
Fred. Merry. First dress: Walking suit, overcoat, black silk hat. Black silk stock and standing collar. Side whiskers. Second dress: Dress suit.
Bob Cratchit. Long-tailed business coat of common material, much worn, and buttoned up to the neck. Woolen pants and waistcoat of check pattern. Colored scarf and standing collar. Large white comforter. Narrow-rimmed silk hat, old style and the worse for wear. Smooth face.