Stage shows interior of doll shop. Shop Woman, Guests and Soldier Doll are on stage when curtain rises. Dolls enter as announced; all except Rag Dolls walk stiffly across stage. After they speak they stand at rear of stage.
CHARACTERS
- Child—Little girl in ordinary dress.
- Shop Woman—Taller girl, dark dress, white apron.
- Guests—Any number girls.
- Soldier Doll—Boy in scout or soldier suit.
- Rag Dolls—Girls in blue gingham dresses and bonnets—very limp.
- French Doll—Girl with curls, big hat, ruffled dress.
- Farmer Doll—Boy in overalls, big straw hat.
- Paper Doll—Child in crepe paper costume.
- Baby Doll—Very small girl—long white dress and cap.
- Sailor Doll—Boy in sailor suit.
- Collapsible Dolls—Children in red rompers and caps.
- Japanese Doll—Dark girl in bright kimono, slippers, fan.
- Dutch Doll—Girl in blue dress, white apron and cap, wooden shoes.
- Indian Doll—Dark child in Indian suit.
- Eskimo Doll—Plump child—one-piece pajama suit covered with cotton to represent fur, hood attached.
- Old Doll—Child with uncombed hair, torn, soiled dress.
(Child enters.)
Child:
I’m looking for a dollie
And so I’ve come to you.
I’m told that you have in your store
Some lovely dolls quite new.
I hope they all are home today