Satisfactory pictures of Russian homes and costumes are very difficult to find, but there is a series of fairy-tales in Russian, beautifully illustrated in color, which will be found most helpful to those wishing to make costumes for this play. These books are to be had at the Russian Importing Company, 452 Boylston Street, Boston, and may also be seen in some of the larger Public Libraries.
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IN TWO ACTS
CHARACTERS
| Peter Pepper, Ringmaster, and owner of Pepper's Perennial Circus. | ||||||||||||
| Harry Hopkins | } | otherwise Marco Brothers, Acrobats. | ||||||||||
| Limber Jack | } | |||||||||||
| Barney O'Brien | } | otherwise | } | Signor Frencelli | } | Clowns. | ||||||
| Jerry Pickle | } | } | Signor Cocodilla | } | ||||||||
| Ben Jackson, otherwise Mr. Barlow, Minstrel and hand. | ||||||||||||
| Dutch, peanut-man and general factotum. | ||||||||||||
| Mike McGinnis, otherwise Professor Wormwood, Animal-trainer. | ||||||||||||
| Tim, one of the hands. | ||||||||||||
| Schneider, the Dog. | ||||||||||||
| Jocko, the Monkey. | ||||||||||||
| Farmer Simpson. | ||||||||||||
| Benjamin Franklin Simpson—"Bub"—(Eight years old.) | } | his boys. | ||||||||||
| Daniel Webster Simpson—"Sonny"—(Five years old.) | } | |||||||||||