| XI. [Minty-Malviny’s Santa Claus.] In One Act | [265] |
Seven characters: Three adults, two men, one woman; four children, three girls, and one boy, six to ten years. The important part of the pickaninny taken by a girl of ten.
Setting: Modern interior.
Time of playing: 25 minutes.
Minty-Malviny, the little black drudge of an old-time New Orleans boarding-house, falls asleep on the rug of a handsome sitting-room, and waking, takes the owner for Ole Marse Santa Claus himself. Her faith inspires him to play the part.
| XII. [The Hundred.] In One Act | [283] |
Six characters: Five women, one little girl of eight or nine, who must be able to carry an important part.
Setting: Mrs. Darling's dressing-room.
Time of playing: 50 minutes.
Mrs. Darling, a charming young widow with a quick temper, has dressed a hundred dolls for an Orphan Asylum. On Christmas Eve, Sally, the kitchen-maid, brings a little East-side friend to see the dolls, one of which is accidentally broken, to the consternation of the household. But Mrs. Darling is not the ogress the servants believe her, and Tibbie goes home happy, with her arms full of dollies.
| [General Notes] | [313] |
| [Suggestions for Carols] | [315] |