Helps and hints for Hallowe'en

by Laura Rountree Smith

[Have a panel with curtain arranged at back of stage, so that same can be drawn open and closed very easily. The characters must be ready to appear one after the other. The Owl and Cat may draw out their yells so as to afford more time for the change behind curtain. The Spirit of the Year announces each character as curtain is drawn open. Enter Spirit of the Year.]

Spirit of the Year:

Once again ’tis Hallowe’en,

Strange figures show upon the screen;

Hallowe’en in every nation,

Still is kept o’er all creation.

Some superstitions I hold ’tis true,

I am the Spirit of the Year,

I bow to you.