SCENE
A dimly lighted sitting-room, showing a fireplace and at least one window. Leaning against the wall beside the fire place, a huge book of nursery rimes, with a picture of Mother Goose on the cover.
TIME
The night before Christmas.
ACT I
[Enter Harry and Nell, with stockings to hang up.]
Harry. Come on! Let’s hang ’em here!
Nell. Where are Bobby and Dot?
Harry. Hi, Bobby! Hi there, Dot! Come along! We’re going to hang up our stockings now. [They go back to entrance and draw in with them two smaller children, the smaller the better, and help them hang up tiny stockings, then lead them out and return themselves—all this in dumb show, or the children may say a few words, whatever is most natural. It is better for them not to learn set speeches for this part of the business. After rearranging the stockings, Harry and Nell sit down by the fire.]
Harry. What do you s’pose he’ll bring us?