A CHRISTMAS CAROL OR THE MISER'S YULETIDE DREAM
ADAPTED FROM CHARLES DICKENS' IMMORTAL STORY.
CHARACTERS.
| Ebenezer Scrooge "Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire." | A Middle-aged Merchant | |
| Bob Cratchit "With the Christmas spirit in his heart." | Scrooge's Clerk | |
| Fred "A whole-souled, merry-hearted young married man." | Scrooge's Nephew | |
| Two Mission Lassies | ||
| The Ghost of Jacob Marley "Dead these seven years." | Scrooge's Partner | |
| First Spirit (Little Girl) | The Ghost of Christmas Past | |
| Second Spirit | The Ghost of Christmas Present | |
| Third Spirit | The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be | |
| A Chorus of Young Boys | Carol Singers | |
| First Wait | The Leader of the Singers | |
| Mr. Fezziwig | A Jolly Old Merchant | |
| Mrs. Fezziwig | One Vast Substantial Smile | |
| Ebenezer | Scrooge as a Young Man | |
| Dick | His Fellow Clerk | |
| The Old Fiddler | ||
| Bella | Scrooge's First and Only Love | |
| Mrs. Cratchit | Bob's Wife | |
| Belinda, Aged Eighteen | } | |
| Martha, Aged Seventeen | } | |
| Peter, Aged Fourteen | } | Bob Cratchit's Family |
| Bob, Aged Eleven | } | |
| Betty, Aged Nine | } | |
| Tiny Tim, Aged Four | } |
Five Ladies, Five Gentlemen and a Little Boy for the Fezziwig Tableau
Stave I.
Scene: The counting house of Scrooge and Marley. A dark, dreary office, indicated by brown curtains at sides, with entrances R. and L. and brown curtains at rear. Note: These rear curtains must be arranged to be parted, showing the tableau stage back of the real stage. The tableau stage is elevated a few feet above the real stage (this makes a better picture but is not absolutely necessary). High desk at R. facing the R. wall. Tall stool at this desk; ledger, quill pen, ink, candle on this desk. Small, old desk down L., facing audience. Desk chair back of this desk. Two common wooden chairs at R.C. and L.C. Ledger, quill pen, books, candle stuck in an old dark bottle, on desk down L.
Full description of costumes, a detailed illustration of the stage setting, etc., will be found at the end of the play.
Before the curtain rises Waits are heard singing off L. Curtain rises disclosing Bob Cratchit seated on stool, bent over ledger at desk R., working by the light of the candle.