Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.

Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.
Charles Dickens

Charles Scott

Charles A. Scott

«Old Scrooge»: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. / Dramatized from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christmas Story

CHARACTERS

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly broker

Frederick Merry, a nephew to Scrooge

Bob Cratchit, clerk to Scrooge

Ghost of Jacob Marley, dead seven years

Spirit of Christmas Past

Spirit of Christmas Present

Mr. Thomas Topper

Mr. Henry Snapper

Peter Cratchit

Little Cratchit

Tiny Tim

Scrooge's former self

Mr. Kemper

Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge's former master

Mr. James Badger

Dick Wilkins, Fezziwig's apprentice

Old Joe, a pawnbroker

Mr. Shroud, an undertaker

Old Baldhead, the fiddler

The Lamp Lighter

First Man

Second Man

Ignorance

The boy with the turkey

Thomas, a servant

Mrs. Belle Kemper, Scrooge's first and last love

Mrs. Frederick Merry

Mrs. Cratchit, a devoted wife

Mrs. Caroline Badger

Mrs. Mangle, a laundress

Mrs. Dilber, a char-woman

Mrs. Fezziwig, a worthy matron

Little Fanny Scrooge

Want

Six or eight children for tableaux.

By a distribution of two or three character to one person, the piece can be performed by fifteen males and nine females.

COSTUMES

Scrooge. First dress: Brown Quaker-cut coat, waistcoat and pants. Dark overcoat. Low-crowned, broad-brimmed hat. Black silk stock and standing collar. Bald wig with tufts of white hair on each side. Smooth face. Second dress: Dressing gown, cotton night-cap and slippers.

Fred. Merry. First dress: Walking suit, overcoat, black silk hat. Black silk stock and standing collar. Side whiskers. Second dress: Dress suit.

Bob Cratchit. Long-tailed business coat of common material, much worn, and buttoned up to the neck. Woolen pants and waistcoat of check pattern. Colored scarf and standing collar. Large white comforter. Narrow-rimmed silk hat, old style and the worse for wear. Smooth face.

Ghost of Marley. Drab cut-away coat and breeches. Low-cut single-breasted vest. Ruffled shirt. White neckcloth. Drab leggings. Gray, long-haired wig, with queue. Shaggy eyebrows.

Spirit of Christmas Past. White tunic trimmed with flowers. Fleshings. Jeweled belt around waist. Long white hair hanging loose down neck and back. Jeweled star for forehead. White conical hat, very high, carried under the arm. Smooth, pale face – no wrinkles. Wand of holly.

Spirit of Christmas Present. Green robe bordered with white fur. Fleshings. Trunks. Brown hose. Dark-brown curls. Holly wreath for the head.

Mumford. Overcoat. Under suit of the period – 1840. Black silk hat. White neckcloth and standing collar. Gray, long-haired wig. Smooth face. Spectacles.

Barnes. Blue cloth over and under coats. Black silk hat. Black silk stock and standing collar. Iron-gray short-haired wig. Mutton-chop whiskers. Walking stick.