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

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    Release dateNov 25, 2013
    Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. Dramatized from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christmas Story.

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      Old Scrooge - Charles A. Scott

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five

      Staves., by Charles A. Scott

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      Title: Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.

             Dramatized from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christmas Story.

      Author: Charles A. Scott

      Release Date: September 11, 2012 [EBook #40729]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OLD SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ***

      Produced by Charlene Taylor, Emmy and the Online Distributed

      Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was

      produced from images generously made available by The

      Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

      A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.

      DRAMATIZED FROM

      Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christmas Story,

      By CHARLES A. SCOTT.

      NEWARK, N. J.:

      NEW JERSEY SOLDIERS' HOME PRINT.

      1877.

      Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877,

      By Charles A. Scott

      ,

      in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

      All Rights Reserved.

      This edition is limited, and is printed for the convenience of rehearsal,

      to enable the owner to make such alterations

      as may seem judicious.

      CHARACTERS.

      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.

      Topper and Snapper. Dress suits of the period—1840.

      Peter Cratchit. Jacket or short coat. Very large standing collar and neckerchief.

      Little Cratchit. Calico shirt. Short trousers. Shoes and stockings. Apron.

      Tiny Tim. Same as Little Cratchit, with the addition of a jacket.

      Scrooge's former self. First dress: Cutaway coat. Knee breeches. Second dress: Cape coat. Hessians.

      Ignorance and Want. Clad in rags. Fleshings.

      Old Joe. Gabardine or long-skirted coat. Shaggy wig and beard. Old smoking cap.

      Mrs. Cratchit. Plain black or brown dress. Cap and apron.

      Mrs. Merry, Kemper and Misses Kemper. Handsome house dresses of the period.

      Misses Fezziwig. Low-necked dresses with short sleeves.

      Mrs. Badger. Plain walking dress. Bonnet and shawl.

      SCENERY,

      FURNITURE and PROPERTIES.

      ACT I.

      SCENE I.—Scrooge & Marley's Counting House, 1st G. backed by an interior 2d G. Set fire-place—painted grate fire L. Window in flat L. C. Double doors in flat, thrown open, R. C. Scrooge's desk and chair near window—ruler, pens, ink and paper on desk. Bob Cratchit's Desk in inner room in sight of audience. Lighted candles on both desks. Scuttle of coal near fire place. Clothes hooks on flat for Scrooge's

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