Chapter I: Front Matter

"OLD SCROOGE:"

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 to enable the owner to make such
alterations as may seem judicious._

_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
Mr. Mumford | philanthropic citizens
Mr. Barnes |
Peter Cratchit
Little Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Scrooge's former self
Mr. Stevens |
Mr. Jones |
Mr. Fatchin | Scrooge's business friends
Mr. Snuffer |
Mr. Redface |
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 |
Miss Julia Kemper | her daughters
Miss Sarah Kemper |
Mrs. Cratchit, a devoted wife
Belinda Cratchit | her daughters
Martha Cratchit |
Mrs. Caroline Badger
Mrs. Mangle, a laundress
Mrs. Dilber, a char-woman
Mrs. Fezziwig, a worthy matron
Clara Fezziwig | her daughters
Emma Fezziwig |
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.

_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._