Part 1 (1/2)

Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.

by Charles A. Scott.

_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 b.u.t.toned 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 s.h.i.+rt. White neckcloth. Drab leggings. Gray, long-haired wig, with queue. s.h.a.ggy eyebrows.

_Spirit of Christmas Past._ White tunic trimmed with flowers. Fles.h.i.+ngs. 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. Fles.h.i.+ngs. 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 s.h.i.+rt. Short trousers. Shoes and stockings. Ap.r.o.n.

_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. Fles.h.i.+ngs.

_Old Joe._ Gabardine or long-skirted coat. s.h.a.ggy wig and beard. Old smoking cap.

_Mrs. Cratchit._ Plain black or brown dress. Cap and ap.r.o.n.

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