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The White Christmas and Other Merry Christmas Plays

by Walter Ben Hare

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The White Christmas

A Christmas Morality Play in One Act

Originally produced by the Quadrangle Club of the University of Missouri, Christmas Eve, 1909.

Characters

MaryThe Maiden Mother
JosephOf the House of David
SimeonAn Old Shepherd
TimothyA Shepherd, the Husband of Anna
IsaacA Young Shepherd
AnnaThe Wife of Timothy, the Shepherd
ThomasHer Little Son
RuthHer Little Daughter
DeborahHostess of an Inn at Bethlehem
RachelA Maiden of Bethlehem
PriscillaHer Cousin
Melchoir
Gaspar
Baltasar
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The Wise Men from the East.

A Concealed Choir. The Prologue.

For description of costumes, arrangement of the scene, etc., see “Remarks on the Production” at the end of the play.

Time of Playing—About One Hour.


Scene I: Before the play begins the Prologue steps in front of the curtains and addresses the congregation.

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