Christmas Candles

Christmas Candles, by Elsie Hobart Carter


Excerpts from the book:


Seventeen characters: Two, the mother and St. Nicholas, played by adults; seven boys and four girls from six to twelve years; four boys, or three boys and a girl, fourteen to eighteen. Important parts fall to three of the younger children, two boys and one girl, and the Star-Child must be able to sing alone.

Setting: 1st. Snow-scene in forest.

2nd. Interior,—a poor hovel.

Time of playing: 40 minutes.