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BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY, _Publishers_, CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus
MUSICAL CHRISTMAS PLAY
IN FOUR SCENES
BY
MAUD BRUNTON
[Illustration]
BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
_Printed in the United States of America_
CHARACTERS
[SPEAKING PARTS]
SANTA CLAUS _Who Neglects His Christmas Duties_
MRS. SANTA CLAUS _The Prince’s Mother_
FAIRY QUEEN _A Beautiful Girl_
FAIRY PRINCE _Who Falls in Love with the Queen_
THOMAS PAGE _The Fairy Messenger_
BILLY BUNDY _The Fairy Minister_
TINY TIM _The Fairy Usher_
FLOSSIE FIXIT }
ELF GOSSIP } _The Queen’s Maids_
[TO ACT, SING AND DANCE, BUT NOT TO SPEAK]
MARY MIXIT _Another of the Queen’s Maids_
JOHNNIE JUMPUP _The Fairy Clown_
OTHER FAIRIES _As many as may be desired_
TIME: _Near Christmas_
SCENES: _Three interiors--I, The Fairy Queen’s Palace; II, Home of
Santa Claus; III, Home of Prince’s Mother; IV, Same as II._
TIME OF PLAYING: _About One and One-half Hours_
COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES
The Queen’s costume, fan and wand
The Queen’s bridal costume and veil
The costume for the President’s Messenger, with long coat
His costume as the Prince
Four Boy costumes for Fairies
Two Girl costumes as Fairies
One Girl costume for the Elf
Costumes for extra Fairies
(All to be very dainty and bright colored)
Caps for Fairies and Elf carrying their names:
Thomas Page, Messenger
Tiny Tim, Usher
Billy Bundy, Minister
Flossie Fixit, Maid
Elf Gossip, Maid
Mary Mixit, Maid
Johnnie Jumpup, Clown
Horn for Thomas Page
Telegram for Thomas Page
Bridal veil for Mrs. Santa Claus
Red dress for Mrs. Santa Claus
Usual costume for Santa Claus
Sleigh for Santa Claus
Reindeer for Santa Claus
Toys, fruit, nuts, candy, tree ornaments, and gifts
Loaded Christmas tree
Spy glass and bells for Santa Claus
Two pairs of stockings for chimney in Old Lady’s Home
Big stockings for Santa Claus, with sign “For Santa Claus”
Sign: “How Young Husbands Can Make Their Wives Happy”
Big Book to paste sign on--“For My Long Lost Son”
Couch in Santa Claus’ home
Couch in Queen’s Palace
Throne in Queen’s Palace
Flowers
Light slippers for dancing
Santa Claus’ Home
Fairy Queen’s Palace
Prince’s Mother’s Home
Bible for Billy Bundy
Wand for Prince
Clock for Santa Claus’ house
THE STORY OF THE PLAY
Santa Claus neglects his Christmas duties, for he has fallen in love
with a beautiful girl, the Queen of the Fairies. The Queen also, being
completely occupied with her consideration of Santa’s suit, neglects
her duty of seeing that the Christmas trees, holly and turkeys are made
to grow for Christmas.
The President of the United States sends a Messenger to find out what
is the matter, but he cannot gain audience with the Queen nor Santa.
He appeals to the Queen’s fairy attendants to help him out. So they
transform him into a Fairy Prince, and he seeks the Queen’s hand in
marriage. The Queen and the Prince are soon so much in love that the
Prince forgets to remind the Queen of her Christmas duties.
The little fairies are now much puzzled, but the Queen’s maids, Flossie
Fixit and the Elf Gossip, and the Fairy Messenger, Thomas Page,
undertake to solve the problem. They must not only arouse the Queen to
her responsibilities, but Santa as well.
They first bring Santa to see the Queen’s response to the Prince’s love
making, but when he is unhappy over it, they tell him to forget his
troubles by making other people happy. So he goes home and sets to work
properly, making toys and other gifts for Christmas.
Then the little folks wonder how they can get the Queen to do her
part. She has told her attendants not to interrupt her when a guest is
present except in a matter of life and death.
Flossie Fixit and Thomas Page get up a telegram which Thomas Page
hands to the Prince. It states that his home is on fire and that his
mother will be burned up unless he makes haste to rescue her. The
Prince flies to his mother.
Flossie Fixit puts the Prince into a deep sleep. Gossip spreads the
report that the Prince has been burned up in the fire.
The Queen is so grief-stricken that they are afraid she will die, and
Billy Bundy brings Santa Claus to console her. Then her old love for
Santa returns, and she takes refuge in his comforting old arms. Finally
she says:
“I love you, Santa. I will marry you.”
So Santa Claus and the Fairy Queen are married. Santa Claus takes his
bride home and, as it is the very day before Christmas, he immediately
puts her to work making the Christmas trees, holly and turkeys grow.
By noon all is finished and Santa Claus starts off on his tour,
distributing gifts to all the little children in the world, flying
first of course to the side of the world which is dark. He tries to
get the Queen to go with him to help distribute the gifts, but she
refuses, saying she has done her part of the work. Santa tells her she
is not a very satisfactory wife for a Santa Claus. She smiles at him
reproachfully, but will not go. Santa wraps the little Queen in his
arms for a moment and then goes alone.
The Fairy Queen grieves, thinking Santa doesn’t love her any more, and
she says: “Oh, why did the Prince have to die?”
She throws herself on the couch and finally cries herself to sleep.
Billy Bundy, the Fairy Minister, says to Flossie Fixit: “Sister
Flossie, the Queen is very unhappy. What _can_ we do? What _can_ we
do? You’ve got her married to the wrong man.”
“Where is the Prince?” asks Thomas Page.
“The Prince is asleep,” says Flossie, “but I will now awaken him.” To
this end she picks up the Queen’s wand and waves it back and forth
three times.
The Queen, awakening, looks through Santa’s spy glass and sees the
Prince coming back. She flies out of the door to meet him.
The Elf Gossip enters, announcing that the Prince has arrived and the
Queen has gone off with him. Thomas Page goes out to see what can be
done about it.
The Elf Gossip picks up the spy glass. Suddenly she calls Billy and
Flossie to look through the spy glass at Santa Claus on his travels.
He comes to an old lady all dressed in red, evidently intending to play
Santa Claus. There are a tree and stockings by the chimney which Santa
Claus comes down, and a sign: “For my long lost son.” She is alone and
weeping. Santa comforts her and then invites her to go on his trip to
act as Mrs. Santa Claus, as he needs help. She goes, and both she and
Santa think this great fun. Elf Gossip declares Santa Claus has kissed
the old lady.
Meanwhile the Queen and Prince enter Santa’s home. The Queen says:
“I would get a divorce, but I just can’t think of breaking dear old
Santa’s heart. He is such a darling.”
Santa, who (with the old lady) has returned for more toys, enters the
door at this point, looking playfully severe; there is a twinkle in his
eye.
The Prince falls on his knees:
“Ah, forgive me for being here,” he says, “I have done the little Queen
no harm.”
Thomas Page enters, blowing a horn. He announces: “The Supreme Court
has ordered me to pronounce the Queen’s marriage null and void, because
any marriage is illegal which takes place between a human being and a
fairy. In the Court’s judgment, Santa Claus is human.”
Billy Bundy steps forward and the Prince says to the Queen: “Here is
the minister ready to marry us.”
The Queen says she feels she ought to transform Santa into a fairy and
marry him over again. The Prince is disconsolate.
Santa says: “Cheer up, Prince. I don’t want to be transformed into a
fairy. I would rather be human. I am going to give you to each other as
my Christmas gift to you.”
The Fairy Queen and the Prince rejoice.
Santa then brings in the old lady, who is immediately clasped in the
arms of the Prince. He says:
“Oh, Mother, it seems _so_ good to see you.”
The old lady murmurs: “My long lost son!”
Santa Claus announces: “The Prince’s mother is going to be Mrs. Santa
Claus.”
Billy Bundy approaches, and the two couples place themselves before
him, one on each side, while he says: “I pronounce you husband and
wife.”
Curtain opens, revealing a handsome Christmas tree, with an enormous
stocking marked, “For Santa Claus,” and from it a book on which Santa
reads: “How Young Husbands Can Make Their Wives Happy.”
Santa is jubilant over his stocking and the book. He examines the other
gifts and distributes them.
Billy Bundy says: “We should not keep Santa here to distribute our
gifts. Half the little children in the world are waiting for him.”
The reindeer drive up to the door. Santa and Mrs. Santa drive off, Mrs.
Santa calling back: “We will bring some of the little children back
with us.”
All dance around the Christmas tree singing: “The Christmas Tree.”
Santa and Mrs. Santa return, with a troop of little folks from the
audience, to whom they distribute gifts. They are jovial and cordial in
their greetings, while the Fairy Queen and the Prince are gracious and
delightful. All the little fairies help, distributing the gifts among
the audience, crying: “Merry Christmas!”
MUSICAL NUMBERS
The music to all of the words, as well as the instrumental
selections called for, will be found in the NEW COMMON SCHOOL
SONG BOOK,[1] published by Beckley-Cardy Co., Chicago. May be
sung by chorus on the side or rendered as instrumental music.
SCENE I
PAGE IN BOOK
Christmas Bells 69
Holly and Mistletoe 74
Valentine Song 88
Lady Autumn 44
Santa Claus’ Land 69
SCENE II
The Happiest Christmas Day 77
The Owl 42
SCENE IV
Santa Claus Is Coming 70
Santa Lucia 149
The Christmas Tree 73
_Tunes for Verses Sung by Fairies_
SCENE I
Auld Lang Syne 148
SCENE II
Glad Christmas Bells 72
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Popular phonograph records that may be substituted
for some of the songs.
SCENE I
Stephanie Gavotte
Happy Days
Missouri Waltz
Dying Poet
Let the Rest of the World Roll By
SCENE II
Whispering Bells--Fox Trot
SCENE IV
Herd Girl’s Dream
Inner Circle Toddle
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus
SCENE I
_Interior of Fairy Queen’s Palace._
MUSIC: “_Christmas Bells._”
_Discovered_, FAIRY QUEEN, THOMAS PAGE, BILLY BUNDY, TINY TIM,
FLOSSIE FIXIT, ELF GOSSIP, EXTRA FAIRIES, _including_ [_if
desired_] MARY MIXIT _and_ JOHNNIE JUMPUP.
ALL THE LITTLE FAIRIES _dancing around_ QUEEN _suddenly stop
as_ SANTA CLAUS _outside, knocks on the door and rings bells_.
THOMAS PAGE. I hear a knock at the door--and bells! Oh, it must
be Santa Claus!
ALL THE LITTLE FAIRIES. It _is_, it _is_ Santa Claus!
QUEEN. Tiny Tim, let him in.
TINY TIM [_runs to the door and opens it_]. Come in, Santa
Claus. We are _very_ glad to see you.
SANTA CLAUS. How are you, Tiny Tim? May I see the Queen?
SANTA _advances as the_ QUEEN _extends her wand in welcome_.
MUSIC: “_Holly and Mistletoe._”
SANTA _and_ QUEEN _dance together_. THE LITTLE FAIRIES _again
form ring around them and all dance_. QUEEN _raises her wand
and the ring breaks_. QUEEN _and_ SANTA _dance out of the ring
and exit into the garden_. THE LITTLE FAIRIES _stop dancing,
and curtsey “Good-bye.” A knock is heard on the door._
THOMAS PAGE. Oh, somebody else is coming! I wonder who it is
this time?
TINY TIM _ushers in a tall, dignified young man_.
YOUNG MAN [_bows to them all_]. I am a messenger from the
President of the United States.
ALL THE FAIRIES. Oh, Mr. Messenger, we are _so_ glad to see
you. [_They all shake hands with him._]
YOUNG MAN. What is the matter here? The little children all
over the world are wondering if Christmas is going to be late.
There are no Christmas trees growing, no holly or turkeys.
THOMAS PAGE. Santa Claus is madly in love with the Fairy Queen,
and he and the Queen have forgotten their Christmas duties. I
propose that we break up this love affair.
BILLY BUNDY. Why doesn’t your President, as Commander in Chief
of the United States Army, order troops out to bring Santa
Claus to time?
MESSENGER. That’s just what I’ll ask him to do.
FLOSSIE FIXIT. Oh, don’t. He’s not really bad. I suggest that
you, Mr. Messenger, allow us to transform you into a fairy
prince, so you can win the Queen’s hand in marriage. When Santa
Claus recovers from the shock, he’ll be glad enough to attend
to his Christmas duties.
ALL THE FAIRIES. Oh, how delightful!
MESSENGER. Why, have you no fairy princes already in fairy land?
THOMAS PAGE. None of them are handsome enough or big enough to
suit the Queen.
MESSENGER. And you think I will meet those requirements? You
really want me to stay and win the Queen’s hand in marriage?
The only problem is my poor old mother, who lives all alone and
will wonder what has become of me.
FLOSSIE FIXIT. We will look after her.
ALL THE FAIRIES [_sing and dance_].
SONG
[AIR: “_Auld Lang Syne._”]
We give you a merry welcome, young man,
In the name of the Fairy Queen,
We’ll transform you to a fairy prince,
Before your face is seen.
We want you to love our Fairy Queen,
And win her hand in marriage.
You’re handsome enough and tall enough,
And have a dignified carriage.
MESSENGER [_sings_].
All right, all right, I’ll win the Queen,
I’ll win her love, I’ll win her hand.
Transform me into a fairy prince,
The fairest in the land.
ALL THE FAIRIES [_sing and dance_].
We transform you to a fairy prince,
The prince of princes, handsome.
We’ll take you then to see the Queen,
But first you’ll have to dance some.
FAIRIES _continue dancing around_ MESSENGER _a while_.
MESSENGER [_sings and dances_].
We’ll dance and sing together,
A fairy prince a-making,
And then I’ll dance with the Fairy Queen,
Her hand and heart a-taking.
ALL _dance and sing, repeating this, a while_.
THOMAS PAGE _pulls off his_ MESSENGER’S _long coat and carries
it away_. FLOSSIE FIXIT _takes off his hat_. GOSSIP _puts on
him a fairy prince’s hat, and_ BILLY BUNDY _puts on him a
fairy prince’s jacket_. MESSENGER _stands complete as a_ FAIRY
PRINCE. QUEEN _enters_. _She is astonished to see the_ PRINCE.
PRINCE _bows gracefully_. ALL THE FAIRIES _bowing, exit_. QUEEN
_graciously extends her wand to_ PRINCE.
PRINCE. Lovely Queen of the Fairies, I have come to win you as
my wife. [_He kneels._]
[QUEEN _extends her hand_. PRINCE _takes it in his own and
kisses it, cavalier fashion_.]
QUEEN [_lifts him to his feet_]. But I have about promised to marry
Santa Claus. I love him because he is _so_ good.
PRINCE [_pleadingly_]. But I am young and handsome.
QUEEN. Beauty is in the eye, and old age gives wisdom.
PRINCE. There is no fool like an old fool.
QUEEN [_smiles, but speaks earnestly_]. Santa Claus has no follies
except his love for me.
PRINCE. Queen of my heart, listen to me. Some day you will want
a fairy heir to the throne. So you must have a fairy husband.
QUEEN. Why, Santa is just a big fairy!
PRINCE. I beg your pardon--Santa is not a fairy. Santa Claus is
human. [_With this he places on her lips a very tender kiss.
That kiss has magic power._]
MUSIC: “_Valentine Song._”
QUEEN’S _breast heaves with delight and the spirit of youth and
an almost childish happiness takes possession of her_. QUEEN
_and_ PRINCE _dance out of the room into the garden_.
GOSSIP _enters with old_ SANTA. _She takes him where he can
look into the garden._ SANTA CLAUS _looks much surprised and
disappointed_.
GOSSIP. Aw! Forget it!
SANTA CLAUS. I suppose love making belongs to youth and to
fairies, but not to saints.
FLOSSIE FIXIT [_entering_]. Forget your troubles by making
other people happy. All the little children in the world are
looking to you for a beautiful Christmas.
SANTA CLAUS [_bravely_]. That’s so. I had forgotten. I will go right
home now where I belong and get the toys and things ready. [_Exit._]
BILLY BUNDY [_entering_]. Now that you have got Santa Claus
down to business, what will you do to get the Queen to do
her part? She told us never to interrupt her when a guest is
present unless it is a matter of life and death.
FLOSSIE FIXIT. I’ll show you. [_Exit._]
[_Returns with_ THOMAS PAGE, _a telegram in his hand_.] PRINCE
_and_ QUEEN _enter, much absorbed in each other_. THOMAS PAGE
_hands telegram to_ PRINCE.
PRINCE [_reads aloud the telegram_]. “Come quickly. The house is on
fire. I will be burned up if you do not rescue me. MOTHER.”
QUEEN. You must fly--at once!
PRINCE. Oh, my poor Mother! [_Gazing into the face of the_
QUEEN.] But how can I leave _you_?
QUEEN. You must--and quickly!
_Exit_ PRINCE _hurriedly, waving “Good-bye” to_ QUEEN.
QUEEN. Let all the fairies go with him and help him put out the fire
except FLOSSIE FIXIT, BILLY BUNDY and THOMAS PAGE.
FAIRIES _exit_, MARY MIXIT _and_ JOHNNIE JUMPUP _leading_.
QUEEN _becomes absorbed in thought and does not see_ SANTA
CLAUS _enter and, unobserved, exit dolefully_.
SANTA CLAUS [_at doorway to_ FLOSSIE FIXIT]. Her thoughts are
with the Prince. We dare not disturb her. I have the toys and
gifts all ready, but how are we to get the Queen to make the
trees and holly and turkeys grow?
FLOSSIE FIXIT. Leave it to us.
SANTA CLAUS _exit_.
GOSSIP [_at doorway, to_ FLOSSIE]. I will tell everybody the
prince was burned up in the fire.
FLOSSIE FIXIT. Don’t let Santa Claus know. He won’t be a party
to any mischief.
GOSSIP _exit and re-enter, talking in low voice to_ FLOSSIE.
QUEEN _anxiously awaits the_ PRINCE’S _return. Goes to the
door, watching for him._
FLOSSIE FIXIT [_with_ GOSSIP _walks across the room to where
the_ QUEEN _has been standing. She picks up the_ QUEEN’S _wand
and waves it back and forth three times, saying_]. This will
put the prince into a deep sleep.
QUEEN [_seeing_ GOSSIP _and_ FLOSSIE FIXIT _talking_]. What
are you people talking about? Have you had any news about the
Prince? [FLOSSIE FIXIT _appears afraid to tell_.]
QUEEN. Tell me.
FLOSSIE FIXIT. I hear he was burned up in the fire and all the
little fairies who went with him.
QUEEN. Billy Bundy and Thomas Page, find out if this is true.
BILLY BUNDY _and_ THOMAS PAGE _exit and reappear a few moments
later_.
BILLY BUNDY. I cannot find out where the Prince lives, but
everybody says he and the fairies who went with him were all
burned up in the fire.
THOMAS PAGE. We have searched everywhere and all we hear is
that he was burned up in the fire.
[QUEEN, _in despair, weeps, wringing her hands. Peers out
of the window, then leans her head sobbing on the window
casement._]
BILLY BUNDY [_aside to_ FLOSSIE FIXIT]. This is no joke. What
have you done? The poor Queen may die or go mad. If that is a
false report, the one who started the lie deserves himself to
be burned up in the fire. Lying is never right.
THOMAS PAGE. It is only a proof of our stupidity.
MUSIC: “_Lady Autumn._”
BILLY BUNDY [_exit and soon returns with_ SANTA CLAUS, _whom he
ushers up to the_ QUEEN]. Santa Claus, we are afraid the Queen
will die. Won’t you try to comfort her?
SANTA CLAUS _lays a gentle hand on the_ QUEEN’S _shoulder.
Shows her the greatest sympathy._
QUEEN [_takes refuge in_ SANTA’S _comforting old arms. She says
finally_]. I love you, Santa. I will marry you.
MUSIC: “_Santa Claus Land._”
CURTAIN