02648cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500390015526400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034449000270038050000310040750801920043852012840063053400620191465300200197670000340199670000400203070000310207083000270210185600720212885600430220099900190224368417UtSlPG20260610134559.0mcr n260607r20221917utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22003220  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aPalmer, Josephine Ludlow14aThe lighting of the Christmas tree 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aVassar series of plays  aRelease date is 2022-06-28  aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Lighting of the Christmas Tree" by Josephine L. Palmer and Annie L. Thorp is a one-act play adapted from Selma Lagerlöf's "The Christmas Guest," and was published in the early 20th century. The play captures the spirit of Christmas, focusing on themes of hospitality, compassion, and redemption. Set against a backdrop of a Swedish manor house during the Christmas Eve, it unfolds the interactions between characters that highlight the contrasts between joy and sorrow during the festive season.  The story follows Olga and her husband Liljekrona as they prepare to celebrate Christmas with their two young boys. The arrival of Ruster, a down-on-his-luck and alcoholic flute player, disrupts their plans, leading to tension as Olga wishes to protect her children from influence while also grappling with her conscience to show kindness. As the play progresses, the family members confront their feelings about Ruster’s presence and their neglect of the needy, leading to a poignant climax. With the arrival of Christmas, Ruster's return to the family's fold symbolizes hope and the potential for redemption through love and community, culminating in the heartwarming lighting of the Christmas tree and the rekindling of joy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Samuel French, 1917  aChristmas plays1 aLagerlöf, Selma,d1858-19401 aThorp, Annie Longfellow,d1852-19311 aBuck, Gertrude,d1871-1922 0aVassar series of plays4 uhttps://archive.org/details/lightingofchrist00palm/page/n1/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68417  c109231d109231