02357cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500560014626400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850501810041950801140060052012330071453400450194765300200199285600430201219826UtSlPG20260610133447.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aHare, Walter Ben,d1880-195014aThe White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-11-160 aThe White Christmas
Anita's Secret or Christmas in the Steerage
Christmas With the Mulligan's
The Wishing Man
A Christmas Carol or the Miser's Yuletide Dream
Her Christmas Hat.  aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The White Christmas and Other Merry Christmas Plays" by Walter Ben Hare is a collection of festive plays likely written in the early 20th century. This work features a variety of morality plays centered around the themes of kindness, goodwill, and the joy of the Christmas season, making it ideal for holiday performances, particularly by children. The collection includes characters like Mary and Joseph from the nativity story, along with original tales such as "Anita's Secret," featuring a young Italian immigrant girl and the figure of Santa Claus.   The opening of the first play, "The White Christmas," sets the stage during a cold Christmas night in Bethlehem, following Mary and Joseph as they search for lodging. Through a prologue, significant themes of hope and the Christmas spirit are introduced, emphasizing kindness and the joy of giving. As Joseph seeks shelter for the about-to-give-birth Mary, we are introduced to various townsfolk and shepherds, hinting at the multitude of characters that will enrich the unfolding story. The ambiance is filled with a blend of magical music and the promise of great joy, which sets the tone for the holiday plays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChristmas plays40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19826