[JACK _jumps out of the Candy-box and places his hands on the shoulders of the little_ MAIDEN.]
[_All dance the Norwegian Folkdance “Up to the Moon in a Rainbow,” using these words._]
[_All sing._] Guess, guess, where I would like to be, Like to be, like to be. Up on the top of the Christmas tree, Up on the Christmas tree! Yes, yes, that would be Great, great fun for me. Yes, that would be great fun for me, To be up on the Christmas tree!
[_As they finish there is the sound of a clock striking five._ CANDY-BOX JACK _and all the_ TOYS _go back to their former places and remain motionless_. FAIRY _softly leads_ MAIDEN _out_. JACK _pops his head out and throws a candy kiss after her. She runs back to get it and waves good-by._]
DICK, a boy of nine or ten. BETTY, his sister, a little younger. QUEEN OF THE SNOW FAIRIES. PEARL } } Maids of Honor to the Queen. CRYSTAL } JACK FROST. SANTA CLAUS. SNOW FAIRIES AND HOLLY ELVES.
BETTY and DICK may wear modern outdoor dress, with bright caps and sweaters; or, if preferred, something more old-fashioned and picturesque, such as “Greenaway” or “Cranford” costume.
The QUEEN and her FAIRIES are in white, with silver tinsel and crystal ornaments, and carry wands with silver stars. They may wear either trailing draperies, or short “Pierrette” dresses, with silver ruffs, rosettes, and little pointed caps.
JACK FROST; “Pierrot” costume of white or pale blue, with silver cap and ornaments.
The HOLLY ELVES; “Pierrot” or “Yama-Yama” suits of green, with caps, ruffs, buttons and slipper-rosettes of scarlet. They carry branches of holly.
The woods in winter. If scenery is not available, a generous supply of white sheets and cotton batting will make an effective setting, with a few small evergreens, and bare boughs. A large Christmas tree should be utilized as part of the scene; place it to right of center, and trim lightly with silver tinsel, “snow,” and glass icicles. Near the tree, a couch or seat should be built up and covered with white, to represent a little mound; upon this the Queen sits, and later, the children recline. The time is about sunset; a red light, if available, will be effective early in the scene, while toward the end it grows darker. A curtain is not absolutely necessary, although of course more “like a play.”