Chapter I: Front Matter

AMES’ SERIES OF STANDARD AND MINOR DRAMA, No. 309.

Santa Claus’ Daughter.

(_BURLESQUE._)

WITH CAST OF CHARACTERS, ENTRANCES, AND EXITS, RELATIVE POSITIONS OF
THE PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, DESCRIPTION OF COSTUMES AND
THE WHOLE OF THE STAGE BUSINESS, CAREFULLY
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187 Aunt Dinah’s Pledge 6 3
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62 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room 7 3
58 Wrecked 9 3

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124 An Afflicted Family 7 5
257 Caught in the Act 7 3
248 Captured 6 4
178 Caste 5 3
176 Factory Girl 6 3
207 Heroic Dutchman of ’76 8 3
199 Home 4 3
174 Love’s Labor Not Lost 3 3
158 Mr. Hudson’s Tiger Hunt 1 1
149 New Years in N. Y. 7 6
37 Not So Bad After All 6 5

SANTA CLAUS’ DAUGHTER.

A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS BURLESQUE

IN TWO ACTS,

BY
EVERETT ELLIOTT AND F. W. HARDCASTLE.

TO WHICH IS ADDED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES—CAST OF THE CHARACTERS—ENTRANCES
AND EXITS—RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE
PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE WHOLE
OF THE STAGE BUSINESS.

_Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1892, by
AMES’ PUBLISHING CO.,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington._

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AMES’ PUBLISHING CO.

_SANTA CLAUS’ DAUGHTER._
_CAST OF CHARACTERS._

SANTA CLAUS
GUSSIE DESMYTHE _Secretary to Santa Claus._
DENNIS O’ROURKE
FOOTMAN
COACHMAN
MRS. SANTA CLAUS _Santa Claus’ wife._
KITTY CLAUS _Santa Claus’ only daughter._
QUEEN OF SNOW-FAIRIES
FOUR SNOW-FAIRIES
THE FOUR HOLIDAYS
_Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years._
ERIN _Goddess of Ireland._

_COSTUMES._ SANTA CLAUS.—Complete suit of furs; peaked cap, great-coat, top-boots.

GUSSIE DESMYTHE.—First dress, smoking jacket, light pantaloons, slippers. Second dress, dark morning suit.

DENNIS O’ROURKE.—First dress, battered plug hat, red wig, linen duster, gaiters, worn-out shoes. Second dress, full-dress suit, ancient cut, striped shirt, exaggerated jewelry.

FOOTMAN AND COACHMAN.—Eccentric and exaggerated livery.

MRS. SANTA CLAUS.—Modern dress.

KITTY CLAUS.—Modern dress.

QUEEN OF SNOW-FAIRIES.—White dress, spangles, crown and wand.

SNOW-FAIRIES.—Same as Queen, except that they wear no crowns.

FOUR HOLIDAYS.—Costumes and colors suggesting days represented.

ERIN.—White and green dress, trimmed in gold, wreath.

_PROPERTIES._

Large book and quill pen for Gussie; carpet bag and cane for O’Rourke; sleigh bells. Also quizzing glass for Gussie.

SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS.