CHARACTERS.
Reading edition
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly broker
Frederick Merry, a nephew to Scrooge
Bob Cratchit, clerk to Scrooge
Ghost of Jacob Marley, dead seven years
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Present
Mr. Thomas Topper
Mr. Henry Snapper
Mr. Mumford|philanthropic citizens
Mr. Barnes|
Peter Cratchit
Little Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Scrooge's former self
Mr. Stevens|
Mr. Jones|
Mr. Fatchin| Scrooge's business friends
Mr. Snuffer|
Mr. Redface|
Mr. Kemper
Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge's former master
Mr. James Badger
Dick Wilkins, Fezziwig's apprentice
Old Joe, a pawnbroker
Mr. Shroud, an undertaker
Old Baldhead, the fiddler
The Lamp Lighter
First Man
Second Man
Ignorance
The boy with the turkey
Thomas, a servant
Mrs. Belle Kemper, Scrooge's first and last love
Mrs. Frederick Merry
Miss Julia Kemper| her daughters
Miss Sarah Kemper|
Mrs. Cratchit, a devoted wife
Belinda Cratchit| her daughters
Martha Cratchit|
Mrs. Caroline Badger
Mrs. Mangle, a laundress
Mrs. Dilber, a char-woman
Mrs. Fezziwig, a worthy matron
Clara Fezziwig|her daughters
Emma Fezziwig|
Little Fanny Scrooge
Want
Six or eight children for tableaux.
By a distribution of two or three character to one person, the piece can be performed by fifteen males and nine females.
