# Festival plays

Author: Merington, Marguerite, 1857-1951

Genre: One-act plays, American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74498

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Festival+plays+Merington&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

COSTUMES, etc.: TIME, an emblematic figure; MONTHS dressed according to characters: JANUARY wears a mask at back of head, resembling face; FEBRUARY is the shortest child, and walks with a skipping leap at every fourth step; MARCH’S costume suggests the lion and the lamb, etc. Scenery may be elaborate, or simple, or dispensed with entirely. A sun-dial or a clump of rocks may be placed at back of stage, where TIME will take his position while the Months recite. Snow may be simulated by small pieces of white paper being gently dropped from above, or by a little salt being placed in the folds of a character’s coat, so that it drops off lightly, or by a frosty little dab of soap-suds on the sh...

## Chapters

- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/festival-plays-74498/chapters/12/index.md)