Marguerite Merington
Festival plays : $b one-act pieces for New Year's day, St. Valentine's day, Easter, All Hallowe'en, Christmas and a child's birthday
"Festival Plays: One-Act Pieces for New Year's Day, St. Valentine's Day, Easter, All Hallow'e'en, Christmas, and a Child's Birthday" by Marguerite Merington is a collection of one-act plays written in the early 20th century. This compilation focuses on various holidays, offering a creative and theatrical exploration of themes associated with celebration and festivity. Each play appears designed to capture the essence of the celebratory occasion, utilizing characters and stories that resonate with the spirit of those specific festivals. At the start of the work, the play “Father Time and His Children” introduces Father Time as the central character and his twelve children, each representing the months of the year. The scene is lively, filled with song and dance as the months present themselves to the audience, each embodying unique characteristics corresponding to their time. The engaging dialogue highlights the playful nature of these personifications, setting a whimsical tone as Time humorously reflects on the passage of time and its significance. This opening segment establishes a blend of humor and festivity that characterizes the collection, setting the stage for the varied themes of the subsequent plays involving joy, love, and reflection.