The nativity, a Christmas service,

"Republished by courtesy of the Youth's companion."

Christmas at golden Gulch; a Christmas play ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Navidad : milagro en tres cuadros /

Mode of access: Internet.

The evergreen tree,

Added t. p.: The evergreen tree: a masque of Christmas time for community singing and acting, by Percy MacKaye, with scenic and costume designs by Robert Edmond Jones: together with three monographs on the masque written by the author, the scenic designer, and Arthur Farwell, composer of the music.

Ein deutsches Weihnachtsspiel /

Previously published in 1908.

Das schönburgisch-erzgebirgische Christ- und Weihnachtsspiel ...

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Weihnachtlieder und Krippenspiele aus Oberösterreich und Tirol. Gesammelt und hrsg. von Wilhelm Pailler.

Each volume has also special t.-p.

Festival plays; one-act pieces for New Year's day , St. Valentine's day, Easter, All Hallowe'en, Christmas and a child's birthday,

Father Time and his children (New Year's day)--Tertulla's garden, or The miracle of good St. Valentine (Valentine's day)--The seven sleepers of Ephesos (Easter)--Princess Moss Rose (for every child's birthday)--The testing of Sir Gawayne (Hallowe'en)--A Christmas party (Christmas)

The role of the gift wrap stall at christmas

The pressure to wrap a gift can cause anxiety for the giver. At Christmas, many shopping centres have gift wrap stalls to assist their customers with the wrapping. In this paper we explore the purpose of a gift wrap stall and the role it plays in Christmas gift shopping. Data were collected through observation as it allowed insights into the phenomena that could not otherwise be obtained. Findings include the nature of a gift wrap stall, the mood surrounding the gift wrap stall, the types of gifts wrapped, the level of decision making involved, the role of the staff and issues relating to trust, the waiting times for gift wrapping, the giver’s gift wrap skills, and enquiries into the gift wrap service. This research makes an insightful contribution to a novel topic in the field of consumer behaviour as it allows us to better understand gift wrapping and its role in gift exchange.

The dispensation, and other plays,

The dispensation.--The star of Bethlehem.--"Through Christmas bells."--The awakening of Barbizon.

False premises; five one act plays,

The Christmas tree.--The torch of time: a study in revolution.--Moonshine.--A fool and his money: a wayward comedy.--The house-fairy.

A Christmas chime : a play in one act /

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Short plays about famous authors,

Introduction.--A mistake at the manor ["based on an incident in the early life of Oliver Goldsmith"]--When Heine was twenty-one.--Miss Burney at court.--A Christmas eve with Charles Dickens.--The fairies' plea; an interlude for Shakespeare day. Adapted from Thomas Hood's "Plea of the midsummer fairies."

Suicide plays

Suicide is a uniquely human behaviour and has always elicited strong - usually negative - opinions. Thus I would like to state from the very outset that this morbid collection of writing (all separately published elsewhere previously) should not be seen as an attempt to glamorise the act of felo-de-se. Nevertheless, one needs to recognise the inherent theatricality of suicide: too often it is a petulant, peevish performance intended to convey a bitter message to the audience of those left behind. Unfortunately, it is also a performance that many similarly unhappy souls try to emulate, and this phenomenon, known as “The Werther Effect”, is the subject of the first paper, which serves as a most appropriate introduction to the four plays that follow it. The first play, entitled “Hamlet + Ophelia = ?”, is deliberately provocative, and may easily be misunderstood as a call to commit self-murder. It is hoped, however, that the protagonists of this angry little piece are seen to be impetuous and childish, rather than noble or deep. The second play, “Games for Married Couples”, is less about seppuku than it is about the despair of child-less marriage. It is not much happier than the first, but may nevertheless raise a smile or two. “His ... or Her ... Suicide”, on the other hand, is utterly frivolous. I am sure no reader will take it seriously. Finally, and circuitously, is the stage adaptation (and translation) of Goethe’s classic 1774 novella "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers". This piece was produced as part of my 2005 Master of Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Many thanks must go to my supervisor, Associate Professor Angela O’Brien, for prodding and poking me until the thesis was of an acceptable standard.