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THE MERRY CHRISTMAS OF THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF
"Better than Gold," "Our Folks," "The Flower of the Family," "Enlistedfor the War," "My Brother's Keeper," "The Little Brown Jug,""Above the Clouds," "One Hundred Years Ago," "Among the Breakers,""Bread on the Waters," "Down by the Sea," "Once on a Time," "TheLast Loaf," "Stand by the Flag," "The Tempter," "A Mysterious Disappearance,""Paddle Your Own Canoe," "A Drop too Much," "A LittleMore Cider," "A Thorn Among the Roses," "Never Say Die," "Seeingthe Elephant," "The Boston Dip," "The Duchess of Dublin," "ThirtyMinutes for Refreshments," "We're all Teetotalers," "A Close Shave,""A Public Benefactor," "A Sea of Troubles," "A Tender Attachment,""Coals of Fire," "Freedom of the Press," "Shall Our Mothers Vote?""Gentleman of the Jury," "Humors of the Strike," "My Uncle theCaptain," "New Brooms Sweep Clean," "The Great Elixir," "The Hypochondriac,""The Man with the Demijohn," "The Runaways," "TheThief of Time," "Wanted, a Male Cook," "A Love of a Bonnet," "APrecious Pickle," "No Cure No Pay," "The Champion of Her Sex,""The Greatest Plague in Life," "The Grecian Bend," "The Red Chignon,""Using the Weed," "Lightheart's Pilgrimage," "The Revolt of theBees," "The Sculptor's Triumph," "The Tournament of Idylcourt,""The War of the Roses," "An Original Idea," "Bonbons," "Capuletta,""Santa Claus' Frolics," "Snow-Bound," "The Merry Christmas of theOld Woman who Lived in a Shoe," "The Pedler of Very Nice," "TheSeven Ages," "Too Late for the Train," "The Visions of Freedom,""Rebecca's Triumph," "Comrades," "Past Redemption," "Nevada,""Messmates," &c., &c.
BOSTON
THE
EXHIBITION DRAMA
COMPRISING
DRAMA, COMEDY AND FARCE
TOGETHER WITH
Dramatic and Musical Entertainments
FOR
PRIVATE THEATRICALS, HOME REPRESENTATIONS,HOLIDAY AND SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS
BY
GEORGE M. BAKER
CONTAINING
Enlisted for the War The Champion of Her Sex The Tournament of Idylcourt A Thorn among the Roses Never Say Die The Visions of Freedom A Christmas Carol The Merry Christmas of the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by GEORGE M. BAKER in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts