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 The Old Ship. A Dialogue for 3 
 boys net 
 
 Seeing Uncle Jack. A Two-Act 
 Comedy for 7 girls net 
 
 The Hoe Drill ) 
 
 The Club (Baseball) Drill \ 
 
 For Twelve Boys 
 
 Flower Drill. For 1 2 Girls ... net 
 
 The Birthdays. A Lincoln- and 
 Washington Birthday Dialogue for 4 
 boys and 4 girls . . net 
 
 Sammie's Lesson. A Dialogue for 
 a boy and girl. For Flag-day or Pa- 
 triotic Celebrations net 
 
 The Yellow Law. A Play for 2 
 girls and 6 boys. For Thanksgiving 
 Day . . - net 
 
 Three Recitations. (1 with Drill) 
 For Washington- Lincoln- or other 
 Patriotic Celebrations net 
 
 Published by J. FISCHER & BRO., New York 
 
Important Notice 
 
 The copying of either the parts for the indi- 
 vidual characters or the entire play by any pro- 
 cess whatsoever is strictly forbidden and subject 
 to penalties provided for by the Copyright Laws 
 of North America, in force July I, 1909. 
 
 Fischer's Edition No. 3323. 
 
 FOUR TABLEAU SONGS 
 
 Words by W. V. Mingard Price .50 Music by F. W. Farrington 
 
 SANTA CLAUS. Persons represented : Alice, Willie, Dick and Santa Claus. The 
 
 scene represents a bedroom. 
 THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Characters : Two " babes " and the villain. 
 
 The song is written in burlesque style and the characters should be made up accordingly. 
 Thus, the orphans may be represented by a tall boy and a tall girl dressed as infants and the uncle 
 by a small lad attired as a man. This arrangement is provocative of much merriment. 
 
 THE DIRTY BOY. Characters : An old lady and a boy. These persons have been 
 familiarized to all by the pictorial advertisement of a well-known firm of soap manu- 
 facturers. 
 
 THE SEASONS. Four characters. 
 
 INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR 
 DR ILLS OR DANC ES. 
 
 MARCHES. 
 
 Jolly Little Brownies S. T. Paul .40 
 
 Mattchiche, La (Spanish March) Ch. Borel-Clerc .50 
 
 Our Triumphant Flag Geo. H. Fischer .50 
 
 To Battle and Victory F. von Blon .40 
 
 Tourist's March C. T. Sisson .50 
 
 Tourist's March (simplified ed.) C. T. Sisson .40 
 
 Rally, The S. T. Paul .40 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Dainty Butterfly. Can be used as a schottische dance M. Loesch .50 
 
 Flower of Chivalry, The. Minuet W. F. Sudds .50 
 
 Knickerbocker. Gavotte S. Constantino Yon .50 
 
 INE1A/ ! 
 T|ia PfArrvom Rs\nlr A. Collection of new Recitations, Dialogues, Drills, for 
 
 ine rrogram dook. boys and girls of all agcS( by clara j Denton- 
 
 CGL-D t TMP92-009085 
 
"SAMMIE'S LESSON." 
 
 A Dialogue for a Girl and a Boy. 
 
 To be given on Flag Day or any other patriotic 
 occasion. 
 
 Characters: "Uncle Sam," "Columbia." 
 
 Scene: Plain stage. 
 
 Costumes: Uncle Sam — this part should be taken by a 
 tall and slender boy. He wears a blue swallow-tail coat 
 decorated with large brass buttons, red vest and white 
 trousers with blue stripes on either side. 
 
 Hat, an old-fashioned silk "plug." He should wear a 
 wig of long, straggling gray hair. 
 
 Columbia — White gown with red, white and blue scarf 
 draped across the breast. Wears on the head a pasteboard 
 band made high in the center and tapering toward the 
 back, covered with blue cambric or paper, and freely dec- 
 orated witji small, white stars. She carries a large flag 
 wrapped up tightly and held in place by rubber bands. 
 
 "Uncle Sam" enters R., "Columbia" L. They meet 
 in C. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Well, I declare for it, if that isn't you, 
 Columby; mighty glad to see you; haven't laid eyes 
 on you for quite a spell. Where you been ? 
 
 Columbia — O, looking after the women. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Keep you pretty busy, don't they? 
 
 Columbia — Indeed they do, since they got into poli- 
 tics and are running nearly all kinds of business. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Haven't gone in for exploring yet, 
 have they? 
 
 Columbia — No, and I tell you I'm glad they haven't. 
 Now, what do you suppose would happen if two 
 women should declare that each was first at the South 
 Pole? 
 
 Uncle Sam — Ugh! don't mention it; I shouldn't 
 want to be there to hear or see. But what is it you 
 have there, wrapped up so carefully? 
 
 Columbia (Pulling off the wrappings and the 
 bands — Here, take hold of it, and you can answer 
 your own question. (Uncle Sam takes hold of the 
 
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upper corner, Columbia walks away holding on the 
 other end, and thus displays the American Flag. School 
 rises and sings "Star Spangled Banner," Uncle Sam 
 and Columbia holding the flag until close of song. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Well, it's the same old rag, Columby ! 
 
 Columbia — So it is, Sammy, and I was just won- 
 dering if you know all about it that you ought to. Who 
 designed our flag ? 
 
 Uncle Sam — That's easy; George, of course. 
 
 Columbia (Sternly) — "George !" Indeed! George 
 who, I should like to know ? 
 
 Uncle Sam* — O, come now, Columby, don't be a 
 stupid ; my George, of course. There is but one George 
 for me, just as there is but one Abraham. I know 
 more than that, too, Columby ; I know that if it hadn't 
 been for a woman, Mrs. Betsey Ross, of Philadelphia, 
 we should have had six pointed stars on our flag just 
 as we have on most of our money, now. 
 
 Columbia — Yes, that's right, Sammy, but you see, 
 Mistress Betsey didn't mean to have that flag look like 
 the English coat of arms in any way, so she showed 
 the General how easy it was to cut a five pointed star. 
 That was the way they had them in Holland and other 
 countries in Europe, you know. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Yes, I have always thought Betsey 
 was a pretty level headed girl in that. 
 
 Columbia — Then I suppose there is but one Betsey 
 for you just as there is but one George and one 
 Abraham. 
 
 Uncle Sam — Yes, yes, Betsey for mine. I don't 
 know of but one other girl in the world whom I like 
 so well, and that is my sister Columby. 
 
 Columbia — Umph ! You'd better like me ! I'd just 
 like to know what you'd do without me. 
 
 Uncle Sam (Pushing back his hat and scratching 
 his head) — That's so, what should I do? I know one 
 thing that I couldn't do; I couldn't sing "Hail Colum- 
 by, happy land," or "Columby, the gem of the ocean," 
 but O, I say, Columby, let's put this flag up some- 
 wheres; I'm tired of holding it, aren't you? (He turns 
 to go up.) 
 
 4 '"*• • 
 
Columbia {Taking him by the arm) — Here, now, 
 Sammy, come back; aren't you ashamed of yourself? 
 Straighten up, now, and hold up the dear old banner, 
 until I see how much you know of your lesson. Where 
 was the first display of the American flag at a mili- 
 tary post? 
 
 Uncle Sam — That's easy. The first American flag 
 was made by the United States Bunting Company. It 
 was twenty-one feet long and twelve feet wide, and it 
 was presented by the Hon. Benj. Butler. It was hoist- 
 ed over the capitol at Washington on February 24th, 
 1866. There, don't I know my lesson well? 
 
 Columbia — What in the world are you talking 
 about? The first American flag made in 1866? You 
 are nearly a hundred years behind in your date, 
 Sammy. The first American flag ever displayed over 
 a military post was in 
 
 Uncle Sam — Hold on, there, you said the first 
 American flag, didn't you? 
 
 Columbia — Of course, we are not talking about the 
 English flag nor the French flag, nor 
 
 Uncle Sam — Yes, that's what I thought. Well, up 
 to the date I have just given you, all our flags were 
 made from English bunting. We had the flag all 
 right, but we didn't know how to make the stuff that 
 made them until the date just mentioned. But go on 
 about your military display. I don't think I know 
 about that. It's one of the things that I have for- 
 gotten. 
 
 Columbia — O, of course, I know all about you, 
 Sammy, and you've been interrupting me so much that 
 I'm a good mind not to tell you a single thing about it. 
 If you've only forgotten it, no doubt you will think of 
 it again. Come on, guess; we'll put the flag away. 
 (Tries to pull it azvay from) him.) 
 
 Uncle Sam — No, you don't, Columby ; I was ready 
 to put it away once, but I'm not now, so go on with 
 your story. Let me see, where were you? 'The first 
 American flag ever displayed over a military post was" 
 — go on Columby. 
 
Columbia — Was at Fort Schuyler, now the city of 
 Rome, N. Y., in August, 1777. They tore up sheets 
 for the white stripes, and took any old bits of scarlet 
 clothing they could find for the red stripes. The blue 
 field was made from an old coat belonging to the cap- 
 tain of the fort. So you see that flag wasn't made 
 of English bunting. 
 
 Uncle Sam. — You're right, Columby ; you always 
 are. 
 
 Columbia — Maybe you know who first displayed 
 the stars and stripes on a naval vessel? 
 
 Uncle Sam — Yes; I know that all right; that was 
 my good old pal Paul Jones himself. 
 
 Columbia — And when was it first unfurled in bat- 
 tle? 
 
 Uncle Sam — That was on the banks of the Brandy- 
 wine in 1777. And now tell me, if you can, who first 
 called the flag "Old Glory?" 
 
 Columbia — O, I know that well enough. It was 
 given that name in 1831 by a sailing captain of Salem. 
 Mass., named Wm. Driver. He died in 1886. 
 
 Uncle Sam — All right, Columby. I guess you 
 know your lesson as well as I do. It is a dear old 
 banner, isn't it? And I guess we are both willing to 
 die defending it. 
 
 Columbia — Indeed we are, Sammy. Do you know 
 it is said that although this is the youngest nation the 
 "Star Spangled Banner" is the oldest flag of all, and 
 that it has waved over more victories on land and sea 
 than any other flag in the world. (Columbia waves 
 it.) 
 
 Both — Long may it wave, 
 
 (They march out R., Columbia leading and waving 
 Hag; patriotic music.)* 
 
 *Class can also sing "Our Flag the Best of All/ by Jos. 
 H. McKoan. Copy of song with piano accompaniment 
 will be mailed upon receipt of 25 cents. Publishers j. 
 Fischer and Bro., 7 and 11 Bible House, N. Y. 
 
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 c^Wusic for 
 
 Patriotic Celebrations 
 
 TOCAL 
 
 Flag of Freedom, The. Unison or two-part. Arr. by W. 
 
 Rhys-Herbert 15 
 
 Flag of Freedom, The. 4malevoices. Arr. by W. Rhys-Herbert .IS 
 Flag of Freedom, The. 4 mixed voices. Arr.byW. Rhys-Herbert .15 
 Flag of the Brave. Unison chorus. Arr. by W. Rhys-Herbert .10 
 
 Hail, Liberty. Unison chorus. A. J. Schindler 10 
 
 Medley of Am. Patriotic Songs. Unison chorus. S. T. Paul . . .10 
 Medley of Am. Patriotic Songs. Two-part chorus. S.T.Pau4 .10 
 Medley of Am Patriotic Songs. 4 male voices. S.T.Paul... .15 
 Medley of Am. Patriotic Songs. 4 mixed voices. S. T. Paul. . . .15 
 Our Flag Goes By, or " Hats Off, My Boys." Medium voice. 
 
 W. Rhys-Herbert 50 
 
 Our Triumphant Flag, March. Two-part chorus. Geo.H. Fischer .20 
 Our Triumphant Flag, March. 4 mixed voices. Geo. H. Fischer .20 
 
 OPEKETTA 
 Old Glory, or The Boys of '76. For boys' voices. A. J. Schindler .60 
 
 INSTRUMENTAL 
 Our Triumphant Flag, March. Piano Solo. Geo. H. Fischer . . .50 
 Patriotic American, The, March. Piano Solo. Geo. H. Fischer. .50 
 Patriotic American, The, March. 4 hands. Geo. H. Fischer .. .60 
 With Uncle Sam, Potpourri No. 1. Violin and Piano. V. 
 
 Hammerel 85 
 
 With Uncle Sam, Potpourri No. 1. Two Violins and Piano. 
 
 V. Hammerel 1-00 
 
 With Uncle Sam, Potpourri No. 2. Violin and Piano. v\ 
 
 Hammerel '5 
 
 With Uncle Sam, Potpourri No. 2. Two Violins and Piano. 
 
 V.Hammerel 100 
 
SUITABLE FOR ANY OCCASION 
 
 Just Tip Off Your Celebrations 
 
 With the Rousing Chorus, written in Spirited March 
 Movement, entitled 
 
 "THE RALLY" 
 
 By S. T. PAUL 
 
 As sung by Schools and Organizations, North and South, 
 East and West 
 
 me comDOsition Is published in arrangements as follows : 
 
 Unison Chorus $0.10 
 
 Two Part Chorus 15 
 
 Separate Vocal Part to Two Part arr. per 100, 4.00 
 
 Soprano, Alto and Bass 15 
 
 Four Male Voices 15 
 
 Four Mixed Voices X5 
 
 Orchestra and Military Band (can also be used as an accompaniment 
 
 to all arrangements excepting that fur unison) 50 
 
 Piano Solo 40 
 
 Publishers : 
 
 J. FISCHER & BRO. 
 
 7 «fc 11, Bible House 1NE\A/ YORI-C 
 
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