| The First Christmas Tree |
|---|
| by |
| Ted (Edward Wade) Devlin, Jr. |
| Season 15 |
| Jan 14 to Jan 21, 1928 |
Junior Drama League
This original play, performed over two consecutive Saturdays, was written by 16-year-old Ottawa playwright Ted Devlin, Jr. It was based on his own short story published two years earlier (Dec. 17, 1926) in the Ottawa Citizen.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Jeffrey | Prologue | |
| Betty Low | Princess Water Ice | January 14 |
| Nancy Haultain | Princess Water Ice | January 21 |
| Isabelle Hope | Queen Toffea | January 14 |
| Emily Williams | Queen Toffea | January 21 |
| Richard (Dick, Dicky) White | Prince Bon Bon of Marzipan | |
| David Cromarty | King Karamel of Candia | |
| Miriam Cruikshank | Prime Minister Humbug of Candia | |
| Nancy Haultain | Gentleman in Attendance | |
| Angus Wyatt | Gentleman in Attendance | |
| Clifford Miall | Soldier | |
| Neville Spence | Soldier | |
| Marion Hawthorne | Lady in Waiting to the Queen | |
| Margaret Kills | Lady in Waiting to the Queen | |
| Patricia Sutherland | Train Bearer | |
| Christine Jones | Train Bearer | |
| Louise Sanders | Lady in Waiting to the Princess | |
| Mary Malloch | Lady in Waiting to the Princess | |
| Dilys Thomas | Suitor to the Princess | |
| Frances Bates | Suitor to the Princess | |
| Lois Mary Tompkins | Suitor to the Princess | |
| Ella McMillan | Suitor to the Princess | |
| Lenhoir Paull | Page | |
| Elizabeth McMillan | Page | |
| James (Jimmie) Macpherson | Lord Macaroon |