This little sketch was prepared very hurriedly in order to give scope to the volunteer efforts of certain of the younger members of the community who had undertaken to provide the entertainment for the Christmas celebration of 1910 of the Peace Dale Congregational Sunday School.
After looking patiently and long for something which they could act for the entertainment of their fellows, they despaired of finding anything they would like.
In their dilemma they appealed to me, saying that their principal desire was to introduce the singing of Christmas carols in some way not too commonplace.
The characters were taken by inexperienced actors who, nevertheless, presented the masque in a very genuine and convincing manner.
The whole time of action was about thirty-five minutes, including the singing of the Christmas carols. I was urged to amplify the action, in order to somewhat prolong the part played by Robin Hood and his men, but, after some effort in this direction, I gave it up, as the principal merit of the masque seemed to me to be its brevity.
Several friends have urged its preservation in print in the hope that it may prove suggestive or useful to others in like predicament.
R. G. H.
Peace Dale, R. I.,
July 16, 1912.
