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Title: Tommy's Thanksgiving dinner
a play for small actors
Author: Mary Taylor Cornish
Release date: November 23, 2025 [eBook #77302]
Language: English
Original publication: Chicago: Beckley-Cardy Company, 1925
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TOMMY’S
THANKSGIVING DINNER
_A Play for Small Actors_
BY
MARY TAYLOR CORNISH
_Author of_ THREE LITTLE RUNAWAY TREES
BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
CHICAGO
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COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY
BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
_Printed in the United States of America_
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CHARACTERS
TOMMY _a small boy_
MR. BOWL OF SOUP _a small boy_
MR. TURKEY _a small boy_
CRANBERRY MAIDS _ten (more or less) small girls_
MR. IRISH POTATO _a small boy_
MISS WHITE ONION _a small girl_
CABBAGE _a small boy or girl_
MISS COOK BOOK _a girl_
PETER PUMPKIN _a small boy_
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COSTUMES
MR. BOWL OF SOUP: large bowl-shaped cardboard fastened around top of
head. Should have “_SOUP_” printed on it.
TURKEY: full-gathered pajamas of brown lining, the neck, elbows, knees
and slipper-tops being edged with raveled yarn. A turkey-head of
brown lining, with a pasteboard bill, and a long, red wattle of
raveled yarn on the head.
CRANBERRY MAIDS: full red skirts, red stockings, red waists, little red
caps of crepe paper. Bracelets and necklaces of cranberries strung
together may be worn.
MR. IRISH POTATO: full blouse of brown with eyes made of knots of black
yarn sewed on at intervals. Blouse is padded to make the little actor
look rotund.
MISS WHITE ONION: full blouse of white crepe paper padded to the shape
of an onion. Green stalks rise from a flat white cap.
CABBAGE: hood of light green paper cut in the shape of cabbage leaves
and folded over the head in such a manner as to expose the face only.
MISS COOK BOOK: girl sandwiched between two large pieces of cardboard
on which is printed “_COOK BOOK_.”
PETER PUMPKIN: may have a real pumpkin for his head, with places cut
for eyes, ears and mouth, and wear a green dress. Or he may wear a
green skirt, a yellow puffed waist, a flat yellow cap with a bit of
green paper (wired) for the stem.
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TOMMY’S THANKSGIVING DINNER
SCENE: _May be a living-room, or merely the bare stage. At the center
front is a large armchair._ TOMMY _enters, stands near the chair and
recites_.
TOMMY:
I am goin’ out to Grandma’s,
To spend my Thanksgivin’ day.
I can taste the goodies now--[_pats stomach and draws in breath_]
Gee! I wish that I could stay!
I live at home with Sister Kate,
An’ when she goes to cook,
She always sticks her nose
Down in a big old book
That tells her _how_ to do it.
Puts in this and puts in that [_gesture as if sprinkling in
materials_].
Reads [_holds hands as if reading_], then puts something more in
[_sprinkles in more materials_]
An’ when it’s cooked--Gee, it’s flat! [_Makes a face as if tasting
something unsavory._]
So I’m goin’ out to Grandma’s,
An’ _she_ cooks out of her head,
Cranberry sauce and turkey,
Cabbage an’ greens an’ gingerbread,
An’ just the bestest dressin’
Made out of dry bread-crust.
I dassn’t eat all I want,
’Cause if I do, I’ll _bust_!
Preserves an’ jelly an’ pickles,
An’ good old-fashioned pie;
When a cook cooks out of her head,
You can eat ’til you almost die.
[_Yawns, stretches, and speaks sleepily._]
I’m ’fraid this day will never pass,
It has already seemed a year;
I guess [_sits down in chair_] I’ll go to sleep an’ dream
I’m out at Grandma’s ’stead of here.
[_Cuddles down in chair and goes to sleep._]
_Enter_ MR. BOWL OF SOUP
[_walking very stiffly_]
BOWL OF SOUP:
Hello, Tommy! Glad to see you.
My name is Mr. Bowl of Soup,
Excuse me that I do not bow,
But I am full, and cannot stoop.
_Enter_ TURKEY [_makes deep bow_]
TURKEY:
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble!
Before you, Mr. Turkey you see;
I’ll gobble for you today,
Tomorrow you’ll gobble me!
_Enter_ THE CRANBERRY MAIDS
[_with dancing steps and deep bows_]
CRANBERRY MAIDS:
Prancing and dancing, ripe and red,
Merry Cranberry maids are we.
Wherever Mr. Turkey goes,
Rosy Cranberry Maids you’ll see.
[_They group themselves about the_ TURKEY.]
_Enter_ MR. POTATO
[_Bows._]
POTATO:
I’m Mr. Irish Potato--
Let me sing for you a ballad:
You may bake, boil or fry me,
Or put me in a salad.
_Enter_ WHITE ONION
[_Bows._]
WHITE ONION:
May I make my little bow?
Miss White Onion is my name.
My sweet perfume fills the air;
It has brought me world-wide fame.
POTATO:
Miss Onion is a friend of mine,
She has no eyes, yet cries and cries;
And even moves the cook to tears,
But I can’t cry, though blest with eyes.
_Enter_ CABBAGE
[_Bows._]
CABBAGE:
How-de-do! My name is Cabbage,
But when folks choose to eat me raw,
Chopped into bits and served with sauce,
I change from Cabbage into Slaw.
_Enter_ PETER PUMPKIN
[_Bows._]
PUMPKIN:
Peter, Peter Pumpkin is my name,
I’m leaving now, but don’t you cry;
You’ll meet me again tomorrow
In Grandma’s good old “punkin” pie.
TURKEY [_to other characters_]:
’Twere wise, my friends, for us to vow
Henceforth forever to agree;
For ere tomorrow’s sun goes down,
In [_shivers_] dark, close quarters we shall be.
MISS COOK BOOK _enters_
POTATO [_shivers and speaks in a hoarse voice to the others_]:
Sh! Come, let’s get away from here!
She’ll have us peeled and in the pot
Before we know what we’re about.
Come on, let’s do the turkey trot!
[TURKEY _leads in trot, followed by the_ CRANBERRY MAIDS _and_
VEGETABLES.]
MISS COOK BOOK: How do you do, Tommy? I’ll have to talk prose. I can’t
be bothered with poetry. Besides, let me whisper, _that_ isn’t poetry!
[POTATO _and_ ONION _look sorrowful and wipe each other’s eyes_.] On
the contrary, it is very bad rhyming. [TURKEY _looks indignant_.
CRANBERRY MAIDS _all make faces at_ MISS COOK BOOK.] But I don’t mind
their playing at bad rhymes, so long as they do their own work well.
Their own work, Tommy, is to build up bone and flesh and muscle. A
noble work! [TURKEY _and_ VEGETABLES _look pleased_.] And they do it
well if the cook doesn’t ruin them. I heard you talking about Kate’s
cooking. All that you said about a “cook cooking out of her head” is
nonsense. In the first place, Grandma couldn’t begin to tell you how
many things she burned up, or how much time she wasted, even when she
had _me_ to consult! Kate is studying Domestic Science, and in a few
years she will know what it took Grandma a long, long time to learn.
Good-by. If it were not for me, you probably would not enjoy your
dinner tomorrow. [_Exit._]
TURKEY _and_ VEGETABLES [_fall in line and sing in concert as they march
across the stage and wave to the sleeping_ TOMMY _as they make their
exit_]:
_Tune_: GOOD-NIGHT, LADIES [MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG]
Good-by, Tommy! Good-by, Tommy! Good-by, Tommy!
Until tomorrow noon;
Then we’ll all come back to you, back to you, back to you,
Then we’ll all come back to you
In a silver spoon!
[_Exeunt_]
[Illustration: A short piece of music for the song above.]
TOMMY [_yawns, stretches, rubs his eyes and grins sheepishly_]: Gee! I
must have been asleep. [_Rushes from the stage._]
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