I thought this was a really good Christmas script with a clever concept---the magic Santa suit. I always like Howard da Silva, and rest of the adult cast was great.

The idea of casting a real child as Jennifer was a good instinct, I think. However, this is where the whole show falls apart. Since the entire production essentially rests on the shoulders of Jennifer Swallow, they needed a really perky, winning child actor who knew how to deliver her lines. The charm of the story lies in how well she can convince Howard da Silva's character---most of the play consists of scenes between the two of them. Unfortunately, the kid they cast just didn't make the grade. She spoke her lines in a sort of monotone which became very difficult to listen to after a very short time. Too bad, because the rest of it was really a nice little Christmas fable. Gave it a 2.