David Tuttle is moonlighting as a department store Santa so that he can buy his wife a fur for Christmas. He tells her he's working late at the office, but she finds out he isn't at the office. A suspected other woman, hypnotism, the notorious Santa burglar Kris Kreigle and his gun-toting fiancée, and a confused policeman add up to a rollicking tale that is hilarious Christmas entertainment any time of year.
A funny farce with twists and turns. I read this as I am working on a production of it over the next few months. It's genuinely funny, with physical as well as verbal comedy. Sam thinks her husband has fallen out of the honeymoon period already, as he is always working late. She jumps to the conclusion that he must be having an affair, however the truth is that he's moonlighting as Santa to make some extra money before Christmas. Enter an interfering neighborhood and her husband the psychiatrist, and rumours of 'The Santa Burglar' and you've got a fantastic festive comedy on your hands!