Elsie Hobart Carter

Elsie Hobart Carter, also identified as Elizabeth "Elsie" Hobart Carter, was an American writer whose published work included plays and dramatic pieces for young performers. Surviving library records connect her name with Christmas Candles, a collection of Christmas plays for boys and girls.

Her work also appears in early 1900s anthologies of recreational and holiday material, suggesting that she wrote for teachers, community groups, and children's programs as much as for general readers. The tone of the material associated with her name is practical, festive, and performance-friendly.

Available biographical information on Carter is limited, but memorial records indicate she lived from 1875 to 1949. Even with the details of her life now somewhat obscure, her writing remains a small window into the world of children's holiday pageants and amateur theater in that era.