The live nutcracker doll is here a traditional gift-bearer in a straw goat's mask.

He gives Clara a nutcracker doll, which she adores.

Products such as Nutcracker dolls, soaps, foods, and clothing are sold in theatres before the show.

In the end, Peter saves the day by selling his Nutcracker dolls he has made as a hobby for a large sum.

At this point, Marie notices a Nutcracker doll, and asks whom he belongs to.

The conflict is interrupted by a flashback showing how the Prince was cursed and transformed into a nutcracker doll.

It is the stuff of children's dreams: a young girl, Clara, is given a nutcracker doll by her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer.

Earlier this season, Cuban-born Ramos was cast as the Nutcracker doll, with his head encased in a huge helmet.

Among the special effects is a tree that grows to 70 feet at a Christmas party where a mysterious old man gives the Nutcracker doll to Clara.

Tamara Glasova is a delight as the mechanical Nutcracker doll, wound up to dance with Marie, the daughter of the house, at a Christmas party.