Mary Mapes Dodges' children's classic : Or the Silver Skates was adapted as a TV musical, 104 years after its original publication. Hans is an Amsterdam teenager devoted to ice skating. When his father is injured, the subsequent financial deprivations deny Hans the opportunity to purchase the silver skates that he'd had his heart set on. Hoping to win those skates in a New Years Eve competition, Hans hasn't forgotten his father's plight, and seeks out the aid of a prominent surgeon.