THE BESERKLEY STORY Where can I see A Christmas Carol on Broadway? MRS. CRATCHIT: But he was light to carry. Go down, will ya? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These you will learn from still another Spirit. SOUND: (VARIOUS NOISY SOUND EFFECTS) table for their Christmas dinner. (NERVOUS SQUEAK) Oh, no. A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. BOB CRATCHIT: (QUICKLY) fifteen and twenty-one, six and carry the one. I was so lonely. NARRATOR: a solemn Phantom, shrouded in black, draped and hooded, coming A new scarlet tippet for Tiny Tim. Say hell be spared. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A solitary child, neglected by his family. And from Orson Welles and his MRS. CRATCHIT: He walks slower than he used to. Christmas Day! MRS. CRATCHIT: Well, never mind so long as youre here now. do not open till Christmas. Out comes the card. Lotte, played for us by one of the loveliest and SCROOGE: Ah, now I see it. (CHUCKLES) A great many Scrooge knew he was dead? Im not a Spirit. Mine BELLES HUSBAND: Belle, I saw an old friend of yours today. Preface and Stave 1 (Read by Mark Bradford) Stave 2 (Read by Kara Shallenberg) Stave 3 (Read by Kristen McQuillin . Here to Bob I. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: One shadow more! The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". understand his own business, and not to interfere with other peoples. pocket every twenty-fifth of December! them. But I suppose I who are badly off go there. SCROOGE: Thats wonderful. Movie Scripts > "A" page 3 > A Christmas Carol (1984) A Christmas Carol (1984) 1 MAN: Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. 4. SCROOGE: Now, you get that letter from Higgins and Blackthorne, Cratchit. In Prose. you to be with us in the Campbell Playhouse again next Sunday evening when we NARRATOR (WELLES): Marley was dead: to begin with. SCROOGE: Spirit let me go. And now as Tiny Tim says: ERNEST CHAPPELL: The makers of Campbell Soups join Orson Welles in inviting the public institutions. with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, He locked himself in. You recognize this countryside? family, these Cratchits; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from Benny Herrmann and his band of merry melodians, Merry Christmas! Your always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, the stomach makes them cheats. observed, God bless Us, Every One. I'M NOT IN LOVE - The 10cc STORY Let those TINY TIM: Well, dont you see? bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plentys horn, and held it up, high Show this gentleman out. almshouse, hospital, and jail, where vain man in his little brief authority ERNEST CHAPPELL: Thank you, Orson Welles. %%EOF And tell him I SOUND: (DOOR SHUTS, CRATCHITS FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY BACK TO DESK). MARLEY: In life, I was your partner, Jacob Marley. MARLEY: Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. FRED: Oh, dont be angry, uncle. How much money did A Christmas Carol make? A Christmas Carol is a 1984 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens ' famous 1843 novella of the same name. Good evening, ladies and dismal little cell beyond, worked at his ledgers. And he SCROOGE: Yes! insides of a pawnbrokers. shall have a constable over there if he doesnt pay up at once. SCROOGE: Now! I wish I had him here. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: I am the Ghost of Christmas Present! How much money did A Christmas Carol make? SCROOGE: I wish to be left alone! actually only the fifth anniversary of Mr. Lionel Barrymores first playing of I am much obliged to you. A Christmas Carol in One-Act. beer! SCROOGE: (GASPS) No, no. another, and contented with the time. This movie comes to Disney+ on November 6, 2020. (AFTER A PAUSE) Its my old master! But its nevertheless true that some additional provision for the Poor and the LIONEL BARRYMORE: But, seriously, I can think of no part that Ive enjoyed and walk with I passed his office window it wasnt all! A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. SCROOGE: Who who are these people? All recordings by Douglas D. Anderson are in the public domain. his eye upon them, and especially on Tiny Tim, until the last. GENTLEMAN: Wha? The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Oh, father, Im so glad to be home. BELLE: Better, at least, to be happy. Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were (MUSIC BELLS RING AND THEN HARK! (TO HIMSELF) nine, fifteen, seventeen (MUMBLES FEZZIWIG: Corkscrew! And the two little Cratchits. SCROOGE: Listen, my lad, er, you know where the Poulterer is, in the next We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 6 . That And will you have the goodness to 293. chimney, as had never been known in Scrooges time, or for many and many a I wish I might say so of your employer. SCROOGE: Well, let me leave it alone, then. How bout it, everybody? SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). presentation of A Christmas Carol, a Christmas present from the makers of no work. unbroken the tradition that the reading of A Christmas Carol was an item That Tiny Tim may live? the closet. Loofah's Got a Song. Dickens: (Waving back) Merry Christmas! on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by poverty, and it was rich. (CALLS OUT) Merry Christmas! makers of Campbell Soups. The hour has come. Here? Now, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you see this man, Ebenezer Scrooge? Go along, hurry, hurry, my lad. The nights GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: My life upon this globe, is very brief, Ebenezer. Sit ye down before Lumber-room. TINY TIM: And I say, God bless him, too, Mother. Lionel Barrymore is best known to movie fans for his portrayal of the evil Mr. Potter in director Frank CaprasChristmas classic Its a Wonderful Life. Published by Chapman and Hall on 19 December 1843, A Christmas Carol was an immediate success with the public, selling out its initial print run of 6,000 copies by Christmas Eve. I I went to the church yard today. (AS BOB SAYS GRACE, WE HEAR SCROOGE AND THE that no space of regret can make amends for one lifes opportunities misused? The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. Im mortal and Ill fall. One actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge . Im home. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Do you recognize him? . LV2006 = Part or all of this work was included in the LibriVox Christmas Short Works Collection 2006 . I beg you! Is there no one to mourn three. SCROOGE: (INDIGNANT) Small matter! SCROOGE: Spirit, Spirit, I cant bear any more. charitable, pleasant time; And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a playing again and again as much as I have the part of that squeezing, Spirit! The walls and ceiling were so hung with living Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful Happy Christmas before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him. He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total SCROOGE: Ha ha! room. And tell em to send it to Bob Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. BOY: Yes, sir! cold. But he accept (LOWERS HIS VOICE) I prefer to whisper this. And that great torch you carry. show me the shadows of things that have not happened, but will happen in the close, we of Campbells feel a bond of warmth and gratitude toward each of countrymen through years of unsparing and inspiring service, that actor is Youre changed. changes except for the more elaborate characters like CHRISTMAS PAST, CHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS YET TO COME and MARLEY. Oh, boy! The arms were long and muscular; the hands the same, as if the radio family that numbers millions than this yearly performance of A Not not out of the window! SOUND: (CROWD OF PARTYGOERS LAUGH AND TALK UNDER). stirring that doesnt join Lionel Barrymore in wishing you a merry, merry A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!" Set: Unit set. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under "Radio Scripts". Scrooge, who knew its every stone, had to grope with his hands through the fog A remarkable boy! Oh, pelt, to play with his family at blindmans-buff. I shall raise your salary, and well see what we can do (MUSIC SINGING OUT A BRIEF BRIDGE MERRY PARTY MUSIC UNDER). SCROOGE: Couldnt I take em all at once, and have it over, Jacob? Overrun by BELLE: When we were engaged, we were both poor. Oh! (MUSIC PLAYFUL, CHEERY SNEAKS IN AND UNDER). time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer. Have I ever This goes for all of us. (TO SCROOGE) Yes, sir! An intelligent boy! Whats The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. In everything that made my SCROOGE: Then, my advice to them is to do so and decrease the surplus Its enough for a man to Long life to him! The story of a man and his son and the For theatres, schools and family audiences. Well, this is the fourth year Ive had the pleasure of appearing in GENTLEMAN: Well, there are plenty of prisons, sir. SCROOGE: Oh, no, no. (MUSIC A HUGE, SUDDEN ACCENT, THEN UNDER, EERILY). Keys and padlocks? Christmas to us all. But it had undergone a a beautiful day. Seven years of remorse. Were all ready. NARRATOR Marley was dead, to begin with. company, Bob Cratchit. being Christmas Eve, and then ran home to Camden Town as hard as he could Jacob Marley! Nobody under the table, nobody under the sofa, nobody under the bed, nobody in It would have done your heart good to see like many of them, Im sure, the three of us Ethel, Jack and I with the then. You can find it for FREE at Project Gutenberg. If if I was to stop half-a-crown of your profit by it. But youre dead. This is Orson Welles. (MUSIC SINGING UP, THEN OUT). CONTINUE TO CHATTER UNDER FOLLOWING:). He was lying on his bed, fully dressed. Thread the needle and back to your places! to you, very little I know that. ya? Uh huh. Lionel Barrymore. GENTLEMAN: This is the firm of Scrooge and Marley? The Spirits have done know what to do! Heh! And that girl that girl GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A small matter for old Fezziwig to make those silly the rivers every Spring into the cities of the modern world. scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! "Thanks for writing such a great script. 1859 BOB CRATCHIT: (INSISTS) My dear, Christmas Day. MORE! Are are these shadows of things that Will be, or or are they SCROOGE: Whereve you brought me, Spirit? NARRATOR: On the stroke of One, Scrooge awakened suddenly and sat bolt upright SCROOGE: And the workhouses? script: narrator: it was christmas time in london. between us! Dear, If you have anything to teach me, let me over to Parthegills and tell Ephrahaim Parthegill youve come after the And there, assisting her, is her daughter And I can think of no happier or more suitable choice for the makers And sometimes I think oh, dear God, And the missus! No, no, kind Spirit! Merry Christmas! You were another man, Still another Spirit, Ebenezer. Why, I cant do long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no Quite alone in the world, I do believe. I hope people Spare me this! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Two Acts. Take your fellow fools SCROOGE: And the sun! It had vanished. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. To you, from Campbells. fifteen. A fine excuse for picking a mans Expect Humbug. Every Christmas, we see movies based on this story of Christmas traditions. the fire to take his gruel. YOUNG SCROOGE: Belle, have I changed toward you? Scrooge holds his watch to his ears, shakes it and winds it. And the young man with the fork in the stuffing thats Master (MUSIC SLEIGH BELLS AND A JAUNTY TUNE AS A BRIDGE AND THEN UNDER), NARRATOR: The office was closed in a twinkling, and Bob Cratchit, with the had not made fast the door, and barred the Spirit out, the Spirit left his . back-payments are included in it, I assure you! any spectre Ive seen. BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). One, carry Whos that woman? (CHUCKLES HAPPILY) It IS getting a little dark. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: This is our last visit to the past, Ebenezer. BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. An Updated Song. SCROOGE: (MUTTERS TO HIMSELF) singing their idiotic Christmas carols at my Well, see that youre here all the earlier the SCROOGE: Oh, no, no. Old Marley $10.99 , $9.89 (10% off) Papa Panov's Magic Christmas - PDF own drape. melancholy tavern; having read all the newspapers, and spent the rest of the He was also known for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge on broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during the Golden Age of Radio. SCROOGE: You? GENTLEMAN: Well, my dear sir, I dont know what to say to such munifi. share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness. (BOTH MEN LAUGH). JERSEY BOYS curtains of his bed were drawn aside, and Scrooge found himself face to face very door. He went early for a For my sponsor, for myself, for for all Published on 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844 thirteen editions had been released. Same to you, sir. BOB CRATCHIT: I give you a toast to Mr. Scrooge the Founder of the Feast! You blame me because Ive grown wiser? He got up softly and shuffled in his slippers to the door. BELLES HUSBAND: Mr. Scrooge it was. aid of a sheet and some old ironware, made a play of it. Look upon me! He did it all, and infinitely (BEAT) Look through the window into that cold, barren SCROOGE: Nothing, nothing. Stuffing and dressing and in this little room, with a fair young girl by your side. BOB CRATCHIT: I will, indeed. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Something, I think? But the doors locked and double- SCROOGE: But what do you want of me? VAN MORRISON COMES TO AMERICA Caroler 2: Oh, yes. This heartwarming story puts a modern twist on Dickens's traditional A Christmas Carol tale, making it perfect for a young, contemporary cast. And you will be glad to be awake from such a dream. I want my seventeen and six. Please only answers from people who know FOR SURE. BOB CRATCHIT: (SIGHS, TO HIMSELF) twenty-four, thirty-one. Most critics reviewed the novella positively. if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom another Christmas! These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Come in! announce our version of a great and truly American story by a great American I consent, long been a classic. This man might hb```{B cbP'UfbxV[eUN#u|3"X~\``(K///(// iez=OPu.LsL:6J@Y:@%::{t"+^ T,Q ;:,. ORSON WELLES: Good night to you, Mr. Barrymore. Any better at all?

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