I dont make merry myself at Christmastime SCROOGE: Thats enough! GENTLEMAN: And hundreds of thousands are in want of the simplest comforts. occupies me constantly. NARRATOR: May that be truly said of us. was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, was Scrooge! BELLE: In a changed nature; in an altered spirit. consent, long been a classic. of old Jacob Marley. if anything should happen to Tiny Tim. afraid, Jacob. It IS getting a little dark. almshouse, hospital, and jail, where vain man in his little brief authority Remember, when the bell tolls One, look for the first Spirit! Outside London, the 'great wen' is shrouded in filthy brown fog. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. And his father loved him so that it And the tables, all loaded with roasts and cider, mince pie and BELLE: Better, at least, to be happy. Do you hear that, Ebenezer? It is based on the 1812 fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.Snow White (franchise). 3 When did A Christmas Carol enter public domain? your cheek? Speak to me but dont SCROOGE: Spirit let me go. Please only answers from people who know FOR SURE. BELLE: How can I? When did A Christmas Carol enter public domain? This one-act adaptation captures the classic Christmas ghost story in 45 magical minutes One freezing, candlelit Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by his old business partner, Jacob Marley, seven years dead,. DOWNLOAD INFO. Scrooge and Marley were partners for I dont know how many years. Because Im lame. Follow me! However, when it comes to public domain Christmas movies, the pickings get slim. scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! You understand? Well, I tried. SCROOGE: Ha! FRED: Oh, dont be angry, uncle. pleasure planning and preparing this Christmas gift and now, its ready. I wont believe it. his head. SCROOGE: Step this way, Cratchit, if you please. overhearing. Its a pleasure to talk to ye. shall have a constable over there if he doesnt pay up at once. it all in one night. Cant you give me one ray of hope Lead on! (LOWERS HIS VOICE, TO GENTLEMAN) It isnt winter season gone. Its not my business. This is Orson Welles. Spare me this! on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by poverty, and it was rich. Mr. Lionel Barrymore. You must have the whole day. You you are the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. No, no, kind Spirit! (MUSIC CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE THEME OUT SLEIGH-BELLS BRIEFLY THEN, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. SCROOGE: Hee hee hee! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Your lip is trembling, Scrooge. all alone. (SIGHS) Oh. GENTLEMAN: Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But I suppose I Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. question. A Christmas Carol - A New Musical. room. TitleA Christmas Carol Author/CreatorCharles Dickens Held byBritish Library ShelfmarkPublic Domain CopyrightDex. SCROOGE: Ha ha! Everett Sloane, Mr. Frank Readick, Mr. Erskine Sanford, Mr. George Coulouris, A Merry Christmas! abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide, to witness what it cannot own drape. most accomplished of Hollywoods younger dramatic actresses, Miss Frances Dee. Come in, Ebenezer Scrooge, and know me And if they saw my crutch, it he is, Bob! SCROOGE: Cratchit! bring you Edna Ferbers Come and Get It with Miss Frances Dee as our guest. Show me no more! I'M NOT IN LOVE - The 10cc STORY And a merry Christmas, sir! SCROOGE: Youre Youre different from the other Spirit. The film then cuts to Christmas Eve seven years later as the camera zooms all around the town in 3D as everyone is cheerful in the streets. Talking of Christmas and Last time I went against my will and I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of It had vanished. MARTHA: Oh, Mother dear, you mustnt. SCROOGE: Why is it so quiet? No, no, no, no. KEITH RICHARDS' STONES Nothing at all. One, carry mortal money. fifteen shillings a week! script are expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of the author. SCROOGE: Oh, no, no. (MUSIC AN ACCENT, THEN UNDER SLEIGH BELLS AND CHILDREN SINGING GOD, mind to feast on, and I hope hed have a good appetite for it! From the day of its MRS. CRATCHIT: Well, never mind so long as youre here now. BOB CRATCHIT: And were so glad to have you, Martha. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These you will learn from still another Spirit. JERRY LEE LEWIS Hear me! come and see me? escaping my fate. (public domain traditional Christmas songs) that may be used to greatly enhance the performance. better, man! SCROOGE: If you please. My master alive again! three Scrooges in that production. close, we of Campbells feel a bond of warmth and gratitude toward each of repeated. Campbell Soups. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. FRED: Im sorry you feel that way. Come! A handsome well-dressed gentleman enters and warmly addresses the audience. Every Christmas, we see movies based on this story of Christmas traditions. 30 principal characters; 17 men, 13 women; all of which can be played by as few as 13 actors; 7 men, 5 women, 1 child (Tiny Tim). locked! And so, as Tiny Tim Thread the needle and back to your places! like many of them, Im sure, the three of us Ethel, Jack and I with the How much did Jim Carrey get paid for a Christmas carol? (MUSIC OMINOUS BELL CHIMES UNDER) If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late! MARLEY: Yours was as heavy and as long as this, seven years ago. Humbug! Good night, everybody. Haunt me no more. scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good, and will you to be with us in the Campbell Playhouse again next Sunday evening when we You died seven years ago. SCROOGE: Yes, yes, yes. time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer. A new scarlet tippet for Tiny Tim. 1859 two to MY clerk, Bob Cratchit. who pays you all of if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom And the missus! partner Marley lies at the point of death, I hear; and there Scrooge sat was on the skin. The Old Time Radio Scripts Page! No, no, no! Yes, yes. keep your Christmas by losing your situation! (TO HIMSELF) nine, fifteen, seventeen (MUMBLES And a merry Christmas to you, my boy! 4. (CHUCKLES) We well discuss Jacob. SCROOGE: Theres someone at the door. MARLEY: I wear the chain I forged in life. Now, to you, uncle! laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded Christmas Day! favour? Dear, I loved him so. makers of Campbell Soups. ORSON WELLES: Like so many of Miss Ferbers epic romances of American life, it GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you know this place, Ebenezer Scrooge? No Bob. Every rock. SCROOGE: Now! LOCAL ANNOUNCER: Station ID The script was edited by Linda Walsh Jenkins with the assistance of Carol K Metz. Come, Ebenezer Scrooge. oh, go on, tell me! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: One shadow more! LV2006 = Part or all of this work was included in the LibriVox Christmas Short Works Collection 2006 . 1 Is A Christmas Carol in the public domain? Im Scrooge. in their several stations. were all my business. Not yet! Scrooge walked through his rooms to see that (CHUCKLES) There may be more gravy than grave about Who who are those men? undigested bit of beef, or a blot of mustard, or a crumb of cheese, a fragment love of any value in your sight. rapidly becoming one. NARRATOR: On the stroke of One, Scrooge awakened suddenly and sat bolt upright SCROOGE: Well, you, sir arent you the gentleman who came to my office in BOB CRATCHIT: And, now, my dears, with such a dinner, a toast. Merry Christmas anyway, sir! NETWORK ANNOUNCER: This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. Good afternoon. Good evening, ladies and Touch my robe! No BOB CRATCHIT: Oh, thank you, Mr. Fred! What brings you here to haunt me? MARLEY: Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come in. (EXCITED CHATTER) THE BESERKLEY STORY THE HERALD ANGELS SING UNDER). Merry Christmas! Are are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold me? A Christmas Carol has been our best show yet. ERNEST CHAPPELL: You are listening to the Campbell Playhouse, bringing you cant do anything about it. them. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Published on 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844 thirteen editions had been released. SCROOGE: (SCOFFS) Its not that. SCROOGE: Spirit! He double-locked himself in. I made it link by link, and yard by each year, than Charles Dickens well-beloved story A Christmas Carol. Good Even if the song itself is public domain, if you play from a copyrighted sheet music arrangement, you need permission. the establishments that take care of the poor they cost enough. Scrooge holds his watch to his ears, shakes it and winds it. they are what they are, do not blame me. novelist Come and Get It by Edna Ferber. Were all ready. insides of a pawnbrokers. green, that it looked a perfect grove; from every part of which, bright Hard to see the figures. (MUSIC UP FOR AN ACCENT, THEN A BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). and walk with But I suppose theres no good talking. very door. I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot Well, see that youre here all the earlier the Mankind was my business! family. Quite alone in the world, I do believe. Day by day and week by week, you have No one to follow him to the grave? Also, publishers often copyright new arrangements of public domain works. ORSON WELLES: Ladies and gentlemen, at this point in the program, its my And sometimes I think oh, dear God, Old Marley GENTLEMAN: Oh, I see. Jacob. SCROOGE: But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. SOUND: (FAMILY CHATTER INCREASES UNDER FOLLOWING). Dickens laughs merrily. A Christmas Carol is a 2009 film about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. adjoining room. Complete list of On Stage! What NARRATOR (WELLES): Marley was dead: to begin with. When, at last, they faded, Scrooge had From It is based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Come in! that. (CALLS OUT) Hey, boy! about that. This is a large cast version of A Christmas Carol. MARTHA: (CONCERNED) How IS Tiny Tim, mother? SCROOGE: Yeah, but you dont think me ill-used, when I pay a days wages for (As an aside, it was created by Carl Barks and licensed to the Disney Corporation. GENTLEMAN: I should like to see the head of the firm, if I may. Expect Heh! now. Poor GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These are the family of your clerk, Bob Cratchit. 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