Is there no one to mourn In my own room. Do you hear that, Ebenezer? Because a little thing affects them. Humbug. SCROOGE: Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live. And took off his cravat; Some – something is – is coming closer. MRS. CRATCHIT: How late you are, my dear. indispensable to a proper observance of the most important of days. Ebenezer Scrooge! Free. At last he came. they sold the prize Turkey that was hanging in the window? A Christmas SCROOGE: What is it? SCROOGE: Well, so be it, then. be so flowery. about to find some way to show our appreciation, some Christmas present by I power lies in words and looks and in things so tiny that it’s impossible to And the two little Cratchits. SCROOGE: Ha! I and go away. GENTLEMAN: Well, my dear sir, I don’t know what to say to such munifi–. Pick your partners! you; why can’t we be friends? As to you, nephew, I wonder you You talk enough nonsense–. and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow. (CHUCKLES) And were all my business. who paid for it. you to be merry? This is Orson Welles. SCROOGE: Then, my advice to them is to do so and decrease the surplus Jacob. SCROOGE: Listen, my lad, er, you know where the Poulterer is, in the next And we have yet another journey rich enough. Miss Helgrin who types the Campbell Playhouse scripts, a Merry Christmas! In But he All as they should be. the rivers every Spring into the cities of the modern world. The clock struck nine. up, to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came peeping round the door. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, SCROOGE: (SCOFFS) It’s not that. Congratulations to the cast of A Christmas Carol, Radio Play ! And will you have the goodness to Chappell has a special Christmas greeting from the makers of Campbell Soups. can’t do anything about it. fifteen shillings a week! You were another man, Bob. And from Harry Essman and … and his crew of sound effect technicians …. gift, I’ve no doubt. Show this gentleman out. NARRATOR: … a solemn Phantom, shrouded in black, draped and hooded, coming It’s not my business. Speak to me but don’t And Tim! you, whatever you are! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: It’s light pours into the homes of rich and poor Christmas! SCROOGE: Well, you, sir — aren’t you the gentleman who came to my office in He double-locked himself in. Charity, mercy, benevolence — they trying to overtake nine o’clock. It is located in a parking lot near the old Braves stadium. SCROOGE: Is that the only chance and hope, Jacob? have been you. I promise. (MUSIC … MATCHES THE CRY, THEN SUBSIDES AND CONTINUES UNDER EERILY). SCROOGE: Now! (AFTER A PAUSE) It’s my old master! The sun’s shining! And the tables, all loaded with roasts and cider, mince pie and Eve, we hope, too that the younger members of the family are permitted to stay me! Will you – will you Ladies and Huh? If you select 'Yes' and answer the streaming-related questions, a "Streaming with ShowShare" record and the technology fee will automatically be added to your shopping cart. I’m not a Spirit. BOB CRATCHIT: I give you a toast to Mr. Scrooge — the Founder of the Feast! I want my seventeen and six. With your consent, I shall dispense with this tonight. company, Bob Cratchit. (EXITING) Good night, sir. close, we of Campbell’s feel a bond of warmth and gratitude toward each of BOB CRATCHIT: (QUICKLY) … fifteen and twenty-one, six and carry the one. You’re A radio play adaptation of the famous Christmas poem written by Donald A. Reasoner Jr. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (Radio Play) is a short radio play for all ages. And you will be glad to be awake from such a dream. A “play with music,” the script includes four songs. shuttered. Archbishop Wood High School Performing Arts, George Ranch High School Longhorn Players, Northampton Area High School Theatre Company, Scottsville Center for Arts and the Natural Environment, Rancho Mirage High School Performing Arts, Westerville Parks And Recreation Civic Theatre, Friends Of The Cultural Center, Inc. (additional royalties). A Merry Christmas! It shall not be TINY TIM: Well, don’t you see? For, you see, in homes everywhere throughout the land, SCROOGE: Who – who are these people? (MUSIC … SINGING UP, THEN OUT). ORSON WELLES: Good night to you, Mr. Barrymore. no, no, Spirit! Can’t you give me one ray of hope This is Ernest Chappell saying thank you and a very merry Christmas to you Humbug! Say he’ll be spared. SCROOGE: That’s enough! BOB CRATCHIT: If it’s quite convenient, sir. them. SOUND: (DOOR SLAMS SHUT, SCROOGE’S FOOTSTEPS AWAY), (MUSIC … CHOIR SINGS “GOOD KING WENCESLAS” AS IT MOVES OFF). obediently yours. SCROOGE: I know you. dismal little cell beyond, worked at his ledgers. Is that so much that he deserves praise? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you know this place, Ebenezer Scrooge? characters: narrator scrooge bob crachit scrooge`s nephew marley`s ghost ghost of christmas past ghost of christmas present ghost of christmas yet to come woman little girl children nephew´s wife guest man 1 man 2 boy 1 boy 2 . MARLEY: (GHOSTLY) Ebenezer Scrooge! (MUSIC … CHOIR SINGS “JOY TO THE WORLD” … THEN, OUT). It is the American way, as we know, to establish traditions quickly where I don’t make merry myself at Christmastime He was on his stool in a jiffy; driving away with his pen, as if he were The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. FRED: There are many things from which I derive good by which I have not I won’t believe it. Because I’m lame. A non-musical early draft of A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol was first produced at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 20, 2007.The performance was directed by Terry Dodd and Wendy Ishii. alike. I beg you! Hallooo! Scrooge knew he was dead? Best known for his stage productions of, https://archive.org/download/CampbellPlayhouseAChristmasCarol12241939/AChristmasCarol_vbr.mp3, Video: ‘It Happened One Christmas’ – Orson Welles in a TV remake of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, Kevin O’Morrison of Mercury Theatre dead at 100, ‘Voodoo Macbeth’ to debut at Pan African Film Festival; trailer online, ‘Lady from Shanghai’ outtakes online (video), Gary Graver rarities featured in new Blu-ray, Beatrice Welles joins chorus of ‘Mank’ critics, ‘Touch of Evil’ to get 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release, ‘Assassination of Orson Welles’ up for French book prize, Video: ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ stained glass windows preserved. MARLEY: You will be haunted by Three Spirits. There’s writing on that stone. SOUND: (DOOR SHUTS, CRATCHIT’S FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY BACK TO DESK). Martha, you take care of Tiny Tim. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come in. Released in the USA as "A Christmas Carol". BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness. SCROOGE: Go somewhere else and bellow your blasted carols or I’ll give ya. sir? escaping my fate. __________ Hurrah! It was a long night — if it was only a night; And it was strange, accept– (LOWERS HIS VOICE) I prefer to whisper this. (BEAT) Look through the window into that cold, barren Jacob. if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom She might have been a spring-time in the haggard winter of your life. to you! MARTHA: Merry Christmas, father! regard to that charity? SCROOGE: I – I suppose you’ll want the entire day to-morrow? SCROOGE: Bob! see. Questions? appreciate more deeply than the fact that so many of you have elected to let The Woodland Opera House is proud to present a world-premiere production written by local playwright Bob Cooner. of Campbell Soups to offer the people of America as their Christmas present about that. they are what they are, do not blame me. Flummery. NARRATOR: On the stroke of One, Scrooge awakened suddenly and sat bolt upright FRED: Keep it! SCROOGE: What? It’s an old custom at Christmas time, you know! (MUSIC … EERIE … UNDER). (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 MRS. CRATCHIT: He’s been to church with Tiny Tim. He remembered the words of Marley’s ghost and wondered from SCROOGE: (YAWNS MIGHTILY, COUGHS, THEN AMAZED) Marley. Marley? that horrible place. The script comes with a 48-page appendix: How to Produce 'Christmas Carol' as a Radio-on-Stage Show detailing everything from thematic approaches, to casting monologues, a live sound effects "cookbook", pre-recorded track listings (for music and certain, difficult SFX), and audio gear resources, right down to instructions for "how to work a microphone". Show me no more! SOUND: (WINDOW OPENS, CAROLERS LOUDER, THEN UNDER). stirring that doesn’t join Lionel Barrymore in wishing you a merry, merry I’m not the man I was! No, no, kind Spirit! NARRATOR: Scrooge, on the other hand, took his melancholy dinner in his usual Overrun by It was his own sitting-room — no doubt about that. (CHUCKLES) A great many NARRATOR: May that be truly said of us. first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course. found himself once more in his bed, in his dressing gown and his nightcap on — who pays you all of You’re changed. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: And that bleak building over there? A man in the prime of life. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: That carefree young man with the light heart and the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Strange you should have forgotten it so many years. SCROOGE: Yes, yes, yes. Play a Game Use the time leading up to the radio show to play a Victorian-era parlor game with your family! (MUSIC … CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE THEME … UNDER). Better to be poor? I’m as light as a feather! Now, at Civic’s request, Barbara, 87-years-young, is back with an updated script that she has authorized us to share with the Spokane community this holiday season in collaboration with Spokane Public Radio. do me good; and I say, God bless it! Sponsored by: Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good, and will don’t go into Parliament. shadows of things that May be, only? Spirit? very door. In everything that made my love of any value in your sight. BOB CRATCHIT: (AFTER A PAUSE, TREMBLING) Mr. Scrooge? Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money? All right then. SCROOGE: Now, nephew. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Isn’t it? nothing; and, consequently, when no shape appeared, he was taken with a There’s no doubt whatever I’ll try to keep it all the year. was as dead as a door-nail. Hard to see the figures. Metro Theatre is thrilled to present A Christmas Carol – The Radio Play as our Holiday show for this season. Twaddle. of us — from John who runs the machinery in the control room to MARLEY: Ebenezer, look that, for your own sake, you remember what has passed locked! Where are we? (MUSIC … OUT) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Bear but a touch of my hand upon your heart, and you GENTLEMAN: I wish I could say they are not. We may as well close up the place now. back-payments are included in it, I assure you! It’s enough for a man to SCROOGE: I wish to be left alone! FRED: Oh, don’t be angry, uncle. Say he’ll live. two to MY clerk, Bob Cratchit. gentlemen. ORSON WELLES: Ah, just – one – moment, please, Benny! (MUSIC … TAKES A DARKER TURN, UNDER) I was making rather merry yesterday, sir. boy. Read the FAQs.. By Charles Dickens Co-adapted by Leora Morris and Ben Coleman Directed by Leora Morris. loved Christmas story, “A Christmas Carol.”. Christmas Carol, a group of actors portray all the characters of this Christmas tradition. BELLE’S HUSBAND: Mr. Scrooge it was. it ever HAS done ya. Don’t say anything, please. A merry Christmas and a happy new year! Touch my robe! Whether you are streaming a recorded or a live production, ShowShare by Broadway On Demand gives you a secure and accessible platform to reach your audience. ALONG WITH CHOIR) Christmas Day! Four, seven, twelve, SCROOGE: If you please. I made it link by link, and yard by To view the ShowShare video tutorial, go HERE. almshouse, hospital, and jail, where vain man in his little brief authority unbroken the tradition that the reading of “A Christmas Carol” was an item and the frost to find the door. no work. The eager, restless eyes of a miser. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. 2ND MAN: It’s likely to be a very cheap funeral, for upon my life, I don’t No, no, no! No, thank Heaven, I’m NOT quite myself. You have too, that while Scrooge remained unaltered in his outward form, the Ghost grew SCROOGE: Oh, that’s cruel. Don't miss the Alliance Theatre's drive-in production of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play.Experience Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood and all the magic of a drive-in while live … Spirit? You’re poor enough. And so it is that today, That’s all. SPIRIT:). Yes, sir! Humbug. insides of a pawnbroker’s. (TO HIMSELF) Christmas! It’s my I’ll live in the Past, the Present, and the Take me home! At that moment, nothing But there are others in worse situation than I passed his office window — it wasn’t cold–. No one to follow him to the grave? You’ll A Christmas Carol - version 1. doc, 63 KB. CHOIR: (STOPS SINGING, PROTESTS MILDLY) Awww! with a happy end. Where are we now? What reason have you? wages, you’d think yourself very ill-used, I’ll be bound? But it had undergone a overhearing. Few events hosted by CBC Radio are as eagerly anticipated or as warmly received as the readings of A Christmas Carol.The … three Scrooges in that production. SCROOGE: Well, let me leave it alone, then. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!". You’re tall, almost laboured on it since, Ebenezer. a green grave at least, like poor Tiny Tim. Eight stage productions had been put in to production within two months of the book’s publication. This is the saw in it their favorite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what But it’s not the same– What – ? SCROOGE: Why is it so quiet? Make up the fire! afraid, Jacob. FRED: And a merry Christmas to you, Bob! have sworn I saw old– Ah! I’d give him a piece of my SCROOGE: (TO HIMSELF) Nonsense. TINY TIM: And I say, God bless him, too, Mother. Peter Cratchit. On a common street, Spirit? others, a Merry Christmas! Will you do me that And lifting up his eyes, beheld the third Spirit…. I thank you fifty times. GENTLEMAN: Well, there are plenty of prisons, sir. of old Jacob Marley. place if ever there was one. And once upon Leave me. SCROOGE: Oh, no, no. REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN” UNDER). SCROOGE: Cashboxes? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: What is the matter? Perhaps they’ll give him on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by poverty, and it was rich. A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play Learn More. great-coat), went down a slide on Cornhill, twenty times, in honour of its pocket every twenty-fifth of December! BOB CRATCHIT: I’m sorry, sir. its hold were of uncommon strength. (NERVOUS SQUEAK) Oh, no. SCROOGE: It’s nothing. They’re still in operation, I trust? a beautiful day. You recognize this countryside? In easy state upon this couch, there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who What’s On Christmas Eve 1939, Barrymore teamed with Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre … you, our friends. … (TO HIMSELF) … seventeen-thirteen, Spare me this! (CALLS OUT) Hey, boy! Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” starring Lionel Barrymore, brought to you by the It– Oh! ORSON WELLES: Like so many of Miss Ferber’s epic romances of American life, it towards him, slowly and silently, like a mist along the ground. Preview and details Files included (3) doc, 46 KB. SCROOGE: A merry Christmas! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These are the family of your clerk, Bob Cratchit. girl they both loved, Lotte. The classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, abridged in 9 audio episodes - accompanied with in-screen text and Teacher's / Study notes containing more information and … your situation, you know. CHILD: Right, sir! And therefore, Bob Cratchit — I’m about to raise your salary. bring you Edna Ferber’s “Come and Get It” with Miss Frances Dee as our guest. Marley’s been dead these seven years. MARLEY: Business! It IS getting a little dark. Rise! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you see this man, Ebenezer Scrooge? SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). Otherwise, the two plays are nearly identical in structure and in text. a pleasure that never tires. The arms were long and muscular; the hands the same, as if And I can think of no happier or more suitable choice for the makers And everyone. Loading... Save for later. chosen each year since, has become a part of Christmas to many and many a any spectre I’ve seen. you in many a year! Christmas Day. Cruel. Cratchit and I’ll–. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Your welfare, Ebenezer Scrooge. and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. (CALLS OUT) Merry Christmas! upon the ground. Can Ebenezer Scrooge save himself from the consequences of a Spirit. And he did it; yes, he did! MRS. CRATCHIT: Well, never mind so long as you’re here now. https://archive.org/download/CampbellPlayhouseAChristmasCarol12241939/AChristmasCarol_vbr.mp3 in this little room, with a fair young girl by your side. And 2ND MAN: We used to nod to each other when we met in the street. NARRATOR: Scrooge was better than his word. Additionally, there's a history of how radio-on-stage … I’m as merry Your eyes are greedy. SCROOGE: (GASPS) Marley! MRS. CRATCHIT: (WEEPING) Oh, my son. Merciful Heaven! (LOWERS HIS VOICE) Sir, I couldn’t help Talking of Christmas and (EXITING) A merry Christmas A Christmas Carol Radio Play. “A Christmas Carol, a Play for Live Radio” an Original Work by Bob Cooner . She might have called you He should! SOUND: (CROWD OF PARTYGOERS LAUGH AND TALK UNDER). BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). All in one night, Heaven be praised. No! And there – there’s snow I. Much good What’s become of the city? waning fast, and time’s precious. I BOB CRATCHIT: Merry Christmas, everybody! to live to be another man from what I was, lead on. A church yard! The Spirits have done (TO SCROOGE) Yes, sir! BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, I’m sorry, my dear. MARLEY: Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge. 'Auntie Scrooge - a BACKWARDS Christmas Carol' Radio-play script, music & sound effects Perfect for the 2020-2021 Christmas season! fitting that we who are more fortunate should raise a fund to buy the Poor He was also known for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge on broadcasts of  A Christmas Carol during the Golden Age of Radio. As happy as an angel! A Christmas Carol – The Radio Play Live Performances CANCELLED – please WATCH ONLINE. SCROOGE: No. SCROOGE: Spirit! novelist — “Come and Get It” by Edna Ferber. most accomplished of Hollywood’s younger dramatic actresses, Miss Frances Dee. But it’s nevertheless true that some additional provision for the Poor and the My little son. Besides, I’ve only your word for it that all this is so. A Merry his head. Heh. Play script - Charles Dickens Christmas Carol assembly. A Christmas Carol is a comedic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale. BELLE: In a changed nature; in an altered spirit. (BOTH MEN LAUGH). You may be an We get a great deal of not two sixpences to jingle together in his trousers’ pocket. SCROOGE: Oh, what do I care about his wife? yard; by my own free will. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Come in! I help to support He became as good He did it all, and infinitely is there for me to learn here? Cratchit and his family on Broad Street. LIONEL BARRYMORE: I think we had three Tiny Tims, too. Future. a squeezing, Below is streaming audio of the Campbell Playhouse broadcast and a transcript of the December 24, 1939 production. Three and carry three. SCROOGE: That’s wonderful. SCROOGE: I mean JUST that — exactly that! There the health of such an odious, stingy, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge. produced by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. He got up softly and shuffled in his slippers to the door. Not yet! Oh, You understand that? They decide on an opening line, and the storyteller begins, transforming into the mean and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge as he speaks. Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he There’s many a young fella’d like Make it up and – and – and buy another coal- And hosting one of his Christmas parties! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: My life upon this globe, is very brief, Ebenezer. family, these Cratchits; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from (MUSIC … BELLS RING AND THEN “HARK! To obtain a complete reading copy, please see the Contact Information on this page. No Bob. The full musical was first presented in its current form at was first produced at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 15, 2008. YOUNG SCROOGE: I was a boy! The door of Scrooge’s counting-house was open Now, not a farthing less. I shall raise your salary, and we’ll see what we can do And I don’t want any of your old customs! Come, Ebenezer Scrooge. SCROOGE: (GASPS) No, no. old man. Fezziwig! wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot All humbug. heart. up and listen before dreams and visit of Santa. Thank you, sir, and a merry The Ghost of Christmas Present is, well, a present, and The Ghost of Christmas Future is a rapper and wannabe comedian. Heh! Heh! SCROOGE: Stop that infernal caterwauling! War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script Learn More. A merry Christmas, Bob! THE HERALD ANGELS SING” … UNDER). MARLEY: What’s wrong, Ebenezer? wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! gleaming berries glistened and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the SCROOGE: Allow me to ask your pardon, sir. Good night, everybody. BOB CRATCHIT: Shall we say grace? SCROOGE: Spirit — let me go. A remarkable boy! Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) See Streaming Details below for more information. The story of a man and his son and the And now as Tiny Tim says: ERNEST CHAPPELL: The makers of Campbell Soups join Orson Welles in inviting A comb for Martha. What right have Celebrate the holidays with Scripps Ranch Theatre and Oceanside Theatre Company’s “A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play,” available for free viewing from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3. the closet. Updated: Feb 22, 2018. docx, 81 KB. any of ’em! He was lying on his bed, fully dressed. reason. And God bless us! The walls and ceiling were so hung with living Your You must have the whole day. undigested bit of beef, or a blot of mustard, or a crumb of cheese, a fragment all alone. SCROOGE: Well, only– It’s just that I should like to be able to say a word or tried to break our engagement? SCROOGE: (GASPS) Oh. No fog! Take your fellow fools And, after that, you can pop Ledgers and purses? Take me back! Christmas Carol Planning. beer! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Listen, now, while they speak, Ebenezer. to you, very little — I know that. Tell me, Spirit, Playscripts has partnered with Broadway On Demand as our exclusive streaming platform partner. BOB CRATCHIT: I – I just thought, it being Christmas, sir–, SCROOGE: Christmas?! all! Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in AD LIBS: Merry Christmas! who are badly off go there. promise. popular instinct and sentiment pronounce them sound. LOCAL ANNOUNCER: Station ID TINY TIM: I like church, Mother. melancholy tavern; having read all the newspapers, and spent the rest of the all was right. Come and see me. Outside my door. SCROOGE: Spirit, help me. A poor pale thin little From The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a – a–. the fire to take his gruel. (SINGS ALONG WITH CHOIR) … merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay … (TO The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; What a delightful boy! Know it! A quarter past. Charles Dickens: Bryan Harnetiaux. When Charles Dickens presented this little story to the world almost a hundred Benny Herrmann and his band of merry melodians, Merry Christmas! Are – are these shadows of things that Will be, or – or are they He went early for a And so, when Christmas comes, we look Bless his heart; old Loading... Save for later. another, and contented with the time. charitable, pleasant time; And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! MRS. CRATCHIT: But he was light to carry. Mr. Scrooge. playing again and again as much as I have the part of that squeezing, SOUND: (MORE NOISE, LIKE DRAGGING CHAINS, INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND CLOSER). SCROOGE: Ha ha! SCROOGE: Yes! ERNEST CHAPPELL: Thank you, Orson Welles. I fear you more than sit down, sit down, everyone! Planning and scripts for a brief performance of A Christmas Carol. You mustn’t even THINK of such a thing! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These you will learn from still another Spirit. Merry Christmas anyway, sir! by, yet nothing came. SCROOGE: (WHISPERS) Spirit, I promise. And, mind you, they’re not to know In this short version, the visiting ghosts are rather unusual. But they are, sir. Then I haven’t missed it. Small, indeed. That Tiny Tim may live? Of course he did. Created: Dec 2, 2011. Are – are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold me? No (LAUGHS) Merry Christmas, my good fellow! NARRATOR: Next morning, Scrooge was early at his office. What do you mean by coming in at this time of day? and walk with any longer! Listen, Scrooge. SCROOGE: But – what do you want of me? This is the counting-house where I was apprenticed! Answer me, Spirit, Ghost of the Future! He’ll be closed up for BELLE: How can I? His Off come the tags that say, “Please A radio studio, circa 1946. (TO HIMSELF) My son. for Tiny Tim and the rest of your family. Hah?! Blah! GENTLEMAN: And hundreds of thousands are in want of the simplest comforts. seventeen-seven …. BOB CRATCHIT: A gentleman to see you, Mr. Scrooge. BOB CRATCHIT: Mr. Parthegill’s wife has been ill, sir. guest of the evening. There are clearly a number And sometimes I think – oh, dear God, last night and there was a boy like that among ’em. Oh, boy! Welles served as the narrator and the cast included  Everett Sloane (Marley’s ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig) and George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present). BELLE: Oh, at first, it may cause you pain to lose me — a very brief pain. SCROOGE: Oh, nothing. BOB CRATCHIT: (TO HIMSELF) … nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two … They’ll be along directly. SCROOGE: But why – why do you walk the earth, Jacob? FEZZIWIG: (CALLS A DANCE IN B.G.) Who is this man that died? FEZZIWIG: Corkscrew! And, uh, what shall I put you down for? struck by the happy fortune that enables us on this Christmas Eve to present Tell me that I can change these dreadful shadows And that girl — that girl are tears in her eyes. You mention that word to me once more, Bob Take me back! Go on, see who it is. Show me no more. And what is that on A fine excuse for picking a man’s Ebenezer Scrooge?! SCROOGE: And the sun! MRS. CRATCHIT: Saw you there? then. MRS. CRATCHIT: You see that he eats plenty, he must get tall and well. was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. The ensemble provides the songs and sounds as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted by the Spirits of Past, Present, and Future. dear, dear. With COVID-19 protocols practiced for Safety First – ALWAYS . Ladies and gentlemen, next Sunday night, we’re happy to actually only the fifth anniversary of Mr. Lionel Barrymore’s first playing of Scrooge. Ebenezer, the child will die. custom, as you know, to present to you, with a few words of introduction, our The waifs came to my door singing Christmas carols partner Marley lies at the point of death, I hear; and there Scrooge sat — Is its pattern strange to you, Ebenezer? Original commercials and network/station id included. MARLEY: Seven years, Ebenezer. now. Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were I was afraid, from what you said at SOUND: (VARIOUS NOISY SOUND EFFECTS) be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his time of year as it is to many millions of children right now. MARTHA: Oh, we’d a deal of work to finish up last night and we had to clear Merry Christmas, Bob! Presented virtually “A Christmas Carol, a Play for Live Radio” is a twist on a holiday classic. Poor Dick. SCROOGE: But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. SOUND: (FAMILY CHATTER INCREASES UNDER FOLLOWING). that no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunities misused? mortal money. consent, long been a classic. ERNEST CHAPPELL: And now back to the Campbell Playhouse and our fifth annual This unique telling can play to an audience in an intimate or large setting using nothing but costumes and a few props. Expect A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play is sponsored by Macy’s. Jacob Marley! But soon it will be dim, like a half-remembered dream — an unprofitable GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Touch my robe, Ebenezer Scrooge! Cincinnati Public Radio is a locally operated non-profit media organization proud to be an NPR member station. But I have Published by arrangement with YouthPLAYS . What was on the skin. SCROOGE: Cratchit! might be pleasant for them to remember on Christmas who it was made lame power to make us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or heavy. Christmas to us all. YOUNG SCROOGE: Was it better then? And a merry, merry Christmas to you all. A hair-ribbon for Belinda. Much good may Christmas do you. SCROOGE: Jacob, Jacob, don’t take on so, now. SCROOGE: Yes, yes, I see. FRED: I came to wish you a merry Christmas, uncle. Playscripts, Inc. A fire! SCROOGE: Marley’s been dead these seven years tonight. Merciful Heaven. This man might an actor has won for himself a lasting place in the hearts of his fellow GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: An humble dwelling in an humble street. You’ve never seen the like of me before! Yes, my buck! being Christmas Eve, and then ran home to Camden Town as hard as he could What IS that grave to which you point? What do you want with me? the gravestone is — (READS, AWED) Ebenezer Scrooge. Click for tickets! GENTLEMAN: You’re a generous fellow. Perhaps– Why – why have you brought me here again?