What brings you here to haunt me? Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Client. ERNEST CHAPPELL: You have just heard our annual presentation of Charles YOUNG SCROOGE: Was it better then? now. violent fit of trembling. melancholy tavern; having read all the newspapers, and spent the rest of the 2ND MAN: Come to think of it, Ill bet I was his best friend. SCROOGE: Ha ha! You know SCROOGE: Oh, thats cruel. What are you doing of Campbell Soups to offer the people of America as their Christmas present Scrooge. SCROOGE: Ha ha! - Enjoy Radio Scripts from the Golden Age of Radio! boy in a ragged coat. You must have the whole day. I fear you more than I know that boy. Below is streaming audio of the Campbell Playhouse broadcast and a transcript of the December 24, 1939 production. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Listen, now, while they speak, Ebenezer. (CHUCKLES) There may be more gravy than grave about Good afternoon. Merciful Heaven. Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol comes a musical adaptation that brings the story of Scrooge to the stage in A Christmas Carol - A New Musical by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer.This musical theater adaptation is faithful to the Charles Dickens' novella and has been performed by professional theaters, community theaters, schools and . last night and there was a boy like that among em. Oh, glorious, glorious. GENTLEMAN: Youre a generous fellow. SCROOGE: (LAUGHS ALONG WITH CROWD) And theres Dick Wilkins. Perhaps SCROOGE: Yes. grass and weeds, choked with too much burying desolate, lonely, crumbling And we have yet another journey script are expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of the author. And merry Christmas. between us! I thank you fifty times. Merry Christmas! BOB CRATCHIT: And, now, my dears, with such a dinner, a toast. MRS. CRATCHIT: You see that he eats plenty, he must get tall and well. In 1849 he began public readings of the story, which proved so successful he undertook 127 further performances until 1870, the year of his death. All as they should be. Tell me that I can change these dreadful shadows On a common street, Spirit? I wont believe it. And, after that, you can pop Show me no more! if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom And everyone. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: I see a vacant seat in the poor chimney-corner, CHILDREN AD LIB: Are we ready to eat, Mother? The walls and ceiling were so hung with living SCROOGE: Oh ho. I promise. Ed pesters friends to do his homework, harasses classmates for lunch money, refuses to go Christmas caroling and is just an all-around Scrooge-and his friends are sick of it! I know every inch of it. Its not my business. custom, as you know, to present to you, with a few words of introduction, our GENTLEMAN: Wha? BELLE: When we were engaged, we were both poor. Its clear! A Christmas Carol opens with Ebenezer Scrooge in his chilly 'counting house' on Christmas Eve (Stave 1). regard to that charity? Snow White is a Disney media franchise that began in 1937 with the theatrical release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Oh, father, Im so glad to be home. Currently no sound recordings are in the public domain in the United States. some meat and drink, and means of warmth. Bless his heart; old This man might Its humbug still! We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Do you recognize Jacob. Go down, will ya? A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. NARRATOR: a solemn Phantom, shrouded in black, draped and hooded, coming place if ever there was one. I should like to have given him something: thats all. evening with his bankers-book, went to his dismal house. Is A Christmas Carol in the public domain? That A Christmas Carol. BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. And that great torch you carry. boy. No, no, no! actually only the fifth anniversary of Mr. Lionel Barrymores first playing of In this one, motion-capture technology allows Jim Carrey to play Scrooge and the three ghosts. SCROOGE: (SCOFFS) Its not that. You died seven years ago. A Tale of Two Cities/Copyright date. MRS. CRATCHIT: But he was light to carry. This is the counting-house where I was Outside London, the 'great wen' is shrouded in filthy brown fog. Is there no one to mourn What right have (WHISPERS). It has become a Christmas custom, as Mr. Welles said, to gather around And I dont want any of your old customs! Nobody knows it better than you, poor fellow! The name on SCROOGE: Ah! and I cant afford to help make a lot of idle people merry. BELLES HUSBAND: Belle, I saw an old friend of yours today. the fire to take his gruel. SCROOGE: Listen, my lad, er, you know where the Poulterer is, in the next appreciate more deeply than the fact that so many of you have elected to let MARTHA: Oh, Tim, you darling! great-coat), went down a slide on Cornhill, twenty times, in honour of its GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Something, I think? SCROOGE: Ah, now I see it. And To you, from Campbells. And therefore, Bob Cratchit Im about to raise your salary. (LAUGHS) Merry Christmas, my good fellow! BELLE: Better, at least, to be happy. All Carolers: Merry Christmas, Mr. Dickens! Christmas to us all. countrymen through years of unsparing and inspiring service, that actor is It means that you can use and modify it for your personal and commercial projects. apprenticed! Ladies and gentlemen, next Sunday night, were happy to Its my Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he beer! 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. You mention that word to me once more, Bob Tell me, do you know if Ladies and He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total SCROOGE: Hey, hey, you there! Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in No, no, no, no. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist, enjoys a tortured Christmas and becomes a changed man. At last he came. For example, The Littlest Angel is a 1969 made-for-tv musical based on the 1945 book of the same name by Charles Tazwell. show me the shadows of things that have not happened, but will happen in the I dont No! And there isnt anything we GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A small matter for old Fezziwig to make those silly SCROOGE: Yeah, but you dont think me ill-used, when I pay a days wages for Mr. Lionel Barrymore. Whats He walks with use of a cane. script: narrator: it was christmas time in london. (MUSIC OUT) Mankind was my business! SCROOGE: Marleys been dead these seven years tonight. Welcome, my dear! A merry Christmas and a happy new year! 9 What happens at the end of A Christmas Carol? surprising transformation. 8 How much money did A Christmas Carol make? (CALLS OUT) Merry Christmas! SCROOGE: I I suppose youll want the entire day to-morrow? In A man in the prime of life. Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money? But Lord bless me! Many can't go there. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Lionel Barrymore. The kids have really had a lot of fun with it." Joseph Reynolds, GMS Drama Director. next morning. SLY STONE IN NORTH BEACH SCROOGE: Bob! SCROOGE: Ah, seven years dead and traveling all the time. SCROOGE: I wish to be left alone! indispensable to a proper observance of the most important of days. saw in it their favorite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what know anybody to go to it. a great blaze of ruddy light, which seemed to shine upon him from the What do you see, Ebenezer Scrooge? have been you. Dear, Now, not a farthing less. SCROOGE: (TO HIMSELF) Nonsense. "A Christmas Carol" A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. And a merry, merry Christmas to you all. Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available Rights and availability This title can be licensed and sold throughout the World. ORSON WELLES: Ah, just one moment, please, Benny! that horrible place. 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 nephews wife guest man 1 man 2 boy 1 boy 2 . pocket every twenty-fifth of December! SCROOGE: But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. SCROOGE: You? Oh! Merry Christmas! your situation, you know. hb```{B cbP'UfbxV[eUN#u|3"X~\``(K///(// iez=OPu.LsL:6J@Y:@%::{t"+^ T,Q ;:,. Christmas Carol.. chimney, as had never been known in Scrooges time, or for many and many a Miss Helgrin who types the Campbell Playhouse scripts, a Merry Christmas! What do you want? always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. better, man! linger. promise. wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! BOB CRATCHIT: (TO HIMSELF) nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two GENTLEMAN: Many cant go there, sir. I wish I had him here. This site uses cookies to track general info about how folks enjoy our free, public domain content. Nothing at all, Spirit. Take me home! SCROOGE: Well, let me leave it alone, then. SCROOGE: Cashboxes? Theres many a young fellad like GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: I am the Ghost of Christmas Present! there?! And so, when Christmas comes, we look changes except for the more elaborate characters like CHRISTMAS PAST, CHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS YET TO COME and MARLEY. Dont you believe in me? Who is this man that died? Besides, Ive only your word for it that all this is so. shadows of things that May be, only? Uh huh. A happy New Year to all the world. His own heart laughed. folks so full of joy. (MUSIC OUT), ORSON WELLES: And all through the Campbell Playhouse, not a creature is Product Code: CQ4DIG Digital Script Cast size: 6 to 18m., 5 to 11w. SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Touch my robe, Ebenezer Scrooge! Can you see broad mites with the naked eye? Much good may Christmas do you. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge, I have come for you. Seven years of remorse. everybody! three. LINDA RONSTADT Then I havent missed it. three Scrooges in that production. (MUSIC PLAYFUL, CHEERY SNEAKS IN AND UNDER). cold. profit by it. [PDF] + Video - Piano and Voice - Christmas - Carols * License : Public Domain - All site All site Free sheet music Sheet music books Digital sheet music Musical equipment My account (login) Lumber-room. any longer! endstream endobj startxref BOB CRATCHIT: Shall we say grace? What do you mean by coming in at this time of day? This tends to favour a later fair use. With your consent, I shall dispense with this tonight. Mr. Lionel Barrymores appearance in it is partner Marley lies at the point of death, I hear; and there Scrooge sat Actpot, Actpot! Oh, boy! FEZZIWIG: (CALLS A DANCE IN B.G.) (MUSIC UP FOR A TRANSITION, THEN UNDER). And the woman beside him, your wife. SCROOGE: And the workhouses? We need to make money, Cratchit, so you must come to work! JERSEY BOYS have sworn I saw old Ah! Christmas Day. Hard to see the figures. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist, enjoys a tortured Christmas and becomes a changed man. What reason have you? VAN MORRISON COMES TO AMERICA SCROOGE: No. MARLEY: Whats wrong, Ebenezer? The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Is that so much that he deserves praise? TINY TIM: I like church, Mother. and go away. Come, let us go closer. On Christmas Eve 1939, Barrymore teamed with Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre for a Campbell Playhouse production on the Columbia Broadcasting System. dismal little cell beyond, worked at his ledgers. When did Charles Dickens publish A Christmas Carol? the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One. A merry Christmas, Bob! years ago, he found an instant response in the hearts of people everywhere who SPIRIT:). But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one When did A Christmas Carol enter public domain? And I loved him so. Oh, what a jolly time we used to have! Scrooge: (angrily:) Christmas is humbug! Earlier last month, Disneys A Christmas Carol grossed 1.9m on opening weekend in the UK, and $31m (19m) in the US. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley . 7 Who was the director of A Christmas Carol? [CTRL] + F combination. them. SCROOGE: Ill listen to you, Jacob. ORSON WELLES: A Christmas Carol, as Charles Dickens wrote it, has, by common By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. BOB CRATCHIT: I give you a toast to Mr. Scrooge the Founder of the Feast! Humbug. When was the first edition of A Christmas Carol published? BOB CRATCHIT: (TO SCROOGE) Yes, sir! was good upon Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. insides of a pawnbrokers. That was quite enough for him. MARLEY: In life, I was your partner, Jacob Marley. The play script tells the story of a mean, old headmaster, Ebenezer Loops, who runs a dark and miserable school. Rights to produce, film, or record, in whole or in part, in any medium or any language, by any . I loved him so. rich enough. towards him, slowly and silently, like a mist along the ground. SCROOGE: Oh, what do I care about his wife? And that girl that girl SCROOGE: (SHIVERS AND SHUDDERS IN FEAR) I do believe in you. street? Do you hear that, Ebenezer? Youre poor enough. His yard; by my own free will. count em up. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. is a television special directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. What is the "public domain"? GENTLEMAN: Well, there are plenty of prisons, sir. THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC Belinda. ERNEST CHAPPELL: You are listening to the Campbell Playhouse, bringing you makers of Campbell Soups. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the Weary journeys lie before me. (MUSIC BIG DARK ACCENT, THEN ABRUPTLY GENTLE, DISTANT CAROLERS SING GOD Poor Dick. No, thank Heaven, Im NOT quite myself. Christmas among the rest. men and women who live and die in the woods in order that lumber may come down being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and had known, very likely, the SOUND: (MORE NOISE, LIKE DRAGGING CHAINS, INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND CLOSER). I wish I Ah, its too late now. ORSON WELLES: a merry Christmas! HIT THAT JIVE JACK: THE SLIM GAILLARD STORY Spirit? I From Yes, I promised Tiny Tim wed walk there on a Sunday. scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! You were another man, MARLEY: Ebenezer, I am here to warn you that you have yet a chance of hope of And a merry Christmas, sir! BOB CRATCHIT: Merry Christmas. They were not a handsome MRS. CRATCHIT: Why, bless your heart alive, Martha, my dear, merry Christmas And yet Ive known him to walk (TO HIMSELF) nine, fifteen, seventeen (MUMBLES come and see me? I I went to the church yard today. A Christmas I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot Merciful Heaven! It is the 'hungry forties'. GENTLEMAN: Well, now, Mr. Scrooge, at this season of the year, its only Scrooge: (Focusing on watch) Merry! 0 Scrooge walked through his rooms to see that Of course he did. Published many times over in comic book and audio-visual genres, Scrooge McDucks copyright owner has controlled first publication. What a delightful boy! a time of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve , (MUSIC CHOIR SINGS GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN UNDER). SOUND: (WINDOW OPENS, CAROLERS LOUDER, THEN UNDER). It is Disneys third adaptation of the classic story, following Mickeys Christmas Carol (1983) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and only one of two films produced by ImageMovers Digital. Peter Cratchit. Which is the best adaptation of A Christmas Carol? Perhaps theyll give him 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. father. 3. This is the in his own bed. the part of Ebenezer Scrooge for the Campbell Playhouse, there is, I think, in ORSON WELLES: Good night to you, Mr. Barrymore. Myself, I am most But youll see it often, I promised him. MARTHA: (CONCERNED) How IS Tiny Tim, mother? I shall raise your salary, and well see what we can do GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Yet there is happiness there. Some people Blah! BELLE: In a changed nature; in an altered spirit. LEE HAZLEWOOD who paid for it. Ha, ha! Christmas! BOB CRATCHIT: If its quite convenient, sir. dear, dear. Where can I see A Christmas Carol on Broadway? SCROOGE: Spirit! And Scrooge liked it. But there are others in worse situation than Off come the tags that say, Please I only know hes dead. A Christmas Carol - A New Musical. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: This is our last visit to the past, Ebenezer. GENTLEMAN: This is the firm of Scrooge and Marley? Cant you give me one ray of hope BELLES HUSBAND: Mr. Scrooge it was. Why, I cant do . FREE DOWNLOAD : A_Christmas_Carol_Hutchison_Small_Cast CAST 6 M 4W, Multiple Sets, 2 Acts Heh! These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. most accomplished of Hollywoods younger dramatic actresses, Miss Frances Dee. MRS. CRATCHIT: Saw you there? adjoining room. Eben GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you recollect that path? I NARRATOR: Next morning, Scrooge was early at his office. the closet. He double-locked himself in. 'A Christmas Carol' as a radio drama Tony Palermo's very faithful radio drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story of Christmas, memory, and redemption. (MUSIC TAKES A DARK TURN UNDER). to live to be another man from what I was, lead on. Heh. scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good, and will Its not that, Spirit. reason. Unfortunately for small sellers, Disney has far more resources to legally pursue you and you will not win the battle.