A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser's Warning!

by C. Z. Barnett from 1843 (adaptation)

About

C. Z. Barnett's theatrical adaptation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol — one of many Victorian stage versions produced immediately after the novella's 1843 publication — represents the translation of Dickens's most beloved Christmas story into theatrical form for popular audiences. The Victorian theatrical adaptation tradition was enormously productive; Dickens himself gave celebrated public readings of the Carol. This version's melodramatic staging of Scrooge's transformation, the three spirits, and the Christmas morning redemption makes it a genuinely festive piece for seasonal performance.

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A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser's Warning!

Characters: 20
Words: 5.7k
Acts: 2
Scenes: 4
Duration: ~42 min

Characters

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1

SCR

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88

2

BOB

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35

3

FRANK--Private dress

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26

4

CHEER

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14

5

MRS. C

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14

6

Ellen

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11

7

GHOST

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8

8

MRS. M

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8

13 sections

5.7k words

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Act I

1

Act I. Scene I.—_Chambers of SCROOGE, the Miser. One side of it is filled up

2k15:01

2

Scene II.—_A Street. Houses covered with snow._

3932:57

3

Scene III.—_SCROOGE'S chamber, as before._

460:21

4

Scene IV.—_A Bleak and Barren Moor. A poor mud cabin._ (_Painted in

610:27

5

Scene V.—_Drawing-room in FRANK FREEHEART'S house._

3372:32

Act II

6

Act II. Scene I.—_Humble Apartment in BOB CRATCHIT'S House. Table, chairs,

6554:55

7

Act II. Scene II.—_A Street. Night._

1681:16

8

Act II. Scene III.—_Interior of a Marine Store Shop. Old iron, phials, etc.,

5684:16

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Act II. Scene IV.—_A chamber. Curtain drawn over recess. The SPIRIT points to

1431:04

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Act II. Scene V.—_A chamber. SCROOGE and SPIRIT on L. H._

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Act II. Scene VI.—_Apartment at BOB CRATCHIT'S._

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12

Act II. Scene VII.—_A Churchyard. On slab centre, is engraved "EBENEZER

2191:39

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Act II. Scene VIII.—_SCROOGE'S Chamber. Same as Scene I, Act I. It is broad

5584:11

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