RE: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
I would love to have copies if you still have them. Dickens Fair is coming fast. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] OTanother Christmas Carol My theater did a costumed (impressions only, ca. 1860--no budget!) reading of excerpts from SEVEN Dickens holiday things--Christmas Carol, The Chimes, two of the Sketches by Boz (Christmas Dinner and The New Year), Mr Pickwick's Good Humoured Christmas Chapter, and the description of Christmas preparations in Edwin Drood. We interspersed seasonal music from Dickens' time, including a melodramatic piece he wrote lyrics to called The Ivy Green. VERY good time was had by all, and many said it was a shame that the only Dickens usually mentioned at Christmas was CC. I had flirted with branching out to include Birds' Christmas Carol too--yes, a wonderful tear-jerker--and The Little Match Girl--but one can do only so much, and it was nice to keep the focus on Dickens anyway. I'd be happy to share my script and song list with anyone wanting to recreate a Victorian parlour and present these terrific pieces--hearing them read aloud demonstrates that Dickens wrote for that very possibility--they're very dramatic and lively in the mouth of a good actorseveral of the audience, not relatives, came up and HUGGED the cast members afterward! --Ruth Anne Baumgarter scholar gypsy and amateur costumer On Sep 29, 2006, at 11:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre... Anyone ever read The Bird's Christmas Carol? I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the 1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author Kate Douglas Wiggin Whoa! You can read the whole thing here: _http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/mod engdata=/texts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader_ (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/modengdata=/tex ts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader) Very sentimental. Someone should dramatize and do itjust for a change. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
Yes please ! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where I'm already desperate for something new to do at Christmas.) Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote: (snip)I'd be happy to share my script and song list with anyone wanting to recreate a Victorian parlour and present these terrific pieces (snip) --Ruth Anne Baumgarter scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
Yes, I would be interested as well. Thanks. KP Sharon at Collierfam.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would love to have copies if you still have them. Dickens Fair is coming fast. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] OTanother Christmas Carol My theater did a costumed (impressions only, ca. 1860--no budget!) reading of excerpts from SEVEN Dickens holiday things--Christmas Carol, The Chimes, two of the Sketches by Boz (Christmas Dinner and The New Year), Mr Pickwick's Good Humoured Christmas Chapter, and the description of Christmas preparations in Edwin Drood. We interspersed seasonal music from Dickens' time, including a melodramatic piece he wrote lyrics to called The Ivy Green. VERY good time was had by all, and many said it was a shame that the only Dickens usually mentioned at Christmas was CC. I had flirted with branching out to include Birds' Christmas Carol too--yes, a wonderful tear-jerker--and The Little Match Girl--but one can do only so much, and it was nice to keep the focus on Dickens anyway. I'd be happy to share my script and song list with anyone wanting to recreate a Victorian parlour and present these terrific pieces--hearing them read aloud demonstrates that Dickens wrote for that very possibility--they're very dramatic and lively in the mouth of a good actorseveral of the audience, not relatives, came up and HUGGED the cast members afterward! --Ruth Anne Baumgarter scholar gypsy and amateur costumer On Sep 29, 2006, at 11:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre... Anyone ever read The Bird's Christmas Carol? I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the 1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author Kate Douglas Wiggin Whoa! You can read the whole thing here: _http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/mod engdata=/texts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader_ (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/modengdata=/tex ts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader) Very sentimental. Someone should dramatize and do itjust for a change. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume - Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
I'd be happy to share my script and song list with anyone wanting to recreate a Victorian parlour and present these terrific pieces-- Ruth Anne Baumgarter scholar gypsy and amateur costumer I would love to have a copy of your production script! I am always looking for something theatrical to do for that time that is not a straight Nativity play or just A Christmas Carol. This would be something different enough to be new for most people. Thanks a lot. Donna Scarfe (Mistress Felicity) Fyne Hats By Felicity Period Headgear for Past Ages www.fynehatsbyfelicity.com 719 52nd Street Des Moines, IA 50312 (515) 225-1830 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre... Anyone ever read The Bird's Christmas Carol? I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the 1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author Kate Douglas Wiggin Whoa! You can read the whole thing here: _http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/mod engdata=/texts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader_ (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/modengdata=/tex ts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader) Very sentimental. Someone should dramatize and do itjust for a change. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
My theater did a costumed (impressions only, ca. 1860--no budget!) reading of excerpts from SEVEN Dickens holiday things--Christmas Carol, The Chimes, two of the Sketches by Boz (Christmas Dinner and The New Year), Mr Pickwick's Good Humoured Christmas Chapter, and the description of Christmas preparations in Edwin Drood. We interspersed seasonal music from Dickens' time, including a melodramatic piece he wrote lyrics to called The Ivy Green. VERY good time was had by all, and many said it was a shame that the only Dickens usually mentioned at Christmas was CC. I had flirted with branching out to include Birds' Christmas Carol too--yes, a wonderful tear-jerker--and The Little Match Girl--but one can do only so much, and it was nice to keep the focus on Dickens anyway. I'd be happy to share my script and song list with anyone wanting to recreate a Victorian parlour and present these terrific pieces--hearing them read aloud demonstrates that Dickens wrote for that very possibility--they're very dramatic and lively in the mouth of a good actorseveral of the audience, not relatives, came up and HUGGED the cast members afterward! --Ruth Anne Baumgarter scholar gypsy and amateur costumer On Sep 29, 2006, at 11:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre... Anyone ever read The Bird's Christmas Carol? I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the 1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author Kate Douglas Wiggin Whoa! You can read the whole thing here: _http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/mod engdata=/texts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader_ (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2? id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/modengdata=/tex ts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader) Very sentimental. Someone should dramatize and do itjust for a change. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
We in America have our own Christmas Carol in [of course] O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. The version with Lizbeth Zwerger's illustrations I thought was lovely. But some reviewers found the illustrations stiff and lifeless. I thought the clothes looked pretty good. [trying desperately to get back on topic] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] OT....another Christmas Carol
I remember that one. Yes, a real 3 kleenex story. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] OTanother Christmas Carol Speaking of Christmas Carolsas a literary genre... Anyone ever read The Bird's Christmas Carol? I remember it being a real tear jerker from my childhood. It's from the 1890's I believe. Lemme look up the author Kate Douglas Wiggin Whoa! You can read the whole thing here: _http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/m od engdata=/texts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader_ (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=WigBird.sgmimages=images/m odengdata=/tex ts/english/modeng/parsedtag=publicpart=teiHeader) Very sentimental. Someone should dramatize and do itjust for a change. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
