Old-fashioned Christmas to be enjoyed in Long Beach
A theater in Long Beach is planning an unusual holiday celebration.
The Long Beach Shakespeare Company is presenting an “old-timey” event that should be great fun. It will broadcast a recorded version of “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens' popular ghost story.
The original radio program featured legendary actor Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. The program was produced by another showbusiness legend, Orson Welles. Welles and his Mercury Theater group terrified America on October 30, 1938, with their broadcast of “War of the Worlds,” the H.G. Wells story about an alien invasion. Many became convinced the broadcast was real, creating nationwide panic.
The theater is making the broadcast a tradition as it was when Welles was at the helm. Welles began broadcasting the Dickens tale in 1934, with Lionel Barrymore playing Scrooge until 1953, except for 1936 and 1938. The program chosen by the theater is the 1939 Christmas Eve broadcast.
The event is not a live stream, but a recording of the original Welles program. Tickets are on sale now, but the program will not be broadcast until December 11, 2020, and will be available until December 31, 2020. Ticket buyers will be sent a link to the program they can view on many devices. In addition, a Google link will be sent so audience members can print out a file in PDF format about the event. Brochure printing can be used to create pamphlets for a targeted mailing explaining events like this.
The Long Beach Shakespeare Company is presenting an “old-timey” event that should be great fun. It will broadcast a recorded version of “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens' popular ghost story.
The original radio program featured legendary actor Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. The program was produced by another showbusiness legend, Orson Welles. Welles and his Mercury Theater group terrified America on October 30, 1938, with their broadcast of “War of the Worlds,” the H.G. Wells story about an alien invasion. Many became convinced the broadcast was real, creating nationwide panic.
The theater is making the broadcast a tradition as it was when Welles was at the helm. Welles began broadcasting the Dickens tale in 1934, with Lionel Barrymore playing Scrooge until 1953, except for 1936 and 1938. The program chosen by the theater is the 1939 Christmas Eve broadcast.
The event is not a live stream, but a recording of the original Welles program. Tickets are on sale now, but the program will not be broadcast until December 11, 2020, and will be available until December 31, 2020. Ticket buyers will be sent a link to the program they can view on many devices. In addition, a Google link will be sent so audience members can print out a file in PDF format about the event. Brochure printing can be used to create pamphlets for a targeted mailing explaining events like this.