A CHRISTMAS CAROL

THIS WAS A MUSICAL I SAW LAST WEEK AT THE SIXTH STREET PLAYHOUSE WHICH WAS A SHORT VERSION OF SCROOGE. IT DISPLAYED ABOUT 20 OR SO CHILDREN IN THE PLAY. THE ACTOR PLAYING SCROOGE HAD A MEAN AND HONERY DISPOSITION. HE MET SOME CHILDREN OF HIS EMPLOYEE, BOB CRATCHET. THEY SANG SOME SONGS BUT HE DID NOT CHEER UP. FINALLY HE WAS TRANSFORMED AFTER MEETING THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, AND THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE! THE CHARACTERS WERE DRESSED IN SOME NEAT 1800'S COSTUMES. THE CHILDREN SPOKE IN ENGLISH ACCENTS, SOME OF WHOM WE COULD NOT HEAR- OH WELL. THE CHILDREN DANCED AND SANG TO MANY DIFFERENT SONGS ACCOMPANIED BY A FIDDLER. SCROOGE LEARNED HIS LESSON OF GIVING AS A WAY TO BE KIND FROM HIS EXPOSURE TO THE GHOSTS. HE GAVE MR. CRATCHET'S FAMILY A TURKEY FOR CHRISTMAS! AND HE GAVE SOME OF THE CHILDREN SOME COINS.