East Lynne Theater Company presents CHRISTMAS WITH HARTE AND O. HENRY at Cape May Presbyterian Church
Dates: (12/9/2021 - 12/11/2021 )
Cape May Presbyterian Church |
East Lynne Theater Company
500 Hughes Street
Cape May,NJ 08204
Phone: 6098845898
Tickets: $28; $20 students/military; ages 12 and under free
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There are three cousins, a half-uncle, a kind of brother-in-law that is, the brother of my sister-in-laws second husband and a niece. Thats six. But Ive never met em, and I want to give them a Christmas party, and Id like you to run it for me, explained Dick Spindler to the widow Huldy Price. How this Christmas party comes together in the town of Rough and Ready is all part of the fun in Dick Spindlers Family Christmas by Bret Harte. Meanwhile, another miner, Cherokee, wants to share his new-found fortune with old friends and all the children in Yellowhammer - a town whose youngest citizen uses a safety razor. How the townsfolk try to make Cherokees Christmas plans come true is at the core of O. Henrys humorous and insightful story, Christmas by Injunction. For eight performances only, both Western Christmas tales come to life when the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents Christmas with Harte and O. Henry. The dates are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26 and 27; Sunday, Dec. 5; Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 and 11 at 8:00p.m., with special Saturday matinees at 2:00p.m. on Nov. 27 and Dec. 5. Francis Bret Hartes (1839-1902) story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat was first published 1868. In 1871, he signed a contract with The Atlantic Monthly to write twelve stories in one year for $10,000, the most that had ever been offered an American writer up to that time. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910) adopted his pseudonym while serving time in prison. The creator of one of the most popular Christmas stories of all time, The Gift of the Magi, died at age 47, with 23 cents in his pocket. Christmas by Injunction and Dick Spindlers Family Christmas were adapted by ELTC's artistic director Gayle Stahlhuth who began performing her own one-person plays in 1981 at venues including Chatauquas throughout the country and The Smithsonian. Since 2006, she has performed Christmas stories in Cape May based on works by L. Frank Baum, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Mark Twain, Edward Everett Hale, Louisa May Alcott, and more, much to the delight of local residents and visitors. In each show, Stahlhuth interprets over thirty-some characters in which the shrug of a shoulder, the flick of a wrist, and a change in her voice, brings a character to life. For many patrons, these original performances are part of their holiday tradition. Performances of Christmas with Harte and O. Henry are at The Cape May Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., where the company is in residence. As usual with ELTCs Christmas shows, the regular ticket price is reduced as an early holiday gift to its audience. Tickets are $28 for general admission; $20 for full-time students, military (active/retired/veteran), and those with disabilities and support companions, and, as always with ELTC productions, those ages twelve and under are free. For information and reservations, call 609-884-5898 or go online to www.eastlynnetheater.org.
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November 16, 2022For eight times only, the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents 'Christmas Presents from the Past.' Aside from O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi,' in which a loving couple exchange unique gifts, the other tales are 'The Christmas Masquerade,' 'The Snow Image,' and 'What the Bells Saw and Said.'
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