“Bah! Humbug!” Tis the Season…
In 1843 Charles Dickens first published his little Christmas book titled A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Within the first week, over 6,000 copies were sold making it an instant success and may have helped restore some of the traditions of Christmas and the holiday spirit during that time.
Dickens’s miserly main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, changes his selfish and bitter ways over the course of the nightmarish evening after getting unwanted visits from his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come.
This lovable Victorian-era Christmas story will be told in the historic Ford’s Theater. The theater is the site where John Wilkes Booth assassinated president Abraham Lincoln in 1865, just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House ending the Civil War.
The theater is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for 
self-guided tours (except when performances are in progress).
A Lincoln museum is housed in the basement with objects associated with Lincoln’s life, such as the suit of clothes he wore in a the night he was assassinated and the pistol used by John Wilkes Booth.
The Dickens story has been made into countless movies over the years, ranging from classic retellings to current day adaptations staring The Muppets and even Mister Magoo.
Tickets
$41.00 - $55.00 Performance Dates
November 15 through December 30, 2006
Ford’s Theater
511 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Nearest Metro stations (all within 2-3 blocks)
- Metro Center - Red, Blue and Orange lines
- Gallery Place - Red, Green and Yellow lines
- Archives / Navy Memorial - Yellow and Green lines
Parking
Several parking garages are located within a couple blocks of the theater.
Photo credits: Dicken’s book - University of Leeds Library - copyright © 2006
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