{"product_id":"the-golden-bells-henry-scholberg-9781556734526","title":"The Golden Bells: Two Plays For Christmas","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe stories contain pathos and humor in a historical, traditional setting. One cannot help but become emotionally drawn into the lives of the characters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Lord Collings, Director\u003cbr\u003e Collings School of Fine Arts\u003cbr\u003e Brooklyn Park, Minnesota \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe playwright has successfully taken some parts of the great novel \u003c\/i\u003eLes Miserables\u003ci\u003e and with some changes has dramatized them -- that is, intensified these parts into the dramatic form of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Golden Gift\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Bells Of Christmas Eve\u003ci\u003e, Henry Scholberg has put into dramatic form a moving story of the goodness and evil that men sometimes experience. The play moves with felt certainty as does \u003c\/i\u003eThe Golden Gift\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e John Gracen Brown\u003cbr\u003e Poet and playwright \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs the need a Christmas message, adult casts, and great themes of literature? This book offers two solutions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bells of Christmas Eve\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in Italy in 1520. In the final moment of the play, the bells ring -- it is a miracle. Speaking parts for 8 persons. Performance time about 30 minutes. Church bells should ring as sound effects at the play's end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Gift\u003c\/i\u003e is set in France in 1820. The story is based on a scene from \u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e by Victor Hugo. It includes the familiar story of the ex-convict and the good bishop. The ex-convict takes the golden candlesticks. Parts for 10 persons. Performance time is about 30 minutes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Scholberg\u003c\/b\u003e, St. Paul, Minnesota, is an award-winning playwright and actor. Born in India to a Methodist missionary couple, he brings a global sense of fellowship and understanding to his writing. He has written and directed many religious plays for his congregation, community theater, and television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Scholberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556734522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556734526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Henry Scholberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136481575167,"sku":"9781556734526","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44b22251-3c10-4eaf-8314-c166029bff22.jpg?v=1755023474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-golden-bells-henry-scholberg-9781556734526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}