CAPE MAY — Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities and East Lynne Theater Company present “Ghosts of Christmas Past” Trolley Rides.
“When the mother looked out the window, she saw a white figure made of snow. She saw her children creating the image, and it amused her to think that they thought the snow-child would play with them.”
And, indeed, the figure made of ice and snow does mysteriously play with the children in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Snow Image.”
This tale is just one of three stories that are part of the repertoire of the “Ghosts of Christmas Past” Trolley Rides, co-sponsored by The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities (MAC) and the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company.
The other ghostly stories are based on Mary Wilkins Freeman’s “The Twelfth Guest,” about a stranger who suddenly appears in time for Christmas dinner, and Frank R. Stockton’s “Old Applejoy’s Ghost,” about a long-dead relative who convinces his grandson to celebrate Christmas – or else. All have been adapted for storytelling by Gayle Stahlhuth and Frank Smith.
Listen to these classic American ghostly tales, told in a dark trolley, while the twinkling lights of the beautifully decorated homes and streets are seen through the windows of the heated vehicle.
The “spirited” 30-minute rides begin and end at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tickets are only $10 for adults and $7 for children, ages 3-12, and run almost nightly through Jan. 1.
Once again, the main costumed storyteller is Frank Smith.
Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling MAC at 884-5404. If tickets are available the day of the tour, they will be sold at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.
Meanwhile, on the mainstage of ELTC is “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” based on the L. Frank Baum classic, adapted and performed by Gayle Stahlhuth on November 26, 27, December 5, 10, and 11 at 8:30pm. The location is The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., Cape May. Tickets are $23 for general admission; $13 for students; and ages 12 and under are always free. For information or reservations: 884-5898 or on the web at www.eastlynnetheater.org.
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