Christmas Yet To Come

The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. He advanced towards it trembling. The Phantom was exactly as it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape.

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Scrooge, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?”

Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it stood.

“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!”

Future

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The Future

A figure by Ken Fedoruk.

The Third

When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible, save one outstretched hand. But for this, it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded.

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Post-Ghost Scrooge

Man, I love the final act of this telling of A Christmas Carol.  I wish George C. Scott were my uncle.

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Ghost Of Halloween Yet To Come

`Ghost of the Future.' he exclaimed,' I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak to me.'

Charles Dickens

This just felt like a rather magnificent prop, so Dickens popped into my head.  And I ran with it.

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Men's Courses Will Foreshadow Certain Ends

A churchyard. Here, then, the wretched man whose name he had now to learn, lay underneath the ground.

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Like A Bad Lobster In A Dark Cellar

Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large. It is also a fact, that Scrooge had seen it, night and morning, during his whole residence in that place; also that Scrooge had as little of what is called fancy about him as any man in the City of London, even including -- which is a bold word -- the corporation, aldermen, and livery. Let it also be borne in mind that Scrooge had not bestowed one thought on Marley, since his last mention of his seven-year's dead partner that afternoon. And then let any man explain to me, if he can, how it happened that Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker, without its undergoing any intermediate process of change: not a knocker, but Marley's face.



Great prop by artist William Bezek.

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The Ghosts Of Christmas Future

Before I die, I'd love to design and build a Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come costume for a stage performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I'd make sure it was at least eight feet tall.

Giant Stalkaround

The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.

Had the pleasure of seeing A Christmas Carol at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ a while back. Was floored to see such a massive costume for the Ghost of Christmas Future. Very mobile and graceful as it floated about the stage, moving its arms and hands the entire time. Fantastic prop.