Historical December 1982 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas perfectly expresses the enchantment of Christmas.
This humorous, sad, magical, irrestible account of Dylan Thomas’ own childhood and of a Christmas day in a small Welsh town will be presented Monday, Dec. 13, 1982, 7:30 p.m., at Grace Methodist Church, 6199 Waterman Avenue.
The play, to be read by Rocco DiLorenzo, Arline Webb and Dan Shea, with musical accompaniment by Mary Magyar on flute, is being sponsored by the West End Neighborhood Arts Council and the Rosedale Neighborhood Association. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), a Welsh-born poet, is well known for his poetry, prose, selected letters and writings. “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” has been hailed as a “finer work of art—more humorous, more perspicacious, more touching, more wise— than Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The Argus. “The language is enchanting and the poetry shines with an unearthly radiance.” The New York Times. “It should become as much a tradition of Christmas as the wreath on the door and the tree in the window.” The Argus.
Everyone is invited to enjoy this wonderful program. Refreshments provided by the Rosedale Neighborhood Association will be served immediately following the program. Special assistance for this performance has been provided by the Central West End Savings and Loan Association, the Cohen family, the Webb family, the Hamilton family and Grace Methodist Church.
Original photograph caption
Jacob Wachsmuth shows off one of the posters announcing the Christmas reading to be offered this month for the enjoyment of the whole family. • Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Neighborhood Paper, December 1982, page 1.
Originally published in The Neighborhood Paper, December 1982.
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