We are very pleased to announce that Gerald Charles Dickens will be performing his one man show of “A Christmas Carol” again this holiday season. The response to last year’s program was very exciting. Mr. Dickens’ transfixed the audiences with his ability to instantly become each character with his mannerisms and voice.
Everyone came away filled with the spirit of Christmas!
Dickens returns to Vaillancourt Folk Art
- Friday, November 26th at 7pm
- Saturday, November 27th at 2pm and 7pm
- Sunday, November 28th at 2pm and 6pm
Biograghy
Charles Dickens, world-famous English novelist, loved performing on the stage. On his American tours in 1842 and 1867-68 he traveled by stagecoach and railroad. He adored performing A Christmas Carol to standing-room only crowds.
Charles Dickens’ son Henry Fielding Dickens was the eighth of his 10 children. A well-respected lawyer who was Knighted in 1922, Henry Fielding fathered seven children, the third of whom was Gerald Dickens.
This Gerald Dickens joined the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of Admiral. Like his father before him, Gerald was Knighted in 1937. Admiral, Sir Gerald Dickens had three sons, the youngest being David Dickens.
David Dickens enjoyed a spell in the Royal Navy prior to a distinguished career in publishing. He and his wife Betty co-authored Christmas with Dickens, commemorating the 150th anniversary of A Christmas Carol in 1993. He has served several terms as president of the world-wide Dickens Fellowship. The youngest of David and Betty Dickens’ four children is the present-day actor Gerald Charles Dickens.
Gerald Charles Dickens’ first American Holiday Tour was in 1996. He commands the stage from the moment he proclaims the opening words of A Christmas Carol, “Marley is dead!” History, literature, biography leap to life as Gerald Charles Dickens delights American audiences with all 26 voices of A Christmas Carol. Just as his great-great-grandfather, he performs the Carol with gusto, emotion, and brilliance.
Grandparents and grandchildren alike will gather at historic hotels, libraries, theaters, and Dickens festivals to see “the man with a top hat and a legacy”!
- Gerald Charles Dickens signing ornaments for an attendee after Saturday afternoon’s performance.
Not near the Vaillancourt Studios?
Dickens’ American tour could be near you! Visit www.byerschoice.com for a complete listing of show locations.
