The 1890 House Museum and Center Players present:
The Gift of the Magi Radio Play Broadcast
December 25
12:00pm
WGVA – 106.3FM or 1240AM – CLICK HERE TO STREAM ONLINE
WAUB – 96.3FM or 1590AM – CLICK HERE TO STREAM ONLINE
AND
6:00PM
WXHC – 101.5FM – CLICK HERE TO STREAM ONLINE
An adaptation of O’Henry’s short story by Greg Moller
“The Gift of the Magi” is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. The plot and its twist ending are well known; the ending is generally considered an example of comic irony. The story was allegedly written at Pete’s Tavern[2] on Irving Place in New York City.
The story was initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title “Gifts of the Magi” on December 10, 1905. It was first published in book form in the O. Henry anthology The Four Million in April 1906.
Broadcasting on Christmas Day!
12:00pm
WGVA 106.3FM/1240AM
WAUB 96.3 FM/1590AM
6:00pm
Always Classic 101.5FM