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The 1845 production of "Cricket on the Hearth" was also the debut of the Keely's daughter Mary.

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Here is little Tina Trueheart waiting to go onstage for the debut in the role of the baby in "Cricket on the Hearth" in the frontispiece for Mowatt's "Mimic Life" (1854) in which her story, "The Prompter's Daughter," appears.

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The production of "Cricket on the Hearth" described in the story "The Prompter's Daughter" by was probably based on this Dec. 1845 production at the (see the little baby in the back?)

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classic "A Christmas Carol" was first published 1843, two years after Dickens joined as a founder member.
Here's our 1845 edition of a much-loved classic:

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classic story was published in 1843.

Read more about Dickens and his role in founding the Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children at: https://t.co/6Js62mU7DU

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classic "A Christmas Carol" is 175 years old today!!
The Christmas tale that has captured imaginations from the minute it first appeared was published 1843, two years after Dickens joined as a founder member.
Here's our 1845 edition.

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