It is not the worst thing in the world for a play to remind me of something I had written, but this play was not as enjoyable to read as I would have preferred, largely because I found this play's plot, or lack thereof, suffered in comparison with my own play, which is one of the least plot-focused of my own works. In fact, this play reminds me of one of my own plays, which I wrote in my early adulthood and which consisted of poetry that was integrated into a plot about a high school student who was struggling with a poetry writing assignment. TimesĪdmittedly, this play is not a terrible one. A brooding and loving American folk poem brought to life on a stage."-N.Y. An evening of astonishingly stirring emotional satisfaction." -N.Y. "A dramatic presentation reduced to its simplest terms.
Both the solid and humorous sides of life are portrayed, with fetching ballads, and the free verse form of Masters. There are 60 odd characterizations and vignettes in this constantly interesting entertainment offering an amazingly varied array of roles and impersonations, from young lovers and preachers and teachers to the funny chronicle of the poor mixed up Jew who ends up in the wrong cemetery. Via musical interludes, we are introduced in a cemetery to the ghosts of those who were inhabitants of this town, and whose secrets have gone with them to the grave. Charles Aidman, conceived from Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthologyĭramatic Platform Readings w/incidental music, songs
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