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STEPHEN VINCENT BENET (1898 - 1943)
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Child Is Born, A Devil And Daniel Webster, The John Brown's BodyChild Is Born, A
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The story of the Nativity
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Short play
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Top of PageDevil And Daniel Webster, The
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Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.
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Music by Douglas Moore
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Comedy One act
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Male: 6 Female: 1 Other: 12 jurymen (no lines), extras
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Top of PageJohn Brown's Body
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There are three principal speaking parts, plus a chorus that speaks and sings. Though this is technically an epic poem, it is actually a highly dramatic work with a quality of excitement unrivaled by many plays. The poem begins with John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry and goes on through the Civil War, telling much of it from the points of view of Jack Ellyat, a Northern soldier, and Clay Wingate, a Southern soldier. The families and backgrounds of both men are woven into the action of the poem, as are their romances.
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Dallas Theater Center, TX, USA >>> 1973-1974 Season
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Dramatic Readng
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: a minimum of 16 singers is recommended
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