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  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| NF.  \u003Cbr>oky23   |  | 47465   |  |\n| 17 AUG 62   |  |  |  |\n| 510CT数   |  |  |  |\n| 32 MAR b   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  | Lancashire County Library   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n30118082798038  \nTHE  \n# COVENTRYNATIVITY PLAY\n\nADAPTEDFOR USE INSCHOOLS  \nby I.LEE WARNER  \nSAMUEL FRENCH LTD26 soUTHAMPTON STREET,STRAND,LONDON,w.C.2  \nSAMUEL FRENCH INC.  \n25 WEST 45TH STREET,NEW YORK,U.S.A.  \n7623 SUNSET BOULEVARD,HOLLYwooD 46,CAL.  \nSAMUEL FRENCH(CANADA)LTD  \n27 GRENVILLE STREET,TORONTO  \nSAMUEL FRENCH(AUSTRALIA)PTY LTDI59 FORBES STREET,SYDNEY  \ncoPYRIGHT,I938,BY SAMUEL FRENCH LTDAll Rights Reserved  \nThe copying by manuscript,typescript,photography,or any other means of reproduction,of this play eitherin whole or in part is an infringement of the copyright.  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nThis play is based on the text of the CoVENTRYNATIVITY PLAY in the Everyman Edition.I havesubstituted more modern equivalents for a few wordswhich would be meaningless to the average reader,andhave taken various liberties with the text,changing thecontexts of several passages and running speechestogether here and there,as well as omitting large portions.  \nI have divided the play into seven scenes,and arrangedit for presentation on an inner and outer stage,with nointervals.It should take about forty minutes toperform.  \nIn order to avoid the massacre of the innocents,which in the original takes places on the stage,I havesubstituted a comic ending to the scene of the womenand soldiers,allowing the 3rd Woman to chase thesoldier out with her“pot ladle”as she threatens to do.  \n## I.LEE WARNER\n\nfune I938  \nPerformances of this play may be given in publicwithout permission and without payment of any per-forming royalty provided the following notice is dis-played on all announcements,programmes,etc.:  \n“The Coventry Nativity Play”is published byMESSRS.SAMUEL FRENCH,Ltd.,26 Southampton Street,Strand,London,W.C.2.  \nCostumes and wigs may be hired from Messrs.CHARLES H.Fox,Ltd.,I84 High Holborn,London,W.C.I.  \n# CHARACTERS\n\nJOSEPHMARY6 ANGELS  \nIST SHEPHERD(young)  \n2ND SHEPHERD(middle aged)3RD SHEPHERD(old)JASPER,KING OF TAURUSBALTHASAR,KING OF ARABYMELCHIOR,KING OF AGINARA3 PAGESHEROD  \n2 SOLDIERS(knights)HERALD2 OR 3 MEDIAEVAL WOMEN  \nSCENERY  \nThere is no scenery on the outer stage,nor anycurtains.It must be possible to light it as for day orevening,also there should be spot lights from eitherside to illuminate the Angels when they appear.Thestar is over the centre of the inner stage,which is con-cealed or revealed by curtains.  \nCostumes should be English fourteenth century forMary,Joseph,and Shepherds;fantastic oriental forKings,and flamboyant for Herod and his suite.TheAngels graded in size and colouring can wear white ordifferent shades of yellow,with silver or golden haloes.","cbCainyGj8WhR8hq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainyGj8WhR8hq","pdf",1373589,36,"English","# Introduction\n## Characters\n## Stage and Costume Notes","[{\"question\":\"Why does the adaptation use a comic ending?\",\"answer\":\"To avoid the “massacre of the innocents” that occurs on stage in the original, Warner replaces that moment with a comic ending for the women and soldiers scene.\"}]","The Coventry Nativity Play - Adapted for Use in Schools | PDF",1789960363,55]