“In 1911 [Martinez Sierra and his wife/co-author Maria] achieved a definitive and permanent triumph with the production of The Cradle Song…. The Cradle Song is a reminiscence of Maria’s youth in Carabanchel, a town in which her father was convent doctor and where her sister took the veil, the Sister Joanna of the Cross of the play. [Martinez] has paused to probe some universal passion or emotion… in The Cradle Song, to echo the cry of the eternal mother instinct while has been stifled and denied…. The Cradle Song has been translated into many languages, and has been played and imitated widely throughout the civilized world.” – Summary by The Translator
Cast list:
Sister Joanna of the Cross, 18 years of age: Annie Mars
Teresa, aged 18: mlee06
The Prioress, aged 40: Adrian Stephens
The Vicaress, aged 40: Sonia
The Mistress of Novices, aged 36: mamatiff82
Sister Marcella, aged 19: Jenn Broda
Sister Maria Jesus, aged 19: Matea Bracic
Sister Sagrario, aged 18: ambsweet13
Sister Inez, aged 50: Melinda Fogle
Sister Tornera, aged 30: Tomas Peter
The Doctor, aged 60: ToddHW
Antonio, aged 25: Odie ji Ghast
The Poet: Alan Mapstone
A Countryman: David Purdy
Stage Directions: Larry Wilson
Editing: ToddHW
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