THE MODERN FAUST.
WEAR'S A DINNER JACKET. BERLIN, April 9. Following a production of “Hamlet in mouern dress in London, the Yolksbuhue theatre, Berlin, lias presented Goethe s “Jb aust-,” eliminating mediaevalism. Faust is robed as a university proctor or wears a dinner jacket, ilephistopheles waves an opera Hat at the widow Martha Gretchen s home, which is a modern suburban villa. Critics express the opinion that the Gretchen tragedy is thus robbed of its ethical foundation, as it deals with problems of a definite historical period, unlike "Hamlet, ’ which is timeless m subject matter.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 111, 10 April 1926, Page 9
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98THE MODERN FAUST. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 111, 10 April 1926, Page 9
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