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NZ Truth, Issue 406, 5 April 1913, Page 6

Not sadness at all, *but courage, hope and light-hearted humor pervade the story. With their grotesque companions, Bread and Sugar, attended by the faithful Dog and th'p sly fawning Cat, led always by lovely. Light, Tyllyl and his sister pursue their way. On one side we have grim shapes 'ike Plagues and Wars I trying to escape from durance. On the ■ other a funny little figure m a gaudybued dressing-gown called "Cold-in-the- | Head" runs sne'ezixig and coughing to I and fro. . • Maeterlinck has been writing plays of the subtly artistic kind for many "years, and his productions 'have long been a feature" of Parisian theatrical seasons., He acknowledges his indebtedness to J. M. Barries "Peter Pan" m his prefatory note to the original edition of "The 'Blue Bird." Barrie was the first playwright to exploit the child idea m the theatre. Maeterlinck's genius has, however, transcended that of his model, and while "Peter Pan" was mostly restricted to English-speaking audiences,, the Belgian poet's play has attained an international popularity. New Zealand audiences are m line with the artistic movement of the theatre In the old world.