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MASTERPIECES IN MODERN DRESS. By Cable—Brens Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 9, 7.45 p.m.) BERLIN, April b. Following the production of “Hamlet” in modern dress in London, Tiie Volksbiihue Theatre, Berlin, presented Goethe’s “Faust,” eliminating the incdiaevalism. Faust was robod as a university proctor, or weans a dinner jacket. Pephi.stopheles waves an opera iiat. Gretchcn’s homo is a modern suburban villa. 'The critics express the opinion tho Gretclicn tragedy is thus robbed of its ethical foundation, as it deals with problems of a definite historical period, unlike “Hamlet,” which is timeless in subject matter.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 10 April 1926, Page 9
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100STAGE OF TO-DAY. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 10 April 1926, Page 9
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