The Cradle Song
by John Garrett Underhill, G. Martinez Sierra

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Synopsis

This popular and appealing college and little theatre play tells the story of a child brought to a convent and of the extraordinary change in the lives of the nuns wrought by the presence of the infant.

The child grows to young womanhood and the nuns lavish upon her all the tenderness which is usually absent from the lives of those who have dedicated themselves to God.

At last the girl falls in love and leaves the home which has been made for her.

Within this simple framework the author has told a charming, amusing and pathetic story with Spanish grace and a delicate touch.

The play is ideal for schools, colleges, little theaters and church societies.

Characters

Character
SISTER JOANNA OF THE CROSS

age 18

TERESA

age 18

THE PRIORESS

age 40

THE VICARESS

age 40

THE MISTRESS OF NOVICES

age 36

SISTER MARCELLA

age 19

SISTER MARIA JESUS

age 19

SISTER SAGRARIO

age 18

SISTER INEZ

age 50

SISTER TORNERA

age 30

THE DOCTOR

age 60

ANTONIO

age 25

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573607349
ISBN-10 0573607346

The Cradle Song is a play written by John Garrett Underhill and published by Samuel French .

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