Mary of Magdala
Subtitle: opinions of the clergy and religious press upon the presentation of Paul Heyse's drama by Mrs. Fiske and her company
Contributors: Fiske, Harrison Grey, 1861-1942; Heyse, Paul, 1830-1914; Corning, John Herbert, d. ca. 1940, donor; Lafayette Square Opera House (Organization : Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1903
Language: eng
Subjects: Reviews; Performances; Theater
Notes: "Before its production by Mrs. Fiske, 'Mary of Magdala' was submitted in manuscript to a number of clergyman, who, with others, attended a dress rehearsal of the play ... during its presentations in New York and other cities, the play has been witnessed and endorsed by large numbers of the clergy"--p. 1.

Cover title.

Includes comments by the Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, the Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires, the Rt. Rev. W.H. Moreland, the Rev. Dr. Henry Lubeck, the Rev. Dr. R. Heber Newton, the Rev. Dr. S. De Lancey Townsend, the Rev. Thomas R. SLicer, the Rev. Dr. M.E. Fawcett, the Rev. H.L. Myrick, the Rev. H. J. Clay Moran, the Rev. Dr. Edwin G. Richardson, the Rev. David M. Kilpatrick, the Rev. S.F. Graham, the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, the Rev. John M. Driver. Includes views from the religious press in 1902 from The Living Church, The Outlook (New York), The Independent (New York) and Unity (Chicago).

Advertisement for performance: "Lafayette Opera House [Washington, D.C.], week of November 30, 1903, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Mrs. Fiske in May of Magdala. Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday matinee Mrs. Fiske in Hedda Gabler" on back cover.

LC copy: Gift: Est. of J.H. Corning, June 20, 1940.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).