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A Mystery Play in Honour of the Nativity of our Lord

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A staged religious drama that re-creates the Nativity through a series of tableaux and simple scenes: a prologue and carols lead into episodes on roads outside Bethlehem, an inn kitchen, hills, and the stable, presenting Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels, merchants and other figures. The text combines spoken narration, carols, and strict stage directions aimed at modest, slow, deliberate performance by minimal-cost community casts; appendices describe practical staging, costumes, and musical accompaniments. The work emphasizes devotion over realism, offering a practicable pageant-form text intended for devotional performance.

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Title: A Mystery Play in Honour of the Nativity of our Lord

Author: Robert Hugh Benson

Illustrator: Gabriel Pippet

Release date: March 12, 2020 [eBook #61606]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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