The Cradle Song

by Gregorio Martínez Sierra, María Martínez Sierra, María de la O Lejárraga

A comedy in two acts with an interlude in verse.

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.

Translated from the original Spanish.

Genres: Spanish Literature

109 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1911

About the author

Gregorio Martínez y Sierra was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director, a key figure in the revival of the Spanish theatrical avant-garde in the early twentieth century. He coauthored his work with his wife María de la O Lejárraga y García (aka María Martínez Sierra.

Reviews

[Ricardo]

Obra de MARIA DE LA O LEJÁRRAGA, Martínez Sierra no era más que un sinvergüenza que se aprovechó de ella y del machismo de la época que la imposibilitarían hacerse un nombre por sí mismo y que, cuando pudo, la dejó en la estacada. Por lo demás, una obra bastante sosa.

[Walter]

Pena que a estória não teve uma reviravolta dramática, algum vilão ou simplesmente emoção. Muitos elementos poderiam ter sido desenvolvidos e explorados, a fim de dar à trama algum toque trágico ou palpitante. Ficou no meio do caminho. Uma pena.