文档介绍：Damaged Goods, The Great Play "Les Avaries" of Eugene Brieux Novelized
Damaged Goods, The
Great Play "Les Avaries"
of Eugene Brieux
Novelized
by Upton Sinclair
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Damaged Goods, The Great Play "Les Avaries" of Eugene Brieux Novelized
THE PRODUCTION OF EUGENE BRIEUX'S PLAY, "LES
AVARIES," OR, TO GIVE IT ITS ENGLISH TITLE, "DAMAGED
GOODS," HAS INITIATED A MOVEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY
WHICH MUST BE REGARDED AS EPOCH-MAKING.
--New York Times
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Damaged Goods, The Great Play "Les Avaries" of Eugene Brieux Novelized
PREFACE
My endeavor has been to tell a simple story, preserving as closely as
possible the spirit and feeling of the original. I have tried, as it were, to
take the play to pieces, and build a novel out of the same material. I have
not felt at liberty to embellish M. Brieux's ideas, and I have used his
dialogue word for word wherever possible. Unless I have mis-read the
author, his sole purpose in writing LES AVARIES was to place a number
of most important facts before the minds of the public, and to drive them
home by means of intense emotion. If I have been able to assist him, this
bit of literary carpentering will be worth while. I have to thank M.
Brieux for his kind permission to make the attempt, and for the cordial
spirit which he has manifested.
Upton Sinclair
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Damaged Goods, The Great Play "Les Avaries" of Eugene Brieux Novelized
MENTS ON THE
PLAY
DAMAGED GOODS was first presented in America at a Friday
matinee on March 14th, 1913, in the Fulton Theater, New York, before
members of the Sociological Fund. Immediately it was acclaimed by
public press and pulpit as the greatest contribution ever made by the Stage
to the cause of humanity. Mr. Richard t, the producer, who had
the courage to present the play, with the aid of his co-workers, in the face
of most savage criticism from the ignorant, was overwhelmed with
requests for a repetition of the performance.
Before deciding whether of not to present DAM