II, Theaterstücke 17, (Lebendige Stunden. Vier Einakter, 1), Der tapfere Cassian. Puppenspiel in einem Akt (Generalprobe), Seite 108

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Press comnente on perfornance oflGallant Cassian“ □7,
at the Provincetorn Playhouse
When ve vere & ner#ams# boy, our nurse bribed us
to perlods of almost incredible goodness by taking us,
on Saturday afternoons, to a puppet shon in a fascinat¬
ing Parisian basenent. There ve saw Le Cid, Don Quixote,
the Thite Prince and a dozen others live in sticks and
cloth more thrillingly than ever they Iived in brain
or Tlesh. Je never forgot then, but as ne grew up
marionettes somehon became things to be cherished only
im memory, Iest i1lusions be vrecked. Therefore, phen
Mr Remo Bufano invited us doun to the Provincetom
Plaghouse to see his puppet show, ve accepted with
miaglving, de vere sfraid our littie heroes night not
scen so delightful fron the standpoint of à gronnup¬
despite Nr. Bufano’s assurance that his Monday nights
nere strictly adult affairs.
de need not have feared. It has been a long time since
any actor nich real nerves and musches amused us so charm¬
ingly as those of nood and strings uho trod Bufano's
stage last night.
They began their program nich Schnitzler's 'Gallant Cassian!
a supersopmistichted comedy in tiié best Casanlövran tradreren
Ne and apparently everyone eise In the theatre, found it
perfect entertainnent 3o far there 1s only one
Füture aduit perfornance scheduled, but ve for one, are
ready to do our share of any necessary urging.“
N.G. King, Neu York Post Feb. 12th,
VIGallan Gassian' by Arthur Schnitzler, the featured
pfay von many delightful chuckles and much applause by
its sophisticated Lineseven if it did not receive the
uproarious, stamping approval given Oliver's duel
Neu York Evening Sun. Feb. 12th.