Alice in Wonderland Adapted for the Stage by Eva Le Gallicnne and Florida Fricbus Brom Lewis Carrots Aliee in Wonderkimnd and “Throngh the Looking Glass (As presented by Rita Hassan and the Ameviean Repertory Uheatte, April 1947) Foreword by Eva Le Gallienne Frivan Acrive Earnian & SAMUEL WERE SAMUELERENCI.COR, SAMUELFRENCH-TONDON CO.UK althe sae uses of enue oe Bunk Comzrnpecd ste "hic te CaggesUar Stig pie ea Google ou Ton PRODgTIAN ERR ‘Uncann Sestes as Canin Intoitsimliverch ems neneoneaa trinsic Sn Sieg gia sons cae? ‘stripe mer te oid mit ps .MPONTANT BLING AND CRIDOT RrgueaiLsT FOREWORD Tein rest joy to Min Friebuo and er, ax authors of thiv wage verso of “ Alice in Wondedaod™ and “Through the Looking Glaus” thet Samual Ereach is praenting anew and greatly revised edition of our ork. After two eninenty succesful produations of ‘he play on Broadway, we desi we would Be to male avalible a complete acting version, exploining in the fallat devall exactly ho thie productima oan be put tn the stage. We fel that by the uve ofthis book any organization wth the atcoumacy equipment at fee dix pose, ond en adeqonle kaowlndge of stagecraft, can achiers 4 succenfal “Alien” whike there ast ee quipped can contin, ae in the past, to ase thr own ‘nplifed techniques, Tk wan oot without exmigarahle trepidation that T farted work an my fret" Alice” produetion at the Civic Repertory Theatse, T realised thet the soe “*taithtal™ matt be the beyaote of any mach vextare I mere to find favor with an widice ‘The love that countless people fet for the * Alice” books emaounts 40 fanatic, and I felt a deep and solemn resp DiSty to Carrell, Tennis, and the Pobli. Carroll in not ane of the weitere for chldree who become “ap ciMren ” Hhauselves, He prevents the problem a1 seen by « child, but eorateate upon it wa an adult muthomaticim on 1 bellday, Hence the bevdder- ing aod fescinnting textare of bie atory; half adventare, Ialf chop logic and ehcewd caricature ‘This producti, thersfore, i not designed primarily for children, "The" peetiy-pretty.” the "eate” and the "saccharine ” must by ay drerBenly dininated on Ue stage a in the hooks. ‘They ere by n0 mane chil Airea’s book, in the sce of bring "keaton the contrary, it seems to me that no cikd could porsbly pprocine or understand the wit and misdom of their wneensicet Iogie. The adeeutuces "past af the bork fs of coume fascinating to ebiddron; the foot of going Uaough « looking ales, of aocing x baby tum into = big. of ulking to exterpilar, oats and rabbita of using Aacviggows an croquet mallets, and the hondreds of other atrange happenings thet make Alice solenaly exclai Caviowser and curiogner™ nze absorbing and delight ful. On the otter hand, who but a gsown-ap could poseibly appreciate the bitter truth of such + mark snes Sate tomorom and jam serterday, but newer jam today!” Tt nema to me that a stage premotation of © Alle," in order ta be faithfl tothe book, sus? appeal equally —thovgh for diferent ressons—Lboth tg shideen and edults ‘Through the use of various devieea of moder stage craft the action a continvons, Alice never Teaviy, the stage. [elt i¢ inportat to devise a uetuical scheme hercby al the placas and characters of Alice's dream ome to her--that since we experience theee adventures through ber mind, she must never llssppenr froin out sight, "The cin of my production, trough apuehconization cf mori color and fore, has ben te recapture to the ‘ollest puatble extent ty binarzt nature of Alice's drestradventures ‘Ax (ax as form goes, Tenia hay sucectded a0 otterly his Wustration im famaliniing ue with wwech people the Daehees, the Chethine Cat, the Queto of Hearts, He Mad Featton, and auch odd ninale as the Dado, sod the Mock Tint with hia large epes Il of teary” that aop versio of Alice * would be uatbiakable with- fot thm, “He haw saught to perfection the mistare of fon, ieonys een and contense thet. radiates from Car roll book. ‘Twarfore in the production all fore and Tine fallow faithflly hie masterly and fanour drawings "The colors i the draam-rarzvundings ate stsistly Tinited Yo those used in carde and chen gemee: Rod, Flack, White, Yellow ond Green ‘The only maleic color ia the prodaction ix in Allee herself and in ber race before her adventuses Ali's ov thew is conventions and realatc, whereas the drsum chazscters and dream adtiou are accooy- ppauied by iooprevioniatic end fantastic asic. By wing men ia the parts of the Queen of Hearte, end the Duchess nell as her Serious pepperloring cook, T farther echanced the grotenque quality 4 def sad im the writing and i the Tenn de Te maaing the acting version Flvide richus and 1 Inara ned only Cereals dilogue, We here tried te Triog iz all the most famauy and estloved scenes, tperely arranging them to form a whale in accordance sith the demand of stage presentation, and for meny months, during both productioon payple “from to ‘80° flocked to oc oar vhom. hope this practicatacting-wersion wil prove of lal to those many organizations who wich to bring “ Alca™ ‘a La on the tage: It repretenty ranch ark, a com siderable knowledge of stagecraft, and above al « deep Tove and reegect for Carroll and Teaviel whoee oom Tened geninn gave tha immortal Alle” to the word B, Le Ganev Wastport, Conasetiot. 1948 EO a, Rates Ss Beeee Term oe ALICE IN WONDERLAND od ‘THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Som wed Con tmignod te Femi In 2 amie ray fmm PROGRAM OF REVIVAL st the Toternetionel Theatre, New York ALICE IN WONDERLAND ohbaetta cide SPs a 4