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Title: The Buddha
A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes

Author: Paul Carus

Release Date: September 27, 2007 [EBook #22782]

Language: English

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THE BUDDHA

A DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS AND

FOUR INTERLUDES

BY

PAUL CARUS

CHICAGO

THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO.

LONDON: 149 Strand

1913

* * * * *

CONTENTS

DIRECTIONS TO THE STAGE MANAGER.

CAST OF CHARACTERS.

GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS.

ACT I.

ACT II.

ACT III.

ACT IV.

ACT V.

* * * * *

DIRECTIONS TO THE STAGE MANAGER.

The scenery can be made very attractive by both historical accuracy
and a display of Oriental luxury, but the drama may easily be
performed with simple means at a small cost without losing its
dramatic effect. Some of the changes, however, should be very rapid.
The interludes can be replaced by lantern slide pictures, or may be
omitted.

If the interludes are retained there need not be any intermission in
the whole drama.

The music for the Buddha's Hymn of Victory, pages 5 and 39 (see _The
Open Court_, XIX, 49); the dirge on page 19, (_Open Court_, XIX, 567);
Yasodhara's Song, page 37 (_Open Court_, XVIII, 625); and the
Doxology, page 63 and at the end (_Open Court_, XVIII, 627), may be
found in a collection entitled _Buddhist Hymns_