A morality play from 1912.

[LittleNipper]

This is a play from 1912 that was awarded the best English play that year. The Title is HINDLE WAKES. The acting in this presentation which stared Trevor Eve, as well as, Donald Pleasence is superb. I place it here because it presents Christian virtue and reveals how people once felt when shame was not regarded as "prudish" and "old fashioned," but was held in the highest regard by many in society (rich & poor alike). So, have a cup of tea and a brisket or two ------ and watch and consider... How do you imagine that this story would continue --- if you wrote an epilogue...

 

[pinqy]

This is a play from 1912 that was awarded the best English play that year. The Title is HINDLE WAKES. The acting in this presentation which stared Trevor Eve, as well as, Donald Pleasence is superb. I place it here because it presents Christian virtue and reveals how people once felt when shame was not regarded as "prudish" and "old fashioned," but was held in the highest regard by many in society (rich & poor alike). So, have a cup of tea and a brisket or two ------ and watch and consider... How do you imagine that this story would continue --- if you wrote an epilogue...

While I have not seen the play or any of the film versions, I have read multiple summaries of the plot and reviews of the films.

For those who are not familiar, the play concerns two young people, Fanny Hawthorn and Alan Jeffcote. Their fathers grew up together, and worked at the mill together. But Jeffcote rose up to own the mill, while Hawthorne remained a labourer. The respectable Alan and the working class Fanny have a summer fling of casual sex, but they are discovered.

The play deals with themes of class and differing attitudes towards men and women in relation to sex. (when the two do not get married, Fanny is disowned, but Alan is not)

So I’m not sure how you see this as a morality play or in anyway promoting Christian virtues. Fanny refuses to marry and refuses to be shamed. The play was controversial and was accused of setting a bad example, and Oxford students were banned from attending performances.

How did you get the opposite message everyone else seems to have gotten?

 

[Sweden]

This is a play from 1912 that was awarded the best English play that year. The Title is HINDLE WAKES. The acting in this presentation which stared Trevor Eve, as well as, Donald Pleasence is superb. I place it here because it presents Christian virtue and reveals how people once felt when shame was not regarded as "prudish" and "old fashioned," but was held in the highest regard by many in society (rich & poor alike). So, have a cup of tea and a brisket or two ------ and watch and consider... How do you imagine that this story would continue --- if you wrote an epilogue...

Pleasence was born in 1919 so did not act in a pay in 1912.
Brisket is a joint of beef and does not go well with a cup of tea.

 

[LittleNipper]

While I have not seen the play or any of the film versions, I have read multiple summaries of the plot and reviews of the films.

For those who are not familiar, the play concerns two young people, Fanny Hawthorn and Alan Jeffcote. Their fathers grew up together, and worked at the mill together. But Jeffcote rose up to own the mill, while Hawthorne remained a labourer. The respectable Alan and the working class Fanny have a summer fling of casual sex, but they are discovered.

The play deals with themes of class and differing attitudes towards men and women in relation to sex. (when the two do not get married, Fanny is disowned, but Alan is not)

So I’m not sure how you see this as a morality play or in anyway promoting Christian virtues. Fanny refuses to marry and refuses to be shamed. The play was controversial and was accused of setting a bad example, and Oxford students were banned from attending performances.

How did you get the opposite message everyone else seems to have gotten?

And at the time, there was no such a thing a "casual sex". Fanny eventually makes here own choice in the matter. In Christian circles, sex meant one was technically married. You would have to watch this presentation of the play to totally understand how the actions of Alan and Fanny affected all those concerned. Today, most everyone (in the West especially) lives in La La Land, but this wasn't always the case ---- and even up to the very early 1960's there was no such thing as "casual sex," and prostitution was regarded as illegal. Things happened, but most everyone regarded marriage and then sex as NORMAL and the guy chomping at the bit would usually get married ---- the sooner the better. Even soldiers, would request quick marriages/elopements, at the very least to have someone to write to and who should receive their pay (if not mom) back home.

Everyone else is likely looking at the 1912 play and bringing it to 2000 standards ---- as was true of Titanic the movie. The realities of today were not the standards of that time. Besides,

Pleasence was born in 1919 so did not act in a pay in 1912.
Brisket is a joint of beef and does not go well with a cup of tea.

I boo-booed and my spell check must have corrected my error in a rather funny way. I meant "biscuit" or in other words "cookie." As for the Actors, no play was videoed in 1912. However, this is a straight forward presentation of this 1912 play with more modern actors. You know and I know that the chances of any actors from the 1912 production would more than likely be dead by now.