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In the play, Anderson parallels ancient Biblical events with the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]], embodied in the play by [[Herod Antipas]]. Jesus slowly realizes from a fictitious New Testament prophet what his destiny as the [[Messiah]] will be. The play featured [[Arlene Francis]] as the Virgin Mary (here called Miriam) and future screen director [[Sidney Lumet]] in an early acting appearance at age 15 as Jesus (here called Jeshua). [[Karl Malden]] also had an early role in the play, as a Centurion. <ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=1018 Internet Broadway Database: Journey to Jerusalem Production Credits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
In the play, Anderson parallels ancient Biblical events with the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]], embodied in the play by [[Herod Antipas]]. Jesus slowly realizes from a fictitious New Testament prophet what his destiny as the [[Messiah]] will be. The play featured [[Arlene Francis]] as the Virgin Mary (here called Miriam) and future screen director [[Sidney Lumet]] in an early acting appearance at age 15 as Jesus (here called Jeshua). [[Karl Malden]] also had an early role in the play, as a Centurion. <ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=1018 Internet Broadway Database: Journey to Jerusalem Production Credits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Although the play was acclaimed,<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764817,00.html?promoid=googlep New Play in Manhattan - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it had an extremely brief run and was a box |
Although the play was acclaimed,<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764817,00.html?promoid=googlep New Play in Manhattan - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it had an extremely brief run and was not a box-office success. It was, however, filmed by a NY based company THEATRE ON FILM Inc and released as a 90 minute 16mmm film in 1941 . This is probably the source of the film excerpts from the stage performance - labeled "a screen reproduction of the play" on a website.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/252299 BFI | Film & TV Database | JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (1940)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:18, 14 January 2015
Journey to Jerusalem is a 1940 play by Maxwell Anderson about a trip made to Jerusalem by the Holy Family when Christ was twelve years old. In the play, Anderson parallels ancient Biblical events with the rise of Adolf Hitler, embodied in the play by Herod Antipas. Jesus slowly realizes from a fictitious New Testament prophet what his destiny as the Messiah will be. The play featured Arlene Francis as the Virgin Mary (here called Miriam) and future screen director Sidney Lumet in an early acting appearance at age 15 as Jesus (here called Jeshua). Karl Malden also had an early role in the play, as a Centurion. [1]
Although the play was acclaimed,[2] it had an extremely brief run and was not a box-office success. It was, however, filmed by a NY based company THEATRE ON FILM Inc and released as a 90 minute 16mmm film in 1941 . This is probably the source of the film excerpts from the stage performance - labeled "a screen reproduction of the play" on a website.[3]