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Drama
Krutch, Joseph Wood | May 15, 1943 issue

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The article presents information on the play "Sons and Soldiers," written by Irwin Shaw and directed by Max Reinhardt. Shaw tries to make a play out of something which is really rather less than an anecdote since it is actually hardly more than the idea for a narrative trick. Since Shaw is well known for his short short-stories it is perhaps not surprising that he should fail to realize how much material is needed for a full-length play. The "idea" is simply this: In 1916 a young wife carrying a baby is told by her husband and her doctor that she has only one chance in ten to live if she ever gives birth and is therefore urged to go at once to the hospital for an abortion.

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SONS & Soldiers (Theatrical production); SHAW, Irwin; REINHARDT, Max; ABORTION; CHILDREN; ADOLESCENCE
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