Word: cains
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Zipporah, "the Midianite wife of Moses," this book embraces many characters that appear in the modern Who's Who under a different guise; several names, indeed, may be found in both books. In the Rev. Allen's, the name of Baruch belongs to "a young nobleman"; Cain, says Author Allen, is the same name as Smith. David gets the most space, nigh four pages; Paul is second, Moses third. Goliath who, says the author, "was probably ten feet high," gets only a paragraph for all his bulk, nor do Og, Gog and Magog, those hairy monsters, rate more...
...Cain. Lord Byron wrote it. It has never before been played in English. On its merits, the current production should be a guaranteed farewell appearance...
...tale is based on the Old Testament story of the most famous fratricide. The poet, however, takes a modern point of view, represents Cain as the first thinker. Lucifer is his advisory board; he objects to his brother's sacrificing unoffending animals to his unknown God. Abel is a terribly earnest young man who certainly should have been killed. The tale is declamatory and undramatic. The acting is fair...
...Dynasty of Cain...
...Dynasty of Cain, continue if you will, but know that where men fail, God comes to the rescue, incessantly pursuing the culprits and carrying out the sentence: Accursed...