Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 41 Peabody, Josephine Preston 1874 1922 Marks, Mrs. Lionel The Piper: A Play in Four Acts Reading ease score: 96.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Piper: A Play in Four Acts" by Josephine Preston Peabody is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. The play is set in the medieval town of Hamelin in 1284 and revolves around the legendary figure of the Piper, who charms away the children of the town following a failure of the townsfolk to honor their promises to him. It explores themes of greed, betrayal, and the innocence of childhood, featuring central characters such as the enigmatic Piper, the towns' Mayor Jacobus, and the conflicted young man, Michael. The beginning of the play introduces us to the festive atmosphere of Hamelin, where a crowd gathers to celebrate their recent liberation from a plague of rats, thanks to the Piper’s intervention. As the townspeople revel, they exhibit a lack of gratitude and consideration for the Piper, who appears to be just a wandering entertainer. The characters engage in conversations that reveal their dismissive attitude towards the Piper's role in their deliverance. Tension rises as the Piper asserts his demand for payment—one thousand guilders—as he seeks the recognition and respect that he feels is due for his services. The crowd's ridicule and refusal to pay set the stage for a dramatic conflict that hints at the dire consequences of their folly, as the Piper, in turn, threatens to take the children away with him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 175175 175120 2024-10-05T10:43:55.560568 2023-10-05T10:12:50.273275 text/html text/html 175168 175113 2024-10-05T10:43:55.847597 2023-10-05T10:12:50.473279 text/html text/html 137081 2024-10-05T10:44:04.106558 application/epub+zip 138745 2024-10-05T10:43:59.181573 application/epub+zip 126274 2024-10-05T10:43:57.810574 application/epub+zip 296356 2024-10-05T10:44:07.134571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270428 2024-10-05T10:44:03.196556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184616 2022-09-06T04:23:29.903430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127616 127612 2024-10-05T10:43:55.184090 2023-10-05T10:12:50.009258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 128953 2020-12-26T01:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49832 2020-12-26T01:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19134 2024-10-05T10:44:07.267510 application/rdf+xml 15537 2024-10-05T10:43:58.367564 image/jpeg 3897 2024-10-05T10:43:58.087567 image/jpeg 134830 2024-10-05T10:43:55.861107 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia