Dear Sir,
I wonder if you could clarify something for me in the Butterworth play ‘Jerusalem’. I am a little confused as to who Mary really is. Early in the play she chases ferrets and is presumed to be a dog. Later it seems Mary was the Professor’s wife. Is she his dog or is she his wife??
Many Thanks
Jack
If I say both is that far too confusing? Tbh I don’t know- clearly the prof has dementia, but also a clarity- a sort of pure fool in the Russian sense – perhaps there was a dog and perhaps not… I wish I could be more help- what he does, apart from establishing the purity of the St George idea at the end of act 2 is allow Rooster to show genuine humanity towards him at the end of the play – a side of Johnny we have simply never seen. He is so gentle with him. He is a damaged human being, Luke many in the play, but one whom Johnny seems to respect.
Sorry not to be more help.
If you contact the education department at the V&A they will tell you. They have a huge archive of filmed performances and run screenings on request/ on certain days. We take the L6th each year.
Dear Sir,
I wonder if you could clarify something for me in the Butterworth play ‘Jerusalem’. I am a little confused as to who Mary really is. Early in the play she chases ferrets and is presumed to be a dog. Later it seems Mary was the Professor’s wife. Is she his dog or is she his wife??
Many Thanks
Jack
If I say both is that far too confusing? Tbh I don’t know- clearly the prof has dementia, but also a clarity- a sort of pure fool in the Russian sense – perhaps there was a dog and perhaps not… I wish I could be more help- what he does, apart from establishing the purity of the St George idea at the end of act 2 is allow Rooster to show genuine humanity towards him at the end of the play – a side of Johnny we have simply never seen. He is so gentle with him. He is a damaged human being, Luke many in the play, but one whom Johnny seems to respect.
Sorry not to be more help.
Thank you so much! You mention in your writings on the play that it is possible to view it at the V&A. How would one do that?
If you contact the education department at the V&A they will tell you. They have a huge archive of filmed performances and run screenings on request/ on certain days. We take the L6th each year.