The sleeping beauty : a play in three acts by Theodora Du Bois
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The sleeping beauty by Theodora Du Bois is a three-act stage play written in the early 20th century. A whimsical, theatrical retelling of the classic fairy tale, it’s designed for amateur production with optional pageantry. The story centers on a princess blessed by good fairies but cursed by a vengeful one to prick her finger and fall into a long sleep, to be awakened only by a prince’s kiss. At the royal
christening, the Fairy of the Sable Caves, angered at being overlooked, lays the curse, which the benevolent fairies soften to enchanted sleep. Sixteen years later, the spirited Princess quarrels through a bad day as her magical gifts misfire; lured by the disguised wicked fairy in the attic, she handles a distaff, pricks her finger, and the whole court slumbers. A century passes. A wandering Prince pushes through a thorn hedge into the dust-laden palace, finds the sleeping Princess, and wakes her with a kiss. The court stirs, the King blusters then relents, and the couple pledge themselves as the realm rejoices and prepares to feast and dance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Du Bois, Theodora, 1890-1986 |
|---|---|
| Title | The sleeping beauty : a play in three acts |
| Alternate Title | The sleeping beauty : a play with or without pageantry |
| Credits | Mairi, Dori Allard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Princes -- Drama |
| Subject | Princesses -- Drama |
| Subject | Fairy plays |
| Subject | Sleeping Beauty (Tale) -- Adaptations |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77929 |
| Release Date | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 219 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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