Strange Interlude (1928)

I finished reading this on April 24, 1949, and said: "Shakespeare certainly leaves more to his actors, O'Neil has the whole thing interpreted for his actors, they simply have to follow instructions. Reading some parts it seemed to me they'd sure seem awkward on the stage. The frankness I found amusing. It is the story of a grl whose lover dies in the war, She marries a guy with insanity in his family and so won't bear his baby but has another impregnate her. The rest is the story of the mixup and its consequences. ( )

O'Neill uses an odd device where the actor reveals his inner thoughts in addition to speaking. I'd be interested in seeing it performed just to see how this was accomplished on stage. However, I can't imagine a 9 act play being presented very often. All the main characters are over-wrought and selfish. Not one of O'neill's better works. ( )