The Sign of the Cross (play)

The Sign of the Cross is an 1895 four-act historical tragedy, by Wilson Barrett^[2] and popular for several decades. Barrett said its Christian theme was his attempt to bridge the gap between Church and stage.^[3] The plot resembles that of Henryk Sienkiewicz's historical novel Quo Vadis, which was first published between 26 March 1895 and 29 February 1896 in the Gazeta Polska,^[4] 11 months after the play's first production.

It was the basis for the 1932 film adaptation directed by Cecil B. DeMille: the first DeMille sound film with a religious theme, following two silent films.

^ Protest Against a Talkie: "The Sign of the Cross", The Citizen, (Tuesday, 31 January 1933), p.8.
^ See Barrett (1896).
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ David J. Welsh, "Serialization and structure in the novels of Henryk Sienkiewicz" in: The Polish Review Vol. 9, No. 3 (1964) 53.

[:0-1] Protest Against a Talkie: "The Sign of the Cross", The Citizen, (Tuesday, 31 January 1933), p.8.

[2] See Barrett (1896).

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[4] David J. Welsh, "Serialization and structure in the novels of Henryk Sienkiewicz" in: The Polish Review Vol. 9, No. 3 (1964) 53.

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