Judas (1910 De Kay), play

Judas (1910) is a play by John Wesley De Kay.

Abstract

In the fashion of Paul von Heyse (1899), the author represents Judas animated by jealous love for Mary Magdalene.

Editions

Published in the United States (New York: 1910), with a French translation by J. Coudurien de Chassaigne. A revised version of the drama was issued in 1929 under the title, The Maid of Bethany.

Performance history

Premiered at the Globe Theatre, on 29 Dec 1910 (with Sarah Bernhardt as Mary of Magdala).