Magic (play) explained

Magic is a play by G. K. Chesterton presented by Kenelm Foss at The Little Theatre in London, on 7 November 1913.^[1] The play went on to influence Ingmar Bergman's film The Face.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Delphi Works of G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated) 1908909501 - 2013 "The play is in some ways a difficult one: we are left wondering whether or not Chesterton believes in magic; if he does, then the conjurer need not have been so upset that he had gained so much power of a psychic nature; if he does not, then the conjurer was a clever fraud or a brilliant hypnotist. One thing is quite certain, Chesterton brings out the weaknesses of the dialectic of the parson and doctor in a remarkable way; he makes us realise that there are some things we really know ..."
2. Birgitta Steene, Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide (Amsterdam Univ. Press, 2005), 534–35