Chronology: Date 1912-12-21

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1912 21 or 22 Dec 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá witnessed His first dramatic performance. It was a mystery Christmas play entitled Eager Heart written by Miss Alice Buckton and performed at the Church House, Westminster before an audience of 1,200. [SoW Vol III no 19 2March1913 p 7, CH154, AB34] He is reported to have said, perhaps on another occasion, "The stage will be the pulpit of the future". [Quoted by Loulie Mathews in The Magazine of the Children of the Kingdom, Vol 4, No. 3 (June 1923, p69] Star of the West, Vol. 19 no. 11 Feb1929, p.341 quotes 'Abdu'l-Bahá as saying: "drama is of the utmost importance. It has been a great educational power in the past; it will be so again,". [BW1994-1995p255] For a short biography of the life of Alice Buckton see The Early Years of the British Bahá'í Community (1898-1911) p97-103.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; - Drama; - Plays; * Arts and crafts; Loulie A. Mathews; Alice Buckton; Westminster, England; London, England; United Kingdom	First time `Abdu'l-Bahá attends a theatre performance


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