The Children's Hour

There are several place where The Children's Hour departs from the traditional structure of a well-made play. Firstly, i was definitely expecting the obligatory scene to be a reveal in which Martha and Karen confess their love for each other, but that never happened. Secondly, the "just-in-time" resolution never showed up, because Martha succeeded in committing suicide. The play isn't really resolved until the very end, and but the style isn't in keeping with what is dictated by the "well made play" structure.

In regards to the question of whether this play should be produced today, I definitely think it should, however I think the situation in which it was performed would play a huge factor in whether the show was successful or not. I definitely think that this would give younger, even up to high schoolers, negative feelings and act as a bad behavioral example, if that makes sense. I would definitely support the awareness that'd be generated by performing this play, but I do think it'd be important to make sure it was given to a mature audience, and not someone that would handle it in an inappropriate way. I feel like Night, Mother exhibits shades of this as well. It's a very interesting plot, however because of the adult themes I don't think it would benefit audiences under a certain age.