"It is hoped that "The Little Princess" will find permanent lodging in New York among the plays to be seen "at night", for jaded playgoers will find here a pure spring where they may refresh themselves with clean and wholesome entertainment."
— A Little Princess

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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The New York Times review of a 1903 stage adaptation of the initial short story, as quoted in Barbara Jo Maier, " 'A Delicate Invisible Hand': Frances Hodgson Burnett's Contributions to Theatre for Youth", in In the Garden: Essays in Honor of Frances Hodgson Burnett, ed. Angelica Shirley Carpenter (Scarecrow Press, 2006), 124