Leander and his servant Crispin arrive in a large city, having
just succeeding in evading the police, who were chasing them for debts
and criminal activity. The cunning Crispin, an escapee from penal
servitude, is the main protagonist and it is he who ensures that both he
and his boss have their fingers in a number of pies, both legal and
illegal. His system is simple: with great cunning and ingenuity, and
with no scruples whatsoever, he dangles the hope of great riches before
his victims.
From a poet to a politician, and from a soldier to a
stockbroker, they all take the bait. By the time the truth is revealed
and their hopes are dashed, the devious Crispin and his master have so
tied them up in bonds of vested interest that no one can afford to
reveal the fraudsters’ plot for fear of losing everything they own.
The Spanish writer and 1922 Nobel Laureate Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954) wrote 172 plays, most notably, The bonds of interest.
The
comedy was first performed at Teatro Lara in Madrid in 1907. Benavente
describes it as a “play of puppets” who express human relations and
situations, and even universal truths. The bonds of interest restores
the characters of Commedia dell’arte to the Spanish stage after a long
absence, renewing interest in the genre.
It was performed for the
first time in Greece in 1939, on the Main Stage of the National Theatre,
premiering on 29 November. It was directed by Takis Mouzenidis in a
translation by Pantelis Prevelakis. The main roles were taken by Eleni
Papadaki (Doña Sirena), Vasso Manolidou (Silvia), Nikos Dendramis
(Leander) and Giorgos Glinos (Crispin).
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