Play puts new saint's acerbic side on display

By Pat Gee

~~<p>The pious, compassionate side of St. Marianne Cope is well known with all the publicity surrounding her newly declared sainthood, but a play to be staged next month reveals her feisty side.</p>
<p>In "November's Song" the Franciscan nun is often portrayed as sarcastic, demanding and strong-willed when it came to fighting to improve conditions for Hawaii's outcast victims of leprosy, director Modesto Cordero said.</p>
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The pious, compassionate side of St. Marianne Cope is well known with all the publicity surrounding her newly declared sainthood, but a play to be staged next month reveals her feisty side.

In "November's Song" the Franciscan nun is often portrayed as sarcastic, demanding and strong-willed when it came to fighting to improve conditions for Hawaii's outcast victims of leprosy, director Modesto Cordero said. Login for more...