The character and story of Cinderella has a long tradition and many variants. In the first century A.D., the Greek geographer and historian Strabo reported an ancient Egyptian oral folk tale involving a monarch's search for the owner of a slipper resulting in their marriage. In 1634, the Neapolitan writer Giambattista Basile authored the first […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:18PM on December 3, 2023