The Grass Harp, A Play

"In the first section of the play Mr. Capote is writing with an original, offbeat humor that seems completely irresponsible. It has been gathered out of his vagrant memories and turned into comedy. But he has something more than a frolic in mind. For the greater part of THE GRASS HARP is an idyll about the pure in heart who, like the meek, inherit the earth. All the common impulses of the world are against the trio who find sanctuary in the treehouse. The avaricious sis-ter is outraged. The whol…