Dr.Kapstein,<div>I rue that I saw this post so late.It's indeed awe-inspiring.! I feel there exists an English version of MrchhaKatikam, namely The Clay Cart.I shall confirm it.<div>Alakendu Das&nbsp;<br><br>Sent from RediffmailNG on Android<br><br><br><br><br>From: Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY &lt;indology@list.indology.info&gt;<br>Sent: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:09:29 GMT+0530<br>To: "indology@list.indology.info" &lt;INDOLOGY@list.indology.info&gt;<br>Subject: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque<br><br> 


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Visiting the huge exhibition of the works of Toulouse-Lautrec currently on view at the Grand Palais in Paris, I was surprised to find, amidst his many posters for theater and cabaret, the one I include here, for a production of the
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<span><em>Mṛcchakaṭikā</em>, </span>- the title is even given in devanagari at lower right. If you read carefully, you'll see that TL himself is credited with the sets for the fifth act, though I do not know if any trace of these survives, or if it was photographed.
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