Sunday July 12, 2026 at3pm

Jefferson Market Library
425 Avenue of the Americas
NYC

Directed by Alison Armstrong.

First Floor Willa Cather room.

The Pot of Broth. We imagine a poor cottage in the west of Ireland. A tramp enters and searches for food, talking to himself. We hear voices of a bickering husband and wife and a squawking chicken. When they enter to discuss the dinner that must be provided for the priest that evening, their gullibility creates the ironic conclusion to this version of the stone soup motif.