Word: scene
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Synopsis: Act. I--Scene 1. A street in Spain in the Carnival time. The quarrel. Scene 2. Before the house of Bellides. The lovers' rendezvous...
...Scene 1. Near the Mill. Bustofa and Florimel go off to the country revels. Scene 2. The country revels at the house of Don Julio. Ismenia and Aminta, disguised as country girls, have followed Antonio. Gerasto carries off Florimel for his master, the Count Otrante...
...Scene 1. A street. The King's progress. Antonio and Martine discover Ismenia's disguise as Isabella. Scene 2. A room in Don Julio's house. Bellides challenges Don Julio, his ancient enemy, to "be good friends." Scene 3. Before the house of Bellides. "Mistakes of a night." Antonio comes to marry Ismenia but is foiled by his friend Martine...
...story draws a picture which is harmonious and yet has no suggestion of stiffness. "Off Shore," by J. C. Grew, is original in plan, and after the writer gets fairly under way, finishes creditably, although the reader is left with an unsatisfied curiosity as to many details of the scene. "Among the Firs," by W. James, Jr., consists of three short sketches of life in the woods, each of which, though rather slight, has the merit of unity...
...Orestes, Carl Wagner played a very difficult part with great force, and yet with perfect naturalness. Especially in the highly emotional scenes of the third act, where the slightest over acting would have been fatal, he was free from any ranting, and never lost sight of the artistic limitations of the part. By his excellent acting he relieved the artificiality of the swoon scene, which is perhaps the greatest blemish in the play...