New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-01
tAew Orleans DAILY Wrestent.
cGatts and %ittions.

cTatts anu @lttl0llS.
OUR PRIZE TRAGEDY Spazerini Zimluco
the Pirate of the Egean Seas; or, The Maiden's
Vow"
DRAMATs
SPAEHRIsi ZInLUoo. the Pirate In love with Amelia
RIsALDo RlsALDrsr, Coun. of Bus.saye in love with
Amelia,
AxELIA MIRANpos, in love with Rnaldo.
Pirates, Porters Sailors supes, Little Dog, etc, ete.
tNorcHThe events occurn the city Madrid in the forests
q Germ Egean seas very Difference
paid to unity, either of tme place action.l
ACT u-scENE IL.
Enter Zmluco.]
zIALUoo-N Noquitur.)
Ny preys secure, now must seek the wretch
Whose thirsty sword has twice drunk of my blood,
When circumstances forced me to fight
Ha! there he isl
tEnter Rnaldo.]
Zimluco and Rinaldo together:
-Ha, Rinaldo!
-Ha, Zmluco!
Heaven be praised who gives thee now to me;
Prepare to die
But no. take one more chance
Give my Amelia back, and go in peace,
TO hang hereafter
ZIhLUOO.
Prepare thou to die
Thy hour is come, and Satan is at hand,
Ready to take possession of thy soul,
d When my good sword hath in thee made hole
II For it to escape!
III As for Amelia, she
Adores me now, and spits at her Rinaldo-
Her warmest kiss yet burns upon my lips!
RINALDo-( (Thrusting at him furiously)
daw Inv das rd
Nv blade will cram the fearful sacrilege!
@ zIMLUco-( (Parrying)
Then talk no more, and at it! ho ca! ca!
@ fBoth cross over with drawn swords, and sing
the following duet extracted (without pain) ex
pressiy for the occasion, from Lucia di Lammer-
g moor.1
# AIR" Haste, Crimson Morning.
RINALDo.
n Now wretch, thy days are numbered,
Once again you my path,
Too long hath my vengeance sumbered,
Tremble before my wrath !
z1MLrCo-(in the same strain,)
scorn your threats, Rinaldo,
Nor do fear to cross swords,
a You1l find your boastng all no CO.
For soon I'll make you eat your words!
R1sALDo-(snging)
Tremble Imluco,
Ny vengeance is freed
IA Tremble, Zmluco,
y Death be thy NEED!
zlHLUCO-(singing.)
Tremble, Rnaldo,
Thy vengeance is freed,
Tremble, Rinaldo,
Death by thy need.
Both together, very operatically.
N RinalIo-Now, wretch, thy days are numbered
Zt,nI,loo-No, wretch, they are not numbered.
Rin-Once again you CROSS my path
Ei,n-Though again | cross your path.
Rin-Too long hath my vengeance sumbered.
Zi-yI-I fear not thy vengeance slumbered
Rir-Tremble before my wrath !
zn,-Nor fly before thy wrath
Rirs-Tremble Zimbuco, etc
Nu,-Tremble Rinaldo, ETC.
Rtr-My vengeance is freed, etc
Lr,-Thy vengeance is freed, etc.
lBoth together, most frantically operate, tab
up the strain agan.l
R;n-Now wretch, thy days are numbered, etc
zs,n-No wretch, they are not numbered, ETC.
[Grand flourish and finale ]
[Alarm-They fght!l
"a description of the fight can be seen in any
syvanus Cobb's novels, or something approac
ing i'll
[Esabout to overcome Zimuco, and virtue on tt
point of being rewarded, when the pirates rush
and attack him. He faces them and fights wi
ten-fold yigor.l
ILoquitur.
Ha, villains! ten to one! I'll fight you all
Take his and this, and that ye vile canaile
[He kills pirate at every blow.l
Come one, come all, Rinaldo's blood is up
And -
rDuring this time Zimluco has made a retroga
movement, and having taken commanding po
ton in Rinaldos rear, stabs him several times
the back.l
RINALD0.
Ha! treacherous william! Amelia
HE falis-curtain ditto.
TABLEAU.
END OF ACT SECOND.
ACT THIRD-sCENE FIRST.