Telegram-herald., 1890-12-07
A ROYAL PLAYWRIGHT.
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Nara Theresa sa4 read tse 1@nu-
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Aanoliy. tragedy IN hye acts Ihe
P.ct of the tragedy conforms ~lth tae
outlines ~ Eeursnlan legend.
ManoltT, a n4ster architect, Is building
= great cathedral. Midway Ia his -ork
be becomes embarrassed y lack of
money. Moreover, every morning he
hnds bis q tbs work done OF tie pre-
cedlng d1y destroyed by Undisc0yersble
hands. The working -ueR become Eap-
efstiglous aud arc led By AaHoliy's
enemies 70 believe that the cathedral IS
cursed. The buildisg may be made so-
cept2ble To GCu, they thlnk, only oy
the entombmeut o. a living human
being within its walls. The pFeYalencs
81 This suPerstiti0n Is due 70 the eforEs
OF Aan0lly's enemies 70 reader impos-
sibls the completion OF the work.
Manolly's beautiful wife goes - the
Prince 70 ask aid for him. The Prince
promises 20 give money and influence
Il she VIII consent 10 be his She a.
first refuses, with every expression OF
horror, his proposal, bat is finally per-
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material success than for her: that she
would serve him best by following the
Princes suggestion, aud so promises 10
become the Princes mistress on the day
.he cathedral shall be finished
She has hardly given her word when
Manolly, dagger in hand, springs into
her presence. His enemies have told
him she is with the Prince. Tho Prin-
cess, however, persuades him that his
wife has done no wrong-a woman
shows mercy 70 her rival. The compact
between the Prince and Manolly's wife
still holds The Prince tries to help
along the building Of the cathedral.
etlll the work lags. In despair Manolly
one day promises the workmen to en-
tomb alive in the cellar the first
person who appears before the uD-
finished cathedral the next morning.
lie goes to the cathedral early the next
day. His wife follows him. AS be turns
and sees her the crisis Of the action
comes. He begs her in vain to retrace
Ger steps. She goes to him. He leads
her 10 a small, half-cloSed stone cell in
the cellar, pushes her in and makes
whole the wall with his own hands. The
cathedral is completed On the day of
the conservation MaGolly ascends tho
tower to admire its beauties His dead
wife's spirit appears TO hia; he throws
himself from the window and is killed.
The last act of Master Manolly" has
not yet been committed to writing, but
the Queen sketched il at length from
memory OF the details she had already
decided TO incorporate in it. She spoke
and read for three hours in smooth,
clear, penetrating voice, without show
ing tho slightest fatigue. After closing
she and her guests discussed critically
the dramatic merits OF tho piece and tho
best means OF adapting it to the Burg
Theater stage Alexi, of the Metropol-
itan Opera-House, sang several OF the
Queens poems set TO music. Then the
Queen read aHttle one-act tragedy about
an American duel, that is, as understood
on the Continent, duel in which two
men at odds Cimply decide by lots which
one shall kill himself. On the Continent
most persons think this is the fashion in
America OF settling affairs Of honor, and
Carmen sylvia has unfortunately seen
TT 70 adopt the misapprehension.