West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-01-08
A ROYAL PLAYWRIGHT.
Cucon Elisabeth. OF Eoumania,
TGrns Dra matist
Her Play soon to o.. >ts~-s at the vice.
na iurg 1he4tcr--An Out tho OF the
t'Vt--1hs Title ut ta- r',-ss
IL /" MSs'se Manoiiy."

Queen Elizabeth Of Rcnmanla.
Carmen sylvia, received in her salon AT
tho Hotel Imperial In Vienna recently,
says tao New York Sun. tho company
aud management ~ tho Vienna Burg
Thcatcr, whore one oi her plays will bo
brought out ,oon. Aftcr ali The gucs,s
had arrived the Queen sat down at
little tallo beside tho Archduchcss
Maria Theresa and read thc manu-
script OF her latcst work. "Niastcr
Manolly," q tragedy IN flvc octs Tho
plot Of the tragedy conforms with the
outlines NJ Eoumanian legend.
Menolly, master architect. IA building
great cathedral. Midway In his work
he becomes embarrassed by lack OF
money. Moreover. every morning he
tnds a bit ofthc work done on tho pro-
ceding day destroyed by undiscovcrablo
hands. Tho working mon become sup
erstitious and are led by ManollyS
cnea'ios to bcliovc taat tho cathedral Is
cursed. Tho building may DO rando NC
ceptablc to God, they think, only by
tho on'ombmcnt OF living human
being within it, wallJ. The prevalence
of this superati,ion H. duo 10 tho efforts
OF Manolly's oncmiea to render impos-
siblo tho completion OF tho work.
Manolly's beautiful vito Eocs 10 tho
Prince TO ask aid for him. Tho Prince
promises TO give money and influence
II She VIII consent 10 DO his. Sho at
trst refuses, with every expression Of
horror. hiS proposal, but H. finally per-
suadcd that her husband carcs moro for
material SUCCESS than for hor; that shc
would serve him best by following tho
l'rinccs suggestion, and 30 promises TO
brcomc the Princes mistr ss on the day
tho cathedral shall be finished.
She has hardly given her word when
Mnnolly, dagger In hand, springs into
her presence. Dia oncm es hayo told
him she is with tho Prince. Tho Prin-
cess, however, persuadcs him that his
wife bns done no wrong--a- " woman
shows mercy To hcr rival. Tho compact
between the Prince and Manolly'B Wife
still holds. The Prince ,ries 10 holp
along tho building Of tho cathedral.
Still tho work laCs. In deGpalr Manolly
enc day promises tho worl:mon To on
tomb aliyo In the cellar tho frat
person who appears before tho un-
finished cathedral the next morning.
lie goes 10 the cathedral early tho ncxt
day. Ills wife follows him. As he turns
and secs her the crisis of the action
comes. Ho Leas l.or In vain to rotracc
her steps She goes 10 him. lie leads
her 10 small, half-cloaed Btono cell In
the cellar, pushes her In aud makes
whole tho wall with his own hands The
cathedral is completed. On tho day OF
the conservation Manoliy ascends the
tower to admire It's beauties. Ills dead
wife's spirit appears TO him. ho throws
himself from the window and Is killed.
The last act of Master Manolly" has
not yet been committed to writing, but
the Queen sketohod IT. at lonath from
mt cnoTy OF the details she had already
decided 10 incorporate In 1t. She spolko
ana read for threo hours in a smooth.
clear, penetrating yo!cc, without show
ing tho slightest fatigue. Aflor closing
Sue and her guests discussed critically
tho dramatic merits OF tho piece and the
best means OF adapting IL % tho Burg
Theator stage. Alexi, Of the Metropol.
itan Opera-llouse, sang several OF tho
Queens poems set To music. Then the
Queen read alittlo ono act tragedy about
an American duel, that is. as understood
on the Continent, q duel in which two
mon at odds simply decide by lots which
ono shall kill himself. On the Continent
most persons think this IL the fashion I'm
America Of settling affairs OF honor, ard
Carmen Sylvia has unfortunately seen
fit TO adopt the misapprchension.