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introduced. He, who loves Marguerite, a
young villager; Valentine, her brother.
Mephisto also appears and here the people
hold before the satanic guest the hilts OF
their swords, which are shaped, Of course,
like the cross. The celebrated waltz, from
Faust" which is so welf known, marks the
presence Of the reiuvenated student, now
the gay and gallant hero of the play. Mar
guerite enters on her way to church and
Faust is hopelessly in love.
In the next act Seibel. the young villager
(the contralto, by the way. now sings the
~favorite Flower Song" which is really a
gen., although that term should be reserved
for the Jewel Song" which comes later,
when Marguerite sees the casket which has
been reft by Mephisto.
Then Faust sings the celebrated solo, the
delight of all tenors, "Salve Dimora," with
it's beautiful flow of melody. in contrast
with the hellish strains which pervade
Mephisto's part. The opening line is "Salye
Dimora, casta e pura" ('Hail! Dwelling,
pure and chaste').
After this Marguerite sings the beautiful
little ballad of THE King Of Thule" after
which she espies the jewels and breaks
forth into the celebrated song. The intro
duction Of Martha, a firtatious old mltron,
who guards Marguerite, gives opportunities
for the two courtships, one the extreme OF
the other. as also for the quartet.
And then the glorious enrapturing garden
! scene. The celebrated duet between Mar
gueri.e and Faust. Mephisto enters after an
appointment has been made for the mex,
morn, very early. lie ridicules Faust and
tells him to come and see Marguerite, as she
tells her tale to the planets. The scene
here presented is not one to be soon for
gotten.
In act the fourth, Marguerite is being con.
soled by Seibel. her village swain, as Faust
has left her. The celebrated Soldiers chorus
heralds the return Of the soldiers. In dark
ness the incarnate flend, Mephisto, sings q
song which one critic has called truly hell
begotten. 1t is in the nature OF a serenade
to Marguerite. Valentine, who has returned
from the war. with the other soldiers
rushes out, sword in land and fights Faust
But of course the charm of evil exercised
by Mephisto annihilates him. Marguerite
rushes to him. but he will none Of her, and
with an imprecation on his lips. while the
frightened villagers are singing a hymn
he expires.
The church scene closes this act, with
| Marguerite, who has tried to pray, lying
unconscious at the feet OF Mephistopheles
The last act shows her in prison, sleeping
on a bed OF straw. She has become insane
! with grief, remorse, and the internal gnaw-
ings OF conscience. Her child is dead-b,
her hands. Faust and Mephisto enter
| Alarmed and fearful she kneels in prayer
| which, becoming more and more fervent
finally causes her to rise With upstretched
hands imploring the enEelic hosts to receive
her. The climax here is almost unbearable
Tremendous, it sweeps through ones very
soul like a hurricane, and 1t is not to b.
wondered at that very few people really
see the end OF this great and immorta
| opera. THOMAS j. KELLY.