The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-01
ENTERTAKN M EA1S.
Hyperion Theater, FRANCESCA DA RIMINI' NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT.

IINf11NNJIAD1@A i'Th lsiAhAAF" AVA '~A | THURSDAY NIGHT.
 Otis Skinner will produce Francesca
 da Rimini' at the Hyperion next Thurs
 day night. The drama comes here in-
 tact from it's New York engagement of
 six weeks at the Victoria theater. The
 same east and production will be given l intact The story of Francesca da Rimini' is from Dante, and while the | more literary class are doubtless ia 1 miliar with it's text, brief synopsis Of 1 the play is as follows: Malatesta of I Rfmini and Guido of Ravenna conclude | to cement an everlasting peace between | their houses by the union i'll marriage
 of the son of the former and the beau teous daughter of the latter. Malatesta is possessed of two sons, one Lanciotto (Otis Skinner), a hunchback, but brave soldier. the other Paolo (Aubrey Boucicault) noble and handsome, the delight of Rimini" The father selects the hunchbacl as the suitor for the
 hand of Francesca (Marcia Van Dress
 er), the loveliest maiden of Ravenna.
 Lanciotto the soldier shrinks from the
 task of marriage with the enemy's
 uduSHieT, ana poSillNcig AcAhSSo e'
 press the suit in person, He, however,
 yields to the arrangement on condition
 that his brother, Paolo, shall WOO the
 fair Francesca in his name, leaving
 nothing untold of the physical defects
 of the real suitor, Paolo departs on
 this errand to the court of Ravenna,
 and Francesca mistakes him for her
 promised husband
 Overwhelmed by her beauty Paolo forgets his loyalty to his deformed brother, and when asked to describe the qualities of the latter equivocates. In the atmosphere of deceit Francesca concludes to repay deception with its own coin. Already in love with Paolo. she yet consents to be bound. which ends the war of Guelph and Ghbelin. Lanciotto anxiously awaits the result of his brothers errand, who returns with Francesca At the sight of the hunchback she shrinks Lanciotto, ob- serving her demeanor generously offers her release She quickly chooses her course, resolves to continue the deceit, declines the proffer and betrothes her. self anew to the hunchback. The ca thedral of Rimini discloses the couple being married, and Lanciotto detects the truth. that his bride does not love him. While he, briefly meditates a mes senger of war appears, and, dashing aside his bride and brother, he rushes to the field to forget his grief in wars great strife. Pope Civilian Norris), a | vindictive fool, whose hatred for Lan- ciotto is deep and abiding, witnesses an | exchange of affection between the dls- loyal brother and wife, and hastens to | the battlefield to impart the details to the enraged Lanciotto, He is killed for his pains, but the dishonored husband and brother with vengeance in his | heart. rapidly rides to Rimini. In the | houdor of the guilty wife proof of the { illicit love awaits his arrival, and he . dispatches the now remorse- full lovers. The tragedy concludes by the prophesied baptism of the strife of { Guelph and Ghihelin in the blood of ! Francesca and Paolo and that of the hunchback
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