The independent., 1907-02-07

edcn Otner, AMIGA is to be the lnVOun-
tary cause of their mortal hatred of
1 each other?
''Will you obey or must I send you
| from my roof" says Camoine, who in
all this is under the influence of Lena,
friend with whom he is too intimate,
and who is afraid of being supplanted
| by Amca.
Amica in despair invokes Rinaldo
who appears suddenly on the scene.
Il am to be married." she says.
ITO whom? Tell me his name so that
| may strangle him"
She is silent and he continues:
1T is better that / should not know
1t, so that blood may not be she'd"
Anica abandons herself to his pro-
lection and he offers her the free life of
the rocky heights, where, as we are
told in highfalutin Spanish, the eagle
flies toward the radiant sun. But the
heavens become clCuded: the thunder
sounds; and in the midst Lena, who
has seen them, calls Giorgio, who
ruShes on the scene wild with rage.
shouting:
I'll kill him, the vile seducer."
Thus ends the first act. The curtain
rises upon the second act, showing a
road between the mountains bordering
valley through which flows a tor
rent. ThlS. we are assured, is the
torrent of the Internal Regions. Gior-
gia appears, breathless. He has taken
short cut in order to stop the fugi-
tive pair. AS Rinaldo does not know
the name of his rival, Giorgio, in his
turn, is ignorant of the name of the Sc
ducer of his promised bride. But in his
heart he vows that whoever he may
be he will put him to death. Amica
and Rinaldo appear, she leaning on his
arm under the folds of his cloak
Suddenly the threatening figure of
G1orgio appears before them. The two
brothers recognize each other with sur
prise and almost fear. Giorgio, bold at
first, panied afterwards, accuses him
of having taken away all the joy from
his heart. He who has been until
then and since his childhood his pro-
tector and guide, strong and bold, the
support of his weakly nature, is now
changed into the thief of his affec-
tons and happiness.
Il owe you my life says he. why
did you not let me die then, since
without pity you are killing me now?"
At these words all the strength Of
fraternal love rises in the heart of
Rinaldo. sitting his passion for AMIGA
She only is in fault for not having told
the name of his rival he begs her to
forget him and to give her love to
Giorgio. IF you loved me it was only
for moment. Don't close
your heart to my entreaties.
Your heart is good let it listen to me-
Think that Giorgio's future depends on
you alone. Pity him and give
him your love. | ask this sac
rifice of you. :"
Amica refuses. She will not give up
her passion for Rinaldo who becomes
more and more exalted, heSitating no
longer He must make one more sacri-
flee for Giorgio, and alone; he will re-
turn forever to the heights, nearer to
the heavens, farther from the earth,
where the starry peace of the night
stills the tempest and calms great
griefs. And in spite of AMIGA, who
struggles to retain him, he crosses the
torrent and is seen on the other side
mounting with a sure and strong step
the steep bank, impracticable Or any
other
AMIGA rushes after him, trying to
oyertake him, and calling him in agony
whilst she struggles wildly with feet
and hands to climb the precipitate
odnk, IncHned almost vertically above
the torrent which roars below But
her foot slips and she is seen to fall
and disappears in the abyss.
Fatal love-" exclaim the two broth
ers despairingly
And there you are, a good, old
Italian plot set to fashioned Ital-
ian music. After the piece there was
an orchestral concert Mascagni lead
ing. They did the Meistersngers, the
Lseonora Overture of Beethoven and
the Tannhauser Overture, and did
them in great shape. 1t was nearly 2
o'clock when we got to bed, but the
streets were full of people under the
most brilliant electric lighting in the
world. Henry Watterson in the Louis
vile Courie Journal.
Barcelona.-aJanuary. 1907.