The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-15

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Here Is An English
Synousis of CLOSED Door"
Because of the many requests for
a synopsis in English Of The Closed
Door," which she viii present here,
The Times submits the following cast
and outline of the play which will be
given in italian at the Murat:
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Blanca Querceta ........... EleOnOra Duse
A sensitive and finely poised woman.
married to a carefree and selfish hus-
band holding in check the stin ardent
passion of her youth, struggling with
herself to keep the secret for her sons
parentsge to hold him near her and
still TO provide for his peace of mind
Gluho Querceta -.----. Memo Benassl
sensitive disposition feeling vaguely the
aloud over his parentage and eager
Shgainst his mothers wishes 30 plunge
into the world of action ana make a
name for himself.
Niece Of Blanca. A high-spirited girl
who cares more Tor Giulio than he for
Ippolito ouerceta .....-.-.. Giro Galvani
Husband OF Blanca concerned only
with his own pleasures Sympathetic
toward Giulios ambitions.
Decio Picard ....-.......L Leo Orlandini
Lover of Blanca and welcomed as a
friend in the household since their
agreement TO forget their passionate
love for the sake OF Giulio. years be
Don Ludovico ........... Alfredo Robert
Priest and spiritual adviser to Blanca.
Broad-minded and sympathetic toward
GiuliOs projects
Servant to the ouerceta's.
Servant to the ouerceta's
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
The action takes place in the villa Of
IppolitO Querceta- near Varese. Italy, at the
Act The salon of the ouerceta Villa
Opening at one side into a billiard
room at the back into a mOOnlit
garden Evening
tIntermissiOn ten minutes
Act II-DeciOs bedroom in the Querceta
villa. Late the same night.
fIntermIssion ten minutes)
Act III-Same Act 1. few days later
SYNOPSIS OF THE CLOSED DOOR"
ACT
Scene =
Blanca reading: Marolina at the piano.
GiuiO BY her side; Decdo IN the archway
between the two rooms: IppOlIto and Don
LudovicO at the billiard tablet
GiuIio promises Ma1olina. who Is unable
10 find the Schumann waltz he likes. 10 OBJ
tain il for her when he goes to Milan to-
morrow Blanca appears worried at the an
nouncement of this trip. and after few
pleasantries between GiuiO and Mariollna
regarding a gift for ner. and echoes Of the
eme from the billisrd-room. she calls GIuio
70 her and questions him about the trip
GiUlio treasures her that he Is not going to
run away. but she insists asking him point
edly about the expedition of Galvani Scott.
Giulio promises with some irritation. that
he viii not join the expedition
Scene p
Blanca Mariolina. Decio and Don Ludovico.
The game is finished: Giulio and IppOlitO
go separately into the garden Blanca dis
C.lsses with Don Ludovico the poor under
her charge and announces that before long
she may make the country her permanent
home. Marioina downcast at this news,
but Decio iokingiy assures her that he will
see to il that she Will have a good time in
the city.
Scene 8
Blanca. Giuio. Ippolito. Dec4o. Mariohna
and Don LudovicO.
MarOlina answers a telephone call from
her grandmother. with whom she is living.
and arrangements are made for her taking
her home. Don LudOv1cO announces that
he is going to Milan tomorrow to meet a
young priest in Scctti's expedition to Lu-
cesia in East Africa AT this news. GiuiO
becomes excited befraVs his intense inter