[ADVENT]
(ADVENT)
A MIRACLE PLAY
1899
CHARACTERS
The JUDGE
The OLD LADY, wife of the Judge
AMELIA
ADOLPH
The NEIGHBOUR
ERIC
THYRA
being the same person
The OTHER ONE
The FRANCISCAN
The PLAYMATE
The WITCH
The PRINCE
Subordinate characters, shadows, etc.
ACT I. THE VINEYARD WITH THE MAUSOLEUM
ACT II. THE DRAWING-ROOM
ACT III. THE WINE-CELLAR
THE GARDEN
ACT IV. THE CROSS-ROADS
THE "WAITING-ROOM"
THE CROSS-ROADS
ACT V. THE DRAWING-ROOM
THE "WAITING-ROOM"
[ACT I]
The background represents a vineyard. At the left stands a mausoleum. It consists of a small whitewashed brick building with a door and a pointed window that lacks mullions and panes. The roof is made of red tiles. A cross crowns the gable. Clematis vines with purple-coloured, cross-shaped flowers cover the front wall, at the foot of which appear a number of other flowers.
A peach-tree carrying fruit stands near the foreground. Beneath it sit the OLD LADY and the OLD LADY.
The Judge wears a green cap with a peak, yellow knee-breeches, and—a blue coat—all dating back to 1820. The Old Lady wears a kerchief on her head and carries a stick, spectacles, and snuff-box. She has the general appearance of a "witch." At the right is a small expiatory chapel containing an image of the Holy Virgin. The fence in front of it is hung with wreaths and nosegays. A prie-dieu is placed against the fence.