THE SCENES OF THE PLAY
| Act I. | The Market Place of Padua (25 minutes). |
| Act II. | Room in the Duke’s Palace (36 minutes). |
| Act III. | Corridor in the Duke’s Palace (29 minutes). |
| Act IV. | The Hall of Justice (31 minutes). |
| Act V. | The Dungeon (25 minutes). |
Style of Architecture: Italian, Gothic and Romanesque.
ACT I
SCENE
The Market Place of Padua at noon; in the background is the great Cathedral of Padua; the architecture is Romanesque, and wrought in black and white marbles; a flight of marble steps leads up to the Cathedral door; at the foot of the steps are two large stone lions; the houses on each aide of the stage have coloured awnings from their windows, and are flanked by stone arcades; on the right of the stage is the public fountain, with a triton in green bronze blowing from a conch; around the fountain is a stone seat; the bell of the Cathedral is ringing, and the citizens, men, women and children, are passing into the Cathedral.
[Enter Guido Ferranti and Ascanio Cristofano.]
Now by my life, Guido, I will go no farther; for if I walk another step I will have no life left to swear by; this wild-goose errand of yours!
[Sits down on the step of the fountain.]
Guido