Of these scenes eight are spoken scenes taken from plays of Shakespeare; one (the sixth) is a pantomime devised from a descriptive speech in “Henry the Eighth,” Act I, Scene I; one (the fourth) is a tableau scene symbolic of the early Christian Church. Those taken from Shakespeare are printed in black-faced type.
III. OF THE INTERLUDES
See Appendix: Pages 162, 166, 172, 184, 187, 190, 195.
IV. OF THE EPILOGUE
- Speaking Persons
- The Spirit of Time
- Shakespeare [as Prospero]
- Pantomime Groups[12]
- Theatres [with Musicians, Dancers, Designers, Producers,
- Inventors, etc.: Creators of the art of the theatre]
- Actors
- Dramatists
- Spirit Trumpeters [Announcers of the Groups]
STAGE·FOR·SHAKESPEARE·MASQUE·
BEHIND THE CLOUDY CURTAINS IS STAGE A OF INNER SCENES (SEE GROUND PLAN)
IN FRONT OF THE CURTAINS IS STAGE B OF MASQUE PROPER (SEE GROUND PLAN)
AT CENTRE, CALIBAN’S CELL OPENS UPON STAGE C OF INTERLUDES (SEE GROUND PLAN)