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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The plot of this play is almost identical with that of the author's novel under the same name, but the drama is an entirely independent version of the story, with such differences of structure as are required by a different art. chapter{{Section 4THE PRODIGAL SON THE FIRST ACT An Opening Picture represents a mountain pass in the Interior of Iceland. Snowcapped peaks, glistening glaciers, smoking mineral-springs, a blue lake, stretches of black lava and basaltic rock, with patches of grass, gleams of risers and a small village in a broad plain beyond. It is early dawn in late summer. When the curtain rises there are the calls of shepherds, the blowing of horns and the bark of dogs. The last of a flock of sheep come bleating down the pass, and disappear in the valley. Then comes a line of shepherds, some walking, others riding on Iceland ponies, all singing the shepherds' song, Long live the Mountain-King. The Mountain- King rides in the middle of the line, with a shepherd walking on either side. The singing grows fainter as the shepherds descend: then darknesn falls and the scene changes. The Acting Scene represents the interior of the Inn- Farm in the valley. Two chambers, back and front, connected by two steps and divided by opening with curtains. In wall of inner room a long window through which the landscape can be seen. ' A table is laid for dinner, with flowers and other decorations. Flags and streamers are hung about the room as for a festival. The front room, the hall and living room, has two doors on left. Between these doors a dresser. On right wall a larger door which stands open, showing porch and landscape beyond. Lower down on right a pwcdain stove with arm-chair in front of it. Spinning-tvheel, cupboard, oak settee. On walls two large oil portr...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217635165 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217635164 |
| Weight | 0.50 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.34 In |
| List Price | $9.35 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 146 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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