Tannwald (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Hittell, John S.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Tannwald Why is it that no play founded upon Goethe´s "Faust" has had any notable success save such as could be given to it by fine music or scenic effects? The story of Margaret is one of the most tragic ever written; Mephistopheles is a brilliant character; the dialogue is remarkably eloquent, witty and poetical; the piece, though not prepared for the stage by the author, is dramatic in its form, and seems to furnish almost unequalled material for playwrights; and yet, after a hundred have tried it, the successful one is still to be found. Not having examined their compositions, I shall not undertake to criticise them, but so far as I know anything of them, all give prominence to Mephistopheles, the supernatural and the scenic effects, and I have made another attempt, excluding everything but the human characters and natural influences, developing some personages which are mentioned in the original, and adding others. Out of two dozen scenes, three-fourths are entirely my own. I do not publish "Tannwald" without at least partly appreciating its defects. I should have been glad to reduce the number of characters, and to give brilliancy and eloquence to the dialogue if I knew how. The translation of Margaret´s song, "The King of Thule," is taken from an anonymous writer. H. Country - Austria. Time - In the Reign of Charles V. Characters - Henry Faust, Professor in Vienna; John Slack, his friend, and Cousin of Baroness Roth; Mr. Albert, Faust´s servant; Count Dick ; Major Hohenthal; Captain Lovenstein; Mr. Helfenstein, a barber; Margaret Hartz, a village girl; Mrs. Hartz, her mother; Barbara Marks, Margaret´s cousin; Mrs. Marks, Barbara´s mother; Mrs. Martha Swerlin, Margaret´s cousin; Mrs. Kline; Mrs. Prinz; Miss Behr; Miss Green; Lina, Miss Behr´s servant; Valentine, Margaret´s brother; Baron Ritterstahl; Major Myer; Commissary Wetzel; Soldiers; Paymaster Fuhr; Lieut. Carmony; Anthony Swerlin, Ritterstahl´s servant; Soldiers and Peasants; Baroness Roth, Lady of Tannwald Castle. Act I. Scene I - Room in Tannwald Castle. Baroness Roth, Mr. Slack, Count Dick, Captain Lovenstein, Major Hohenthal, Albert, Helfenstein, and Others. Baroness - Cousin Slack, I fear that your friends accustomed as they are to court life, will find it dull in Tannwald. Slack - These gentlemen are fond of the chase, and there is no better place for game than the mountains back of the Castle. The Baron has already gone with us to the stables and assigned our horses to us. Baroness - What will become of Prof. Faust? Slack - He can follow us in charge of a gamekeeper, until he learns to ride. Then he can amuse himself fishing, and occasionally we will go down to the village and see its attractions. Baroness - It has none. Slack - O, cousin, a lady is not supposed to know all that attracts gentlemen. When I was here last Summer, I spent many hours there. Two dozen village beauties want the attentions of men from the court. Baroness - They are poor people; we never associate with them. Slack - The young men can drink and sing; the girls can dance and flirt. Count Dick - You are the man for us, Mr. Slack. Take us among them. Baroness - If you wish, I will sometimes invite them to the Castle. Count Dick - That would be still better. Please do; we cannot ride after the hounds every day. Slack - They will be delighted to come, and we will have all the fun we want. Baroness - Then, in a couple of weeks, we will have a ball here. In the meantime, I wish you all to enjoy yourselves, and if anything is necessary to your comfor
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