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Title: Semiramis and Other Plays
Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet

Author: Olive Tilford Dargan

Release Date: October 29, 2007 [EBook #23234]

Language: English

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SEMIRAMIS AND OTHER PLAYS

BY

OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN

BRENTANO'S
NEW YORK
1904

Copyright 1904
By Olive Tilford Dargan
[Stage rights reserved]

THE LITERARY COLLECTOR PRESS
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

CONTENTS

SEMIRAMIS 5

CARLOTTA 75

THE POET 175

SEMIRAMIS

ACT I.

SCENE 1. The tent of Menones

ACT II.

SCENE 1. Hall in the palace of Ninus

ACT III.

SCENE 1. The gardens over the lake

ACT IV.

SCENE 1. The tent of Husak

CHARACTERS

NINUS, king of Assyria
HUSAK, king of Armenia
KHOSROVE, son of Husak
MENONES, governor of Nineveh
ARTAVAN, son of Menones
SUMBAT, friend of Artavan
VASSIN, officer of the king
HADDO, a guard
ARMIN, a guard
DOKAHRA, woman to Semiramis
SOLA, wife of Artavan
SEMIRAMIS, daughter of Menones

Officers, heralds, messengers, guards, soldiers, dancers, &c.

SEMIRAMIS

ACT I.

Scene: Within the tent of Menones, on the plain before Nineveh.
Left, centre, entrance to tent from the plain. Curtains rear,
forming partition with exits right and left of centre. The same
at right, with one exit, centre. Couch rear, between exits. From
a tent-pole near exit, right centre, hang helmet and a suit of
chain armor.

Sola parts curtains rear, left, and looks out, showing effort to
keep awake. She steps forward.

Sol. Hist! Armin! Haddo!

(Enter two guards, left centre)

Still no news?

Arm. None, lady.

Sol. Oh,