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38 THE CHEM AW A AM ERICAN P L A Y — “ E V A N G E L IN E ” CAST E v a n g e lin e B ellefontaine, A cadian M aiden R u th L ip h art G abriel L ajeunesse, Son of Basil, th e B lacksm ith ........................................................... R eg in ald D ow nie B enedict B ellefontaine, E v a n g e lin e ’s F a th e r, M artin Sam pson Rasil L ajeunesse, V illage B lacksm ith F a th e r F elician , P riest - - R ene L eblanc, N otary Public - - - - - B aptiste L eblanc, Son of N otary - M ichael th e F id d le r - - - - M adam e Leblanc, N o ta ry ’s W ife - F ra n k V erigan . R ay W h ite Patsv B arrett - E sth e r S p en cer - A lex. M elovidov - W illiam R eady C aptain W i n s l o w ...........................................Jo h n Jo h an se n D octors. A cadians, S oldiers, C hildren. In d ia n s. S Y N O P S IS ACT J. TH E BETROTHAL Scene: H om e of B enedict B elfontaine in th e Acadian v illag e of G rand Pre. D iscussion of E n g lish sh ip s th a t lie at a n ch o r in harb o r. S ig n in g of m arriag e co n tract. D ancing and m e rry m a k in g by y o u th s and m aidens of th e village. Man is u n ju st, but ( rod is ju s t: an d finally ju stic e triu m p h s. ’ * A C T «. T H E XI AX H A T E Scene: In te rio r of chu rch . A cadian m en in pews K in g ’s, m andate proclaim ed by Capt. W inslow . ‘‘T h at all your lands, and dw ellin g s, an d c a ttle of all kinds, forfeited be to th e crow n, an d th a t vou yourselves from th is province be tra n sp o rte d to o th e r la n d s .” ’ ACT « . T H E EM BA H K O f « Scene: Seashore n ear A cadian village. A cadians d riv e n onto ships by B ritish soldiers. D eath of B enedict “ Let us bury him h ere by th e sea. W hen a h ap p ier season brings us again to our hom es from th e unknow n land of our exile, th e n shall his sacred d u st be piously laid in th e ch u rch - v a n l. TABLEAU Scene. The bayou of A tchafalya, M ississippi riv er. T h e passing of th e boats of E v an g elin e and G abriel. “ A ngels of G od, was th e re none to aw aken th e slu m b e rin g m aiden?” ACT 4 . T H E SEARCH Scene: A clearin g in a Louisiana forest. M eeting of F a th e r F elician a n d E vangeline w ith Basil and o th e r A cadians D anc ing and rejoicing “ W hen shall th e se eves behold, th e s e arm s be folded about thee?” A C T ft. T H E SEAR CH E X H E It Scene: H ospital in P h ilad elp h ia. G abriel is found “ All is ended now , th e hope, th e fear, and th e sorrow . All th e ach in g of h e a rt th e restless, unsatisfied lo n g in g ; all th e d u ll weep pain, anil th e co n stan t a n g u ish of p a tie n c e .’*
