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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
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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
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R ene L eblanc, N otary Public
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B aptiste L eblanc, Son of N otary
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M ichael th e F id d le r
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M adam e Leblanc, N o ta ry ’s W ife
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F ra n k V erigan
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R ay W h ite
Patsv B arrett
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E sth e r S p en cer
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A lex. M elovidov
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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 .’*