Mount Ida School - Ye Idler Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Ze V N MAY DAY PAGEANT The Love-Dial DONE all in delightful pantomime, this is a very sweet story, whose chief character is an enchanted sun-dial, supposed to bring everlasting truth to lovers who plight their troth over its disk. The persons concerned are the Princess Johana, Count Raymond, and his heir and nephew, Prince Robin, who are both in love with her, the Fool and the Harper. When the Count discovered Prince Robin's love for Johana, he banished him and had Johana, his ward, brought to his chateau. He dared not marry her immediately, however, on account of the Harper's opposition: and when he decided to banish him, Robin had returned. But all this has happened before the curtain rises. The action we see takes place on three Spring days, first, second and third. On the first day, the Harper hears of his banishment. All his goods, except his harp, have been sold and he must leave the country forever. Left alone for a minute by the sun-dial, he plays his swan-song while many little Fees come from the wood and dance about him. Soon the harp falls from him and he lies, overcome, on the ground. The Fees disappear, except the Queen, who, with her wand, brings him back to consciousness and leads him offg On the second day we ind Robin and Johana making love over the Dial, while the Fool, leading the Hours of the Day dances about them. Pres- ently the Pool spies someone else coming. The Hours glide out and the Fool, after trying in vain to warn the lovers, hides behind the bushes. The Count and many nobles enter. The Count, furious, orders the lovers away and they are roughly dragged out by attendants. Hired woodchoppers are about to demolish the Dial when Raymond is seized by a brilliant idea, why not be married to the Princess over that Dial? The Pool, appearing, pretends to approve: and they rehearse the wedding with him as Bride. The next day is that of the wedding. With usual ceremony the Count and Bride are married over the Dial. But when, after both have kissed the enchanted disk, the Bride lifts her veil, instead of Johana's face we see the scarlet leering face of the Devil. The Count swoons dramatically and is carried off by attendants, the Devil following and jeering. 's opportune moment Johana and Robin, both bound, enter from ' ns, With the Harper's aid they are freed and instantly t scarcely accomplished when news comes of Count ns out for the best and the lovers, we hope CLARA KENT. At thi different directio married, which act is bu Raymond's death. Thus all tur live happily ever after. L1123