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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 337, 11 March 1874, Page 4

?■ '" ST.' PATRICK'S SCHOOL, mHE . Historical" Tale^ of FABIOLA 4- (dramatised), will- be performed intb.o Schoolroom by Children attending the St. Patrick's School, Lawrence, On TUESDAY, linn MARCH, 1874, At_eight o'clock p.m, Admission » * ■ • * Bs, DRAMATIS PEBSONiB, Teetitlmjs, Prefect of Rome Master. E, Cqnway Fabjps, a Roman nobleman Master F, Monaghan Frxvius, a Syrian sojourning at Borne Master M, Tully Sebastian, an officer of the Imperial Guard (Christian) Miss E, Nash Pancbatius, a youth, scro of Lucina (Christian) Miss M, Bowes CQR.YINUS, son of Tertullus Master H. Moonet Quadratus, a centurion in Sebastian'sJ troop (Christian) Master E. Conway Gaxpurnius'") friends of ( Miss J[, Fltnn , Peooulus j Fabius \ MISS X, Spears N icqstoatus, a magistrate Master A, Harte Thanguillinus, father of Marcus and Marcellianus Master F, Monaghan Marous I sons of Tranguillinus MarCELLIANUS ) (Christians) f Master M, Fahey t Miss M, E, Fahex Diogenes, an old man employed in the Catacombs (Christian) Master F. Lyons CmATTDITTS, n, gaoler IkfASTEIt 3?- CtTJMCUT CATurua, a headsman Miss Sarah Mims Hermann, or Arminius, a sentinel Miss JC, M'Goldrick Dionysjus, a priost and physician (Christian) Miss A, Tulxy A Pedagogue Master P, Curtin Luciiw, a. Roman matron (Christian) Miss S, Mooney Fahiola, daughter of Fabius Miss S, Mopney Agnes, a young lady, kinswoman of Fabius (Christian) ( Miss A, Gregan i Miss J, -Kisllaher EMBR.B.N.TJANA, a child, foster-sister of Agnea Miss A, 3£elle.her Zoe., wife of Nicostratus Misa Julia Drisooll MA»,OIA, wife f»f Tranquillinuß Miss K. Spears Aer.a Miss E, Marsden Graia Miss M, E, Fahey Syra, afterwards. MIR.IAM (Christian) Miss B, Cleary Lictors, Guards, Soldiers, Prisoners, and Attendants, Pianoforte Duet. " Masanicllo " Mrs, Conway and Miss Langley Song * -.- .„ -,_ -MxvJFovilDuet> (< Hearts and Homes " MeedemQiselles Tully and Mooney Seene — Rome and its neighborhood, Act I, Scene 1, — The Christian household of Lucina, mother of Pancratius, afterwards St, Pancras, a martyr at the age of fourteen, The scene is laid on the last day of his school course, and represents him on- hia return to his anxio.ua mother. He narrates the oocasicra of the delay which has alarmed her, and his difference with his schoolfellow Corvinus, son of the prefect Tertvillus, which forms the origin of the hatred with which Corvinus afterwards pursxtes him, and Tvliich has its issue in hjg martyrdom. St. Pancras was torn in pieces by wild beasts in the Flavian amphitheatre (or colosseum) at the beginning of the fourth century. The scene ends with the dedication of Pancratius, by the gift which hia mother. Lucjna, jnakes him of his martyred father's blood. Scene 2,-^The heathen household of Fabius, whoso daughter-, Fabiola, ft lady of great talents and accomplishments, but sceptical on her" own religion, and ignorant as yet of Christianity, has just completed her- preparation for the evening's banquet, and discourses with hey slaves, whose several countries aro indicated by their names, Afra, the black African slave, is famous for her skill in the composition of drugs and dyes. Of these, the least pernicious are cosmetics, one of which she has just completed for the adornment of the person of her mistress — a black dye for the eyebrows, Graia has her qualifications also as a needlewoman and embroideress, These two heathen slaves are forward in their self-commendations and their flatteries, Syra, the Christian slave, declines to have recourse to these arts, and for hey honesty of speech falla under- the anger of her haughty mistress, and receives a wound from a stiletto, an instrument ' employed by the heathen Roman ladies, for the chastisement of their slaves, The second part of this scene introduces us to the La,dy Agnes, who, like St, Pancratius, is an historical personage ; — no other than the great St, Agnes, the girl-martyr, who vindicated her virgin innocence and her faith at the cost of her life at the early age of twelve years, and at the period of history at which the scene of our play is laid, the beginning of the fourth centxuy. Scene 3, — The conversation of Fabius and his guests before the banquet. At the close of it, Agnea gives vent to those expressions of tender devotion to her Lord and Saviour which are attributed to her by ecclesiastical tradition, They are naturally mistaken by the heathen Fabius for a declaration of some human attachment, and he supposes the ob--of them to be the Syrian stranger Fulvius, Pianof orte Duet, Palermo Quadrilles Mr«, Conway and Misa Mooney Duet, "Cinderella" Mademoiselles La.ng.ley a.nd Tully AOT.II, Scene L — Sebastian, who has already apappeared at the banquet of Fabius, and' drawn forth FabioJa's approva.l by his noble sentiments, is here represented in conversation with his friend Panoratius, and as anticipating the persecution under- which both he and Pancratius- shortly afterwards earned the crown of martyrdom. Scene &—^The heathen slave Afra plots with Corvinu,a, the malignant schoolfellow of Pancratius, for- the destr-uetion of the Christians, It appears that poisons are among the druga for- which Afra. ia celebrated. Scene 3, — Syra, now become the property of Agnes, refuses to. leave the service of Fahioja, and declares her- purpose of striving, even at the sacrifice of her life, for the conversion of hey mistress. Scene 4, — Corvinuu and Fulviua, in conversation, are joined by Fabius, who raises the hopes of Fulvius by reporting to him the expressions of Agnes, whose meaning ho has misconceived. Scene s,.—Sebastian,5 „—S ebastian, according to a resolution expressed to Pancratiua at the close of scene 3 of thia act, visits the brothers Marcus and MarceUianua in their imprisonment, and receives, their- determination of dying for the k Christian faith. His visit lead? to the conversion of the father and mother of the youths, as well as of the magistrate Nicostratus and his wife Z'oe, who. ia suddenly re* stored by the prayers, of Sebastian to the \ise of speech. Scene '6 represents - the consecration of Agnes a.nd Syra ta the state of holy religion, Pianoforte Duet, « Martha"' Mra, Conway and Misa Clark Song, <' Pietty Flo-were " « - M&s-Langly Song * - * Ms, Ford Act 111. Scene!.— Fabiola discourses with Syra, to whom she has bsen fondly attached since, th.c.