Item #H29627 Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni
Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni
Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni
Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni
Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni

Souvenir Program from 1902 for Viola Allen in Hall Caine's The Eternal City, Music by Pietro Mascagni

New York: Meyer Brothers, C. 1902. Wraps. 12 x 9.25 inches, pictorial wraps bound with peach colored silk string, very good. 16 pp, illustrated with scenes from the play, plus description of the plot, information about leading lady Viola Allen, etc. It was apparently a good play for a strong female performance as it explored women's agency. The plot: The wife of Leone, a member of the Papal Guard, believing herself to have been deserted, leaves her young son David with the Sisters of Charity and commits suicide. Little David is brought up by the sisters, and turned over to a Padrone, who takes him to London and mistreats him. David is befriended by Dr. Roselli, a political exile, and becomes the playmate of Roma, the doctor's daughter. He assumes the name of Rosa. Years later Roma becomes Baron Bonelli's ward, and is supposed to have become his mistress. David is a socialist agitator, and is particularly passionate in denouncing the baron, who is also the prime minister of Italy. The baron arranges to have David killed, but Roma saves him. Later she is induced to betray him through lying promises of clemency for her husband. David thinks Roma has betrayed him intentionally. He kills the baron, and Roma assumes the blame for the crime. David befriended by the pope, discovers he is his father, and through the pope's influence Roma is freed and reunited to her husband. (Thanks, wikipedia). Very good. Item #H29627

Price: $50.00

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