ACT V.--Marguerite, her reason shaken by her misfortunes, has killed

her child, and for this crime she is thrown into prison, and condemned to die. Faust, aided by Mephistopheles, obtains access to her cell and urges her to fly with him; but her poor mind cannot grasp the situation, and recurs only to the scenes of their love. When she sees Faust's companion, she turns from him in horror, falls upon her knees, and implores the mercy of heaven. As she sinks in death, Mephistopheles pronounces her damned, but a heavenly voice proclaims her pardoned; and while a celestial choir chants the Easter hymn the soul of Marguerite is seen borne up to heaven by angels. Faust falls to his knees, and the devil crouches beneath the shining sword of an archangel.

First performed at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, March 19, 1859, with the following cast:

LE DOCTEUR FAUST _MM. Barbot_ MÉPHISTOPHÉLÈS _Balanqué_ VALENTIN _Reynald_ WAGNER _Cibot_ MARGUERITE _Mmes. Miolan-Carvalho_ SIEBEL _Faivre_ MARTHA _Duclos_