The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson

Chapter 77

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MUSICAL INDUCTION: ‘Gavotte;’ ‘_Iphigénie en Aulide_.’

GLUCK

_The Stage represents the Pantiles_: _the alleys fronting the spectators in parallel lines_. _At the back_, _a stand of musicians_, _from which the_ ‘_Gavotte_’ _is repeated on muted strings_. _The music continues nearly through Scene I_. _Visitors walking to and fro beneath the lines_. _A seat in front_, _L._