SCENE VIII.--

_A most brilliant Hall, hung round with all the ornamental Trophies and Devices of ancient Chivalry, disposed in long and varied perspective._----(Whitmore.)

_The Emperor, &c. enter in_

GRAND PROCESSION.

Soldiers of King Pepin's Guard.

Officers bearing Banners.

Choristers.

Captives, with Presents.

Guards.

Captives, with Presents.

A SUPERB PYRAMID,

containing

A MILITARY BAND.

Guards.

Valentine's Banner.

FIRST GRAND TROPHY,

on which are borne

_VALENTINE AND EGLANTINE_.

Guards.

SECOND GRAND TROPHY,

on which are borne

_ORSON AND FLORIMONDA_.

The Peers of France.

Attendants of the Emperor.

The Royal Banners of

France and Constantinople.

Dancers.

Ladies of the Court.

The Empress BELISANTA,

supported by

The EMPEROR,

and

The KING OF FRANCE.

_The Characters come to the front of the stage, and the Piece concludes with the following_

_FINALE._

Moment of triumph! virtue's power, Resplendent rising, gilds the day, Surmounts misfortune's clouded hour, And drives each wint'ry storm away. Thrice, happy day! Huzza! huzza!

FINIS.

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES.

Unusual, inconsistent and archaic spellings, formatting and punctuation have been maintained as close to the original book as possible. Obvious spelling errors have been fixed, as detailed below.

In the list of CHARACTERS of the original book, the name "Haufray" was spelled "Hausray", unlike the spelling in the rest of the book.

In Act I Scene II of the original book, the word "offspring" was spelled "offpring".

In the FINALE of the original book, the word "away" was spelled "awayr".