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SEMIRAMIS 5
CARLOTTA 75
THE POET 175
SEMIRAMIS
SCENE 1. The tent of Menones
SCENE 1. Hall in the palace of Ninus
SCENE 1. The gardens over the lake
SCENE 1. The tent of Husak
CHARACTERS
NINUS, king of Assyria HUSAK, king of Armenia KHOSROVE, son of Husak MENONES, governor of Nineveh ARTAVAN, son of Menones SUMBAT, friend of Artavan VASSIN, officer of the king HADDO, a guard ARMIN, a guard DOKAHRA, woman to Semiramis SOLA, wife of Artavan SEMIRAMIS, daughter of Menones
Officers, heralds, messengers, guards, soldiers, dancers, &c.
SEMIRAMIS
Scene: Within the tent of Menones, on the plain before Nineveh. Left, centre, entrance to tent from the plain. Curtains rear, forming partition with exits right and left of centre. The same at right, with one exit, centre. Couch rear, between exits. From a tent-pole near exit, right centre, hang helmet and a suit of chain armor.
Sola parts curtains rear, left, and looks out, showing effort to keep awake. She steps forward.
Sol. Hist! Armin! Haddo!
Still no news?
Arm. None, lady.
Sol. Oh, Artavan, what keeps thee?
Haddo. He will come.
Sol. Semiramis is sleeping. I am weary, But I'll not sleep.
Arm. Rest, madam; we will call you.
Sol. My lord shall find me watching, night or day!
Arm. Two nights you have not slept.
Sol. Ten thousand nights, I think, good Armin.
Had. We will call you, madam.
Arm. With the first hoof-beat ringing from the north!
Sol. I'll be--awake.
Had. She'll sleep now.
Arm. Ay, she must.
Had. And I'd not call her for god Bel himself!
Arm. Hark! 'Tis a horseman!
Had. Two!
Arm. Right! We must rouse The lady Semiramis.
Had. Make sure 'tis he.
Voice without. Is this Menones' tent?
Arm. Ay, Sir! The word!
Voice. God Ninus!
Sem. Artavan! His voice!
Sem. My brother!
Art. Semiramis! Three years this kiss Has gathered love for thee!
Sem. Has 't been so long Since I left Gazim?
Art. Ay,--since Ninus called Our father here, and Gazim lost her dove.
Sem. The dove of Gazim,--so they called me then. But now-- the lioness of Nineveh!
Art. A warrior's daughter!
Sem. And a warrior's sister! O, I have prayed that you might come! The king Is gracious--loves the brave--
Art. Our father?
Sem. Ah!
Art. He's well?
Sem. Is 't day?
Art. Almost.
Sem. At dawn he meets The Armenians on the plain.
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