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THE ANCIENT MARTYRDOM 2ig
the play was given in such a way that Jesus came
riding into the city and was met at the city gate by
people carrying palms. There the church
represented the temple of Jerusalem and the court-house
Pilate’s palace. There Peter warmed himself at a
fire in the rectory yard, the crucifixion took place
on a mountain above the city, and Mary sought the
body of her Son in the grottos of the Syndic’s
garden.
When they remembered such things, how could
they be satisfied with seeing " The Ancient
Martyrdom " at Don Antonio’s theater?
But in spite of all this Don Antonio worked with
the greatest zeal in making actors, and arranging
the great machinery.
And behold, after a few days, Battista, who painted
signs, came and presented him with an
advertisement. It had pleased him to hear that Don
Antonio intended to play " The Ancient Martyrdom."
He had seen it in his youth, and it had afforded him
much joy.
Accordingly, at the corner of the theater could now
be read, in great letters: " The Ancient
Martyrdom, or Adam Resurrected, tragedy in three acts, by
Cavaliere Filippo Orioles."
Don Antonio wondered and wondered what the
public mind would be. But donkey boys and
apprentices, passing by his theater, read the bill with a
scoffing laugh. Don Antonio’s prospects were by no
means bright, nevertheless he still continued to work
faithfully.
When the appointed evening came, and " The
Martyrdom " was about to be given, no one was more
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