CAST OF CHARACTERS.
ACT I.
Scene 1. — Streets of Mobile. D’Arneaux discovered looking over some papers R. Enter Zina L, carrying a heavy carpet-bag . D’A. recognizes her .
Scene 2. Cafe in Hotel Leon, Mobile. Myers and Brightly are discovered seated at a card table L. Bar rear centre.
ACT II.
Scene 1. Landscape. Whole stage. Gen. Halcom discovered, R, looking away with field-glass. Soldiers “en picket,” rear.
Scene 2. Landscape and Wood. Centre.
Scene 3. Night. Ordinary room, back. Window L, rear. Keele Brightly disc. chained rear centre, covered with a large blanket that reaches to the floor . Barney R, on guard. Stage dark.
ACT III.
Scene 1. Landscape or wood back. (Enter Barney, L. U. E., peering cautiously.)
Scene 2. Night. Thunder storm rising. Flashes of lightning in the distance. Heavy forest back. A river running through at rear, half hidden among the trees. A flat-roofed log hut in rear centre. A hole cut in the roof 2½ feet square, near front, and covered with short boards nailed at one end, and so weakened by hewing that a woman’s strength might be able to break them. A rope fastened overhead, where it would dangle over rear of hut, then guyed to hang over the hole, and drawn up out of sight. A door at R. end of hut, and bar behind it. (Gen. Halcom disc. asleep on the floor of the hut, wounded in the head. A rebel sentry pacing outside the door.)
ACT IV.
Scene 1. Night. Heavy forest. Gen. Sherman disc. looking away to R. Occasional flashes of lightning, and thunder in the distance. Occasional picket firing, R. Staff, L.
Scene 2. Gen. Hood’s headquarters. Gen. seated at table, rear centre. D’Arneaux and two guards, L., facing R.
Scene 3. Landscape and wood front. Enter Sally with pail, L., female attire.
Scene 4. Room covering whole stage. Door at R. centre. Large box, R. U. E. Hezekiah and Barney disc. rear centre, chained to a ring in the floor.
