01 Sep 1897
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.
The Seaside Hotel
When Gregoire and Lola go on a beach holiday to the idyllic Skagen, they don't know yet that the trip will be the end of their marriage. Gregoire may be wealthy, but he is many years older and several pounds heavier than his young wife, whose beauty makes all the male holiday guests turn their necks. Baron Plessen falls in love with Lola, and she quickly becomes fond of the idea of replacing her corpulent husband with a handsome nobleman. Together, they plan to push Gregoire out of the picture. The preserved material is a fragment.
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William Bewer Gregoire
Edith Buemann Lola
Mitzi Mathé Sylvia
Einar Zangenberg Baron Plessen
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