Zina: the Slave Girl; or, Which the Traitor? / A Drama in Four Acts
by A. Thompson
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Chapters (71)
- ZINA: THE SLAVE GIRL OR WHICH THE TRAITOR?
- 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.
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