The old Ablamore, father of seven daughters, of whom only one, Astolaine, is still alive, wants to make the young Greek slave Alladine his mistress. Alladine and Palomides, Astolaine's fiancé, fall in love with each other. While Astolaine resigns herself to giving Palomides her freedom, Ablamore sinks into jealousy. Alladine and Palomides, shackled and blindfolded, are locked in an underground cave. They manage to free themselves from their bonds and are delighted by the beauty of the cave and an underground lake. Astolaine and the six sisters of Palomides, who have come to rescue them, let in the light of day which reveals the true aspect of the cave. The two lovers become frightened and fall into the lake. After being pulled out of the water, they are placed in two separate chambers and, while talking without seeing each other, they both die.

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Maeterlinck Maurice

Belgium

Ghent

France

Lyon

Printed

Love

Jealousy

Fiancé

Madness

Detention

Cave

Underground lake

Vision

Death

Light

Depreciation

Illness

Dramatic

Tragic

French

Sister

Physician

Monologue

Off-stage voice

Song

Alladine et Palomides

Alladine and Palomides

On an island ruled by a Reine (Queen) whom no one ever sees because she lives secluded in a tower, two sisters, Ygraine et Bellangère, welcome their little brother Tintagiles. The three of them are the Reine’s grandchildren. Since she kills everyone who threatens her influence, the sisters and the old tutor Aglovale try to protect Tintagiles, who is slowly dying. When he is locked in the tower, he asks Ygraine to help him escape the room; this is in vain, as the Reine kills him there.

Paris

Threat

Mysterious power

Invisible enemy

Spying on

Murder

Tower

Fantastic

Auguste Donnay, lithography for the edition of Théâtre de Maurice Maeterlinck (Bruxelles: Demand, 1902).