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Show PROGRAMMES OF BALLETS. 365 MOKANNA*. AN ORIENTAL BALLET, IN FOUR ACTS. CHARACTERS. MOKANNA, a false Prophet. ZELICA. AZIM, her lover. KALED, father of Zelica, and principal officer of Mokanna. H A R O U N and MESROU, officers of Mokanna. Women of Mokanna's Harem ; Soldiers of Mokanna s Army ; Soldiers of the Caliph's Army. The scene is laid in Persia, in the year 163 of the f785 of our /Era), and during the reign of Caliph Mahai. * The subject of this chorographic performance is taken from an English poem {The Veiled Prophet), by Thomas Moore, a celebrated poet, w h o imitates, with equal talent, the style both of Correggio and Guercino. The peculiar character of a Ballet has obliged m e to make some alterations in the action of the author's production. I have, however, particularly endeavoured to embody his ideas upon the stage, and to preserve his beautiful local incidents. This tale, I believe, has never yet been adapted to the form of a Ballet, or represented in any dramatic shape whatever. |