Federici in Federici's ghost
It was in the final scene that tragedy struck. Federici, as Satan, was to spirit Faust down to hell. Standing over the stage trapdoor in a mirage of smoke and fire, Federici wrapped his scarlet cloak around his victim. He spoke his character’s final lines: ‘It might be’. They were the final lines h…
- Record ID
- 2,705
- Year
- 2,017
- Source
- State Library Victoria
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 2705
- Source
- State Library Victoria
- Publication
- Federici's ghost; Sarah Matthews
- Published
- 2017 State Library Victoria blog article
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Federici
- Archive period
- Digital Era
- Location
- Princess Theatre, Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
- Source voice
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- Publicness
- Public Text Item
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It was in the final scene that tragedy struck. Federici, as Satan, was to spirit Faust down to hell. Standing over the stage trapdoor in a mirage of smoke and fire, Federici wrapped his scarlet cloak around his victim. He spoke his character’s final lines: ‘It might be’. They were the final lines he would ever deliver. [1]
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