![]() ![]() In addition, the Street kids, petitioners, waiter, courier, and Christians are parts which can be played by either males or females. Actors are sure to enjoy the chance to make all these vivid characters come to life. ![]() ![]() Scenes that feature conversations about virtue and faith are juxtaposed with many lively scenes with action, even torture and stabbings, and a number of violent arguments. Opposing the saints are a line-up of villains such as the cruel emperor Galerius, the ruthless spy Orontius, the drunken Fabius, the scheming slave Jubala, and the loutish thug Corvinus. Then, for centuries, she was forgotten - until the British Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman resurrected her name for his best-selling 1854 novel, 'Fabiola - A Tale of the Catacombs.' Wisemans fictional. Pictures from the novel Fabiola, or the Church of the Catacombs by Cardinal Nicholas Patrick Wiseman (1802 1865), translated into French by M. ![]() The audience meets the unforgettable martyrs St. The title character is a rich, worldly Roman lady who learns to understand the truth of the new faith from her interactions with exemplary Christians. It is an ensemble work, with excellent roles for both males and females. This play depicts the most dramatic episodes of Cardinal Wiseman’s lengthy 19 th century novel about Christianity in the days of the worst persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. ![]()
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