Olympian Nights [1938]
"Olympian Nights" or "The Wisdom of the Gods" — A Musical Whimsicality in Three Paroxysms
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"Olympian Nights" or "The Wisdom of the Gods"
A Musical Whimsicality in Three Paroxysms
Dramatis Personae:
- A Polonian Watchman - A Roman in the gloamin'.
Faries:
- Ariel - A Radio Fairy
- Chloroform - An Aesthetic Fairy
- Edina - A Flushing Fairy.
- Asbestos - A Greek Fairy.
- Cuspidor - Just Fairies
- Toothpick - Just Fairies
- Larynx - Just Fairies
- Gizzard - Just Fairies
Gods
- Scipio Abyssinius.
- Furius
- Polainus
- Stalinus
- Denarius
- Josephus
Demi-Gods
- Professor Bilious
- Professor Piles
- Professor Frown
- Professor Cain
The Reporters of "Veritas"
- Mr. Snooper
- Mr. Shuffler
- Mr. Crawler
- Mr. Creeper
- Mr. Sniffler
- Mr. Snuffler
- The Emperor Asparagus
- Vanilla, the Empress Asparagus
- Citronella, the Princess Asparagus
- The Minister of Eternal Affairs
- A Chorus of Ladies of the Court
- A Chorus of Eunuchs
- Minions, Slaves & Spare Parts
Synopsis of Scenes:
- Paroxysm I The Hall of the Gods in the Roman City of Polonia Time - Midnight.
- Paroxysm II The Court of the Emperor Asparagus: Time - 10 p.m. on the following evening.
- Paroxysm III The Court of the Emperor Asparagus. Time - 9 a.m. on the following morning.
- Period - - The Greek Kalends.