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University of Iowa speech and dramatic art programs, 1967-1969
1969-04-22 "Dona Francisquita" Page 3
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SYNOPSIS "DONA FRANCISQUITA" Fernando is romantically involved with Aurora and is jealous of her meanderings with Lorenzo. Francisquita is in love with Fernando, unbeknownst to him. Don Matias (Fernando's father) futher confuses the issue by asking for the hand of Francisquita in the presence of her mother, Dona Francisca, who believes that the old rancher is asking for her own hand in marriage. Francisquita, seeing in this situation the possibility of getting closer to Fernando, tells Don Matias a tale of Fernando's dishonorable advances to her. This infuriates Matias. He brings the matter to the immediate attention of his son, who, thinking his father speaks of Aurora, accuses the girl of being coquettish—a statement which further inflames the indignant father. Cardona, quick to comprehend Francisquita's strategy, understands that her fibs are a subtle piece of engineering to bring Fernando to her. Francisquita squeezes a vow of devotion from Fernando by accusing him of loving Aurora. Aurora futilely pursues Fernando, who is by this time securely ensnared in Francisquita's amorous net. The only catch remaining to firmly tie the knot is the consent of Don Matias. To accomplish this, Francisquita devises another ingenious scheme; she succeeds in making her mother believe that Fernando is actually in love with her, and induces the poor woman to ask permission of Don Matias to wed his son. The comic indignation of Matias is aroused as he judges the age difference between the two to be too great—a judgment which is quickly taken advantage of by Francisquita, Fernando, and Cardona, who deduce that if the disparity in ages between Dona Francisca and Fernando make a marriage unlikely, then certainly. . . . Don Matias graciously accepts the consequences of his own reasoning and gives his happy blessing to the two young lovers. —Thomas Waechter There will be ten -minute intermissions following Acts I and II Scene: Madrid in the 1840's
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SYNOPSIS "DONA FRANCISQUITA" Fernando is romantically involved with Aurora and is jealous of her meanderings with Lorenzo. Francisquita is in love with Fernando, unbeknownst to him. Don Matias (Fernando's father) futher confuses the issue by asking for the hand of Francisquita in the presence of her mother, Dona Francisca, who believes that the old rancher is asking for her own hand in marriage. Francisquita, seeing in this situation the possibility of getting closer to Fernando, tells Don Matias a tale of Fernando's dishonorable advances to her. This infuriates Matias. He brings the matter to the immediate attention of his son, who, thinking his father speaks of Aurora, accuses the girl of being coquettish—a statement which further inflames the indignant father. Cardona, quick to comprehend Francisquita's strategy, understands that her fibs are a subtle piece of engineering to bring Fernando to her. Francisquita squeezes a vow of devotion from Fernando by accusing him of loving Aurora. Aurora futilely pursues Fernando, who is by this time securely ensnared in Francisquita's amorous net. The only catch remaining to firmly tie the knot is the consent of Don Matias. To accomplish this, Francisquita devises another ingenious scheme; she succeeds in making her mother believe that Fernando is actually in love with her, and induces the poor woman to ask permission of Don Matias to wed his son. The comic indignation of Matias is aroused as he judges the age difference between the two to be too great—a judgment which is quickly taken advantage of by Francisquita, Fernando, and Cardona, who deduce that if the disparity in ages between Dona Francisca and Fernando make a marriage unlikely, then certainly. . . . Don Matias graciously accepts the consequences of his own reasoning and gives his happy blessing to the two young lovers. —Thomas Waechter There will be ten -minute intermissions following Acts I and II Scene: Madrid in the 1840's
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