Reginald D'Arcy-Irvine Reginald D'Arcy-Irvine i(A94758 works by)
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1 The Two Worlds James Duff , Reginald D'Arcy-Irvine (composer), 1902 single work musical theatre

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This version of The Two Worlds, based to a large extent on the 1900 production but without the music of Dr Joseph Summers, included such scenes as The Throne of Heaven, The North Plain of Heaven, Another Part of Heaven, Chaos, Creation of the World, The Garden of Eden, The Pool of Hell, The Palace of Pandemonium, The Gates of Hell and The Starry Heavens.

Briefly, the narrative sees Satan rebelling against God. He is defeated and thrown into Hell. The Almighty creates a new world, placing therein Adam and Eve. Satan, hearing of the new world decides upon the fall of Adam and Eve, and his journey from the regions of Hell through Chaos, his meeting with Sin and Death, the Anarch and the Angels of the Almighty, are all.... told in Acts 2, 3, and 4. The fall of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the Garden is of a most pathetic nature. The last act takes us from the early days of the world to the coming of the Messiah and deals with the temptation of the saviour, the defeat of the Evil one and the glorious victory over death. The scenic settiings involved artistic representations of Palestine (Western Australian 12 November 1900, p5).

1 7 y separately published work icon The Two Worlds James Duff , Reginald D'Arcy-Irvine (composer), Joseph Summers (composer), Perth : WA Record , 1900 Z842230 1900 single work musical theatre

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This 1900 version of The Two Worlds included such scenes as The Throne of Heaven, The North Plain of Heaven, Another Part of Heaven, Chaos, Creation of the World, The Garden of Eden, The Pool of Hell, The Palace of Pandemonium, The Gates of Hell and The Starry Heavens.

The Western Australian's theatre critic provides a synopsis of the story taken from the programme. Briefly, the narrative sees Satan rebelling against 'Heaven's Almighty. He is defeated and thrown into Hell. The Almighty creates a new world, placing therein Adam and Eve. Satan, hearing of the new world decides upon the fall of Adam and Eve, and his journey from the regions of Hell through Chaos, his meeting with Sin and Death, the Anarch and the Angels of the Almighty, are all.... told in Acts 2, 3, and 4. The fall of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the Garden is of a most pathetic nature.'

In the last act the author takes us from the early days of the world to the coming of the Messiah and deals with the temptation of the saviour, the defeat of the Evil one and the glorious victory over death. The scenic settiings involved artistic representations of Palestine (12 November, p5).

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