Copy in J.H. Archives, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
| A one act fantasy (four scenes). A young woman who is secretary to a man with international interests visits a little old woman who is fortune-teller in a small tea-room near the office. The tea-cup reader tells the young woman that she will travel to a far away land where she will encounter the great love of her life. The girl laughs. Soon, the employer asks his secretary to accompany him to Vienna, Austria, on a working visit. She is invited by her employer to attend the annual opera ball at the Vienna Opera House. In the building is a painting of a 19th century woman that looks exactly like the Canadian woman. Strange things happen when a very old man asks her to dance. 4 Characters: Employer, Young Woman, Fortune Teller, Painter. |
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