Confusion! Then I must be sudden! Aid me, Hassan!
HASSAN _and_ OSMOND _force_ ANGELA _from her father, who
suddenly disengages himself from_ MULEY _and_ ALARIC. OSMOND,
_drawing his sword, rushes upon_ REGINALD, _who is disarmed, and
beaten upon his knees; when at the moment that_ OSMOND _lifts
his arm to stab him,_ EVELINA'S _ghost throws herself between
them_. OSMOND _starts back and drops his sword._
OSMOND. Horror! What form is this?
ANGELA. Die!
_Disengages herself from_ HASSAN, _who springs suddenly forward,
and plunges her dagger in_ OSMOND'S _bosom, who falls with a
loud groan and faints. The ghost vanishes._ ANGELA _and_
REGINALD _rush into each other's arms._
"The Castle Spectre" enjoyed great success. It was supported by the
whole strength of the Drury Lane company, John Kemble appearing as
Earl Percy, and Mrs. Jordan as the heroine, and was repeated some
fifty nights during its first season.
It may be worth recording that in the course of the play, the great
John Kemble was required to execute, not exactly what is now known as
a "sensation header," but still a gymnastic feat of some difficulty
and danger.
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