THE CAPTIVE
ACT ONE
Scene: Irene's room in her father's apartment, Paris. A door at the left leads to a dressing room; another in back gives onto the hall, a third at the right connects with Gisele's room.
The room is furnished simply but with period pieces of uncommon taste; the bed lies in a recess, there is a small divan, some comfortable chairs and a table. On the latter stands a telephone.
On the walls hang several photographic copies of paintings of the Italian school. In the far corner stands an artist's easel, faced toward the wall. When the curtain rises the room is empty; then the door at the right half opens and Gisele, an attractive girl of seventeen, looks in.
Gisele
[Calls]: Irene? [She enters and proceeds to the door at left] Irene? [Looking off] She's not there. [Mlle. Marchand, Gisele's governess, enters at right.]
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