Paul Kauvar
Paul Kauvar Alternative Title: Anarchy
Author: Steele MacKaye
First Performance: 1887, New York
Published: Not known
Genre: Melodrama in 5 acts
Setting: Paris, 1794
Cast: 8m, 2f, extras
Paul Kauvar, a leader of the French Revolution, is so dismayed by the Reign of Terror initiated by Robespierre that he offers refuge to worthy aristocrats. He provides asylum, under false names, for the Duc de Beaumont and his daughter Diane, whom he secretly marries. When the villainous Gouroc, formerly the Marquis de Vaux, discovers Paul's secret, he denounces the Duc and blames Paul for the betrayal. In order to demonstrate his innocence, Paul is prepared to take the Duc's place at the guillotine, but they both manage to escape. Ironically, Paul is now captured by royalist forces. When...
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