The Red Spectre
Inastrangegrottodeepinthebowelsoftheearthacoffinuprightsitself,dances,thenopens,andoutstepsademonicmagicianwithskeletalface,horns,andcape.Hewrapstwowomen(whoappeartobeinatrance)infabric,levitatesthem,andcausesthemtoburstintoflamesanddisappear.AshegatherstheirashesinapitcheraGoodSpirit[ayoungwomanwhoresemblesPeterPan]appears,shakesherheadNo,andrevealsthesoulsofthetwowomeninasecretcompartmentdeeperwithinthecave.TheGoodSpiritvanishesinapuffofsmoke.Themagicianthenproduces3glassbottlesonpillars,takesthemdownstageclosetothecamera,andreveals3tinywomeninthem;onewomanbeatsatambourinewhiletheothertwosway.Themagicianpoursashes(?)intothebottles,buttheGoodSpiritreappearsandmakesthesetrappedfiguresdisappearinaflash,angeringthemagician,whochasesheraway.Hemakesaneaselappear.ThereisanoddsortofscreenonitbearingthePathe…Writtenbywmorrow59