_The margin of the Hudson at West Point. Fort Putnam and the Highlands in the distance. A flag is fluttering on the fort. The orchestra represents the level of the river shore, upon which level the_ Chorus _will enter. The characters of the drama appear on a bank or platform, slightly raised above the orchestra and_ Chorus. _At the opening of the play_ Father Hudson _is upon the scene. He reclines in the centre of the stage in the attitude of a river-god. The nook or couch in which he rests is situated between the two levels, as it were in an angle of the river bank. His position is such that he can, by turning his head, either watch the personages on the stage, or address the_ Chorus _on th…
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