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Wooten introduces "The Comedian ", the story of Genesius. |
 Genesius and a young new actress. |
 Hermes watches Genesius and his new pupil. |
 Genesius wants Albina to act more queen-like. |
 Rufinus warns the actors that Diocletion is on hos way to the theatre. |
 The actors look on. |
 Expalining that the ruler has been looking for the actress Poppaea. |
 Diocletion shows up and wonders where Poppaea has been sleeping... with Genesius? |
 The ruler intorduces his idea for a play with the writer Polydorus at hand. |
 Now come the details of the new play. |
