La Dafne prominent figure throughout the composition, at times adding to the action of the story and at other times, providing reflective commentary. The prologue is delivered by the poet Ovid as he sings the text: When the opera proper begins, the god Apollo slays the Python, a monster which has been terrifying the Greek island of Delos. Cupid and Venus are unimpressed by Apollo’s boasting and about his conquest and his feelings of being invincible. Because of this, they plot revenge on Apollo. Cupid shoots two arrows, the first of which makes Apollo fall in love with the nymph Daphne, daughter
Afternoon of a Nymph of showbiz." A contemporary reviewer, Maurice Wiggins in "The Sunday Times" described the play negatively as being "a pretentious affair". Hendry and Munro married in 1963. Afternoon of a Nymph Afternoon of a Nymph is an episode of the British "Armchair Theatre" series made by the ITV franchise holder ABC Television and first broadcast by the ITV network on 30 September 1962. It was written by Robert Muller and features Janet Munro and Ian Hendry in the lead roles. It was directed by Philip Saville and produced by Sydney Newman. The second of Muller's seven plays for "Armchair Theatre", Mark