Yma Sumac, followed by the whole strength of the company. Mama Ccacca
is ordered to open the stone door and Cusi Coyllur is brought out. She
proves to be the sister of the Inca and the wife of Ollantay. There are
explanations, and all ends happily.

Of the antiquity of the drama of Ollantay there is now no question.
General Mitre wrote an elaborate paper on its authenticity, raising
several points to prove that it was of modern origin. But every point
he raised has been satisfactorily refuted. At the same time there are
many other points, some of them referred to by Zegarra, which establish
the antiquity of the drama beyond any doubt. The antiquity of the name
Ollantay-tampu, applied to the fortress in memory of the drama, is
proved by its use in the narratives of Molina (1560) and of Salcamayhua.

An able review of the literature connected with the drama of Ollantay
was written by Don E. Larrabure y Unanue, the present Vice-President of
Peru, who considers that Ollantay would make a good acting play with
magnificent scenic effects.




MS. TEXTS.




1. The original text of Valdez. In 1853 the property of Don Narciso
Cuentas of Tinta, heir of Dr. Valdez.