1.   The E flat foghorn in the mad scene is another example.

2.   And in the mad scene she produced a performance to fill the stage on which she was exposed alone.

3.   For the traditional mad scene that closes Act I, when Giselle discovers that Albrecht is already betrothed, Guillem has even substituted acting for dancing before Giselle expires.

4.   Her mad scene contrasted shrinking inward with moments in which her body looked ready to shatter.

5.   His mad scenes are cast in too many colors to enumerate.

6.   Her mad scene had too much in it.

7.   Julia Stiles as the fragile Ophelia continues to be one of the more fascinating actresses in her age group, tapping considerable emotional resources for her difficult mad scene.

8.   Michele Gifford performed the Choleric variation as if she were offering the danced equivalent of a mad scene in a classical tragedy.

9.   Revealingly, there was no released, cascading hair in the mad scene, a startling break with tradition.

10.   The first act speeds along and includes an understated mad scene, not necessarily unwelcome, by Ms. Vishneva.