Don Quixote Display

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DON QUIXOTEadapted for

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CHARACTERS

BOYPUPPET YASTER, human beingDON QUIXOTEHOUSEKEEPERMANWLIN PLAYER ) Tr ioDWARF VIOLIN PLAYER )NARRATORPLOUGH BOYROZINANTE, the horseDULCINEA, a peasant g i r lTWO PEASANT GIRLSDONICEYDOGCATPIGEONSCHICKENSSotyPIGLETSMICESPIDERBAT

GUITAR PLAYER 1

IWIZrnHERALDLADY )TROUBANR 1TWO KNIGETSG W THUNTERKNIGHTSDWGON )

TWO MOUNTED KNIGHTS Phantoms


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SYNOPSIS O F SCENES

ACT ONESCEhT ONESCENE woSCENE THREE

ACT TWOSCENE ONEs m m TwoSCENE THREESCENE FOURSCEh X FIVE

Don Quixote s libraryThe SameThe Same

The CellarThe F ie ldDon Quixote's LibraryA FarmyardThe Plains


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P R O D U C T I O N N O T E S

*The F i r s t Episode o f the Caaaplete Adventures of DonQuixote de l a lifancha" was f i rst presented by theF e d e ~ a lMarionette Theatre of' Lo8 ltageles."The f o l l ow ing s c r i p t aontains the complete businessof the above production, with many improvements andsuggestions der ived h.aa observation o f the play i nactual performance.In reproducing it tho fo l lowing general suggestionsm y be o b s e m d :The entire performance should run not less than anhour and twenty minutes, ineluding a tien minute inter-mission af ' ter Bet Oae. The reoorded scenes are natural-l y determined i n advance as to time but the spokenscenes may be lengthened o r shortened a t the d i s c ro t i onof the producer.A microphone should be included with the sound equip-ment, and the VOICE o f DOH QUIXOTE spoken through it,elfmktating th differonce in effect bctwroen the 1 0-crorded voims and the natural one. Tho actor readingthe Voiw should do so as anrsfeall as possiblo.This i s not t o say that the+8 am to be sung ort o cover a wide r ange but the phrasinG must bo r y t h -mica1 and tho key words sustained.Throughout, the producer should s tr iv e f o r p ic to ri a le f f o c t s +her than f o r bits of businoss which arc i nthomsclvos cntortaining . Tho f ig- o f Don Quixotoshould by a l l a m u ~ ~e 5n tho hands of a firsbratomanipulator and &ould constSntly 44xn.bmte t h o scene.N o i t h r the business of-er marionettes nor thol i gh t ing should a t any t h aka away frm t h o cent ra lfigure.his cuos fram the pantnmino of the marionetto andshould be seatod in a pos i t i on WhGro bo can a t allt i m s ob sorve it, The project ion of tho recordsshould no bo too loud; if anything, .tho Voico ofDon Quixoto should bc s l i gh t l y l oudo r in e f f o c t .

Even tho actor roading tho Voico should take

Additional marionettes would add considerably t o thoproduction.ought t o be prov idod for :I n part icular the fo l lowing improvcmontsA S P ECIAL ROLL-CURTAXI o f canvas, paintod with amodernistic sccnc o f knights in b a t t l e a n d containingin simplo, sovore l c t t o r i n g t h o t i t l o : "AVENT[TRASCOHPU3TAS DE DON QUIXOTE LA W C H k " . This should


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be in dul l , faded colors :ctc.draw curtains, separating th o foramstago fram thost go-propo r.groy, brown, tawny ye llo w ,It i s t o be in s ta l l od d i ro o t l y behind tho main

MARIONETTES FOR THE TRIO, This group, or ig in a l ly aQuartotto may bo combinod together thus:FIGURE i n black should hold tho largo guitar and havclargor logs than tho FAT FIGURE in brown. Tho SHOmFIGURE should hold the mandolin and ham tho hcad ofthc Fat Fig- on hlm.black and a huge pnddod hump insor to d under h i s capo.All thrw masks t o bo i n br ightor co lors , that mustbo t r i od out undor tho l ight ing . A l l throo shouldhave workable jaws, Thus thc TRIO w i l l cons i s t oftho Ta l l F iguro wi th tho la rgo gu i tar , tho ShortF iguro wi th t h e f a t hoad and the mandolin, and thoh r w i th v i o l i n , al l c lad in black.

Tho T A L L

Tho DWARF'S su i t should bo

A new figure, tho N h F U T O B must bo mado, similar t otho Trio but having many foatbcrs in h i s hat Euzd hold-ing a l ong roga l s ta f f o r amo . Ho should bo w o l l -j o inod and capable of many graco ful gostures, ospactal-l y w i th h is hands.prcminont. His movable jaws must bo mryALL TME PHANTOMS should be re-designed aoaording t o auniform, s im pl i f i ed idea , e l im ina t ing a l l fussy de ta i l s .They may be done largely i n white, with patterns ofgreys, s i l v e r , and black.,..but th e colors must be thes tm throughout.used on them i n such a way as t o break up the outlinesand reduce their realistic appearance as much asposs ib l e

Stippling of blue-gre y should be

THE W T O M GIANT should have shorter arms and smallerhands.THE PK4BTO% TROUBADOR should be re-made so t h a t hecan eas i l y kneel down on one knee.TEE WALKING KNIGHTS should have larger legs and feet.If addi t ions t o the Phantom are contemplated, th efol l ow ing are suggested: two ex tra VSALKING KFJIGHTS,without shie lds o r helmets an6 oapable of drawingswords from scabbards, A t least one must be a b l e t oh e e l g r a ce fu l l y. A no ther LADY, with a crown l ike aQueen, A PAGE, capable o f holding her t ra in up, andbr ing ing i n a throne for her t o s i t on.either marionette or cut-out . A DRAGON,DON QUIXOTE should have a larger jaw, out o f al l roa l -i s t i c proportion, and this should be used constantlywhile he i s t a k i n g , His spectacles should bo made o fa s o l id tnater ia l so that they show under any l i g h t


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ang le .A now f i g u r e of DON QUIXOTE IN Al?BSR may bo made, notnocessariiy fn metal. $0 ehoold be slightly tallerand onnsiderably hamior, and oiaed 80 that he hadmore range of gastum, cspocfally in walking and wthhis W s , evaa& the exporrrs of c h a n g i n g the designof thrs armor.btxt tha lowor part should articulate and be used arhflche i s tarlcing,

Wears black doublet and hose.

be samo hoad in the hehi& om bo uaod,

Two now PEASANT GIRLS, similar to Dulcinoa,A LABORER t o be used 5n plowing soem,might bo Shnsho m a , in anticipation of M o ropisodos,) He shCtdd be able doff his hat and pu l lit dawn m r his e y a s ,

(This charaoter .

PWO MICE & A SPIDER for tho Cellar Seem. Chiakonsin hlcinoa scone might be made in 3 dimensionalfigures3 also t ho hnkoy might bs made i n omplctof gum *PEAETCM CUT-OUTS AM EFFECTS may be enlnrgod aooord-iag to tho aapaeity of t h e stage md the e q u i p a t .

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4rT H E S T A G E

Both foro and aft-stages 8re used. ldanipulatorsoperate over the front a n d back o f both bridges.THE FoR?&STBGE should be a t l oa& thrso foot deep.It should also bo on a l ower l cvo l ( 6 inchos ) than th e

stago proper.includes thc pros cun im and curtains may bo fomcd o f I).3 inah step, s o t h a t t h e m a r o t hr oe l o v c l s i n a l l . Nof ro nt curta in be fore the foro-stago i s used; the foro-stago should soom l i k o a part o f tho auditoriwn.

The space under tho front bridge which

T I AFT-STAGE should oxtond back as far a s thespace in the thoatre pormits.br idge may be dovoted to Phantom cut-outs.i n t he L i b r a ry Sceno hangs under the back bridge, as farf o m r d as possible.l e v o 1 on which mrioneOtcs m y o operated.

The space under tho backhe Sarim

&hind the back bridge o. ramp o rTHE W W hould oontain a n endless belt revolvingon d r u m s at eithor end and prssing underneath.ab le ground-rows ar e fasto ned t o i t f o r tho P l M a gScone and the Final Plain Scone.

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1-1-1ACT ONE

Introduct ionPLACE :

AT RISE:

Fore-stage. FOOTLIGHTS and SPOT CENTERFORE-STAGE on. Houselights remain on.CHE BOY enters l e f t f om-stage , ca r ry inga ohair whioh he holds by me a s o f a n a i li n h i s hand. He plaues i t r ight stage asf a r off-stags as possfble, r e t m s , walk-ing sluwly and indolent ly, & s a p p a r sl eft, pops baok ia f o r a momrent and looksa t audienoe, disappears and returns withanother chair , during which:HOUSELIGHTS and FOOTS dim o f f l eav ingspot center anly.The head o f the PUPBT MASTER, Q humanbeing, appears between the curtains. Hei s swwthy, bearded, wears a dirty hand-kerch ie f on his head nnd ear-rings. Heg l m r s a t the BOY.

PUPPET MASTERHey You good -for-nothiag, wooden bloclchead Haven't I t o l d you f i v ethousand times t o have the stage roady before the publ i c a r r i ves?Look out theret

(speaking i n a hoarse whisper)

BOY(trembles and looks a t audience with his blankexpression)PUPPET MASTERWebare ready to begin and here you are s t i l l parading an the stage asf you were a p rt o f the playmonkeyshines Always late Get a move on you now Presto1 AdelantoAndaate

Every pertomanee Always the same

BOY(runs off, roctppcars w i t h t h i r d and l a s t cha i rwhich he drops i n his confusion i n the cc ntoro f tho stago)

PUPPET MASTERAss3 V i l l a i n Clown(ho l i f t s tho Boy up by tho strings a n d shakesh i s f i s t a t him)May tho devil s t r i ng you up and make you dmcc i n tho f i r e l One momexh ib i t i on o f this kind and you w i l l ruin my ropu ta tio n as a showman$Tho publio ham paid th o ir good, round mno y t o go t i n t o t he thoatm,they aro wait ing t o seo tho p lay$drop cha irs f And tho f i r s t th ing you do i s t o


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(TRE PUPPET MASTER swings tho BOY out of sight andn r r q o s tho ohairs himsel f .SPECIAL REXORDIXG OF G U I T i R , VIOLIN A N D bi&pOLINTUNING UP.THE &'SDOLIN PLy'-YS f . FEyti KRS OF k B6EUDY)

Thoso ohairs are f o rtho Trios tho positions should bc marked:A BARITONE VOICE TRYIMG UWT J O I N S IH.

PUPPET XLSTER( c a l l i n g o f f s tn go )Lot the p l ay bogin8(PUPPET MASTER disappears, This cha rac ter does-otappear again)

As soon as he i s out o f the way, the SPECIAL "DONQUIXOTE" CURTAIN i s r o l l ed d m ehind th e main drawcurtains. Enter from l e f t f or e- st age, T R I O OF MUSI-CIANS, the DWARF VIOLIN PLAYER f irst, U D O L I N P U B Rseoond and G U I T A R PLAYER l a s t ,stage and stand in a group.and s tands a l i t t l e t o ths left.with h i s cane.Curtain with inscription, "Aventuras Completas de donQuixote de la W ch a " pa i n t ed on it high enough t o beover the heads of the Trio. 'TRIO all look a t NARMTOR,who raps d t h h i s cane again.

TlIEY take centerThe NARRATOR follows themHe raps on the f l o o rDRAW CURTAINS par t revea l ing special


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1-1-3ACT ONESCENE ONE

PUCE: 8& OB S c e w One L I n t r o d u c t i o n .RECORD NO 1 i n s t r u m e n t a l p r e l u d e .AT RISE: The IJWlRF; who i s a v i o l i n p l a y er , b e a t s t i m et o t h e f i r s t m oasu res w i t h h i s f i d d l e s t i c k .One by one a l l join i n s y n c h ro n i s at i o n . Ass w in g in g star ts they move mouths,Dearly be l o v e d ,Loved and honored,H o no re d, r e s p e c t e d l a d i e sP l e a s e h a ve t h e k in d n e s s ,Kindness a n d p a t i e n c e ,P a t i e n c e a n d c o u r t e s yTo h e w o u r h is to r y .

( l o w e r s guitar,and s i n g s i n aDown i n a v i l l a g edcrmewhoro i n La ManchaT h er e l i v e d n o t very l o n gAn e l d e r l y b a c h e l o r ,Lean as a greyhound

TRIOand gentlemen

G U I T M PLAYERpu t s h an d t o m outh ,b u r i to n e v o i c e ) c l e a r s t h r o a t

f i i i t h L n n t c n saws and spindle l e g sSome say h i s surname WELSQuixada o r QuosadnBut it was pr ob a b ly : Quixa n a

NARRATOR(movos t ow a rd s c e n t e r e lb ow i ng t h e g u i t a r p l a y e r a s i d e )B u t t h a t is unimportant s o d o n t l o t it b e w i l d e r you,D e a r l y b e l o v e d ladies and gentlemen.L e t it bo k n o w n r n t h e rT h a t t h i s smc g e n t le m a nEmployed his l e i s ur e m om on t sReading books of c h i v a l r yF i c t i t i o u s books of c h i v a l r y ,C h iv a l r y a n d a d v e n t ur e ,Such as the c r o d u l o u sAro p l e a s e d t o b e l i e v c in,

DVi F and GUITAR PJAYER( I N S T R W N T L L INTERWDE - = 6 b&lSURESFOLLOGT2D BY %JWLIN SOLO, 6 BdEis URESS t e p a s i d e g i v i n g UNDOLIN PLIYER full c c n t o rs t n g o )


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1-14DWARF and GUITAR PLAYER (Coaf'd)

(INSTKUMEEJTAL INTERLmrP; 6 MEASURES, FOLLOWEDBY lil[ANwLIN SOLO, 6 MEASUBES.Step aside giving Mandolin Player f u l l center stage)

(At the end o f solo, NARRA t'OR raps with hi s cane. TU0m e lowly towards chairs right stage)GUITAR PLAYER(turning towards audience to sing)Permit us t o ra ise . the curtainAnd show you the chamber where he readsRaolring h i s brains t o comprehendThe nature o f Knight-Errantry

( T R I O and BTAWiATOR a11 turn backs on audience.NARRATOR raps loudly with his 0811eS P E C U L CUFtTfiIN r o l l s up ver slowly, revealing:


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PLACE: Don Quixote s L ibraryA I RISE: Twa a r g e f l a t s on either side representingbookehelves, est ort a rake. 3aokdrop of SCRIM,represeyttiag wa13 with windcrrra, Opshge centera la rg e h b l e laden dorrn with huge boob and acan&eZbra. A c h a i r a t l e f t end o f table , andon the table by it a PRACTlCAL BOOK, con t ro l l edfrom backbridge.tabore t a n d a p i l e uf books on the floor.Against Left Bookshelf a L I BWY TYPE LaDI9ER.Downstage csnter a small T U P DOOR, in whicht he PDANTWTfIW i s already placed ready t obe pu l l ed up. Bebi3ld the tab le t he

I3EWd.D is hidden, ready t o be pu lled up.Upstage, behind Right Bookshelf, a PRiitf1CALDOOR, out o f s igh t at cur tain , but which showswhen it is open. Behind the SCRIM, out o fs ig ht a t Curtain, a ramp on which marionettescan be operated from the back of the back-bridge; it i s disguised by Cut Out Rooks.Behind it a cut ouf S e e i n g o f rocks andoas4;les. Cyalomna in back. Direct ly behindChs Sorim, a braalrcmay wt-out of a oastlsRECORD NO 1 (contd)

AgainsC Right Bookshelf a

~ O O F i t h po r t cu l l i s *

N i W A T O RMom than R hundred v o l w sHas he co l lected,Handsomsly bound and studdedThey represent a p a t iavestaentt(the DOOR in tho s e t t ing begins t o open slowly)

Early i n t h e morning tho key turns in t h e lookimd the o ld g o n t l o m n ontors

tho TRIO a m soatod in the chairs. TRfO Q NPIXft;TORhung up in posiCion if manipulators are needed f o rphantoan scenes)


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DOH QUIXOTE( a f t e r a pause, enter mil QUIxo'fE through the door,f o l l m d by the DOG.DOG passed la tor t0 framt.h i s forehead,DOH Q. goes t o contor, looks t o tho r ight and l e f tand upstage to t ab l e , DOG sniffs at f'miture r i g h t ,stage side. DOH Q orosses to l e e , DOGC follows himwagging h i s ta i l , DON Q, mounts the Ladder andexamines books on sho1vGs.ladder and looks up a t him)

Bofh operatod fran back-bridge;&xl Q t s spoctarrlos a m on

DOG place5 forepaws ondmadis of Gaul, Esplandian,iimadis of Grceco and a11 the sequelsThat have boon writton t o limadisEvon t o t he F i f t i e t h Genera tion

(DON QUurOTE turns and faces audienco)(he begins t o descend the hd do r, and cross88 t o

IxlG p a s s e d t o front-bridge, he remainsenter.loft s t a g e sn i f f i ng at ftzrnibre,)I have them a l l Friends, I salute ye(DON QOrXOTE bows .to r ight and l o a , goes to Rightstage ond o f t a b l e and placee hand mvcrent ly onp i l e o f books)Nowby tho ho l y sp l i n t e r s o f tho Cross,1 swax thoro is no companyNore entertaining o r more p r o f i t a b l eThan these dg l ight f 'u l books

And I would givo my house and housekeeperAs well as my n i ece i n t o t he bargainRather than lose a s ingle one(begins to cross l e f t towards chair)

( s t r ikes tablo cmphat ica l ly . Geks i n t o p o s i t io nf o r sit t ing, and l ays his h a n d oq tho Prac t i ca l B o o k )And of them a l l none pleases mo moreThan t h i s by F e l i c i m o S i l v aWhoso b r $ l l i a n t prose and i n t r i c a t e styloAre i nf i ni tel y preaious(he bonds Qwr, kisses tho book - sou&? =de bymtrnipulator - s i t s in ohair, se t t l o s h imse lf ,opons tho book, looks, turns f o audionco andp la ces spec ta c le s w o r h i s oyos and then looksa t t ho b o o k again.l i o s down a t h i s f c c t )During tho above, tho DOGshc Ah (as though reading)Tho reason of your unreasonable troatmont o f my reasonSo cnfeeblos my roason th at wi th reason

complain o f YOUT beauty.(he shakes his he ad )&n,......,, That's rath er hard t o follma.,.,But a l l th o g r e a to r for that very reason(he t u r n s a pago i n t he book aud b o g h t o road again)The heavons that wi th you r d i v i n i t yD i v ine l y f o r t i f y you with the starsRender you meritorious of tho merit?$erited by your greatness.


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DON QrpI lroTE (Cont td)(shakes h i s head again, looks a t audionco andpushes specs up onto his forchoad)That's hard; that's wry hard ....*Yot i n i t 's d i f f i c u l t y l i e s it's writ( g e t s up frcan cHair, walks t o r i g h t s tage andback t o lopt, hoad hanging, hands bohind his back)Rondop you meritorious o f tho meritMoritod by your groatness,It's hard, but I $11 work it outU n t i l I undorstand it por f cc t l y .w i th a m o p i n g g os tu ro )C h iva lr y i s a study that wants ooncontration.e itrho would learn it must apply himselfAs eoalously as any b n o d i c t h o Bbonk.And so I will And so I will

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ACT ONE

RECORDED

RISE: TRIO r i s e f r a t h e i r seats. Tho DOG looks ups t a rt l od a t tho dctermihed note o f the speech.WN QUIXOTE s i t s i n ch air again, mp lac os specs,turns a pago, and bogins t o read again.RECORD NO 2

T RI O(play Elrid s*Now to unravelThe meaning o f suoh rhapsodiesIs more than Ar is to t l e cou ldf he ro se up f r a t h e dead

NARRATOR( s t ep$ in s t e as f a r a s he can without coveringDON QTJIXOTgBut he becams in fa tuatedWith th i s k ind o f nonsenseReading his books ...TRIOReading his books

(enter HOUSEKEEPER through th e door , bearing a t r a yof food, She staps at r ight end o f tab le , ra i sestray.l i f t s up head and woks ears )DON QUIXOTE pays no at ten t ion b u t the Do0

GUITAR PLAYERW y a meal he l e f t uneatenMany a night he d id no t c lose h is eyesHis f l e s h wasted away

(HOUSEKEEPER erosses up t o DOH Q,, l i f t s the t r a yagain. HE looks up and mves her awayI SEIE turnst o audience and shrugs her shoulders.up and sniffs a t th e t r ay ) The Do0 ge t sAnd on h i s farmEverything went t o wrack and ruinAcres of land he soldThat he might purohase books


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RECORD NO (Cont'd)1-2-9

(HOUSEKEEPEB again of fers tray, DON Q. turnsanother page, ign orin g her. SHE shrugs again,c rosses r i gh t and l eaves th e t r ay on thetaboret. The DOG fo l lows her , SHE shoos himaway, e x i t s b y the door, and DOG Faanedhtelygoes f o r the food which he eats,During t h i s business, general i l lum ina tionbegins t o dim out leaving only a single spotfrom r i gh t s tage on DOH e. The DOG e x i t s bythe door)

DON Q U arO T S( turns another page)The wolf came t o his doorPoverty stared him i n th e faceINSTIZUBIIERTUI INTERLUIE

NaRRBTOR8nd thus ~ 5 t h i t t l e s le ep in gAnd much excess o f read-His brains dried upAnd he'went madl(%igBct on Cyclorama dims up revea l ing shadowcut-outs seen i n silh ouot* th ru Scrim back-drop:Cut-out gate wi th por tc ul l is , which goes upslowlg,i n soctions froan both sides, dis clo sin g cut-outs e t of rocks and'castlcs. Meanwhile the EARRATORcontinuos ovithout interruption)

The gato breaks amy and i s drawn off

Lo h i s imagination.Tcemod with fantnstio vi si ons:Enchanhents, battles, tommaments,Courtships, amours and w o u n d s tAnd so insane was he at l a s tThat ho be l i eved thoso f ic t icms trueAnd swore thore was no h i s t o r yQuite so authentic1FULL ORCHESTRA PHANTOM WSIC BEGINS ON TEESAME REcom.

(during tho following pcintcani.au, DON Q. romains i n thoThow os i t ion turning a page frog tim t o tim.TRIO and IUJULITOR are hung i n posit ion and do n o tmove


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1-2-10ACT ONE

PLACE:AT RISE:

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The music is d iv ided into a scr ios o fdistinot themes which shall bc used a tthe d i s c r e t i on o f the p r od w c r t o f o r mbackground for t h b f a l l aw ing bUSineSSeThere i s no singing o r speak i~~g ,Throughout the Pmtamime, pro j e e t i on o fKNIGHTS In various &titudes, fade i n andout o f the cyclorama, -

PHAEJTOM WIZARD( r i s e s from the tr a p door, downstage ccnto rin a puf f of smoke. He may s e e r i l y froms ide t o side waving his wand and then floatsaround.the set, ending by the table where,with a wave o f h i s wmd he conjures up)

PHANTOM HERALD(who has bcon hidden behind the t cb le .WIZARD f l o a t s of f .and blows his trumpet in severa l d i rec t ions .Then EE leaps into the a i r and f l i o s o utthrough the doorway like a c h e r u b )HERALD l eaps onto t ab l e

P W T O M LADY(cntcrs down right, turns g r a c c f u l l y as thodancing EL pavanno)

F'EAWOM TROWADOR(SIPBULTNJEOUSLY(entors dawn left, M t h tl luto.approaches t he lady md kneels down,scronading her. They sopara te asHe s l ow l y

TWO KNIGHTS(run i n togethor on the ramp behind theback-bridge, one from eaoh side.r a i s e t h e i r swor s al ternnte ly , s tr ike ,kneel, cross and exit )

Tf.IEY

TWO M O U N T E D fiMIGE i'S(cnter, same mmner, caracole with t h e i rsteeds, clash together, retr aot, p a s s andcxit. When TiIEY are off, detaohnble helmetsare remowd a n d d f f f c r o n t one replaced)PHANTOM L sY andPI3,AIWX TROUBkDOR(aga3.n draw near tho conter of stage:s a w business as before)


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p3liNTa G I a TStops and gestures withturn and nau l e f t &age, G I A X t fvllmhgGIANT elutob


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ACT ONESCEIiE THREE

PLACE : Same as SCENE ONE RECORDEDAT R I S E : NARRATOR approaches the center o f the foro-stage. TRIO begfns t o p lay.

PTARRkTORNow was his judgment completely goneHis nind unhingedAnd al l h i s fao ul tie s destroyedhis reason overthrown1(general l ig ht on Library set begins t o dim upslowly, reaching f u l l a t end of th i s record)And then he was seized ....He was seized with one o f the strangostMaddest fanciesThat ever siemd a madman

TR IOOne of the strangest ...One of the Maddest ...Fancios th t s i e z c d mndman(MARRE,TOR goes l e f t to position)

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P U d : sane as s c m om - SPomm RISE: DON QUIXOTE s lowly looks up from the book, p t s

glaases on forehead, and stares straight beforeh im off s t age r i gh t )m qprm38Oh, happy golden a g p of ch iva l ryWhen men were something more than mn:Virtuous, jpst and f u l l o f courage

One should not d iss ipate onefs l i f ebad l i v e contented in a quiet chaatber.(he r ises, and closes the Book(places right hand on sword h i l t andadvances downstage center)I w i l l rev ive the age o f chiva lry

I will become myself e, knight-errantAf te r the n o b l e antique prrttern.(begins t o walk r ight s tage , turns and walksl e f t .fol lows him)DOG poke8 his head in at the dour andnd wander in the earthThru solitudee and deserts,Armed and mountedIn w e s t o f aclventureeRedressing every grievance,be nd in g errorsf Beforming abuses,Discharging debt s,

Protecting widows and orphans.(s tr ikes hero ic at t i tude downstage center asf a r as poss ib le .cocks h i s ea rs ) DOG s i t s on haunch@$ cadAad exposing m$self wi t ha l t o daaffersThat I might o v c r c ~ ehemBnd e m hereby for myself and countryEternal g l o r y and renown(HE draws h i s sword and f lourishes i t. DOGl eaps i n t h e a i r )CURTAIN dram qulcklg.Bouse l ie ts up.T R I O and m m EXIT t o both sides 8s quicklyand quietly S poss ib le )END OF ACT ONE


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PLACE : F o r e - s t a g eAT RISE: H o u s e l i g h t s remain on as a t oponing.N:JIIIILTORENTERS l e f t , r ap s w i t h h i s cam. Draw curtainsp m t , rovealing s p e c i a l DON QUIXOTE curtain.

DOG f o l l o w s WdWTOR h NARRATOR sh o o s HIMaway w i th h i s cane. DOG E X I T l o f t . H o u s e l i g h t sand f oo t s dim out. %=TOR waits, no oneappears. BE orosses to r i g h t s t a g e a n d nrhisporsaway a g a i n , s t a n d s i n c e n t o r nervously, t a k e s o u th a n d k e r c h i e f and caugfis. TRIO ENTER r i g h t s t a g e ,GUITAR PLAYER first, WJDOLIN PLAYER, t h o n theDWARF

in t h e wings DOG REXNTERS. NARRATOR shoos him

THEY s y n c h r o n ls e w i t h r e c o r d as at opening.HECORD NO 4 I N S T R W X T L J , PRELUDE 3 WLSURES.

XARRATOR( t a k e s fu l l conter.Now $s o u r scene changedS e c r e t l y t h e o l d man loaves tho chamber1

TRIO group towards the r i g h t )

GUITAR PLAYERL u l l ed i n a o r a d l e of d e l u s i o n sAnd bo rne away by p l e a sa nt dre a msHe h a s te n s t o mako re a dyTo star t upon h i s w a n de ri ng s

(TRIO sit in c h a i r s )NJJZV~TORF o r in h i s o p i n i o nThe world su f f e r s from h i s d e l a y ,Secretly, s e c r e t l y , l e s t an yon eDiscovor h i s mad d e s i g nHe leavos the chamber

And goes down t o h e c e l l a r ,(NARRTLTOR.raps w i t h h i s ogno and c r o s s e s RIGHT.SPECILL C U R T X N rolls u p s l o w l y , rcvcalhg -


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PLsicE: THE C E WAT RISE: Dim l i g h t i n g . D ow nstage r i g h t , t h e ond o f

a s t a i m y .l o w o s t s t o p on an u psta g o a ng lo t m r d s t h ol o f t , s pa nn in g m o st of t h e s t a g o . Whore itj o i n s w i t h the l o f ' t s t a g e wall a d i l a p i d a t e ds u i t of armor l e an i n g in t h e comer.s p o t p i c k s it out .means o f a p i n o e n t c r s t a g o a b o v o t h o a r c h .h o t h e r BAT i s c o n o c a l e d w i t h i n t h e holm &o f t h o amor, t h o visor o f w h ic h i s c o n t r o l l e db y a s t r i n g so t h a t it opons.p u l l e d f r o m t h o wall and f l i o s a b ou t.M I C E scampor about.b e h in d t h o a r m or a n d s t a lk s t h o M I C E .

A low h a l f - a r c h s p r i n g s f rm t h c

B luoA BbT i s f a s t c n e d b y

TIIE BAT istWA BLt,CK CAT a ppe a r s f r omRECORD NO 4 (Cont'd) INSTRUblE3TA.L INTEELUDE,MISTERIOSO.

IU BRA'fOR( p o i n t s w i t h h i s cane)Behold I n a d a r k cornerAmidst d iscarded lumberBy t h e l i g h t o f h i s l a n t e r nLm a n c i e n t s u i t o f annorWorn by h i s g r e a t g r a n d f a t h e r 1R us t y it was and fu l l of d o n t sCovered w i t h dust and cobwebsTho dwelling p l a c e of s p i d e r sMice gnawod a t t h e strapsB a t s l u r k e d in t h e h e l m e t( N i m L F O R moves t o l e f t s i d c . W T o a p s f o r t h eMOUSE who c'scapos. BOTH run out l e f t . L i t t h ot o p o f t h e stairway appears a c i r c l e of l i g h tformed by a f l a s h l i g h t o p er at ed fram t h e f r o n t -b r i d g e .in r ig h t h a n d .HE d e s c en d s , s t o p s on l a n d i n g , l o o k s u nd e r a r c h ,sees armor, c ro stw s t o it q u i c k l y and b o g i n s t ocxamine it up a nd down, b a c k t o t h e a u d ie n c c ,

GENERA&LIGHT dims up s l i g h t l y .on t o t h o h oI . n e t , DOG f o l l o w DOH QU I XOT E a n dsni f fs a b o u t t h o c o l l a r )

DON QUUCOTE W i a h o l d i n g a c a n d o l a b r aThe f l a s h l i g h t f o l lo w s Hl as

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RECORD NO 4 (Conttd)

HLRRATORBut tho lunatic was ovcrjoyodIn h is ck5sorderod mindFrenzy pmvailcd over reasonAnd blaok appoarod white1Eo adraired thc rusty thingAs i f it 'wore chased with si lverAnd he determinod to wear itAlready in his imaginationHe pictures himsclf in horoic tabloaux

- And s o t with rubios(DON QU I XO T E opons the visor of taAo elmcf and aBiiT f l i o s aut. HE stops back a few paws, start lod.THE S P I m crawls up his thrcnd)

Conquasing amiosBesieging c i t i e sW i n n i n g ba t t l e sAnd marrying infantesl

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SCENE ONE

DOB QUIXOTE( s t a n d i n g c e n t o r , addresses audience. C e n t e r s p o tdims up on him)Clad in t h i s n o bl c c r o a t io nThe work no d o u b t o f s a c s k i l l o d d w a r fWor t h y o f t h o im m or t a l h a n d o f V ulc t lnI s h a l l be p r o p e r l y a c c o u t r e dIn a m anner b e f i t t i n g a h e r o who a ppe a r sI n t h o l i s t s , t h e f i e l d o f war,O r i n t h o C o u r t o f E m per ors .Ew-cm I shall bo r e c og n ie odAnd honored f o r what I am.

(GENEKL LIGHT dims down also B L I E on a r m or , l e a v in gn o t h i n g b u t C e n t o r S p o t on DON QUIXOTE. PEJTOMMOUNTED KNIGHT cnters d o w n s t a g e r i g h t , caracoles,c r o s s e s s t a g e , c a r a c o l e s e g a i n , turns and EXITSr i g h t, ur in g )S c a r c e s h a l l I np po ar t o vicwI n b r e a s t p l a t e a n d morion,Lance i n h a nd , b uc k l e r on arm,When a l l s h a l l s u r r o u n d mc, c r y i n g :T h i s i s t h o K n i g h t o f t h e SunO r t h e K n i g h t o f t h e S e r p e n t(as soon as KNIGHT EXITS, PfkXTOM HEW.LD f l i e sfrom s t a i r w a y , l a n d s on f l o o r , b l o w s t r u m p e tin v a r io u s d i r e c t i o n s , and f l i o s o ut by t h estairway, d u r i n g )From mouth t o m outh s h a l l my e x p l o i t sBo b la e on e d a b r oa dAnd my f a m o h a s t e n b o f o r e me(as soon as RER LD EXITS, l l V C U I N G KXIGHTSe n t e r i n a g ro up d ow ns ta ge l o f t , h o l d i n gs h i o l d s to w ar ds t h e a u d i e n c e bb o t h LADIES e n t o r d o w n s t a g e r i g h t wth thoPAGE, d ur in g )P r i n c o s a n d Kings shall como f o r t hTo welcome me w i t h a c los o e m b r a c eAnd s h a l l p o r s o n a l l y c o nd u c t meBefore t h e i r Q ue en s nd DaughtorsTo s a t i s f ' y nn u n i v e r s a l c u r i o s i t y

S h o r t ly a t t o r ,

(TEE KNIGHTS rnisc t h o i r sw ord s3 U D I E S bow mdALL make a q u i c k EX IT b o t h s i d e s .a n d g e t r e ad y f o r I n t o rl u d o .? .dvanccs downstage ccntcr .TRIO r iseDON QUIXOTEGENERAL LIGHT d i m sup a g a in )


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2-1-5DON QUIXOTE (Cont*d)Scholars shall describe my figurelind perpetuate my doodsI n the ctornal pages o f books,

And my carccr sha l l shincE m n as this polished motrl,A l i g h t i n tho darlmcss

(HE p oin t8 t o m o r w i th l o f t hand)

(he misos the candolabra dmnat ica l ly . WJWLTORraps wi% his cam.quickly. TRIO tako Conter stago. Hous elightsrowin ut but SPOT contor foro-stago dims up)CURTAINS draw togothcr

FXD OF SPOKEN SCEWE NO OMENOTE:without intcrmission , tho sets must be struck and s e tu p during tho Recorded fnterludos.l im i t ed tine i s a l l m o d ; t ho sizcne shif'ting must berapid and wll-mhearsod,

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GUITAR PISLYERThus was ho onncdA curious sight to say tho lcastEi s skinny r i b s onczscd in plate ,His bony jawsLockod i n tho hclmot with strapsBut had his armor bcon p la teBrand newIt mu)d not haw, bcon m o m donsoh a n tho m d n c s d of h i s wits?

Now i s ho eagerTo roa l i ze h i s m-bitior,He g o e s out to the f i e l dTo v i s i t h is horsc

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ACT TWO

PLACE:AT R I S E :

TEE FIELDSimple settfng, doninated b y the horse,ROZINANTE. Fhe horse i s hitched to a plowwhich i s he ld b a LABORER (or e l s e the BOYdownstage center, fac ing le f ts ta ge . The irfeet mow a8 if' walking and a Ground RGWon an endless belt passing below the stage,mvg8 behind them from left t o r ight . As ta t ionary Furrow is attaahed t o plow anddisappears o f fs tag e r ight . Addit ion als f a t i ona ry furrows between it and themoving rows upstage.as f a r baok a8 posrribb, B row representin$the PLAIN and b e h W it one of kountrains.into s h o r t e eo t i om in o rde r t o pass over thedrume a t e i th e r end o f the endless belt.These s ec ti on s must be detachable. Theyrepresent the boundary o f .the field.,...abroksn down adobe wal l , cactus plants, atree stump, a cow lying down, etc,, eke,lW0 PIGEONS ride on the back of the HORSE)

o f t he Prologrre~ THEY r e m a i n s t a t i ona ry

Behind the moving Rows,

CyO10 e lXB IdOVIBG GROUNII flow i s d i v id ed

BECORD NO (Conttd)NARRATOR(points to EORSE w i th h i s oane)Leaner than h i s master,Sway-backed, galled and spavined,

T h e nag had more blemishesThan the steed o f GonelaQui tantum pe l l i8 e t ossa f u i tWhich i s i n L a t i n : A l l skin and bones. NARRATOR goes t o l e f t . ENTER DON QUIXOTE,Seated on the moving fence, and riding i n on it.DOG al so ENTERS, seated a t his feet, As theya r r i v e a t a p o s i t io n r i g h t Oentor, HORSE,LABURER and GBUlJB3 ROWS a l l stop , DOE QUIXOTErises, goes t o LABORSR who d o f f s h i s hat, ThePIGEONS fly o f f tho ground.LaBOBER bagins t o remove HORSE'S t races .QUZXOTE pats tho HORSE and examinos him fromrurmp t o hwfd, during

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N W T O R (Cont d1Yet in h i s Master's eyesVhich no longer behe ldThe sordidness o f fa c tsHe seemed like a prizewinnerFrom the f inest Arabian stud \(DON QUIXOTE l e f ts tage , adjusts speotac lesand examines the HORSE'S t e e th )

Strong, well-proportionedWith glossy coat and flowing maneQuick under the spurt(HORSE hangs head. PISEONS RE-ENTER and a l i g h ton him. HORSE turns around, in do le nt ly swishest a i l . The PIGEONS r i s e and s e t t l e again)

And he swore t o him selfThat neither the Nount of AlexanderNor y e t t h e famous BabiecaCould be eompared to him

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PLACE: Same as SCENX TWO - TRE FIlSDA P RISE: DON QUIXoTE beg ins to harsngue with gestures.

DON QUIXWE0, thou sage whoseelot i t shal l beTo record the h is to ry o f my adventures,Do not ne glect t o mentionIn your astonishing chronicleThe excellences o f my milk -wh ite cha rger

(DOVES f l y away. DOC comes runn ing l e f t .LBBoREEl looks up in astonishment at theepee&)Upon whose shapely back I shall be seenFrequont ly in the to i ls o f kni&thood

( l ight &ns down, LABORW makes gesture ofPRBprmOM KNIGHTid i cu le and ex i t s right.r ides in on ramp behind back-bridge, fromr ight , caraco les , crosses, turns and S O T H E RKWIGHP enters same side. T I W clash, passand exit as i n Act one)Storming impenetrable fortressesRescuing d m s e l s i n enchanted castlesOr j ous t ing in some tournamentDo not forget , I beg Thee, my good Rozin.( g o e s t o plow s i t s on i t upstage side, meditatea.HORSE looks around and flicks him w i t h t a i l .DOG l i e s a t hie f e e t )Hay1That a horse so exce l l en t ,Appertaining to a Knight so fmous,Should go by the vulgar name o f Rozin?hi is in Spanish: ploughhorseI ust discover a more appropriate.

ground)For nothing could be more reasonableThan when the Master changes h i s e s t a t eThe horse should changeh l s nameAssuming a pompous appelationBecoming the order he now professes

It is not very seemly

(HORSE begi ns t o move around, nibb l ing on the

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ACT Two

RECORDED(COb5INED WITH VOICE)S a m a s SCENE TPYO - SPOKENRECORD KO 6

NARRATORSeveral days Mtnt byfHaving doviscd, altered, shortenedAnd rcjcctcd many namesHe finally docidod on .+.,

LI't7SICA.L BACKGROIJND TO VOICE CONTINUES ON IHEmcom - PIAM0 OXL Y .(NARRATOR moves back leftturned and facos DON QUIXOTE who is right-stago,Big sudden gcsturo rom DON QUIXOTE)

HORSE has by this t im

DON QUIXOTE(SPOKEN OVER B.ITJSICAL BhCXGROUND)Rozinanto It shall bo Roeinanto(IiORSE stops nibbling and looks up. DOG leapsup against DON QUIXOTE)

A asfnc l o f t y and sonorousAnd full of much moaningS i nc c it i m p o r t s that he has boon a IzOZIKiN'fE, or before, hisprcsent condition.(LKlN QUIXOTE goes to HORSE who turns facing downstagc.DON QUIXOTE placos his arm around his nock.placos foropaws against DON WIXOTE so that al l

f o rm a group)And now that he i s Antc, or bcforc,All of tho Roeins in the world

DOG

( U R W L T O R raps with his cano. CURTLIWS drawquickly. TRIO approach cCzntcr, playing)GUITAR PLAYER

Having honored tho nagThus to his satisfactionIo dcomed it expedientTo invont a namc for himself.WJWTORFor if Rozin was a namcToo vulgar for h i s new estateNo l o s s was his own: QuixanaWhich is i n Spanish: Jawbone1


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(TRIO and lJARBATOR lp01b t o positions a t sidesas DOH QUrxOTE in R ~ L ?nters fore-stage l e f t ,crosses MARWTOR and W k e s fill center, during)TRIO.

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PLACE: Same as SCEWE.THREE - RECORDEDAT R I S E : aDON QUIXO PE in armor begins t o speak t oaudienoe a t once, withou t pause a f t e rthe record, T R I O s i t .

DON QUIXOTEQUJXOTB DON QUIXOTSI t sha l l be DmQ x i i x o t eA ll~imswhich i s patrician,Elegant, oommanding respectAnd yet not t o o presumptuousS i n c e it derives from that o f my familyTihich i s Quixana o r jawboneAnd t o it I add La ihnahaWhereby may proclaim in f u l ll lineage and my country

BLACKOUT(DOB QUIXOTE in armor i s taken off, the NARRATOR*Soane i s heard rapping, and CURTAINS a m drawn asr ap id i l y a s possible, revealing)


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PLACE:AT RISE:

DON QUIXO CEtS Library.The suit o f armor used i n the c e l l a r i sp laoed a t th e r i g h t end of tab le , DONQUIXOTE s i t s a t lefz; end i n the ohair,t he e f f e o t being tha t t h e tw a r e s i t t i n ga t the tab le together .

WN QUIXOTBAnd now my armor being fultrishedand my horse with namesNothing is wanting but a Lady.A Fa i r Lady t o be my love1

(KNIGHT and LADY same business le f ts tage . SHEDON QUIXOTE r i s e sreturns righ t, gesturing "Go" with her h a n d .The KNIGEt hangs H I S head.and places hand on sword h i l t )

(enter downstage right, "OM LADY and BIGHT,walking together as nC the KX IGHT were pursuingtho LADY)

For a knight without tho tender passionIs as a leafless, f r u i t l e s s treeA body without a soul(the KNIG PT kneels, the W Y purns him and floatst o left stage. RE r i s e s a n d pursues IIER)

What does it a v a i l the braves t KnightTo be however bravo, however p e rf e ctTo win however many unequal combatsIf he wear not the ohains of lorn3Among a l l t h at I have read aboutI have not yet encounteredA s ing le knight without h is mistress .It i s QS natural for them to loveAs for the sky t o spark lo wf th s tars .

Consider now, i f , for my sins,Or rathor through my good luokI chanoe upon some wiokcd giantAn ordinary thing for knights.PIZLC2WTOM G I A N T ente rs down r i gh t , UJ)Y f l e e si n t o rr o r t o the KNIGHT and hides bohhd HIM.KHIGHT approaches GIANT cautiously, raisinghis sword. DON QUIXOTE draws his sword i nfronzy. The KNIGHT strikos the GLWT, DONQUIXOTE pantomjming s a x i s business with his armor)


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YOICE3 OF WIPuLB'poBs USED)Mote: The fo l lowing l i t t l e scene has beon includedt o pe rm i t su f f i c i en t time t o c h a n g e the L ibrary se tinto the Barnyard Set,, as Record No 7 does notsuf f ice for t h i s purpose. This scene should be cutdown t o the minimum l ength required for that purpose.

PUCZ: FOB STAGE811 RISP: L i gh t s up on foro s tago . It appears that duringthe last long speech the T R I O have f a l l e n asleepand the NARRATOR disappeared,

( a f t e r a pause the BOY'S head i s seen peeping autl e f t s t a g e . He looks at audience and beckons t oTRIO)BOYPssssssssssst (no response from TRIO)TRIO(snoring)

B Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z . ...........( the BOY walks g i n ge r ly t o THEM and prods CHEbf.BIS, jump up and rush t o center s tage. BOY s cu t t l e soff)REcom NO 7I N S r n ~ A x IRELUDE only I S PLAYED UP To PoImWKERE THZ NBRItATOB'S VO ICE BEGINS, MD THW THENBXDLE I S TAKEN OFF. TRIO look around for NARRATORGUITAR PLAYER walks t o le ft s ta g e , DWARF t o ri gh t,NBRRA PQR

TRIO AND ETa,BRBToR(Yarning>............(consultat icn. The ISBRRBTOB seem perplexed,goes t o l o f t s tage and whispers i n the wings)

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AT RISE: NARRLTOR nods and thon raps h i s cam.TRIO play.KECORD NO 7 begun again from the boginning.Instrumontal intcrludc.NARRATORHow ploasod ho was with himselfAfter this long harnngucAnd how much mor0 soWhQnhe had found a mistrcss.

ITECORD NO 7 (Cont*d)

picrur it was saidThat in a nearby vil lagoA village cal led Toboso,There lived a buxom peasant @rlWhom he once lovedAltho it seemsShe never knew about it,

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A farmlyard, F a m h o u s e b f t s t a g e . B a r nr i g h t ,well center. Trough dqwn-oenter. Treeupright.scene.barn. CHICIOEIJS p o k i n g on the ground.PIGEONS f l y i n g and se t t l i ng he r e and t h e r e .Wash hung out on line between troe and well.

dngeled fence hackstage with aP l a ins and mountains as i n f i e l dDoNR'EY*S head shorning behind the

PLACE:

AT RISE: DULCINE3 centerstage, i s f i l l i n g the troughfrom a buoket i n her hand. During t he fa-lowing SHE GOES B A C K t o the wel l , f i l l s herbucket by dipping it in, leaning f a r overand showing her pantaloons under her skirt ,rinses o u t the bucket and empties it Wthe wall.RECORD No 7 (Cont'd)

GUITAR P L A mB u x ~ , usty , rust i c ,Strong as a mantWhen she cal led tho hogsHer voice could bo heardFor leagues round about(DULCINEB raises l o f t hand to mouth and c a l l s offstager fght

IW~BATORAnd t h i s was tho lady wham he ohosoTo bo his paramourTho

AndoneAnd

keepor- o f his heart(cntor upstago right behind tho barn, ASOW foXlowod by throe l i t t l o PIGS.t o tho trough.f o r the l a s t l i t t l o p ig turnin aroundwhonovor the pig attompts to got round hor.

DULCINEA pushes SOW out of the way and g m sto D O m Y HEAD, plaoes arm around DONTEY'Sneck and stands watching PIGS. Ths LBBORERi s seen backstage on the ramp, bent over,

A l l goThe SOW obstructs the way

hW-1sooking a n m f o r her alsothat would msemblo hor ownyet aooord harmoniously

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NARRATOR (Cont'd). With those he had czhosenHe fished another wokReviewing high-flown names

With which h i s books abounded:Queens, Princesses, Duchesses,Countesses, Ladies, Maidens,Shepherdesses1by th i s timo the PIGS have f in i shed and liedown round tho trough.enter on tho ramp backstage and conversowith tho LABORER. DULCIMEA mvcs to thorn,THEY oxit and reappoar on tho stago propor(marionettes swung around tho and of thebr dgo )

Two PEASlwT GIRLS

END OF R E C O R D NO 7


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PLACE : Same as SCENE FOUR RECORDEDAT RISE: The THREE GIRLS form a group around the well,DULCINEA center, one g i r l on ebtbr s i d e .TfIEY put their heads togeCher and whisper. WNQUIXOTB enters on the fore stage l e f t , i n t h et o be able t o begin the fo l luwing speech assoon as the RECORD NO 7 stops.right and stands by the TWO. NARRATOR crossesDON QUurOTEDulciaea Del Toboso?For that is a name harmonious,

Eamonious a n d uncammon,Unc-n and expressive,Worthy o f 80 grea t a lrdryAn me that a l so f l a t t e r sThe proud Country o f ToboaoWhich heaven has bounteously favoredBy lending it so r i e h a treasureTo be itrs sovereign

(the G I R L S g ive a burst o f laughter Manipulator'svoi ces ). DULCINEA hops up on the well, TheLABORER cams t o the back of t he fence a n d looksover a t the g ir ls , a hoe i n h i s hand. During th efo l lowing, PIWTW LADY with PAGE holding hert r a i n en te rs d m s t a g e l e f t , and TROUEWOR ente rsdownstage right. TIBY turn and bow slowly a8 thodanaing, and e x i t slow ly just before the end ofthe speech, WN QUIXOTE gestures eloquently witha r m s on fore stage, facing the audience)

I n whom are r ea l i z edA l l the a t t r ibut es o f beautyThat poets sing aboutForHerHorAndHo rHerHerHer

her ha i r s gold,forehead the Elysian Fields,eyebrows rainbowsher eyes are starscheeks rosos, her l i p s coral,toe th poarls, her neck alabaster,bosom marble, her hands ivory,whiteness snow ...


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DON QUIXOTE (Cont'd)(by this time the PHANTOMS a m out. WLCINEAraises h e r bucket imperiously, the TWO GIRLScurtesy very low, one on sither side of hor,and the LABORER bows behind the fence, as DONQUIXOTE f nishose)And all her personWithout itts oqwd in earth or heawn

(another burst of laughter rom the GIRLS.NARRATOR raps with his c am .togother quickly) CURTAUS draw


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2-54 1ACT TWOSCENE FIVERECORDED

PUCE: Same as SCEME FOUR SPOKENAT RISE: TRIO bogin iwnodiately to play, s t i l l sitting

d m eHECORD NO 8'INSTRUMENTAL IXERLUIE, 12 I EASURES.

( d u r i n g t h e i n t e r l u d o , DOH QUIXOTE walks o f f f o r os t a g e l o f t . NARRATOR takos c c nt o rs t a g o . T RIOrise and form a group by their c h a i r s )NABRATOR -

t last it soornodT h a t everything was ro a dyAnd hc no l o n g o r w a i t e dTo o t o c u t o h i s plant(NfdlRATOR go cs l e f t cc nt or . TRIO t a k o c c n t c r )GUITAR PLAYERT h c r o f o r e o n 0 morning,Vcry early, before d a y l i g h t ,I n tkK? s u l t r y month o f J u l yHo armed himsel f cap-a -p ioIn his a nno rhnd cammonded himself d e v o u t l yTo h e a v c n a n d t h c Lady Dulcineal

He s t o l e out o f the housoAnd mounted Rozinantc ,(TRIO go rightstage)NARRATOR'fiolly s e c l u d e dHe ro de t hro u g h a p r i v a t c gateT h r o u g h t h e s h a p i n g villageI n t o t h e opcn countryJust as the cocks wcrc crowingAnd t h e sun arose.

I N S T E W N T A L ISJTERLUIIE( W T O R g o a s l e f t s t a g e a f to r a cou.plc o f m c a s u r c s ,r a p s w i t h h i s cam.rcvcaling CUIITJJWS opcn wry s l o w l y ,


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PUCE: THE PUJNS.f i e ld scene . Re ondlcss bo l t i s uscd i ntho oppos i to d ircct ion - from r i g h t t o l c f t.On i t is soon a s o r b s o f cut-outs roprcscnt-ing tho vi l la go , which f i l l most o f tho stagea t opening.mountains as in tho l a s t mono.Might effocrt in the sky and tho v i l l a g ealmost i n si lhouotto.

Simp10 sct t in g s imi la r t o tho

Bohind tho stago, the pla in axidD i m l i gh t .

A3 RISE: DON QUUEOTE i n am or and mounted on R0ZIM;eNTEcentor stagc, facing right.a lancc,fonning a tabloau during tho fo l lowing song.A rhd spot 011 DON QUIXOTE'S faoo slowly dimsup and a day l igh t e f f c o t g radual ly b eg ins t orop laeo tho n igh t o f f co t on tho s y and vi l lage.Tho horse's hoad hangs but DON QUIXOTE s i t supright hosding tho lanco crcot. Tho DOG standsbehind tfio HORSE on dawnstago sido, alm ost l o s ti n tho shadow.

DON QUIXO'PE holdsTHEY romain abso lu te ly mot ionlcss

RECORD NO 8 ( C a t d)NORClad i n i r o nArmed with a lance,The strangost f igure

Evor soen i n those parts1Happy as Q c h i l dE xa lte d i n s p i r i tA nd bont on the strangost missionEvor concoivcd of.INSTRWENTiiL INTERLUDE, 2 b EI;SuRESDON QUIXOTE turns hcad around, looks behind himshuts visor o f hclmet and digs spurs intoROZII?;LNTE, who bogins v e r y s lowly t o move h i sf o o t a s tho walking.tho villagc is drawn o f f l c f t . L s thc l a s t housesgo by they arc f o l l owed by fonccs, otc., a l ldwindling d m n s i z e unti l they soem t o run intotho ground. Tho b o l t thon stops. Frm thon on th eground f o r tho mmaindor o f tho scene)

Tho ondlcss bolt rcvolvos,

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2-5-23TRIOSlowly, sl owy, slowly they proceedSlowly slowly, slowy o'er tho plain

INSTRUMENTAL, IJTZRLLTDE(full daylight l ig h ti ng i s up by this cue)

NAFWhTORThe swmr bun a r o s eWith such intensity it was ononghTo m l t h i s brainsHad ho had my l o f t( R o Z I X f ~ T E stumbfos, and walks mor0 and m o r 0awkwurdly,Off-stage sound offoct of mota1 c l a n k i n g - nottoo loud) DON QUIXOTE sways in tho saddle.

(DOG, who has been running a f t o r morn bagins to lagbohind which is dono by drawing H I N offstage loft.Vhon HE lags behind out of sight, HE makcs asuddon spurt and catchos up again and tho s m cbusiness is ropontcd. During thc following,l ags behind for tho last t h o and disappoars atond of speoch)IU3OOBD NO (Cont*d)

K L X U T O RBut hc m s b l i v i o u s to theso discomfortsf a d even mlcomcd them,Convincod in his madnessThat every fnconvonicnccWas propor to his callingtAnd ho soothod himsolf with spoochesIn the florid stylo of his b o o k s .

(ROZINiJ JTE stops. By this c w the village and cut-outs should hrvo just about disappoarod so thatDON QUIXOTE i s standing against tho open plainfor a background)


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2-5-24ACT TWOSCENE FIVE

i,T RISE: Dall QUIXOTE i s s tanding against t h o openLighting shouldlain for a background.bo br i gh t e s t a t th i s poin t, f l o od ing bo ththo sct and DON QUI XOTS. DON QUIXOTE opcmvisor and addrossos audianco with largogosturos.occasionally almost ool lapsing clnd giv ingDON QUIXOTE a shaking.HOB33 &OOPS hoad and sags,

DON QUIXOTEWho doubts but; th c t i n f 'uturo timos%hen tho t r u o book o f m l famous dcodsIs brought t o l igh t , tho airkhorWill i n t h i s o r R s im i l a r nmflncf.Doscribe my f i r s t sa l l y :

(ROZIN2? ' iT stnggors. Viror drops ovcr his facq.Offstago sound o f f o c t o f = ta l clanking.it again) E73 ra i s o sScarcoly had ruddy Phoebus spreadOver t h i s wido and spacious ear thTho f i lamen ts o f his burning h a i rWhen thc ronownod PaladinDon Quixoto Do La -ha,Qui t t ing tho s lo th fu l down,Mounted his chargcr, Rozinmto,And rode over tho anciont P la in o fLa Mlnncha1

(ROZINANTE staggom again. Smc busincss w i t v i s o r )Now tha t I m y cn t c r my pro foss ionI n tho true s p i r i t o f adventureI will not hold thc mins ie chockBut l c t my horso soloct tho road.

(ROZINANTE imslodiatoly turns Ground a i l d bogins t ot r o t i n tho roverso d ircot ion, s h a k i ng DOE QUIXOTEwhoso v i s o r falls again. Tho ground row on t hcbolt passos in rcvc rso d i roc t ion until tho l asthousc o f t h e v i l l n g c i s soon, a t which point DONQUIXOT c o l l e c t s himself, reins i n ROZIKJTB a dr e in s HIM around)With th is oxception, Rozinm tc,That you bo pleased to continuofn yondor goneral d ircct ionW i c h loads across the p la in ,For the th ings WQ sock are not foundOn tho road that loads hamaward.


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2-6-25ACT WOSCENE SIXRECORDED

PUCE: Same a s SCENE F I V E - SPOKENAT R I S E : Having R O Z I M T E under oontrol again, DONQUIXOTE digs in the spurs and THEY beginto march right, as before. From thispoint on tho lighting bcgins t o dim downon tho plain, leaving DON QUIXOTE in aspot at t h end of tho following song.

RECORD NO 9TRIOEndlessly, ondlossly, tho barron plainSpreads out before him,A desolate wnstclandGUIVLR PLAERNothing was soon, man nor house,Neither bird nor boastNothing disturbedThe ctcrnal silenceNor broke tho monotonyOnly thc road.Tho dusty road ho had chosen.Only tho road,

INSTRUBBENTAL INTERLUDEConvinced of his destinyH i s mind pmccdcd himInto thc futureAnd ho dreams of that longcd-for t h oWhen hisn v ryHis n meOn avcry

fame shall rosoundhamlet ...b o heardlipFlTLL 0RCHESTRA.L FWiNTOM: MUSIC CONTINUES ON SAAB RECORD.( T R I O and W U W T O R bogin quietly n n d unobtrusively tosneak of f On the cyclorama which i s practically indarkness, projections used in act onc,, o f KNIGHTS invnrious attitudes bogin t o dim in.following spocch, PKWTOMS rido in and aacomponyDON QUIXOTE. First tl MOUNTED KNIGHT cntcrs on thor a p left, crosses rapidly to rightstage, caracolosand procccds to p m t m b s walk just as ROZINANTE isdoing. After a couplo o f linos, PHANTOM GIANT stridesin from dawnstago l o f t crossos with huge stcps andtakes position right stago down, out o f thc spotlight.Simultaneously the PW3IlOM HUNTER cntcrs on tho r m pand t&cs position in center bchind DON QUIXOTE

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After a couple of l i n c s SECOND PKiLNTOM KNIGkTontcrs on ramp and tEJhcs position l e f t and ALLWALKING KNIGHTS ontcr downstagc l o f t and takewalking positions near their. cntrwoo)


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PLACE:AT R I S E :

SPOKEN(Combined with PEANTOM MUSICon R ~ C O R DNO 9)

Same as S-CENE SI X - RECORDEDRECORD NO 9 continues without interruption.After three measures, WM QUIXOTE beginsfollowing speech which is spoken in rhythmwith the music. The phrasing must coordinatewith that of the music, in such a mannerthat the speech ends first allowing enough ofthe record to follcnvto cowr the business ofthe FINALE.DON QUIXOTE

happyWhen my great deeds shall be rewalodDeeds as inspiring as anyThat ever graced a scholar's pageDeeds worthy of the engraver's plate,The sculptor's marble, thc poet's pen,The painter's pencia and tho singer's O c i c e fDeeds that w l l b e enshrined foreverIn the etsrnal nichcs of history,Pressrvod with gl oryIn the deathless m o m o r y of menA n d cravned with tho ovcrlasting laurelsOf univcrsal recognition

(pause until now thome in music begins)Deeds that will astound tho simple,Enchant the jaded and inspire thc strongDecds that w i l l horald tho rcbirthOf a goldon ago upon the earth

(at this point a11 tho P W T O M S should bc in position.DON QUIXOTE stops and turns ROZINAMTE facing theaudicnoe. FEAKTOMS ~rll urn to tho audioncc)BEGINEJING O F NEvi T W F THE &ITSIC

Unhappy gonoration do not despairFor a knight has ariscn:Don Quixotc Dc La ManchatB e a r i ng the torch of tho glorious past


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DOH QUIXOTE (Contd)pn;o br ings you ret r ib ut ion and Just iceAnd leads by h i s he ro ic exampleThe way f o r others t o f o l l owTha t th e sp i r i t of ch i va l r yMay not disappear from the earth1(DOH QUIXOTE e l e va t e s h i s spear. The PHAKCWmar their horses and the KNIGHTS raise t h e i rswords. The G M aises hi s c lub )BEGINNING ON NEW TH F%B OF MUSIC

This day he sets forth, armed and readyFor whatever t r i a l s may prove h is courageAnd a t th i s very mamentHis adventures begintEND OF VOICE(the foregoing speech m u s t be 80 t b d as t o leaveenough music t o cover the fo l lowing business: ALLturn fac ing r i g h t again, and b e g i n t o walk. f te rabout s i x measures choosing a point where thothanes ohange, the PEANTOMS slowly procede DONQUIXOTE off r i gh t , tak ing about s i x ~ ~ S U I O S ooxit .nothing remains but DON QUIXOTS i n the spot.business must be so timod %hat he i t 3 alone fortwo O P tkroo ~ O R S U ~ O Snd then:

Tho projoctions stop on the cyolorama andTho

E&IMJXG PASSAGE BEGINS ON THE RECORD.Spot s lowly bogins t o dlm o f f .passage, b l a c k o u t ) A t end of huuaningEND OF R E C O R D NO 9END OF FIRST EPISODE

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