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Plays of the 47 workshop : second series . ills; the deep night sky is pricked withinnumerable stars. Three pillars of differentheights rise from the parapet; each is hung withgarlands of trailing flowers and crowned with amarble figure. At the back the parapet is cutinto by two broad low steps which admit to ashallow curving balcony; this jutting balcony isa kind of look-out. The tessellated pavement ofthe terrace is laid with thick Turkey rugs. To theright stands a stone bench. To the left, under arich canopy with curtains at back and side, atable is set; lamps and torches depending fromthe
Plays of the 47 workshop : second series . ills; the deep night sky is pricked withinnumerable stars. Three pillars of differentheights rise from the parapet; each is hung withgarlands of trailing flowers and crowned with amarble figure. At the back the parapet is cutinto by two broad low steps which admit to ashallow curving balcony; this jutting balcony isa kind of look-out. The tessellated pavement ofthe terrace is laid with thick Turkey rugs. To theright stands a stone bench. To the left, under arich canopy with curtains at back and side, atable is set; lamps and torches depending fromthe standards of this canopy spill a brilliant floodof light over this table. The rest of the terracelies in luminous blue 1 For the Prelude, specially written for this play byRandall Thompson Serp, see pp. 4-7. On the last notesthe light laughter of Gismonda is heard continuing as thecurtain rises. 2 For a small stage the following set has proved more [ 8 PRELUDE - - TORCHES. RANDALL THOMPSON a- d=td= -3=tt^—• • F--i F »--1^ ». pizz. 4* <*- -#-<-!—<•*--tt-<-»-<-»-^- r11- <-! <-!—S-- t ^P-^b <-•- <m -<-!—<-F- ri—r-f-l «-r :4:|N=tF^ EbMMt= arco.,. .^.
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