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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
CYRANO DE
BERGERAC
A Play in Five Acts
By Edmond Rostand
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
The Characters
CYRANO DE BERGERAC CHRISTIAN DE NEUVILLETTE
COUNT DE GUICHE RAGUENEAU LE BRET CARBON DE
CASTEL…JALOUX THE CADETS LIGNIERE DE VALVERT A
MARQUIS SECOND MARQUIS THIRD MARQUIS MONTFLEURY
BELLEROSE JODELET CUIGY BRISSAILLE THE DOORKEEPER A
LACKEY A SECOND LACKEY A BORE A MUSKETEER ANOTHER
A SPANISH OFFICER A PORTER A BURGHER HIS SON A
PICKPOCKET A SPECTATOR A GUARDSMAN BERTRAND THE
FIFER A MONK TWO MUSICIANS THE POETS THE PASTRY
COOKS ROXANE SISTER MARTHA LISE THE BUFFET…GIRL
MOTHER MARGUERITE THE DUENNA SISTER CLAIRE AN
ACTRESS THE PAGES THE SHOP…GIRL
The crowd; troopers; burghers (male and female); marquises;
musketeers; pickpockets; pastry…cooks; poets; Gascons cadets; actors
(male and female); violinists; pages; children; soldiers; Spaniards;
spectators (male and female); precieuses; nuns; etc。
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
ACT I。
A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne。
The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne; in 1640。 A sort of tennis…court
arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance。
The hall is oblong and seen obliquely; so that one of its sides forms the
back of the right foreground; and meeting the left background makes an
angle with the stage; which is partly visible。
On both sides of the stage are benches。 The curtain is composed of
two tapestries which can be drawn aside。 Above a harlequin's mantle are
the royal arms。 There are broad steps from the stage to the hall; on either
side of these steps are the places for the violinists。 Footlights。
Two rows; one over the other; of side galleries: the highest divided
into boxes。 No seats in the pit of the hall; which is the real stage of the
theater; at the back of the pit; i。e。; on the right foreground; some benches
forming steps; and underneath; a staircase which leads to the upper seats。
An improvised buffet ornamented with little lusters; vases; glasses; plates
of tarts; cakes; bottles; etc。
The entrance to the theater is in the center of the background; under
the gallery of the boxes。 A large door; half open to let in the spectators。
On the panels of this door; in different corners; and over the buffet; red
placards bearing the words; 'La Clorise。'
At the rising of the curtain the hall is in semi…darkness; and still empty。
The lusters are lowered in the middle of the pit ready to be lighted。
SCENE 1。I。
The public; arriving by degrees。 Troopers; burghers; lackeys; pages;
a pickpocket; the doorkeeper; etc。; followed by the marquises。 Cuigy;
Brissaille; the buffet…girl; the violinists; etc。
(A confusion of loud voices is heard outside the door。 A trooper
enters hastily。)
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THE DOORKEEPER (following him): Hollo! You there! Your
money!
THE TROOPER: I enter gratis。
THE DOORKEEPER: Why?
THE TROOPER: Why? I am of the King's Household Cavalry;
'faith!
THE DOORKEEPER (to another trooper who enters): And you?
SECOND TROOPER: I pay nothing。
THE DOORKEEPER: How so?
SECOND TROOPER: I am a musketeer。
FIRST TROOPER (to the second): The play will not begin till two。
The pit is empty。 Come; a bout with the foils to pass the time。
(They fence with the foils they have brought。)
A LACKEY (entering): Pst。 。 。Flanquin。 。 。!
ANOTHER (already there): Champagne?。 。 。
THE FIRST (showing him cards and dice which he takes from his
doublet): See; here be cards and dice。 (He seats himself on the floor):
Let's play。
THE SECOND (doing the same): Good; I am with you; villain!
FIRST LACKEY (taking from his pocket a candle…end; which he
lights; and sticks on the floor): I made free to provide myself with light
at my master's expense!
A GUARDSMAN (to a shop…girl who advances): 'Twas prettily
done to come before the lights were lit!
(He takes her round the waist。)
ONE OF THE FENCERS (receiving a thrust): A hit!
ONE OF THE CARD…PLAYERS: Clubs!
THE GUARDSMAN (following the girl): A kiss!
THE SHOP…GIRL (struggling to free herself): They're looking!
THE GUARDSMAN (drawing her to a dark corner): No fear! No
one can see!
A MAN (sitting on the ground with others; who have brought their
provisions): By coming early; one can eat in comfort。
A BURGHER (conducting his son): Let us sit here; son。
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A CARD…PLAYER: Triple ace!
A MAN (taking a bottle from under his cloak; and also seating himself
on the floor): A tippler may well quaff his Burgundy (he drinks): in
the Burgundy Hotel!
THE BURGHER (to his son): 'Faith! A man might think he had
fallen in a bad house here! (He points with his cane to the drunkard):
What with topers! (One of the fencers in breaking off; jostles him):
brawlers! (He stumbles into the midst of the card…players): gamblers!
THE GUARDSMAN (behind him; still teasing the shop…girl):
Come; one kiss!
THE BURGHER (hurriedly pulling his son away): By all the holies!
And this; my boy; is the theater where they played Rotrou erewhile。
THE YOUNG MAN: Ay; and Corneille!
A TROOP OF PAGES (hand…in…hand; enter dancing the farandole; and
singing): Tra' a la; la; la; la; la; la; la; lere。 。 。
THE DOORKEEPER (sternly; to the pages): You pag