The prompter who has the “book” under his arm, is waiting for the manager in order to begin the rehearsal. Some of the company move off towards their dressing rooms. They are about to rehearse a Pirandello play: Mixing It Up. The actors and actresses of the company enter from the back of the stage:įirst one, then another, then two together: nine or ten in all. Two other small tables and several chairs scattered about as during rehearsals. Prompter’s box and a small table and chair for the manager. It will be half dark, and empty, so that from the beginning the public may have the impression of an impromptu performance. The spectators will find the curtain raised and the stage as it usually is during the day time. A second interruption of the action takes place when, by mistake, the stage hands let the curtain down. The performance is interrupted once, without the curtain being lowered, when the manager and the chief characters withdraw to arrange the scenario.
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