| Characters and Original Cast General Note and Synopsis First Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair A group of drunken revelers passes, dancing. The Master of Ceremonies entertains the crowd from his booth above. An organ grinder appears in the crowd with a [woman] dancer. The organ grinder begins to play. The dancer dances, beating time on the triangle. The organ grinder continues to rotate the crank with one hand while playing a cornet with the other. At the other end of the stage a music box plays, another [woman] dancer dancing around it. The first dancer plays the triangle again. The organ and the music box stop playing; the Master of Ceremonies resumes his pitch. The merry group returns. Two drummers, stepping up in front of the little theater, attract the attention of the crowd by their drumrolls. From the little theater appears the Old Magician. The Magic Trick. The Magician plays the flute. The curtain of the little theater opens and the crowd sees three puppets: Petrushka (Guignol), the Moor, and the Ballerina. The Magician brings them to life by touching them lightly with his flute. Russian Dance: Petrushka, the Moor, and the Ballerina suddenly begin to dance, to the great astonishment of the crowd. Second Tableau: Petrushka's Room As the curtain rises, the door to Petrushka's room opens suddenly; a foot kicks him onstage; Petrushka falls and the door closes again behind him. Petrushka's curses. The Ballerina enters. The Ballerina leaves. Petrushka's despair. Third Tableau: The Moor's Room The Moor dances. Appearance of the Ballerina. Dance of the Ballerina (Cornet in Hand). Waltz (the Ballerina and the Moor). The Moor and the Ballerina try to prick up their ears. Appearance of Petrushka. The fight between the Moor and Petrushka. The Ballerina faints. The Moor throws Petrushka out. Fourthe Tableau: THe Shrovetide Fair(Toward Evening) |
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