La RondeArthur Schnitzler, Translated by Eric Bentley Full Length, Comedy Characters: 5 male, 5 female By the author of the classic romantic romp The Loves of Anatol, Schnitzler's popular roundelay of love in old Vienna is told in ten interwoven scenes: two characters appear in each and one of these moves into the next. The soldier of the first scene leaves a prostitute to appear in the next scene with a parlor maid. The maid then departs to be with her wealthy employer. He, in turn |
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ACTRESS Arthur Hopkins Bassinet beautiful bedroom bedside table Biebitz café candle child cigar cognac creatures Cricket dancing dark day after tomorrow dear Count door dressed Emma Eric Bentley Fräulein Birken Gasse glass of water Good-bye good-night guess happened happy Heavens Herr Alfred Herr Franz How's Hungary HUSBAND kisses idea It's so dark Karl kiss your hand La Ronde last night laughing light Listen LITTLE MISS live Lobheimers Lulu Marie mean minutes morning mother naughty never nice Okay overcoat PARLOR MAID goes play POET private room pulls remember Robert round Schueller sister sits sofa SOLDIER stage lighting stay Stendhal sure sweet talk tell There's thing thought told tomorrow tonight town of Steinamanger treasure turns Vienna wait walks What's the matter WHORE window wine woman women You're beautiful YOUNG GENTLEMAN takes