Turandot Princess Of China A Chinoiserie In Three Acts PDF Download

Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Jethro Bithell THE FIRST ACT SCENE I One of the city gates of Pekin. Over the gate, planted on iron poles, a row of severed heads with shaven crowns and Turkish tufts. TIME: Shortly after sunrise. When the curtain rises the gate is closed. From within the roll of drums and military commands. BRIGELLA.(Behind the scenes.) Halt! Present arms!TRUFFALDINO.(Behind the scenes.) Halt! Slope swords!Open the gate! At ease! Quick march!(The gate is thrown open. TRUFFALDINO, leading the eunuchs; then, between PANTALONEand TARTAGLIA, the PRINCE OFSAMARKAND; behind them, at the headof his pages, BRIGELLA. The wholeprocession halts in front of the gate, they all draw up in one line, and gazeupwards at the bloody heads.)PANTALONE.(Stepping in front of the footlights.)My name is Pantalone, and I am a native of Venice. Atthe moment I am the Prime Minister of theChinese Empire. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.