MAETERLINCK'S "BLUE BIRD."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 689, 14 December 1909, Page 4

MAETERLINCK'S "BLUE BIRD."

f THE LAND OF UNBOE> B4BIES r Maotcihuck' new ta iy play, fho Blno ' Bfrd, vuicli is doscubeu as a ficm-h ltku ' Pan,' Bin ile tin. nincuhuXß ot two cliil ; dipa who aie c ent by a iaiiy ia siaick of ; the Blu» Bud, cittveu bv het s)ck duughtej The cuildan aio given a magic diumoud, wmcli 1 tnables thtta to <.ec euu tin, luiiilis gt things, <aoh the- «oul of biead, ot wini., pi pepyej, * "of anjtlnng, m ficl, that ox st Iho u.s>t ■ use Pt t)w diamond ttißn|,cs: tiio httlo cotugo .1 and all their surioundiugs, niui calls foith the souls ot Light, lne, Watei, Bicadt and i. Sugar, of Tylo tho Dog, and ljletto tho Cat, and accompanied by several of these, the clnl \ drea set iojth on then journey Ihey uwt ~the Land ot Memonc-, -uid the Pnlaco oi iSiglit, : and the/ come at lost to tho Kingdom ot the i'nture, where all the unboui babko livo Ino cmjdrui aio all robed m nzuio gtuments 4 Some are, playing, others marking at iuturo ia \ editions Some are engu to be bom otlicis ■ Tajiily straggle pgaiust it, but lime piys no frpcd to tho i -wishes "\UII," 'o asfcn im (patiently, of a cbjjd who, on the point of cross ing , the threshold, suddenlj goes bock, ' hat u the matter?" ; r The Child I have forgotten the box con taming tho two crimes flinch. I shall ha\o to commit r ?f lAnothoi Child And I thp little pot with my : < 'idea of enlightening tho croivd , : A Third Child i hio forgotten tho graft of ' my fipwt pear l f '..■' 'JLimc Kun quick and fetch them l We , tave onH six Bundled and hvdve seconds left ■* 'iho gallev of the Daivn is alrendj ; flapping her saite to show that <hp is uniting You. will copic too late and you wort t : bo born} Come, qniels, op boaid with yonl , , (Liyine hold of ji Child who tries t to pass tyetwecn hjs legs to roach tho qupyj ''Oh, no, not yonl This as the tlurd time f you've tiwd to bo bom bafoie joui tuin Don't let me catch you at it neain, oi ;,<ytm Cftn wait forever~Mth my sister Eternity end yon that it's not tmuslug there 1 But come, are w> iwidy' J8 e\eij< onq ivt his post' (Sunejing the Children . £ standing on the quay or already seated in the ■ galley) lhere is still ono missing It is no i use his hiding, I see him in tho crowd "j You can't deceiie pie! C6meon,you,th« httlo fellow whom thoy call the Lovor, say pood bye to your sweetheart r (Wio two t Childien who are called the Lovers fondjy \ enturincd, their faces Iffid y With, despair, ko Slip to Tune>'an(l krieel at his feet) ,r Tho lirst Chlldv Jlir fl T;tue, lot me ■« hml with her! v, , " ilhe Second Childi Hr Timo r let me go with him , , * " f » -» Time Impossible' ,< Wo havo only, Hirec f hundred and innety four eocouds lejl" t Ihe Child I would rather not be - born , "■ Time Ytra cannot chob<;e < ' . * The Second Child (beseechingly) Sir, Time ■\ I shall come too lute- , /, -■ "• The lir t Child I phall be gone befoie she i c ->coines clown' -> ■>■ ! The Second Child!-I shall ne\er «ee hiir ngain' r 7 ' ■ tlhe , Firbt Child Wo shml bo alone m th< ' world [ < \ Time AH tb)s docs pot cpncerfpmo '. . > Addros3youi entreaties to Lifo I umtt r and part as lam told ~ , (Seizing ono oi I tho Children > Gome' "' Tho Dr?t Child (struggling) NTo, no, no ■ Bho, too [ i f Tho Second Child (clinging to tho clothes oi , the First) Lcavo Jura with me! Leayt him , . , , ' 'inn?. Come, come, ho u not going to d e, bul 4 fej!, v ? ! « ,' (Dragging aivay the rirsl X( Child) Come alone 1 , . -tTJio Second Chjlti (sttalchinffJiflr arms oul t frantically to the Child that iij being carriec \p/t)iArfpnl . A sign I .. a ell mi [ how to find you , - T&q First Child I shall always love you l , TJio Second Child I ehall be tho wddesl thinjr on earth' you will know me bj tnat , » , Cjho falls and icmams etietchec . Oμ t&o, groynd ) , <•, /flme, Yon would do much better to hope ..i .And now, that i a)l l , (Q m siilting his hourglass) Wo have only bixty tt-eo seconds left . (Last and violen ■ movements among tho Childrtn departing aw remaining IJiey eichango lurried HrbwoHs v 'iho Blue Chlldron Oomlbje, Vjcrrp' , f Ooodbye, Jcm\ iHavo you all yoi ( \*ii»t? , Announce m y (deal , N flav( t you got the neiv turnsgroiv s j,Hnd \oi { speak of my melons , , Have you forgot , tea nothing J Try to know me igam j . . , I shall find you ' Don't loso you t ideas' Don't lean too far into space t • Send me your news' , , 'ihey sai E r one can't I Oh, try, do try! Tn I to tell us if it's meal 1 tt,U Qom , meet yonl . , . I shall bo born on a throne limo (shaking his keys and his scythe) Enough , Enough f aho anchor's raised .„ * Qbo sails of thn galleys pass and dis u α-ppea The voices of tho Children in thi '■r, k all W r E reJieard m the distance ) 'Tho Larth i h<> Ff^ , . . I can seo »' Hqt ;? boautifnl it is I . How bright it ii o . . How big it is I" (Then, oe thi issuing from tho dopthq of th 6 abyss, an e^ tremcly distant Bong of gladness (m 4 expecta . Tjityl (to Light) What is that' 1 is not thoy singing h. . It sounds lib other •vojees . , I Ltqfht \es, it is the( l (png of tho mothen ) coming out to meotthoql . (Moanwhil f Jime closes the doors Ho turns t< , ,take a last look at the Kill and suddenly per ceives Tjltyl, Mytyl, and Light) J l > i»mo (dumbfounded aud )unoiis)i What' i?n" ' .What aro yo« doins hero' . Who aw you , , Why aro jou not blue i i? w d L d 011 got ln? (Ho come fornyd thTeatonlnu them with his scytho) (to Jyltyl. Do not answer | I have tho Bliio Bird . Ho is hiddoi wder m> cloal. Lot „ oscape > /ml ,1 u dlam O» d ' h° will lose our traces , (They slip rwoj on tho left, between th cbhimns fn tho foreground,) t _