CAN -CAN Music and Lyrics by 7 COLE’ PORTER Book by ABE BURROWS CAN-CAN Book-Copyright ©1954 Abe Burrows ‘Musio snd lyries-Copyright 1953 & 1954 by Cole Porter, except bor copyrights secured as follows: ‘Maidens Typical of France’, ‘Neyer, Never Be An Artist, Every Man Is A Stupid Man’, Copyright, 1953 (unpub) & 1954 by Cole Porter, ‘Never Give Anything Away’ est Magniique',‘Live And Let Live, Am In LoveMontmarire, * ‘Alle2-Vous-En’, Love Paris’,Copyright 1952 (unpub) & 195 by Gole Porter; Quadrite’,'Come Along With Me’, ‘If You Loved Me Truly,'i's All Right With Me”.Copyright 1953 by Cole Porter ILove Paris; Can-Can’, Copyright 1952 (unpub) & 1953 by Cole Port Orchestrations and arrangements © Robert H.Montgomery.dr Trustee (of Literary and Musical Property Trusts u/6/t by Ce Porter dated July 6,1961, as amended) 1977.All rights reserved.CAST 5.4 (In order of appearance) BAILIFF REGISTRAR POLICEMEN, JUDGE PAUL BARRIERE COURT PRESIDENT, HaNRI MARCEAUX JUDGE ARISTIDE FORESTIER CLAUDINE GABRIELLE MARIE CaLESTINE, HILAIRE JUSSAC BORIS ADZINIDZINADZE HERCULE: ‘THEOPHILE, ETIENNE - WAITER LA MOME PISTACHE SECOND WAITER CAFE WATTER CAFE CUSTOMER JAILER ‘MODEL MIMI CUSTOMERS DOCTOR SECOND PROSECUTOR eo 8 &Seone 1, Beone 2. Seene zt Séune Scene 5. Scene 6, Scene t Scone 8. Scens $, Seon 1), Scene 1, Seene 2. Sesne 3. Scene Ae Scene 5, Scone 6, Scene 7, SYNOPSIS OF ScsWss Tho entire action takes plece in Paris, 1693 ACT ONE Correctional Court, A Street in Montmartre, Bel’ du Paradis. Pistache's Office. Bal du Paradis. Sidewalk Cafe. Jail. The Atelier, The Street uct2! Arts Bell, Act awo The Atelier. The Cafo. "La Blanchisserio," Tae Street. Roof of "La Blanchisserie." Prison. Court of Assizds.MUSICAL NUMBER: ACT ONE Maidens Typical of France. . « « Never Give Anything Away Glst Magnifique. . . Quadrille, eee ee ee ee Come Along With Me . . S The Laundresses Pistache Pistache, Aristide Claudine, Leundresses and Friends Jussac and Boris Iive and fot Lives.s . 1 lsc eee « Pistache Tam In Love. ees sce tse eso Aristide ir You Loved Me Truly. ¢ ; Boris, Claudine, Theophils, Hercule, Marie Etienne, Gabrielle, Celestine ahd Montmart'. . ss ee ee ee ee + + os Singing. semble The Garden of Eden:. Eves wee ee eee ee ee eo © Claudine Inchworms Flamingos Kengeroos Penguins Sea Horses 4 Frogs ~ Eile Allez-Vous=Bn. se + es ee ee oo Phstache AcT_ TWO Hever, Never Bo An artist. . . » Boris, Theophile, Hercule, Etienne end Model It's All Right With Me . . Every Man Is A Stupid Mane os eo + Tho Apaches. se ee eee ee ee T Love Paris s+ es eee eee ee Reprise: C'Est Magnifique. +. 2 0 + Can-Cane 6 + + ses eee Finale. se eee eee ee Aristide Pistache Claudine and Dancers Pistache Aristide and Pistache Pistache, Claudine and Lanndresses Entire CompanyovaRTURS: "Cen-Can" "Allez-Vous~in" "If You Loved Me Truly . : : "I Love Paris" "Montmartre" eee House lights dim slowly out during the playihg of "I Love Paris". “At end of "I Love Paris” & HOUSE CURTAIN rises ~~ CURTAIN LIGHTS DIM UY C on "Plan dé Peris" Show Drop -~ During the pleying of "Montmartre" FOOTLIGHTS and ARO” FLOOD from BOOTH DIM OUT ~ Date projection . "1893" is projected on.the bottom of “Plen de Paris" Show Drdj At end of Ovorture -- STAGE LIGHTS DIM UP . behind Trensperent "Plan de Paris" Show Drop Z revealing "Police Correctional Court". Show Drop rises and the rest of the state lights ‘ DIN IN TO FULL.AcT_ome Scene 1 POLICE CORRECTIONAL COURT, 1893. At riso we see the BAILIFF talking to REGISTRAR who is seated at a desk stage R. There is a POLICEMAN standing to L. of Prisoner's dock stage L, Another POLICAMAN enters from Stage L.1 on rise and crosses to BAILIFF at stage R. BAILIFF gives POLICINAN a sheet of paper - POLICEMAN then goos to scene dock ' stage L, and stands at attention next to tha other’ POLICEMAN, : COURT BELL RINGS OFF L.1. BAILIFF goos to stage L, front of prisoner's dock = faces front and announces, N BAILIFF Tho Court will riso for the Honorable Judgés. (MUSIC_OUE) # JUDGES enter from L.2 in the following order: PAUL BARRIERE, PRESIDUNT, and ARISTIDE FORESTIERE, TEEY walk up on judge's stand) 26 PRESIDENT (Pounds with gavel) Tue Correctional Court is in session, First case, Bring in the accused, (The 7: (Tho 2nd PoLIGMiAN standing at Dock Li” exits L.l. PAUL SAPRIFRE.and. ARISTIDE sit. removing their hats as thoy do) It will be noted for the record that Judge Barriere ana mysolf are joinud today by our new colleague, the recently appointed Judyo Aristide Foresticre. (PRESIDENT sits, ARISTIDE rises) ARISTIDE Tt is a great privilege and honor to be here. I shall do my utmost to uphold the dignity end purity of the French judiciel py at gm seer a(GIRLS ontar from L.1 sg; kicking at fiv fen who are tryin: ff into prisoner's dock. STIp2pushes POLICEMAN across stazo#o R. HE goes sliding 2 . across) s LIGHT CUR: PRESIDENT BUILD _UP (Rapping wit! Order! gavel) BAILIFF member, this is a Courtroom, CELASTINE ‘troom. (Boing pushed in dock by POLICMAN, CLAUDINE is also pushed in‘dock; as POLICEMAN goes L. CLAUDINE slaps him on back, GABRIELLE grabs his hat and places it on her head. POLICEMAN snatches it from hor and oxits Ll. All POLICHMEN exit oxcept one who stands at’ right by Rogistrartg’ desk) PRESIDENT + Monsiour Bailiff, if you please, \ BAILIFF The acctised will anawor to their namos (Roads from paper) Duchess of Clichy, GIRL Hero. BAILIFF Catherine de Modici, CELESTINE Here. BAILIFE Josephine Bonaparte. “GIRL - Hore, BALLIFP Marie Antoinette. MARIE Here. ae(ARISTIDE looks very uncomfortable and annoyed. H8 loans over and whispers something in the President's e are The PRESIDENT gestures towards the BAILIFF as if giving ARISTIDE permission >» + to speak) BAILIFF Martha Washington. GABRIELLE, Horo. ARISPIDE Monsieur Bailiff, those names. (BAILIFF turns to ARISTIDE) BAILIFF Do they sound erroneous? . PAUL . Sligatly. ° ARISTIDE The only one that soums to be missing 4s Joan of Arc. CLAUDINE (Raising hang) Heres PRESIDENT (To BAILIFF) Go on with the questions. BAILIFF State your occupation. . MATRE Wetre leundresses. 7 GABRIELLE 4nd from the looks of your linen, you could use use (BAILIFF fingers bis scarf nervously points finger at MARIE) BAILIFF Now listen you -~ PRESIDENT (Pounds gavel) Read the charges is BAILIFF : Shortly after midnight, in the vicinity of Montmartre, the defendants were arrested. Thoy were placed under arrest by1-1-4 BAILIFF (Cont'd) - Police Officers Dupont, Monet, Pilet, Bergereau, Metin, ( d Jolyneux, Artiveau, Renard, Chaubrun, Gerot, Giradeaux, Worency and Pitou. ARISTIDE It took less nen to win the Battle of Austerlitz. BAILIFF (fumns to ARISTIDE) that? ARISTIDE Go on. BAILIFF (Facing front ana reading) The accused were arrested on the premises of a dance hall 4 called the Bal du Para@is., They are charged with violations of Public liorals Laws of 1790, 1676, 1678, 1880, and 1e€1, They are charge’ with lewd and lascivious dancing. (MUSIC ov: exhibitionistic and: indecent posturing and movements = IRLS murmur disapproval) : calculated to Aisturb, arouse and debase the . minés, souls, moral fibres and characters of the spectators. cy (GIRIS begin shouting "NOFSIEUR PRESIDENT", : PRESIDEWE poun’s gavel shouting for order. GIRIS struggle to reach the PRESIDENT, but the BAILIFF holds them back, but CLAUDINE breaks through, goes up to \ JUDGE ARISUIDE and at the foot of the \ Judge's stand gesticulates wildly at him, : : BAILIFF rushes up, grabs her around the waist and forcibly places her back in the prisonerts dock! FUMBER: "MAIDENS TYPICAL OF FRANCE" GIRLS ur President! Monsieur President! Monsieur President - ur President! Hons: We are maidens typical of France In a convent. educated From the wicked clutches of romance. We have all been segregated. Ne Imow how to set, we kmow how to knit, Wie know how to read - at least a little bit, Vie lnow how to wash» we know how to clean, If also we smow the difference between. +», . 2 _ Avpair‘o' panties anda pair o! pants, (dee i Me are Maidens typical-of Frances: seo 0 Voilal s ” (THEY ALL raise their hands to JUNGES)PRESIDENT (Pounds gavel) Who filod tho complaint hero? (Road The complainant BAILIFF ng-f¥om papor) is an organization called "The Leaguo Against Sidewalic Licentiousness", Tho League against what? Sidewalk Licenti (Rises Does that mean 9 I imagine so, Monsieur, Then say 809 == uncewfortable. (PAUL It does indoods not being chergo PRESIDENT AILIFF ousness? PAUL + To BAILIFF) rostitution? BAILIFF PAUL: Sidewalk licentiousness sounds terribly sits) \_ aRIstpe And, as"I-understand it, these girls arc d@ with anything like that. (GIRLS applaud) Youtro right, Fo (GIRLS Kowever, we cann: dancing describe: PAUL restier, They were just dencing. applaud) ARISTIDE ot overlook the fact that the type of ig montioned in the Public Morels “Laws. PAUL Forostier, you Gisappoint me. Im sorry. hey nade thy arrest? (PRS TDs in turn mo: Sumnon the arres ARISTIDE . we hear the testimony. of the ‘officers who tions to BAILIFF, who ons off stage L.1) Ne PRESIDENT ting officers.1-1-6 (GSREE POLICEMEN enter from L.1 and cross to stage R. and stand at attenticn) , PAUL That won't do any good, they never see anything, ARISTIDE I hardly think that french policemen would Ye asked for the arresting officers. I thought there were about Fifty? FIRST POLICEMAN Vell, Monsieur, the others are not available. PRESIDENT Now when you made this arrest... ‘ ARISTIDE (Cutting in) : Excuse me, Monsieur President, I am a trifle confused. (fo FIRST POLICEMAN) Where are the other officers? FIRST POLICEMAN (Steps to Judges stand) Well, Monsieur, this is their day off, and since this is not a very important case... ARISTIDE We'll decide whether this is important or not, (FIRST POLICEMAN’ auickly steps back into line) : PRESIDENT Now, when you made thid‘arrest, did you see this dancing? PIRST POLICEMAN Wo, Monsieur President, I didn't see anything. I was outside guarding the exit. PRESIDEN? (To SECOND POLICEMAN ) And you? SECOND POLICEMAN (Stepping forward) Yes, Monsieur, PRESIDENT “ere you inside this place?1-1-7 SECOND POLICEMAN Iwas, Monsieur. PRESIDEN? Did you see this dancing? SECOND POLICEMAN Oh no, Monsieur President, I have trouble with my eyes. Iam quite nearsighted. I suffer from an ailment... ARISTIDE An ailment? SECOND POLICEMAN Yes, it's called... ARISTIDE y (Cutting in) Perjury. 7 SECOND POLICEMAN | 0h no, Monsieur, astignatism, (HE salutes and steps back into line) 4) ARISTIDE This is fantastic. Does this happen often? This failure to testify? PAUL Only after they have made an arrest. Forestier, you are getting much too excited. Most of these new censorship lews are ridiculous. You can't tell a woman how high she can lift her skirt. : . ARISTIDE Iam not trying to tell women anything. I realize T Gon't have my brilliant and learned colleagues' court- room experience. I am fresh from the dull atmosphere of ‘the law office, However, yesterday I took an oath to up- hold the law and I think that is the sole duty of a Judge. PAUL (Rising and indignant) My dear brand new colleague, it is not necessary to instruct us in the duties of a Judge. > ARISTIDE (Rising) I am Going no such thing. ALL GIRIS (Shouting) order in the court!1-1-6 . ard \PISTIDE plop down in their chairs) ARISTIDE (Recaining his composure) ever, it has alvays been part of my training to believe thet it’a law is wrong, it should and will be changed, but while it does exist, it mst be resnected. (EE turns to FIRST POLICEMAN) , vhen vou nolicemen make these arrests, of course you ake testimony from witnesses? FIRST POLICEMAN ¥o, Monsieur. ARISTIDE (Rising) 7 Do ynv ever use photography in conjunction with the arrest? FIRST POLICEMAN Fo, Monsieur. (ARISTIDE picks up his hat and steps down from the ' yench sneaking as he does) ARISTIDE Will you take me to your superior? PIRST POLICEMAN Yes, Monsieur. (HBexits Rl), PRESIDENT Forestier, whet is this? ARISTIDE Monsieur President, it’s unfortunate -- or verhaps fortunate -- that this hapoened during ny first day on the bench. (Crosses to stage R.) But now I couldn't rest if I didn't do something about this. (£ to RE. Turns to BAILIFF) What's the name of that dance hall? BAILIFF (Reading nans from paper) Bal du Paradis. PRES IDENT (To ARIST IDE) You're not going up there?1-1-9 ARISTIDE T may. PAUL (Rises) Be ¢eréful, oh ncble judge, there are many distractions in Montmartre - girls, sidewalk licentiousness... ARISTIDE That sort of thing couldn't possibly distract me. PAUL way not? ARISTIDE Because it's illegal. (HE exits R,1. PAUL sits) . PRESIDENT Well, it's the opinion of this court that there is a lack of corroborating evidence, and if there is no objection... (Turns to PAUL) PAUL No objection. (GIRLS run out of dock shouting with glee, kissing POLICEMEN who are standing at stage R. bailiff tries to restrain girls but gives up as hopeless. HE backs up to Stage L, and stands. GIRLS line up and sing chorus of "MAIDENS TYPICAL OF FRANCE") GIRLS, We are maidens. typical of France, In @ convent educated, From the wicked clutches of romance We have all been segregated. (During this number PRISONERS! DOCK is moved off stage L,2 back of No. 1 Portal) We're all very pure, we're all very good, We all try to do exactly what we should, We all go to church, we all say our prayers, It is to show that, even when we dance, We are maidens -- POLICEMAN They are maidens ALL Typical of France. ~1+1-10 STAGE LIGHTS FADE OUT #7 COUNT . IN WITH NO. 1 TRAVELLER : IN WITH HONTMARTRE Ni IN WITH KOWTHART DROP BUILDINGS WHEN SET: PAN LIGHTS ON MM BLUGS DIM UP OPEN NO. 1 TRAVELLER LIGHTS DIM UP TO MARK TORMS AND RAILSSCENE: TIME: AT RISE: 1-2-11 ACT ONE Scene 2 MONTMARTRE NIGHT EXTERIOR Night-time. Yusical atmosphere street crosses with different type characters - crossing and entering into the Bel du Paradis. During this we see ARISTIDE, who is in evening clothes, wearing a cape and carry. ing a silk hat, and a POLICEMAN enter from R.l. and cross to door of Bal du Paradis, stage L. THEY stop momentarily. ARISTIDE looks at his watch, nods to POLICEMAN. THEY both exit L.1. As end of atmosphere crosses, CLAUDINE enters from R.1.,; looking over her shoulder as though she is watching someone pursuing her, At this moment HILAIRE JUSSAC enters from Lsl., sees CLAUDINE and deliberately steps in her path and bump -~ MUSIC PADES OUT 7 CLAUDINE (Smiling, and backing away a step) Good evening. (At this moment BORIS enters from R.1. and HE is somewhat in surly mood) + CLAUD: Yes, ‘but I'm waiting for someon . (Turns and sees BORIS and-points ae Gens onts.2 BES i1-2-12 io: Ge dorway of Bal du Paradis, CLAUDINE goes to BORIS) BORIS Who was that fancy one? a CLAUDINE Boris, don't be jealous. BORIS I'm not jealous. We, Bulgarians are never jealous...1 just don't like to see’ you talking to other men, CLAUDINE You talk to other women. .° BoRIS oe : That has nothing to do with it. You stiouldn't z be here at All tonight, CLAUDINE Way not? gy a Why_ not. Beceuse I kmow "you. Ina atte while, ‘there will start that. crazy.dance, and onge again the police will descend. : “ coavprne. Oh, tha police... Piatdahe takes: cate of thim. : BORIS“. But what about that’ new’ judge? Braryeoay says he is going to clean up Montmartre’. ‘LAUDINE : Let him try. Pistache will take care of him, too. BORIS (X to Re) + Pistache, . : CLAUDINE (Goes ‘to him) > She's smart, Son won't Let anybody-wtop’ us fiom: Aaneings She knows tle.custonera all. come to see us.dance. — BORIS you. pay.her for the privilege. ‘lie ieee ees CLAUDINE vell,Pistache says one of these days she is going to have us york’ for. like real dancers.1-2-13 BORIS What about your job at the laundry? , CLAUDINE I'd give that up. BORIS Give up a steady income? Claudine, I can't take the financial risk, Will Pistache pay you as much as you make at the laundry? CLAUDINE Not right away. BORIS Not ever, Claudine, no matter how hard it 4s, I will not give up your. job at the laundry, CLAUDINE - I wish you felt differently. BORIS Well, what can I say? I'm in an unfortunate position, For the last five years, I have been temporarily dependent -on your income. Now, when I'm on the verge of almost being ready to start preparing for the first opportunity of having Cy an exhibition of my sculpture, I find myself abandoned. ie (HE starts off R. SHE follows him) % 8 CLAUDINE It's not true, (HE. turns to her and points his finger at her) BORIS Someday history will remember you as the woman who lost faith in Boris Adzinidzinadze, (Starts to exit R.) L CLAUDINE Gsters of (Qusek1y) Where are you going? = BORTS (Turning to her) I'm going to throw myself into the Seine, Well, first let's go i (Pointing to Bal du Paradis) cy Cre1-2-14 BORIS All right. , (HE takes CLAUDINE's arm and Bk they stroll off L.1) STAGE LIGHTS BLACK OUT OUT WITH M.M. DROP OPF WITH M.M. BUILDINGS PRESENT LIGHTING DIMLY REVEALS BAL DU PARADIS DANCEHALL - Couples dancing. ALL STAGE LIGHTS BUILD UP SLOWLY TO MARK AS COUPLES CONTINUE TO DANCE *C what's that? 1-3-15 ACT ONE Scene 3 2 IS fs INTERIOR OF THE BAL DU PARADIS, 5 Night-time. i AT RISE: Waltz is taking place. Couples “are dancing. GABRIELLE, CHLESTINE, MARIE, HERCULE ,ETIENNE and THEOPHILE, who is moving table downstage and setting chairs in position down stage R.l, are all in an enimated conversation, ' WAITER is setting table and ‘two « chairs stege L.2, .Thon HE exits up R.3,_ BORIS and CLAUDINE: entey from R.1.. THEY aré greeted by ell at the table:R.1. BORIS sits on chair L..of ‘table, CLAUDINE sits and shares sume chair as GABRIELLE R,"of table, “Waltz bnds and dancing couplés go up stage and sit on \. benches upstage R. and L. Same WATTER that we saw setting table stage L. enters hurriedly from R.1 and passes table wheré BORIS is sitting. BORIS.riges and goes to waiters . - BORIS .-,., tzy, I vant to orden two bottles of your very best miserebls wine, eet : . WAITER (Hesitéatly). F Well, Monsieur Boris -~ Well, what?” é as WALTER De you have the money?, ° : BORIS Do I have'the’ money? of course nof. I never have money. But I have something which is better than money. ‘WALTER BoRIS Now,:riny me the’ wine.1-3-16 WALTER Imm sorry. Pistache told me your credit is no good, BORIS Ther you bring me Pistache (di pushes waiter, WAITER exits up L.3. CLAUDINE rises and goes to BORIS who is at stage R.C.) CLAUDINE Boris, what's wrong? BORIS What's wrong? You'end your friend Pistache. (PISTACHE enters from-L.3 above people \ who are sitting at table upstage. SEE erosses to BORIS) ' BORIS Fistache, he told me that you told him my credit 1s no god, PISTACEE Boris, you know me better than that. ‘BORIS Well, what ¢é you tell hii? PISTACHE I told him to throw you out. CLAUDINE (Teking French bill from’her bosom) Pistache, I have my wages here, I'll pay you for Boris! wines (offering PISTACHE money) BORIS * You will note : (Taking money out of Claudine's outstretched hand) I need that money for my rent. (X to Le of PISTACHE) PISTACHE (Going to’ CLA‘DTHE) : . Claudine, I cannot understand your stupid little head. You are pretty, charming, talented. : (CLAUDINE starts to interrupt) Yes, you-are, Everyone is enchanted when you dance. They “all'say there is one who will be ‘someone, and you allow yourself to be milked by this crooked Siberien swindler,c 1-3-17 BORIS (Insulted and going to PISTACHE) You go too far, I'm Bulgarian. PISTACHE Close your mouth, you Siberian. (BORIS, hurt, crosses to table stage L, and sits to the left of it. CLAUDINE follows him tos tage center, then turns to PISTACHE) . CLAUDINE Pistache, try to understand Boris, He's an artist. PISTACEE Artist! They never make a sou. (CLAUDINE crosses to table L., sits . down and sympathetically takes Boris! hand and pets it. PISTACHE goes to HERCULE who is standing L, of table stage R.) You, have you ever sold a painting? ‘\ HERCULE Now PISTACHE Why not? HEROULE I'm an architect,. PISTACHE (To THROPHILE) Yes, you are the painter. (To ETIEWNE) And you? : EDIENNE I'm an unkmown poet. PISTACHE (Turning away from him) I don't want to imow you either, CELESTINE Pistache, let them alone.1-3-18 PISTACHS i) T cannot understand you women, You work hard all day... Jou slave, You let men om you, You give then yourselves, ‘ Your money, For what? MUSIC CUE LIGHT © NUMBER: "HBVER GIVE ANYTHING AWAY" PISTACHS If I have succecdad in life, so fer, 1Tis because my meta was my guiding star, when I was a baby. upon her kne, Mema would so often say this to me. (Moves chair around and places foot on it) Never give anything away, away, away 'Tis very unwise. Never give anything away, away, away, Do not cemoromise, : Be economical a (X to 0.) I say, I say, I says And you will well ~~ Never give ng away, away, away ‘ That you can séll, (X to Ly) very night, every day Try to remember, ma belle, : Never cive nything away, away, away, Thet you can sell. (X to Ce) GIRLS :- Never. give enjthing away,’ away sway ‘Tis very unvise. ae : co pistachs Never give’ anytuihe away 2. (Chucks GIRL under chin) Awey. evay Do not compromise. = Madame DuSarry used to_ Bey? to 2877 to S.A» = So histories tell, ? Hever give anything away» ‘away, aways PISTACHE AND GIRLS That you cen sell PISTACHE qin Verseities, she would say | (Curtsey)1-53-19 ‘NEVER GIVE ANYTHING AWAY" (Cont'd) PISTACHE (Cont'd) Helping sone poor demoiselle, Tever give anything away, GIRIS Away PISTACHE Away GIRIS Away PISTACHE Away GIRIS Away PISTACHE Away That you can sell. \ (END OF NUMBER) (PISTACHE goes to CLAUDINE) LIGHT CUE (AIL GIRLS resume previous places) BORIS (Rises, X front of PISTACHE goes to table R.;. picks up his hat) Well, I for one, wili’not stay here to listen to anymore of this evil philosophy. Come, Claudine, we are going hone. CLAUDINE (Rises, goes to BOKIS, - PISTACHE grabs her by the back of her dress-and-stops her)! 29". Boris, I'd like to stay for the dancing. BORIS (Hurt) Very well. 5 Boris; don't be angry. (Very hurt) I'm not angry. ‘I'm hurt,1-3-20 BORIS cd (Crossing to R.1, passes table) There is nothing but maggots here. (EVERYONE in the dance hall shouts : at BORIS to leave) L PISTACHE Go back to Siberia. (BORIS exits R,1. shouting. CLAUDINE sterts after him. PISTACHE grabs the back of her dress and stops her; at this moment ARISTIDE enters dressed in evening clothes and carrying a silk hat. HE stops momentarily, then continues to stage L, and sits at left of the table. EVERYONE in the place looks at him in a silence) : PISTACHE (To CLAUDINE) Well, I wonder who that one is? : CLAUDINE I think I've seen him ‘pefore, \ »% PISTACHE You've never seen anyone like him up here. (SHE goes to him and stands behind table} Good evening, Monsieur. \ 7 ARISTIDE Good evening. . PISTACHE You've never been here before? ARISTIDE No, (SHE claps her hand for WAITER. CLAUDINE who is standing stage R. i ean with GABRIELLE, MARTE, CELESTINE, iis gives an exclamation of recognition, THEY all rush off R.1, WAITER enters ial tee eet aeetng| coweldce his arm’ pees PISTACHE 3-Some Service for Monsieur... (To WAITER) at the ‘gentleman will have. WAITER1-321 ARISTIDE A bottle of mineral water, please, (PISTAGHE and the WAITER exchange looks) PISTACHE Would you like to have some of our good cognac, or some champagne? ” ARISTIDE Not this evening, thank yous PISTACHE Why don't you take a cognac? I have to charge you for it, anyway. You see, it's a rule here, You sit at a table, you ‘must order a drink, (Takes & serving towel from WATTER's arm and spread iton table) i - You can't dirty up a table-cloth for nothing. ARISTIDE . Well, charge me for the cognac, but just bring me the minerel water, \ ” PISTACEE: . You do not understand, Monsieur, If there is no drink here, it will hurt the business at all: the other table. ARISTIDE Well, how do we solve this? PISTACHE Order a cognac. ° ARISTIDE T have already told you, I don't want one, PISTACHE Very well, since this is Monsieur's first visit to this place, here is what we'll do. (To WAITER)", < Bring Monsieur a bottle of inineral water and a cognac, (Slaps hi on shoulder) Iwill drink the cognac. | (WAITER exits 1.2, ""SHE takes chair fron.R,. of table, places it behind table and sits) ~ There are a lot of p petty girls here if zm care to dence. ‘ARISTIDE Moe I gon't care to, Shank, Yous = s +S PISTACEE x uu Inow, there's no extra charge,1-3-22 ARISTIDE I know, . PISTACHE . . Oh, you just came to see the.dancing, huh? ARISTIDE That's right. PISTACHE Well, you'll see plenty, This is.-the only place.in Montmartre. hey do real Can-Can; if-you know what I moan, (S02 pokes him with her elbow) “* aRrsTipz (Uneasy) eee Yes, yes, I think I do. “PISTACHE These little leundresses come ofjly to ry place because they remember I was once one of. them. ~ .. WATTER (Entering from L.2) We have no mineral watery i) 7. ON prsrackE \ “ny not? WAITER ‘The sink is broken, PISTACHE (To ARISTIDE) Why don't you take a cognac? Itts.-very. cheep. {To WAITER) (WAITER exits L.2) If I may ask, Monsieur, areyou a man of profession? Cognace ARISTIDE - Yes, I am 7 " PISTACHE = what profession? J aRISTIDE The lew. PISTACHE The law] “How chic, I will soon need a lewyer to hendle all my affairs, Business 1s very hard for a woman. You know, ‘> cherie, that I-am the only’ woman who owns a place in 7 Montmartre. I mean a dancing places The other dancehall owners do not like it. Ever since I have this plece, they ave been waiting for me to fall on my you-know-whate bend om toe 1 sg my laundreeses co their. naughty: cng ess