o El Boticario y /as chulapas y celos ma1 reprimidos The Festival of Our Lady of the Dove or The Pharmacist and the Pretty Girls, and Poorly Repressedjealousy

Music ............................................... Toms Bretdn Libretto ....................................... Ricardo de la Vega New English Version ..................... Richard Traubner Conductor ................................... J. Lynn Thompson Additional Orchestration .................... Quade Winter CAST: Don Hilari6n, an old pharmacist..Richard Stevenson Don Sebastidn, a shopkeeper ................ Boyd Mackus Julidn, a young typesetter ...................... Daniel Neer Carlos, a cafe owner ........................... ..Peter Castaldi Rita, his wife, godmother of Julidn ........... Elaine Fox Antonia, a maiden aunt .................... Anthony Maida Casta, her niece ................................ Suzanne Woods Susana, her niece .................................... p i Crane La Cantadora, a cafe singer. ....... Sandra Piques Eddy Policeman 1 ..................................... Ted Christopher Policeman 2 .............................................. Gary Moss Severiana ............................................ Jan Cornelius Mariquita ......................................... Lauren Pastorek Mozo 1 ............................................... G r a d L. Aben Mozo 2 ........................................... Michael Gallant Porter ............................................... L a Meachum Porter's Wife ......................................... a n Cornelius The Night Watchman ......................... David Babinet Chorus: Nancy Marfa Balach, John Bernard, Christine Marie Heath, Karla Hughes, Hege Korshavn, Megan Loomis. Jessie Wright Martin, Melanie Melcher, Lauren Pastorek, John Pickle, Christopher Swanson, Brad Wilson, Brian Woods, Julie Wright

PCO~VQIII ..... ~ i cha rd Traubner Spanish operetta is technically older than any other European operetta form, taking its name from the Zarzuela Palace outside Madrid (the present home of Spain's King Juan Carlos). There. in the late 17th century, the first zanuelas were produced-lavish neoclassic musicales something like the English masques of the period.

Zonuela went through various transformations over succeeding decades, taking on attributes of other European musical-theater forms: Italian grand and comic opera, French opera-comique, operetta, even revue. By the mid-1850s, when Parisian operetta began with Offenbach, Madrid already had a Teatro de la Zarzuela (it still exists today) playing full-length, rather grand affairs that for the most part have disappeared from the repertoire. One composer, F.A. Barbieri, revolutionized the genre by incorporating Spanish dance and folk rhythms into a formula that had proved successsful for French composers like Offenbach and Lecocq, ushering in the great period of 19th century wnuela.

Two strands would develop: thegrande and chico zanuelas. The former, full-length works were often fairly serious, but not always; the chico (i.e., short work) was usually comic, but equally romantic or sentimental. By the 1880s. the chico works were gaining massive popularity all over

Madrid barrio to honor a certain saint. In this case, the honoree is La Paloma, or Our Lady of the Dove, and she is celebrated each August 15th in Madrid with rides, carnival booths, cotton candy, etc.--much like the St. Anthony's Street Fair in New York City's Little Italy.

La Verbena de la Polorna is widely regarded as perhaps the most perfect of all short wrzuelas. The music heard on this recording is exactly what was heard in 1894, with a very close English approximation to the original Spanish libretto. In addition, we have added a typical operetta finale to this work.

Plat S ~ B ~ O ~ B I E Scene: A squore i n a working-class barrio of Madrid. A slice-of-life portrait of a working-class quarter of Madrid, on a hot afternoon and evening in August a century ago. Don HilariBn, an aging pharmacist, and his old friend Don Sebastidn, a shopkeeper,

To& Bretdn Richant Trauber discuss their ailments, current remedies, and what Composer Translator others call "progress" in modern science. Julidn, a the Spanish-speaking world, from Madrid to Mexico young typesetter, complains about his pathetic City to Manila. love-life to the sympathetic cafe owner's wife,

It was customary then to perform several short Seiia Rita, while her husband, Carlos, plays cards zonuelas in one evening, often one every hour until with young men from the district. A porter and his midnight. (The Spanish have their dinner very late, wife put their child to sleep. Local young men and by American standards.) There were often short women enter, looking forward excitedly to that revues or farces with songs (sainetes) on the bill. evening's verbena, or street fair, in a musing Today, we generalize all these forms under the Seguidillas. wrzuela rubric. Julian tells Rita he thought he saw his flighty

Lo Verbena de la Polorno, a chico zarzeula, had girl friend. Susana, and her sister, Casta, riding in its premiere at Madrid's Teatro Apolo in 1894. A a carriage with a man, before he tripped and fell verbena is a street fair, usually held in a working class down. Don Hilari6n tells Don Sebastidn that he

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has to attend to a "sick patient" that evening; in fact, he has plans to attend the verbena with not one, but two voluptuous girls, as he cannot decide which of the two he prefers.

Inside the Cafe de Melilla in the center of the square, a gypsy singer, La Cantadora, sings of her life in Andalusia. The pulsating rhythms of the Soledod soon have everyone spilling out into the street dancing. Casta, Susana, and their ferocious Aunt Antonia watch from a balcony. Two local ladies, Severiana and Mariquita, enquire about Susana and her absent boy friend. As the evening wears on, a night watchman and two policement discuss current events. Don Hilarion invites Casta and Susana to join him at the cafe for some light refreshment and a little mozurka-ing; to his dismay, Antonia accompanies them, as an all too boisterous chaperone.

A brooding Julidn is encouraged by Rita to be a man and to confront his mysterious rival or to forget about him. He suddenly sees and recognizes Don Hilarion flirting with Susana. He is furious. Susana tauntingly fans Julidn's jealousy when he asks her where she is going in a gorgeous shawl from Manila which he did not buy for her. Finally, Julidn lunges at Hilarion, as Antonia enters the fray, threatening Julidn with her dog. The police intervene, ultimately making Antonia pay a fine for disturbing the peace. Julidn continues to menace Hilarion, who craves police protection. Antonia offers him her own protection, as the Madrileiios run off to enjoy the verbena. --R. T

Overlure TRACK 1

Duet TRACK 2 DON HlLARlON (in middiscussion) Oh, these days it is too easy, yes, to swallow camr oil! DON SEEASTIAN Ah, why? DON HILAR16N It is now poured into capsules! And the etfect is somehow the same... DON SEEASTIAN And tMs is what they call progress? Science is what is to blame! DON HlIARldN Science is what is to blame!

DON SEBASTI~N I call it a rotten shame! BOTH Oh, what a rotten shame! DON HILARION And my lemonade emetic, No one takes it anymore! DON SEBASTIAN Now what is it? It's just lemon. Tell me, really, what's it for? It's the same as any soda, Like some seltzer, such a bore! DON HlLARldN You've expressed it very dearly. It's just lemonade, no less, no more! DON SEBASTIAN I told you so!

Then there is Toledo Water, It is such an dective balm! DON HILARI~N Now the men of science tell us 11 can only do you ham. DON SEEASTIAN Toledo Water?! DON HILAR~ON Very bad! DON SEEASTIAN For humans? DON HILARI~N Very harmful!

DON SEBASTIAN And tbis is what they call progress? Science is what is to blame ... DON H l l A ~ l d N And the heat we have this evening: Dih, it's really just the same! DON SEBASTIAN It's so hot, my head is boiling, SweA is pouring down my frame! DON HIIARION That's a good thing, very healthy, Si, Seiior Don Sebastiah! DON SEBASTIAN &ts up) V q healthy? 1 can't believe it. look, this shia was ironed today! DON H ~ ~ A R I O N Really, was it? DON SEEASTIAN si, setior: DON H l l A ~ l 6 ~ Why, no one'd believe it! But they say that when you're sweuing,

Don Hflarl6n (Ric!~rdStevasm) andDon Sebasflrin (Boyd M a c h ) This can cure you, if you're ill!

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DON SEEASTIAN Can this d y be hue? DON HILAR16N Yes, it really d m work DON SEEASTIAN Well, I didn't h o w that DON H~LARION Yes, the sdentists have found this out. DON SEEASTIAN And this is what they call progress ...

Ensemble TRACK 3 JULIAN (enters) Some are smiling, some are laughing. How they laugh! RITA (seeing him come in) Ju!i6n! JULIAN M a Rita' RITA Are you crying? JULIAN Me? Nah! RITA This sighing and bawling Just isn't like you. JULIAN What should I do, just tell me! RITA Be manly, no more! IULIAN I am, Sefia Rita RITA Then, pmve it, my boy. JULIAN On this night, I'U prove it to you; Yes, I will!

RITA Be quiet! Why not have a brandy! JULIAN Oh, I could just ... uhh! CARLOS OIayingcrmLF in the cafe with other men) Here il is. MOZO 2 Superb! MOZO I If I capture your ace, Goodbye to your forty, FareweU, with no trace! CARLOS Oh, you really won this... How distressed I feel!

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MOZO 2 Another game? MOZO 1 Sure, why not? CARLOS T e d c , you deal! JULIAN (in hisourn m@l Can it be the whole population Doesn't feel like me, like dying? Their hearts, have they lost their feeling? Their eyes, are they red from clying? My hean's like a hardened rock, Like a blacksmith's anvil, really: What you svike again and again, Only gets more and more steely. And it's all on account of Susana, My heartbeat goes faster.

If she doesn't tdk to me, that angel, It will be disaster! RITA You're a fool to go chasing Susana, For you are the master; For that girl your low is not wspondi It will he disaster! DON HlLARldN There's a lot of gastroenteritis, Intestines flow faster; clients come Just to see me qstave 05 disaster! DON SEBASTIAN l give up all my h i t and tomatoes; My diet's steadfast-er! If I didn't, the heat overwhelms me. It would be disaster! CARLOS, MOZOS I have trumped with the ace, And I did, did it faster! Si! Sf! Calm down! CARLOS We shall see who won this time ... MOZOS This isn't canasta! ALL (variously) You're a fool to go chasing Susana ... And it's all on account of Susana.. There's a lot of gastroenteritis.. I give up all my M...

A PORTER (stroUs in) TRACK The baby's tUt asleep. Lets put him now to bed. PORTER'S WIFE The bedroom's like an oven! The heat will sudy go to his head! Come on darling, let's go!

A Porfer with bLF wlfe and fbeir baty ( L m Mencburn andJan Cornelius)

PORTER I'U be up k. CHULAPOS AND CHALAPAS Ha! TIPLES How many chum, oh, can we buy? CHULAPOS Oh, twenty dozen. Go on 'n' try! TIPLES And bu1&! Oh, yes! Oh yes! BAJOS You got, you got, you got it made! TIPLES 1

4 I want some brandy! TENS AND BAJOS Dandy! TIPLES Me, lemonade! O.K.! O.K.! Yeah, lemonade!

CHULAPOS Now, let us see! TIPLES Wee! CHULAPOS If you get high! TIPLES Ha! Ha! Ha!

Seguidillas TRACK s CHU LAPOS (dancing, singinn) TO greet our lady of Ia paloma, We want you to be seen...na-na... Within a Chinese shawl! This we will give you, When we get home-a; You won't know if it's blue,

yellow, green ... oa-na. .. What color's best of all? CHULAPAS, ALL To greet our Lady of la Paloma, We're happy to be seen...na-na ... Within a Chinese shawl ... If this you give us, Then we won7 roam-a! And we are also keen ...na- na. To dance at any ball! ALL This we will give you give you, If this you'll give us, Then we won't m a , And we are so keen ...na- na If the color's green... na-na, We'll dance at any ball ... WOMAN How 'bout going all the way to Sahanca?

MAN, OTHERS Yes, to SQlamanca! ALL To greet our Jady of La Palom..

Dialogue TRACK 6 JULIAN They have all the time in the world for fun! RlTA Julih! JULIAN Seiia Rita! RlTA Stop driving yourself -... JULIAN If I only had a gun with me... RlTA A gun?! Are you mad? What would your mother say, God bless her soul ... JULIAN You h o w I haven't got a mother! RITA No, but you've got me, your godmother! JULIAN But for Susana I mean nothing! nothing! nothing! CARLOS ( d ' i n g j v m innnn&) Eh, Rita! They're waitingfor their drinks! RITA Coming, Carlos! Coming! (ToJdfdn) You haveproof she W t care? JULIAN Oh, don't make it worse, Saki Rita1 You have no idea what I said to that creature this afternoon, after I asked her to come to the lRlbsM with me.

RlTA What did she say? JULIAN She said she couldn't come... she had "other things to do." RlTA Oh. JULIAN Dids, what could she possibly have to do, without me?! CARLOS @vm In&) By, Rita, did you get those drinks? RlTA I'm just getting them! MOZO I 20, in dubs! MOZO 2 Oh, this mazo has all the luck..! JULIAN Listen, Seiia Rita. I don't want to have to tell you what I saw this morning. What I m, I only wish I hadn't seen. (rros~es bimseIfh&e). As I was lighting a cigarette, crossing the street, a cab comes zooming in out of no- where and practically runs me over! RlTA U I

JULIAN WeU, I motioned to calm the h o w who was already nervous from the whack 1 gave him when l tried to get out of his way-and the driver y d s out "Idiot!" and cracks me with hi whip! Can you believe it? And then he tries to drive awa~ real fast. Ah, but not so fast

that 1 couldn't get a glimpse of who was in the carriage. Do you h o w who was in there? RlTA No, who? JULIAN Susana, and she was with a man! RlTA Did you see them, for sure? JULIAN Susana? Like 1 see you now! RITA And him? JULIAN WeU, I didn't see him too clearly, but I could feel him in here, @mud bis chest) as if he were sitting on my lungs, taking away the very air I breathe! Yes, Seiia Rita. It was a man! ... I couldn't tell if he was handsome, or ugly, or young, or old, or short, or tall ... But she wasn't alone- that much I how. RITA Are you sure that the other person in the cab wasn't a woman? JULIAN That's exactlywhat Susana said when I saw her later. She said she and Casta were late for work and had to take a cab this morning. And that Pthy old aunt of theirs, who covers for them like a,.. like a...sempe! RlTA @ing) The drinks! CARLOS Who asked for mmamiUa.7 Hq, Rita, you make sure you get those orders

right tonight! RITA Tonight? No, no;youk staying here tonight. Wora lgnacia and her hushan are taldng me around the mbem tonight. CARLOS C l m quesi?.. You have a good time, (to Mazm) To have a good time at a verbena is not punishable by the Ten Commandments! ... MOZO I (ignoring him) They're all jacks! MOZO 2 Holy Santiago! CARLOS Santiago! Rita, look what you've done, you've distracted me so with your. .. RITA See you later, gato! MOZO I (genng up) Rita, my love! MOZO 2 Have a good time! CARLOS @tting up) See you later. .. RlTA Come, Julih ... JuLIAN No, Sefia Rita! RlTA m e r e are you going, Julih? SEBASTIAN JdMnillo! Whew are you going, to the mW? JULlAN (mi%) I don't know, Sebastih... A d a

RITA Goodnight, Don Sebastih. (she exits into the cafe)

d SEBASTIAN (caUingaJterher) Have a good time ... and spend some money! H I L A R I ~ N (re-mtdng) Well, s&w, I was going to the verbma myseIf...but l have to (end a sick patient ... SEBASTIAN A sick man, or a sick wman? HILARION Ha, ha! Don Sebastih, what naughty thoughts you have. SEBASTIAN Oh, Don Hilarick, don't be offended, hut it's a well-known fad that the older a man gets, the more hmmn...hmmn... he becomes. HILARION Hmmn ... hmmn?? (Sebastidn wb@m in bis eq) SEBASTIAN (miting) Yes ... well. I'd best be going. I'm keeping my store open al l night, because it's right in the verbma, and my family will sit by the door to get the fresh air, and to watch the dances.

C~uplef~ TRACK 7 DON HILAR~ON Don Sebastih is f d y right He has his pulse upon iI, quite. But if I crave these volupt'ous ladies, what shall I do? Ha-ha! People may think I'm rather bold.

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Sure, I might he a tad too old. But if I feel like a dashing playbay, What can I do? What can I do?

One is bmIIette, the other golden, These lovely daughters of Madrid, And tho' they're young and I am olden, They make me feel just like a kid! I can't mist them-even snoo?hg, 1 dream of both between each snore, But the di5cult thing is choosing, Whicb of these girls 1 should adore? Ha! ha! ha! ... l would love to give in to temptation, But there's mason for my hesitation! I have not decided Ha! ha! Which of these two girls I like more! And tho' I know just what my fate is, When Sugar Daddy has a chat, Why, ev'ry week, hventypesetas, Exit my purse, for this and that! Why do they love me? That's the question. If it's not love, well then, what for? Is it the money? What a suggestion! Oh, no, there's surely something more! Ha! ha! Oh, They L d me such handsome pdedion, But it's awful to make a selection! I have not decided Ha! ha! Which of these two girls 1 like more...

Dialogue What a lovely time we had this momin& myself and my gids, in the cab I hired

for my amorous admtures! We were so sqwmed in, the three of US! And they tease me so-especially that Casta! I'm sure Casta loves me the most Susana is the less ... expressive of the two... but I'm sure she loves me... somewhat. Casta! Susana! I'll take these dear girls to the verbaa tonight, and they'll wear my shawls from Manila, and oh ... unfor- tunately, their hideous old aunt wants to go, too. God, she is a beast! I'm sure she wants me to marry one of her nieces. And, truth to tell you, I am not getting any younger! Ha, ha! (&its into his shop as Carlos enters) CARLOS Come, let's have another round! MOZO I Yeah! 1 deal! MOZO 2 No, me! Come on!

Soledad TRACK 8 CANTADORA (enters, singsand dm2ces. lk? men gawk at bsr, utten'ng Wonis of enrou-t) Ah! Let me sing like a g i t a ~ . . I was born in Andalusia! And my home is Triana VOICES /OM. ..! CANTADORA If you listen to the gypsy, If you listen togitmraI AUNT ANTONIA (singagto terse@ ou-&. ..

CANTADORA She'll reveal to you your f o m e . Tmtosiboyommia~.. POLICEMAN 1 It doesn't surprise me that ev'ry man's panting. What do you think, Pedro? POLICEMAN 2 I think she's enchanting! ANTONIA OE-&. .. Let us see so'more. Oh, yes, si, setior! For I do implore, Go on singing, for it's wim I adore!

Blessed be your mother, For it's you she bore! And what is more, I could watch till 4, So, si, s f , mim..! SUSANA, CASTA Hush, dearest Aunt Antonia! Do keep your peace! If you don't, all the neighbors, They will surely call the police! ANTONIA Let 'em come n' get me! Let 'em y, What's more, if I can't enjoy this I will shout some more! WOMAN She is right, you how. MAN k t her say hw piece. CANTADORA (otbers ahme a h rmd caU out to the singer) l will tell you where to find me: You won't 6nd me near my mother! Look for me dose to the gutter! For my mother once told me Before she lay dying: Trust no man's honor. Their eyes are deceiving, Their lips are all lying! MEN Gorgeous lady, !+xp dancing! With joy we are crying! ANTONIA OM-&. ... MEN No one can rein in our fervid devotion. ALL But you can see, Amidst all this commotion,

With joy they are crying! VivagitaM! Viu'A&UCia~52 52ScZ.. Viwgifmta! Viv'A&uc&%~

Dialogue TRACK 9 A YOUNG MAN (to Casta) Ay, aren't you ladies going to the verbena? We're going to stop by later... CASTA We're waiting for Don Hilarion, the druggist. He offered to take us. SEVERIANA Listen! Why would you want to go with him? You've got everything a feller wants! ANTONIA Listen, you! He appreciates us very well. And he's velywell thought of in his apothewy world. If my nieces weren't so stupid, one of them would be his

wife by now! CASTA Well, it's not like that at all ... but we like him! SEVERIANA Ah, you girls do what is right! THE YOUNG MAN Your boyfriend, Susana ... isn't he t a b g you to the tzrha? SUSANA My hofiend isn't taking me anywhere. He's impossible! ANTONIA You should have told him "goodbye" when I told you to ... SUSANA I've already broken it off twice, but it's no good ... MARlQUlTA (hopejury, but witb humor) He doesn't beat you, does he? ALL AY 9' 9'! SUSANA He's so impossible, so jealous! ... CASTA And she encourages him! SUSANA No, 1 don't!

Nocturne T R A C ~ lo POLICEMAN 2 Don't talk about politics ! POLICEMAN I Si, si, terri6c! POLICEMAN 2 But what's the government up to now?

A WOMAN'S VOlCE Francisco! POLICEMAN 2 (st& by) I'm coming! These taxes are ldlling me. Who can... who can tellwhat they're gonna do next? And I can't do anything. These taxes never stop. There's no end.. So things are today... VOlCE Francisco! POLICEMAN 2 Take this m e t , for example: it once had three lanterns, now there's only one, and they're still raising our taxes! VOlCE Francisco! POLICEMAN 2 I turn around the corner. I turn left at the station. VOlCE FrandscO!! POLICEMAN 2 Ay, some occupation ... VOlCE Francisco! WATCHMAN Ay! Some occupation! POLICEMEN 2 I'm coming! I think we've just about had enough because now we hear the city's not hished. They intend on raxing some more.. . VOlCE Francisco! WATCHMAN Right! There's going to be some thunder!

And some thunder! (be exits) POLICEMAN 1 Hey, Pepe, what are we doing? POLICEMAN 2 Whatever we want! POLICEMAN 1 Okay! Let's take a walk up and down the street ...

Ensemble TRACK 11 DON ~l lARl0N Oh! these girls, they make me meny! I must be quite truthful. I feel my 3vhosiwhat" rejuvenating! I feel so young, so very, vevely youthful! Ha! So unlike an aging apotheaq! Their old aunt is also waiting! CASTA, SUSANA Chis!, chist, chist, chist. DON HILARION Oh, they're calling me. Delight! CASTA, SUSANA Chist, chist, chist, chist. DON H I ~ A R I O N Oh, this will be quite a night! CASTA, SUSANA Isn't it late for gentlemen? DON ~llAR10N It's not very late, it's ody ten! AUNT ANTONIA Good evening to you, good m-01: DON ~ l lARl0N Good evening to the three of you!

Before we visit the wbenu, Shall we have a drink, dear ladies? Maybe some old mmzzanib

Or some anisefte licor? CASTA Some licor7 SUSANA Si, seim AUNT ANTONIA I'U haw a d k and brandy. You all know what it's for. .. It clears the throat when sandy, Especially if it's sore! HILARION There's that and more... CASTA Just like a druggist. SUSANA "There's that and more!" CASTA, SUSANA Ha! ha! ha! ha! DON HI~ARION Ha! ha! ha! ha! You naughty girlis! Now just you stay! You just stay' I'll place an order at the cd6.

Mazurka TRACK l 2 CASTA listen! How pretty the music is! SUSANA Come, let us dance! ANTONIA Where's that singer that amused me more? Girls, there's dust all over the tlooc..Don't get it on your dresses! DON H I ~ A R ~ O N (returningas they alldance) Oh, you divine girls. Oh,

when you dance! What movements! Oh, what romance! B m ! Muy bien! Lovely! lovely! HlLAR16N Ha, ha, ha, ha! Come, let's have some refreshment! (sees Antonia slurping her milk) I see you've already hished yours! Would you like another? ANTONIA Si. And more brandy this time. ~ l l A R l 6 ~ (motionstoCmloswbo comes in) Sir, this lady would like another. ..@ulidn &Rita re-enter)

RITA (to Julidn) Now, there's the house of Susana Now, what are you going to do? JULIAN I don't know, M a Rita. I don't know what to do. My head is all for one thing, For the other is my heart; One says that I should stay, One says that I should go. Of these, which should I follow? RITA Not either, I should say! For men who are truly manly Need no cue, they just start. And he who is so timid, He keeps mute, and goes away! JULIAN (stmts to lem) Well, then, I'll just go away. RITA Just listen to what I say: If Susana doesn't love you, If she told you so,

And the gid goes on insisting, J&, why not go?! If she wants to change her partner To another baau, If she wants to see another, She'll do that, you how. Why go on, you silly man, Why waver to and fro? Why go on being mis'rable? Why make yourself so low? When the girl has plainly told you She wants you to blow! You should summon your courage, From your head to your toe. Now, stand up and be manly; Bite your tongue, face your foe! JULIAN I won't face that man, no, 1 can't, I won't face him, no! I'm an honest, fine typesetter. That I'm sure you know. And I earn my fourpe&. That's a lot of dough! And l want to wed Susana, I'm no gigolo! But the best of my intentions PggraMte her so! 1 canst tell her now That she's a rotten so and so! That's one thing I'U never do. My conscience won't let go! She's the star in my heaven And her light makes me glow! And l wonl lel another man Take her from me, no! RlTA Come on! Julianillo! One could say

that you're aaing really silly! JULIAN You don? have to treat me like a little boy, Seiia Rira! RlTA I'm your godmother. JULIAN You don't have to keep reminding me! POLICEMEN (to eachotber) Where are they doing, those two here? God only knows, that's dear! Hey, Pepe! What are we doing? POLICEMAN 2 Whalever we want... POLICEMAN 1 OK! M's take another walk up and down the street! OK! CASTA, SUSANA (enM seeJuli6n) Ha! Ha! JULIAN (seestbegirk) Why, both the girls are there, the two... There's the aunt. Shek there too. Listen to them. Why are they laughing? RlTA Oh, we'll soon know just what foc .. DON H l l A ~ l d N (comes in also) Donl you say, my lovely ladies, That I'm very h a n k m e still? JULIAN Listen to that. That must he a man's voice. RlTA We don't know who that could be. It could be a distant uncle, Who has come to pay a call.

JULIAN If I don't die right this minute, Well, I will not die at all.

Ensemble T~~~~ 13 DON HILARION Lovely Susana, Casta, so entrandng! Let's he romancing, girls. I'm the best man, ah! k t us be cheery, Give us your glances, And in the dances you'll follow me. SUSANA AND CASTA Si, setior, yes, that we'll do. Which of us two do you like more? JULIAN (owbewing this) Why, Seiia Rita! Can you believe this? Yes, I'm a baby! A blockhead, too! They are so cheery! He wants their glances? I'U give him glances until he's blue! RITA Quiet! Julih! DON H l l A ~ l d N Lovely Susana, Casta so entrancing... SUSANA, CASTA Ha, ha! But d, s&.. JULIAN This, I can7 bear! RlTA Just wait and see...

RITA Juliah, here they are! JULIAN Help me, oh, God! llm blasted druggist! RITA Don Hila1i6n!

DON HllAR16N A dandy, I, a rascal, me; No one can say just who I am! RlTA I would just laugh. Ha! Ha! It's just a joke! JULIAN Si, Seiia Rita, it's just a joke! Buenas noches, my dear good sir. DON HlLARION Bumas mhes, sir, to you! CASTA (m'de, mrried) Oh, it's coming! SUSANA We are done for! DON HllARlON Who is this man? SUSANA I don't know. JULIAN She's de6cient in her mem'ry. I'm surprised it's not precise. But it seems I have illusions That we have met once or mice. CASTA (to Don Hilaridn) It's a boy who plagues Susana, But he's d y very nice. JULIAN Just moo words, please, if I may, sir.. SUSANA What is it you have to say?

JULIAN Where are you going With that shawl from Manila? Where are you going With this Chinese brocade?

SUSANA How do you know It's not from Sevilla? How do you know Where this shawl was made? JULIAN 1 can tell that this shawl's oriental. I can tell that it wasn't homme. SUSANA No, its giver was just sentimental. And he has such a nice pedigree! JULIAN Well, perhaps you could tell me Which fellow gave this gift Without care for the price? SUSANA He's a person you know vety well, oh! And, unlike you, his manners are nice! JULIAN So, you're going with this 'pothecaq Even though you are giving me woe! SUSANA Yes, this evening he's making me meny. To be fair, then to the bu!l6ght we'll go. JULIAN Oh, yeah? si? SUSANA Yeah! Si! JULIAN Si! Oh, yes, we will see about that! QuUn gmbs Don Hikaridn and then? isgeneral chaos, interrupted only by Curlas' intervention) CARLOS Ev'ryone! Stop it! This has gone

on too long! Ev'ryone just dmp it! (he calm things down) WATCHMAN When I blow this whistle, I want this all to stop. CARLOS You people, over here. And you folks, over there: ( toPolkmm) And don't you blow your whistle, until I've cleared the air! BAJOS This fellow is so jealous. And W s a dirty old man! JULIAN Discrrtion keeps me silent I'll he just as silent as I can. SUSANA (to h e m The more Juli5n gets worked up, The more I love him so. DON HIlAR16N Come on, dear ladies, it's late, we'll go. SUSANA But on this evening I'll madden him so! RlTA Come on, my dear boy. Now we must go. JULIAN (tos-) You'd r d y go? SUSANA Until tomorrow. . JULIAN Goodbye, adih! SUSANA Adids, Julih. J ULIAN (indirating Don Hilan'6n) Your Romeo!

SUSANA I feel your s o m . JULlhN Then you'll explain ... SUSANA He makes me cq! IULIAN Bmvissimo! ALL What will come of these two when they meet at the fdwuz, we do not know! DON HlLARldN So come, my ladies, it's getting late! JULIAN Ay, M a Rita, you surely know! CASTA It's getting nasty, come on, let's go! RITA Come on, you dear boy, Come on let's go. SUSANA Adids, adad Ha ha ha! MEN Drop it now! Let it go, let it go! JULIAN That my Susana, she M s me so! DON HILAR~ON Come on let's go! POLICEMEN Come on, you people, go peacefully. By order of the Madrid City! W p r m d e m o n i u m )

CARLOS TRACK 14 Come on, let's have some more music. Some dancing! Eh, where's Rita?

SEVERIANA Why don't you ask me to dance, Don Sebastih? DON SEBASTIAN Don't mind if I do!.. (They do, as do others. He is a dread@ akncer) Ooh, this is nice! MARIQUITA The next dance is mine! SEVERIANA (aside, bMariquita) I wouldn't bother. He can't dance at all! MARIQUITA Ay ay a)? I can see that! (Hdlarih enters, blwthless) DON HlLAR16N (enters, blwthless) Don Sebas-- Sebas-- tih! DON SEBASTIAN, MARlQUlTA Bumas mhes!You need some fresh air... HILARI~N (shim) Si Si! Perhaps we should go inside ... It's rather cool. SEBASTIAN Maybe you need a glass of sheny to calm down? HILARION @&up) Some sheny? I accept! I accept! Si! SEEASTIAN (tbey enter cafe) Come, let's go in... IULIAN (enters, d i s s q Where is that apothermy? I'll M him if it's the last thing I do..hd that disgusting old meddling woman! And her filthy dog! R's al l her fault! When I find her, I'U squeeze her until she can't breathe anymore! ... Hey! Is that Susana?

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Dancing with that old b u d again?! look at me! What a honible Verbma de la Paloma this is, this year! RITA (enters, doesn't s w him) That boy has run me around in tides -- and he's escaped the police! If someone doesn't stop him, he's going to M his own godmother loo! (Sees Julirin) Ay! There you are! How can you threaten that woman? The police ... JULIAN Damn the police! Look what her dog did to my pants! SUSANA, CASTA (both come in) Julih! ANTONIA (msJulirin) You! I'm going to get my Cuchl and he's going to bite you to m meat. That man is a hasrard! POLICEMEN Now listen, s&mINone of that mugh language here! (To b t a ) Can't you quiet her down, sekwitu? CASTA There isn't anything I can do, constable! When she wants to scream... ANTONIA I scream!!! As much as 1 want to! (indicatingJulicin) That man raised his hand to me! He tried to ki!l me! POLICEMAN 1 Hm ... Then you let your dog off his leash? ANTONIA Si! 1 wanted my Cuchi to bite him! POLICEMAN 1 I see. (* ou tpug

What is your name? ANTONIA Antonia! POLICEMAN 1 And you, sehfta, what's your name? SUSANA Susana! POLICEMAN 2 And yours? CASTA Casta! POLICEMAN 1 (To Antonia) I see. What is your relationship to these two young ladies? ANTONIA I'm their mother and their aunt. Altogether. My late brother was once married to their late mother. What's so strange about that Eh? POLICEMAN 1 Quiet down, m'am! CASTA (restmining her) Auntie, keep quiet! They'll arrest you! JULIAN Bravo! POLICEMAN 1 (To Jdidn) And you young man ... whatis your business? JULIAN I'm a p e r . DON SEBASTI~N (entnsfzut then) What seems to be the problem, officer? Jul iMo, is that you? J ULIAN (sheepish&) It's me, Don Sebastih. SEBASTIAN What have you done, my boy?

JULIAN A crime of passion, Don Sebastiiin. Mcer, take me to prison. SUSANA (loving&) And I'U go with him, ,%#or Mcer! JULIAN You'd really come with me? I don't believe you! SUSANA Well, you'vegot to believe me! (she embmces him) SEBASTIAN Well, I'U be damned! ... Officer, the boy is good and honorable. I'U vouch for him! POLICEMAN 1 (saluting) Your word is good enough for me, Don Sebastiiin! RITA Julih, come into the cafe. Josd will lend you another pair of pans. They should fit you. SEBASTIAN Yes, my boy, you really should. JULIAN OK, Seiia Rita. I want to wash up, anyxy. (tbeygo inside) POLICEMAN 1 OK. I think we will stay around for a little bit just to make sure there are no further disturbances during this Verbena de la Paloma.

Finale TRACK 1s DON HILARION Before we visit the wbena

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Jullan ((DanielNeer) making up ruNb Susana (A@ Cmne)

Shall we have a drink, dear ladies? Maybe some old mamanilla Or some anisette licor? CASTA, SUSANA Si, seiim AUNT ANTONIA Another milk and brandy. Let's toast with that and more.. Don Hilarih, you'll be dandy, And such a matador! DON HILARION He's that and more! CASTA Just like a druggist! SUSANA He's that and more! DON HlLARlON What a disaster! Lovely Susana! Casta so entrancing! I'm too old for romancing! Take him, He's the best man, ah! I'U be m cheerywith Antonia

Can't you just see, ah! Now if you'll many me, my angel, DON HILAR16N (spoken) How very happy, ah, we will be! I will be your muter. Well, wetybody, the exatement has SUSANA AND CASTA SUSANA only just begun ... Oh, si, we'll be sincere, Yoll'm a fool, sir, to many Susana, CHULAPAS We hope you thrive with Auntie dear! You think you'll be master? To greet our lady of La Palom 2.. JULIAN POI if you try to lord it over me, END OF CD And it's all of account of Sum you're in for disaster! My heartbeat nux faster! New English Translation 02000 by

Richard Traubner. All rights reserved.

Ohio Light Opem @ache J. Lynn Thompson, COM)UCTOR

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