MORLOCK
C 1986
CHARACTERS, four men, six women:
The Countess, an imperious woman of no particular age
Mr. Bramble, her steward
Widow, Bramble's wife
Tuneless, the Countess's butler who composes music
Desmond, Mr. Bramble's nephew, a sentimentalist in love with Arabella
Arabella, the Widow's niece, a rationalist in love with Desmond
Maid, the Countess's maid
Lucy, the Widow's maid
Mr. MacPherson, a servant of the Countess
Mrs. MacPherson, his wife
The scene is set in a room in the Countess's country house. The time
is the early 18th Century.
Lucy
I am delighted to see you return, sir. I've been looking for you all
over the place, in the gardens, everywhere.
Desmond
Good day, Lucy, good day.
Lucy
You've come at just the right time. The Countess, and I, and all the
house have been waiting for you to return with great impatience. But,
quickly--tell me news of your uncle-- Is Mr. Bramble dead or alive?
Desmond
I know nothing of it.
Lucy
We are in the same incertitude. Only Mrs. Bramble is certain. We've
told her he's dead for sure--to make her fall into the trap we've set
for her. She thinks she's a widow, and it's on that belief that we
build our little project of your marriage, sir.
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