Monologue

Directions To The Stage Manager Monologue from The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes

From The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes by Paul Carus

any · philosophical · 57 sec

The scenery can be made very attractive by both historical accuracy and a display of Oriental luxury, but the drama may easily be performed with simple means at a small cost without losing its dramatic effect. Some of the changes, however, should be very rapid. The interludes can be replaced by lantern slide pictures, or may be omitted. If the interludes are retained there need not be any intermission in the whole drama. The music for the Buddha's Hymn of Victory, pages 5 and 39 (see The Open Court, XIX, 49); the dirge on page 19, (Open Court, XIX, 567); Yasodhara's Song, page 37 (Open Court, XVIII, 625); and the Doxology, page 63 and at the end (Open Court, XVIII, 627), may be found in a collection entitled Buddhist Hymns (Chicago, Open Court Publishing Co., 1911).

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