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Andrew Lloyd Webber
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[FIRMIN]
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"Mystery
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after gala night,"
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if says, "Mystery
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of soprano's flight!"
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"Mystified
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baffled Surete say,
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we are mystified -
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we suspect foul play!"
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Bad news on
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soprano scene -
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first Carlotta,
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now Christine!
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Still, at least
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the seats get sold
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gossip's worth
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its weight in gold . . .
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What a way to
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run a business!
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Spare me these
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unending trials!
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Half your cast disappears,
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but the crowd still cheers!
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Opera!
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To hell with Gluck and Handel -
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It's a scandal that'll
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pack 'em in the aisles!
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[ANDRE]
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Damnable!
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Will they all walk out?
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This is damnable!
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[FIRMIN]
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Andre, please don't shout . . .
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It's publicity!
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And the take is vast!
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Free publicity!
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[ANDRE]
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But we have no cast . . .
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[FIRMIN (calmly)]
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But Andre,
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have you seen the queue?
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Oh, it seems
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you've got one too . . .
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[ANDRE]
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"Dear Andre
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what a charming gala!
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Christine enjoyed a great success!
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We were hardly bereft
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when Carlotta left -
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otherwise
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the chorus was entrancing,
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but the dancing was a
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lamentable mess!"
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[FIRMIN (reading his)]
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"Dear Firmin,
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just a brief reminder:
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my salary has not been paid.
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Send it care of the ghost,
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by return of post
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P.T.O.:
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No-one likes a debtor,
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so it's better if my
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orders are obeyed!"
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[FIRMIN/ANDRE]
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Who would have the gall
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to send this?
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Someone with a puerile brain!
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[FIRMIN (examining both letters)]
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These are both signed "O.G." . . .
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[ANDRE]
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Who the hell is he?
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[BOTH (immediately realizing)]
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Opera ghost!
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[FIRMIN (unamused)]
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It's really not amusing!
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[ANDRE]
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He's abusing
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our position!
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[FIRMIN]
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In addition
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he wants money!
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[ANDRE]
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He's a funny
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sort of spectre . . .
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[BOTH]
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. . . to expect a
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large retainer!
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Nothing plainer -
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he is clearly quite insane!
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[RAOUL]
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Where is she?
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[ANDRE]
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You mean Carlotta?
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[RAOUL]
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I mean Miss Daae -
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where is she?
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[FIRMIN]
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Well, how should we know?
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[RAOUL]
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I want an answer -
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I take it that you sent me this note?
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[FIRMIN]
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What's all this nonsense?
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[ANDRE]
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Of course not!
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[FIRMIN]
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Don't look at us!
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[RAOUL]
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She's not with you, then?
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[FIRMIN]
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Of course not!
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[ANDRE]
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We're in the dark . . .
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[RAOUL]
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Monsieur, don't argue -
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Isn't this the
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letter you wrote?
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[FIRMIN]
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And what is it, that we're
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meant to have wrote?
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(Realizing his mistake)
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Written!
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[ANDRE]
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"Do not fear for Miss Daae.
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The Angel of Music
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has her under his wing.
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Make no attempt to see her again."
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[RAOUL]
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If you didn't write it, who did?
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[CARLOTTA]
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Where is he?
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[ANDRE]
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Ah, welcome back!
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[CARLOTTA]
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Your precious patron -
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where is he?
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[RAOUL]
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What is it now?
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[CARLOTTA (to RAOUL)]
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I have your letter -
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a letter which I
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rather resent!
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[FIRMIN (to RAOUL)]
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And did you send it?
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[RAOUL]
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Of course not!
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[ANDRE]
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As if he would!
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[CARLOTTA]
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You didn't send it?
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[RAOUL]
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Of course not!
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[FIRMIN]
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What's going on . . .?
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[CARLOTTA (to RAOUL)]
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You dare to tell me,
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that this is not the
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letter you sent?!
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[RAOUL]
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And what is it that I'm
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meant to have sent?
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(RAOUL takes the letter and reads it)
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"Your days
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at the Opera Populaire are numbered.
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Christine Daae
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will be singing on your behalf tonight.
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Be prepared
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for a great misfortune,
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should you attempt
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to take her place."
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Far too many
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notes for my taste -
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and most of them
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about Christine!
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All we've heard since we came
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is Miss Daae's name . . .
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[GIRY]
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Miss Daae has returned.
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[FIRMIN (drily)]
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I trust her midnight oil
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is well and truly burned.
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[ANDRE]
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Where precisely is she now?
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[GIRY]
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I thought it best
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that she went home . . .
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[MEG]
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She needed rest.
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[RAOUL]
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May I see her?
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[GIRY]
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No, monsieur,
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she will see no-one.
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[CARLOTTA]
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Will she sing?
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Will she sing?
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[GIRY]
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Here, I have a note . . .
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[RAOUL/CARLOTTA/ANDRE]
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Let me see it!
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[FIRMIN (snatching it)]
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Please!
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[FIRMIN (Opens the letter and reads. The PHANTOM'S
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voice gradually lakes over)]
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"Gentlemen, I have now sent you several notes of the
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most amiable nature, detailing how my theatre is to be
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run. You have not followed my instructions.
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I shall give you one last chance . . ."
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[PHANTOM'S VOICE (taking over)]
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Christine Daae has returned to you,
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and I am anxious her career
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should progress.
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In the new production of "Il Muto",
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you will therefore cast Carlotta
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as the Pageboy, and put Miss Daae
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in the role of Countess.
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The role which Miss Daae plays
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calls for charm and appeal.
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The role of the Pageboy is silent -
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which makes my casting,
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in a word
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ideal.
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I shall watch the performance from my normal seat in
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Box Five, which will be kept empty for me. Should
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these commands be ignored, a disaster beyond your
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imagination will occur.
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[FIRMIN (taking over)]
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"I remain, Gentlemen,
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Your obedient servant, O.G."
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[CARLOTTA]
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Christine!
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[ANDRE]
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Whatever next . . .?
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[CARLOTTA]
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It's all a ploy to help Christine!
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[FIRMIN]
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This is insane . . .
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[CARLOTTA]
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I know who sent this:
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(pointing an accusing finger)
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The Vicomte - her lover!
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[RAOUL (ironical)]
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Indeed?
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(to the OTHERS)
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Can you believe this?
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[ANDRE (to CARLOTTA, in protest)]
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Signora!
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[CARLOTTA (half to the MANAGERS, half to herself)]
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O traditori!
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[FIRMIN (to CARLOTTA)]
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This is a joke!
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[ANDRE]
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This changes nothing!
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[CARLOTTA]
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O mentitori!
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[FIRMIN]
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Signora!
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[ANDRE]
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You are our star!
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[FIRMIN]
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And always will be!
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[ANDRE]
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Signora . . .
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[FIRMIN]
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The man is mad!
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[ANDRE]
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We don't take orders!
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[FIRMIN (announcing it to EVERYONE)]
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Miss Daae will be playing
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the Pageboy - the silent role . . .
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Carlotta will be playing
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the lead!
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[CARLOTTA (waxing melodramatic)]
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It's useless trying to
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appease me!
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You're only saying this
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to please me!
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Signori, e vero?
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Non, non, non voglio udire!
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Lasciatemi morire!
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O padre mio!
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Dio!
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[GIRY]
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Who scorn his word,
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beware to those . . .
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[CARLOTTA (to MANAGERS)]
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You have reviled me!
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[GIRY]
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The angel sees,
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the angel knows . . .
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[RAOUL]
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Why did Christine
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fly from my arms . . .?
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[CARLOTTA]
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You have rebuked me!
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Signora, pardon us . . .
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[CARLOTTA]
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You have replaced me!
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Please, Signora,
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we beseech you . . .
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[GIRY]
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This hour shall see
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your darkest fears . . .
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[MEG/RAOUL]
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I must see her . . .
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[CARLOTTA]
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Abbandonata!
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Deseredata!
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O, sventurata!
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[GIRY]
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The angel knows,
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the angel hears . . .
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[RAOUL]
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Where did she go . . .?
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[CARLOTTA]
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Abbandonata!
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Disgraziata!
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Signora, sing for us!
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Don't be a martyr . . .
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[RAOUL/GIRY/MEG]
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What new surprises
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lie in store . . .?
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[ANDRE/FIRMIN]
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Our star . . .!
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[CARLOTTA]
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Non vo' cantar!
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