SCENE III.
[The Wazir's Garden as in Scene I]
| Bass chords | Wazir, Vizier and Nubian asleep as before |
| Tap on drum | Ghurri-Wurri enters at the left |
| Tap on drum | Prostrates himself before Wazir |
| Bass chord | Wazir and court sleep on |
| Tap on drum | Ghurri-Wurri again prostrates himself |
| Bass chord | The Court sleeps on |
| Drum crash | Ghurri-Wurri slams himself down hard |
| Drum crash | Wazir, Vizier, Nubian awake |
| Drum roll | Wazir shakes his fist at the beggar |
| Wood-block tap | Signals Vizier |
| Sand blocks | Vizier runs thumb along his scimiter blade |
| Tap | Ghurri-Wurri retreats to the right |
| Tap | He stumbles over the telescope |
| Tap, tap | He picks it up and hands it to the Wazir |
| Tap | Ghurri-Wurri points to the "Distance." |
| Tap | The Wazir uses the telescope |
| Princess rhythm | The "Distance" is revealed as in Scene I |
| Princess and retinue are seen traveling [across the platform from right to left] | |
| Tap | The Wazir lowers the telescope |
| The "Distance" vanishes as in Scene I | |
| Drum crash | Wazir stamps his foot |
| Drum roll | He shakes his fists, first at the distance, then off left |
| Tap | Points at Ghurri-Wurri |
| Tap | Vizier seizes Ghurri-Wurri by the scruff of the neck |
| Tap | Vizier points off left with his scimiter |
| Wazir rhythm on wood-drum [Telegraphically stated ... ... etc. Musically, accented eighth notes in 2/4 time, presto] | The Court and Ghurri-Wurri begin to run, Nubian
first, then Ghurri-Wurri, then Vizier, then
Wazir. The running is entirely vertical in
movement, no ground being covered at all. Lights out [In the darkness, the runners move downstage without losing step. A plain drop is lowered behind them] |
| Cymbal crash Cymbal crash | Lights on |