Frank. (Drawing the curtain aside and looking out.) Here’s a go! How are we going to get along without an Opening Speech? (Disappears.)
[Curtain.]
PYGMALION AND GALATEA.
Characters.
- Pygmalion, an Athenian sculptor.
- Galatea, a statue.
Costumes.
- Gentleman, in the habit of a Greek artist. Lady, in statuesque drapery or ordinary Greek costume.
(A noted Greek sculptor, Pygmalion, makes a most beautiful statue of woman. Having attained perfection of form he longs to breathe life into his work, and blames the gods that they have limited his power. He stands on the stage, to the left, looking thoughtfully up as if imploring the gods. While apparently uttering his complaints, Galatea, coming to life, calls to him from behind the curtain.)
Galatea (from behind curtain, C.[7]). Pygmalion!