Scene VI

[The Wazir's garden. No characters on scene]

Wazir rhythm Nubian enters from left, holding the Shepherd

The Wazir and Vizier follow

Tap Wazir takes his seat, smirking

Tap Wazir orders Shepherd thrown down at the right

Drum crash Nubian complies

Tap Vizier orders Nubian off right

Wazir rhythm, fast Nubian hurries out

Wazir rhythm, slow Reënters, staggering under a ball and chain [the chain of papier maché and the ball a balloon]

Drum crash Drops these beside the Shepherd

Clank, clank Rivets chain to Shepherd's leg

Tap Rises

Tap Vizier orders Nubian off, left

Wazir rhythm Nubian exits left

Tap Vizier sits

Tap Wazir moves a chessman

Tap Vizier moves a chessman

Tap Shepherd, in a gesture of despair, finds the telescope

He looks into the "Distance"

[The "Distance" is shown as in Scene I]

Stringed music Princess and Goat discovered in conference. Goat has an idea. He points to the Shepherd, then to the Wazir, then to the Princess and executes an ancient dance movement which is contemporaneously described as the "shimmy"

The Princess claps her hands and exits, followed by the Goat

Tap Shepherd lowers the telescope

[The "Distance" vanishes]

Tap Shepherd is puzzled

Stringed music Princess enters from the left, veiled and carrying a scarf in her hands

Goat enters with her, goes at once to the Shepherd

Princess poses at center

Wazir and Vizier turn, smirking

Princess dances

Wazir leers and strokes his beard

Princess ends dance beside Vizier

Chords, agitato She ties his arms with her scarf

Sand blocks Wazir is convulsed with laughter

Chords Princess binds Wazir's arms with her veil

Sand blocks Vizier is convulsed with laughter

Princess rhythm on wood drum The Attendant enters from the left with a box on which a skull and cross-bones are conspicuous

Tap Princess takes two pills from the box

Tap She pops them into her prisoners' open mouths

Princess rhythm The Attendant exits as she came

Sand blocks Wazir and Vizier swallow vigorously

Drum crash They lay their heads upon the chess table and die

Tap Princess beckons to the Shepherd

Tap Shepherd points to his fetters

Tap Goat attacks the ball and chain

Drum crash He "bites" the ball [bursts the balloon]

Tap He "bites" the chain.

String music Princess, Shepherd and Goat dance in a circle

Cymbal crash Lights out

Princess and Shepherd and Goat ready at left for next scene

The drop is lowered

Cymbal crash Lights up