Engliat Yaraion by
Darid MelisSCERE 41
SEADON PUPPET THEATER. (4933) Interior. Right.
ve geo a transpareat rectecgle, like
a worie screen, aad ve hear ‘che wound
GAMELIN MUSIC.
She HEAD TITLES start to roll, in+
(aixupted by weird, translucent
figeres taking shape ot the acceen.
Fhey are the ghostly inha>itanta of
gwerld of snedews, bowing ead danc—
dag, in ha lamplight at rhe whe of
Ceres puppeteer, acting aut the
ola story of fama and Ravana to the
wosie of the Ganelin, the Chinese
‘band = bella, drums, and a xylo—
phoue.
There are & few scattered spec=
Sasora, drowsing to the lullaby and
watoking the twitching puppets
threagh
halt-closad ayaa.
Ericka show through the flaicing
paint ef the walls. at tha back,
pink, {rescosd Buddha boise
- fas Fok of the theater in big lap
‘a trey,
smaenir ous of the two aide doors
denging to the atley svings open
2
that sends a ripple through the
7 THREE
Be: of the band.
pt view, banging the door
fe one paya any at-
Sacine eesiyy an old O21y
cualy employed in she
Place, vho bas just cama down a
stairway hidden at the back aud
watches the Ehree men with beady
‘lack eyes.
One of the men - PASIUITE = standa
waard by the doar. The other tve
Bick an aisle and move down it.
Sue they're aot locking for grod-4 }
fhey peer at the faces in the
qudience, dim in the flickering
light...a quick, professional
Once-over thet doesn't hide the
wiclence umlexy the skin,
The biggest and brawnicet — SAL -
gtopa by one of the drowsers and
Lifta the hat from over his oyes
to see bis face. ihe crower
fishy, drugged
oe drunken eyes ~ and tries to
focus. Before he can, SAL drops
‘the hat and moves on. Wot the
man he's after.
Hig buddy « CARMINE « 4s working
the back rows where the dark is
deepest. “Eo comes across a man
and a woman whose tongues ere
entwined like a couple of snakes.
His fece is hidden by Hera, ci8-
MIDE pulls them apart and flicks
@ flame in their eyes. The vouan
forty and dregeed
wears tired
Een, shaved lately.
CARMINE givea a stunt of disap~
CASA give moves on, but the
boy wanta to play the nero for
hie lady fairy and be grabs CAR~
GagHtNe staches bis
puter ani trom tue game poaket
we our a Long-barveled Pistol.
fhe boy lets go. He knows what
be
The
Having impressad Him, CARMINE
warns to Her. Shs is decidedly
pumpled, her blouse a wrinkled
$estanous to impetuous youtn.
o siipa ‘the leng barrel
in among the ruffles, opens her
blouse, and teases the nipples
ef har sloppy breasts.