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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it -under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this -eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license. - -Title: Dopo il veglione o viceversa - -Author: Roberto Bracco - -Release Date: November 05, 2011 [EBook #37936] - -Language: Italian - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DOPO IL VEGLIONE *** - - - - -Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the -Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. - -This file was produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive. - - ROBERTO BRACCO - - TEATRO - - VOLUME PRIMO - - NON FARE AD ALTRI... -- LUI LEI LUI -- - UN'AVVENTURA DI VIAGGIO -- UNA DONNA -- - LE DISILLUSE -- *DOPO IL VEGLIONE* - - 2ª EDIZIONE. - - - - REMO SANDRON -- Editore - - Libraio della Real Casa - MILANO-PALERMO-NAPOLI - - PROPRIETÀ LETTERARIA - - _I diritti di riproduzione e di traduzione sono riservati per - tutti i paesi, non escluso il Regno di Svezia e quello di - Norvegia._ - - È assolutamente proibito di rappresentare questi lavori senza il - consenso scritto dell'Autore _(Art. 14 del Testo Unico 17 - Settembre 1882)_. - - Published in Palermo, 10th. June Privilege of Copyright in the - United States reserved under the Act approved March 3rd. 1905, - by Roberto Bracco and Remo Sandron. - - Off. Tip. Sandron -- 126 -- I -- 290312. - - ---- - - - - - DOPO IL VEGLIONE - - o - - VICEVERSA - -(Scherzo comico per _cafè-chantant_, musicato dal Maestro _Umberto -Mazzone_, scritto apposta per _Nicola Maldagea_ e _Amelia Faraone_, -eseguito per la prima volta al _Salone Margherita_ di _Napoli_, nel -1893). - - - - - PERSONAGGI: - - _Lui_ e _Lei_. - -La scena rappresenta un elegante salottino intimo con un paravento. - - - - - SCENA UNICA. - - - _Lui_ e _Lei_ entrano. - -_Lei è vestita da uomo. Lui, «viceversa», è vestito da donna. E tutti e -due portano il domino e la maschera._ - -_Lui si burla di Lei, e Lei si burla di Lui._ - -_Dal cappuccio di Lei scappano i riccioli della parrucca maschile; da -quello di Lui scappano i riccioli della parrucca femminile._ - -_Sicchè, Lui è convinto che Lei sia un uomo: Lei è convinta che Lui sia -una donna._ - -_Lei si avanza conducendo Lui, graziosamente, per mano._ - - _Lei_ - - _(imitando una voce maschile)_ - - Siam giunti, mascherina.... - Vi prego, favorite: - la casa è un po' piccina: - è casa da _garçon_. - Non è degna di voi, - lo so, ma compatite.... - chè, in fin dei conti, poi, - in due ci si sta ben. - - _Lui_ - - _(imitando una voce femminile)_ - - Perchè vi confondete? - Non sono una regina... - Tutt'altro! Mi potete - trattare _sans façon_. - Io faccio, lo confesso, - o un po' la ballerina - o... quel che faccio adesso: - ecco, nè più nè men. - - _Lei_ - - _(tra sè)_ - - Mi par che se la beva: - mi tratta da merlotto! - Non sa qual figlia... d'Eva - le si nasconde in me! - - _Lui_ - - _(tra sè)_ - - Ch'io sia davvero donna - convinto è il giovinotto. - Non sa sotto la gonna - che pezzo d'uomo c'è. - - _Lui_ e _Lei_ - - _(insieme -- ognuno per conto suo)_ - - Oh! Sesso, mio nemico! - Perchè non sei diverso? - Dice quel motto antico: - «ciò che si lascia è perso.» - -_(Poi Lei, accennando a Lui, e Lui, accennando a Lei:)_ - - E che farà - quando per forza - comparirà - da questa scorza - l'imprevedibile - che dentro sta? - Si morderà - le dieci dita - e imparerà - che nella vita - rompe le scatole - la realtà. - - _Lei_ - - Toglietevi la maschera, - scopritevi il visino. - Dagli occhi l'indovino: - dev'essere divino! - - _Lui_ - - Datemi il buon esempio, - gentil giovanottino. - È troppo sibillino - cotesto mascherino. - - _Lei_ - - _(con seduzione)_ - - Almen fate ch'io guardi - un sol piedino vostro. - - _Lui_ - - _(con timidità pudica)_ - - No, no, no, no!... Più tardi.... - Più tardi ve lo mostro. - - _Lei_ - - Avete, tale e quale, - l'aria d'una novizia! - - _Lui_ - - Ma pure, in generale, - è sempre l'uom che inizia! - - _Lei_ - - E allora, o dolce incognita, - sta ben: vi servirò. - -_(Voltando le spalle e preparandosi a togliersi la maschera -- tra sè:)_ - - Ho quasi quasi scrupolo - di aver tardato un po'. - - _Lui_ - - Sbrigatevi! Sbrigatevi! - - _Lei_ - - Frenate l'ansietà. - - _Lui_ - -_(fingendo un accento di ansia infrenabile)_ - - Non posso.... Il cor mi palpita.... - - _Lei_ - -_(buttando via il mascherino e sbottonando il domino, appare vestita da -uomo, in frak e cravatta bianca: ma le forme del corpo ed il viso -rivelano la perfetta muliebrità.)_ - - Son donna: eccomi qua! - - _Lui_ - - _(tra sè)_ - - Oh che fortuna! - - _(a lei)_ - - Donna? - - _Lei_ - - Ma sì! Donna! Donnissima! - - _Lui_ - - _(tra sè, tripudiante)_ - - Non sa sotto la gonna - che pezzo d'uomo c'è! - - _(a lei)_ - - Ne siete ben sicura? - - _Lei_ - - O bella!... Sicurissima! - - _Lui_ - - _(fra sè:)_ - - Graziosa è l'avventura! - - _(a lei, ostentando incredulità)_ - - Donna!?... - - _Lei_ - - Credete a me. - - _Lui_ - - _(tra sè:)_ - - In questa trappola - che lei parò, - lei stessa capita, - e uscir non può. - L'ora propizia - attender vo' - ed in questi abiti - resto perciò. - Funger da femmina - non vorrei più, - ma... è triste l'epoca: - l'uomo... sta giù. - - _Lei_ - - _(tra sè:)_ - - Si agita! Brontola! - Ci spera ancor? - -_(Indicando con un dito il proprio viso)_ - - Han forse gli uomini - il mio color?... - Se dall'equivoco - non vengo fuor, - lei non rinunzia - al sogno d'or. - -_(accennando al frak e ai calzoni)_ - - Queste visibili - maschie virtù, - per non più illuderla, - butterò giù. - -_(Corre in gran fretta dietro il paravento.)_ - - _Lui_ - - E dite: m'è concesso - saper che fate, adesso? - - _Lei_ - - _(senza mostrarsi)_ - - Io voglio del mio sesso - riprendere possesso. - - _Lui_ - - Sì, presto, presto, presto! - - _Lei_ - - Mi svesto... - - _Lui_ - - _(fa un movimento di contentezza.)_ - - _Lei_ - - ... e mi rivesto. - - _Lui_ - - Se vengo, vi molesto? - - _Lei_ - - _(energicamente)_ - - Restate lì. - - _Lui_ - - _(rassegnato)_ - - Ci resto. - -_(Lui, or drizzandosi sulla punta dei piedi, ora guardando tra le -connessure del paravento, ora salendo sopra una seggiola, assiste alla -toletta di Lei, e si frega le mani, ammira, si entusiasma, s'inebria. -Intanto, Lei, svestendosi, getta di qua dal paravento il parrucchino, il -frak, il panciotto, la camicia, i calzoni, che Lui raccoglie, osserva, -esamina.)_ - - _Lei_ - - _(comparisce in abito molto femminile)_ - - Sono pronta, amica mia. - - _Lui_ - - Santi numi, com'è bella! - - _Lei_ - - E vi par che un uomo io sia? - - _Lui_ - - Non è faccia d'uomo quella! - - _Lei_ - -_(pavoneggiandosi, con le mani nei fianchi)_ - - Osservate il corpicino.... - - _Lui_ - - Oh! lo vedo ch'è un gioiello. - - _Lei_ - - Osservatemi il piedino.... - - _Lui_ - - Oh! non è piè d'uomo, quello! - - _Lei_ - - Perdonate, dunque, cara, - questo scherzo: è carnevale.... - - _Lui_ - -_(dimenticando di dover sembrar donna)_ - - Vi perdonerò se avara - non sarete voi con me.... - - _Lei_ - - Che volete? Non comprendo. - - _Lui_ - - Un bacino.... Non fa male! - - _Lei_ - - _(stringendosi nelle spalle)_ - - Ve lo do. - - _(per cortesia lo bacia, in fretta, sul mento.)_ - - _Lui_ - - Io ve lo rendo. - - _(la bacia sulla guancia.)_ - - _Lei_ - - Non c'è sugo.... - - _Lui_ - - Sì che c'è! - - _(e tenta di abbracciarla.)_ - - _Lei_ - - Ma, signora! Che vi piglia? - - _Lui_ - -_(impappinandosi, cerca di giustificarsi)_ - - Mi sembrate... una mia zia... - - _Lei_ - - In che cosa mi somiglia?! - - _Lui_ - - _(abbracciandola forte)_ - - Una vera simmetria! - - _Lei_ - - Basta!... basta!... Non stringete.... - - _Lui_ - - Non la vedo da tanti anni!... - - _Lei_ - - Ma, in sostanza, voi... chi siete? - - _Lui_ - - _(confuso)_ - - Io?... Non sono... nei miei panni!... - -_(Corre, alla sua volta, dietro il paravento, portando seco gli abiti -d'uomo che Lei indossava.)_ - - _Lei_ - - E dite: m'è concesso - saper che fate, adesso? - - _Lui_ - - Io voglio del mio sesso - riprendere possesso. - - _Lei_ - - _(meravigliata)_ - - E che vuol dire questo?! - - _Lui_ - - Mi svesto... e mi rivesto... - - _Lei_ - - Se vengo, vi molesto? - - _Lui_ - - _(con entusiasmo)_ - - Venite pur.... - - _Lei_ - - _(diffidente)_ - - No!... Resto. - -_(Ricomincia la mimica. Lei, come ha fatto Lui, punta dalla curiosità, -cerca di vedere quel che avviene dietro il paravento; ed osserva, -inquieta, la roba che Lui, svestendosi, le fa piovere addosso, cioè il -domino, il mascherino, la parrucca, le imbottiture con cui aveva -improvvisate le forme di donna._ - -_Finalmente, vengono giù la gonna e la sottana. Lei, sempre più curiosa, -sale sopra la seggiola, vede... e dà un grido quasi di spavento. Quindi -scende precipitosamente, e, indignata, aspetta.)_ - - _Lui_ - -_(comparisce, pavoneggiandosi, vestito degli abiti maschili di Lei, che -gli vanno male; e, poichè Lei ha un gesto d'ira e di sdegno, le si -ginocchia ai piedi.)_ - - _Lei_ - - Voi, dunque, siete un uomo?! - Se non uscite subito, - chiamo la polizia! - - _Lui_ - - _(umilmente)_ - - Sì... forse sono un uomo; - ma vi prego di credere - ... che non è colpa mia. - -_(A poco a poco, Lei s'intenerisce e gli apre le braccia.)_ - - _Lei_ - - Sarai mio prigioniero - insino al far del giorno. - Del mondo, ch'è ciarliero, - non me ne importa un corno.... - Nella prigione oscura - io ti giudicherò, - ma non aver paura: - per te clemenza avrò! - - _Lui_ - - Sarò tuo prigioniero - insino al far del giorno. - Del mondo, ch'è ciarliero, - non me ne importa un corno. - Io non avrò paura, - e a te mi affiderò - in questa mia cattura, - senza dir mai di no. - - _Lei_ _e_ _Lui_ - - _(insieme)_ - - Non so chi sei, che fai, - ma già ti voglio ben - e so che m'amerai.... - fino a domani almen. - Tra poco, o belle o brutte, - in quella oscurità, - ci sveleremo tutte - le generalità. - Ahimè, soltanto al buio - non si nasconde niente. - Può il buio, immantinente, - scoprir... la verità. - - - _(Qui, cala la tela, tardi ma in tempo.)_ - - - - - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DOPO IL VEGLIONE *** - - - - - A Word from Project Gutenberg - - -We will update this book if we find any errors. - -This book can be found under: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37936 - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one -owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and -you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission -and without paying copyright royalties. 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