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1、CatonaHotTinRoofTennesseeWilliamsCONTENTSACTONEACTTWOACTTHREE(Original)ACTTHREE(Updated)SHORTBIOPERSON--TO--PERSONEDITORIALNOTESTAGECASTMOVIECASTMUSICALNOTEACTTHREE(With"StageManagement"and"BlockingNotations")Thesetisthebed-sitting-roomofaplantationhomei
2、ntheMississippiDelta.Itisalonganupstairsgallerywhichprobablyrunsaroundtheentirehouse;ithastwopairsofverywidedoorsopeningontothegallery,showingwhitebalustradesagainstafairsummerskythatfadesintoduskandnightduringthecourseoftheplay,whichoccupiespreciselythe
3、timeofitsperformance,excepting,ofcourse,thefifteenminutesofintermission.PerhapsthestyleoftheroomisnotwhatyouwouldexpectinthehomeoftheDelta'sbiggestcotton-planter.ItisVictorianwithatouchoftheFarEast.Ithasn'tchangedmuchsinceitwasoccupiedbytheoriginalowners
4、oftheplace,JackStrawandPeterOchello,apairofoldbachelorswhosharedthisroomalltheirlivestogether.Inotherwords,theroommustevokesomeghosts;itisgentlyandpoeticallyhauntedbyarelationshipthatmusthaveinvolvedatendernesswhichwasuncommon.Thismaybeirrelevantorunnece
5、ssary,butIoncesawareproductionofafadedphotographoftheverandaofRobertLouisStevenson'shomeonthatSamoanIslandwherehespenthislastyears,andtherewasaqualityoftenderlightonweatheredwood,suchasporchfurnituremadeofbambooandwicker,exposedtotropicalsunsandtropicalr
6、ains,whichcametomindwhenIthoughtaboutthesetforthisplay,bringingalsotomindthegraceandcomfortoflight,thereassuranceitgives,onalateandfairafternooninsummer,thewaythatnomatterwhat,evendreadofdeath,isgentlytouchedandsoothedbyit.Forthesetisthebackgroundforapla
7、ythatdealswithhumanextremitiesofemotion,anditneedsthatsoftnessbehindit.Thebathroomdoor,showingonlypale-bluetileandsilvertowelracks,isinonesidewall;thehalldoorintheoppositewall.Twoarticlesoffurnitureneedmention:abigdoublebedwhichstagingshouldmakeafunction
8、alpartofthesetasoftenassuitable,thesurfaceofwhichshouldbeslightlyrakedtomakefiguresonitseenmoreeasily;andagainstthewallspacebetweenthetwohugedoubledoorsupstage:amonumentalmonstrositypeculiartoourtimes,ahugeconsolecombinati
