The-last-leaf剧本的具体内容

TheLastLeaf

Sue

Johnsy

Doctor

OldBehrman

SceneⅠ

Aside:

InalittledistrictwestofWashingtonSquarethestreetshaveruncrazyandbrokenthemselvesintosmallstripscalled"places."These"places"makestrangeanglesandcurves.

Oneday,anartistoncediscoveredavaluablepossibilityinthisstreet.So,toquaintoldGreenwichVillagetheartpeoplesooncameprowling.

(SueandJohnsymeetattherestaurantofanEighthStreet...)

S:Hey,Ifindourtastesinart,foodandclothessocongenial.Maybewecanhaveajointstudio.

J:Oh,that’sgreat.We’dbetterlookforastudiowithnorthwindows,Dutchatticsandlowrents.

S:Itcouldn’tbebetter.ThenwecanimportsomepewtermugsandachafingdishortwofromSixthAvenue.

J:Itsoundsexciting.Let’stakeactionrightaway.

SceneⅡ

Aside:

ThatwasinMay.InNovemberacold,unseenstranger,whomthedoctorscalledPneumonia,stalkedaboutthecolony(聚居地),touchingonehereandtherewithhisicyfingers.

JohnsyunluckilysufferedfromMr.Pneumonia.shelay,scarcelymoving,onherpaintedironbedstead,lookingthroughthesmallDutchwindow-panesattheblanksideofthenextbrickhouse.

OnemorningthebusydoctorinvitedSueintothehallway...

D:Letussay,Sheonlyhasonechanceinten.Andthatchanceisforhertowanttolive.ButYourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoingtogetwell.Hasshehadanythingonhermind?

S:She...shewantedtopainttheBayofNaplessomeday.

D:Paint?-bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingtwice-amanforinstance?

S:Aman?Isamanworth....but,no,doctor;thereisnothingofthekind.

D:Sheissoweak.Iwilldomybest.ButwhenevermypatientbeginstocountthecarriagesinherfuneralprocessionIsubtract50percentfromthecurativepowerofmedicines.Ifyouwillgethertoaskonequestionaboutthenewwinterstylesinclothes,Iwillpromiseyouaone-in-fivechanceforher.

SceneⅢ

Aside:

Afterthedoctorwent,Suewentintotheworkroomandcried.ThensheenteredintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistlingatune.Johnsylaywithherfacetowardthewindow.

Sueheardalowsound,severaltimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.

(Johnsy'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandcountingbackward.)

J:Twelve...eleven...ten,ten...nine...eight,seven..(almosttoghther)