Part 1 (1/2)

The Drao

MARY TUDOR

_FIRST DAY_

A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

Scene--_Border of the Thames A deserted strand An old parapet in ruins, conceals the borders of the water To the right, a house of mean appearance At the corner of this house, a statuette of the Virgin, at whose feet burns a wick in an iron lattice In the background, beyond the Thas are seen--the Tower of London and West_

SCENE I

_Severalwhoes, Baron Chandos, Robert Clinton, Anthony Brown, Viscount of Montague_

LORD CHANDOS

You are right, my lord, this damned Italian must have bewitched the Queen She can't exist without him; she lives only for him, finds pleasure only in hi him, her eyes droop as they did when she loved Cardinal Polus, you remember?

SIMON RENARD

She is very much in love, it is true, and, consequently, very jealous

LORD CHANDOS

The Italian has bewitched her

LORD MONTAGUE

For a fact, they say that people of his nationality have philters for that purpose

LORD CLINTON

The Spanish are clever at poisons which kill people, the Italians are clever at poisons which make people fall in love

LORD CHANDOS

Then Fabiani is Spanish and Italian, at the same time The Queen is in love and is ill He has made her drink both

LORD MONTAGUE

As to that, is he really Spanish or Italian?

LORD CHANDOS

It appears certain that he was born in Italy, in the Capitanate, and that he was brought up in Spain He claireat Spanish faer-tips