Cyrano de Bergerac

The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. It is a sort of tennis court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance.

The hall is oblong and seen from an angle, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background, makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible.

On both sides of the stage are benches. The curtain is made up of two tapestries which can be drawn aside. Above the proscenium are the royal arms. There are broad steps from the stage to the hall. On either side of these steps are the places for the violinists. The footlights consist of a row of candles.

There are two rows, one over the other, of side galleries. The highest row is divided into boxes. There are no seats in the pit of the hall, which is the real stage of the theater. At the back of the pit, some benches form steps, and underneath the steps is a staircase which leads to the upper seats. There is an improvised buffet containing candles, vases, glasses, plates of tarts, cakes, bottles, etc.

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Table of Contents

1. Dedication
2. Dramatis Personae
3. Act I
   1. Act I - A Performance at the Hotel de Bourgogne
   2. Act I - Scene I
   3. Act I - Scene II
   4. Act I - Scene III
   5. Act I - Scene IV
   6. Act I - Scene V
   7. Act I - Scene VI
   8. Act I - Scene VII
   1. Act II - The Poet's Eating-House
   2. Act II - Scene I
   3. Act II - Scene II
   4. Act II - Scene III
   5. Act II - Scene IV
   6. Act II - Scene V
   7. Act II - Scene VI
   8. Act II - Scene VII
   9. Act II - Scene VIII
   10. Act II - Scene IX
   11. Act II - Scene X
   12. Act II - Scene XI
   1. Act III - Roxane's Kiss
   2. Act III - Scene I
   3. Act III - Scene II
   4. Act III - Scene III
   5. Act III - Scene IV
   6. Act III - Scene V
   7. Act III - Scene VI
   8. Act III - Scene VII
   9. Act III - Scene VIII
   10. Act III - Scene IX
   11. Act III - Scene X
   12. Act III - Scene XI
   13. Act III - Scene XII
   1. Act IV - The Cadets of Gascony
   2. Act IV - Scene I
   3. Act IV - Scene II
   4. Act IV - Scene III
   5. Act IV - Scene IV
   6. Act IV - Scene V
   7. Act IV - Scene VI
   8. Act IV - Scene VII
   9. Act IV - Scene VIII
   10. Act IV - Scene IX
   11. Act IV - Scene X
   1. Act V - Cyrano's Gazette
   2. Act V - Scene I
   3. Act V - Scene II
   4. Act V - Scene III
   5. Act V - Scene IV
   6. Act V - Scene V
   7. Act V - Scene VI

   Analysis

   Study Guide

   1. Cyrano de Bergerac Biography
   2. Edmond Rostand Biography

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