TRILBY You carry your wings inside, for (taking cigarette from pouch at her side). convenience. SVENGALI. En v’la une orichinale. (Makes another burlesque bow and crosses to piano in alcove R.2 E. Gecko after a wistful look at Trilby, follows him. Stage Music). TRILBY Are you angry with me? L.1 to Billie). BILLEE. How can I lie about it? You have hurt me—awfully— TRILBY How? What have I said? What have I done? (eagerly). (Billee is about to answer when Taffy comes up and offers a match to Trilby. She lights cigarette. Billee with a gesture of annoyance returns to his easel. Taffy sits with Trilby, she watches Billee, pretending to listen to the music. Taffy sits by Trilby on couch). BILLEE Why don’t you play, Svengali? (cross to C. half angrily). (Music Rose of Summer”). “Last SVENGALI What shall I play? I know what call music. Laurie.” (at piano, playing). you “Annie Rose of Summer.” Bah! “Last (Music Laurie,” his fingers run over the keys; the playing being really done in the “Annie wings). LAIRD Do you sing, Svengali? (at easel, painting). (Music. Billee at back of dais, standing). SVENGALI Nein. I cannot (beginning to play of Schubert, violin played by Gecko). “Adieu” sing myself. And I cannot play the violin. But I can teach the violin, hein, Gecko?
TRILBY (taking cigarette from pouch at her side). You carry your wings inside, for convenience. SVENGALI. En v’la une orichinale. (Makes another burlesque bow and crosses to piano in alcove R.2 E. Gecko after a wistful look at Trilby, follows him. Stage Music). TRILBY L.1 to Billie). Are you angry with me? BILLEE. How can I lie about it? You have hurt me—awfully— TRILBY (eagerly). How? What have I said? What have I done? (Billee is about to answer when Taffy comes up and offers a match to Trilby. She lights cigarette. Billee with a gesture of annoyance returns to his easel. Taffy sits with Trilby, she watches Billee, pretending to listen to the music. Taffy sits by Trilby on couch). BILLEE (cross to C. half angrily). Why don’t you play, Svengali? (Music “Last Rose of Summer”). SVENGALI (at piano, playing). What shall I play? I know what you call music. “Annie Laurie.” “Last Rose of Summer.” Bah! (Music “Annie Laurie,” his fingers run over the keys; the playing being really done in the wings). LAIRD (at easel, painting). Do you sing, Svengali? (Music. Billee at back of dais, standing). SVENGALI (beginning to play “Adieu” of Schubert, violin played by Gecko). Nein. I cannot sing myself. And I cannot play the violin. But I can teach the violin, hein, Gecko?
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