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Act I
Scene 1 A suburb of Marseilles, the town which gave its name to the
French National anthem. Through the forest a large group of people are
on the move. This is the battalion of the Marseillais who are on their
way to Paris. A cannon which they are taking with them indicates their
intentions. Among the men of Marseilles is Philippe.
It is by the cannon that Philippe makes the acquaintance of the peasant
girl Jeanne. He kisses her on parting. Jeanne’s brother, Jerome, longs
to join the Marseillais.
In the distance is the castle of the Marquis Costa de Beauregard, the
local seigneur. Hunters are returning to the castle, among whom are the
Marquis and his daughter, Adeline. The ’noble’ Marquis makes advances to the pretty peasant girl,
Jeanne. The latter tries to free herself from his pawing, but only
manages to do so with the help of Jerome, who comes to hissister’s
defense.
Jerome is beaten up by the hunters from the Marquis’s suite, and thrown
into a prison cellar. Adeline, who has observed the scene, frees Jerome,
and in their hearts a mutual feeling for each other is born. The
sinister, old woman Jarcasse, who has been employed by the Marquis
to keep an eye on his daughter, informs her adored master of the escape.
The Marquis slaps his daughter and orders her to get into a carriage,
accompanied by Jarcasse. They are going to Paris.
Jerome bids farewell to his parents. It is not safe for him to remain
on the Marquis’s estate. He and Jeanne go off with a detachment of the
Marseillais. Their parents are inconsolable. Volunteers are enrolling in the detachment. Together with the crowd,
the men of Marseilles dance a farandola. The men put on red caps
in place of their old headwear. Jerome is given a gun by the leader
of the insurgents, Gilbert. Jerome and Philippe ’harness’ themselves
to the cannon. The detachment moves off to Paris to the strains of the Marseillaise.
Scene 2
The sound of the Marseillaise gives way to an elegant minuet. The royal
palace. The Marquis and Adeline have arrived here. The Master
of Ceremonies announces the start of the ball.
Rinaldo and Armida, a court ballet, with the Paris stars Mireille de Poitiers and Antoine Mistral:
Sarabande — Armida and her friends. Armida’s forces return from a campaign. Prisoners are led in. Among them is Prince Rinaldo.
Amour aims an arrow at the hearts of Armida and Rinaldo. Variation — Amour. Armida frees Rinaldo.
Pas de deux Rinaldo and Armida.
The phantom of Rinaldo’s bride appears. Rinaldo abandons Armida and
sails off in a boat after the phantom. Armida conjures up a storm. Waves
cast Rinaldo onto the seashore, he is surrounded by furies.
Dance — Furies. Rinaldo falls dead at Armida’s feet.
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette make their entrance.
Greetings, oaths of loyalty and toasts to the prosperity of the monarchy
follow.
The tipsy Marquis chooses the Actress as his next ’victim’, and starts
to ’court’ her in the same way as he had Jeanne, the peasant girl. The
strains of the Marseillaise are heard from the street. The courtiers and officers panic. Making use of this, Adeline escapes from the palace.
Act II
Scene 3 A square in Paris, into which the men of Marseilles march,
among whom are Philippe, Jerome and Jeanne. A shot from their cannon
is to give the signal for the start of the assaulton the Tuileries.
Suddenly, in the square, Jerome catches sight of Adeline. He rushes over
to her. The sinister, old woman Jarcasse spies on their meeting.
In the meantime, in honor of the arrival of the detachment of men from
Marseilles, a barrel of wine is rolled out into the square. Dances get
underway: the Auvergne dance gives way to theMarseillaise dance, then
the temperamental dance of the Basques starts up, in which all the chief
characters take part: Jeanne, Philippe, Adeline, Jerome and Gilbert,
the captain of the Marseillais.
In the crowd, flushed with wine, petty brawls break out here and there.
Stuffed dolls of Louis and Marie Antoinette are torn to pieces. Jeanne
with a spear in her hands dances the carmagnole to the singing of the
crowd. Philippe, who is drunk, lights the fuse, there is volley
of cannon fire, after which the crowd dashes off to storm the Tuileries.
Against a background of shots being fired and the beating of drums,
Adeline and Jerome declare their love for each other. They are oblivious
to what is going on around them. The Marseillais break into the palace. They are led by Jeanne, waving a flag. Fighting. The palace is taken.
Scene 4 The crowd fills the square which is decorated with lanterns. Members of the Convention and new government mount the tribune.
The crowd rejoices. The famous artists, Mireille de Poitiers and Antoine
Mistral, who before had entertained the king and his courtiers, now
perform the Freedom dance for the people. The new dance is little
different to the old, only now, the actress holds the Republican flag
in her hands. Artist David is sketching the celebration.
By the cannon, from which the first volley had been fired, the President
of the Convention unites the hands of Jeanne and Philippe. These are
the first young newly weds of the new Republic The sound of Jeanne and Philippe’s betrothal dance gives way to the muffled thuds of the falling knife of the guillotine.
The condemned Marquis is led in. Seeing her father, Adeline rushes over
to him, but Jerome, Jeanne and Philippe beg her not to give herself
away. In order to revenge the Marquis, Jarcasse betrays Adeline,
revealing her true origins. Roused to fury, the crowd demands her death.
Beside himself with despair, Jerome tries to save Adeline, but
to no avail. She is guillotined. Frightened for their lives, Jeanne and
Philippe restrain the struggling Jerome.
The celebration continues. To the strains of Ca ira, the triumphant populace moves downstage towards the audience.
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