The stage represents a small room contained off from
a public hospital ward. Versi shallow set. The entire back is
filled out by the white linen weurtains separating this alcove
from the main room. R. a small white bed, besides it a large
arm chair. L.. a large table on which are bottles, papers, records,
etc. Two plain whichairs R. and L. of table. A candle is burning
on the table. There is no other furniture. The entrance is
C. through the curtain.
When the curtain Leises Rademacher sitse in the arm
clair leaning back, his eyes closed. He is just past 50 but
prematurely aged, very pray and very ill. Juliana Paschanda,
night course, isÕated L. of table writing. She is about, good-g¬
natured still young. Florian Jackwerth raisesellep of curtain
C. and comes in. He is about 28, thin,smouth-shaven with eyes
shining in fever. He wears a loose line gown which he draps
about himself in important folds.
FLORIAN
(coming C. from main room, which is dimly lighted by a hanging
lamp)
Alway's busy, Miss Paschanda?
NURSE
Are you up again? What will the doctor say? Go back to your
bed and go to sleep.
FLORIAN
Surely I am planning a good long sleep. May I not help you,
fair lady? That is, I don’t mean— (The nurse pays no attention.
He creeps on rip toe to Rademacher’s chair) Miss Paschanda, look
here--please look here--