¶ WHAT'S THE STORY, WISHBONE? ¶
¶ WHAT'S THIS YOU'RE DREAMING UP? ¶
¶ SUCH BIG IMAGINATION ON SUCH A LITTLE PUP. ¶
¶ WHAT'S THE STORY, WISHBONE? ¶
¶ DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH A LOOK? ¶
¶ IT KIND OF SEEMS FAMILIAR ¶
¶ LIKE A STORY FROM A BOOK ¶
¶ SHAKE A LEG NOW, WISHBONE ¶
¶ LET'S WAG ANOTHER TALE ¶
¶ SNIFFING OUT ADVENTURE ¶
¶ WITH WISHBONE ON THE TRAIL. ¶
¶ COME ON, WISHBONE ¶
¶ WHAT'S THE STORY, WISHBONE? ¶
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¶ WHAT'S THE STORY, WISHBONE? ¶
Wishbone: WELL, TONIGHT'S THE BIG NIGHT.
WEEKS OF REHEARSAL, AND NOW THE FIRST PERFORMANCE.
I WANT TO PERFORM SHAKESPEARE!
IF I CAN JUST GET THE DIRECTOR TO NOTICE ME.
( clears throat )
OKAY, EVERYBODY--
WE'RE GOING TO START THE RUN-THROUGH.
I'M NOT READY.
YOU WILL BE.
I'M ALMOST DONE.
GREAT, MISS GILMORE.
I CAN'T MOVE IN THIS COSTUME.
WE'LL FIND OUT IN DRESS REHEARSAL.
( hammering )
WE'RE ALMOST READY, DAVID.
DAMONT, CURTIS, HELP ME FINISH THIS.
( sarcastically ): YOUR WISH IS OUR COMMAND
MR. STAGE MANAGER.
THANKS.
DAVID.
YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.
I CAN'T REMEMBER MY FIRST LINE.
OH, OH, I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT!
David: YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS.
LOOK AT THE SCRIPT.
GOT IT.
THANKS.
DAVID, I CAN'T WEAR THIS.
I KNOW THE LOOK IS A LITTLE...
EXTREME.
BUT SHE'S ARIEL
AND ARIEL IS A SPRITE--
A FAIRY, AN UNUSUAL CREATURE.
I CAN'T GO ON IN THIS COSTUME!
I LOOK TOO WEIRD.
OH, I DON'T MIND WEIRD COSTUMES.
David: IF THE COSTUME GETS IN YOUR WAY
WE'LL FIX IT FOR TONIGHT.
I PROMISE I CAN MAKE ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES YOU WANT.
THE PERFORMER MUST FEEL COMFORTABLE.
OKAY.
I'LL SEE.
AND I'LL BE WAITING IN THE WINGS.
I KNOW THE PART OF ARIEL LIKE THE BACK OF MY PAW!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR SOME LINES, DAVID?
OH, HI, MRS. TALBOT
HI, MRS. FARRELL.
THANKS FOR COMING
TO OUR DRESS REHEARSAL.
DAVID, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU'VE PULLED EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
IN MY 15 YEARS AS A DRAMA TEACHER
THIS IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT I'VE SEEN.
THE TEMPEST, BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
IS NOT AN EASY PLAY.
I JUST HOPE EVERYTHING GOES OKAY.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE ONE IDEA
AND IT DOESN'T TURN OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
MISS GILMORE
YOUR COSTUMES ARE FANTASTIC, AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR DEDICATION TO THE DRAMA CLUB.
THANK YOU.
IT'S A THRILL FOR ME TO BE ABLE
TO HELP THE ACTOR REALIZE THE TRUE EXPRESSION
OF THE CHARACTER.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, WE NEED TO GET STARTED.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
EXCUSE ME, CAN I HAVE EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION, PLEASE?
YES, SIR, MR. DIRECTOR, SIR!
David: WE'VE REHEARSED FOR WEEKS
AND WE'VE MADE IT TO OUR FINAL REHEARSAL.
TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR FIRST SHOW.
THIS AFTERNOON MAY BE HARD.
ALL OF THE ELEMENTS WILL COME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME--
THE LIGHTS, THE COSTUMES, THE SET.
YOU MAY FORGET A LINE...
OH, I CAN COACH ANYBODY ON A LINE.
YOUR COSTUME MAY...
I CAN MAKE ANY COSTUME WORK.
THINGS MAY GO WRONG...
BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
AND THE DOG MUST GO ON WITH THE SHOW!
BUT WE ALL HAVE TO BE PATIENT.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.
( sighs )
I DON'T THINK HE APPRECIATES MY TALENT.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAY?
OH, I KNOW THIS PART!
SAM AND NATE, START US OFF WITH YOUR CHARACTERS
MIRANDA AND PROSPERO.
I'VE BEEN MAROONED ON AN ISLAND
WITH MY DAUGHTER MIRANDA
FOR 12 YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD OUTSIDE.
RIGHT.
BEFORE I WAS MAROONED, I WAS THE DUKE OF MILAN
BUT MY EVIL BROTHER ANTONIO
WANTED TO BE DUKE.
HE TRIED TO HAVE ME KILLED
BUT MIRANDA AND I ESCAPED ON A SHIP.
THE SHIP WAS DESTROYED
AND THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP ON THE ISLAND.
WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?
PROSPERO KNOWS HOW TO DO MAGIC.
HE CAN DO ALL KINDS OF TRICKS.
TRICKS, DID HE SAY TRICKS?
I'M THE KING OF TRICKS.
SO WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
HE COULD WORK MAGIC WITH WORDS.
THE ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WROTE THE TEMPEST
SOMETIME AROUND 1611.
THE STORY BEGINS WITH A STORM, A TEMPEST.
PROSPERO WATCHES THE SKY
UNTIL THE STARS ARE RIGHT FOR HIS MAGIC.
PROSPERO KNOWS THAT HIS EVIL BROTHER ANTONIO
IS TRAVELING BY SHIP NEAR HIS ISLAND
SO HE CONJURES UP A STORM TO WRECK HIS SHIP
AND FORCE EVERYONE ON THE BOAT TO WASH UP ON THE ISLAND.
( thunder booms )
( wind howling )
PROSPERO HAS TO WORK FAST--
HE KNOWS THAT HIS MAGIC WILL ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS.
AH, THE MAGIC OF THE LIGHTS.
David: WE NEED TO START.
EVERYBODY TAKE THEIR PLACES FOR THE STORM SCENE.
AND SEBASTIAN...
YOU SHOULD STAND NEXT TO ANTONIO.
ALONSO, THE KING OF NAPLES
AND FERDINAND, HIS SON.
OKAY, JOE, ARE WE SET FOR OUR TEMPEST?
WE'RE READY TO GO.
GREAT.
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE I'LL JUST STAY UP HERE.
WISHBONE, CLEAR THE STAGE.
WHAT? OKAY, I'LL JUST BE RIGHT BACK HERE IF ANYBODY NEEDS ME--
JUST RIGHT BACKSTAGE, RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, LIGHTS FADE TO BLACK.
Joe: On my signal, start the storm.
NOW.
( sound of wind howling and thunder rumbling )
All: WHOA!
STOP!
THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
WE DECIDED TO GET CREATIVE.
Curtis: YEAH.
WE WANTED TO ADD TO THE SCENE.
YOU MESSED UP!
COME ON.
JUST A LITTLE JOKE.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR JOKES!
NOW WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP!
YOU'VE COST US IMPORTANT REHEARSAL TIME!
DAMONT, CURTIS, REMEMBER
I'M GIVING YOU EXTRA CREDIT
IN DRAMA CLASS FOR HELPING.
IF YOU DON'T HELP
YOU DON'T GET THE CREDIT.
IT'S OKAY, I CAN HANDLE IT.
I'LL GET A MOP.
( growling )
VERY FUNNY, DAMONT.
WELL, WE'VE HAD A SHIPWRECK, BUT NOBODY'S DROWNED YET.
NOBODY DROWNED IN PROSPERO'S STORM.
IN FACT, NOBODY EVEN GOT WET.
HE MADE SURE EVERYONE MADE IT TO THE ISLAND:
HIS EVIL BROTHER ANTONIO
SEBASTIAN
AND ALONSO, THE KING.
( gulls calling )
FERDINAND, THE KING'S SON, ALSO WASHED UP ON SHORE.
HE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE OTHERS
AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD SURVIVED THE STORM.
IT WAS ALL A PART OF PROSPERO'S GRAND PLAN.
IF BY YOUR ART, MY DEAREST FATHER
YOU PUT THE WILD WATERS IN THIS ROAR
ALLAY THEM.
NO MORE AMAZEMENTS.
TELL THY PITEOUS HEART THERE'S NO HARM DONE.
OH, WOE THE DAY!
NO HARM.
I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT IN CARE OF THEE
OF THEE, MY DEAR ONE, OF THEE, MY DAUGHTER.
FOR STILL TIS BEATING IN MY MIND
YOUR REASON FOR RAISING THIS SEA STORM.
KNOW THUS FAR FORTH...
BY ACCIDENT MOST STRANGE
BOUNTIFUL FORTUNE, NOW, MY DEAR LADY
HATH BROUGHT MINE ENEMIES TO THIS SHORE.
HERE CEASE MORE QUESTIONS.
THOU ART INCLINED TO SLEEP.
COME AWAY, SERVANT.
COME!
I AM READY NOW.
APPROACH, MY ARIEL.
COME.
ALL HAIL, GREAT MASTER!
GRAVE SIR, HAIL!
I COME
TO ANSWER THY BEST PLEASURE
BE IT TO FLY, TO SWIM...
TO DIVE INTO THE FIRE
TO RIDE ON THE CURLED CLOUDS.
TO THY STRONG BIDDING, TASK ARIEL
AND ALL HIS QUALITY.
WHEW, BEING A SPRITELY CREATURE IS EXHAUSTING.
MY SERVANT ARIEL, THE TIME TWIXT 6:00 AND NOW
MUST BY US BOTH BE SPENT MOST PRECIOUSLY.
LET ME REMEMBER THEE WHAT THOU HAST PROMISED
WHICH IS NOT YET PERFORMED ME.
HOW NOW-- MOODY?
WHAT IST THOU CANST DEMAND?
MY LIBERTY.
DO MY NEXT BIDDING
AND AFTER TWO DAYS, I'LL DISCHARGE THEE.
HA, THAT'S MY NOBLE MASTER!
WHAT SHALL I DO?
SAY WHAT!
WHAT SHALL I DO?
MY QUAINT ARIEL, LISTEN, HARK IN THINE EAR.
Wishbone: PROSPERO NEEDED ARIEL FOR HIS PLAN.
IF HIS PLAN WORKED, EVERYONE WOULD GET WHAT THEY WANTED:
ARIEL WOULD GET HIS FREEDOM...
PROSPERO WOULD ESCAPE THE ISLAND
AND GET HIS DUKEDOM BACK FROM HIS BROTHER...
AND MIRANDA WOULD FALL IN LOVE
AND MARRY A PRINCE.
PRINCE FERDINAND, MY MASTER WANTS ME
TO FETCH YOU TO HIM.
I'LL TRY AN ENCHANTED SONG.
¶ HARK, HARK ¶
¶ BOW WOW ¶
¶ THE WATCHDOGS BARK. ¶
( barks )
THE AIR OR THE EARTH?
I'M INVISIBLE, IT'S AN OLD SPRITELY TRICK.
¶ HARK, HARK ¶
¶ BOW WOW ¶
¶ THE WATCHDOGS BARK. ¶
THIS MUSIC CREPT BY ME UPON THE WATER WITH ITS SWEET AIR
THENCE I FOLLOWED IT.
WHAT IS'T?
A SPIRIT?
HE IS A THING DIVINE
FOR NOTHING NATURAL I EVER SAW SO NOBLE.
MOST SURE THE GODDESS
ON WHOM THESE AIRS ATTEND.
OH, YOU WONDER...
ARE YOU MAID OR NO?
NO WONDER, SIR, BUT CERTAINLY A MAID.
I THINK IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
THEY BOTH ARE IN EITHER'S POWERS.
MM-HMM.
BUT THIS SWIFT BUSINESS I MUST UNEASY MAKE
LEST TOO LIGHT WINNING MAKE THE PRIZE LIGHT.
( clears throat )
SPEAK NOT YOU FOR HIM!
HE'S A TRAITOR!
DAVID, I HAVE TO STOP.
I FORGOT, WHY IS PROSPERO
TRYING TO KEEP THEM APART?
I THOUGHT HE WANTS THEM TO FALL IN LOVE.
HE DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE TOO EASY
FOR FERDINAND AND MIRANDA.
HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE
THEY REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER.
REMEMBER?
YEAH, I DO.
I JUST GOT LOST.
NERVES, I GUESS.
THAT'S OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.
SPEAK NOT YOU FOR HIM.
HE'S A TRAITOR!
IT'S YOUR LINE, SAMANTHA.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
JUST LET ME THINK OF IT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY
OH, DEAR FATHER, MAKE NOT TOO RASH A TRIAL OF HIM
FOR HE IS GENTLE AND NOT FEARFUL.
AMANDA, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
BECAUSE I SHOULD BE PLAYING YOUR PART!
AMANDA, RELAX.
AND I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS COSTUME, DAVID, I QUIT!
NOT TO WORRY, EVERYONE.
THE UNDERSTUDY IS HERE.
I'LL TAKE OVER THE PART.
GREAT, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?
UM... HMM...
CAN I GET SOMEONE FROM WARDROBE TO HELP ME WITH THIS, PLEASE?
ANYONE AT ALL?
( sighs )
DAVID, DAVID!
I CAN SAVE THIS SHOW.
JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.
DAVID, I'M SORRY.
AMANDA ALWAYS GETS TO ME.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, SAM.
I KNEW MY LINES.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I BLEW IT.
YOU'RE JUST NERVOUS.
YOU'LL BE FINE TONIGHT...
IF THERE IS A TONIGHT.
Wanda: DAVID! DAVID!
I'M AFRAID I'M THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS.
IT WAS MY COSTUME DESIGN
THAT SENT AMANDA OVER THE EDGE.
BUT I CAN CHANGE IT, DAVID
IF SHE'LL JUST GIVE ME THE CHANCE.
THANKS, MISS GILMORE.
SO DOES THIS MEAN THE SHOW IS CANCELED?
WHAT ABOUT OUR EXTRA CREDIT?
THANKS FOR BLOWING OUR CHANCE
TO GET A DECENT GRADE IN DRAMA CLASS.
HEY, GUYS-- COME ON!
DAVID'S THE DIRECTOR.
HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
DAVID--
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE AS CLEVER AS PROSPERO.
PROSPERO TESTED FERDINAND BY MAKING HIM WORK LIKE A DOG
TO PROVE HIS LOVE FOR MIRANDA.
ALAS! NOW, PRAY YOU-- WORK NOT SO HARD.
THE VERY INSTANT THAT I SAW YOU
DID MY HEART FLY TO YOUR SERVICE.
THERE RESIDES TO MAKE ME SLAVE TO IT.
AND FOR YOUR SAKE AM I THIS PATIENT LOG MAN.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
OH, HEAVEN...
OH, EARTH!
I, BEYOND ALL LIMIT OF WHAT ELSE IN THE WORLD DO LOVE
PRIZE, HONOR YOU.
I AM YOUR WIFE
IF YOU WILL MARRY ME.
MY HUSBAND, THEN?
AYE!
WITH A HEART AS WILLING
AS BONDAGE E'ER OF FREEDOM.
HERE'S MY HAND.
AND MINE.
WITH MY HEART IN IT.
I TELL THEE NOW
THAT ALL THY VEXATIONS...
WERE BUT TRIALS OF THY LOVE AND THOU HAST STOOD THE TEST.
AND SO...
TAKE MY DAUGHTER.
I THANK THEE.
ARIEL, THOU SHALT BE FREE AS MOUNTAIN WINDS.
BUT FIRST, PERFORM ALL POINTS OF MY COMMAND.
IS IT TIME TO FETCH YOUR BROTHER, ANTONIO?
YES, SPIRIT.
COME! THOU SHALT SURPRISE HIM.
Wishbone: ANTONIO, SEBASTIAN AND THE KING HAD BEEN WANDERING
IN SEARCH OF FERDINAND.
FERDINAND IS LOST.
O THOU MY SON--
WHAT STRANGE FISH HATH MADE HIS MEAL ON THEE?
WE HAVE LOST YOUR SON, I FEAR...
FOREVER.
HE IS DROWNED WHOM THIS WE STRAY TO FIND
AND THE SEA MOCKS OUR FRUSTRATE SEARCH ON LAND.
( eerie whistle )
YOU ARE THREE MEN OF SIN
WHO DESTINY HATH CAUSED
TO BELCH YOU UP ONTO THIS ISLAND!
YOU FOOLS!
YOUR SWORDS ARE NOW
TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR STRENGTHS
AND WILL NOT BE UPLIFTED.
AND NOW REMEMBER
YOU PROUD NOBLES THERE
FROM MILAN DID SUPPLANT GOOD PROSPERO
FOR WHICH FOUL DEED
WILL CAUSE THINE HEARTS MUCH SORROW!
OH, IT IS MONSTROUS!
SPIRIT--
HOW FARES THE KING AND HIS FOLLOWERS?
OH, I THINK I'VE GOT THEM RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT THEM
MASTER.
I'VE GOT TO FIND AMANDA-- CONVINCE HER TO COME BACK.
MRS. FARRELL, WILL YOU TAKE OVER WHILE I'M GONE?
OF COURSE.
MRS. TALBOT, WILL YOU READ ARIEL'S LINES
SO WE CAN REHEARSE?
I'D LOVE TO.
ELLEN GETS TO DO THE PART?
I DEMAND AN AUDITION!
OKAY EVERYBODY, DON'T WORRY.
IT'S GOING TO BE FINE.
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING
IN THE THEATER
THAT A BAD DRESS REHEARSAL
MEANS A GOOD OPENING NIGHT.
WE OUGHT TO BE GREAT, THEN.
I FORGOT MY BACKPACK
AND MY NORMAL CLOTHES.
AMANDA...
WE NEED TO TALK.
I MADE UP MY MIND.
LOOK--
NOBODY ELSE CAN PLAY YOUR PART.
EXCEPT FOR THE DOG.
I DON'T LIKE MY PART.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
ARIEL'S ONE OF THE BEST PARTS EVER.
YOU'RE THE SPIRIT
OF MAGIC AND FUN.
I DON'T FEEL VERY MAGICAL.
I JUST FEEL NERVOUS, AND RIDICULOUS.
Wanda: I CAN TONE DOWN
THE COSTUME, AMANDA-- NO PROBLEM.
YOU'VE WORKED TOO HARD-- WE ALL HAVE.
YOU CAN'T JUST WALK AWAY.
YOU'RE RIGHT-- I CAN'T.
SO YOU'RE BACK IN?
I'M IN.
AND I'M OUT OF A JOB.
I GOT TO GET AN AGENT.
OKAY, EVERYBODY-- LET'S GO AGAIN.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
SO WE'LL FIX YOUR COSTUME
AFTER REHEARSAL, OKAY?
OKAY.
SAM, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY, AMANDA.
WE'RE BOTH NERVOUS.
David: LET'S GET STARTED, EVERYBODY!
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
AND SOON IT WILL BE SHOW TIME!
EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER, JUST LIKE PROSPERO'S PLAN.
NOW DOES MY PROJECT
GATHER TO A HEAD.
MY CHARMS CRACK NOT.
MY SPIRITS OBEY AND TIME GOES UPRIGHT WITH HIS CARRIAGE.
HOW'S THE DAY?
ON THE SIXTH HOUR
AT WHICH TIME, MY LORD
YOU SAID OUR WORK SHOULD CEASE.
I DID SAY SO WHEN FIRST I RAISED THE TEMPEST.
BRING ME THE KING, MY BROTHER AND SEBASTIAN.
I'LL FETCH THEM, SIR.
YE ELVES OF HILLS, BROOKS, STANDING LAKES AND GROVES--
WEAK MINISTERS THOUGH YE BE, I HAVE BEDIMMED THE NOONTIDE SUN
CALLED FORTH THE MUTINOUS WINDS BY MY SO POTENT ART.
BUT THIS ROUGH MAGIC I HERE ABJURE
AND WHEN I HAVE REQUIRED SOME HEAVENLY MUSIC
WHICH EVEN NOW I DO
TO WORK MY END UPON THEIR SENSES THAT THIS AIRY CHARM IS FOR...
I'LL BREAK MY STAFF.
Prospero: THERE STAND YOU THREE
FOR YOU ARE SPELL-STOPPED.
EXCUSE ME, PEOPLE-- MAKE A LITTLE ROOM FOR THE DOG.
I JUST LOVE THE OPENING NIGHT PEP TALK.
David: WELL, THIS IS IT.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I THINK YOU'RE ALL REALLY EXCELLENT.
SOMEHOW WE PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER
AND NOW WE'VE GOT AN AUDIENCE READY TO COME IN
AND SEE US MAKE SOME MAGIC.
SO LET'S DO IT!
EVERYBODY BREAK A LEG
WHICH IN THEATER LANGUAGE MEANS, HAVE A GREAT SHOW!
EVERYTHING FINALLY CAME TOGETHER FOR PROSPERO, TOO.
BEHOLD, SIR KING
THE WRONGED DUKE OF MILAN, PROSPERO!
AND YOU, MY LORDS
WERE I SO MINDED I COULD PROVE YOU TRAITORS.
AT THIS TIME I WILL TELL NO TALES.
'TIS WELL YOU'RE WELL...
BUT WE WERE WRACKED UPON YOUR SHORE
AND I HAVE LOST MY DEAR SON, FERDINAND.
I FEEL THY LOSS.
FOR THIS DAY TOO
MY DAUGHTER DID I LOSE.
AND YET AM GLAD OF THE LOSS.
THOU ART GLAD OF IT?
AND SO THOU SHOULDST BE
FOR IN OUR LOSS
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER.
O WONDERS!
O MOST HIGH MIRACLE...
Miranda: HOW MANY GOODLY CREATURES
ARE THERE HERE!
O BRAVE NEW WORLD THAT HAS SUCH PEOPLE IN IT!
SIR, I INVITE YOUR HIGHNESS TO MY CELL
WHERE YOU SHALL TAKE YOUR REST
FOR THIS ONE NIGHT
AND IN THE MORN'
I'LL BRING YOU TO YOUR SHIP
AND SO TO NAPLES.
PREPARE THE SHIP, DEAR ARIEL
AND THEN TO THE ELEMENTS BE FREE
AND FARE THEE WELL!
SO I SHALL, AND FARE THEE WELL
GOOD MASTER.
NOW MY CHARMS ARE ALL O'ERTHROWN
AND WHAT STRENGTH I HAVE'S MINE OWN.
BUT RELEASE ME FROM MY BANDS
WITH THE HELP OF YOUR GOOD HANDS.
AS YOU FROM CRIMES WOULD PARDONED BE
LET YOUR INDULGENCE SET ME FREE.
( cheering and applause )
YEAH!
YES!
( applause continues )
HEY, HEY! SAVE A LITTLE APPLAUSE FOR THE UNDERSTUDY!
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL AUDIENCE!
HEY, JOE!-- FEED AN UNEMPLOYED ACTOR!
DAVID, YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
Ellen: YOU SURE DID.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
RELIEVED, A LITTLE SAD.
YES-- THERE'S ALWAYS A LITTLE LETDOWN
AFTER A PERFORMANCE.
Mrs. Farrell: AH, YES.
TO QUOTE THE TEMPEST--
OUR REVELS NOW ARE ENDED.
THESE OUR ACTORS
AS I FORETOLD YOU WERE ALL SPIRITS.
AND ARE MELTED INTO AIR, INTO THIN AIR.
AND LIKE THE BASELESS FABRIC OF THIS VISION
THE CLOUD-CAPPED TOWERS, THE GORGEOUS PALACES
THE SOLEMN TEMPLES, THE GREAT GLOBE ITSELF.
YEA, ALL WHICH IT INHERIT SHALL DISSOLVE
AND LIKE THIS INSUBSTANTIAL PAGEANT FADED
LEAVE NOT A RACK BEHIND.
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON
AND OUR LITTLE LIFE IS ROUNDED WITH A SLEEP.
AND ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE...
FOR THIS DOG.
Wishbone: WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON.
THAT'S A LINE FROM THE TEMPEST
WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE TOP DOG PLAYWRIGHTS OF ALL TIME--
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
BRINGING SHAKESPEARE PLAYS TO LIFE ON TV
IS THE JOB OF THE WISHBONE WRITER
AND THE DREAMS OF WISHBONE WRITERS COME TRUE EACH WEEK
ON THE SCREEN.
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