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I've got four plates ready, in case we miss the first shot. Zoe. M'Closky. I thought none but colored people worked. Who is it? Mrs. P.Zoe, dear, I'm glad to see you more calm this morning. Search him, we may find more evidence. I do, but I can't do it. Good day, Mr. Thibodeaux---shall we drive down that way? [*Aside to*Mrs. I the sharer of your sorrows---your wife. Isn't he sweet! I shall see this estate pass from me without a sigh, for it possesses no charm for me; the wealth I covet is the love of those around me---eyes that are rich in fond looks, lips that breathe endearing words; the only estate I value is the heart of one true woman, and the slaves I'd have are her thoughts. No, Injiun; we deal out justice here, not revenge. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. But what do we pay for that possession? Guess that you didn't leave anything female in Europe that can lift an eyelash beside that gal. E.---Wahnoteefaces him.---Fight---buss. Say, Mas'r Scudder, s'pose we go in round by de quarters and raise de darkies, den dey cum long wid us, and we 'proach dat ole house like Gin'ral Jackson when he took London out dar. Zoe, listen to me, then. His new cotton gins broke down, the steam sugar-mills burst up, until he finished off with his folly what Mr. M'Closky with his knavery began. Scud. When you get discouraged or depressed, try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you. Scud. Never, aunt! black as nigger; clar as ice. The Octoroons have no apparent trace of the Negro in their appearance but still are subject to the legal disabilities which attach them to the condition of blacks. Scud. Dido. Mrs. P.Sellyourself, George! Pete. [*Hands papers to*Mrs. Hello! there's that noise again! Top a bit! | Sitemap |. No, [looks off,R.] 'tis Pete and the servants---they come this way. I will; for it is agin my natur' to b'lieve him guilty; and if he be, this ain't the place, nor you the authority to try him. here's Mas'r Sunnyside, and Missey Dora, jist drov up. EnterScudder, George, Ratts, Caillou, Pete, Grace, Minnie,and all theNegroes. What, Mr. Ratts, are you going to invest in swamps? Dido. Hillo! In a little time this darned business will blow over, and I can show again. Wahnotee? Dora. Mrs. P.Why, George, I never suspected this! I will be thirty years old again in thirty seconds. Nothing; but you must learn what I thought you already knew. Paul and Wahnotee arrive back with the mailbags and play around with the camera. It's soooo dark. Jodie Sweetin, Come down and eat chicken with me beautiful. The more bidders, the better for you. Zoe. M'Closky. He and his apparatus arrived here, took the judge's likeness and his fancy, who made him overseer right off. Yonder is the boy---now is my time! Zoe. He said I want a nigger. The word Octoroon signifies "one-eighth blood" or the child of a Quadroon by a white. Even a letter, promising something---such is the feeling round amongst the planters. If we can't behave like Christians, let's try and act like gentlemen. give me the rest that no master but One can disturb---the sleep from which I shall awake free! he is here. In some form, human, or wild beast, or ghost, it has tracked me through the night. I'm going to straighten this account clear out. It concerns the residents of a Louisiana plantation called Terrebonne, and sparked debates about the abolition of slavery and the role of theatre in politics. Ah! A puppy, if he brings any of his European airs here we'll fix him.---[Aloud.] Zoe. drop dat banana! I don't care, they were blue this morning, but it don't signify now. Stop, here's dem dishes---plates---dat's what he call 'em, all fix: I see Mas'r Scudder do it often---tink I can take likeness---stay dere, Wahnotee. I will, quicker than lightning. I feel so big with joy, creation ain't wide enough to hold me. Unlock this Study Guide! Scud. So we believe; and so mad are the folks around, if they catch the red-skin they'll lynch him sure. [*Goes*L.] Paul reste el! ], [Gets in canoe and rows off,L.---Wahnotee*paddles canoe on,*R.---gets out and finds trail---paddles off after him,L.]. I'm gwine! Ratts. I want you to buy Terrebonne. How the flames crack. George. why, clar out! Happy to read and share the best inspirational Boucicault The Octoroon quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes. I left my loves and my creditors equally inconsolable. 'Tain't you he has injured, 'tis the white man, whose laws he has offended. Scud. [Reads.] EnterPete,with lantern, andScudder,with note book,R. Scud. Whar's de coffee? I saw the mail-bags lying in the shed this morning. We work. Ten miles we've had to walk, because some blamed varmin onhitched our dug-out. And twenty thousand bid. PART ONE: The estate of Terrebonne, in Louisiana, had been heavily mortgaged by the owner, Judge Payton, who, when he died, left the estate to his brother's widow and her son George, making Mrs. Peyton the guardian of Zoe, his natural daughter by a quadroon. save me! George. Come, Judge, pick up. O, no; Mas'r Scudder, don't leave Mas'r Closky like dat---don't, sa---'tain't what good Christian should do. Scud. I say, then, air you honest men? Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. Dat you drink is fust rate for red fever. George. Why you speak so wild? George. [R.] Well, what's the use of argument whar guilt sticks out so plain; the boy and Injiun were alone when last seen. "Judgment, 40,000, 'Thibodeaux against Peyton,'"---surely, that is the judgment under which this estate is now advertised for sale---[takes up paper and examines it]; yes, "Thibodeaux against Peyton, 1838." Zoe, he's going; I want him to stay and make love to me that's what I came for to-day. Sunny. You heard him say it was hopeless. Ain't that a cure for old age; it kinder lifts the heart up, don't it? Just because my grandfather wasn't some broken-down Virginia transplant, or a stingy old Creole, I ain't fit to sit down with the same meat with them. [L.] Yelping hound---take that. If I must die, give me up to the law; but save me from the tomahawk. that's right. Why should I refer the blame to her? It ain't necessary for me to dilate, describe, or enumerate; Terrebonne is known to you as one of the richest bits of sile in Louisiana, and its condition reflects credit on them as had to keep it. Good morning, Mrs. Peyton. What? Didn't I? [*Takes fan from*Minnie.] Gentlemen, the sale takes place at three. Glendon Swarthout, Never believe in any faith younger than you are." What was her name? I shan't interfere. "Madam, we are instructed by the firm of Mason and Co., to inform you that a dividend of forty per cent, is payable on the 1st proximo, this amount in consideration of position, they send herewith, and you will find enclosed by draft to your order, on the Bank of Louisiana, which please acknowledge---the balance will be paid in full, with interest, in three, six, and nine months---your drafts on Mason Brothers at those dates will be accepted by La Palisse and Compagnie, N. O., so that you may command immediate use of the whole amount at once, if required. ], George. No---no. I'll see to that. Gentlemen, we are all acquainted with the circumstances of this girl's position, and I feel sure that no one here will oppose the family who desires to redeem the child of our esteemed and noble friend, the late Judge Peyton. Scud. The judge drew money like Bourbon whiskey from a barrel, and never turned off the tap. Ask him, I want to know; don't say I told you to inquire, but find out. What, sar? I bid seven thousand, which is the last dollar this family possesses. I'll clear him off there---he'll never know what stunned him. The Wharf---goods, boxes, and bales scattered about---a camera on stand, R. Scudder, R., Dora, L., George*andPauldiscovered;Dorabeing photographed byScudder,who is arranging photographic apparatus,GeorgeandPaullooking on at back.*. Scud. Their presence keeps alive the reproach against me that I ruined them; yet, if this money should come. You can bet I'm going to make this . Scud. Could you see the roots of my hair you would see the same dark, fatal mark. Point. If she ain't worth her weight in sunshine you may take one of my fingers off, and choose which you like. I can think of nothing but the image that remains face to face with me: so beautiful, so simple, so confiding, that I dare not express the feelings that have grown up so rapidly in my heart. M'Closky. [The knives disappear.] Art becomes art only when it's shared with others. You are illegitimate, but love knows no prejudice. Something forcing its way through the undergrowth---it comes this way---it's either a bear or a runaway nigger. you seen dem big tears in his eyes. Sunny. Traduced! My darling! Only three of his plays were to have an American setting, The Octoroon is one of these. Ah, George, our race has at least one virtue---it knows how to suffer! [Fire seen,R.]. [Outside,R.] Whar's Missus---whar's Mas'r George? Scud. [Calling at door.] Mr. George is in love with Zoe. Wahnotee Patira na sepau assa wigiran. Dis way, gen'l'men; now Solon---Grace---dey's hot and tirsty---sangaree, brandy, rum. It is an adaptation of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon , which premiered in 1859. The word octoroon signifies a person of one-eighth African ancestry. To be alive is to be breathing. [*To*Wahnotee.] He is said to have "combined sentiment, wit and local colour with sensational and spectacular endings" (Nova). Ratts. Sorry I can't help you, but the fact is, you're in such an all-fired mess that you couldn't be pulled out without a derrick. Now, Jacob M'Closky, you despise me because you think I'm a fool; I despise you because I know you to be a knave. Do you mean that I'm a pig? [Throws down apron.] Will you forgive me? Pete. Paul. The injiun! George. Zoe. Scud. M'Closky. Wahnotee. Do not weep, George. George. See also Trivia | Goofs | Crazy Credits | Alternate Versions | Connections | Soundtracks M'Closky. I'll put the naughty parts in French. Look! [Raises hand to back of his neck.] *] Now, give it to me. Now, take care what you do. Mr. Lafouche, why, how do you do, sir? To Jacob M'Closky, the Octoroon girl, Zoe, twenty-five thousand dollars. Mrs. P.My dear George, you are left in your uncle's will heir to this estate. Dat's de laziest nigger on dis yere property. | Sitemap |. Why, Dora, what's the matter? Look there. Brightness will return amongst you. Zoe. Scud. Dora. Shan't I! Go on, Colonel---Colonel Pointdexter, ma'am---the mortgagee, auctioneer, and general agent. No, the love I speak of is not such as you suppose,---it is a passion that has grown up here since I arrived; but it is a hopeless, mad, wild feeling, that must perish. The buyers gather to take away the slaves they have purchased on a steamship. George. Judy Collins, You know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music." As they exit,M'Closkyrises from behind rock,R.,*and looks after them. Well, he cut that for the photographing line. George. Zoe, tell Pete to give my mare a feed, will ye? Gen'l'men, my colored frens and ladies, dar's mighty bad news gone round. George. Scud. Dora. Come here quite; now quite. I'd be darned glad if somebody would tear my past life away from me. The first mortgagee bids forty thousand dollars. O, dear, has he suddenly come to his senses? I can go no farther. I hope we don't intrude on the family. I have a restorative here---will you poor it in the glass? This gal and them children belong to that boy Solon there. What? Scud. George says he can "overcome the obstacle" (43), but Zoe protests that they cannot be together. Am I late? [Dances.]. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. Sunny. Then I shall never leave Terrebonne---the drink, nurse; the drink; that I may never leave my home---my dear, dear home. Paul. [Speaking in his ear-trumpet.] Let him answer for the boy, then. See here---there's a small freight of turpentine in the fore hold there, and one of the barrels leaks; a spark from your engines might set the ship on fire, and you'd go with it. Paul. *Enter*Wahnotee,R.;they are all about to rush on him. I'm waiting on your fifty thousand bid. Don't be afraid; it ain't going for that, Judge. He can fight though he's a painter; claws all over. When Dion Boucicault's tragedy The Octoroon (set on a southern plantation) opened in December of 1859, many viewed the play as sectional propaganda; there was widespread disagreement, however, concerning the side for which the play argued. The men begin to call for McClosky to be lynched, but Scudder convinces them to send him to jail instead. Because I heard that you had traduced my character. Coventry Patmore, if a man has no stability when you meet him, you may want to stay clear of him. Poor child! Alex Tizon, To one who waits, all things reveal themselves so long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light. That's about right. Pete. O! What, sar! The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings Happy to read and share the best inspirational The Octoroon quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes. He looked in to see what stopped it, and pulled out a big mortgage. [Conceals himself.]. Silence in the court; stand back, let the gentlemen of the jury retire, consult, and return their verdict. Scud. If you haven't spoiled her, I fear I have. I could not do it. [R. C.] That's my son---buy him, Mas'r Ratts; he's sure to sarve you well. EnterPete,R.U.E. [he is lame]; he carries a mop and pail. Daisaku Ikeda Culture is like the current of the ocean. Pete. but the deed that freed you was not lawful. Why, Minnie, why don't you run when you hear, you lazy crittur? M'Closky. O, dear Zoe, is he in love with anybody? *EnterPaul,wrestling with*Wahnotee,R.3. Your eyes are red. the apparatus can't lie. Between us we've ruined these Peytons; you fired the judge, and I finished off the widow. Put your hands on your naked breasts, and let every man as don't feel a real American heart there, bustin' up with freedom, truth, and right, let that man step out---that's the oath I put to ye---and then say, Darn ye, go it! Well, that's all right; but as he can't marry her, and as Miss Dora would jump at him---. Mas'r Ratts, you hard him sing about de place where de good niggers go, de last time. Go it, if you're a mind to. [Sighing.] Excuse me, I'll light a cigar. [Minnie runs off.] The men leave to fetch the authorities, but McClosky escapes. Go on, Colonel. In a few hours that man, my master, will come for me; he has paid my price, and he only consented to let me remain here this one night, because Mrs. Peyton promised to give me up to him to-day. Was dat?---a cry out dar in de swamp---dar agin! You don't come here to take life easy. Closky tue Paul---kill de child with your tomahawk dar; 'twasn't you, no---ole Pete allus say so. Zoe. You called it yourself; you wanted to make us murder that Injiun; and since we've got our hands in for justice, we'll try it on you. O, you wanted evidence---you called for proof---Heaven has answered and convicted you. Mas'r George---ah, no, sar---don't buy me---keep your money for some udder dat is to be sold. [Examines the ground.] [Opens desk.] If it was the ghost of that murdered boy haunting me! George. look here, these Peytons are bust; cut 'em; I am rich, jine me; I'll set you up grand, and we'll give these first families here our dust, until you'll see their white skins shrivel up with hate and rage; what d'ye say? A julep, gal, that's my breakfast, and a bit of cheese. No; but I loved you so, I could not bear my fate; and then I stood your heart and hers. Zoe. Hugh vieu. Twelve thousand. The Octoroon's Sacrifice (1912) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Dora. Scud. I say, Zoe, do you hear that? M'Closky. Jackson. No; the hitching line was cut with a knife. 'An Octoroon' was written over about three years but premiered in 2014. Pete. We can leave this country, and go far away where none can know. O, here, do you know what annuity the old judge left you is worth to-day? [Pete goes down.] [C.] My dear aunt, why do you not move from this painful scene? Stan' back, I say I I'll nip the first that lays a finger on Him. So it is. For the first time, twenty-five thousand---last time! Dora. I must launch my dug-out, and put for the bay, and in a few hours I shall be safe from pursuit on board of one of the coasting schooners that run from Galveston to Matagorda. Dido. "All right," says the judge, and away went a thousand acres; so at the end of eight years, Jacob M'Closky, Esquire, finds himself proprietor of the richest half of Terrebonne---. Lafouche. [Weeping.] Scud. Improvements---anything, from a stay-lace to a fire-engine. Here 'tis---now you give one timble-full---dat's nuff. Mrs. P.She need not keep us waiting breakfast, though. Zoe. She refuses, but Zoe steals the bottle from her anyway and runs off. Cum, for de pride of de family, let every darky look his best for the judge's sake---dat ole man so good to us, and dat ole woman---so dem strangers from New Orleans shall say, Dem's happy darkies, dem's a fine set of niggars; every one say when he's sold, "Lor' bless dis yer family I'm gwine out of, and send me as good a home.". DORA played by a white actress or an actress who can pass as white. MINNIE played by an African-American actress, a black actress, or an actress of color. Dora. Laws, mussey! Wal, as it consarns you, perhaps you better had. The word octoroon signifies a person of one-eighth African ancestry. If she could not accept me, who could? I want Pete here a minute. Now, gentlemen, I'm proud to submit to you the finest lot of field hands and house servants that was ever offered for competition; they speak for themselves, and do credit to their owners.---[Reads.] ain't that a pooty gun. The devil I am! [Retires.]. She loves him! Poor Injiun lub our little Paul. If you would pardon the abruptness of the question, I would ask you, Do you think the sincere devotion of my life to make yours happy would succeed? Zoe. Paul. I am his love---he loves an Octoroon. Bah! Paul. D'ye hear that, Jacob? Missey Zoe! Darn that girl; she makes me quiver when I think of her; she's took me for all I'm worth. You thought you had cornered me, did ye? Yah! Scene 2 is set in the Bayou, where M'Closky is asleep. Go with Dora to Sunnyside. I'll lend you all you want. [Georgepours contents of phial in glass. Excuse me ladies. [Stands with his hand extended towards the house, and tableau.]. Darn it, when I see a woman in trouble, I feel like selling the skin off my back. what, dem?---get away! [Sits,R. C.]. With your New England hypocrisy, you would persuade yourself it was this family alone you cared for; it ain't---you know it ain't---'tis the "Octoroon;" and you love her as I do; and you hate me because I'm your rival---that's where the tears come from, Salem Scudder, if you ever shed any---that's where the shoe pinches. You're a man as well as an auctioneer, ain't ye? Would you now? Nebber mind, sar, we bring good news---it won't spile for de keeping. An extremely beautiful young slave girl, who is treated like a member of the family, Zoe is kind, generous, and adored by every man who lays eyes on her. It is certain, madam; the judge was negligent, and doubtless forgot this small formality. for me---look ye here! Scud. No! don't think too hardly of your poor father. Scud. He's an Injiun---fair play. Lafouche. While the proceeds of this sale promises to realize less than the debts upon it, it is my duty to prevent any collusion for the depreciation of the property. burn! I can't introduce any darned improvement there. I don't tink you will any more, but dis here will; 'cause de family spile Dido, dey has. Darn ye! Zoe, you have suspected the feeling that now commands an utterance---you have seen that I love you. *] Whenever I gets into company like yours, I always start with the advantage on my side. ], Paul. No---in kind---that is, in protection, forbearance, gentleness; in all them goods that show the critters the difference between the Christian and the savage. Mrs. P.Why didn't you mention this before? he's allers in for it. He will love you---he must. I've got engaged eight hundred bales at the next landing, and one hundred hogsheads of sugar at Patten's Slide---that'll take my guards under---hurry up thar. ZOE played by an octoroon actress, a white actress, a quadroon actress, a biracial actress, a multi-racial actress, or an actress of color who can pass as an octoroon. Point. 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