SCENE V.
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Wind instrument[A plain drop]
The Shepherd is discovered well to the left, piping for the Goat
Goat is dancing
Begin Princess rhythmGoat stops to listen, looks off to the right
Shepherd looks to the right
Goat crosses to extreme right, bows
Princess and retinue enter
TapThey halt
TapThe Shepherd kneels to the Princess, then dances for her
Stringed instrument
Drum roll pp. crescendoThe Goat becomes alarmed
All turn and look to the right
Goat, on all fours, offers his back to the Princess
Shepherd induces
Princess to sit on Goat's back
Princess rhythmGoat exits, followed by Princess and retinue
TapShepherd folds his arms
Wazir rhythmWazir's Court and Ghurri-Wurri enter from the right
TapThey halt
TapWazir points to Shepherd
TapVizier brandishes his scimiter
Drum rollNubian approaches Shepherd
Drum crashNubian falls
Drum roll Crescendo to Wazir shakes his fists Points at Shepherd Vizier attacks Shepherd with scimiter Shepherd grasps scimiter They struggle, conventionally, one, two, three, four, five, six
Drum crashThe Shepherd falls
Drum rollThe Vizier waves his scimiter aloft
Drum rollWazir exults
TapNubian rises
TapWazir points to the right
TapVizier points at Shepherd with scimiter
TapNubian seizes the Shepherd
Wazir rhythm Wazir's Court and Shepherd exit at the right, ignoring Ghurri-Wurri, Nubian and Shepherd first, then Vizier, then Wazir. [All cross behind the drop to left of stage ready for Scene VI]
Drum crashGhurri-Wurri stamps his foot
Drum rollShakes his fists after them
Drum rollRuns to left and shakes his fists at the Princess
Drum rollRuns to right and shakes them at the Wazir
Runs to center and shakes them at the audience
Cymbal crashLights out
Ghurri-Wurri exits
The drop is raised
Cymbal crashLights on