Journey Through the Impossible by Jules Verne, Edward Baxter Page A
Authors: Jules Verne, Edward Baxter
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Lidenbrok. I would never have played like
that.
Valdemar: My friend, my dear friend, listen to me. Let's get out of
here.
George: Yes, yes, they're right. Let's go back the way we came. Eva,
I want to take you far away from here. I don't want to expose you
to any more such dangers. Let's go.
Ox: Go? When at any moment the obstacle that lies between us and
our goal may disappear?
George: What did you say?
Eva: Don't listen to that man, George. Don't listen to him.
(A rumbling is heard.)
Ox: Wait a minute. Listen, look. The ground is opening up at last.
Look! Look, George Hatteras. This is the first step up on your
road to fame and glory. It's the first step through the impossible!
The center of the earth. Everywhere there are flames,25 showers of sparks,
incandescent lava flowing in all directions. Torrents of liquid metal, molten
silver and gold. Ox, George, Eva, Tartelet, and Valdemar stand watching
the spectacle.
Ox: Well, now do you believe in the power I've given you? And do
you promise to follow me from now on?
George: Everywhere, doctor, wherever you want to take me.
Eva (aside): I've lost him!
George (He has run through the theater; looking distractedly at everything): Yes, yes. This is really the incandescent center of the earth.
There's fire everywhere, everywhere. I feel enveloped by it, but
not consumed. I take deep breaths of it. And what a new life has
come over me! What an irresistible strength! Fire is the soul of
nature, the universal life. It makes my blood a thousand times
hotter. It boils in my head and flows through my veins like torrents of lava.
Ox (sarcastically): Good, good!
George: It electrifies my soul. It reveals to my wondering eyes mysteries unknown to man.
Ox (to Eva, pointing to George): Listen to him. Look at him.
George: No, you are no longer empty and fictional beings, you marvellous inhabitants of fire. Come, phoenix, will-o'-the-wisp, salamanders, show yourselves. I'll shout throughout the world the news
that you really exist, for I will have seen you. I see you. I see you!
he phoenixes, will-o'-the-wisps, and salamanders appear:)
(BALLET 26)
(Toward the end of the ballet, Ox brings George back to center stage)
Ox: Son of Hatteras! You have surpassed Professor Lidenbrok. Come
now and outshine the glory of Captain Nemo!
(They disappear in the midst of the final dance)
END OF ACT I
Cover sheet of a quadrille that was not in the play but was written because the play was such a
success. The music of the play itself (the ballet) was lost, and this quadrille is the only surviving
music connected with the play.
A square in Goa, i on the wateont. To the right, the city appears in the form
of an amphitheatre, with mosques, Hindu houses, and tree-shaded villas. To
the left, a hotel with a tent and verandah, and to the right of this a jeweller's
shop. In the background can be seen part of the harbor; with ships, fishing
boats, and in the distance an ocean-going vessel about to leave under half-sail,
flying the British flag. An Englishman, Captain Anderson,' an Officer, a
jeweller; Hindus, porters, and sailors mingle with a crowd of men and children. The crowd moves back and forth over the square, which is closed off at
the end by a balustrade that forms a dock on the harbor: It is broad daylight.
First Hindu: Well, has the terrible monster appeared again?
Jeweller: Not yet, but if it does, I wouldn't give a sequin3 for all the
ships in Goa harbor.
First Hindu: The Indian ocean is definitely not safe any more. I feel
sorry for any ships sailing near our shores.
Voices (in the crowd): There it is! There it is!
First Hindu: No, no, that's only the reflection of the sun on the
horizon.
he excited crowd rushes to the side of the square nearest the harbor:)
Jeweller: That terrible creature will make a lot of trouble for me.
Ships won't dare come into Goa harbor any more. No more ships,
no more travelers. Then what will
that.
Valdemar: My friend, my dear friend, listen to me. Let's get out of
here.
George: Yes, yes, they're right. Let's go back the way we came. Eva,
I want to take you far away from here. I don't want to expose you
to any more such dangers. Let's go.
Ox: Go? When at any moment the obstacle that lies between us and
our goal may disappear?
George: What did you say?
Eva: Don't listen to that man, George. Don't listen to him.
(A rumbling is heard.)
Ox: Wait a minute. Listen, look. The ground is opening up at last.
Look! Look, George Hatteras. This is the first step up on your
road to fame and glory. It's the first step through the impossible!
The center of the earth. Everywhere there are flames,25 showers of sparks,
incandescent lava flowing in all directions. Torrents of liquid metal, molten
silver and gold. Ox, George, Eva, Tartelet, and Valdemar stand watching
the spectacle.
Ox: Well, now do you believe in the power I've given you? And do
you promise to follow me from now on?
George: Everywhere, doctor, wherever you want to take me.
Eva (aside): I've lost him!
George (He has run through the theater; looking distractedly at everything): Yes, yes. This is really the incandescent center of the earth.
There's fire everywhere, everywhere. I feel enveloped by it, but
not consumed. I take deep breaths of it. And what a new life has
come over me! What an irresistible strength! Fire is the soul of
nature, the universal life. It makes my blood a thousand times
hotter. It boils in my head and flows through my veins like torrents of lava.
Ox (sarcastically): Good, good!
George: It electrifies my soul. It reveals to my wondering eyes mysteries unknown to man.
Ox (to Eva, pointing to George): Listen to him. Look at him.
George: No, you are no longer empty and fictional beings, you marvellous inhabitants of fire. Come, phoenix, will-o'-the-wisp, salamanders, show yourselves. I'll shout throughout the world the news
that you really exist, for I will have seen you. I see you. I see you!
he phoenixes, will-o'-the-wisps, and salamanders appear:)
(BALLET 26)
(Toward the end of the ballet, Ox brings George back to center stage)
Ox: Son of Hatteras! You have surpassed Professor Lidenbrok. Come
now and outshine the glory of Captain Nemo!
(They disappear in the midst of the final dance)
END OF ACT I
Cover sheet of a quadrille that was not in the play but was written because the play was such a
success. The music of the play itself (the ballet) was lost, and this quadrille is the only surviving
music connected with the play.
A square in Goa, i on the wateont. To the right, the city appears in the form
of an amphitheatre, with mosques, Hindu houses, and tree-shaded villas. To
the left, a hotel with a tent and verandah, and to the right of this a jeweller's
shop. In the background can be seen part of the harbor; with ships, fishing
boats, and in the distance an ocean-going vessel about to leave under half-sail,
flying the British flag. An Englishman, Captain Anderson,' an Officer, a
jeweller; Hindus, porters, and sailors mingle with a crowd of men and children. The crowd moves back and forth over the square, which is closed off at
the end by a balustrade that forms a dock on the harbor: It is broad daylight.
First Hindu: Well, has the terrible monster appeared again?
Jeweller: Not yet, but if it does, I wouldn't give a sequin3 for all the
ships in Goa harbor.
First Hindu: The Indian ocean is definitely not safe any more. I feel
sorry for any ships sailing near our shores.
Voices (in the crowd): There it is! There it is!
First Hindu: No, no, that's only the reflection of the sun on the
horizon.
he excited crowd rushes to the side of the square nearest the harbor:)
Jeweller: That terrible creature will make a lot of trouble for me.
Ships won't dare come into Goa harbor any more. No more ships,
no more travelers. Then what will
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