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LILIOM
SCENE ONE
Scene—A lonely place in the park, half hidden by trees and shrubbery. Under a flowering acacia tree stands a painted wooden bench. From the distance, faintly, comes the tumult of the amusement park. It is the sunset of the same day.
When the curtain rises the stage is empty.
Marie enters quickly, pauses at center, and looks back.
Marie
Julie, Julie! [There is no answer.] Do you hear me, Julie? Let her be! Come on. Let her be. [Starts to go back.]
[Julie enters, looks back angrily.]
Julie
Did you ever hear of such a thing? What's the matter with the woman anyway?
Marie
[Looking back again.] Here she comes again.
