| Operas & Plays Gertrude Stein Foreword by James R. Mellow Station Hine Ants BARRYTOWN, LTD.Papen eon copyright © 1998 by Bartow, Ld Al igh eserved. This edition reproduces the book Operas & Pls, as published ah 1932 Pain Eon. naphosogaphic alpen of 1% ff te text as se under the supeison oF Gerad Sti, Cloth eon copyright © 1987 by Suton il Pres Ie, Foreword copyignt ©1987 by James R- Mellow Al hs reserved. Publshedunder tbe Statioe HAM inp of Baryown. Lid, Bartow, [Nev York 2907, asa poet of Thesis for Publabig As, ac, 3 oto rf, flea exempt, dictions rena, ‘Ontn ctu ad purchasing: epornttnhiarg Erma: Peblnbereatoeilng Designed by Stan Quan and George Quah ‘rate acknowledgement is due tthe Nana Endowment fr th Ar 1 Federal Agency in Washington,DC, ant th New York State Come he Ar for paral nancial spor ofthe publishing propio The Initia fr Pushing Ate For peemssion 1 epoduce the potogrpt, made by Alvin Langdon Coburn in 1913 sed onthe cover af ths bok, aks ave do the Beineke Rae Book and Manserp iba, Yale ives, alton of !Amensa Literate Distributed by Consortia, Book Sales and Distribution, Ine, 1045 ‘Wesgte Dive, St Pa, Minnesota 351121065 brary of Congr Catieging in Pablatn Stein, Gorm, 1874-1986, [Selon 1938) (pers Plays Gena Stein foreword by Janes R. Malo Pc Isa Fai6u9 163 Tie, 53537792006. 1998 S18°5205--a:21 98-0558 CONTENTS Foreword: The Word Play of Gere Stein Four Ssines In Three Aes (1927) A Lica Opera Made By Two (1928) (Capa Capit (1923) Sunes And Singing (1922) Ase (1923) (Objects Lie On A Table (1922) Am 1 To Go Or FU Say So (1928) Reread Anoter (1921) Cision 1981) ‘They Must. Be Wedded. To Their Wife (1981) AA Bouquet. Their Wis (1928) (Oia And O18 1913) ‘They Weighed Weighod-Layed (1580) Lynn And’ The Callege De France (1931) “The Five Georges (981) Ar resent (1930) Parlor (1930) Say Ie With Flower (1931) Louis XI And Madame Giraud (1950) Madame Recamier (980) A Movie (192) Fim. Deux Soeurs Qui Ne Sont Pas Soeur (1929) 6 ro a 61 195 29 28 ea Bs 385, 9s} A MOVIE Eyes are & surprise Peintzse a dram hres spelled with 2 usr is plied with = So is busines, ‘The UNITED STATES is comical, [Now T want fo tell you about the Monroe doctsine. We tink very nicely we think very well of the Moarce doctrine. ‘American painter painting in French country near ralload track. Mobil ‘nation locomotive passer with aotiGeatin for villages. ‘Where are American tourists #9 buy my pictures sere nom d'un pipe says the american painter ‘American pater sts cafe and contemplates empty pocket book as taxi cabs file through Paris carrying French soldiers to batle ofthe Marne. T guess Til bea tan diver herein gay Pare says the american painter. ‘Painter its in studio trying to lear names of streets with help of Bretonne peasant femme de menage, He becomes taxi driver. Ordinary street seene in Being lazy about getting wp in the mornings he spends some of his dari nights in texching Bretonae ferme de menage peasant gil how to drive the {tin so she can replace him whem he wants to sleep. ‘Ameria comes into the war american painter Wants to be american soe, Personnel officer interviews him, ‘What have you been doing, taxing. You now Paris, Seret Service for you goon taxing. ‘He goes on tang and e teaches Bretonne fm. english so she can take bis place if nod be ‘One night he red his paper under th Hight Policeman tells him to move vp, don't want to wants tread396 OPERAS AND PLAYS Man comes up wants to goto the station Pinter has to take him.” Gets back, reading again “Another man comes wants to go tothe station, Painter takes him, Comes back to ead again, Two american ofcer come up. Wat to goto the sation. Pinter says Tired of the station take you to Berlin if you lke. No station, Oticers say give you alot if you take us outside town On way tothe south, first big town, Hr says alsght got to stop at home fist to get his coat Stops at home calls ot to Bretonne £m. Get busy telegraph tall your relations, you have them all over, ask have you any american offices staying forever. Be back to-morow. "Back to-morrow Called wp by chief secret service. Goes to see him. Money thas been dlaappearing ove of quartermaster’ department ia chank. You've fot a free hand. Find out something. ‘Goes home, Finds fm. Bretonne surrounded with telegrams and letter font relatives. Americans everywhere but everywhere. She groans, Funny Americans everywhere but everywhere they all i. Many fanny” Americans feverywhere. Two Americans not s0 funny here my fifth cousin says, she ft helping inthe Howptal sm Avignon. Such a sweet american soldier So young fo tallso tender, Not very badly hurt but wil stay 2 long long time. He has ‘been visited by american oficrs who live in vill ‘Two auch nice ladies tive there too and they spend and they spend, they buy ell the good sweet fod {in Avignon. "Ts thst something Wiliam Sir," says the Bretonne £1, Tessnowing but no matter we will get there in the tx. Take us two days and two nights you inside and me out. Hurey. They start, the fanny ile {ini goes over the mountains with and without asistance, all tired ost he Inside, she driving when they turn down the till ito Avignon. Just then two [Americans on motor eyels come on and Bretonne fm. lesing ber head grand fash, American painter wakes up burned, he sos the twe and says bY God tnd makes believe e is dead, The two are very bef. A team comes along nd takes american painter and allt hosptal. Two Americans ride of on motor tyes direction of Nimes and Post du Gard ‘Arrival at hospital, itereew with the wounded American who described tomo american fers who Bad been ike brothers to him, didn’ think aay ‘cers could be a0 chummy with a solder. Tank me out treated me, cigaretss overything fine ‘Where tave they gone on to, to Nimes ‘Yes Pont da Gard American painter in bed in charge of fench nursing nn but manages to ‘seape and leave for Pont du Gardin mended tax. ‘There under the shadow A MOVIE 397 ‘of that imperishable monument of the might and industry of ancient Rome fscting duel French gendarme american painter, tax, fm, Bretonne, two american crooks with motor eyeles on which they try i exape over the Top ‘of the Pont du Gard, great stunt, they are finally captured, They have been the receivers of the stolen money ‘Alter many other adventures 20 famous as become the american painter ‘Beetonse femme de menage and taxi that in the march under the arch at the final triumph of the ales the tax atthe special sequst of General Pershing brings up the Fear ofthe procession afer the tank, the Bretonne dv ad ‘he american painter inside waving the american lg Old Glory aa the ticolor cURTAIN,| | | | | | FILM DEUX SGLURS QUI NE SONT PAS S@EURS ‘Aw coin d'une rue d'un boulevard extériur de Part une blanchssewse d'un certain ge ave won paquet de linge qu'elle fait entrain de vrer,¥arrdte Pour prendre dans ses maine et regerde la photo de deux eaniches Hance tele Ia rearde avec ardeur. Une automobile de deux placssstatonna Ie Jong du trottoir. Tout & coup, deux dames en descendent et se pécipitent sur is blanchiseuse en demandant & voir la phots. Elle la fait ver ot le dew dames sont pleins admiration Jusgu'aa moment oi une jeune femme qul fst coe comme i elle venait d'avoir an prix au concours de beaute ot apts Etro égare dans la rue, passe et & ce moment vot auto vide, se dépiche “enter et se met A plearer. A‘ce moment, ler deux dames entrent dass Pato ff jetent ls jeune femme dehors Elle tombe conte Ia blanehsseuse qui, sence & la questioner, et Yauto, condalte par les deux dames part, et tout & coup i banchisseuse vit quelle n'a passa photo, Ele voit un jeune homme tt elle I} raconte tout de aute histoire ‘Quelgues heures plus tard, devant un bureas de placement, re du Dragon, ‘Ly a une autre blanchisseuse pls Jeane avec son puguet de linge. La woitre es deax dames approche, sare, et le deux dames descendent et font Wot la blanchisense fa photo des deax caches blancs: Ele regerde avec fleet excitation, mais cst tout. Juste ce moment la jeune femme sper de ‘beauté approche pouse unex de joie etre prciite ver Ia voiture Lar deat dames entrent dans leur auto et, en entrant, laisenttomber un pelt paguet, ‘mais toujours elles sont en posession dels photo et elles partent précptamy:400 OPERAS AND PLAYS Le surlendemain la premidre blanchisense st encore dans st rue avec son paquet de linge et elle voit la jeune femme du prix de beanté apprcher vec un petit paqaet& la main, Bt en mime temps elle voit le jeune homme fs sont fous les tois alos ensemble et tout & coup elle passe, Tato, avec cane tw pet pec. eri we oto ear poser tay