Jack Hitt

That's right. Or something like that, or nothing at all. And people just address the invisible, you know, sprite, right? Well, that did not happen in this case. This bulb comes just dangling down and sort of hangs around. This naked white bulb just hangs around and people are talking to it.

That's right. Or something like that, or nothing at all. And people just address the invisible, you know, sprite, right? Well, that did not happen in this case. This bulb comes just dangling down and sort of hangs around. This naked white bulb just hangs around and people are talking to it.

And I think Tinkerbell must have had an appearance in the first act, but it was somewhere in here that people just started laughing at this. Then another thing that happened was later on in this scene, if you remember, Wendy gets trapped on an island. And and she she spots a kite that's floating by and flying by and she's supposed to grab it and attach it to her back and fly off. Right. Right.

And I think Tinkerbell must have had an appearance in the first act, but it was somewhere in here that people just started laughing at this. Then another thing that happened was later on in this scene, if you remember, Wendy gets trapped on an island. And and she she spots a kite that's floating by and flying by and she's supposed to grab it and attach it to her back and fly off. Right. Right.

Well, of course, the kite is attached to the flying apparatus line. And it gets closer and closer to her. She's standing on this little paper mache hill. But the flying apparatus people can't quite get it close enough to her to reach. So she has to step out into the waters that she's just told us is filled with crocodiles to grab it. She finally gets the kite.

Well, of course, the kite is attached to the flying apparatus line. And it gets closer and closer to her. She's standing on this little paper mache hill. But the flying apparatus people can't quite get it close enough to her to reach. So she has to step out into the waters that she's just told us is filled with crocodiles to grab it. She finally gets the kite.

And when she yanks on it, it pops off the flying apparatus. And the hook goes zinging up into the lights and catches. Yeah. So now there is this big loop of wire hanging in front of the stage. And there's Wendy holding the kite. And she ad-libbed as best she could, as I remember. She sort of said, on second thought, maybe I can swim.

And when she yanks on it, it pops off the flying apparatus. And the hook goes zinging up into the lights and catches. Yeah. So now there is this big loop of wire hanging in front of the stage. And there's Wendy holding the kite. And she ad-libbed as best she could, as I remember. She sort of said, on second thought, maybe I can swim.

And with that, she walked off the stage sort of motioning her arms like you would do the swim, the dance in 1965. Oh. So she does that. At this point, I mean, the audience, the actors are just falling apart. They are so frightened of the audience. There are just belly laughs rolling up to the stage from the audience. People are howling with laughter at every mistake.

And with that, she walked off the stage sort of motioning her arms like you would do the swim, the dance in 1965. Oh. So she does that. At this point, I mean, the audience, the actors are just falling apart. They are so frightened of the audience. There are just belly laughs rolling up to the stage from the audience. People are howling with laughter at every mistake.

And now any small mistake just takes on these... You know, it's just any instigation for laughter is just enough for this audience. And now the old people have given it up. Everyone has quit being nice. Now there is just this kind of frightening roar that comes from the audience every time there's a mistake.

And now any small mistake just takes on these... You know, it's just any instigation for laughter is just enough for this audience. And now the old people have given it up. Everyone has quit being nice. Now there is just this kind of frightening roar that comes from the audience every time there's a mistake.

Yeah, this is a fiasco. And what's really interesting about a fiasco is that once it starts to tumble down, the audience wants to push it further along.

Yeah, this is a fiasco. And what's really interesting about a fiasco is that once it starts to tumble down, the audience wants to push it further along.

Oh, it would have been a grave disappointment had there not been just one more mistake after another, one more embarrassment after another. Now the reason they're there is to chronicle these embarrassments. This is why I have remembered this play for 25 years. ¶¶ Towards Act 3, the director had decided that she wanted to break down the fourth wall.

Oh, it would have been a grave disappointment had there not been just one more mistake after another, one more embarrassment after another. Now the reason they're there is to chronicle these embarrassments. This is why I have remembered this play for 25 years. ¶¶ Towards Act 3, the director had decided that she wanted to break down the fourth wall.

You know, this was cutting-edge theater as far as she was concerned.

You know, this was cutting-edge theater as far as she was concerned.

That's right. And interact with the audience and break down that wall. So the idea being that you would get more in touch with the dramatic sense and the reality of what was happening. Right. Anyway, so in this particular scene, what was going to happen was that the Indians were going to throw rope ladders down from the balcony and climb down these rope ladders into the audience.

That's right. And interact with the audience and break down that wall. So the idea being that you would get more in touch with the dramatic sense and the reality of what was happening. Right. Anyway, so in this particular scene, what was going to happen was that the Indians were going to throw rope ladders down from the balcony and climb down these rope ladders into the audience.