Tivoli: Five Scenes, or some of them
Play inspired by the works of Hjalmar Bergman.
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About the text
In the same vein as his own The Fun Fair (after Hjalmar Bergman’s poem) from a few years prior, Bergman would go on to write this play about a company of players at an amusement park. It’s no masterpiece, but a closer look reveals the foundations of Sawdust and Tinsel:
We stand before the amusement park’s entrance gates, looming large and white. The park has closed for the night; the time is perhaps half past midnight. An autumnal darkness lies over everything. A streetlight illuminates a distinct circle by the entrance. There stands Karlsson, - watchman, Cerberus - in conversation with Folke.
Every so often, the wind blows through large trees hidden in the darkness, and the sounding of a boat’s horn can occasionally be heard, drawn out and mournful.
F:167
43 sheets ; 31 x 26 cm
Typewritten script in binder with drawing by Else [Fisher] on inside of cover.
F:168
43 sheets.
Typewritten script, carbon copies. No title page.