Good-looking, not allowed to farm

(One)

Although at the beginning, most people in the theater were not focused on watching the show, but when the curtain opened, no matter what they were doing or thinking before, their first reaction was to look at the stage.

At this time, Mrs. Helena on the stage was wearing a rustic dress with a few patches on purpose, and a yellow apron, making a standard country girl dress.

The audience was silent for a moment.

Because many famous troupes in Wangcheng attract the audience's attention by relying on part of their nudity and relatively gorgeous makeup.

And choosing to appear on stage in such a simple and conservative dress as a peasant girl is probably a novelty.

As a result, many viewers couldn't help but looked at the past with puzzled eyes...

In the special box of the royal family, Queen Alisa, who came to the theater for the first time, looked at the stage with extremely focused and serious eyes.

Although she tried her best to maintain her usual demeanor, the expression on her face was like that of a child who had finally seen Tang. Ever since she entered the theater, she had opened her eyes wide. The head has been looking at the other side of the stage... No matter how I look at it, I can't get enough.

When she saw Mrs. Helena's attire, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she asked curiously, "Do all the girls in the country dress like this?"

Jamie, who accompanied the queen, was slightly taken aback.

He subconsciously thought of the period before he was not imprisoned, which may not be called so beautiful, but it was indeed a peaceful country life, and he couldn't help but slowly recalled: "It's true that they are dressed like this, but the material of their clothes is not so good , the color will not be so bright. Because those clothes are usually worn for a long time, they are already worn out, and they have to do some work on weekdays, so they will inevitably get some dirt..."

The queen couldn't imagine such a life.

In her opinion, although the dresses of peasant girls on the stage seem simple, they also have a kind of simple beauty, so she can't imagine what the old and dirty words in Jamie's mouth look like, so she can only reply: "Oh ,is that so?"

But because she didn't pay much attention to it, she only replied that way, then immediately turned her gaze back, and refocused her attention on the stage.

But on the other hand, maybe because of being brought back memories...

Jamie couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

Looking around the whole theater, it was obviously such a lively and noisy place, but he didn't have the slightest sense of belonging.

At the same time, it is different from other normal viewers.

The reactions of the dandies in the front row were a little more shameless.

They were whispering and discussing Madam Helena's attire: "Speaking of which, such a peasant girl's attire is quite interesting."

"Hey, if you're really interested, you just need to go to those villages for a few laps, and I'm sure a bunch of village girls can't wait to pounce on them like wolves and tigers."

"Hahaha, I believe that. But most of them are ugly, and they are completely different from the Marianne on this stage and in the novel."

They just whispered, talked and laughed endlessly.

But fortunately, the presence of the queen prevented her from booing and whistling excessively at the actresses on stage as before.

Therefore, Mrs. Helena just pretended not to see their pointers, and continued to act earnestly and without hindrance.

And as the plot gradually unfolded, those voices gradually became lower...

In the unmodified "Marianne", the plot of the first act is relatively plain, and the general plot can be simply summarized as follows:

The pure and beautiful rural girl Marianne suddenly caught the attention of the noble master Simmons one day.

But when Simmons noticed that such a beautiful girl needs to bear a lot of farm work and work hard like a man every day...

The well-meaning aristocratic young master immediately and generously extended a helping hand, allowing Marianne to come to his house to work as a (he thought) relatively idle maid.

Afterwards, as they faced each other day and night, the two gradually developed a precious love that crossed classes.

But due to the huge gap in identity, Simmons finally chose to abandon Marianne.

However, in Earl Hudgins' original book...

There was a high-sounding excuse for the noble young master's behavior of abandoning Marianne: he just wanted to go to another place to stay for a while, to calm down his brain that was dazzled by love, and then he could think rationally about what to do next.

But these, after revisions by Jamie and Lady Helena, change the story:

Marian is still a pure and beautiful rural girl.

But she is used to it and is optimistic and positive when facing the burdensome farm work and the so-called hard work.

She is indeed tired.

But she is also happy sometimes.

She simply does those jobs every day, without any thoughts of getting rid of, and without any extravagant hope of improving her life.

Because everyone around her lived like this, she didn't find it hard or difficult.

But at this time, the noble young master Simmons appeared.

The young master dressed up brightly and had a lofty posture, but suddenly asked her to come to his home to work.

Marianne did not dare to rebel against the nobleman, so she had to come to his house and become a maid.

If you have seen the original version, the audience who saw it here will probably have ushered in the first time: "Wait, the plot is the same, but why does it seem that there is something wrong?"

The same is true.

With just the simplest change of perspective, the story is completely different.

From the perspective of the noble young master Simmons, he is saving a beautiful girl from hard work.

But from Marian's point of view, it was a noble young master who inexplicably dragged her from a familiar world into a strange world.

It can be said that from the moment Jamie officially adapted the script...

The role of Simmons can no longer wear the skin of the savior.

On the contrary, he behaved more like an intruder and destroyer to Marianne.

Marianne lived a poor but peaceful life and didn't need anyone to save her.

But because of her beauty, Simmons took her to a world that did not belong to him in the name of doing her good, and when she was lonely and helpless in a strange world, he showed affection , used sweet words to cheat her of all her trust and love.

Then, walk away!

So, when Marianne found out that she was pregnant with a child, she was running around on the stage, anxiously and fearfully looking for the trace of Simmons...

Everyone will realize that this is not the same love story as before, this is just the beginning of Marianne's tragedy.

Since "Marian" is an old show.

The vast majority of the audience knew the plot, and no one took it seriously at first.

Most of the people were eating snacks while chatting with each other, and when they were really bored, they would glance at the stage one after another to see where the plot is going now...

But just looking at it like this...

Suddenly, I felt that this plot was wrong.

Simmons was inexplicable when he insisted on letting Marian come to the manor as a maid;

Simmons paid special attention to Marian, but Marian was squeezed out by other servants in the manor, and the situation became worse and worse;

I don't talk anymore.

The snacks are not fragrant anymore.

The eyes of all the audience slowly focused on the stage.

Even the playboys in the front row were a little stunned...

A dandy sitting in the front row couldn't bear it first, and asked the people around him in a low voice: "Uh, I'm sorry, I haven't watched the play seriously before. That... Is the plot of the first act of "Marian" like this?" ?”

"It seems... right, the previous plot was also like this." Another dude replied uncertainly.

To prove that I remembered correctly!

He also specifically recalled it, and repeated it with good memory: "The plot I remember is... Simmons took a fancy to Marianne, so he recruited her as a maid, and then coaxed her into bed in this way, Then, Marian was too serious and asked him to marry her, but he felt that the difference in status was too great, so he left Marian and left. Well, that's right, that's the plot."

"Is that so? But...why didn't I feel that Simmons deserved a beating before?"

"Hey? Really! Was this character so annoying before? But isn't he the hero of this show?"

"That's right, I also remember that when the show was the hottest back then, many women said they liked this character. How did he change now?"

At this time, another person said in a rude and somewhat mean tone: "Well, my point of view may be exactly the opposite of yours. Not only do I not think he deserves a beating, but I think he is finally more pleasing to the eye this time."

"In the past, I always felt that this character was hypocritical and had to put on a show, regardless of the banner of love. But in the final analysis, it was not because she was greedy for Marianne's beauty and used various methods to deceive an ignorant girl from the country. Sleep with him?"

At this time, someone interrupted: "Hey, isn't that love?"

The mean person said right away, "Yeah, love. After sex, it's gone."

Many people nearby couldn't help laughing: "Well said, well said!"

Another dude with a not-so-satisfactory appearance also agreed with a sigh of relief: "That's right, this drama is well changed! I had a lover before who foolishly regarded the role of Simmons as something. Ideal partner. It’s all right now, I’ll bring her over some other day to see if this Simmons is worthy of being an ideal partner! It’ll also save her from always comparing this role with me!”

This group of dandies and playboys restrained their voice as much as possible even because of the queen's presence.

But they have always acted unscrupulously, and they can't change it so thoroughly for a while.

Therefore, although the voices of these chats can be called restrained, they are only to the extent that they do not interfere with the performance of the actors.

There are quite a few spectators around, and they can still hear their discussion just now.

Therefore, Earl Hudgins' face became redder and redder involuntarily.

He had known about these changes for a long time.

But before that, Jamie and Mrs. Helena said to him that they "deleted the perspective of the male protagonist Simmons, but chose to stand in Marianne's perspective to retell the whole story."

That doesn't sound wrong either!

Then, he went to watch the rehearsal, and yes, the plot was the same.

Earl Hudgins didn't pay much attention to those so-called changes.

In his mind: "Except for some big changes at the end of the story, it's just a different perspective... The essence should still be the same."

But now the official performance, let's watch it in its entirety.

After listening to the audience's discussion...

He was stunned to realize: "No, how did my story become like this?"

Then, deep in his heart, he vaguely had another even more terrifying thought: "Could it be...in Marianne's eyes, Simmons is such a terrible image? Is Simmons the destroyer of her beautiful life?" Impossible! I'm not like this, I just want to help her...uh...I don't want to lie to her, I really loved her, I love her..."

(two)

But no matter how you redress your grievances in your heart...

As more and more voices of crusade against Simmons appeared around him, Earl Hudgins was still stunned and ashamed, almost feeling heartbroken.

Then he turned his eyes back to the stage, eager to find some proof that Simmons wasn't just a brazen, rogue character cheating on teenage girls.

It's a pity that the adaptor, Jamie, didn't find that Simmons has any advantages other than self-deception and posturing, so...

What Simmons role is there!

Since it is called "Marian", it should be completely written around Marian.

And looking at Simmons from Marianne's point of view, even if it is called a beautiful love, it cannot conceal that he is an inexplicable, irresponsible and shameless person.

To give a simple example, in the original script, Simmons had many perspectives.

For example, in the study, Simmons lamented the hardship of Marianne's life, and offered to help her become a maid; When I finally decided to leave the manor, the painful struggle and self-torture...

In Jamie's new script, these will all be converted into Marianne's perspective.

That is to say: I was living well, but I was suddenly notified that I was going to be a maid; the noble young master Simmons smiled at me kindly for a while, and then frowned and lost his temper for me to stay away; I finally believed that the noble young master loved me, She was half coerced and half coaxed into bed, but when she said she was going to get married, the man disappeared.

The attention of all the audience was attracted by this change, and their eyes gradually focused on the stage.

They looked at the scene, which was obviously very familiar, but they could no longer lament the difficulty of love as before. Instead, they clenched their fists involuntarily and murmured: "Ah, the more I look at this Simmons, the more I hate him." Yes! What kind of shit is he doing to Marianne, doesn't he say he likes her? Is that what he does? Damn it, is he sick with the plague now? The rascal!"

Earl Huggins was even more restless.

So he turned his eyes to his son Judian, seeking psychological comfort and asked: "Well, son, what do you think of this play?"

Judian, who was entangled in whether to kill or not, was brought back to his senses by the old father's voice.

But facing this problem, he didn't pay attention to watching the play at all, and he couldn't help being stunned for a few seconds because he was distracted throughout the whole process.

However, how is it so rare to lose a former king's favorite?

So, Judian smiled slightly, without thinking about it, and replied wittily as always: "Of course it's very exciting! It's really worthy of your father's hard work."

These words made Earl Hudgins very internally hurt.

He looked at Judian expressionlessly, without saying a word for a long time.

Judian had no choice but to return with a blank expression.

At the same time, he was still muttering in his heart: "What the hell are you doing? Isn't it right to praise?"

But in order to deal with the old father's spot check questions...

Moreover, when he was not sure whether to kill Levin next time, Judian decided to pay attention to the stage for a while.

At the same time, Levin didn't even know that the god of death was hovering around him.

He also sat in a box, but it wasn't the kind of independent box dedicated to someone, but the one with several rows of seats, which also sold tickets...

Therefore, his current state is to socialize while watching a movie.

And the former is obviously serving the latter, he doesn't care about Marianne and Simmons at all, he only cares about chatting with the people in the box, setting up a relationship, and seeing if there is any benefit from it.

On the contrary, the queen in the royal box was very moved by the plot on the stage.

You know, this His Highness was taught strictly since he was a child, not to speak ill of others easily.

But at this moment, maybe it was too angry to watch, maybe it was because Simmons was just a role in a drama, not a real person.

Finally, she couldn't help but comment: "This man keeps talking about love, but in fact, he is very selfish and irresponsible."

Jamie echoed: "Your Highness is right."

However, the next moment...

Queen Alisa didn't know what she was thinking of, but her complexion darkened a lot, and she said softly to herself: "But in this world, most men are like this. When they do things, they never care about women's thoughts." of……"

This word...

Jamie was a little uncomfortable talking.

Fortunately, the queen is restrained by nature, and the few exclamations just now are already gaffes for her.

She quickly gave Jamie a slightly apologetic smile, and continued to look at the stage.

At this point, the first act of the plot has progressed to the end.

After Simmons tricked Marianne into bed, he left soon after.

As mentioned above, all his thinking and struggles about the gap between the two were deleted by Jamie.

So, what viewers can see now is:

Marianne found out that she was pregnant; Marianne went to find Simmons; Marianne couldn't find Simmons anywhere; Marianne found that Simmons had left the manor and went to other places with an uncertain return date; Marianne fell to the ground helplessly and painfully ...

The whole theater seemed to be enveloped in the sadness of this poor cheated girl!

Another playboy in the front row yelled indignantly: "The return date is uncertain? Ah! Why didn't he die outside!"

These words drew a silent death stare from Earl Hudgins.

But it also provoked many people to laugh again.

And in such an atmosphere...

The curtain fell.

The drama of the first act is over.

It may be that the revised plot has too much to talk about.

When the audience saw the curtain falling, they even forgot to applaud, let alone applaud. Instead, they amplified their volume immediately and started discussing loudly with the people around them.

Some people who hold the old-fashioned point of view insist that Marianne was deceived because she was not firm enough to keep her chastity.

But without waiting for others to refute something, the female companion around her was the first to be dissatisfied. It was only because of the troubles of the world that it was hard to use a strong attitude, so she pretended to cover her face and cry, and said in a mournful tone: "If You say that, I, who did not keep my chastity because I love you, am I not firm enough?"

In this way, it would be difficult for those people to continue talking.

There was another discussion about Simmons.

This time the views are consistent.

Both men and women.

Everyone agreed: "This role is really irresponsible."

Earl Hudgins has nothing to say so far.

He even began to regret watching this new play, and he just wanted to leave.

But the intermission is very short.

Before Earl Hudgins' inner struggle was over and he made a decision whether to go or stay, the second act began again.

This scene is entirely Lady Helena's personal drama.

She throws herself into the role of Marianne and completely takes over the stage.

In the second act of the plot, the poor deceived girl will face the malice of the whole world.

She will be spurned and discriminated against by everyone because she conceived out of wedlock, and she will be charged with infidelity, while wandering around, she will also raise a poor baby, and then, in one winter, watch the poor baby die of illness.

Although that baby is just a prop.

But Mrs. Helena may have brought in the child she once lost, and the acting was so emotional that it made people feel like the prop baby in her arms was real.

And when the baby dies...

She was not as exaggerated as those actors before, who were heart-piercing and scolding, but just hugged the child, stared at it lovingly, and hummed a lullaby in a low voice, as if the child was just asleep.

Many viewers couldn't help crying.

The plot obviously didn't have any ups and downs.

From the beginning to the end, there was only a touch of sadness, and even the music was played gently, but it was inexplicably uncomfortable.

The maternal love shown by Mrs. Helena seems to be able to touch the most unknown fragility in everyone's heart.

It makes people's heart seem to be pricked gently by a needle, and it hurts in pieces.

Therefore, Queen Alisa in the royal box burst into tears.

Especially thinking of the aborted child, she almost fainted from crying.

Jamie was extremely embarrassed, but he didn't dare to come forward to comfort him.

He had no choice but to try his best to flatter the maids and let them come forward to persuade them.

Many women in the theater were crying too.

Even some men rubbed their eyes uncomfortably, and wiped the corners of their eyes again.

Even Judian in the box couldn't help being dazed for a while.

Then, he suddenly murmured: "Father, you, do you remember your mother?"

Earl Hudgins, who was already fidgeting, froze immediately.

just because...

Could there be a more embarrassing problem than this in the world?

Watching the scene where I sympathize with someone based on myself, and being asked by my son about his memories of his wife!

Earl Hudgins no longer had the same enthusiasm for "Marian" as he used to.

He only hoped that this annoying scene would be over quickly, and then he could run back to the room, close the door, and quietly pretend to be dead.