Streetcar Named Desire – OUTLINE

EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
(PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
Blanche DIRECTIONS/TEXT Act I,
gives Belle Scene Scene 2 DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Reve’s Two Blue Piano (“Blanche Desire (mm. 377-378)
mortgage Scene opens her eyes. The Act I,
papers to Three ‘blue piano’ sounds Scene 3 Slow Waltz (mm. 189-
Stanley louder.”) 200: “Turn on the
Stanley Scene light now! Look!
announces Three Radio: Rhumba music We’ve made
Stella’s (“Rhumba music enchantment!”)
pregnancy to Scene comes over the
Blanche Three radio...Stanley jumps
Blanche and up and, crossing to the
Stella talk in radio, turns it off.”)
the bedroom Radio: “Wien, Wien,
during the nur du allein” (“She
poker game turns the knobs on the
radio and it begins to
Mitch places play ‘Wien, Wien, nur
the paper du allein.’ Blanche
lantern over waltzes to the music
the bedroom with romantic
light bulb gestures…Stanley
and he and stalks fiercely through
Blanche the portieres into the
“waltz” to bedroom. He crosses
the radio to the small white
radio and snatches it
Stanley hits off the table. With a
Stella and his shouted oath, he
friends leave tosses the instrument
after holding out the window.”)
him under Blue Piano (“The
the shower Negro entertainers
play ‘Paper Doll’
slow and blue.”)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
(PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
Stanley calls Scene DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Eunice to Three Blue Piano Act I, DIRECTIONS/TEXT
speak with (“Dissonant brass and Scene 3
Stella Scene piano sounds as the Moan (mm. 296-297:
Three rooms dim out to Act II, Alto Saxophone,
Stella Scene darkness…The ‘blue Scene 1 English Horn, Celesta)
descends the Four piano’ plays for a
stairs to brief interval.”) Act II, Desire variation (mm.
Stanley Scene “The low-tone clarinet Scene 1 167-169: “Stella
Stanley Five moans.” Act II, shakes free of him,
returns home Scene 1 walks off coolly.
following Scene Blue Piano and Stanley, bewildered,
Blanche’s Five Honkey Tonk (“As the looks after her, then
tirade to lights fade away, with back towards the
Stella on his Scene a lingering brightness apartment, thinking of
animal-like Five on their embrace, the Blanche and her effect
behavior music of the ‘blue on his and Stella’s
Stanley piano’ and trumpet lives.”)
enters (after and drums is heard.”) Blanche’s arietta:
Blanche Honkey Tonk (“There “Soft people” (mm.
states her are joyous calls from 173-217)
wish to above. Trumpet and
marry Mitch) drums are heard from Desire (throughout
around the corner.”) mm. 264-322)
Stella leaves
with Stanley Blue Piano (“The
and Blanche music from the Four
wallows in a Deuces is slow and
self-pitying, blue.”)
drunken daze
Blanche Blue Piano (“In the
seduces the ensuing pause, the
young paper ‘blue piano’ is heard.
collector It continues through
the rest of this scene
and the opening of the
next.”)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
Blanche tells (PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
Mitch the Scene DIRECTIONS/TEXT Act II,
story of Six Scene 2 DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Allan’s “Varsouviana” • Vulgar (mm. 341-
suicide Scene (“[Polka music Act III,
Seven sounds, in a minor key Scene 1 344: “I couldn’t
Blanche is in faint with distance.] help him, and I
the bath Scene We danced the Act III, couldn’t help
while Stanley Seven Varsouviana! Scene 1 myself…”)
tells Stella Suddenly in the • Distorted Slow
about her middle of the dance Waltz (mm. 391-
sister’s shady the boy I had married 394: “The back of
past broke away from me his head had been
Blanche and ran out of the blown away.”)
realizes casino. A few • Vulgar (mm. 413-
Stanley has moments later – a 414: “I know…I
revealed her shot! [The polka stops saw…You disgust
sexual abruptly. Blanche me!”)
indiscretions rises stiffly. Then the
to Stella polka resumes in a Desire (mm. 64-65,
major key…Mitch gets mm. 103-105, mm.
up awkwardly and 202-205)
moves toward her a
little. The polka music Desire (mm. 202-205,
increases…He kisses mm. 208-209)
her forehead and her
eyes and finally her
lips. The polka tune
fades out.]”)

Song Two: “Paper
Moon” (“Blanche is
singing in the
bathroom a
saccharine popular
ballad which is used
contrapuntally with
Stanley’s speech.”)

Blue Piano (“She
stares fearfully at
Stella, who pretends to
busy at the table. The
distant piano goes into
a hectic breakdown.”)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
(PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
Blanche DIRECTIONS/TEXT Act III,
waits for Scene Scene 1 DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Mitch on her Eight Honkey Tonk or Blue Orchestral narration
birthday Piano (“The Negro Act III, (throughout mm. 215-
Stanley Scene entertainers around Scene 1 247: “What time is
comforts Eight the corner are it?”)
Stella Scene heard.”) Act III, Moan (mm. 332-336:
Stanley yells Nine “Varsouviana” (“The Scene 1 Stanley, Alto
at the women Varsouviana music Saxophone)
to “put them steals up softly and
in their continues playing.”) Orchestral narration
place” “Varsouviana” (“On (mm. 425-430: “…it’s
Stanley gives the table beside the a…Ticket! Back to
Blanche a chair is a bottle of Laurel!”)
bus ticket to liquor and a glass.
Laurel The rapid, feverish
Opening of polka tune, the
scene ‘Varsouviana,’ is
heard. The music is in
her mind; she is
drinking to escape it
and the sense of
disaster closing in on
her, and she seems to
whisper the words of
the song.”)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
(PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
Mitch DIRECTIONS/TEXT Act III,
confronts Scene “Varsouviana” ([“She Scene 2 DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Blanche Nine touches her forehead • Desire variation
about her vaguely. The polka Act III,
past tune starts up again.] Scene 2 (mm. 45-46: “It’s
…That – music dark in here.”)
Mexican Scene again…The Act III, • Orchestral narration
flower Nine ‘Varsouviana’! The Scene 2 (mm. 69-74: “This
vendor offers polka tune they were Act III, one…the one with
her wares as Scene playing when Allan – Scene 2 that paper thing on
Blanche Nine Wait! [A distant it.”)
explains her revolver shot is heard. Act III, • Blanche’s aria: “I
past to Mitch Blanche seems Scene 3 want magic!” (mm.
relieved.] There now, 88-141)
Blanche the shot! It always • Orchestral narration
orders Mitch stops after that. [The (throughout
to leave polka music dies out mm.142-224)
Blanche again.] Yes, now it’s
hallucinates stopped. Flower Woman
during the “Varsouviana” (“The (underneath mm. 157-
Flower polka tune fades in.”) 202: “…Flores para
Woman’s los muertos…”)
interlude Blue Piano (“The
distant piano is slow Orchestral narration
Blanche and blue.”) (mm. 225-232: “Get
hallucinates a out of here quick…”)
conversation Flower Woman (mm.
with 235-246: “Blanche’s
imaginary long night has begun,
admirers her mind obsessed by
the Flower Woman’s
cries”; see table 1)
Blanche’s arietta:
“How about taking a
swim” (mm. 1-24: “As
if to a group of
admirers. An air of
unreality.”)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
Stanley (PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
returns from Scene DIRECTIONS/TEXT
the hospital Ten Honkey Tonk (“As he Act III, DIRECTIONS/TEXT
rounds the corner the Scene 3
Rape scene Scene honkey-tonk music is and • Desire variation
Ten heard. It continues Interlude (mm. 192-196)
Blanche softly throughout the
comes out of Scene scene.”) Act III, • Teasing (mm. 25-
the bathroom Eleven Honkey Tonk (“He Scene 4 28: Flute, Trumpet;
after washing Scene picks up her inert 29-32: Clarinet,
her hair Eleven figure and carries her Act III, Flute; 33-40: Alto
Blanche to the bed. The hot Scene 4 Saxophone; 41-44:
describes her Scene trumpet and drums Trumpet, Alto
death at sea Eleven from the Four Deuces Saxophone)
to Eunice sound loudly.”)
and Stella • Desire (mm. 56-57)
“Varsouviana” (“The • Teasing (mm. 58-
Eunice ‘Varsouviana’ rises
announces audibly as Blanche 59: Strings)
the Doctor enters the bedroom.”) • Desire (mm. 61-62,
and Matron
Chimes (“[The 83-84, 86-88)
cathedral bells chime] Distorted Slow Waltz
Those cathedral bells variation (mm. 74-77)
– they’re the only
clean thing in the Blanche’s aria: “I can
Quarter… [The smell the sea air”
cathedral chimes are (mm. 127-180:
heard] …into an “Blanche, already
ocean as blue as somewhere else”)
[Chimes again] my
first lover’s eyes!”
“Varsouviana” (“She
looks fearfully from
one to the other and
then to the portieres.
The ‘Varsouviana’
faintly plays.)

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EVENT SCENE WILLIAMS’S SCENE PREVIN’S MUSIC
Blanche (PLAY) MUSIC AND (OPERA) AND
meets the Scene DIRECTIONS/TEXT
Doctor Eleven Act III, DIRECTIONS/TEXT
“Varsouviana” (“You Scene 4 Distorted Slow Waltz
Stanley Scene are not the gentleman variation (mm. 227-
comforts Eleven I was expecting… Act III, 231)
Stella [The ‘Varsouviana’ is Scene 4
playing Moan variation (270-
Blanche’s distantly…Lurid 274: Alto Saxophone)
exit and reflections appear on
closing of the walls in odd, • Funeral dirge
work sinuous shapes. The (throughout mm.
‘Varsouviana’ is 289-315)
filtered into a weird
distortion, • “Whoever” motive
accompanied by the (throughout mm.
cries and noises of the 293-317: traded
jungle.]”) between Trumpet
and Blanche)
Blue Piano (“The
luxurious sobbing, the • Desire (mm. 318-
sensual murmur fade 319)
away under the
swelling music of the
‘blue piano’ and the
muted trumpet.”]

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