Borgo Press Translations by Frank J. Morlock

      Plays by Alexandre Dumas

      Anthony

      The Count of Monte Cristo, Part One: The Betrayal of Edmond Dantès

      The Count of Monte Cristo, Part Two: The Resurrection of Edmond Dantès

      The Count of Monte Cristo, Part Three: The Rise of Monte Cristo

      The Count of Monte Cristo, Part Four: The Revenge of Monte Cristo

      The Last of the Three Musketeers; or, The Prisoner of the Bastille (#3)

      The Three Musketeers—Twenty Years Later (#2)

      Napoléon Bonaparte

      Richard Darlington

      The San Felice

      The Three Musketeers (#1)

      Urbain Grandier and the Devils of Loudon

      The Whites and the Blues

      Related Dramas:

      The Son of Porthos the Musketeer, by Émile Blavet (#4)

      COPYRIGHT INFO

      Copyright © 2011 by Frank J. Morlock

      Published by Wildside Press LLC

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      DEDICATION

      For Conrad

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      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Villefort

      The Count of Monte Cristo (Edmond Dantès)

      Major Cavalcanti

      Andrea Cavalcanti

      Caderousse

      Maximilian Morel

      De Baville

      Bertuccio

      Emmanuel

      Julie

      d’Avrigny

      Danglars

      Debray

      Barrois

      Baptistin

      The Notary

      Ali

      Edward

      Valentine

      Madame de Villefort

      Madame de Saint Méran

      Madame Danglars

      Madame Grignon

      ACT I, SCENE 1

      The home of Julie and Emmanuel. A room. To the left front a door. Second door and window further back left. A chimney to the right.

      (Maximilian enters in the arms of Julie and Emmanuel.)

      MAXIMILIAN

      Yes, here I am, sister, yes, here I am, my dear Emmanuel and to spend three months with you again!

      JULIE

      Oh, my dear Maximilian, how happy we are!

      MAXIMILIAN

      And so am I! But first this purse that I kiss in memory of our poor father.

      EMMANUEL

      Ah!

      MAXIMILIAN

      Oh, my friends, what a strange thing has happened to me!

      JULIE

      What you told us in your letter?

      MAXIMILIAN

      Yes, you understand that in the midst of the Mediterranean, in a deserted island which is known as Monte Cristo and to find there a nabob and a friend of our family who knew you and who knew Emmanuel—it’s incomprehensible!

      JULIE

      And this man is coming to Paris—? This man is coming to see us?

      MAXIMILIAN

      He said he’d be in Paris before me and that one of his first visits would be to the little house in the Rue Meslay.

      JULIE

      About how old?

      MAXIMILIAN

      Still young; forty years, perhaps.

      JULIE

      Handsome?

      MAXIMILIAN

      Handsome, yes, if expression makes for beauty.

      JULIE

      And rich?

      MAXIMILIAN

      Millions.

      EMMANUEL

      Oh—a carriage is stopping at the door.

      JULIE

      How strange it would be if it were he.

      MAXIMILIAN

      Oh! That won’t astonish me.

      (opening the window)

      It’s a miracle!

      EMMANUEL

      Why?

      MAXIMILIAN

      I announce the Count of Monte Cristo to you.

      EMMANUEL and JULIE

      The Count of Monte Cristo.

      MAXIMILIAN

      In person.

      JULIE

      Oh—receive him, brother. I must change my dress.

      (She escapes.)

      EMMANUEL

      I need to put on a coat.

      (He leaves quickly.)

      MAXIMILIAN

      Ah, good, good, ah—Count, so your millions have their effect.

      (going to the door)

      This way, Count, this way.

      (Monte Cristo enters.)

      MONTE CRISTO

      Well, sir, am I a man of my word? I said that I would arrive before you did.

      MAXIMILIAN

      Ah, Count, I’ve been here ten minutes already.

      MONTE CRISTO

      As for me, I got here several days ago and these several days have been well employed, I swear to you. But they told me you were with your sister and brother-in-law.

      MAXIMILIAN

      Yes, only at the announcement of your arrival, they escaped but, be easy, they will soon reappear, and in outfits more worthy of you.

      MONTE CRISTO

      Ah, my dear friend, I see with regret that I have caused a revolution in your family.

      MAXIMILIAN

      Oh, a peaceful revolution! They were both gardening when I arrived and dressed for it. Emmanuel is changing his vest for a suit coat, and Julie her slip for a dress.

      MONTE CRISTO

      You have a happy family, don’t you?

      MAXIMILIAN

      Oh! Yes, I can answer for that! They are young, they are gay, and they love each other, and with an income of twenty-five thousand francs, which they consider an