h finger on lip, and disappears from view. There is a
pause of some length, during which dream music is played, a soft,
swaying rhythm. Then comes the Dream.

SCENE II
PEOPLE OF THE DREAM

DR. FRANKLIN, the statesman
JOHN ADAMS
MARIE ANTOINETTE, Queen of France
THE DUCHESS OF BOURBON
MADEMOISELLE DE PERNAN
MADEMOISELLE DE TRESSAU
Ladies in Waiting.
Pages.
Courtiers.
Rose Minuet Dancers.
Shepherdesses and Milkmaids from the Petit Trianon.
Little Flower Girls.
Rose Bearers.

The setting is the lawn of Versailles on a Summer afternoon, 1781.

There are trees at right, left, and background. The entrances of all
taking part in the scene are made from middle background.

The dream music of the previous scene having ceased, a stately march is
played off scene. Queen Marie Antoinette enters, her train held by four
little pages in white satin. She is followed by Mlles. de Pernan and de
Tressau, who wear white brocade with pale yellow roses. Following them
comes a less formal group, ladies in waiting, who wear dark green and
silver-flowered bodices and overskirts over still darker green quilted
petticoats: amber costumes of the same, threaded with gold, and dark
purple over white satin. The Queen, who is in white, with a long train
of scarlet velvet, has the only touch of scarlet that is worn in the
scene. The French courtiers are in flowered coats with buff, blue of a
deep shade, and white and amber-brown predominating.

The Queen, having crossed the sward, stands at right, and the Mlles. de
Pernan and de Tressau stand immediately behind her, and by them the
pages. A little further back, in a stately, yet not too formal a
semicircle, stands the court. Just as they are taking their places
there comes from the background a sedan chair borne by four chairmen in
black velvet, with powdered wigs. This chair is set down in center of
sward. The Duchess of Bourbon alights: approaches the Queen, courtesies
deeply and kisses her Majesty's hand. Then joins the group behind the
Queen. The chair is carried to the back of the group during this
ceremony.

Music off-scene plays "Hail Columbia" and Franklin and Adams appear
from background, Adams following Franklin. Benjamin Franklin is in
black, with unpowdered hair. His famous spectacles are on his nose. The
Queen extends her hand, over which he bows. Adams, with three-cornered
hat on breast, bows just behind him.

QUEEN.
You honor France in honoring us by your presence, Dr.