BBC world theater; 60; Don Carlos (Reel 2)

Now part two of the BBC World Theatre production of Schiller's Don Carlos translated and adapted by Clemence Dane with David Peel Leon Quartermaine and Christine Finn. The King is coming to us. So what's become of him. Where does he know to be visiting because of your

post. I took 40 minutes against status and 3 of songs he's a scholar to good company I know him well and is his. He does such deeds yet no one is jealous of this all of them do. After morning mass I've seen in my study. So you represent me on the council. Doctor said This way the private capital has some stake.

What can he want with me. I don't know you. Curiosity or waste of time for both of us. This is your chance to get my friend and thank your stars St.. The King is coming. I know so. This court here gives me good advice. I'll use it but in my way not his. I cannot guess what the king wants of me but I know well what I want to take my chance believing that God guides me as he will. The Marquise pulls up. Yes your Majesty. Composed. So you have been presented to me before. No but you have served me well undertaking unsuccessful one. Why was I not reminded I have not God. You should have come to me. Why did you not.

I only reached Madrid two days ago so it's not my custom to be in debt to any subject. I have my civil rights as a murderer and how much more the decent citizen I am content here is much much independent. Well I have my Spaniards proud. So you withdrew they had taken it from my service. I made way for better servants. I'm sorry if you feared to waste your talents. Oh no no I was most humbly grateful but go on. I'm in a quandary here. To speak the truth will anger you. Yet if I speak it not I'll forfeit your respect and that I prize. I'd rather be your rebel than your fool. I cannot be the servant of a prince. Well you know I love mankind but have a court a man must love himself. You need not be a man can love his country and

choose your own office. Serve mankind and me. There is not such an office. A lot of sort of the peace I bring my fellow citizens has no official stamp and yet my coins ring true. No other mint will serve my turn. I cannot be the servant of a prince. So you want a Protestant I'm of your faith. I see that you mistake me. I tell you. Believe me Sire I am harmless. Well I know that men are not yet ready for the age of which I am a citizen. The dream is but a dream. There is no danger in it and I am the first to see this side of you the first. The tone is new and shrewd flattery simple and clever men prefer to be original. See how you despise man do you. Who would play God and make

them what they are and should not be. Yet you want a man as we are. You have pangs of human agony and human fear is your need not cringing. Worship dismissed me for my heart is over for that you should be the only man alive to whom I dare speak freely charms me so that I might speak too freely share your shame then. My business took me recently through Flanders and opened such flourishing such lovely land such kindly people. Oh father of such people that I thought must be divine. But on the sort I stumbled over a new burnt human you drop your eyes. My King I'm not your judge I know you do your duty as you see it but that you can appalls my modern

gentler centuries wrote Dr Philip and citizens and rulers what unites one day in search of common happiness. The gentler centuries of yours exist and humanize necessity. If I flinch. All's quiet in my space I have such quietness in my Netherlands so quiet at the graveyard. What you hope to hold back spring for ever. You have lost the game already your best citizens are in full flight. They are penniless but free. Elizabeth of England shelters them. To her they bring our arts our sciences and as we you with are written blooms I tell you who would colonize eternity are sowing death and death is all you'll reap greater than you guess. He rose from his long trance and break the rotted cords with which you bind him and your

name will live a synonym for tyranny. They'll say you knew no stay off Phillips. That grieves me for you are greeted hot. Sure you are and that great heart of yours could still ripen the human spirit from your sky your sunshine could warm us all. Never had any prince so many gifts to give his subjects. You could be the king and Patton of a world where every man was king of his own pet and then himself. Spain calls the Q1 in Europe where you were the lesser kings must follow one decree signed Philip Rex and liberty is born. My king my king and franchise human minds give us the rights to think set reason free due to the end. And since you have kept the fiery notion

modestly within your heart to do this I will forget your man but I have heard it heard. Unless it were an inquisition it would grieve me much to see you trapped is that the truth. You grieve baffled me. You're all together and you know Marcus No you are unjust to me. I will not be on Nero not to you know not to you. I rule shall not destroy all happiness for you yourself henceforth So I think your thoughts and love your liberty while I indulge in what you are my king in Flanders I thought I was in better time and I spoke for them and not to serve myself and if you knew as I know you would not plead their cause

when I did not lose you. How should I bind you to let me be myself if you could bribe me. Majesty you could not use it. I will not allow such pride. I too used to have you in my service. No protest. It's an order. Wait I said the truth was my desire you would learn to know the king upon his throne but not the man and the Father and the husband. You were silent with such a song as yours and such a wife you should be doubly happy should I not get. Never have I been so deeply left really aware of my own happiness just now. The prince is honest I'm not found him so. You robbed me of a treasure that I value more than my crown. So virtuous a queen who dares to doubt it. Rumah I myself.

They brought me proofs and yet for proofs of the shot I thought a bully before my cruelly ignored Domingo's hatred of my son. Margaret you study and you love mankind and therefore you have chosen to trust you. So I hear you ask nothing. You're the judge I need. You will not make profit from my doubts or persuade my son to love you. Teach the queen who is your friend already is I here to show you all her heart you shall be free to see her privately. Now if I may leave you with one the hope fulfilled. This is the happiest of all my days. Nor do I reckon it wasted one. Now just the mockeries pose and does my rooms in

future not just the key still missing from my jewel case. Then the look at once. What is it touches your Majesty was sent by His Majesty the King admitted. Why did the kings come on my strict Commission requires a private interview. They need us Kodachi. What does this mean.

Is it true then that the king himself is sent you. You and he alone. He owes it come about. Suppose we say I am tired of playing the eccentric. No. Then let us say that I now realize that I must mix with those whom I would serve the creed so useless that no man so free of vanity that he had not stirred up his own beliefs because they are his own. Say that I realize how near I was to setting up my dreams I was on the throne for all mankind to worship. Mark was no I'll not forgive such a callow self astri's even in jest. You a man who dreams but also you are a man who makes his dreams come true. I wonder if indeed I had a wish to criticize. It would be something in you. Could you tell me something confused. I have no word for it.

I say one thing and sink another. Could be but that's dishonest. This is Majesty sanctioned what you proposed to tell me. No you think the end can justify these means. I think such methods beneath us. If I had merely planned to trick the King but I desired to do him better service than he has asked of me that I know enough of this. What is the king to say to me through you. Oh Majesty your strictures on me will soon be avenged for what I have to say will pierce your heart. And yet it must be said some other day not now. There is no time. My duty you know I was to desire that you deny the French ambassador his audience today. So much for that. What. There's nothing else that justifies my presence here. And yet well you will not violate.

I might have thought you were to be on your guard against a certain well known need your truth is your protection. No I came to bring you this letter from my mother. You know that. He says that he must seem so eyes. But would it make him happier to see with his own eyes that I'm not happy. No but it will rouse him to what. You heard but Alba goes to flog us. Yeah we know the king will never change his mind. And yet the prince must not be stranded here. It would destroy him. Nor shall Flanders be the sacrifice and you can hinder it. I could perhaps. And yet the remedy is scarcely better than the elite heroes.

Who'd tell you if I don't cause a loss to Brussels the Netherlands would rise. Then he could make what terms he chose with Philip. Yes but die like the sound of it. That's know of this new. I hoped that you we are so would break it to him. The prince must act that in lies his salvation. I agree. The prince awaits an answer to his letter to the lines would be enough. I'll write to him now. Marcus. It may be through here that freedom comes to yoga. I well knew that I should be understood just as you know the king. You would speak with me count lemme say your say for once we had an observant.

Well what have you two friends you have. Afraid that caught. I'm no friend. What do you mean forgive me then beloved Highness if I know more than I should. But but no one told me I trusted my own I was always the man. Well who are you. He spoke in private with the king. Your name was mentioned and majesty is returned. I was instructed to always write of intrigue. Heard her without pressure to buy Prince. However I have always known that Mark was a man of honor. Then you have known him well. Many men until they tried the fable is a temptation that is very true. If we suppose there is indeed an honest man my doubt has done no harm and you will my prince have won twice or thrice. Good loyal servant I love the more that I have not lost the friend that I possess. And here he comes to you I will go. Carlos take care of you. No

matter I have news. The queen you saw my father. Yes he sent for me. Good news the queen will see you. The king the king. What what did he want of you. The King. Not much a certain curiosity kind friends have spoken of me I don't know. Oh yes. He offered me a post which you refuse of course. How did you part from you most kindly. You spoke of me of you. Oh yes. In passing but now here is your letter from the Queen to morrow we'll arrange how you should meet. Well don't you read your read. Oh yes what is it. Carlos you are all astray but I read you were just saying to the you know I would be aware of your love grows to the greatness of the soul it loves us with I agree with you. She writes to me that I must be prepared to take a step of utmost

consequence what does that mean. I tell you if I thought you were in the mood to listen. Why have I offended you so I hardly know. Well thank you for my letter. Not yet yours. I want it back. I and all else she wrote if you will trust me what with all of her letters letters notes keepsakes every trifling thing you prize in short your letter case why you might be searched. No one will plunder me. So give it to my friend what's wrong. Nothing at all. Keep cool precaution merely. I never meant to stop you. Well take it. Take my treasure. But remember how much I give you. You have given me more than me is my Carlos in your time. No wait the letter that she wrote when I was there to save my life leave me that letter. That's the one I want. I must must keep it

you must keep it then but I regret it Carlos. Time to go. Well no wait. You may have it. My father could not do so much against me. He could not could he. Not so much against me. It's possible I told you. And trust me his friend. But why should I resent it when I've kept secrets from him. He's hit with me. I cannot help it cos the king has also given me his trust in gratitude I must keep faith with him as well as with his son. He has no way his secret is as sacred as your room be patient for a little while.

Why should I wake a sleeping man because I have a stall and is threatening enough to be the wind that drives the clouds away. And when you wake you are sky blue. Her Majesty asked you to see her no I cannot will not. This is against all custom. She calm down husband you must do me right I am abused. Some court here has been busy with my belongings used my private key took from Mike all the things I value that you value that you felt too much to have been seen by strangers. Promise me to find the thief or else at once dismiss all whom you placed about me do not need. I will not have your name cannot be some servant for my jewels are not touched. Their office take letters then I know who wrote them. Yes my husband you may know these notes were sent by the prince your son also poked the prince your son he wrote to you to me you have the heart to

tell me this why not. You bet us right you were my mother when we were true. Why what's the matter. You authorized the theft. I did. Admirable rule. I have been tested. There is none to blame no pity Save the King who owns a wife on whom such tricks are wasted. I heard it in our own writers and then I was deceived. But now I know yourself. Is it still true that you were quite alone that day. Still true. The prince was with me yes. Then it was No. But I would say yes yes yes. Why did you lie. Because I did not choose to be cross-questioned like a criminal. The prince desired an audience which I granted I granted it because I chose to do so because good etiquette is not the judge of actions I find blameless. And I think the matter from your majesty because it does not much amuse me to defend myself but all the creatures of the court you

are defining. I will add another reason I received the prince because I am convinced that he deserves such kindness as his father seldom shows him deserves it does he not hide my heart. I value and love him as the kinsman I once deemed worthy of idea a name. Your policies can link two lives at will but not so easily destroy the bomb. I will not hate because it's your command. Oh not a bit. It's not all it does no I will not. It is about to begin with you. So you think that you can play with me. Take it I say Take care WHAT HAVE I DONE. If to my strong suspicion of the I'll get proofs and aid if I know myself betrayed. Then woe to both of us Elizabeth. Nothing shall stop it. No human tie no law of nature Oh I pity you. The pity of the hall. If the king repudiate does. Well we are

beyond any doubt that we could it's done like you take care of the part of it. Elizabeth there see you try to rise. You call the drama just to support the queen. An accident she fainted. Call her ladies. Your Majesty the Queen. Yes hard upon me. This is your doing that for years you misled me. You're so young enough to madden me but proofs. No that's another thing we stroke. You'll get no thanks from me I am a shade and the woman's innocent may want to approach my course. Me and my friend you're welcome.

You may go down nor You'll need it you if you're going to let them. The gray man has risked his life for you in 20 battles it's hard for him to know himself wanted all that you feel is just. But all I do is also just have my chosen friend. The mark of envy that you'll use for me. Important news news that will throw new light on the queen's letters. Here's a letter case discovered in the prince's quarters watch his letter case his papers. Let me see a yellow letter from the Emperor. My father catches for the Fort a note from Tessie just published enough. Let's hear this key the last apart and in the Queen's pavilion. I love you. Come to me. Oh this is treachery. Now all is plain this is her and the Queen's impossibile No no the shameless shade Morely.

She wrote the page then told the truth or pages that the page who brought the letter to the Prince I force the story from him mock which I had been by this woman Marquise who right from the Queen's coffer hinted to me that the loss of my wife. And there's the money. Domingo. He's involved now to beg of you wished me a war to do now the truth has come to light. My wife I have around her then and wrong to the prince. If as appears there is an understanding between these two. It is political. The queen I think first put it to the prince that he should govern Flanders would be oh not for nothing as our majesty Our daughter of a major Jian France. She cannot influence your Majesty. But she could move the prince. It's all ambition. I doubt if she can love nor let the queen amuse herself with plot and policy. I

laughed at that. But Carlos the prince I think needs watching. Watch him then. I'll need all thought of here that you should have in case of trouble with his many friends to take him into custody. Arrest the pastor for his own protection. A private order and my crowns are at stake. Desperate remedies. Where's pen and ink. Clearly the case that is your water police and you know when you do nothing rash Your Majesty is a last resort. Please do what you can to set my heart at rest and the sleepless nights these sleepless nights. At last count lemme have been looking for hard to hard for you.

Is it truly a mother saying my father stabbed the queen and stabbed her and she was carried out half dead of no. She fainted and grazed her cheek. It's not that it's all about the truth. The queen is saying the queen is but you you are in danger deadly imminent. I warned you once my prince again I warn you in this time. Listen to me. You possess a better case I think. Bruce worked with God what if I do and I go I saw it in the King's hand the Marquise stood beside him. That is the truth. I must be alive you are you are not Prince. God preserve me from suspicion and I heard the King say as I came to that he thanked them for his praise no more no more. This foreign poser takes his place to keep it from his knowledge knowledge is the King's new favorite and he loved me when I was very dear to him I know he bought humanity is Diana.

I see I have lost him. But the queen how did she wrong him. Oh he should have spared the queen. She must be warned Who can I say. Is there no one that I know. I see my way again. One Friend. Wait wait. How is the queen recovering. I needed not till the proper. But is it true that she's disgraced. It is not a ticket for the Queen's ladies to discuss the queen. Be ready for your summons. So it's true. Domingo wins and I am satisfied or should be for they say revenge is sweet. I do not find it so where is the princess. Prince

got you. Are you still angry with me. Can you forgive a wrong. I come to you because you loved me once I hurt you then and now I do not ask for gif I beg you Prince to leave me dear. The only friend I had is lost to me. But you are kind and gentle as I know you could not turn against me utterly. You will let me make my peace with you no more. Remember spring and dreams recall all you once felt for one who was unworthy almost and where they are such precious love. Give to these collars that you made of me in your pure heart give to this shadow man approve of all the love that might have been between us two carloads how cruelly you play with me greater than them all forget your wrong to more than ever yet a woman did and take on a herd of risks for the dead love sake. I ask no on my knees beseech you let me have one private word with her. My father's wife. What does he say. He's raving you do not listen.

But one word to save her life by order of the King. Arrest the prince and let it remain. Don't call us give up your sword paused thought. Now gentlemen conduct him to quarters where no man can speak with him. No not yourselves your lives depend on it. First report the matter to the king. Then Royal Highness I will come to you. You could do better. He's parting look. Betrayed by both of what you will learn from him disastrous woman nothing. Let me go. Handle me to rough you no more nights. We'll have an end of all your mischief making from your doctor. Will you kill me then. Saudi tempted if these lips of yours have not jets that they have but none I have but to break the poisoned cup and Morty's changed my ways Spain's destiny against my life.

Why do you hesitate. And yet to kill a woman. Bob. Yes. Praise be to God. There is yet another way that I can take. Coming in the shouts and tramp of feet here in the palace. No no no just the look who's posing has arrested him but who arrested who'd done coercing them or saw him take him who arrested posed as well. You do not know how some youthful insurrection against old holy etiquette and so a few days how so that isn't a trap. Oh I beg you to do Paris this is not say

control your tears and speak no one should be true. I am the cause of all this wickedness I showed to the carry my letters. I want to be revenged on you are. How did you unload the bridge. No D. Because you loved the prince and he rejected me. You loved him. I have forgiven or forgotten all of it is my small as worse to come for the adult today. You turn away for this. I know there is no forgiveness not the wickedness of which I did. I am commanded to take from you your key and

it's the Convent of St. Mary will receive you till the queen is for the pleasure shall be known. Farewell. And live happy as you can. Just I have permission from the King to talk in private with Her Majesty at any time. I know the mark with him. Then you leave us. Yes thank God you've come to me. Are we alone no one can overhear us. But my friend you look like one who walks with death you know that Carlos is a prisoner I heard but would not created energy through your doing mine. I trust you but I fear you play a reckless game. Game is lost. The prince he need not fear for him. Majesty.

Carlos is cleared of harm. I meant my game is lost. My folly lost it. I played at dice with fate not being God. And last throw just enough of me Carlos him bewildered and in fear. But he is safe you say. Then tell me Carlos is for the moment safe. But he must flee you Madrid tonight. All is prepared disguise his horses and all the money I command. I have much to tell my friend and may see him but if I am prevented you do you a Queen must be my second self. He comes as planned tonight to say goodbye to you. Then Lady tell him I loved him saying I paid my debt to remind him of our boyish dreams how we planned to bring freedom to the fetid world. This was the task I hope to share. Philippa called me a friend opened his heart to me appointed me his minister so new so know where you were.

Happiness that's past and over these two dreamers. One must die and I will be that one. Tell him I leave him as my legacy. The broken Netherlands. If I chose wrong. If he fails Flanders fails humanity cannot be. I know my friend too well. We just do stand surety for him he loves you how he loves you lies with you. Promise me now that you will ever love him never forsake him hold him to our dream of human happiness than I can tell it for one week Margaret's way. But for me so strange have not

told me when and how soon we two should meet again. Be sure that we shall meet again. Now I understand your mark. There it is. Why have you done this to me. It lay between us. Don't deceive yourself. You rushed upon this moment because did for little you care how many hearts you break so you may keep your vanity of but you at last proud man I know you what you are. You would be worshiped for your selflessness for the sime unprepared I have no answer. Please Can nothing save you nothing nothing. Not if I

went to him myself. If you went yourself you do not know the half of me. Nothing can save you nothing. I would not allow myself to get cool. Oh my god sweet life still could be. The MarkWest takes the time Domingo takes a dip in the time

that comes out does the king receive us to see the Marquess who is not yet here. Oh my God this Marquesas the king must wait I must see His Majesty expired talk the most of the post office persuade look where you live. Mind your cunt Texas. Patience is the art. You should know that you control the posts you will not see the king unless of course you are provided with a pass from those who oppose the father. Person does one deduce a poser poser is the man who brought this letter to Brit and would have bribed to smuggle it into Brussels to the rebels rebels. Brussels poser Marquise Triggs rebel but all such letters I know are censored by His Majesty and so I see them.

Let me go. Yes one addressed to my party if preys on higher taxes you're done well OK we'll see the last of the post. But Chris still not here to work he's gone mad prigs of prisoners and none knows why. No not that keen on me because I know what they can say when he heard the news. Cooking nothing. Something has happened one happening in Texas terrified what you know is that trouble he's moving from you know my son the king must know that we are here. Holiday is a great space shuttle. All right. He

was the new keys are asking for you got to write it off. I knew that Mike was supposed to come say he will be someone real a tough kind of what's wrong look how did the Finn used to finish. Oh I'm like oh I don't know which way. Here we go slow. Tell us one thing more. Go. Silence again. Comes the do you guys right. He walks on and let the kid you know every church. Oh god to give us the big dirt. You're good.

A vote in the prince's quarters watch his letter case his papers that receive a

yellow letter from the Emperor. My father sketches for the fort. A note from Tessie just hopeless enough force here for this key for the last of them did the Queen's pavilion. I love you. Come to me. All of this is treachery. Now all is plain this is her and the Queen's impossibile No no the shameless shade Morely. She wrote the page then told the truth or pages that the page who brought the letter to the Prince I force the story from him mock which I had been by this woman Marquise who right from the Queen's coffer hinted to me that the loss of my wife and Desmond Domingo he's involved now depends have you wished me wardes have used you. Now the truth has come to light his voice. My wife I have around her then and wrong to the prince.

If as appears there is an understanding between these two it is political. The queen I think first put it to the prince that he should govern Flanders below not for nothing as our majesty Our daughter of a major CI and France she cannot influence your Majesty. But she could mold the prince. It's all ambition I doubt if she can love or let the queen amuse herself with plot and policy. I laughed at that. But Carlos the prince I think needs watching. Watch him then. I'll need all thought of here that you should have in case of trouble with his many friends to take him into custody. Arrest the pastor for his own protection. A private order and my crowns are at stake. Desperate remedies. Where's pen and ink. They live in the cave. That is your water mouthpiece

and you know when you do nothing rash Your Majesty is a last resort. Please do what you can to set my heart at rest and end the sleepless nights these sleepless nights. At last count lemme have been looking for hard to hard for you Don Carlos is it true Remember they say my father stabbed the queen and stabbed her and she was carried out half dead. No no she fainted and grazed her cheek. It's not that it's all a part

of truth. The queen is saying the queen is safe but you you are in danger deadly imminent. I warned you once my prince again I warn you in this time. Listen to me. You possess a better case I think. Bruce worked with gold. What if I do and I ought to go I saw it in the King's hand the Marquise stood beside him. That is not true and I must be alive you are you are not very pretty. God preserve me from suspicion and I heard the King say as I hinted that he thanked them for his praise no more no more. As foreign poser takes his place to keep it from New Years knowledge knowledge is the King's new favorite and he loved me it was very dear to him I know he eats but humanity is Diana. I see I have lost him. But the queen how did she wrong him. Oh he should have spared the queen. She must be warned Who can I say.

Is there no one that I know. I see my way again. One Friend. You know you wait wait just for me. How is the queen recovering. I needed not till the prof. But is it true that she's disgraced. It is not a ticket for the Queen's ladies to discuss the queen. Be ready for your summons. So it's true. Domingo wins and I am satisfied or should be for they say revenge is sweet. I do not find it so. Where is the princess. Prince got you. Are you still angry with me. Can you forgive a wrong. I come to you because you loved me once I hurt you then and now I do not ask for give five Thank you

Prince to leave me. See dear. The only friend I had is lost to me. But you are kind and gentle as I know you could not turn against me utterly. You will let me make my peace with you no more. Remember spring and dreams recall all you once felt for one who was unworthy almost and where they are such precious love. Give to these collars that you made of me in your pure heart give to this shadow man approve of all the love that might have been between us two carloads how cruelly you play with me greater than them all forget your wrong to more than ever yet a woman did and take on a herd of risks for the dead love sake I ask no on my knees beseech you let me have one private word with her. My father's wife. What has he said. He's raving you do not listen. But one word to save her life by order of the King. Arrest the prince. Let it remain.

Don Carlos give up your sword pause art. Now gentlemen conduct him to court us where no man can speak with him. I know not.