Введение
"Разочарование, или Сила Доверчивости" – балладная опера, написанная Сэмюэлем Адлером в двух действиях с прологом и эпилогом на текст неизвестного автора, пишущего под псевдонимом "Эндрю Бартон". Уильям Петерсон в 1766 году утверждал, что опера была написана "сыном Филадельфийского колледжа", что привело к предположениям о том, что автором мог быть Фрэнсис Хопкинсон или Джейкоб Душе. В своей книге об американской драме Уолтер Месерв утверждает, что автора звали Томас Форрест. Считается одной из первых американских опер, она должна была быть исполнена 20 апреля 1762 года в Филадельфии, но была отменена в самый последний момент. Сэмюэль Адлер реконструировал партитуру для исполнения 29 октября 1976 года в Библиотеке Конгресса в Вашингтоне, в рамках празднования двухсотлетия Соединенных Штатов Америки. В то время один критик опубликовал сдержанный отзыв о представлении.
Акт I
Сцена 1 Три юмориста встречаются в таверне, чтобы обсудить поддельные документы и сфабрикованную историю, которая убедит обманутых, что местонахождение одного из сокровищ Черной Бороды было обнаружено. Раттлэтрап, которому отведена роль колдуна, присоединяется к остальным до прибытия обманутых. Затем обманутые хитростью втягиваются в заговор и радуются перспективе такой неожиданной прибыли. (Открывающая песня, Эфиры 1-3)
Сцена 2. Трушоп, работавший допоздна над планами по добыче сокровища, обнаруживает себя запертым ночью снаружи своего дома. Его жена не проявляет к нему сочувствия, поскольку клятва Трушопа о молчании не объясняет его поздних возвращений. Сцена 3. Молл Плэкет без труда выведывает тайну сокровища у своего надзирателя, Ракуна. В свою очередь, она решает бросить его, как только он сделает ее богатой. (Эфиры 4 и 5)
Сцена 4. Хэм, Квадрант и Раттлэтрап совещаются на улице, чтобы удостовериться, что все приготовления к охоте за сокровищами завершены, включая зрелищное фальшивое представление магии от Раттлэтрапа. Сцена 5. МакСнайп злоупотребляет и оскорбляет работников своей мастерской, поскольку предвидит, что в будущем они ему не понадобятся. (Эфир 6)
Сцена 6. Люси и Минуэлл обнаруживают, что их планы на брак сорваны, так как Уошбол внезапно решил, что племянница богатого человека может найти более подходящего жениха. Уошбол прибывает и выгоняет Минуэлла из дома. (Эфир 7)
Сцена 7. Юмористы и обманутые вместе делают последние приготовления к ночной охоте за сокровищами. Каждый член группы заявляет о своей готовности и храбрости перед лицом ожидающих опасностей. (Эфиры 3 и 10)
Акт II
Сцена I. Молл Плэкет приятно проводит время с моряком Топилинфтом, когда Ракун неожиданно возвращается домой. Моряк прячется под кроватью, но Ракун начинает что-то подозревать. Топилинфту удается сбежать, когда Молл притворяется, что вызывает благожелательного духа, чтобы помочь Ракуну в его поисках сокровища. (Айрс 11 13)
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)
Сцена 2. Поисковая группа достигает места, где зарыт клад. Раттлэтрап впечатляет обманутых поддельным ритуалом, который якобы должен указать местонахождение сундука и освободить сокровище от духов мертвых. Обманутые, сильно испуганные, но все еще полные решимости, наконец поднимают сундук из земли и соглашаются отнести его в дом Уошбола, где сокровище можно будет разделить на следующий день. (Эфир 14)
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)
Сцена 3. Минуэлл убеждает Люси выйти за него замуж, несмотря на возражения ее дяди. (Аст 15)
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)
Сцена 4. Уошбол решает увеличить свою долю сокровища, сообщив королевскому сборщику налогов об обнаружении клада. Богатство можно было бы разделить между Уошболом и королем. Сборщик соглашается явиться в дом Уошбола.
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)
Сцена 5. Охотники за сокровищами собираются в доме Уошбола и удивляются, когда Уошбол появляется с агентом короля. Хэм тайно сообщает сборщику о природе розыгрыша, а остальные сердито упрекают Уошбола в предательстве. Сундук вскрывают, и его содержимое оказывается – кирпичами и камнями. Обманутые в отчаянии. Их надежды рухнули, а их доверчивость стала предметом всеобщего насмехания. Ситуацию смягчает появление Люси и Минуэлла, которые только что поженились и теперь просят благословения Уошбола. Все обманутые раскаиваются в своей глупости и решают в будущем жить лучше. (Аэропорт 16 ИС и кантри-данс)
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)
Эпилог. Главные герои выходят на сцену, некоторые поют фрагменты песен, и каждый комментирует реакцию публики на пьесу. (Заключительная песня)
returns home unexpectedly. The sailor hides under the bed, but Raccoon's suspicions are aroused. Topinlift finally manages an escape when Moll pretends that she is conjuring up a beneficent spirit to aid Raccoon in his quest for the treasure. (Airs 11 13)
Scene 2. The search party reaches the place where the treasure is buried. Rattletrap impresses the dupes with a mock ritual that is supposed to divine the location of the chest and free the treasure from the spirits of the dead. The dupes, thoroughly frightened but still determined, finally raise the chest from the earth and agree to carry it to Washball's house, where the treasure can be divided on the following day. (Air 14)
Scene 3. Meanwell persuades Lucy to marry him despite her uncle's objections. (Ast 15)
Scene 4. Washball decides to increase his share of the treasure by informing the king's tax collector of the discovery. The wealth could then be divided between Washball and the king. The collector agrees to appear at Washball's house. Scene 5. The treasure hunters gather at Washball's home and are astonished when Washball appears with the king's agent. Hum secretly informs the collector of the nature of the prank, while the rest of the group angrily berates Washball for betraying his fellows. The chest is pried open, and its contents are revealed—bricks and stones. The dupes are despondent. Their aspirations are dashed, and their gullibility is now a public spectacle. The situation is eased by the appearance of Lucy and Meanwell, who have just been married and now seek Washball's blessing. The dupes all repent of their foolishness and resolve to live better lives in the future. (Airs 16 IS and a Country dance)
Epilogue. The principal characters appear on the stage, some singing fragments of songs, and each comments on the play's reception by the audience. (Closing Song)