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The master juggler, conjurer,

dancer and singer of songs.

I and my genial troupe come to you

directly from our triumphs abroad...

...where we have played before

all of the crowned heads of Europe.

We bring to this new world

all the joy, the dexterity...

...the romance of the old,

to please, astonish and delight you.

Tonight we will entertain you

in the heart of your fair city.

Performance at 8:30.

Come one. Come all. Children half price.

Citizens of Port Sebastion, behold

the dramatis personae of whom I speak.

Fellow artists:

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Bolo.

Do not confuse him

with ordinary buffoons...

...for his performance on the trapeze

has never been equaled.

And Trillo.

He can juggle seven balls

at the same time...

...balancing a sharp sword

on the tip of his nose.

And for those of more romantic bent,

there is Gumbo...

...who imitates the love call

of the lark...

...at the same time

drinking a cup of water.

And these two canine marvels

of the animal kingdom...

...who walk like dogs

but think like men.

Ladies and gentlemen, come tonight...

...and see for yourselves

the magic of our art.

Going someplace?

Ah, yes. I go to survey the terrain

in advance of conquest.

How do you manage

to get out of the work?

- Yeah.

- Gumbo, do not ask me to explain...

...the mysteries of genius.

- Now, wait a minute...

- Boys...

...here is my last cigar.

Divide it among you.

I was keeping it lit for you.

Nia.

Beautiful town you have here, sir.

Beautiful.

- You're one of the actors, aren't you?

- Then you know.

Nia.

Nia.

Say, why do call all the girls Nia?

My friend...

...there are so many beautiful girls

in the world with so many names...

...I find it very confusing.

So I've simplified things.

I use one name.

But why... Why did you pick Nia?

Yes, why Nia?

Why not?

When I arrive in any town

I look the ladies up and down

And when I pick my favorite flame

This is my patter, no matter her name

- Nia.

- My name is Luisa.

But you could be Nia for me.

Couldrt you? Nia?

Nia, Nia, Nia, Nia

Fascinating Nia

What a lovely child

Nia, you enchant me

Nia, you're so sweet, I mean you

Fairly drive me wild

Nia, till the moment you hit my heart

Nia, I was doing just fine

But since I've seen you

Nia, Nia, Nia

I'll be having neurasthenia

Till I make you mine

Till I make you

Till I make you mine,

till I make you mine

Till I make you mine

Nia, Nia, Nia, Nia

Nia, Nia, Nia, Nia

Nia, till the moment you hit my heart

Nia, I was doing just fine

But since I've seen you

Nia, Nia, Nia

I'll be having neurasthenia

Till I make you mine, till I make you mine

Till I make you mine, till I make you mine

Nia.

You're the prize gardenia

Of the Spanish Main

Nia

Don 't be so enticing

Or I'll go insane

Nia

Nia, till alas I gazed in your eyes

Nia, I was mentally fine

But since I've seen you

Nia, Nia, Nia

I'll be having schizophrenia

Till I make you...

Oh, look, Aunt Inez, the sea.

- Manuela, what will people think?

- Seora Alva, welcome, and seorita.

Your boxes have arrived

and the dressmaker is awaiting you.

- Splendid. Splendid. Come Manuela.

- No, please, Aunt Inez.

- Let me see the sea. You promised.

- We can go later.

- You needrt come. I can go alone.

- Alone? Are you mad?

No one knows me here.

I'll be back in a half an hour.

Manuela.

Manue...!

Who are you?

In Madrid...

...I hear that young ladies do not

walk out without their duennas.

However, I should have thought

that in a town like Port Sebastion...

...bodyguards were unnecessary.

You, gracious lady,

will always need a bodyguard.

Even in the lonely wastes

of the Sahara Desert...

...the sands would rise up

and follow you.

Tell me, what is your name?

I do not see

how that could possibly concern you.

It is as vital to me as the beat

of my heart. Are you married?

No.

But I will be by this time next week.

Then you should never step

into the sight of other men.

It is too great a provocation.

Very well,

I shall remove the provocation.

Seorita, don't marry that pumpkin.

- Pumpkin?

- Any man who lets you out of his sight...

...is a pumpkin.

My affianced is a very noble

and pious man.

He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke.

He's regular in his church duties.

And he would never accost

a strange young woman on a...

I wish you would stop circling me

this way. It's like talking to a top.

You bewilder me.

A young girl like you with beauty,

youth, enchantment...

...throwing yourself away

on a lump like that.

He's neither a lump nor a pumpkin.

If he had any sense, he should have

known he wasrt good enough for you.

- He would have stepped aside.

- Stepped aside? For what?

For someone who could appreciate you,

like me. Don't laugh.

If I didn't laugh, I should be very

annoyed. Please let me go.

- Never.

- Don't be silly.

I love you.

- And love isn't silly.

- Really.

Arert you interested in love?

No.

I told you I was going to be married.

In England and America,

they have a strange custom.

The ladies pick their own husbands

and they marry them for love.

Yes, I know.

It's a very stupid custom.

Oh, I see.

You find enough romance in daydreams.

What do you mean?

- I'm sure I have no idea what you...

- Don't tell me you never long...

...for a prince instead of a pumpkin.

- Certainly not.

- I don't believe you.

I know that underneath that prim exterior

there are depths of emotion...

...romantic longings, unfulfilled dreams.

- That's absurd.

I can read your mind,

your innermost thoughts.

It's my business.

I can tell you your past,

your present and your future.

You don't have to tell me my future,

I know my future.

- Am I in it?

- No.

Then you don't know your future.

Come see me tonight

and you'll find out.

I'll leave a seat for you.

Just mention my name:

Serafin.

An actor.

Ladies and gentlemen,

step in and see the show...

...the wonder show of the ages.

Sensational songs that will set your

heart to singing. Demons of the dance.

Canine marvels

of the nineteenth century.

They walk, they talk,

they're even human at times.

And we're also proud

to present Gumbo and Estraban...

...dashing, debonair, death-defying

masters of the swinging trapeze.

Friends, this is Bolo.

He will step amongst you with tickets,

passports to paradise and happiness.

Only two reals, friends. Two reals.

Step around, will you, Bolo, please?

Magic. Mesmerism.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the show is about to go on.

Hurtado. Where's the revolving mirror?

- What do you want with that?

- Never mind. Where is it?

Is it wound?

Is it oiled? Is it true?

- You're not gonna use it?

- Certainly. Take it on, Gumbo.

Oh, it's like a graveyard out there.

It's a challenge.

We shall galvanize them.

- Don't use the mirror.

- Why not?

The last person you hypnotized

hasn't woked up yet.

That was a mistake. I had the misfortune

to pick a man with sleeping sickness.

Now we come

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