To the Stars

<p id="_GoBack">“An observatory in the mountains. Late evening. The stage presents two rooms; the first is something like a dining room—large, with white thick walls; by the windows, beyond which something white darts in the darkness—very wide window sills; a huge fireplace where logs burn. The furnishings are simple and strict: no soft furniture and no curtains. Several engravings: portraits of astronomers, wise men led by a star to Christ. A staircase up—to the library and to Ternovsky’s office. The back room is a spacious work office, generally similar to the first room, but without a fireplace. Several tables… ”</p>