Chapter 11 The last years
第11章 退隱的晚年
Will did write another play,of course.
威爾又編寫了一部戲劇,
That was Henry VIII and he wrote it because the King's daughter,Princess Elizabeth,was getting married.
《亨利八世》。此劇是為了慶祝國王之女伊麗莎白公主結婚大典而寫的。
The King's Men had to have a new play for a special day like that.
像這樣特殊的日子,國王劇團非得推出一部新劇本。
We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe,and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June,1613.
1613年6月29日,在倫敦的環(huán)球劇院,我們首次登臺預演這一新劇。
I remember the date well.
這個日子我記得一清二楚。
It happened soon after the play began.
演出開出不久,意外事故就發(fā)生了。
Richard Burbage was on stage and he suddenly looked up and stopped in the middle of a word.
理查·白貝芝正在臺上演出。突然,他抬起頭,臺詞說到一半。
Fire!he shouted.The theatre's on fire!
著火啦!他大嚷起來,劇院著火啦!
Wooden buildings burn fast,and Henry Condell shouted,Everybody out!Quickly!
木制的房子火勢蔓延很快,于是亨利·康德爾大叫著:大家趕快出去!快出去!
The crowd of playgoers began to hurry to the doors,and I ran round to open them.
看戲的人群開始拼命向門口擠,我趕著打開所有大門疏散人群。
We could all see the smoke now,and John Heminges shouted to Will,The playbooks!
這時我們都能看見煙霧彌漫,約翰·海明對威爾喊道,那些劇本!
We must get the playbooks out!
我們必須把劇本搶出來!