(Five members of the G.O.U., a right-wing grouping of
officers within the military government that seized power
in Argentina in 1943, including Colonel Juan PERON,
are seen moving slowly back and forth in rocking chairs.
During this sequence, every time the music stops, the
officers rise and one chair is removed. By the end of the
scene there is just on chair left, occupied by PERON.)
OFFICERS
One has no rules
Is not precise
One rarely acts
The same way twice
One spurns no device
Practicing the art of the possible
One always picks
The easy fight
One praises fools
One smothers light
one shifts left to right
It's part of the art of the possible
(While the officers continue their game of political musical
chairs, EVA appears, script in hand, at a microphone.)
EVA (on the air)
I'm only a radio star with just one weekly show
But speaking as one of the people I want you to know
We are tired of the decline of
Argentina with no sign of
A government able to give us the things we deserve
OFFICERS
One always claims
Mistakes were planned
When risk is slight
One takes one's stand
With much sleight of hand
Politics--the art of the possible
One has no rules
Is not precise
One rarely acts
The same way twice
One spurns no device
Politics--the art of the possible
VOICES
Peron! Peron! Peron! |
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