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    Catherine the Great and Her Men
    Catherine the Great and Her Men
    Catherine the Great and Her Men
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    Catherine the Great and Her Men

    By Wayne Proctor

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    In this monologue, CATHERINE THE GREAT tells about the events in her life in Russia and her impressive and amazing accomplishments over her long reign as Empress of Russia.
    She also tells about her one great failure during her reign. She vowed never again to delegate authority without keeping very tight control over any future authority she bestowed. She tells about the twelve young and handsome men who enriched her life and how she, in turn, enriched them. She abolishes the incorrect term “LOVER” for these men and explains that the correct term for all twelve of these men is “OPPORTUNIST.” She enjoyed the company of handsome young men; they enjoyed prestige and money. How is that for honesty?
    CATHERINE THE GREAT presents images of the twelve men and the many personalities of friends and enemies and she tells about wonders she accomplished – all in a vivid cascade of events. This story ends at a time allowing for a sequel telling of other events in her life as she continues her strong and greatly admired administration of Russia as the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSam Warren
    Release dateAug 7, 2013
    ISBN9780945949824
    Catherine the Great and Her Men
    Author

    Wayne Proctor

    Wayne H. Proctor is retired from real estate and has written and revised his monologue, Catherine the Great and Her Men (all Twelve of Them).

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      Catherine the Great and Her Men - Wayne Proctor

      Catherine the Great

      and

      Her Men

      by Wayne H. Proctor

      Original Copyright © 2005

      Revision Copyright © 2013

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      * * * *

      Published on Smashwords by:

      BOOKWARREN PUBLISHING

      Warren Communications

      3922 Eighth Avenue u San Diego, CA 19103

      Email:info@bookwarren.com

      http://www.bookwarren.com

      * * * *

      This book is available in print at most online retailers

      eBook ISBN: 978-0-945949-82-4

      Original ISBN: 978-0-945949-81-7

      LCCN: 2009903281

      * * * *

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy.

      NOTE: This production version has brief changes in the monologue and in the stage directions which differ from the wording in the 2005 copyright.

      Wayne H. Proctor

      850 State Street, San Diego, CA 92101

      619-239-8715

      The author of CATHERINE THE GREAT and HER MEN wishes to inform readers that this work is a MONOLOGUE and, as such, has one vivid personality who is the only narrator of historical and personal interest.

      CATHERINE THE GREAT tells about the events in her life in Russia and her impressive and amazing accomplishments over her long reign as Empress of Russia.

      She also tells about her one great failure during her reign. She vowed never again to delegate authority without keeping very tight control over any future authority she bestowed.

      She tells about the twelve young and handsome men who enriched her life and how she, in turn, enriched them. She abolishes the incorrect term LOVER for these men and explains that the correct term for all twelve of these men is OPPORTUNIST. She enjoyed the company of handsome young men; they enjoyed prestige and money. How is that for honesty?

      CATHERINE THE GREAT presents images of the twelve men and the many personalities of friends and enemies and she tells about wonders she accomplished – all in a vivid cascade of events. This story ends at a time allowing for a sequel telling of other events in her life as she continues her strong and greatly admired administration of Russia as the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

      Catherine the Great

      and

      Her Men

      Part One of Monologue

      A Monologue for Catherine

      Presenting the First Six Men

      Cast of Characters

      CATHERINE THE GREAT, always dignified, age between 45 and 55. She has a rich and clear natural voice. She speaks English with great clarity and never attempts to sound Russian.

      In Part One Catherine wears a flattering regal gown of the period.

      All images are projected on a large screen above the stage.

      In this first part of the monologue Catherine introduces two projected images of each man as she best remembers him.

      The first image should be a close-up of his face and also show his age.

      The second image should be his beautiful body and also show his name.

      In the curtain calls of Part One and Part Two Catherine introduces living images of these men. Living images like these are rarely seen in any stage production, but this is one of the many ways these men delighted Catherine the Great and how their companionship helped to brighten her life after the daily, endless and lonely hours of ruling by herself alone all of Russia for the benefit of Russia.

      THE TIME

      Today

      THE PLACE

      Stage of theatre in city of performance.

      CATHERINE THE GREAT

      (Speaks as she walks to the footlights)

      When I travel from one country to another I enjoy meeting the wonderful and happy people who live there. Travel without this delight can quickly become weary.

      (Bows graciously to the audience)

      Everywhere I go I ask the same two questions:

      (Spaces like this indicate a breathing pause.)

      1) Can any of you remember even one of my accomplishments as Empress of Russia? Never mind. All have been forgotten.

      2) Can any of

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