![]() ![]() Only Isagani is in a bad mood, seeing Paulita with his rival Juanito Pelaez.ĭon Custodio, who earlier sided with the friars against the show, is also there under the guise of critiquing the show. They are in good spirits seeing Pepay’s happy looks. ![]() Across the students’ box is one procured by Makaraig for Pepay, Don Custodio’s dancer, in an effort to get her to influence Don Custodio in their favor regarding the appeal for a Spanish academy permit. The performance opens late to an impatient audience due to the delayed arrival of the Captain-General. Makaraig, Pecson, Sandoval and Isagani arrive and Tadeo accepts their offer to join them in their theater box. Tadeo makes up stories about those he doesn’t really know. The Shrimp thinks that the performance sold out because people grew curious as a result of the friar’s strong opposition to it on moral grounds, and the public chatter among the show’s prominent supporters.Įlsewhere, the student Tadeo is accompanied by a newcomer to whom he gives an overview of the backgrounds of every important looking person they see. ![]() Outside, an unkempt Spaniard nicknamed, The Shrimp, chats about the show with Uncle Quico. People flock to the theater for the first show of a French operetta company. Photo by Adrien Olichon Chapter 21: Manila Types ![]()
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