The C above C above High C.(Play) From: The Antioch Review | Date: March 22, 2001| Author: Reed, Ishmael | COPYRIGHT 2001 Antioch Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ACT ONE

Scene 1

Dressing room of Louis Armstrong. Photos of Armstrong on the mirror. A table with bottles of mineral water, etc. Off-stage, we hear the final strains of Louis Armstrong singing, playing a high C tune followed by applause. Shortly Armstrong enters. He is dressed in a tuxedo and carries his trumpet covered by a handkerchief. He is sweating, grinning fiercely, but then changes to a serious look. Removes his tuxedo jacket and drapes it over a chai...

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