Casanova by Howard Guy Ervin III, composed by Richard B Evans, directed by Peter Merle Devine and Kenneth Lawrence Stegmiller, is a 2011 hardcover libretto for the 106th Grove Play produced and performed by members of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco, is part of the collection at the Reading Room.
Dare to live
Like a song arising,
Throw your heart
Into life’s full flow,
Dare to fight
For what you believe in,
Dare to love
And make love grow.
Dare to see
All the beauty ’round you,
Taste the fruit
Picked from life’s rich vine,
Raise your glass
To your friends and lovers,
‘Til you’re dizzy
On life’s sweet wine.
And should the face of darkness try you,
Stand and hold your head up high.
Loudly sing out, “I defy you,
Spirits bold will never die!
Spirits bold will never die!
Spirits bold will never die!”
Spirits Bold Will Never Die! (pp 74–5)