Act 1 , Scene 1 Flashcards
(57 cards)
“Please, Mrs Paddy, let us keep the lights on.”
“Some night you’re going to turn out the lights and the wrong time and hurt somebody. Then you’ll be sorry. I do wish you’d chosen something else to give up for Lent”
“It looks like Mrs Paddy is back.”
Walk in and switch on lights
“Other people like electricity”
“Now you sit at your easel like a good girl. And leave the lights alone, okay dear “
“…We thought you were in the front office.”
“For the love of Pete, Fairy, what are you up to ?”
“I was trying to get a book for Jeffrey”
“With a violin bow?”
“…You may take my hand, Hannibal.”
“The next time anyone wants a book from the top, Fairy, call me. Why, the whole shelf might have fallen on you.”
“Oh, who ever heard of anyone being hurt by good books?”
“Enough of them might, darling. And I’d hate that to happen.”
“What is she like, Miss Willie?”
“I haven’t seen her. Now, let’s tidy the room a bit. give bow to Hannibal Fairy, will you put the parcheesi board away please.”
“Competition exhausts me”
go over to Jeff “well, bingo , you tied that one in a hurry.”
“….it’s a pet name my wife uses.”
“I’m sorry….I forgot “kiss Jeff on forehead
“And I wish you wouldn’t single me out to kiss”
“But, you’re the handsomest.”
“…She’d explode”
“She would if I know her”
“….please try to remember “
“I’ll try. Forgive me”
“…-a-ling-a-ling”
“Hello. Yes, Dr. Emmet. Right away. Put the dart up now would you Hannibal. Please don’t clutter the place darlings. Let’s make a good first impression.”
“Will we meet her know?”
“I don’t know”
“…I’ll get hiccups and betray us.”
walk in “Doctor Emmet will join you in a moment.”
“…we’d like to get started back.”
“Yes, senator savage. There are magazines on the table. Please make yourselves at home” go out
“Of course (laughter)
walk in
“Yes, Miss Willie?”
“I beg your pardon, Dr Emmet, but Dr. Johnson won’t be able to complete Mrs Savage’s file for the moment.”
“Why not?”
“He finds her a bit uncooperative”
“Then bring her in here, please”
“Yes, Doctor”
“We’ll have to give her a little more time to get over her resentment”
walks in “Will you come in Mrs Savage”
“If there’s anything you need, Mrs savage - Miss Wilhelmina will take care of you.”
crosses to her “We’ve a lovely garden out there - you’ll be able to see it in the morning. (PAUSE) When I was a child we’d always say thirty needles & thirty pins. You’ve added 20 more Republi-kins.”
“Well, I suppose it has to be exasperating to be funny later.”
“I notice one of its eyes is gone. It must have dropped in the office. I’ll look as soon as they go.”
