Act 1 Flashcards
STAGE MANAGER: Here comes Howie Newsome, deliverin’ the milk.
enter and go to Zach Morning, Doc.
STAGE MANAGER: Goin’ to be a great engineer, Joe was. But the war broke out and he died in France. All that education for nothing.
(Offstage left) Giddap, Bessie! What’s the matter with you today?
DR. GIBBS: Morning, Howie.
Somebody sick?
DR. GIBBS: Pair of twins over to Mrs. Goruslawski’s.
move to Whitney’s house Twins, eh? This town’s gettin’ bigger every year.
DR. GIBBS: Goin’ to rain, Howie?
No, no. Fine day! That’ll burn through…
pferd sound
Come on, Bessie! put down rack, put two bottles in thinger mcjagger
DR. GIBBS: How old is she, Howie?
Goin’ on seventeen. Bessie’s all mixed up about the route ever since the Lockharts stopped takin’ their quart of milk every day.
She wants to leave ‘em a quart just the same-keeps scolding me the hull trip.
MRS. GIBBS: Good morning, Howie.
Morning, Mrs. Gibbs. Doc’s just comin’ down the street.
MRS. GIBBS: Is he? Seems like you’re late today.
Yes. Somep’n went wrong with the separator. Don’t know what ‘twas.
Doc!
MRS. GIBBS: Children! Children! Time to get up.
Come on, Bessie!