Act 1-4 End daphne To Break

Question 1

Do you want your coffee here or upstairs?

Answer 1

Anywhere – put it anywhere.

Question 2

Weeping and wailing I thought I’d better wait.

Answer 2

Put the tray down, Fred, and go away.

Question 3

Right yo.

Erickson-Fred-Monica action.

Phone rings.

Answer 3

My God, there is no peace — no peace anywhere –

why is that phone ringing in the room?

Question 4

Monica: I switch the telephone in here because you’ve got to go through the mail and I can’t keep darting in and out of the office all the time.

Answer 4

Will you stop that repulsive humming.

Question 5

Monica on phone:

….. Very well — not at all — goodbye.

Erikson: Fred said I was to go and speak to the young lady.

Answer 5

Very well, as Erickson.

Question 6

What shall I say to her?

Answer 6

I really don’t know.

Question 7

I have been to the grocers and —

Answer 7

That’s as good an opening gambit as any.

Question 8

Miss Erickson: alas, no, that I cannot do, the tap makes no water.

Answer 8

Do the best you can.

Question 9

Miss Erickson: I will try.

Answer 9

That’s a good girl.

Question 10

Monica: there’s nothing much this morning. I’ll go through them quickly.

Answer 10

The coffee taste of curry powder.

Question 11

Never mind.

Answer 11

I wish I had a French chef instead of a Scandinavian spiritualist.

Question 12

Mon

You could never get rid of Miss Erickson, she worships you.

Answer 12

Everybody worships me, it’s nauseating.

Question 13

Monica:

There’s hell to pay if they don’t.

Answer 13

What’s that blue letter?

Question 14

Monica:

Sylvia Lori, she says she must see you before you go away.

Answer 14

(Smells letter ) Well, she can’t.

Question 15

Monica:

Here’s one from the young man you forced to go to the Slade school; he’s very unhappy.

Answer 15

I didn’t force him, he asked me for my advice and I gave it to him.

Question 16

Monica: …..

Here, read the rest for yourself.

Answer 16

He’s a damn fool. I knew at the moment I clapped eyes on him.

Question 17

Monica:

In that case it would’ve been Why is your not to have let him think that you minded so passionately about his career.

Answer 17

What the hell is the matter with a light in this room? If people don’t want my advice why the hell do they come and badger me?

Question 18

Monica:

Here’s a postcard I can’t make heads or tails of.

Answer 18

It’s from Brazil.

Question 19

Monica:

I know it says so on the step.

Answer 19

“I’ve done what you said and it’s nearly finished.” I can’t read the signature, it looks like Pickett.

Question 20

Monica:

Can you remember anyone called Pickett that you sent to Brazil to finish something?

Answer 20

Terret up, people should write legibly or not at all.

Question 21

Monica:

Not at all would be lovely. Is mist Ellington nearly dressed?

Miss Erickson: Yes, but she is crying which makes her slow.

Answer 21

Crying!

Question 22

Monica:

You’d better go upstairs Gary.

Answer 22

Tell Fred.

Question 23

Miss Erickson: I will tell him Fred! Fred!

Answer 23

(To Monica) You’d better come up to, we can do the rest of the letters up there.

Question 24

Monica:

There are only two more. An invitation from Gertrude love it. She’s giving a coming out dance for that pimply looking daughter of hers —

Answer 24

Polite refusal.

Question 25

Monica:

And he rather complicated letter from some Boy Scouts.

Answer 25

To hell with them.

Question 26

Apparently you’re a patron for their dramatic club and they’re giving a performance of laughter and heaven and want you to send them a message.

Answer 26

All right — send them one.

Question 27

Monica:

What shall I say?

Answer 27

Monica dear, don’t tell me that you have arrived at the age of 89 and are unable to send a message.

Boy Scouts send them some matches