Act 1 Scene 2 Flashcards
TRUVY: She has quite the eye for the unusual.
Hi there! (Hug Shelby)
SHELBY: Annelle, you did all this?
Guilty. TRUVY just turned over the decoration responsibility to me. I like themes. And I despise the commercializations of Christmas, always have. So I went to the fire sale at the Baptist Book Store in Shreveport last month. They had mismatched Manger scenes at incredibly low prices. I cleaned them out of Baby Jesuses, which Truvy’s husband helped me modify into ornaments. Very simple. Tiny white light, baby Jesuses, and spoolies.
TRUVY: Annelle?
Perfect.
TRUVY: Annelle?
The chair, Uh. Excuse me, Shelby? Uh. If you don’t have any special plans for the clothes… Could I have them? Riverview Baptist has a clothes closet for the poor. We’re real low on women’s dresses.
TRUVY: it breaks my heart that she won’t come to the Methodist church with me. I think Riverview Baptist is a little too… “Praise the Lord” for my taste.
Some of them do get a little carried away. But there’s nothing wrong with that.
TRUVY: We’re just glad to see that Annelle is settling down and finding her way. She’s had a few rough months, haven’t you, honey?
Oh. After they finally threw Bunkie Dupuy behind bars and I was rid of him, I went wild. I was drinking, running around, smoking…
TRUVY: Jezebel!
But TRUVY helped me see the error of my ways. I’ve realized I have something to offer. I joined a church last month. Truvy’s helped me see I have talents. I’ve done guest lectures in beauty at the trade school…
TRUVY: Our little Annelle has become one of the hottest tickets in town.
TRUVY. Stop. I am enjoying the city more. And I am so excited about the Christmas festival today. I’ve wanted to come to it all my life. And now I live here!
TRUVY: tell her who you have a date with.
TRUVY, will you hush?
TRUVY: tell her, missy. Shelby is pretty much totally responsible for the whole thing.
Sammy DeSoto.
SHELBY: How am I responsible?
He was bar tending at your wedding reception last spring. That when I met him. He makes a mean cherry Coke.
CLAIREE: Yes, that would be nice. I’m sorry I’m late. I overslept. We didn’t get back into town until one o’clock. It was a dazzling victory over Dry Prong.
I heard you on the radio last night. You were wonderful.
CLAIREE: My hair looks younger. My face looks just as old.
There is so much going on! That state championship last night, the Christmas festival today, the Messiah sing-along tomorrow…
SHELBY: I like it.
Miss OUISER. I think you need a healthy dose of Christmas spirit.
OUISER: I have so much Christmas spirit I could scream.
Merry Christmas! (Gives present)
