Crooked Bee
(no longer) a wide-wandering bee
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ACT I
HARRY: Yep.
EVELYN: Like Babylon outside.
HARRY: G.D., you're right.
Well, cool in here.
EVELYN: It's an oasis.
I wonder how Ted's holding up.
Down there, they all have it.
EVELYN: Sure, you're right. I've never been to Texas.
HARRY: Oh, sure.
They all have AC. Too cold almost. In July, even.
EVELYN: He's got a hotel.
HARRY: Yeah, hotel life. That's living!
EVELYN: Maybe too much!
I mean what's to stop him, really ... Meet some tall thing at the hotel bar ...
HARRY: Naw.
Ted's a good man.
EVELYN: Naw, I know.
HARRY: He wouldn't ... run around.
EVELYN: You're right.
How about a beer?
HARRY: No beer today. Hard Times whiskey.
EVELYN: That all you've got?
Local.
EVELYN: Yeah.
You take deliveries from them?
HARRY: Sure.
EVELYN: You ever see ... one of them? The boys from Hard Times?
HARRY: What?
EVELYN: I heard they're ... strange.
HARRY: They work hard. They make a good whiskey. Who are we to judge?
EVELYN: Sure. Who are we?
HARRY: No one of consequence.
EVELYN: What's all this ... bread for?
HARRY: Sandwiches.
EVELYN: Ha.
The old ones went bad while you were on vacation? You have a good time while the sandwiches rotted?
HARRY: Oh, you know me. Couldn't shut it off.
Seven days on a beach and all I could think about was work.
You know, the new kitchen. Maybe hire a hostess, you know?
EVELYN: A hostess! At the Lower Depths! Ha! Crazy!
HARRY: It's not so crazy ...
I was in a bar ... down there in ... uh, New Orleans. They had a hostess. Some dive!
She seats you, and uh ... I dunno. Points out the specials. Could have specials every night in here.
EVELYN: Drink specials!
You make cocktails?
HARRY: Naw!
Food specials! Monday night, chicken ... I dunno, grilled chicken? Caesar salad? Class it up. You know?
Bess woulda liked it.
EVELYN: Here's to Bess.
HARRY: Yeah, yeah.
Let me grab a ... Here's to Bess.
EVELYN: Good Christian woman.
EVELYN: How about that sot in the corner?
Are they talking about ... the player, perchance?
HARRY: Not bothering nobody.
EVELYN: Been here long?
HARRY: As soon as I opened. Got started a bit earlier, I suspect.
EVELYN: On a bender, huh? Sleeping in a ditch or something.
You don't think ... maybe Ted ... ?
Ted's a good man. Honest. Well-liked.
EVELYN: He's liked, but ...
HARRY: He's well-liked.
Sales is a good fit.
EVELYN: Selling hammers. Can you believe it.
HARRY: Somebody has to.
EVELYN: (Sardonic) The hammers ... they don't sell themselves.
HARRY: (Sardonic) Hear, hear.
EVELYN: It's just hard ... Ted on the road.
HARRY: It's tough all over.
EVELYN: What to do all day?
Come here, I guess!
HARRY: Sure! That's what I do!
EVELYN: Cheap drinks ... conversation.
HARRY: Sure!
EVELYN: What's tonight?
HARRY: Oh, tonight it's ...
EVELYN: I'll stay for that. I need some music. Get my mind off Ted. Something romantic, you know? A love song from when the world was young.
What time?
HARRY: Around eight, maybe.
EVELYN: Well, set em up slow. Or I'll sleep right through it!
END OF ACT I
'The Entertainment' was first presented at the Buffalo Street Student Theatre on the evening of November 16th, 1973, with the following cast:
HARRY ESPERANZA ............. Edgar Foy
LAWRENCE SLADE .............. Allen Vogel
PEARL SLADE ................. Sarah Wakefield
ROSA SLADE .................. Sydney Mueller
EVELYN HICKMAN .............. Paula Graves
BAR-FLY ..................... Uncredited
The production was directed by James B. Carrington. The setting was designed by Lula Chamberlain. The plays 'A Reckoning' and 'A Bar-fly' were written by Lem Doolittle, and later adapted by Joseph Wheattree for simultaneous performance as 'The Entertainment.'
HARRY ESPERANZA ............. Edgar Foy
LAWRENCE SLADE .............. Allen Vogel
PEARL SLADE ................. Sarah Wakefield
ROSA SLADE .................. Sydney Mueller
EVELYN HICKMAN .............. Paula Graves
BAR-FLY ..................... Uncredited
The production was directed by James B. Carrington. The setting was designed by Lula Chamberlain. The plays 'A Reckoning' and 'A Bar-fly' were written by Lem Doolittle, and later adapted by Joseph Wheattree for simultaneous performance as 'The Entertainment.'
ACT I
HARRY: Yep.
EVELYN: Like Babylon outside.
HARRY: G.D., you're right.
Well, cool in here.
EVELYN: It's an oasis.
I wonder how Ted's holding up.
Down there, they all have it.
EVELYN: Sure, you're right. I've never been to Texas.
HARRY: Oh, sure.
They all have AC. Too cold almost. In July, even.
EVELYN: He's got a hotel.
HARRY: Yeah, hotel life. That's living!
EVELYN: Maybe too much!
I mean what's to stop him, really ... Meet some tall thing at the hotel bar ...
HARRY: Naw.
Ted's a good man.
EVELYN: Naw, I know.
HARRY: He wouldn't ... run around.
EVELYN: You're right.
How about a beer?
HARRY: No beer today. Hard Times whiskey.
EVELYN: That all you've got?
Local.
EVELYN: Yeah.
You take deliveries from them?
HARRY: Sure.
EVELYN: You ever see ... one of them? The boys from Hard Times?
HARRY: What?
EVELYN: I heard they're ... strange.
HARRY: They work hard. They make a good whiskey. Who are we to judge?
EVELYN: Sure. Who are we?
HARRY: No one of consequence.
EVELYN: What's all this ... bread for?
HARRY: Sandwiches.
EVELYN: Ha.
The old ones went bad while you were on vacation? You have a good time while the sandwiches rotted?
HARRY: Oh, you know me. Couldn't shut it off.
Seven days on a beach and all I could think about was work.
You know, the new kitchen. Maybe hire a hostess, you know?
EVELYN: A hostess! At the Lower Depths! Ha! Crazy!
HARRY: It's not so crazy ...
I was in a bar ... down there in ... uh, New Orleans. They had a hostess. Some dive!
She seats you, and uh ... I dunno. Points out the specials. Could have specials every night in here.
EVELYN: Drink specials!
You make cocktails?
HARRY: Naw!
Food specials! Monday night, chicken ... I dunno, grilled chicken? Caesar salad? Class it up. You know?
Bess woulda liked it.
EVELYN: Here's to Bess.
HARRY: Yeah, yeah.
Let me grab a ... Here's to Bess.
EVELYN: Good Christian woman.
EVELYN: How about that sot in the corner?
Are they talking about ... the player, perchance?
HARRY: Not bothering nobody.
EVELYN: Been here long?
HARRY: As soon as I opened. Got started a bit earlier, I suspect.
EVELYN: On a bender, huh? Sleeping in a ditch or something.
You don't think ... maybe Ted ... ?
Ted's a good man. Honest. Well-liked.
EVELYN: He's liked, but ...
HARRY: He's well-liked.
Sales is a good fit.
EVELYN: Selling hammers. Can you believe it.
HARRY: Somebody has to.
EVELYN: (Sardonic) The hammers ... they don't sell themselves.
HARRY: (Sardonic) Hear, hear.
EVELYN: It's just hard ... Ted on the road.
HARRY: It's tough all over.
EVELYN: What to do all day?
Come here, I guess!
HARRY: Sure! That's what I do!
EVELYN: Cheap drinks ... conversation.
HARRY: Sure!
EVELYN: What's tonight?
HARRY: Oh, tonight it's ...
EVELYN: I'll stay for that. I need some music. Get my mind off Ted. Something romantic, you know? A love song from when the world was young.
What time?
HARRY: Around eight, maybe.
EVELYN: Well, set em up slow. Or I'll sleep right through it!
END OF ACT I