Post on 06-Feb-2018
LIBRETTOVOCALBOOK
THEFRANKLOESSERANDABEBURROWSMUSICAL
MusicandLyricsbyFrankLoesser
BookbyAbeBurrows,JackWeinstock,&WillieGilbert
Basedon“HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying”
ByShepherdMead
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CHARACTERS
J.PIERREPONTFINCH
GATCH
JENKINS
TACKABERRY
PETERSON
J.B.BIGGLEY
ROSEMARY
BRATT
SMITTY
BUDFRUMP
MissJONES
Mr.TWIMBLE
HEDY
SCRUBWOMEN
MissKRUMHOLTZ
TOYNBEE
OVINGTON
POLICEMAN
WOMPER
TheentireactiontakesplaceinthenewParkAvenueofficebuildingofWorldWideWicketCompany,Inc.
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MUSICALNUMBERS
ACT1Overture 1
1. Opening–ActOne 12. HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying 13. HappyToKeepHisDinnerWarm 123a. GoodMorning(EntranceSecretaries) 134. CoffeeBreak 144a. FrumpOnThePhone 215. TheCompanyWay 266. TheCompanyWay(Reprise) 347. Rosemary’sPhilosophy 388. Hedy 39
9. ASecretaryIsNotAToy 429a. TheExecutives'Exit 44 10. BeenALongDay 4911. BeenALongDay(Reprise) 5511a. SaturdayMorning 5612. GrandOldIvy 5913. GrandOldIvy(Reprise) 6313a. Vassar 6414. Hedy’sWalk 6814a. OnwardAndUpward 6914b. Girlsville 6915. ParisOriginal 7116. TheCompanyWay(aLaDanceBand) 7616a. TheExecutiveLanding 7617. ElevatorDance 7717a. EtherealGrandeur 79 18. Rosemary 81 19. RipTheChipmunk 87 20. FinaleActOne 91
ACT221. Entr'acte 9322. OpeningActTwo 9323. Cinderella,Darling 9524. IHaveReturned 10125. HappyToKeepHisDinnerWarm(Reprise) 105
25a. Knitorama 10526. LoveFromAHeartOfGold 10826a. TheLunchDate 11127. IBelieveInYou 11327a. IntoBoardRoom 11528. T.V.Announcement 12529. TheYoHoHo 12630. Hedy’sFanfare 12630a. TheFirstClue 12730b. Disaster 12831. IBelieveInYou(Rosemary) 13132. Doom 13333. BrotherhoodOfMan 13934. MoreDoom 143 34a. Hallelujah 14635. Finale(TheCompanyWay) 14636. Bows 14637. ExitMusic
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Overture (Orchestra)
ACTONESceneI
#1–OpeningAct1 (Orchestra)
(EXTERIOROFTHEWORLDWIDEWICKETCOMPANYAttheendoftheOverturethehousecurtain goes up. A onemanwindowwashingmachine descendswith FINCH on it. He iswearingawindowwasher'scoveralls.Heworksonawindowwithasqueegeeandattheswiietimereadsapocketbook,"HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying."Wedon'tseeFINCH’sfaceimmediately.WethenhearthevoiceofthebooktellingwhatFINCHisreading.)
BOOKVOICE
Dear Reader, This little book is designed to tell you everything you need to know about thescienceofgettingahead.
(FINCHturnsfronttowardtheaudience,andturnspageinthebook.)Now let us assume you are young, healthy, clear‐eyed and eager, anxious to rise quickly andeasilytothetopofthebusinessworld.Youcan!
FINCH
(Lookingup)Ican!
(Hecontinueslookingatbook.)
BOOKVOICEIf you have education and intelligence and ability, so much the better. But remember thatthousandshavereachedthetopwithoutanyofthesequalities.
(Scaffoldlowerstothefloor.)
Justhavecourageandmemorizethesimplerulesinthechaptersthatfollow.Ifyoutrulywishtobeamongtheluckygoldenfew,youcan!
FINCHIcan!
(Heputssqueegeedowninpailtohisleft.Hebeginstothumbthroughthebookrapidlyandstartstosing.)
#2–HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying(Finch)
FINCHHOWTOAPPLYFORAJOB…
(Stepsoffscaffold.)
HOWTOADVANCEFROMTHEMAILROOM…
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(FINCH)
(Sitsonscaffoldrail.)
HOWTOSITDOWNATADESK…HOWTODICTATEMEMORANDUMS…
(Rises,crossesD.L.ofC.)
HOWTODEVELOPEXECUTIVESTYLE…HOWTOCOMMUTEINATHREEBUTTONSUIT...WITHTHATWEARYEXECUTIVESMILE.
(CrossesL.)
THISBOOKISALLTHATINEED…"HOWTO,HOWTOSUCCEED."
(Exteriorbuildingdropout,revealingvariousOFFICEPERSONNELinatableaushowingofficeactivity.)
Scene2
(CORRIDOROFTHEWORLDWIDEWICKETCOMPANY.FINCHnowstandsamongPEOPLE,crossestocenterandcontinuessinging.)
FINCH
HOWTOOBSERVEPERSONNEL.HOWTOSELECTWHOMTOLUNCHWITH.HOWTOAVOIDPETTYFRIENDS...HOWTOBEGINMAKINGCONTACTS.HOWTO…
(FINCHcontinuestolookatbook.)
BOOKVOICE
Howtochoosetherightcompany.Beforeapplyingforajob,makesureyouhavechosentherightcompany.Itisessentialthatthecompanybeabigone.Itshouldbeatleastbigenoughsothatnobodyknowsexactlywhatanyoneelseisdoing.
(FINCHthencrosses(U.R.aboveJENKINS,listeningtotheirconversation.Aftereachofthefollowingconversations,thevariousOFFICEPERSONNELresumethefrozenposes.)
GATCH
(U.R.)Say,Joe,I'vegotacomplaintfromourdealersinCleveland...aboutthatlastshipmentofwickets.Theyonlygothalftheirwickets.Theyorderedthreehundredthousand.
JENKINS
(L.ofGatch)Iknow,Mr.Catch,buttheywantedtwo‐tonedwicketsandweranout.
(PINCHcrossesL.toJohnson.)
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JOHNSONRanout?Whatisthis,ahotdogstand?
CATCHLook,thisistheWorldWideWicketCompany.We'resupposedtobethelargestsingleproducerofwicketsintheworld.
JENKINS
Nowtakeiteasy,Mr.Catch.Therewastroubleatoureasternplant...abreakdown.
CATCHWellgetontheball.IwanttokeepClevelandwicket‐minded.
JENKINSYes,sir.
(CrossesL.toMatthews.FINCHcrossesDR.ofC.)Oh,Mr.Matthews,anynewsaboutthebreakdown?
MATTHEWS(C.)
Oh,I'mfeeling,muchbetter.
PETERSON(L.ofC.)
Oh,say,Tackaberry,didyougetmymemo?
(FINCHcrossesR.ofPETERSON.)TACKABERRY
(TurnsR.toPETERSON)Whatmemo?
PETERSONMymemoaboutmemos.We'resendingouttoomanymemosandit'sgottostop.
TACKABERRYAllrightI'llsendoutamemo.
(ALLstillremainfrozen.)FINCH
(CrossesL.)Therightcompany!
(FINCHputsbookinwiremailbasketheldbyOFFICEBOYfarleft,removesbreakawaycoveralls,tossesthemoffstageleft,picksupbook,beginstosing.)THISBOOKISALLTHATINEED"HOWTO,HOWTOSUCCEED."
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(FINCHcrossesR.ROSEMARYentersL.,carryingfolderofpapers.OFFICEPERSONNELbreakfreezeandexit.J.B.BIGGLEYentersR.,surroundedbyFOURHENCHMEN.FINCHcrossesR.,bumpsintoBIGGLEY,knockshimdown.HENCHMENhelphimup,sayingthingslike"Areyouokay,Mr.BIGGLEY?"etc.)
BIGGLEY
Nevermind,nevermind.
(Aroar.)Backtowork,everybody!
(THEYallscuttleoffstage.ROSEMARYgoesalittlemoreslowlyandlingersattheleftside,listening.)
BIGGLEY
(ToFINCH)Youheardme!Isaidbacktowork!
FINCH(L.ofBIGGLEY)
I'msorryIbumpedintoyou,sir,butIwouldliketoapplyforajob.
BIGGLEY
Ajob?DoyouknowwhoIam?
FINCHNo,sir.
BIGGLEY
(Goingrighton)
I'mJ.B.Biggley.I'mpresidentofthiscompany,that'swhoIam.Infact,that'swhothehellIam.Howdareyoucometomeforajob?
FINCHI'msorry,sir,butI
BIGGLEYWhydoyouthinkIhaveapersonnelman?WhydoyouthinkIhaveawholedamnedpersonneldepartment?Son,youbumpedintothewrongman.
(StartsOffR.)
Damndamncoal‐burningditheringdingdingding.
(HeexitsR.)
ROSEMARY(CrossingR.)
I'msorry.Iknowhowharditistofindajob.I'vebeenthroughthatkindofthingmyself.
FINCH
Thankyou,Miss.You'reverykind.Couldyoutellmewherethepersonnelofficeis?
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ROSEMARY(Amazed)
Personnel?
(ShepointsU.R)It'srightthere.
FINCHThankyou.
(Hestartsforpersonnel,crossingL.belowRosemary.)
ROSEMARY
(CrossingL.toC.,stoppinghim)You‐you'renotdiscouraged?
FINCH(CrossesL.)
Ofcoursenot.I'mpreparedforexactlythissortofthing.
ROSEMARY(CrossesL.)
Say!MyfriendSmittyworksinPersonnel.Maybeshecanhelpyou.
(StartsoffR.)Youwaithere.
(SheexitsR.)
FINCH(Callingafterher)
But,Miss,it'snotreally
(HeshrugsandstartsforthePersonneldoorU.L.BRATTcomesoutofdoor.)
BRATT
(L.ofFINCH,stoppinghim)Wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?
FINCHToseethepersonnelmanager,sir.
BRATTI'mthepersonnelmanagerandwe'renothiringanyonetoday.
(CrossesR.belowFINCH.)
FINCHWell,IwasjustspeakingtoMr.Biggley
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BRATT(Stops,looksathim)
Biggley?
FINCHYes,sir.
BRATTJ.B.Biggley?
FINCHYes,sir.Hetoldmetoseeyou.
(Smilesoutfront.NOTE:ThissmileisthefirstofseveralthatFinchusesthroughouttheshow.Thesesmilesareveryimportant.TheyarecommunicationsbetweenFinchandtheaudience.TheytelltheaudiencewhenFinchhassuccessfully,workedoneofhisploys.Thesmileisagentle,MonaLisasmile.Itshouldlooklikeacatthatjustswallowedacanaryandishappyaboutit.Whenhedoesit,Finchshouldturnhisheadquicklytotheaudienceandgivethemthesmiledirectly.ThestagingoftheothercharactersonstageshouldbesoarrangedthattheyarenotevenawarethatFinchissmilingtotheaudience.Thisparticularsmileshouldonlybeusedinthekeyspotsthataremarkedinthescript.Careshouldbetakenthattheyarenotoverdone,otherwisetheywilllosetheirimpact.)
BRATT
(CrossesL.toFINCH)
J.B.Biggley,himself?Youwerespeakingtohim?
FINCHYes,sir.Ijustbumpedintohim.
BRATTAh,isheafriendofyours?
FINCH
(Modesthesitation)Sir,Idon'tthinkamanshouldtradeonfriendshiptogetajob.
BRATTVerywellput,youngman.Well,ifyoustepintomyoffice,Ithinkwecanworksomethingout.MynameisBratt.
(Extendinghishand.)Andyouare
FINCH
(Shakinghishand)Finch,sir.PierrepontFinch.
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BRATT(Smiling)
Pierrepont.Say,maybethatoughttobeJ.PierrepontFinch.
(Laughs.)
FINCHAsamatteroffact,sir,itis.
BRATT(Stopslaughing,)
Well,stepintomyoffice.
(THEYbothgoU.L.throughthedoor.ROSEMARYreentersR.,tugging.SMITTYbythehand.)
SMITTY
(FollowingROSEMARY)
GoodGod,RosemaryyoucouldatleasthaveletmefinishmyMetrecal.
ROSEMARY
(R.ofC.)
Thisisimportant,Smitty.Iknowyoucanhelphim.
(Looksaround,seesthatFINCHisgone.)Whereishe?
SMITTYHowwouldIknow?
ROSEMARYHemusthavegoneintoMr.Bratt'soffice.Gooninthere.You'reBratt'ssecretary.He'lllistentoyou.
SMITTYButwhythisfrantic,urgenturgency?
ROSEMARY
Please,Smitty.We'vegottohelpthisboy.
SMITTY
Butwhy?Fillmein,girl.Whereforeisthiscreepdifferentfromallothercreeps?
ROSEMARYHe'snotacreep,Smitty.HehasasortofnoblecourageyetdeepdownIfeelthathe'ssortofhelpless.
SMITTYRosemary,yourmotherinstinctisabigdrag.
(BRATTcomesoutofhisoffice,laughingatajoke.followedin,'FINCHWhohasabigcigarinhismouth.)
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BRATT
Well,that'sallsettled.
(L.ofFINCH,pattinghimonshoulder.)Nicetohaveyouaboard,Finch.
FINCHHappytoshipoutwithyou,sir.
(FINCHissearchingformatchesinhispocket.)
BRATTLetmedothat.
(Reachesformatches,lightsFINCH'Scigar.ROSEMARYandSMITTYwatchwithgreatinterest.)
SMITTY
Whoisthat.?
ROSEMARYThat'smyhelplessfriend.Isn'theadorable?
SMITTY
Adorable,maybe.Helpless,no.
ROSEMARYShutup,Smitty.Ijusthopehehasn'tgotagirl.
(FINCHandBRATTcrossR.towardsROSEMARYandSMITTY.)
BRATTMysecretarywilltakecareoftheformsandgettingyourparticulars.Oh,Smitty~thisisournewMr.Finch.
SMITTYHello,there.
ROSEMARY
(QuicklystepsinR.ofFINCH)MynameisPilkington.RosemaryPilkington.
FINCHOh,hello.
ROSEMARYHi.
BRATTMr.Finchwillbestartingoutinthemailroom.Gladyoudon'tmindthat,Finch.
FINCHSir,inabigpondlikethis,everyonemustbeginasalittlefish.
SMITTYEvenabarracuda
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(ROSEMARYandBRATTlookatSMITTY.BUDentersL.,crossingFLtoexit.)
BRATTNow,Smitty,WillYou
(CATCHentersR.,addressesBUD.)
CATCHSay,Bud,haveyouguysinthemailroomsentoutthosewicketcatalogsyet?
BUD(StoppingR.ofCatch)
Idon'tknow.I'mgoingtolunch.
CATCHAteleveno'clock?Why?
BUDBecauseI'mtheboss'snephew.
(StartsoffR.CATCHexits(JR.intohisoffice.)
BRATT
(CrossingR.belowFINCH,callingtoBud)Oh,Bud!
(ToFINCH,asBUDapproaches.)ThisisBudFrump,Mr.Biggley'snephew.
(CrossesL.aboveFINCH.BUDcrossesL.toitofFINCH.)ThisisMr.Finch.He'sgoingtobeworkingwithyouinthemailroom.
BUDHello,Finch.I'mBudFrump,Mr.Biggley'snephew.
FINCH(Offershand)
Howdoyoudo?
(BUDignoreshishand.)
BRATT(Abouttoleave)
Smitty,getMr.Finch'sparticulars.
SMITTYYes,sir.
BRATTFinch,nicetohaveyouonourteam.
(StartsoffL.)
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FINCHGladtobeplayingwithyou,sir.
(BRATTstops,turn,givesFINCHalookandexitsintohisofficeU.L.)
BUD
Finch,youambitious?
FINCHNotnecessarily.
BUDGood.Justkeepthatinmind.IfyoujustrememberwhoIamandrememberwhoyouare,we'llgetonfine.Ifnot...
ROSEMARY(itofBUD)
You'llgocryingtoyouruncle.
BUDIbegyourpardon.Idonotgocryingtomyuncle.
(CrossesR.belowROSEMARYandSMITTY,turns.)IthappensthatmymotherisMrs.Biggley'ssister.
(Removeshat.)IfIfeelthatanythingiswrong,Iphonemymother.ShephonesMrs.BiggleyandMrs.BiggleyphonesMr.Biggley.
(Putshatbackon.)That'sthedemocraticway.
(HeexitsR.)ROSEMARY
(CrossesL.twosteps)Mr.Finch,amanlikeyoudoesn'thavetoworryaboutsomeonelikehim.
(CrossesR.toSMJTTY.)SMITTY,youweregoingtogetMr.Finch'sparticulars.
SMITTYAh,yes,particulars.Now,Mr.Finch,thefirstquestion.
ROSEMARYHaveyougotagirl?
FINCHAgirl?No.
ROSEMARYGoodImean,that'stherightanswer.Imean,it'sverywisenottohaveagirl.
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FINCH (C)I'mgladyouunderstand,MissPilkington.Somewomenwouldn't.Yousee,Ifeelthatwhenamanwantstoriseintheworldofbusiness,agirl,orlet'ssayanemotionalinvolvement,canonlyleadtogettinginvolvedemotionally.
ROSEMARYThat'sveryintelligent,Mr.Finch.
SMITTYYes.
(CrossesL.belowROSEMARYtoPINCH.)Rosemary,areyouthroughwithMr.Finch?
ROSEMARYForthemoment.
SMITTYFine.
(IndicatesofficeU.L.assheandFINCHcrossL.)Nowifyou'lljuststepintomyoffice,we'llgetourbusinessdone.
ROSEMARY(CrossesL.)
Goodluck,Mr.Finch.
FINCH (BelowdoorU.L.)Thankyou,uh,Miss
ROSEMARYPilkington.RosemaryPilkington.
FINCHI'mgladtobeaboard.
(HeexitsintoBRATT'sofficeU.L.)
SMITTYWell,Rosemary,yousee?
ROSEMARYIthinkhe'sfascinating.
SMITTY
I'veseensomeambitiouscharactersaroundhere,butthisboyistheeagerestbeaverofthemall.
ROSEMARYNewRochelle
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SMITTYHuh?
ROSEMARYOrmaybeWhitePlains.No...#3–HowToKeepHisDinnerWarm(Rosemary,Smitty)
(ROSEMARY)NewRochelle...
SMITTYHuh?
ROSEMARYNewRochelle...
SMITTYWhatareyoutalkingabout?
ROSEMARYNewRochelle...
SMITTYWhataboutit?
ROSEMARYTHAT'STHEPLACEWHERETHEMANSIONWILLBE,FORMEANDTHEDARLING,BRIGHT,YOUNGMANI'VEPICKEDOUTFORMARRYINGME.
(CrossesR.)
HE'LLDOWELL,ICANTELLSOITISN'TAMOMENTTOOSOON
(CrossesL.toSMITTY.)
TOPLANONMYLIFEINNEWROCHELLE;THEWIFEOFMYDARLINGTYCOON.
SMITTY
Honey,you'llbeinNewRochelle.Yourdarlingtycoonwillbehereintheoffice.(CrossesU.L.)
ROSEMARYSmitty
SMITTYThefutureMrs.Finchisinforsomelonelynights.
(SheexitsintoherofficeU.L.)
(TRAVELERcloses.)
(ROSEMARYspeaks,crossesR.)
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ROSEMARYI'mpreparedforexactlythatsortofthing.(ROSEMARYsings.)
I'LLBESOHAPPYTOKEEPHISDINNERWARM,WHILEHEGOESONWARDANDUPWARD.HAPPYTOKEEPHISDINNERWARMTILLHECOMESWEARILYHOMEFROMDOWNTOWN.
(Sits.)
I'LLBETHEREWAITINGUNTILHISMINDISCLEAR,WHILEHELOOKSTHROUGHME,RIGHTTHROUGHME,WAITINGTOSAY:"GOODEVENING,DEAR,I'MPREGNANT;WHAT'SNEWWITHYOUFROMDOWNTOWN?"
(Rises.)
OH,TOBELOVEDBYAMANIRESPECT,TOBASKINTHEGLOWOFHISPERFECTLYUNDERSTANDABLENEGLECT.OH,TOBELONGINTHEAURAOFHISFROWN,DARLINGBUSYFROWN.SUCHHEAVENWEARINGTHEWIFELYUNIFORMWHILEHEGOESONWARDANDUPWARD.HAPPYTOKEEPHISDINNERWARMTILLHECOMESWEARILYHOMEFROMDOWNTOWN.
#3a–GoodMorning(EnteranceOfSecretaries(Orchestra)
Scene3
(TheaterofficeoftheWorldWideWicketCompany.Therearetworowsofdeskswithtypewriters,addingmachinesandstandardofficeequipment.GIRLSenterL.briskly,saying"Goodmorning."Theysitdownattheirdesks,takeoffofficemachinecovers.ThelastGIRLdasheson,getstoherplacejustreadyforthemalltobeginwork.AMANstickshisheadoutonstageL.andyells.)
MAN
Coffeebreak!
MISSKRUMHOLTZIt'sabouttime!
(MANpushesoncoffeemachineL.OTHEROFFICEPERSONNELenterL.andR.Alonglineishurriedlyformedacrossstagebeforethecoffeemachine.BUDFRUMPentersR.,goestofrontofline,holdshiscuptinderthespigot.)
BUDThere'snocoffee!
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ALL
(Abuzz)Nocoffee!Nocoffee!
SMITTY
(C.)
Nocoffee?
BUDNocoffee!
(ALLtakefront.)#4–CoffeeBreak(Frump,Smitty,Chorus)
SMITTYNocoffee.
(THEYallgroanandcollapseontostage.)
BUDIFICAN'TTAKEMYCOFFEEBREAK,MYCOFFEEBREAK,MYCOFFEEBREAK,IFICAN'TTAKEMYCOFFEEBREAK,
(ALLSitUp.)
SOMETHINGWITHINMEDIES
ALL
LIESDOWNANDSOMETHINGWITHINMEDIES!
(ALLcollapseagain.BUDpushesmachineC.SUITYcrossesC.toL.ofmachine.)
SMITTY
IFICAN'TMAKETHREEDAILYTRIPSWHERESHININGSHRINEBENIGNLYDRIPS,
(ALLcrowdaroundmachine.)
ANDTASTECARDBOARDBETWEENMYLIPS,SOMETHINGWITHINMEDIES
ALLLIESDOWNAND
(ALLfadeup.)
SOMETHINGWITHINMEDIES!
(ALLcollapse.)
1STVOICE
NOCOFFEE,
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2NDVOICENOCOFFEE,
3RDVOICE
NOCOFFEE,
4THVOICENOCOFFEE,
5THVOICE
NOCOFFEE,
6THVOICENOCOFFEE,
7THVOICE
NOCOFFEE,
8THVOICENOCOFFEE,
(ALLsitup.)
SMITTY
THATOFFICELIGHTDOESN'THAVETOBEFLUORESCENT,I'LLGETNOPAINSINTHEHEAD.THATOFFICECHAIRDOESN'THAVETOBEFOAMRUBBER,SOIFISPREAD,SOISPREAD.BUTONLYONECHEMICALSUBSTANCEGETSOUTTHELEAD!
ALL
LIKESHESAID!IFICAN'TTAKEMYCOFFEEBREAK,
(ALLcrossD.)
MYCOFFEEBREAK,MYCOFFEEBREAK,IFICAN'TTAKEMYCOFFEEBREAK,
SMITTYANDBUD
GONEISTHESENSEOFENTERPRISE
ALL
ALLGONEANDSOMETHINGWITHINMFDIPS
ALL
NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE,NOCOFFEE.
(ALLscreamasaDANCERjumpsintoorchestrapit.ALLcrosstocoffeemachineC.)
ALLIF1CAN'TTAKEMYCOFFEEBREAK,
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(R.ofC.)SMITTY
SOMEHOWTHESOULNOLONGERTRIES...
(CollapsesintoBOY'Sarms.)
ALLCOFFEE,COFFEE.(D.R.againstportal.)
BUDSOMEWHEREIDON'TMETABOLIZE...
ALL
COFFEE,COFFEE
SMITTYANDBUDSOMETHINGWITHINME...
(TheycrosstoC.ALLspreadout.)
ALLCOFFEEOROTHERWISE,COFFEEOROTHERWISE,COFFEEOROTHERWISE,SOMETHINGINSIDEOFME...DIES!
(Afternumber,GIRLentersfromR.Carryingsteamingpotofcoffee,crossestoL.ofC.)
BUD(CrossesL.toGIRL.)What'sthat?
GIRLAcoffeepot.
BUDCoffee!
(Theyallyell"Coffee!"andgooffL.,exceptFIVEoftheGIRLScrosstoupstagerowofdesksandgotowork.AMANpushescoffeemachineoffR.ROSEMARYhasenteredL.duringthis,carryingsmallvaseoffflowers.Shegoestoherdesk.FINCHentersL.withbasketofmail.Heisreadinghisbook.)
BOOKVOICE
Youhavealertlyseizedyouropportunitiesandarenowonthefirstrungoftheladder.Youareworkinginthemailroom.Onewordofcautionaboutthemailroom.Itisaplaceoutofwhichyoumustget.Someofyourrivalswillnothavetheadvantageofthisknowledge,butyouareforearmed.DonotgetstuckinthemaiIroom.Plantorise.
(BUDentersL.,toFINCH.)
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BUD(Quickly)
Finch,whereareyougoing?Whathaveyougotthere?
FINCH(R.ofBUD)
It'stheexecutivemail.
BUDI'lltakethat.
(TakesmailfromFINCH.)Tryingtogetingoodontheinside,huh?Ican'teventakeacoffeebreakaroundhere!
FINCHBut,I'mmerelytryingtodomyjob.
BUDTheexecutivemailismyjob.Finch,ifyouhaveanyideasofclimbingaladderaroundhere,theviewisgoingtogetawfullymonotonous.Everytimeyoulookupyou’llseetheseatofmypants.
(CrossesR.belowFINCHandexitsU.R.intoexecutivesuite.)
ROSEMARY
(Rises,crossesR.toFINCH)
That'srotten,rotten,rotten.Youknow,BudFrumpisjustjealousofyou...He'stryingtokeepthebigexecutivesfromnoticingYOU.
FINCH(CrossesL.belowROSEMARY)
Thankyoufordefendingme,MissPilkington.
ROSEMARY
PleasecallmeRosemary.
FINCHOkay,Rosemary.
ROSEMARYNow,Mr.Finch
FINCHCallmePonty.
ROSEMARYOkay,Ponty.Thebigexecutiveswillnoticeyou.Justbepatient.
FINCHPatient!DoyourealizeI'vebeenworkinghereforonewholeweek!
ROSEMARYIknowPontyIhaven'tforgotten.
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(ROSEMARY)
(ShecrossesL.toFINCH,putsflowerinhisbuttonhole.)Happyanniversary.
FINCHThankyou,Rosemary.Atleastyounoticetie.
ROSEMARYIwishIwereanexecutive.I'd
(Shestopssuddenly,looksoffstage.)Ohoh.HerecomesJudithAnderson...
FINCHHuh?
ROSEMARYThat'sMissJones,Mr.Biggley'ssecretary.
(StartsU.L.toherdesk.)I'dbetterlookbusy.Andyou,too...
(Shesits.FINCHcrossesuptorowofdesks,lookingbusy.MISSJONESentersL.,headingtowardexecutivesuiteU.R.ROSEMARYfoolsWithpapers.FINCHsuddenlyturnsandfollowsMissJones.)
FINCHPardonme,ma'am.
(Hetakesflowerfromhisbuttonhole,pressesitintoherhand.)Youshouldbewearingthis.Itgoeswithyourhair.
(Sheacceptsitinapuzzledfashion.FINCHstartsawayL.)
MISSJONESYoungman.
(FINCHStops.ShecrossesD.)Youjustwantmetohavethisflower?Youdon'tknowwhoIam?
FINCH(CrossesR.tohe,)
Thatdoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisthattheflowerseemedtocryouttohewornbyyou.
(StartsawayL.again.)MISSJONES
Youngman,I'mMissJones,Mr.Biggley'ssecretary.
(FINCHstops.)
FINCHNo,youcan'tbe.Imean...thatis...youjustcan'tbe.
19 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSJONES
Whynot?
FINCH(CrossesR.toher,)
Well,fromBudFrump'sdescriptionofyou,I'dneverhave,Imeanyou'renotafrighteningperson.
MISSJONESThankyou.
FINCH
Ifit'snotoutofplaceformetosayso,MissJones.Ithinkyou'reaveryattractiveperson.NomatterwhatBudFrumpsays.
MISSJONESWhatdidyousayyournamewas.?
FINCH
Finch,ma'am.F‐I‐N‐C‐H.Finch.PierrepontFinch
MISSJONESHowisitIhaven'tseenyoubefore?
FINCH
(R.belowher)
Oh,I'mnotsupposedtodelivertheexecutivemail.That'shisjob.BudFrump.F‐R‐U‐M‐P.
MISSJONES
Mmmmm.Well,thankyouverymuch,Finch.You'reaveryinterestingyoungman.
FINCHThankyou,MissJones.
(CrossesL.belowher.CATCHentersR.)
CATCHSay,Jonesy
(FINCH,hearingCATCH'Svoice,kneelsL.ofMISSJONES,tiesshoelace.)I'dlikeanappointmentwiththebossataroundthree.
MISSJONES(Pinningfloweronhersuit)
I'llcheckonit,Milt,andletyouknow.
CATCH(R.OfMISSJONES)
Ab,flowers.Yougotanewboyfriend,Jonesy?
MISSJONESThiswasgiventomebyaveryniceyoungman.Youshouldknowhim.Finch?
20 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINCH(Hepopsupquickly)
Yes?
MISSJONESFinch,thisisMr.Catch.
FINCH
Howdoyoudo,Mr.Catch?
CATCHHello.
(Theyshakehands.)
MISSJONES (ToFINCH)Mr.Catchwouldbeagoodmanforyoutoknow.Hisdepartmentisveryimportant
FINCHOh,IknowallaboutMr.Catch.He'sinchargeof...
(Rattlingitoff)PlansandSystemsandInterdepartmentalEvaluation.AlsoPre‐PromotionalPromotion,Post‐AdministrativeResearch,andMultipleDevelopmentonamultilevellevel.
CATCH
(ToMISSJONES)Hey,Jonesy,thisisasmartone.Ididn'tknowIdidallthat.
(HeexitsR.)
FINCHVeryfineman,Mr.Catch.Ihearhehasanopeninginhisdepartment.
MISSJONESYes,hehas,buthehasn'tbeenabletomakeuphismind.Well,thankyoufortheflower,youngMan.
FINCHYou'rewelcome,MissJones.
(ShestartsU.K,stepstoexecutivesuite.FINCHcrossesU.Ltodesks.BUDentersL.R.fromexecutivesuite.)
BUD
Hi,Jonesy.
MISSJONES
(Snapping)MissJones.
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(SheexitsU.R.BUDlooksafterher,puzzled,thenlookssuspiciouslyatFINCH.)
FINCH
(TurnsawayfromBUD,startsL.)Say,Rosemary...
BUD(CrossesD.toFINCH)
Finch,quitgoofingoffYou'vegottopickuptheseconddelivery!
(CrossesL.belowFINCH.)
FINCHRighto,Bud,oldbuddyboy.
(BUDexitsoffL.,puzzled.FINCHgoestoROSEMARYatdesk.)Gottogotoworknow.Thanksfortheflower,Rosemary.
(StartsoffR.)ROSEMARY
(Sherises,crossesR.toFINCH)
Thanksfortheflower?YougavemyflowertoMissJones.
FINCHRosemarysurelyyoudon'tbegrudgeanoldladyamomentofhappiness.
ROSEMARYWell,IguessitisimportantforyoutobenicetoMissJones.
(SMITTYentersfromexecutivesuiteandobservesthis.)
FINCHI'mgladyouunderstandthat.Seeyoulater,Rosemary.
(HeexitsR.SMITTYcrossesD.R.,lookingafterFINCH.)
SMITTY(Meaningfully.TurnstoROSEMARY)
Well,Rosemary,howareyoudoing?
ROSEMARY(CrossesR.toSMITTY)
Oh,Idon'tknow.He'she's...Smitty,what'stheoppositeofasexmaniac?
SMITTYAbusinessman.
(TheyexitoffR.)
#4a.–FrumpOnThePhone(Orchestra)
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Scene4
(THEMAILROOM.ThereisasmallcounterstageL.withastooltotheR.ofthecounter.BUDisseatedonthestool,speakingonthephone.)
BUD
Hello?Givemeanoutsideline.No,thiscallisnotpersonal,I'mcallingmymother(Annoyed.)
Thanks.
(Rises,crossesbehindcounter.Talkstohimselfashestartsdialing.)OneofthesedayswhenI'mrunningtheshowaroundhere,I'llclearoutthewholeHello,Mother?Bud.IknowIleftwithoutmysweater,butit'swarm.Now,look,Mother,Ijustfoundoutsomethingimportant.There'sgoingtobeanewheadofthemailroomandIwantthejob.You'vegottocallAuntGertrudeand...IknowI'mnextinline,butthere'sanewfellowworkingherethathasmeworried.Oh,heworkshard,comesinontime,nevergoofsoff,he'spolite...youknow,arealrat.
(BLACKOUTFrontspotonBIGGLEYdeskunitonR.MR.BIGGLEYisseatedat/'zjdesk.Hisintercomisheardbuzzing.)
BIGGLEY
(Grufflycrisp)
Yes,Whatdoyouwant,MissJones?
MISSJONES'VOICE
(Overintercom)Mr.Biggley,yourwifeiscalling.
BIGGLEY
Well,tellherI'mbusy,tellherI'minameeting,tellherI'mout,dammit,putheron!
(Picksupphoneandhisvoicebecomesapproximatelyaffectionate.)Hello,Gertrude.Gladyoucalled.What'sonyourmind?I'mbusy.Uhhuh,Uhhuh.Well,Gertrude,Ican'thelpBudthere.Theheadofthemailroomshouldpickhisownsuccessor.Ican'tswitchsignalsinthemiddleofaplay.Itwouldupsetthewholeteam.IfIinterferedthatwouldbenepotism.Nepotism.That'swhenyournephewisagoddamnfool.Well,I'llsee.
(Hangsup.Tohimself.)Dammit.
(Pushesbuttonandspeaksintointercom.)MissJones.
MISSJONES'VOICEYes,Mr.B.?
23 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIGGLEY
MissJones,I'vetoldyouthattalkingtomywifeupsetsme.
MISSJONES'VOICEWell,J.B.,yousaidtoputheronand...
BIGGLEYNevermindthat.Ineedsomethingtocalmmynerves.Whereismy...
(Secretively.)youknow...
MISSJONES'VOICEIputitinthebackofyourrighthandbottomdrawer.
BIGGLEYThanks.
(Clicks.Opensbottomdrawer,putshishandin,pullsoutknitting.)Ahhhh....
(FrontSPOTdimsout.)
(Dimuponmailroom.FINCHenterswithmailbag,stopsatR.endofcounter.TWIMBLEenters,crossestoL.ofFINCH.)
TWIMBLE
Let'sgetgoing,boys.BUD
(WhohasbeenstandingU.S.TurnstoL.ofTWIMBLE)
MMMMM.
FINCH(R.edgeofcounter)
Yes,sir,Mr.Twimble.I'vealreadystartedsorting.
TWIMBLEFinch,asheadofthisentiremailroom,IwouldliketotellyouI'mverypleasedwithyourwork.
FINCH
Thankyou,sir.
TWIMBLEYoureallyhaveaninborngiftformailroomery.
FINCHThankyou,Mr.Twimble.Comingfromyou,that'sagreathonor.
(PhoneRINGS.)BUD
(Picksupphone)
Hello,mailroomeNo!Mailroom.Justaminute.
24 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(BUD)
(Calls.)It'sforyou,Twirnble.Mr.BrattinPersonnel.
(CrossesitaboveTWIMBLE,pushingFINCHtoC.stage.)
TWIMBLE(Goingtophone)
Ah,thismaybeaveryimportantcallforsomeof.us.Hello.
BUD
(ToFINCH)What'stheidea?
FINCHWhat'stheideaofwhat,Bud.?
BUDYouknow.You'retryingtobutterupTwimble.Well,believeme,itwon'tdoyouanygood.
FINCH
GoodGod,Bud.JustbecauseI'mbeingnicetoaman,doesthatmeanIhavetohaveanangle?
BUDIfanybody'sgoingtogethisjob,youknow...
(StopsashehearsTWIMBLEspeak.)
TWIMBLEIgotyou,Mr.Bratt.Thanksverymuch.
(FINCHcrossesaboveBUDtoS.Ledgeofcounter.BUDcounterstoItofFINCHasTWIMBLEhangsupthephoneandcrossesR.totheboys.)
Well,boys,itlooksasifthey'regoingtopromoteoldTwimbletotheshippingdepartment.
FINCH(Quickly)
Congratulations.
BUD
(Justasquickly)Who'sgoingtobethenewheadofthemailroom?
TWIMBLEIwon'tsaytillit'sofficial,butMr.Brattisgoingtoleavethechoicetome."Twimble,"hesaid,"ThemailroomisthenervecenterofthismightyorganizationYou'vebeenanoutstandingmailroomheadandwewantyoutochooseyoursuccessor.Andwewantyoutochoosehimonmerit.Onmeritalone.
25 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BUDThat'snotfair.
(CrossesL.aboveTWIMBLE.)I'mgoingouttogetasmoke.
(HeexitsquicklyL.)
TWIMBLESmoke.Hoho.He'sgoingtocallhismother.
(CrossesR.toFINCH.)Butit'snotgoingtohelphimifIhaveanythingtosay.Ihavesomebodyelseinmindforthisjob.Hoho.
FINCH (Afteramoment)Mr.Twimble...
TWIMBLEYes?
FINCH
(CrossesL.belowTWIMBLE)
You'vebeenwiththiscompanyalongtime,haven'tyou?
TWIMBLE
Long,longtime.LastmonthIbecameaquarter‐of‐a‐centuryman.
(Showsmedalonhislapel.)
FINCHThat'sbeautiful.
(CrossesR.toTWIMBLE.)Gee,aquarterofacentury.
TWIMBLEAquarterofacentury.
FINCHHowlonghaveyoubeeninthemailroom?
TWIMBLE
Twenty‐fiveyears.Yep,it'snoteasytogetamedallikethis.Ittakesacombinationofskill,diplomacyandboldcaution.
26 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
#5.–TheCompanyWay(Twimble,Finch)
(TWIMBLE)(Toaudience)WHENIJOINEDTHISFIRMASABRASH,YOUNGMAN,WELLISAIDTOMYSELF,"NOW,BRASHYOUNGMANDON'TGETANYIDEAS."WELLISTUCKTOTHATANDIHAVEN'THADONEINYEARS!FINCH
(L.ofTWIMBLE)
YOUPLAYITSAFE!
TWIMBLE
IPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY;WHEREVERTHECOMPANYPUTSME,THEREI'LLSTAY
FINCH
BUTWHATISYOURPOINTOFVIEW?
TWIMBLE
IHAVENOPOINTOFVIEW,
FINCH
SUPPOSINGTHECOMPANYTHINKS...
TWIMBLE
ITHINKSOTOO!
FINCH
WHATWOULDYOUSAYIF
TWIMBLE
IWOULDN'TSAY!
FINCH
YOURFACEISACOMPANYFACE;
TWIMBLE
ITSMILESATEXECUTIVES,THENGOESBACKINPLACE.
FINCH
THECOMPANYFURNITURE?
TWIMBLEOHITSUITSMEFINE.
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FINCH
THECOMPANYLETTERHEADIS(SO)…
TWIMBLEAVALENTINE!
FINCH
ISTHEREANYTHINGYOU'REAGAINST?
TWIMBLEUNEMPLOYMENT!
FINCH
WHENTHEYWANTBRILLIANTTHINKINGFROMEMPLOYEES;
TWIMBLETHATISNOCONCERNOFMINE.
FINCH
SUPPOSEAMANOFGENIUSMAKESSUGGESTIONS.
TWIMBLEWATCHTHATGENIUSGET
(PointsDL.)
SUGGESTEDTORESIGN!FINCH
SOYOUPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY;
(CrossesItaboveTWIMBLE.)
TWIMBLE
ALLCOMPANYPOLICYISBYMEOKAY!
FINCH
YOU'LLNEVERRISEUPTOTHE(TOP)
TWIMBLE
BUTTHERE'SONETHINGCLEAR;WHOEVERTHECOMPANYFIRES,IWILLSTILLBEHERE!
FINCHYOUCERTAINLYFOUNDAHOME!
TWIMBLE
IT'SCOZY!FINCH
YOURBRAINISACOMPANYBRAIN;
TWIMBLE
THECOMPANYWASHEDITANDNOWICAN'TCOMPLAIN.
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FINCH
THECOMPANYMAGAZINE?
TWIMBLEBOY,WHATSTYLE,WHATPUNCH!
FINCH
THECOMPANYRESTAURANT?
TWIMBLEEV'RYDAYSAMELUNCH.'THEIRHADDOCKSANDWICH;IT'SDELICIOUS!
FINCH
(CrossesL.belowTWIMBLE)
IMUSTTRYIT.TWIMBLE
EARLYINTHEWEEK!
FINCH(Stopsdead)
DOYOUHAVEANYHOBBIES?
TWIMBLEI'VEAHOBBY;IPLAY"GIN"WITHMISTERBRATT.
FINCH
ANDDOYOUPLAYITNICELY?
TWIMBLE
PLAYITNICELYSTILLHEBLITZESMEINEV'RYGAME,LIKETHAT!
FINCH
WHY?TWIMBLE
'CAUSEIPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY,EXECUTIVEPOLICYISBYMEOKAY!
FINCH
HOWCANYOUGETANYWHERE(INTHE)...
TWIMBLEJUNIORHAVENOFEAR;WHOEVERTHECOMPANYFIRES,IWILLSTILLBEHERE!
FINCH
YOUWILLSTILLBEHERE.
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TWIMBLEYEARAFTERYEARAFTERFISCAL,
BOTH
NEVERTAKEARISK‐ALYEAR!
TWIMBLE
Well,let'sgetbacktowork.Theymaybepromotingme,buttillthenthemailmustgothrough.
(Crossesabovecounter.FINCHcrossestoR.ofcounter.BUDentersL.humming.)Hi,Bud.How'syourmother?
BUDWhatmother?
TWIMBLE
(ToFINCH)Whatmother.
(BRATT'entersL.quicklywithabigsmile,crossesR.toTWIMBLE.)
BRATT
Hello,men.Well,Twimble,it'sallset.Asoftoday,you'reheadofshipping!
TWIMBLEThanks,Mr.Bratt.
(Theyshakehands.)
BRATTNowlet'stalkaboutyoursuccessor...
BUD
(TurnstoL.ofBRATT)Say,Bratt,haveyouheardfrommyuncletoday?
BRATTNo,Bud.
(BUDreactswithannoyance.)Goahead,Twimble,yourshoesaregoingtobehardtofill,butwhohaveyoupickedtofillthem?
TWIMBLE
WellMr.BrattI'vegivenitagooddealofthought,proandcon.IthinkyourmanisYoungFinch.
BRATTFinch.
BUDI'mgoingoutforasmoke.
(StartsoffL.)
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FINCHThanks,butIcan'taccept.
(BUDstopsdead.EVERYONElooksatFINCHinastonishment.)
BRATT
(CrossesR.toFINCHbelowTWIMBLE)Areyouturningthisjobdown?
FINCHThat'srightsir.Ithinkthereisamanwhoisbetterqualified.AmanwhohasbeherelongerthanI.Gentlemen,IrecommendBudFrump.
BUD
(Caughtoffguard)You'rekidding.
TWIMBLE(CrossesL.toBUD)
BudFrump?
BRATT (CrossesL.toTWIMBLE)Well,thisissomething,...Imean,surprise‐wise.Well,aslongashefeelsthatsva...
BUDI'mgoingtocallmymotherandtellher.
(HeexitsL.)
TWIMBLE
(CrossesR.belowBRATTtoFINCH)Idon'tunderstand.
FINCHMr.Twimble,letmeexplain.Knowingyouhastaughtmealot.
(PhoneRINGS.)
BRATT(Pickingupphone)
Hello.Yes,J.B.ThisisBratt.
TWIMBLE(ToFINCH)
It'sthebigboss.
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BRATT (Helistensamoment)Oh,Iunderstandyourproblem,J.B.Actually,wehadpickedsomeoneelse.Butit'sallright,J.B.TheyoungfellowwepickedturnedthejobovertoBud.HethinksBudisbetterqualified...No,hedoesn'tseemtobeoutofhismind.Hewasexplaining,aboutitwhenyoucalled.
(ToFINCH.)Goahead,Finch.
FINCH(C.)
Mr.Twimble,thegreatthingyouhavetaughtmeisthatnoindividualisasimportantasthewholecompany.
BRATT
(ActingasaquietvoiceannouncertoBIGGLEY)Hesaysnoindividualisasimportantasthewholecompany.
FINCH
(CrossesaboveTWIMBLEtohisL.)Thewholeteamisgreaterthananysingleplayer.
BRATT
(ToBIGGLEY)Thewholeteamisgreaterthananysingleplayer.
FINCH
(Gettinglouder)Thewholecrewisgreaterthananyoneoarsman.
BRATTThewholecrewisgreaterthananyoneoarsman.
FINCHThewholesaladisbiggerthananypieceoflettuce.
BRATTThewholesaladis...Oh,youcanhearhim.
FINCHThewholeomeletteisbiggerthananyegg.
BRATTIsn'tthatgreat,J.B.?Sortofchokesyouup,doesn'tit?...Hisname?It'sFinch.
FINCH (ToBRATT)F‐I‐N.CH
32 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(FINCHlooksbacktoTWIMBLE.)
BRATTF‐I‐N‐C‐H.Yeah,well,I'mgoingtokeepaneyeonhimmyself.Right.Seeyoulater,J.B.
(Hangsup.CrossesR.toPINCH.)Finch,yougotmeoffthespotwithMr.Biggley.
FINCH
(CrossesR.aboveBRATTandmassageshisshoulderslightly)Gladtohelp,Mr.Bratt.
BRATTIappreciateit.
(ShakesTWIMBLE'shand.)Goodluck,Twimble.
FINCH
(Lookingatlettersoncounter)Oh,Mr.Twimble,don'tIhavetotakethismailtoMr.Catch?TWIMBLECatch?
FINCHCatch.
BRATTCatch.
FINCHCatch.
BRATTSay,Ijustremembered.Mr.Catchislookingforajuniorexecutiveinhisdepartment.
FINCH
(Doeshissmile,thenspeaks)Heis?
BRATTI'mgoingtotalktohimaboutyou.
FINCHMe?Ajuniorexecutive?
BRATTYourgenerosityandthoughtfulnessmayprovetohavebeenareallygoodthingforyou.
FINCHByGeorge,ethicalbehavioralwayspays.
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BRATT(CrossesR.,armaroundFINCH)
Finch,youdidaverywisething.
(TWIMBLEfollowsMailflatfliesout.MailroomslidesoffL.Wearenowintheouteroffice.)
FINCHThatdoesn'tmattertome,Mr.Bratt.Ididwhatwasright.
(BUDentersfromR.)
BUDMymotherwasveryhappy
BRATT
(Addressingtheoffice)Boysandgirls,meetthenewheadofthemailroom,BudFrump.
(Theyallgatheraroundandapplaud.)
BUD(CrossesL.toFINCH)
Thanks,Ponty,oldman.
FINCHGoodluck,Bud.
BRATTComealong,Finch,Iwanttotalktoyou.
(TheyexitoffR.)BUD
(CrossesL.toTWIMBLEC.)
Hesureamazedme.I'mstillwonderingwhyhedidthisforme.TWIMBLE
(Sharply)SoamI.Istillthinkmyoriginalchoiceofamanwasbest.
BUD(Frantic)
Nowwaitaminute,Twimble.Pontyokayedit.
TWIMBLEIt'sjustthat
BUD
(Goingrighton)We'llhavenoreneging.Iwaspromisedthejob.
34 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TWIMBLE(Stampsfootonthefloor)
Waitaminute,waitaminuteBud.I'vebeenherealong,time.AquarteroaCentury.Ijustwanttomakesurethatthingsaredonetherightway.
(Droppinghandstohissides.)BUD
Iknowwhatyoumean,Mr.Twimble.Fromnowon...
(ImitatingTWIMBLEwithhishandsathissides)#6.–TheCompanyWay(Reprise)(Bud,Twimble,Chorus)
(BUD)I'LLPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY;WHEREVERTHECOMPANYPUTSMETHEREI'LLSTAY.
(BUDandTWIMBLEbothdrophandstotheirsides.)
ALL
WHATEVERTHECOMPANYTELLSHIM,THATHE'LLDO(BoyDANCERsalaams.)
BUD
WHATEVERMYUNCLEMAYTHINK,ITHINKSOTOO.(BUDtakesonestepdown.)
ALLOO‐OO‐OO.HE'SBEAMINGWITHCOMPANYPRIDE;
BUD
I'VECONQUEREDTHATOVER‐AMBITIOUSRATINSIDE.
TWIMBLEOLDBUDISNOLONGERTHEFRUMPHEUSEDTOBE.
BUD
IPLEDGETOTHECOMPANYSWEETCONFORMITY.
ALLHOORAY!HOORAY!
(BUDcrossesL.)
BUD
IWILLSOMEDAYEARNMYMEDAL(ALLbow.TwoBOYSformchairandGIRLdustsit.)
TWENTY‐FIVEYEAREMPLOYEE.(Applause.)
35 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(BUD)
I'LLSEETOITTHATTHEMEDAL(BUDsitsonthesimulatedchair.GIRLconesandsitsonhislap.)
ISTHEONLYTHINGTHEY'LLEVERPINONME.(BUDandGIRLrise.BUDcrossesR.toTwimble.)
ALL
THEFRUMPWAYISTHECOMPANYWAY;EXECUTIVEPOLICYISBYHIMOKAY!
BUD
I'LLNEVERBEPRESIDENTBUTTHERE'SONETHINGCLEAR;
(ALLleanin.)
ASLONGASMYUNCLECANSTANDME,IWILLSTILLBEHERE.
ALL WEKNOWTHECOMPANYMAYLIKEORLUMPANYMAN...(MENliftBUDontheirshoulder.)
BUDI'msoproud!
ALLANDIFTHEYCHOOSETO,THECOMPANYMAYDUMPANYMAN
BUD
I'mhappy!
ALLBUTTHEYWILLNEVERDUMPFRUMP,THECOMPANYMAN,FRUMPWILLPLAYITTHECOMPANY,FRUMPWILLPLAYITTHECOMPANY,FRUMPWILLPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY,FRUMP!
(AfternumberALLcrowdaroundBUDcenterstage.BRATTentersR.withFINCHandcrossestoGATCH,D.R,holdingapantomimeconversation.)
BUDComeon,everybody.It'sacelebration.Iwanttoinviteallofyoutohavelunchonme.
(TheyapplaudandstartoffL.)
BRATT (L.ofFINCH)Boysandgirls,
36 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(CROWDStops.)
(BRATT)Ihaveanotherannouncementtomake.Mr.GatchistakingyoungFinchintodepartmentasajuniorexecutive.
(TheyapplaudandstarttocarnBUDoff.ROSEMARYentersL.)
BUDWaitaminute!justaminute!ThatlunchisDutch.Infact,it'scanceled!Waitaminute!
(TheycarryhuhoffL.BRATTexitsL.CATCHexitsR.)
ROSEMARY
(CrossesDR.toFINCH)Ponty,that'swonderful,wonderful.Itoldyoutohavepatience.
FINCHYouwereright,Rosemary.Thanks.
ROSEMARY
(CrossesL.twosteps)Youshouldhavesomeonearoundallthetimetohelpyouthinkthingsout.
FINCHMaybeIshould.
ROSEMARY
(Turnstohim)Ponty,I'malwaysavailable.
FINCH(Backingoffalittle)
You'resurewonderful,Rosemary.OneofthesedaysIhopeIcanshowmyappreciationand
ROSEMARYLunch!
FINCH
Huh?
ROSEMARYIsaidlunch.
FINCH
Whataboutlunch?
ROSEMARYI'dloveto.
37 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINCH(turnstoher)
Lovetowhat?
ROSEMARYYousaid"Whataboutlunch."Gee,Ithoughtyou'dneveraskme.
(CrossesR.belowhim.)Let'sseewherewillwego.?Say.Iknow‐There'salittletearoom,averycuteplace,calledTheHungryT.It'sveryreasonable.I'llgetmythingsandmeetyourighthere.
(ShegoesIt)
FINCH(Leftalone,crossesL.toC.)
Ididn'tmean"Whataboutlunch?",Imeant"Whataboutlunch?"Imean...
(CATCHenterswithJENKINSfromexecutivesuite.Theystandonrisertalking.JENKINSexitsLLR.CATCHseesFINCH,comesdownstage.)
CATCH
SayFinch
FINCHYes,sir,Mr.Catch.
CATCHHow'stheyoungjuniorexecutivefeeling?
FINCHFine,Mr.Catch,fine.
CATCHComeon,I'llbuyyoulunchintheExecutiveClubupontheroof.
FINCHLunch?IntheExecutiveClub?Me?
CATCHSure.Nowthatyou'reajuniorexec,Icanputyouonmyexpenseaccount.
FINCHIt'sagreathonor,Mr.Catch.I'llgetmycoat.
(HeexitsL.)
CATCHOkay.I'llmeetyouattheelevator.
(CATCHstartsoffR.ROSEMARYreentersfromR.)Ah,Rosemary,dear,seeingyoualwaysbrightensupmydays.
(Heputshisarmsaroundher.)
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ROSEMARY
(Gettingloose)Please,Mr.Gatch
CATCH
(Lettinghergo)I'vegottostopreadingPlayboy.
(HeexitsR.)FINCH
(ReenteringfromL.,nowwearingsuitjacket)
Rosemary,I'vegotasurpriseforyou.Mr.Catchistakingmetolunch.#7.–Rosemary’sPhilosophy(Rosemary)
ROSEMARYTolunch?
FINCH
(CrossesR.belowher)Yep.HowdoIlook?
ROSEMARYYoulookfine,Ponty.
(CrossesU.L.tohertakesredflowerfromvase,crossesbackandputsitinFINCH'slapel.)Justfine.Haveagoodtime.
FINCHThanks,Rosemary.
(HestartsoffR.,stopsatsideandtakesoutbook,startstoread.ROSEMARYcrossesU.L.andsitsatthirddeskfromcenter,lookingafterFINCH.)
BOOKVOICE
Ifyouhavefollowedthesimpleinstructionsexactlyasoutlined,youshouldbynowbeajuniorexecutive.Congratulations.Nothingcanstopyounow.
(FINCHclosesbookandgoesU.R.intoexecutivesuite.)
ROSEMARYHAPPYTOKEEPHISDINNERWARMTILLHECOMESWEARILYHOME.
Scene5
(BIGGLYseatedatdesk,isonphonetalkingtohisWife.)
39 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIGGLEY
(Onphone)
Yes,dear,yes,dear....But,dammit,Gertude,Ihaven'tgottimeforthisnonsenseaboutBud.Iknowbloodisthickerthanwater,butBudFrumpisthickerthananything.I'llpromotehimwhenI'mready.Now,listentome,Gertrude,thenexttimeBudcomplainstohismotherandshecallsyouandyoucallme,you'reallfired!
(Hangsup.Intercombuzzes.BIGGLEYclicksswitch,speaksgruffly.)Yes,MissJones.
MISSJONES'VOICE
There'sayoungladywhoinsistsonspeakingwithyou,Mr.B.Shesaysit'spersonal.
BIGGLEYWhat'sshewant‐What'shername?
MISSJONES'VOICEShesaysyou'llknow.
BIGGLEY
(Smallpause,thenasgruffasever)Oh.Well,putheron,putheron.
(Clicksintercomswitch,straightenshistie,picksupphone.Theninlow,intimatevoiceandwithastrongairofmystery.)
Hello...Well,now,youknewIwouldn'tforget.I'lltakecareofeverything.Onemoment.
(Clicksintercom.)
MissJones,getmeBrattinpersonnelrightaway.
(Backtophone.)
Youbeheretomorrow.Fine.'Bye.
(Hepushesanotherbuttononphone.)
Hello,Bratt,J.B.Idlikeyoutodomeafavor.Iwonderifyoucouldfindaspotforaayounglady.Wantstobeasecretary.She'suh...anoldfriendofthefamily's.HerdadwasaclassmateofmineatOldIvy.She'sabrightgirl.Gotagoodheadonhershoulders.HernameisLaRue.HedyLaRue.#8.–Hedy(Orchestra)
40 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene6
(THECORRIDOROFTHEWORLDWIDEWICKETCOMPANY,sameasScene2.Astheblackvelourfliesup,HEDYLARUEisstandingstagecenter.Sheisadish.Abeautifuldish.SheisdressedsomewhatlikeaLatinQuartershowgirlwhohasstruckitrich.Notveryloud,notverybadtaste,butjusttoomuchofeverything.Shestandsperfectlypoisedinastatuesquepose.MENbegintoenterasthoughdrawnbySonicinvisiblecloudofperfume.AtonemomentaFEWOFTHEMcrossthestageoneafteranother.Theyseemtobetotallyabsorbedinthepaperstheyarecarrying,thensuddenlyseeHEDY,stopandjointheGROUPthat'sadmiringher.BUDentersR.,crossesstageL.,stopsdeadinhistracks,turnsback,talkstothegroupofMENstageL.,crossesbelowHEDY,talkstotheMENstageR.,straightenshistieandcrossestotheL.ofHEDY.)
BUD
CanIhelpyou,honey?
(HEDYturnstolookathim.Shelookshimoververycarefüllyforagoodlongtuneandfinallyshespeaks.)
HEDY
(Withaslightregaltossofherhead)Scram.
(MISSKRUMHOLTZandGIRLenterR.)
BUD(Afterherecovers)
Youdon'tunderstand,Miss.Yousee,I'mBudFrump,J.B.Biggley'snephew.
(BOTHcrossD.S.)
HEDYOh,howdoyoudo?I'mwaitingforMr.BrattofPersonnel.I'masecretary.
BUD
Ispottedthattheminuteyoucamein.
HEDYOh,thankyou.Ofcourse,I'mnewatthisand
(BRATT'entersU.L.,followedbySMITTY,crossesR.toL.ofHEDY.)
BRATTMissLaRue?
(TWOGIRLSandTWOMENenterR.)
HEDYYeah?Imean,yes?
41 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BRATTI'mBertBratt,Personnel.Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.
HEDYOh,notatall,sir.Itisiwhomamlate.
BRATTOh,notreally.
HEDYOh,yes.Iwasverynaughtythismorning.I'mstillnotaccustomedtoearlyarisal
(EVERYBODYreacts.OTHEROFFICEPERSONNELenter.)
BRATTIunderstand.Well,ifyou'llstepintomyoffice,we'll...
(Heturns,bumpsintoSMITFY.)Oh,sorry.ThisisMissSmith,mysecretary.
HEDY(Leaning,acrossBRATT,)
Howareyou,dear?
SMITTYFine,dear.Uh,Mr.Bratt,Mr.Bratt!
BRATTYes,Smitty?
SMITTYIhavetogetsomenewtaxwithholdingblanks.
BRATT
Yes,youdothat,Smitty.
(ShegoesL.BRATT'escortsHEDYtowardhisoffice.)
BRATTMissLaRue,ifyouwilljustcomeinherewithme,I'llgetyourparticulars.
HEDYThirty‐nine,twenty‐two,thirty‐eight.
(SheexitsU.L.throughpersonneldoor,BRATTfollowingher.)
BUDIwinthepool.
(OTHEROFFICEPERSONNELenter.)
JENKINSBoy,isn'tshesomething!
DAVISShesureis.
42 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(BRATTreenters.)
BRATTGentlemen,onemomentplease.
(MENcrossL.toBratt.)
JENKINS
(CrossesL.toBratt)Say,Bratt,Ineedanewsecretary.
MANSodoI.
BRATTGentlemen,MissLaRuewillbeassignedaccordingtonormalprocedureassoonasherqualificationshavebeendetermined.
JENKINSI'dsureliketodeterminethem.
MENMe,too,etc.,etc.#9.–ASecretaryIsNotAToy(Bratt,Bud,MissKrumholtz,Chorus)
BRATTGentlemen... GENTLEMEN
BRATTASECRETARYISNOTATOY,NO,MYBOY;NOTATOYTOFONDLEANDDANDLEANDPLAYFULLYHANDLEINSEARCHOFSOMEPUERILEJOY.NO,ASECRETARYISNOTDEFINITELYNOT,ATOY.
(BRATTgoesintohisofficeU.L.ALLwatchhimexit.)
JENKINS
(CrossesR.stops)You'reabsolutelyright,Mr.Bratt.
BUD
(CrossesR.stops)Wewouldn'thaveitanyotherway,Mr.Bratt.
JENKINS(CrossesR.stops)
It'sacompanyrule,Mr.Bratt.
43 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(ExitsR.ALLexitbutTHREEBOYS.GIRLcrossesL.toR.)
THREEBOYS(C.)
ASECRETARYISNOTATOY,
NO,MYBOY,NOTATOY; SODONOTGOJUMPINGFORJOY,
TWOBOYS
BOY.ASECRETARYISNOT,ASECRETARYISNOT,ASECRETARYISNOT
TWOBOYSANDFOURGIRLS
ATOY.
FOURGIRLS(CrossingL.)
ASECRETARYISNOTTOBEUSEDFORPLAYTHERAPY.
ALLBEGOODTOTHEGIRLYOUEMPLOY,BOY;REMEMBER,NOMATTERWHATNEUROTICTROUBLEYOU'VEGOT,ASECRETARYISNOTATOY.(Typewritersequence.)
SHE'SAHIGHLYSPECIALIZEDKEYCOMPONENT OFOPERATIONALUNITY… AFINEANDSENSITIVEMECHANISM TOSERVETHEOFFICECOMMUNITY.
BOYS WITHAMOTHERATHOMESHESUPPORTS,
BUD
(EntersR.,crossesD.C.)
ANDYOU'LLFINDNOTHINGLIKEHERATF.A.O.SCHWARZ!
(ExitsU.R.)
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(CrossingR.toL.withTWOBOYS)
ASECRETARYISNOTAPET,NORANERECTORSET.
44 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSKRUMHOLTZANDTWOBOYS
ITHAPPENEDTOCHARLIEMCCOY,BOY.THEYFIREDHIMLIKEASHOT…THEDAYTHEFELLOWFORGOTASECRETARYISNOT...ATOY.
(Dance.)
ALLASECRETARYISNOT...ATOY.
(ExitR.andL.)
BOYS
(L.inpersonneldoor)
ANDWHENYOUPUTHERTOUSE;OBSERVE,WHENYOUPUTHERTOUSE,
BUD
(R.indoor)
THATYOUDON'TFINDTHENAME"LIONEL"ONHERCABOOSE.
THREEGIRLS
(CrossingD.C.)
ASECRETARYISNOTATHINGWOUNDBYKEY,PULLEDBYSTRING.HERPADISTOWRITEINANDNOTSPENDTHENIGHTIN…IFTHAT'SWHATYOUPLANTOENJOY.NO!
ALL
(EnteringfrontL.andR.)THESECRETARYY'GOTISDEFINITELYNOTEMPLOYEDTODOAGAVOTTE…ORYOUKNOWWHAT.
(ALLfade.Up.)BEFOREYOUJUMPFORJOYREMEMBERTHIS,MYBOY,ASECRETARYISNOT.ATINKERTOY!
#9a–TheExecutives’Exit(Orchestra)
45 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene7
(THEELEVATORLANDING.Abankofthreeelevatorstwoofwhicharepractical.PEOPLEareleavingfortheday,dooropens)
GIRL
(EntersL.withgirlfriend,pushesdownbutton)SoIsaid,"Justkeepyourhandswheretheybelong...,,
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)
MAN(EntersItwithANOTHERMAN)
SohesaidI'mnextinlineforpromotion.
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)(TwoGIRLSenterfromL.)
SECONDGIRL
SoIsaid,"Justkeepyourhandswheretheybelong..."'
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)(TwoMENenterfromL.)
SECONDMAN
SohesaidI'llbeheadofsalesinayearwitharaiseand
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)(TwoGIRLSenterfromR.)
THIRDGIRL
SoIsaid,"Justkeepyourhandswheretheybelong..."'
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)(TwoMENenterfromL.)
THIRDMAN
I'mdyingtoseethatnew,productionchart.
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)(MISSKRUMHOLTZandGIRLenterfromL.)
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
So,whatthehell,I'mhavingdinnerwithhim.
(TheygointoelevatorstageL.)
46 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(FINCHentersL.,crossestoelevatorasdoorscloseinhisface.HecrossestostageItelevatorandpushesdownbutton.BIGGLEYentersR.withMISSJONESandcrossestofrontofelevatorL.FINCHwillstandontheothersideofthestage,carefullylisteningwitheveryearonhishead.)
BIGGLEY
(CrossingtoL.ofC.)
DidyoucallmywifeandsayIwon'tbehomefordinner?
MISSJONES
(Followinghim)
Yes,Mr.B.Bytheway,youleftyourgolfclubsintheoffice.TomorrowisSaturdayandyou'replayingwithMr.Womper,thechairmanoftheboard.
BIGGLEYOh,yes.Well,I'llheshyingintowntonightsoI'llcomeinandpicktheclubsupinthemorning.
MISSJONES
Andyouaskedmetoremindyouaboutyourcollegealumniassociation.
BIGGLEYOh,yeah.Well,sendthemthesamecheck.IgetakickoutofthinkingoftheirfaceswhentheygetthatfatcheckfromOldLeast‐Likely‐To‐Succeed.
MISSJONESVerywell,Mr.BiggIe
(TACKABERRYentersR.,crossestoR.ofC.)
TACKABERRYSay,J.B.,there'saphonecall.Yourwife.
BIGGLEY(ToTackaberry)
Mywife?Dat.I'lltakeitinyouroffice.That'sall,MissJones.
(HeexitsItTACKABERRYfollowshim.MISSJONESstartsoffR.FINCHcrossesDstoppingher.)
FINCH
Oh,MissJones!
MISSJONESHello,Ponty.How'stheyoungjuniorexecutive?
FINCHJustfine,MissJones,thankstothehelpfuladviceI'vebeengettingfromYOU.
MISSJONES(CrossesK)
Well,I'mgladourlittletalkshaveprovenvaluable.
47 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINCHTheysurehave.
(ShecrossesR.belowFINCH.)Oh,bytheway,goodlucktonight.
MISSJONES
(Stops)Goodluck?
FINCHYes.Inthebowlingtournament.Ihearthatyou'rethebestbowlerontheladies'team.
MISSJONES
(CrossesL.toFINCH)Howsweetofyoutobeinterestedinathinglikethat.
FINCH
(Nosetonose)I'mfascinatedbythehobbiesofpeopleIlike.
MISSJONESSay!Wouldyouliketocomewatchusbowltonight?
FINCH
(Reacts,CrossesL.twosteps)I'dloveto,MissJones,butIshouldgotobedearly.I'mworkingtomorrow.
MISSJONESOnSaturday?NoonearoundhereworksonSaturday.
(CrossesL.tohim.)Ponty,you'reaveryunusualboy.You'llgofar.
FINCHMissJones,thatmeansalot‐yoursayingthat‐becauseyou'reMr.Biggley'ssecretaryandhe'sthemanImostwanttoemulate.He'ssocapableandthoughtful.Iheardhimrememberingtosendachecktohisoldschool.Harvard,isn'tit?
MISSJONESHarvard?Don'teverletJ.B.hearyousaythat.He'saGroundhog.
FINCHButwheredidhegotocollege.?
MISSJONES
OldIvy.(StartsOffR.)
FINCHOldIvy?
48 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSJONES(stops)
Ofcourse.They'retheGroundhogs.Mr.Biggleyisveryproudofhisoldschool.Well,goodnight,Ponty.
(StartsoffR.again.)FINCH
Goodnight,MissJones.
MISSJONES(Stops)
Don'tworktoohard.
FINCHDon'tworry,Iwon't.
(MISSJONESexitsR.ROSEMARYandSMITTYenterL.TheystopwhentheyseeFINCH)
ROSEMARY
(CrossesbelowSMITTYtoFINCH,R.ofC.)Hello,stranger.
FINCHOh,hi,Rosemary.Hi,Smitty.
SMITTY(OnestepR.)
Hi,Ponty.
(PressesdownelevatorbuttonstageIt)Beenalongday,hasn'tit?
FINCHSurehas.
ROSEMARYIhaven'tseenyousinceyougotyournewjob.
FINCHOh,I'vebeenworkingprettyhard.
ROSEMARYBeenalongday.
SMITTY(Suddenthought)
Say,Rosemary,whereareyouhavingdinnertonight?
ROSEMARY(CrossesL.belowSmitty)
Thatdepends.
49 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SMITTYOnwhat?
ROSEMARYOnwhereI'mhavingdinner.
(LooksatFINCH.)
SMITTYHuh?Oh!
(BOTHGIRLSturnU.S.)#10–BeenALongDay(Smitty,Rosemary,Finch)
SMITTYWELL,HEREITISFIVEP.M.,THEFINISHOFALONGDAY'SWORKANDTHERETHEYARE,BOTHOFTHEM,THESECRETARYANDTHECLERK...
(ROSEMARYlooksatFINCH.FINCHlooksather.Shelooksaway.ROSEMARYlooksatFINCH,FINCHlooksaway.ROSEMARYlooksaway.)
NOTVERYWELLACQUAINTED,NOTVERYMUCHTOSAYBUTICANHEARTHOSETWOLITTLEMINDSTICKINGAWAY.NOWSHE'STHINKING
ROSEMARY
(Turnsfront)
IWONDERIFWETAKETHESAMEBUS?
SMITTY
ANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCH
(Turnsfront)
THERECOULDBEQUITEATHINGBETWEENUS.
SMITTYNOW,SHE'STHINKING:
ROSEMARYHEREALLYISADEAR.
SMITTYANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCHBUTWHATOFMYCAREER?
50 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SMITTYTHENSHESAYS:
(ROSEMARYyawnscrossesR.toSMITTY)
ANDHESAYS:
FINCHErr...uh
(CrossesL.toSMITTY.)Wellit'sbeenalongday;
ALL
WELL,IT'SBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONGDAY.
SMITTY
NOW,SHE'STHINKING:
ROSEMARYIWISHTHATHEWEREMOREOFAFLIRT.
SMITTY
ANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCHIGUESSALITTLEFLIRTINGWON'THURT.
SMITTY
NOW,SHE'STHINKING:
ROSEMARYFORDINNERWECOULDMEET.
SMITTY
ANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCHWEBOTHHAVEGOTTOEAT.
SMITTY
THEN,SHESAYS:
ROSEMARYACHOO!
(CrossesR.toSMITTY)
SMITTY
ANDHESAYS:
FINCHGESUNDHEIT!
(CrossesL.toSmitty)
51 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ROSEMARY
Thankyou.
FINCHWELL,IT'SBEENALONGDAY,
ALL
WELL,IT'SBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONGDAY.
SMITTY
(Unfoldsnewspaper)HEY!THERE'SAYUMMYFRIDAYSPECIALATSTOUFFER'S;IT'SADOLLARNINETYVEGETABLEPLATE.ANDONTHEBOTTOMOFTHEAD…NOTBAD"SERVICEFORTWO,THREEFIFTY‐EIGHT;TOMAKEABARGAIN,MAKEADATE."
ROSEMARY
WONDERFUL!
FINCHIT'SFATE!
SMITTY
NOW,SHE'STHINKING:
ROSEMARY
WHATFEMALEKINDOFTRAPCOULDISPRING?
SMITTYANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCH
IMIGHTASWELLFORGETTHEWHOLETHING.
SMITTY
NOW,SHE'STHINKING(CrossesR.aboveFINCH.)
ROSEMARYSUPPOSEITAKEHISARM
(CrossesR.toFINCH.)
SMITTY
ANDHE'STHINKING:
FINCHWELL,REALLY,WHAT'STHEHARM?
52 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SMITTY
THEN,SHESAYS:ROSEMARY
HUNGRY?
SMITTY
ANDHESAYS:(Pause.)
FINCH YEAH!
ROSEMARYYEAH!
SMITTYYEAH!
ALL
WELLIT'SBEENALONGDAY;WELL,ITSBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENLONG,BEENALONGDAY.
(Elevatordoorsopen.CHORUSsings.)
CHORUSWELLIT'SBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONGDAY.
ROSEMARYandFINCHenterelevatorL.SMITTYenterselevatorR.ElevatordownClose.Aftersong,BIGGLEYreentersR.mutteringtohimself.HecrossesL..pushesdownelevatorbutton.)
BIGGLEYBlithering,blathering.
(BUDentersL.,caringemptymailsack.BIGGLEYstopshim,grabshimbythetie.)
BIGGLEYDammit,you'vebeencomplainingtoyourmotheragain.Shewantsyoupromoted.
BUD
Whynot?Otherpeoplearebeingpromoted
BIGGLEY
Well,ItoldyourAuntGertrudethat
(HEDYentersR.)
HEDYOh,thereyou...
53 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(HEDY)(SeesBUD,composesherself)
Goodevening,Mr.Biggley. (CrossestoR.elevator.)
BIGGLEY(Carefullybusinesslike)
Oh,goodevening,MissLaRue.
BUDUncleJasper!
BIGGLEY(TurnstoBUD)
Itoldyounevertocallmethataroundhere.
BUDI'msorry,J.B.
BIGGLEYNow,haven'tyougotsomethingtodo?
BUDIwasjustgoingtogetmyhatandgohome.
BIGGLEYGood.
(BUDgoesslowlyR.,lookingbackatBIGGLEYandHEDY)
BIGGLEY
(PullinghimselftogetherandcrossingR.toHEDY)Howdoyoulikeyournewjob,MissLaRue?
HEDYIt'sabig,fatnothing.
(BUDoverhearsthis,thenexitsR.)
BIGGLEYSweetheart,don'ttalkthatwayaroundhere.
HEDY
IthoughtyouweregoingtohelpmebeabigbusinesswomanlikeHelenaRubinsteinorBettyCrocker.Sowhathappens?I'mstuckinthegoddamnstenographicpoolwithnoonetofishmethehellout.
BIGGLEYSsssshhh.Angelthesethingstaketime.Youhavetolearn
(SOMEONEcrossesR.toL.andBIGGLEYsuddenlyswitchestoaloudbusinessliketone.)Yes,MissLaRue,inalargeoperationlikeWorldWideWicketstherearemanymultiplefacetswhichareveryimportantintheschemeofthings.
54 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(BIGGLEY)
(PERSONexitsL.andBIGGLEYswitchesbacktohispleadingtone.)Hedy,Ipromiseyou...
HEDYIgiveupawonderfuljob.HeadcigarettegirlattheCopa.
BIGGLEY
Butthesurroundings.Yousaidyouhatedallthosemenstaringatyou,makingadvances.
HEDYIt'snodifferentaroundhereinbigbusiness.AtleastattheCopa,whenIgotpinched,1gottipped.
(CrossesR.)Aroundhereagirlcan'tbenddowntopickupapencilwithconfidence.
BIGGLEY
(CrossesR.toher)Youmeansomeonehasbeenbotheringyou?Who?justletmeknowwho.
(SOMEONEcrossesL.toR.BIGGLEY'Svoicegoesupagain.)Yes!Miss,inalargeoperationlikeWorldWideFacets,therearemanymultiplewicketswhich...Whopinchedyou?
HEDYIdon'tcareaboutthat.Look,youdidnotkeepyourpartofmybargain.
BIGGLEYSweetheart!Imeanteveryword.Tellyouwhat,I'llmeetyouatyourplaceintenminutesandwecantalkitover.
HEDY
(Turnsslowlytohim)No.
BIGGLEY
But,angel
(BUDentersR.withhishatandcoaton,dressedexactlylikeBIGGLEY.BIGGLEY'sVOICEgoesupagain.)
Yes,Miss,inalargeoperationlikeWorldWideWickets,therearemanymultiplefacetswhich...
(BUDcrossestoelevatorL.,pushesdownbutton.Hestraightenshistie,brush’soffhiscoat,continuesprimping.BIGGLEYlooksatBUDandthenathisowntittiit',1t1"theyaredressedidentically.ImpatientlyhecrossesL.toBUD.)
Whydon'tyougohome?
55 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BUDI'mwaitingfortheelevator.
BIGGLEYWhydon'tyouwalkdown?
BUDIt'sthirtyfloors!
BIGGLEY
(TurninghisheadawayfromBUDandspeakingunderhisbreath)
Whydon'tyoujump?
BUD
(PuttingonhisglovesandtakingalookatHEDY)Veryattractivegirl,MissLaRue.
BIGGLEYHuh?Oh,yes,Iguessso.Iwasjust,uh,tryingtomakeherfeelathome.Sheseemstoberatherashyperson.
BUDYes.We'll,yougoahead,J.B.
(BIGGLEYstartsR.)I'mmeetingMotherfordinner.
(BIGGLEYstopsdead,crossesbacktoBUD.)Shelovesdinnerwithme.Itellhereverythingthathappensalldayattheoffice.#11–BeenALongDay(Reprise)(Bud,Biggley,Hedy)
(CrossesR.belowBIGGLEYtoC.)
(BUD)NOWHE'STHINKING:
BIGGLEY
THEKIDCOULDREALLYPUTMETHROUGHHELL!
BUDANDSHE'STHINKING:
HEDY
THEKIDCOULDEVENNAMETHEHOTEL.
BUDNOWHE'STHINKING:
BIGGLEYIWONDERIFHE'DDARE…
56 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BUDANDSHE'STHINKING:
HEDY
THERE'SBLACKMAILINTHEAIR.
BUDANDHESAYS:
BIGGLEY
IT'SAHOLDUP!(Elevatoritdoorsopen.)
BUDANDSHESAYS:
HEDY
DOWN?
BIGGLEYWaitaminute!Okay,you'repromoted.(CrossesR.belowBUDtoHEDY.)
ALLWELL,IT'SBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONGDAY.
(HEDYandBIGGLEYgointoelevatorItDoorsclose.BUDcrossesL.)
BUD
WELL,IT'SBEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONG,BEENALONGDAY.
(ElevatorL.doorsopen,BUDbacksintoelevator.)
HA!(Doorsclose.)#11a–SaturdayMorning(Orchestra)
Scene8
(THEOUTEROFFICE.Saturdaymorning.Desksan'clean,typewritersarecovered.Thewholeofficehasafresh,cleanlook.TwoSCRUBWOMENwithmops,etc.,are,justfinishingup.Theyaresmokingcigarettes.)
FIRSTSCRUBWOMAN
(Lookingaround)Okay,Jackie,that'sit.
57 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SECONDSCRUBWOMAN
(L.ofC.)
Yep,allspicasaspan.Ibetnowsomeslob'llcomeinanddirtyitallup.
FIRSTSCRUBWOMANNah,notonSat'dymorning.Comeon,let'sdothebigshot'snow.
(TheygointoexecutivesuiteU.R.Afteramoment,FINCHentersfromU.L.Afteraglancetomakesurenooneisaround,quicklyhedropstopcoatonthirddesk,crossesD.belowdesks.Putsattachécaseonfloor.Putspapersfromcaseonfirstdeskandonfloorarounddesk.TossesaddingmachinecoverU.S.Takesfourpapercoffeecupsoutofcaseandputsthemonhisdesk.Takesashtrayandbagofcigarettebuttsoutofcaseandfillsashtray,putsondesk.Putspaperbagbackincase.Closescase,putsitunderseconddesk.Unrollsaddingmachinetapeandwindsitaroundlamplettingithangdownonthefloor.Removesjacket,putsitonchairofseconddesk.Loosenstie,rumpleshair.Collapsesinchairoffirstdesk,headondeskasthoughsoundasleep.BIGGLEYentersfromR.andheadsforexecutivesuite.Heisdressedforgolf.HeseesFINCH,stopsdead,looksatwatch,walksovertoFINCHandtapshimonshoulder.)
BIGGLEY
Goodmorning.
FINCH
(Rises,crossesL.asthoughwakingupfromanap)Oh,isitmorningalready,sir?
BIGGLEYGoodGod,man.Haveyoubeenworkingallnight.?
FINCH
(Crossesuptohisdesk)WellIhadafewthingstocatchupon.Ishouldn'tbeheremuchlonger.
BIGGLEYByGeorgeuh,I'msorry,yournameslipsmymind.
FINCHFinch,sir.F‐I‐N‐C‐H.
(Sits.)
BIGGLEYOh,yes.I'veheardsomegoodthingsaboutyoufrommyscouts.
FINCHThankyou,sir.
BIGGLEYWell,Finch,it'sgreattoseeamanintherecarrying,theball.Youknowsyoumakemefeelabitguilty.Ijustdroppedintopickupmygolfclubs.IhavetoplayaroundtodaywitholdWallyWomper.He'schairmanoftheboard,youknow.
58 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINCHIimagineonehavetodothatsortofthingonceinawhile.
BIGGLEYNowdon'tpushyourselftoohard,Finch.Therearelimits,youknow.
FINCH
(Bravely)Oh,don'tworryaboutme,sir.
BIGGLEY(Startsoff)
I’lljustgetmyclubs.
(Startsupstepstoexecutivesuite.FINCHrisesandbeginshummingmelodyofOLDIVY
BIGGLEYstopsdeadashehearswhatFINCHissinging.CrossesbacktoFINCH.)What'sthatyou'rehumming?
FINCH(Stopshumming)
Huh?Oh,Ididn'trealizeIwashumming,Sir.
BIGGLEYYouwerehummingtheOldIvyfightsong.
FINCH
(Doeshissmile,thenspeaks)IguessItwasunconsciousonmypart.
BIGGLEYDidyougothere?WereyouaGroundhog.?
FINCH(Hesitantly)
Well,Sir
(Sits.)BIGGLEY
Sayit,boy!Comeoutwithit.Iknowalotofguyshaveaninferioritycomplexbecausetheydidn'tgotoYaleorPrinceton.You'renotashamedofOldIvy,areyou?
FINCHNo,Sir,notabit.(Rises.)
BIGGLEY
That'stheGroundhogspirit.IshouldhaveknownyouwereOldIvy.Whatyear?
(FINCHcrossesD.toC.,lostinthought;makesfootballpassmotion.BIGGLEYcrossesD.)Finch,whendidyougraduate?
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FINCHOh,I'msorry,Sir.Iwasthinkingaboutthebiggametoday.I'msorryIhavetomissit.WereplayingtheChipmunks.
BIGGLEYThat'sright.Ican'tgetupthere,either.jhopethosedamnedChipmunksdon'tgiveustoomuchtrouble.
FINCHOh,Ithinkwe'lltakethem,Sir.Charnowsky'skneeismuchbetter.
BIGGLEYOh,withCharnowskyintheretheteam'smoraleshouldpickup.He'sthedirtiestplayerwe'vegot.
FINCHWell,eventhoughwe'renotthereinperson,we'llberootingfor'em.Right?
BIGGLEYRight.#12–OldIvy(Biggley,Finch)
(BIGGLEY)
GRR‐R‐R‐ROUNDHOG!(Theyshakehands.)
FINCH
GR‐R‐R‐R‐R‐ROUNDHOG!
BIGGLEY(Marchesdownandthenup)
STANDOLDIVY,STANDFIRMANDSTRONG.
(FINCHstandstotheL.,watchinghim.)
GRANDOLDIVY,HEARTHECHEERINGTHRONG.
(FINCHcrossestoBIGGLEY.)
BIGGLEYANDFINCH
STANDOLDIVYANDNEVERYIELD.RRR‐RIP!RRR‐RIP!RRR‐RIPTHECHIPMUNKOFFTHEFIELD.
FINCH
(Onhisknees)
WHENYOUFALLONTHEBALL,
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BIGGLEY
ANDYOU'REDOWNTHEREATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEHEAP,
FINCH
(CrossesR.ofBIGGLEY,thebottomoftheheap,dropstohisknees.)
DOWNATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEHEAP,
BIGGLEY
WHERETHEMUDIS,OH,SOVERY,VERYDEEP,HEAP,
FINCH
(Rises.)DOWNINTHECRUDDY,MUDDYDEEP,
BIGGLEYDON'TFORGET,BOY,
BOTHTHAT'SWHYTHEYCALLUS,THEYCALLUSGRRROUNDHOG!GRRROUNDHOG!
(BOTHcrossL.) FINCH BIGGLEY
STAND GRR‐ROUNDHOGOLDIVY, GRR‐ROUNDHOGSTANDFIRM RRR‐RIP,RRR‐RIP,ANDSTRONG. RRR‐RIPTHECHIPMUNK!
(BOTHcrossR.)
GRANDOLDIVY, GRANDOLDIVY,HEARTHECHEERINGTHRONG. HEARTHECHEERINGTHRONG.STAND GRR‐ROUNDHOG!
OLDIVY… GRR‐ROUNDHOG!GODBLESSYOU…
BOTHANDNEVERYIELD.RRR‐RIP,RRR‐RIP,RRR‐RIPTHECHIPMUNKOFFTHEFIELD.
FINCH
(R.ofBIGGLEY)
Ienjoyedthat,sir.
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BIGGLEYSodidI,boy.Well,I'llgogetthoseclubs.
(Startsoffchanting.)
Rip,rip,rip,theChipmunk,off… (CrossesU.S.R.intoexecutivesuite.FINCHgoesbacktohisdesk,reachesintohis attachécase,pullsoutafairlylargehunkofknitting,sitsonthedesk.,tossestheball ofwoolU.S.andbeginstoknit.BIGGLEYreentersR.,stopsandlooksattheknitting
withfascination.CrossesL.toFINCH.)What'sthatyou'redoing?
FINCH
(Eyesclosed)
Twenty‐Sixtwenty‐seven,twenty‐eight,twenty‐nine.I'msorry,Ijustwantedtofinishthisrow.Iguessthislookssilly,sir.ButI'vealwaysfoundthatknittinghelpsmethinkmoreclearly.
BIGGLEYWell,I'llbedamned.
(Putstheclubsdownagainstdesk,crossesL.belowFINCH,looksaroundtomakesuretheyarealone.ConfidentiallytoFINCH.)
Iknit,too.
(Sitsinchairoffirstdesk.)
FINCHReally!
(Rises.)BIGGLEY
Yep.It'sgoodformynerves.Beendoingitforyears.Nobodyknowsbutmysecretary,MissJones.Youknowher.
FINCH (Carefully)Yes,I'vemether.
BIGGLEY
(Suddenlypointingtoknitting)What'sthisgoingtobe?
FINCHOh,IthoughtI'dmakea
(Heholdsupknittingonvariouspositions.)...abirdcagecover.
(Putsknittingondesk.)
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BIGGLEYBirdcagecover.Inevermadeoneofthose.
(Rises.)Buthowdoyoulikethis?
(Indicatessweaterhe'swearing.)
FINCHOh,that'sbeautiful,sir.
BIGGLEYImadethecoversforthosegolfclubs.See?Popcornstitch.
FINCH
(Takesoutclub,handsittoBIGGLEY.BIGGLEYsits)Youknow,Mr.BIGGLEY,Ifeelkindofsorryformenwhodon'tknit.Theyleademptylives.
BIGGLEYIlikethewayyouthinch,Fink.
FINCH"Think,Finch,"sir.
BIGGLEY
Think,Finch‐yes.Tellme,whatareyouheadingforaroundhere?What'syourambitioninthisoutfit?Brightfellowlikeyoumusthaveitallplannedout.
FINCH(CrossesR,)
Well,Mr.Biggley,ifI'meverfortunateenoughtoreachapositionwhereIhaveachoice,I'dliketobewheretheydosomethingreal...
(Crossesback.)
...somethingamancangethisteethinto...soliddown‐to‐earththeadvertisingdepartment.
BIGGLEY
(Rises,crossesD.S.FINCHcrossesdownwithhim)Advertising!Son,Iwouldn'twantthatforanoldschoolmateofmine.It'stootoughtooinsecure.Why,thisplacehashadfifteennewadvertisingmanagersinthepastyearalone.Thepoordevilsdisappearattherateofaboutoneamonth.
FINCHWhyisthat?
BIGGLEYIfirethem.
FINCH
Butifyougotamanwithideas,hecouldswingit.
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BIGGLEY(Contemptuously)
Ideas!That'swhatIlookfor.IkeephiringmenwhoaresupposedtohavebrilliantideasandnotoneofthemwilleverdowhatItellhim.No,son,yousticktowhatyou'redoing.You'lldoallrightthere.Damnedgooddepartment.Bytheway,whereareyou?
FINCHPlansandSystems.Mr.Catch'sdepartment.
BIGGLEYGoodman,Catch.Knowswhathe'sdoing.Youstaywithhim.AndI'llkeepmyeyeonyou,too.
(FINCHcrossesU.todesk,getsgolfclubs.BIGGLEYcrossesR.FINCHcrossesD.L.ofBIGGLEY,handshimthegolfclubs.)
FINCH
Hereyouare,sir.Haveawonderfulday.I'vegottogetthisdonebeforemidnight.
(Startsfordesk.)BIGGLEY
Midnight.
(FINCHstops.)That'stheGroundhogspirit.
(TwoSCRUBWOMENenterfromexecutivesuite,standlisteningattopofriser.)
#13–GrandOldIvy(Reprise)(Biggley,Finch)
FINCH&BIGGLEY
GRR‐ROUNDHOG!CRR‐ROUNDHOG!STANDOLDIVY,STANDFIRMANDSTRONG.RRR‐RIP,RRR‐RIP,RRR‐RIPTHECHIPMUNKOFFTHEFIELD.
(TheygoitSCRUBWOMENcomedownstairs,surveythemess)
FIRSTSCRUBWOMANBeautiful!
SECONDSCRUBWOMANWhatwasthat?
FIRSTSCRUBWOMAN
Acollegesong,
SECONDSCRUBWOMANWhatcollege?
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FIRSTSCRUBWOMAN
(Pickingupknittingoffdesk)I'dsayVassar.#13a–Vassar(Orchestra)
Scene9
(FINCH'sFIRSTOFFICE.AsmalldeskwithtwochairsissetinfrontofanairventstageR.Intheblack,wehearBIGGLEY'SVOICE.)
BIGGLEY'SVOICE
Hello,Bratt?ThisisJ.B.Say,whatarewerunningaroundhere,asweatshop?We'reworkingthatboytoohard.Who?Finch!F‐I‐N‐C‐H...Thepoordevilworkedhereallweekend.Ioughttoknow.Iwastherewithhim,workingsidebyside.Theladneedshelp.Well,firstofall,Iwanthimtohaveanofficeofhisown...deservesthebestyouhaveavailable.Oh,nothingfancy‐don'twanthimgettingideas.
(WhentheLIGHTScomeup,FINCHiswalkingarounddustingandstraightningthings.ROSEMARYentersfromR.)
ROSEMARY
Hello,Ponty.
FINCHRosemary,comeonin.Howdoyoulikeit?
(CrossesR.abovedesk.)
ROSEMARY
(Looksaround,crossesL.belowdesk.)Yourfirstoffice.It'sbeautiful.
(Sits.)
FINCHIt'snotbad,considering.Ididwantmynameonthedoor,butIdecidednottoashbecausethere'snodoor.
ROSEMARYIt'sbeautiful.Icanonlystayaminute.IjustwantedtotellyouthatIhadagoodtimetheothernight.
FINCH(Sits)
Me,too.Ienjoyedtheconversation.Itwasvery...Well,iguessItalkedallthetime.
ROSEMARYIlikedit.But‐justonething,Ponty.
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(ROSEMARY)
(Rises,crossesD.)...Aboutwhathappenedlater.Imean,whenwesaidgoodnight.
(FINCHrises,crossesDR.ofdesk.)ItwasourfirstdateandIdon'twant.youtogeta.wrongimpressionofme,but...well,Iguessit'snaturalforafellowtotrytogetalittlefreshwithagirlandmakeapassather,butyoudidn'tdoanything!
FINCHIhadtogetupearly.
(HEDYentersR.ROSEMARYlooksR.pastFINCH.FINCH,realizingsomeonehasentered,turnsItandisshockedatthesightofHEDYLARUE.)
Sir?...Miss?
HEDYI'mMissLaRue,honey.
FINCHWhatcanIdoforyou,MissLaRue?
HEDYAsecretarywasorderedtobeassignedtoyou.I'myourassignation.
ROSEMARY
(ConfidentiallytoFINCH)Youdidn'ttellmeyouweregettingasecretary.
FINCH
(CrossesL.toROSEMARY)Ijustfoundoutmyself.
ROSEMARYWell,happydictation,Ponty.
(ShegoesR.belowHEDY.)HEDY
'Bye.(ROSEMARYexits.FINCHstraightenshisjacket,bows,realizesthat'sthewrongthingtodo,lowershisvoice.)
FINCH
Now,nowwon'tyousitdown,MissLaRue?(CrossesR.abovedesk.)
HEDYThankyou.
(ShecrossesL.,sits,crossesherlegs,revealingagreatdealofsame.)
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FINCH (Afterstaringatherforamoment)Now,MissLaRue...
HEDYOh,justcallmeHedy.
FINCH
Well...I...I...thinkthatperhapsinabusinessrelationship.
HEDYYou'recute.
FINCHExcusemeamoment.
(Hepicksuphisbook,walkstocornerofhisofficeD.R.andreads.)
BOOKVOICE
Choosingasecretarycanbefraughtwithperil.TakeagoodlookattheYoungladywhohasbeenassignedtoyou.
(BOOKVOICEstops.FINCHlooksatHEDY,whoisfixingherstocking.FINCHbeginstoreadagain.BOOKVOICEresumes.)
Ifsheissoattractivethatyoufeelthingsaretoogoodtobetrue,beverycareful.ItmaybethatoneofthebigmeninthecompanyisInterested‐In‐Her‐Career.Thereisasimpletestforthis.Checkonhersecretarialskill.Thesmallerherabilities,thebiggerherProtector.
(FINCHclosesbook,goestodesk.)
FINCH
MissLaRue,let'strysomedictation.Takealetter.
HEDY(Flipsopenstenopad)
Shoot!
FINCH
(CrossesL.ofHEDY,speaksslowly)ThisistoMr.Catch....DearMr..Catch (CrossesRSlowly.)Pursuanttoour...discussionof
HEDYWaitaminute
(FINCHStops.)Youfryingtocatchatrab?
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FINCH(CrossesL.ofdesk)
Whatareyoutakingthisdownin?
HEDY
Longhand.It'ssafer.Imakeupforitwhenjtype.
FINCHOh,youtypefast?
HEDYLikeajackrabbit.Twelvewordsaminute.
FINCH
(Sits)Uh...bytheway,MissLaRue.Hedy...whatwasyourlastposition.?
HEDY
(Afterabeat)Iwasinthetobaccobusiness.ButthenMr.Biggley...
FINCH(Slamsdesk)
Mr.Biggley...
(Reacts,turnsfront.)HEDY
Hegotmeinterestedinwickets,soImatriculatedmyselfintobusinessschool,and,well,hereIam.
FINCHYes,youare,aren'tyou?
(Looksatbook.)HEDY
Goahead,dictatesomemore.I'mgoingtolikethisjazz.
FINCH(Closesbook)
Hedy,letthatletterwaitforamoment.
(Handsherafolder.)PleasetakethisintoMr.Gatch.
HEDY
(Rises)Mr.Catch.
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FINCHOhhuh.He'smyboss.MakesureyougiveittoMr.Catchhimself.
(ShestartsoffL.)Hedy
(Shestops.)...personally.
HEDYOkay,Charlie.
(SheexitsL.)#14–Hedy’sWalk(Orchestra)
Scene10
(PLANSANDSYSTEMSOFFICE.LIGHTuponGATCHseatedathisdesk.ThereisanotherchairattheR.behindwhichMISSKRLIMHOLTZisstanding.Doortotheofficeis.Phonerings.MISSKRUMHOLTZpicksupphone.)
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(R.ofCATCH)
Hello,Mr.Catch'soffice.Onemoment,please.
(TurnstoCATCH.)Mr.Catch,Mr.Finch'ssecretaryisoutsideandshe'dliketoseeyoupersonally.
CATCH(Puzzled)Havehercomein.
MISSKRUMHOLTZ(Hangsup)
I'llgether.
(ShegoesC.HEDYenters,posesindoorway.)
HEDY(CATCHjumpstohisfeet)
Mr.Catch?
(CrossesL.todesk.)
CATCH(Startled)
Yes.?
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HEDY
I'mMr.Finch'ssecretary.Heaskedmetogiveyouthis.
(Shedropsfolderonthedesk.,startsoff.Herwholemannerisveryseductive.CATCHfollows,stopsher.)
CATCH
Say,whatareyoudoingtonight?
HEDYI'vegotadatewithmygentlemanfriend.
CATCH
(GrabsHEDY)Oh,comeon.You'reinthebigtimenow.Don'tfoolaroundwithsmallfry.#14a–OnwardandUpward(Orchestra)
(BLACKOUTPhoneRINGSinthedark.DIMUPimmediately.FINCHisseatedatGATCH'sdesk.He'ssittingbackinthechairasthoughhehashadthisjobforever.Thereisasmuglookonhisface,andaslightsmile.MISSKRUMHOLTZisonstage.)
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(Pickingupphone)
Hello,Mr.Finch'soffice.Onemoment.
(Handshimphone.)It'sforyou.Production.
(ShegoesU.C.)
FINCH
(Intophone)Hello,Finchspeaking.Oh,yes.
(Rises.)I'mrunningPlansandSystemsnow.Huh?Mr.Catch?Oh,he'sbeentransferredtooneofouroutoftownoffices...Venezuela.#14b–Girlsville(Orchestra)
Scene11
(TRAVELER.AcorridorsomewhereintheWorldWideWicketBuilding.TherearetwofoliageunitsD.S.L.andR.BRATTandTACKABERRYenterR.JENKINSentersL.)
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(StoppingJENKINSL.offC.)Say,JenkinsIwasjustgoingstocallyou.We'regettinganewvicepresidentinchargeofadvertising.
JENKINSAnotherone?Whoisitthistime?
BRATTAfellowbythenameofOvington.BenjaminBurtonDanielOvington.
JENKINS
(Thinking)B.B.D.O.
BRATTI'llbetthat'swhyBiggleyhiredhim.Anyway,we'regivinghimareceptiontonight.
TACKABERRY
(R.ofBRATT)IntheExecutiveClubontheroof.
JENKINSIwonderhowlongthisguy'lllast?
BRATTIdon'tknow,butwe'regivinghimthefulltreatment.Youcanaskyoursecretarytocome.We'reinvitingsomeoftheexecutivesecretariestoactashostesses.
JENKINSOkay,Bratt.
(JENKINSgoesR.BRATTandTACKABERRYgoL.)
BRATTB.B.D.O.
(TheyexitL.ROSEMARYentersR.SMITTYandGIRLcomeonfromL.)
SMITTY(StoppingROSEMARYL.ofC.GIRLexitsR.)
Rosemary,Ihadlunchwithoutyou.Wherehaveyoubeen?
ROSEMARYSmitty,I'vebeenmadesecretarytothenewadvertisingmanager.
SMITTYOhgood.What'shelike?
ROSEMARYOh,Idon'tcareabouthim,butthismeansthatI'minvitedtothereceptionthisevening,andPontywillbethere,too.Smitty,I'vebeendreamingofachancelikethis.Pontyhasneverseenmealldressedup...Youknow,glamorous.
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(ROSEMARY)(Holdsupbox.)
Doyouknowwhatthisis?
SMITTYYourlunch?
ROSEMARYSmitty,thisistheanswertoiwwtosucceedwithFinch.Anewdress.It'sjustbeautiful.
SMITTYIhopeitworks.Goodluck,Rosemary.
(Theyembrace.ShestartsR.)ROSEMARY
Thanks,Smitty.
SMITTY(R.ofC.)
Youknow,IthinkmaybeI'llgetanewdressfortonight,too.
ROSEMARYGoodidea.Ihopeyou'reverypopularattheparty,Smitty.
SMITTY
MaybeIwillbe,atthat.I'mthinkingofstartingasecretrumorthatI'manymphomaniac.
(SheexitsR.ROSEMARYlooksafterherthenlooksatthebox,hugsitandsings.)
#15–ParisOrigina(Rosemary,Smitty,MissJones,Girls)
ROSEMARY(Holdsupdressbox)
ISLIPPEDOUTTHISAFTERNOONANDBOUGHTSOMELOVEINSURANCE,
(Hugsdressbox.)
AMOSTEXCLUSIVEDRESSFROMGAYPAREE.IT'SSLEEKANDCHICANDMAGNIFIQUE,WITHSEXBEYONDENDURANCE.IT'SME!IT'SME!IT'SABSOLUTELYME!ANDWHY?ONEGUY!
(Holdsdressboxout.)
THISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINALI'MWEARINGTONIGHT;I'MWEARINGTONIGHT'SPECIALLYFORHIM.
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(ROSEMARY)(CrossesItcrossesbackL.toC.)
THISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINAL'SALLPAIDFORANDMINE.IMUSTLOOKDIVINE'SPECIALLYFORHIM.
(Kissesthebox.CrossesL.strummingdressboxlikeguitar.)
SUDDENLYHEWILLSEEME,ANDSUDDENLYHE'LLGODREAMY,ANDBLAMEITALLONHISOWNMASCULINEWHIM.NEVERKNOWINGTHAT…THISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINAL,SOTEMPTINGLYTIGHT,I'MWEARINGTONIGHT'SPECIALLYFORHIM
(StartsoffL.)
FORHIMFORHIM.(SheexitsL.)
Scene12
(THEROOFTheMUSICcontinuesasweopenonaprettyterraceatcocktailtime.Therearetableswithbigumbrellasandassortedterracefurniture.Thepartyhasn'tstartedyet.ROSEMARYentersimmediatelyU.L.fromstairunit.Shehaschangedintohernewdress.SheisnowwearingherParisoriginal.ShecrossesD.C.andcontinuessinging.)
(ROSEMARY)
FORHIM,FORHIM.THISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINALI'MWEARINGTONIGHT
(FirstGirlEntersR.WearingSameDress.)
SHE'SWEARINGTONIGHTANDICOULDSPIT!
(BOTHlookateachother.)
SOMEIRRESPONSIBLEDRESSMANUFACTURER(GIRLcrossesL.ofROSEMARY.)
JUSTDIDN'TPLAYFAIR.(Looksatgirl.)
I'MONEOFAPAIR
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ROSEMARYANDGIRLANDICOULD
(MISSKRUMHOLTZentersL.wearingsamedress.)
OH,NO!(CrossesR.)
MISSKRUMHOLTZTHISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINAL,ALLSLINKYWITHSIN...
(ANOTHERGIRLentersR.wearingsamedress,leansagainstportal.)
ALREADYSLUNKIN(GIRLexits,R.)
ANDICOULDDIE.(MISSKRUMHOLTZturns,crossesU.c.seesROSEMARYandFIRSTGIRL.)
ROSEMARYANDGIRLANDICOULDKILLHER.
ALLTHREEANDICOULD‐
(SMITTYentersR.wearingsamedress.)
SMITTYTHISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINAL,TRÉSSEXY,NEST‐CEPAS?
(LooksU.C.,seesTHREEGIRLS.)
GODDAMMIT‐VOILA!
ALLFOURANDICOULDSPIT!
(MoreGIRLSenterfromallsidesdressedalike.ALLGIRLScovertheireyesandcrossD.tofrontofstage,lookR.MISSJONESentersR.wearingsamedress.)
MISSJONES
Girls!ALL
OH!THIRTY‐NINEBUCKSIHANDOUTFORSOMETHINGTOMAKEMESTANDOUT,ANDSUDDENLYI'VEGONEINTOMIMEOGRAPH...
MISSJONES
SOMELAUGH!
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(ALLlineupacrossstage.)
ALL
THISIRRESISTIBLEPARISORIGINAL,THISMASS‐PRODUCEDCRIME,I'MWEARINGTONIGHTFORTHEVERYLASTTIME!
(Afternumber,GIRLSmillaroundstageR.MENenterfromU.L.,lookingaroundconfusedastheyseeallthegirlsdressedalike.HEDYentersD.L,posesbyportal.Sheiswearingthesamedress.MENcrossL.toherandwhistle.)
MEN
Whatadress!
GIRLS(Indisgust)
Oh!
(TheydriftU.S.BUDentersfrom,L.,stopsbyHEDY.)
BUDHedy,willyouhaveadrink?
HEDY (Dignified)Inevertouchanythingalcoholicbeforefivep.m.
BUD
(Lookingathiswatch)It'stenafterfive.
(MENcrossaway.)
HEDYWhichwayisthebooze?
BUDRightoverhere.
(TwoWAITERSpusharoilingbaronL.belowstairunit.)
HEDYI'llhaveadoubleMartini.
(SheandBUDgotobarU.L.ROSEMARYstartsoffR.FINCHentersfromD.R.,CrossestoROSEMARY,stoppingher.BIGGLEYentersfromU.L.fromstairwaywithOVINGTON,BRATTandTACKABERRY)
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BIGGLEY(Onstairunit)
Hereheis,boysandgirls.
(CrossesD.C.TheysurroundOVINGTONshakehands,etc.OVINGTONcrossesD.R.ofBIGGLEYBRATTcrossestohisL.,followedbyTACKABERRY)
Youknowouradvertisingdepartmenthasbeenintroubleforalongtime.ButIthinkwenowhaveafellowwhoisgoingtohelpputWorldWideWicketsbackontop.Mr.BenjaminBurtonDanielOvington.
(ALLapplaud.)
OVINGTON(R.ofBIGGLEY)Thanks,boysandgirls.IjustwanttosaythatI'mproudtobejoiningtheWorldWideWicketfamily.Idon'tknowverymuchaboutwickets,butIdoknowaboutadvertising.Mytheoryofadvertisingcanbesummedupinonesentence:"Shoveitdowntheirthroatswithasoftsell."
BIGGLEYGoodsoundthinking.
OVINGTONAndI'dliketosaythat
HEDY
(CrossesD.L.frombar.BUDfollows)BenjaminBurtonDanielOvington.Whatthehellkindofnameisthat?
(BIGGLEYwhisperssomethingtoBRATT.BRATTcrossesL.toHEDY)
OVINGTONButI'dliketosaythat...
(BIGGLEYstopshim.)BRATT
Say,BudHEDY
(ToBRATT)
YoucallthisadoubleMartini?There'sonlyoneoliveinit.
OVINGTONI'dliketosay
(BIGGLEYstopshim.)BRATT
Bud,J.B.saysforyoutotakeMissLaRuehome.Shedoesn'tseentohefeelingwell.
HEDYI'mfeelingfine!
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#16–TheCompanyWay(AlaDanceBand)(Orchestra)
BUDYoufeelterrible.
(Ashestartstotakeheroff,HEDYpullsfreecrossesR.toFINCH.)
HEDYHey,Finchy,let'sdance.
OVINGTONAnddliketosay
(BIGGLEYstopshimagain.)
FINCH
(GrabbingROSEMARY)I'malreadydancing,withRosemary.
(HeandROSEMARYdoafewsteps.)
BIGGLEYEverybody.dance!
(Turns,takesMISSJONEStohisL.,beginstodance.)
OVINCTONFurthermore,I'dliketo...
(GIRLgrabshimandtheystartdancing.GROUPstartstodance.BUDtriestotakeHEDYawayagain.Shekickshim.)
BUD
Ouch!
(HEDYdisappearsintogroupdancing,withBUDfollowing.)Comeon,Hedy.Nogames.
(Hecomesoutofcrowd,draggingSMITTYbythehand,crossingD.L.)ComeonHedy,J.B.wantsmetotakeyou...
SMITTYBud,youmusthaveheardtherumor!
(BUDseeshehasthewronggirl,groans,divesbackintodancinggroup,callingafterHEDY.)
#16a–TheExecutiveLanding(Orchestra)
Scene13
(ELEVATORLANDING.StageR.elevatordooropens.BUDandHEDYconicout.Doorclosesbehindthem.)
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HEDYWow!Thatelevatormademedizzy.
BUDComeonHedy.
(TheybothstartcrossingL.)
HEDYWhatIneedisashower.
BUDJ.B.wantsmetotakeyouhome.
(TriestotakeherstageR.)
HEDY
(Resisting,crossingL.withhim)
No.I'mgoingtoJ.B.'soffice.Hehasaprivateshower.I'lltakeashowerandthencomebacktotheparty.
(Startsdancestep.)BUD
Okay,Hedy,haveaniceshower.HEDY
Thanks,Bud.
(Pincheshischeck.)Youknow,you'recute.NotascuteasFinch,butyou'recute.
(SheexitsL.)
BUDNotascuteasFinch!
(Hestandstherethinkingforamoment.ManentersfromR.,crossestostageR.elevatordoor,Pushesupbutton.BUDcrossesR.toman.)
#17–ElevatorDance(Orchestra)
(BUD)
Goinguptotheparty,Pete?MAN
Yeah.BUD
WillyoutellMr.FinchIwanttoseehimdownhere.
(Elevatordooropens.)Tellhimit'simportant.
MANOkay.
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(Elevatordoorcloses.BUD,leftalone,nowstartsadance.)
BUD(Humming)
Deciadadum,ladadedeOldsexyHedyisinthere,takingashower...
(Dances.)AndI'vegotalittlesomethingupmysleeve....Ole'!
(Dances.)That'sgoingtoputlittleoldFinchyrightoutonhis
(Kicksfloorwithheel.DanceisinterruptedbyelevatorstageR.dooropeningFINCHcomesout.)
Oh,hello.,Finch.
FINCHWhat'sthisallabout,Bud?
(CrossesL.toBUD.)BUD
J.B.wantsyoutogotohisoffice.He'llmeetyouthere.
FINCH(Puzzled)
ButIjustsawhim.Hedidn'tsayanything.
BUDIguesshedidn'twanttosayanythinginfrontofOvington.Youknowhowitgoesaroundherewithadvertisingmanagers.
FINCH(CrossesL.belowBUD)
Doyouthinkyouruncleisconsidering...
BUD
Idon'tknowanything.IonlyknowIwastoldtotellyoutogotohisoffice.
FINCH
Well,I'veneverseenhisoffice,anyway.Thanks,Bud.
(HegoesL.)BUD
You'rewelcomeNowtogetmyuncle.
(BUDgoesintoroutineconsistingofthefollowing:Ashecrosses,hesings.)Good‐bye,Finchy‐Hello,UncleJasper
(HebreaksintoawildsambaandleapsO.S.R)Ole'!
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#17a–EtherealGrandeur(Orchestra)
Scene14
(J.B.BIGGLEY'sOFFICE.Avery,beautiful,lushoffice.Twosumsoneithersideofthelargecenterwindow.DeskandbighighbackedchairC.ThereisalsoasmallanteroomD.L.withasecretary'sdeskvisibletotheaudience.Thereisadoorpane!toenterBIGGLEY'SofficeL.abovesecretary'sdesk.InthemainofficethereisadoorU.R.leadingtotheprivatebathandshowerOnrisenooneisonstage.FINCHentersD.L.,entersthroughanteroomdoor,walksintoBIGGLEY'office.Hehasneverbeeninherebeforeandhisattitudeshowsit.Helooksaroundinadmirationandawe.CrossesabovedeskR.Feelsthesofa,touchestheglassonthewindowC.,slideshishandoverthetopofthechair,swingschairaroundtofaceaudience.Thisiswhathewouldliketohavehimselfsomeday.Hesitsinchair.)
FINCH
(Addressingtheworldatlarge)
Someday,someday...
(BathroomdoorU.R.opensslowly.HEDYappears.FINCHdoesn'tseeher.Heissittinginthechairandlostinhisdreams.HEDYsneaksabovedesktoL.sideofthechair,putsherhandsoverhiseyes.)
HEDY
Guesswho?
FINCH
(Feelsbehindhim)Mr.Biggley?
HEDY
(Droppingherhands)No,it'sme!
FINCH
(Rises,turns,looksstartled)Oh,hi,Hedy.IwassupposedtomeetMr.Biggleyhere.
HEDYMr.Biggley?He'snotcoming.Somebodygaveyouaburnsteer.
FINCHIshouldhaveknownitwasarib.Well,I'dbetter
(StartsfordoorL.,butHEDYcrossesD.betweenhimandthedoor.)
HEDYWhat'syourhurry?
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FINCHIthinkI’dbetterbacktotheparty.
HEDYIt'smorefundownhere.
FINCHWell,IthinkI'dbetter.
HEDYYou'reanxioustogetbacktothatRosemary,huh?Areyoustuckonher?
FINCH (CrossestoC.)Rosemary?Oh,sheandIarejustgoodfriends.
HEDY
(CrossesIttohim)
That'sverysensible.Anup‐and‐comingyoungchaplikeyoushouldn'tbetieddown.I'vebeenwatchingyou,buster.
(Shesmackshiminthestomach.)
You'regoingplaces.
(CrossesL.twosteps.)
FINCHVenezuela.Look,Hedy...
HEDY
Wouldn'tJ.B.dieifhewalkedinandfoundyoukissingme?
FINCHFrankly,I'dratherhedidn't.
HEDYComeon,let'stryit.
FINCHUhuh.
HEDYYou'dbetter,FinchIfyoudon'tkissme,I'lltellJ.B.youdid.
FINCHOkay.JustOnce.
(FINCHsitsinchairCHWysitsinhislap,kisseshim.Afterkiss,harpglissandoisPlayed.FINCHthentriestorisebutcollapsesfromaftermathofkiss."Rosemary”themeisflowheardPlayedbyTrumpet.)
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#18–Rosemary(Finch,Rosemary)
FINCH(Halfsinging)
ROSEMARY!
(Rises.)
HEDYHuh?
(OrchestraTrumpetplaysCMajortheme.)
FINCH(CrossesR.)
Can'tyouhearit? (Halfsinging.)
ROSEMARY!HEDY
Rosemary?
FINCHThatkiss
HEDYWhataboutthatkiss?
FINCHRosemary!
HEDYItishighlyinsultingtothinkoftwobroadsinthemiddleofonekiss.
FINCHI'msorry,Hedy,butsomethinghappenedtome.Ican'texplain...
HEDY(Pointsathim)
Finch.Youareinlove.
(Loudcrescendoof"ROSEMARY"theme.)
FINCH(Takesfront,stunned)
That'sright!Finchisinlove!It'slikemusicallaroundme.Likeasymphony.Imusthavebeeninloveeversinceshetookmyparticulars.
HEDY
(CrossesR.tohim)Andyoufoundthisoutbykissingme?
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FINCHYes,Hedy.
HEDYIdon'tknowmyownstrength.
(ShegoesU.R.intobathroom.FINCHraiseshisarms,abouttoconductinvisableorchestra.Heindicatesdownbeat.)
FINCH
SUDDENLYTHEREISMUSICINTHESOUNDOFYOURNAME...
(Looksaround.)
ROSEMARY(CrossesR.)
ROSEMARY(CrossesD.R.)
WASTHEMELODYLOCKEDINSIDEME,TILLATLASTOUTITCAME…ROSEMARY!
(CrossesD.L.)
ROSEMARY,(CrossestoC.)
JUSTIMAGINEIFWEKISSED,WHATACRESCENDO
(Raiseshishandhigh,closeseyes,slowlydropshand.)
NOTTOBEMISSED.(Crossesit)
ASFORTHERESTOFMYLIFETIMEPROGRAM,GIVEMEMOREOFTHESAME
(Fallsandrollsonfloor.)
ROSEMARY.ROSEMARY,THEREISWONDERFULMUSICINTHEVERYSOUNDOFYOURNAME.
(StaysonfloorD.R.)
ROSEMARY
(EntersL.throughanteroomandcrossesR.toedgeofdesk)Ponty,IheardBudFrumptalkingattheparty.Whereisshe?
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FINCH(Rises,crossesL.toher)Rosemary,somethingwonderfulhashappened.
ROSEMARY
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
FINCHCan'tyouhearit?Can'tyouhearit?
(Sings)
SUDDENLYTHEREISMUSICINTHESOUNDOFYOURNAME...
ROSEMARY
Ican'thearathing.FINCH
ROSEMARY...
(Spoken)Justlisten.It'sallaroundme,likeabeautifulpinksky...
ROSEMARY
(CrossesIttohim)Nowlookhere,J.PierrepontFinch,haveyoulostyourmind?
FINCH
Rosemary,darling,willyoumarryJ.PierrepontFinch?
ROSEMARY
NowIhearit!Ihearit!
(CrossesL.)Ihearit!Ihearit!
(Sings)
SUDDENLYTHEREISMUSICINTHESOUNDOFYOURNAME
(FINCHcrossesR.)
J.PIERREPONT.
(TheybothcrosstoeachotherC.)
FINCH
ROSEMARY,JUSTIMAGINEIFWEKISSEDWHATACRESCENDO...(Theykiss,holditwhilepianoconcertoisplayed.Atendofconcerto,theybreakkiss,remainholdinghands,turnfront.)
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BOTH
NOTTOBEMISSED.
FINCH
ASFORTHERESTOFMYLIFETIMEPROGRAMGIVEMEMOREOFTHESAME
(TheybothcrossR.)
FINCH ROSEMARYROSEMARY. J.PIERREPONT,
J.PIERREPONT. (BOTHcrossL.ofC.)
ROSEMARY, J.PIERREPONT,
BOTHTHEREISWONDERFULMUSICINTHEVERYSOUNDOFYOURNAME.
(Aftersongtheyembrace.)
FINCH (R.ofROSEMARY)Ohhoney,I'vebeensowrappedupintryingtogetaheadthatInever...
(HEDYreentersU.R.,wearingnothingbutabigtowel.ROSEMARYseesherbutFINCHdoesn't.ROSEMARYnowlooksverycarefullyatFINCHashetalks.)
...realized.It'sasthoughI'mseeingyouforthefirsttime.
ROSEMARY
(Coldly)AndI'mseeingyouforthefirsttime.Youhaveontwodifferentkindsoflipstick.Mine (PointstoHEDY)...andhers.
FINCH(CrossesR.toHEDY,startled)
Rosemary,thisisveryeasilyexplained.
(CrossesL.tobelowchair.)Youdon'tunderstand.
ROSEMARY(CrossesL.)
Yes,Ido.Well,don'tletmekeepyou.Goon.Gobacktomakinglovetoher.Kissheragain.Takeherhomefortheweekend.Idon'tcare!
(SheturnsandwalksoutL.)
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FINCH
(TurnstoHEDY)
WhatwillIdo?
HEDYLet'sdowhatshesaid.
(ROSEMARYstopsinanteroomassheseessomethingoffstageL.)
ROSEMARYOhoh!
(Sheconiesrushingback,crossesbelowFINCHtoL.ofHEDY,addressesHEDY.)Getbackinthere.
HEDYIhavenothingtohide.
ROSEMARYYes,youhave,andkeepithidden.
(HEDYgoesthroughU.R.door.ROSEMARYcrossesD.toFINCH,looksathim.)Yousnake.Nowkissme.
(Shegrabshim.Theykissandholdit.BIGGLEYandBUDenterL.inanteroom.BUDgoesL.,lookingsatisfiedthathisplanhasbeenputintoaction.BIGGLEYentersoffice,crossesR.toFINCHandROSEMARY,stopsdeadasheseesROSEMARY,notHEDY,inclinchwithFINCH.)
BIGGLEY
OhI'msorry.Ithought
(Theyseparateandlookathim.)
FINCHUh
ROSEMARYOh,it'smyfault,Mr.Biggley.IinsistedthatMr.Finchshowmeyouroffice.
BIGGLEY(Recovering)
Isee.Well,actually,Ijustcameintowashup.
(HestartsU.abovedeskforbathroomU.R.AsBIGGLEYgoesabovedeskROSEMARYSwiftlybeatshimtoit.FINCHcrossesL.ofdesktowatch.)
ROSEMARY
(Atbathroomdoor)
Excuseme.
(Slamsdoor.)
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BIGGLEY
(Facescloseddoorinapuzzledmanner.Heturnsback,crossesD.toR.ofFINCH)Finch,Ioweyouanapology
FINCHYoudo?Forwhat?
BIGGLEY
Nevermind.However,IwantyoutoknowIstilldonotapproveofwhatyouweredoingwhenIwalkedin.Idonotcareforanythinglikethatbetweenexecutivesandtheirsecretaries.
FINCHButMissPilkingtonisnotmysecretary.
BIGGLEY
Oh,yes.Goodpoint.
(CrossesL.belowFINCH.,startingoff.FINCHcounterstoR.ofC.BRATTandOVINGTONenterfrornanteroomD.L)
BRATT
Wefiguredyoumightbehere,J.B.We'vebeenwaitingforyou.
OVINGTON
(CrossesD.L.ofBIGGLEY,)Ihaven'tfinishedmyspeechyet.
BIGGLEYYoumadeafinespeech.
FINCH
Yes,youdid,Mr.Ovington.Verygoodspeech.
(CrossesL.)
BRATTOvington,thisisMr.FinchofPlansandSystems.
FINCHHowdoyoudo,Mr.Ovington.
OVINGTONHowdoyoudo?
(HeandFINCHshakehands.)
FINCH
Ididn'tgetachancetotellyouattheparty,Mr.OvingtonbutI'mveryinterestedinadvertisingandI'vereadalotaboutyouinFortuneMagazine.Somewonderfulstuff.
OVINGTONThankyou.
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FINCHBytheway,Mr.Biggley,didyouknowthatMr.OvingtonwasanAll‐Americanhalfbackatcollege?
(CrossesR.)
BIGGLEYIsthatso?Wheredidyouplay,Ovington?
OVINGTON
Thegreatestlittlecollegeintheworld‐NorthernState.
BIGGLEY
(HeandFINCHexchangeglances)Achipmunk!
(CrossesIttoFINCH,butkeepslookingatOVINCTON.FINCHlooksfrontandsmiles.)
OVINGTONIsureamaChipmunk.DidyouseethewaywemurderedtheGroundhogslastSaturday?
BIGGLEYOvington,I'mnotabigot.I'vehiredmenfromallcolleges‐Tigers,Bulldogs,Trojans,Gophers,Badgers‐butnever,neveraChipmunk!
(BRATTcrossesR.toOVINGTON,takesoutapenandresignationformfrompocketandoffersittoOVINGTONtosign.)
Yourresignationisaccepted.
(OVINGTONsignsresignation.BIGGLEYandFINCHsing:)#19–RipTheChipmunk(Biggley,Finch)
BIGGLEY&FINCH
RIP!RRR‐RIP!RRR‐RIPTHECHIPMUNKOFFTHEFIELD.
(OVINGTONstartsoffL.,stops,turns.)
OVINGTON
CHIPMUNKRAH,CHIPMUNKRAH,CHIPCHIPCHIPCHIPCHIPMUNK!
(HeexitsL.throughanteroomandoff)
BIGGLEY(CrossesD.C.)Thatwasanarrowsqueak.
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FINCHItwasabigshocktome.
BIGGLEYFinch,it'sagoodthingyou'reontheballwhenitcomestoadvertising.
BRATT
(CrossesR.toBIGGLEY)Say,J.B.,whatarewegoingtodoforanewadvertisingmanager?
BIGGLEYFinch,maybeit'sFatethatyouhappentobehereatthisverymoment.
(CrossesR.toFINCH.)You'vealwayswantedthisrottenjob.Doyouthinkyoucouldhandleit?
FINCH
(CrossesR.twosteps)
Idon'tknow,sir.
BIGGLEY
(ToBRATT)Ifthere'sonethingIadmireina,man,it'shumility.
(BRATTlooksaway.ToFINCH.)Finch,I'mmakingyouvicepresidentinchargeofadvertising.
FINCH
Me?Avicepresident.?BRATT
J.B.,Idon'twanttoquestionyourdecision.Finchisverybright,buthe'sratherinexperiencedand...
BIGGLEYIlikehim.
BRATTIlikehim.
(Throwsuphandsinresignation.)
BIGGLEY
Ithinkwe'vehitonsomethinghere,Bratt.Thisboyisloadedwithgreatideas.
BRATTIdeas?Tellussomeofthem,Finch.
FINCH
Well,Ihaven'thadtimetofigurethem...
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BIGGLEY(Quicklycuttingin)
Comeon,Finch.
(CrossesoneStepR.)Wherearethoseideas?
FINCHWell,sir,I...
BIGGLEYPutuporshutup,son.
FINCHWell,thethingis
BIGGLEY
Getontheballoryou'llbeoutofherelikeashot.
FINCHBut,sir,I'dliketobeabletogiveyouaclear‐cutcampaign
BRATT(CrossingIttoFINCH)
Say,J.B.,thePlansBoardismeetingdayaftertomorrow.Finchcantellusa!!hisideasthen.
BIGGLEYFine.Finch,you'vegotforty‐eighthourstomakeanadvertisingpresentation.
(StartsoffL.withBRATT,stopsandturnstoFINCH.)
Bettergetgoing,Finch.You'renowavicepresidentinfullchargeofadvertisingand,frankly,uptonowI'mprettydissatisfiedwithyourwork.
(HeandBRATTexitL.)FINCH
Idon'tcarewhathappens.I'mavicepresident.VicePresidentFinch.
(CrossesU.L.todesk,picksupphone.)
Hello,getmethestationeryshopdownstairs.Hello,thisisMr.Finch.RememberthosecardsIspoketoyouaboutlastweek?Goaheadandprintthemrightaway.
(Hangsup.)Nowlet'sseewhat.
(Suddenlyremembersgirls,calls.)Oh,girls,youcancomeoutnow.
(HEDYandROSEMARYcomeout.HEDYisnowbackinherParisoriginaldress.)
HEDYThanks,Rosemary.
(CrossesL.abovedesk,startingoff)
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FINCH(CrossesFL)
Rosemary,I'vegotasurpriseforyou.I'vebeenmadeavicepresident.
HEDY(stops)
Congratulations.CanIbeyoursecretary?
FINCHGee,I'dlovethat,Hedy,butRosemaryisgoingtobemysecretary.
(ROSEMARYturnsherbacktoFINCH.)
HEDYI'llgobacktothestenopool.
(SitegoesL.,stopsinanteroom.)GuessI'llwaitforthatpigeontillafterhe'smarried.
(SheexitsofL.)FINCH
(CrossesFL,tapsROSEMARYonshoulder)
Rosemary?
ROSEMARY(Stillturnedaway)
I'mgoingtobeyoursecretary?
(Turnstohim.)FINCH
Sure.YouwereMr.Ovington'ssecretary...
(CrossesL.)...andnowI'mtakingoverhiswholedepartment.
ROSEMARY
(CrossesL.tohim)AndwhatmakesyouthinkI'dbeyoursecretary.I'dratherdie.
FINCHRosemary,youmust.Youhaveto.I'minchargeofadvertisingnow.Youknowwhatatoughjobthatis.IcanonlydoitifIhaveyourhelp.Rosemary,Ineedyou.
ROSEMARYYoudo?
(FINCHnodsyes.Shethinksforamoment.)Well,inthatcase...Allright,I'llbeyoursecretary.
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FINCHWonderful.Nowlet'sgettowork.
(StartsoffL.)
ROSEMARYJustlikethat?Haven'tyouforgottensomething?
FINCH
Oh,yeah.
(Stops,crossesbacktodesk,picksUpphone.)Hello,operator.Whopaintsnamesonofficedoors?
ROSEMARYFinch,aren'tyougoingtokissme?
FINCHKissYou?Ican't.
ROSEMARYWhynot?
FINCHYou'remysecretary.Waitaminute,Rosemary.
(Intophone.)Hello,namepainter?#20–FinaleActOne(Rosemary,Finch,Bud)
(ROSEMARYturnsfront.)
ROSEMARY"Waitaminute,Rosemary.Hello,namepainter?"
(BUDentersD.L.,opensdoorandsticksheadintoofficetoeavesdrop.)
FINCHThisisMr.Finch.Iwantmynameonmydooringoldleaf.
BUDOh!
(Collapses,holdingontodoor)
FINCHJ.PIERREPONTFINCHJ.PIERREPONT!
ROSEMARYSUDDENLYTHEREISMUSIC
FINCHALLCAPITALS!
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ROSEMARY
INTHESOUNDOFMYNAME…
FINCH
YES,BLOCKLETTERS!JAYPIERREPONT!
FINCH ROSEMARY BUD
ROSEMARY (BydoorD.L.)
(CrossesR.)
VICEPRESIDENT VICEPRESIDENT!INCHARGEOF THEREMUSTBEA
WAYADVERTISING ROSEMARY… TOSTOPHIM,F‐I‐N‐C‐H. THEREMUSTBE!
THEREMUST! ALLOFMYLIFETIME PROGRAMWILLBE THEUSUALSPELLING… MOREOFTHESAME. JAYPIERREPONT… JAYPIERREPONT JAYPIERREPONT (Hangsupphone.) REMEMBERME, (CrossesU.R.) ROSEMARY… ICAN'TSTANDIT.
BOY,WHENYOU WHATEVERSEEITONYOUR HAPPENEDTO (Sits.)(Rises.)
OWNDOOR ROSEMARY?THEREIS THEREIS
(CrossesD.R.)
WONDERFULMUSIC WONDERFULMUSICINTHEVERY INTHEVERY IWILLRETURN!SOUNDOFYOURNAME. SOUNDOFYOURNAME. IWILLRETURN!
ENDOFACTONE
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#21–Entr’acte(Orchestra)
ACTTWOSceneI#22–OpeningAct2(Orchestra)
(THEOUTEROFFICE.AlloftheOFFICEGIRLS,izcltit1iiigSMITTY,aresittingaround,gossiping.BUDFRUMPisstandingL.ofC.belowrowofdesks,crossesR.toTACKABERRY)'whoisstandingR.ofC.withTOYNBEE.Hewhisperssomethingtothem,theyexitR.BRATTenters(J.R.fromtheexecutivesuite,crossesDR.ofC.BUDturns,crossesL.tohimandwhisperssomethingtohim.BRATTcrossesL.andsits.JENKINSentersL.,BUDcrossestohimstoppinghimL.ofC.andwhisperstohim.TheGIRLSU.S.havebeenobservingtheabovebusiness.SMITTY,C.,crossesR.toMISSKRUMHOLTZ.TheybothcrossD.,observingFrumpandJenkinsstageR.)
SMITTYThere'ssurealotofwhisperinggoingontoday.
MISSKRUMHOLTZIt'stheMerchandiseMafiaatwork.
(BUDandJENKINSexitL.)EversinceFinchbecameavicepresident,they'veallbeenscaredoutoftheirwits.When'sthebigmeeting.?
SMITTYIt'ssetforthisafternoon.IhopePontycomesupwithsomething.
(ROSEMARYentersU.R.fromtheexecutivesuite.Sheisdressedfordeparture:hat,bag,etc.SMITTYcrossestoher.MISSKRUMHOLTZcrossesU.tothegirlsatthedesks.)
Whereareyougoing?
ROSEMARY(C.)
Home.
SMITTYAtteno'clockinthemorning?
ROSEMARYI'veresigned.I'mquitting.
SMITTYNonsense.You'vebeenthreateningthatallweek.
ROSEMARYThistimeit'sofficial.
(CrossesR.)Ileftaletterofresignationonhisdesk.Waittillhereadsit.
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SMITTY(CrossesR.)
But,uh
ROSEMARYSmitty,Ijustcan'ttakeitanymore.Idon'tmindapersonignoringmecompletelyaslongashepaysalittleattention.
(CrossesR.)Smitty,hedoesn'tneedme.
SMITTY
(CrossesR.)Hedidtellyouhelovedyouandthathewantedtomarryyou.
(THREEGIRLSdriftdowntoheartheconversation.)
ROSEMARYSssshh,Smitty,thatwassupposedtobeasecret.
SMITTYOh,don'tworry.Ihaven'ttoldanybody.
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(L.ofSMITTY)What'sthematter?
SMITTYRosemaryisresigningfromFinch.
FIRSTGIRL
(L.ofMISSKRUMHOLTZ)ButIthoughthewasgoingtomarryher.
SECONDGIRL(L.ofFIRSTGIRL)
That'swhatIthought.
MISSKRUMHOLTZMe,too.
(SMITTYcrossesL.,tryingtoshushtheGIRLSasROSEMARYcrossesL.toSMJTTY,looksatheraccusingly.)
SMITTY
(Apologetically)Ionlytoldthegirls.
(ToGIRLS.)Don'tworry.Shewillforgivehim.
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ROSEMARYNever!
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(TakesROSEMARYU.S.toseconddeskfromC.)
SMITTY
(CrossesU.toL.ofROSEMARY)Look,Rosemary,there'sonethingyoucan'toverlook‐that'sloyalty.
ROSEMARYI'vebeenveryloyaltohim.
SMITTYIdon'tmeantohim.Imeantous...usgirls.
GIRLSThat'sright.Sure.Uhhuh.Etc.#23–Cinderella,Darling(Smitty,Rosemary,Girls)
SMITTYHOWOFTENDOESITHAPPENTHATASECRETARY'SBOSSWANTSTOMARRY'ER?
GIRLS
HALLELUJAH!SMITTY
HOWOFTENDOESTHEDREAMCOMETRUE
WITHOUTASIGNOFCONFLICTORBARRIER?
GIRLS
HALLELUJAH!
SMITTYWHYTREATAMANLIKEHEWASATYPHOIDCARRIER?HOWOFTENCANYOUFLYFROMTHJLANDOFCARBONPAPER
(FOURGIRLScrossD.L.)
TOTHELANDOFFLOWER'DCHINTZ?
GIRLSHALLELUJAH!
SMITTY
HOWOFTENDOESACINDERELLAGETACRACKATTHEPRINCE?
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GIRLS
CINDERELLAANDTHEPRINCE!
ROSEMARY
Cinderella?Wait,aminute.I'mnoCinderella.I'vegoteighty‐fivedollarsinthebankandasavingsbond.
SMITTY
It'notamatterofmoney.He'savicepresident.Thatmakeshimautomaticallyaprince.True?
GIRLSTrue?
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
So,you'reautomaticallyaCinderella.
AGIRLSee?
(ShoveswastepaperbasketonROSEMARY'sfootasaglassslipper.)
SMITTYDon'tyourealize...
(Sings)YOU'REAREAL,LIVEFAIRYTALE;ASYMBOLDIVINE.SO,IFNOTFORYOUROWNSAKE,PLEASE,DARLING,FORMINE.
GIRLSANDMINE,ANDMINE,ANDMINE.DON'T,DON'T,DON'T,CINDERELLA,DARLING,DON'TTURNDOWNTHEPRINCE!
SMITTY
DON'TREWRITEYOURSTORY;
(CrossesD.L.)
YOU'RETHELEGEND,THEFOLKLORE,THEWORKINGGIRL'SDREAMOFGLORY!
(ROSEMARYcrossesD.C.GIRLSgatheraround.) ALLWEWERERAISEDONYOU,DARLING,
ANDWE'VELOVEDYOUEVERSINCE.(Theybackaway.)
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ALLDON'TMESSUPAMAJORMIRACLE,
DON'T,CINDERELLA,(TheyallcrosstoROSEMARY)
DON'TTURNDOWNTHEPRINCF.(GIRLtakeswastebasketoffherfoot.)
SMITTYOH,LETUSLIVEITWITHYOUEACHHOUROFEACHDAY.
FIRSTGIRL
ONFROMBERGDORFGOODMAN...
SECONDGIRL
TOELIZABETHARDEN
THIRDGIRLINTHESTATIONWAGON...
FOURTHGIRL
HURRYFROMTWENTY‐ONE...
FIFTHGIRLTOTHETARRYTOWNP.T.A.
ROSEMARY
No.NewRochelle!
GIRLSNEWROCHELLEP.T.A.,PLEASE!
SMITTYOH,DONOTLEAVEUSMINUS,
GIRLS
PLEASE!
SMITTYOURVICARIOUSBONUS,
GIRLS
PLEASE!
(DANCERtakesboxoftissuesfromdesk,crossesD.andplacesatissueonROSEMARY'Shead.ANOTHERDANCER.foldspieceofpaperasflowerbouquet,handsittoROSEMARY)
SMITTYWEWANTTOSEEHISHIGHNESS
GIRLS
PLEASE!
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SMITTYMARRIEDTOYOURLOWNESS.
(ALLkneel)
GIRLS
AH
SMITTY
ONYOU,CINDERELLA,SITSTHEONUS,
GIRLSAH
SMITTY
SOWHENYOUNAMETHEHAPPYDAY,PLEASEPHONEUS,
(Theyrise.)
ALLPHONEUS!BUTDON'T,DON'T,DON'T,CINDERELLA,DARLING,DON'TTURNDOWNTHEPRINCE.
(CrossU.L)
SMITTYWHYSPOILOURENJOYMENT;YOU'RETHEFABLE,THESYMBOLOFGLORIFIEDUNEMPLOYMENT!
(TheylineuponeithersideofROSEMARY.)
ALLWEWERERAISEDONYOU,DARLING,
(ALLcloseinandhugher.)
ANDWE'VELOVEDYOUEVERSINCE.DON'TLOUSEUPOURFAV'RITEFAIRYTALE;DON'T,CINDERELLA,
(ALLbackaway.)DON'T,DON'T,DON'T;DON'T,CINDERELLA,DON'T,DON'T,DON'T;DON'T,.CINDERELLA,DON'T!DON'TTURNDOWNTHEPRINCE!
ROSEMARY
AllrightI'llgivehimonemorechance.
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ALLHALLELUJAH!
Scene2
(FINCH'SNEWADVERTISINGOFFICE.OnriseanoverhangingspeciallightpicksFINCHupathisdesk.FINCHisreadingthebook.)
BOOKVOICE
Soyouarenowavicepresident.Youhaveclimbedtheladderofsuccessrung,bypainfulrung,untilyouhavealmostreachedthetop.Youhavedonebeautifully.Unlessyouarevicepresidentinchargeofadvertising.Inthatcaseyouareinterribletrouble.Thereisonlyonethingthatcansaveyou.Youmustgetabrilliantidea.Thequickestwaytogetideasistodevelopthem.Thatis,youmustexaminetheundeveloped,worthlessnotionsofothersandaddtothemthatextrasomethingthatmakestheideayourown.Anundevelopednotionmaycomefromtheleastlikelysource.Bealert!Youneverknowwhowillbringittoyou.
(BUDentersL.)
BUDHi,Ponty.
FINCHHello,Bud.
(Rises.)BUD
SorryIbustedin,buttherewasnooneoutside.
(Lookingaround,crossesittoFINCH'Sdesk.)FirsttimeI'veseenyournewoffice.
(PeeksatwhatisonPINCH'Sdesk.FINCHquicklyturnsoverpapers.)Quitealayout.Myfavorite.style‐ChineseProvincial.
(CrossesL.,Sits.)Isupposeyou'rewonderingwhyI'mhere.
FINCH
(CrossesD.R.ofdesk)Frankly,yes.
BUD (Rises,crossesit)Ponty,Iwantyouandmetobefriends.Youknow,smokumpeacepipe.You'veneverlikedme.
FINCH(CrossesL.towardsBUD)
Oh,Bud…
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BUDDon'tdenyit.Itstrue,andIdon'tblameyou.I'vebeenano‐goodback‐bitingfink.
FINCH
Oh,Bud,that'sabitstrong.BUD
Howwouldyouputit?
FINCHIguessyourwayisbest.
BUDWellI'dliketochangeallthat.
(CrossesittoFINCH.)NowIknowyou'restuckforanidea,andIwasthinking...
FINCH
Nowwaitaminute,Bud.Iamnotstuck.BUD
(Goingon)Iwasthinkingthatgive‐awayshowsaregoingtocomebackand...
FINCH
Idon'tneedanyoneelse'sideasand...
(Suddentake.)Whatwasthat?
BUD (Verycasual)Well,Ihavethisideaforagive‐awayprogram.It'scalledtheWorldWideWicketTreasureHunt.Wehideathousanddollarsavingsbondsomewhereandeveryweekontelevisionwegivecluesastowhereitis.
(PutsscriptintoFINCH'Shands.)Look,asyousay,youdon'tneedanidea,butletmeleavethiswithyouandifyougetachance,lookitover.Becausethemeeting'sinafewlittlewhile.Imeanit'ssoon.
(Drawsfingeracrossthroat.StartsoffL.)
FINCHUh,Bud
(BUDstops.)
Whatdidyourunclesaywhenyoutoldhimaboutthis?
BUD
Ihaven'ttoldittohim,Ponty.IfIbroughtittohim,hewouldn'tlisten.That'sIbroughtittoyou.
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FINCH
Youhaven'ttoldittoyouruncle?BUD
No,Ponty.
(CrossesR.toFINCH,reachesformanuscript.)Look.if you’renotinterested…
FINCH(Keepingscript)
Well,Bud,theideadoesn'tgivememuchnourishmentbutmaybeI'llgiveitabitofathink‐think.
BUDFeelfreetouseit.
(HestartsL.,stopsandsings.)#24–IHaveReturned(Bud)
(BUD)
IHAVERETURNED. (HegoesL.)
FINCH
(Leftalone,looksatmanuscriptcarefully,crossesabovedesk)Treasurehunt.Couldbe.Athousanddollarbond.Thisthingneedssomekindofanewtwist.(ROSEMARYentersL.)
ROSEMARY
Ponty,I'mback.Ichangedmymind.
(CrossesR.toR.ofC.)
FINCH(Stilllostinthought)
Oh,MissPilkington.
ROSEMARY
(CrossesR.todesk)Idon'tblameyouforbeingcoldtome.ButIdidchangemymind.
FINCH(Crossesbackabovedesk,stillpreoccupiedwithmanuscript)
Aboutwhat?
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ROSEMARY
AboutwhatIsaidintheletter.
FINCHWhatletter?
ROSEMARYMyletterofresignation.
FINCHYourresignationfromwhat?
ROSEMARYTheGirlScoutsofAmerica.
FINCHOh.
ROSEMARYDon'tyouunderstand?
(Shepicksupletterofresignationfromdesk,showsittohimslamsitdown,thencrossesL.bysettee.)
I'vequit,resigned,leftyouforever!
FINCHWhyareyoudoingthat?
ROSEMARY(Yelling)
BecauseIwas.hurt,humiliated,ignored,upset!
FINCH(Startled)
Whodidthattoyou?
ROSEMARYYou.
FINCH
Me.Itcouldn'thavebeenme.Ihaven'tsaidtenwordstoyouallweek.
(ROSEMARYstaresathim.)True?
ROSEMARYTrue.(Shesitsonsettee.)
FINCHGood.Nowlisten,MissPilkington.
ROSEMARYMustyoucallmethat?Can'tyoucallmeRosemary?
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FINCHNo.AndIwantyoutocallmeMr.Finch,untilyou'reMrs.Finch.
ROSEMARY(Dreamysmile)
AmIreallygoingtobe.Mrs.Finch?
FINCH(CrossesL.belowdesktohe,)
Oh,comeon.Ithoughtthatwasallsettled.
ROSEMARYIkeepthinkingmaybeyouforgot.
FINCHWell,Ihaven't.You'regoingtobeMrs.Finchbecausewe'regoingtobemarried.Now,maywediscusssomeseriousmatters?
ROSEMARYOh,sure.
FINCHMissPilkington,IhavesomethingIwantyoutohear.
(Crossesitabovedesk.)Ihavefinallycomeupwithanewideaforatelevisionprogram.I'mthinkingofcallingittheWorldWideWicketTreasureHunt.
(CrossestoC.)Theprizewouldbeathousanddollarbond.Doyouthinkthat'senough?
(ROSEMARYlooksathimraptly,doesn'tanswer.FINCHcrossesL.toher.)Maybeweoughttomakethattwenty‐fivethousanddollars.Listencarefully,Rosemary.
(CrossestoC.)Whatwouldyousayifwegaveawayahundredthousanddollars?
(Shedoesn'tanswer.Hecrossestoheratsettee.)Twohundredthousand?
ROSEMARYIdon'tcareifyougiveawaythewholecompany.Iloveyou.
FINCH(Staresather,thenlooksfrontwithahappysmileonhisfaces)Saythatagain.
ROSEMARYIloveyou.
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FINCH
No,beforethat.
ROSEMARY(Puzzled)
IsaidIdon'tcareifyougiveawaythewholecompany.
FINCH
(CrossesR.)That'sit!We'llgiveawaythecompany.Whataprize!Oh,Idon'tmeanthewholecompany.
(CrossesR.belowdesk.)Imeanstock.Inthecompany.Nobodycouldresistthatthesedays.I'vegottohavetimetoworkthisout.I'vegottospeaktoMr.Biggley.
(Hepicksupphone.ROSEMARYrises,crossestohim.)He'sgottogivemeapostponement.
(Hangsup.)No,I'llgoseehim.
ROSEMARY
Goodluck,Mr.Finch.
FINCH
Thankyou,MissPilkington.
(HestartsoffL.)
ROSEMARY
Say
(Hestopsandlooksather.)Whatabouttakingmetolunch?Nobodyhastoseeus.
FINCH(Reprovingly)
MissPilkington.
ROSEMARY(Withasmile)
I'msorryMr.Finch.
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#25–HappytoKeepHisDinnerWarm(Reprise)(Rosemary)
(HeexitsL.)
ROSEMARY
OH,TOBELOVEDBYAMANWITHAGOAL,TOWATCHASHECLIMBSWITHAPURPOSEINLIFEANDPURITYOFSOUL.OH,TOBETHEREINACORNEROFHISMIND;DARLING,ABSENTMIND...SUCHHEAVEN
(CrossesL.tosettee.)
WEARINGTHEWIFELYUNIFORMWHILEHEGOESONWARDANDUPWARD.
(Sitsonsettee.)HAPPYTOKEEPHISDINNERWARMTILLHECOMESWEARILYHOMEFROMDOWNTOWN.
(Ridesoffonsettee.)
#25a–Knitorama(Orchestra)
Scene3
(BIGGLEY'SOFFICE.BIGGLEYissittingatdesk,knitting.HEDYentersfromL.,headsfordoortoinneroffice.Shegoesin,goestoBIGGLEY,staresatFilmsandattheknitting.)
HEDY
(L.ofBIGGLEY)
Areyoupregnantorsomething?
BIGGLEY
(Startled,dropsknitting,rises)Huh?Oh,Iwasjustub...uh...checkingonsomenewplasticyarn...Hedy,Itoldyouneverto...
(BUDhaswalkedinbehindHEDY.BIGGLEYsuddenlyseeshim.)Whatthehelldoyouwant?
(HEDYcrossesU.S.toC.,looksoutwindow.)
BUD
J.B.,yourememberthattelevisionideaIoncetoldyouabout...thetreasurehunt?
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BIGGLEY(CrossesL.toBUD)
ItoldyouwhatIthoughtofthattreasurehunt.
BUD
Ijustwantedtoremindyouthatyoudidn'tlikeit.
(HeexitsL.BIGGLEYopensdoor,looksaround.1IEDYcrossesD.R.,waitingimpatiently.BIGGLEYclosesdoor,crossesDR.belowdesktoHEDY.)
BIGGLEY
Darling,I'vetoldyouthatduringofficehoursIcan'tmeetwithyou.
HEDY
Ididnotintendtoembarrassyou.Ijustcameforabusinesspurpose.
BIGGLEY
Business?HEDY
Iwishtotenderyouwithmyresignation.
BIGGLEYYourresignation?Whatareyougoingtodo?
HEDY
I'monmywaytoLosAngeles.I'vebeenofferedaverysuitablepositionthere.
BIGGLEYLosAngeles?Hedy,youcan't.Tellmewhatthisisallabout.
HEDYIjustgotaletterfromagirlfriend.She'sworkingforabigcosmeticfirmoutthere.Shedemonstratesskincreams
BIGGLEY(Horrified)
Skincream
HEDYYes.Inallthosebigglamorousdepartmentstores.Andshecangetmeajob.
BIGGLEYThat'sundignified.Youcan'trunarounddemonstratingsomefakegoo.
HEDY(Indignant)
Itisnotafake.It'saveryfineskincreamcalledDermoblast.Doyouknowwhatit'smadefrom?
BIGGLEYPlease,don'ttellme.
HEDYIt'smadefromsharkbellyjelly.
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BIGGLEYIwasafraidofthat.Yousaidyouwantedacareer.Whatkindofafutureisthereinsharkbellies?
HEDYMorethanthereisaroundhere.Notasingleguyaroundherewillusemeashissecretary.
(CrossesR.)TheystayawayfrommelikeIhadanextremelytropicaldisease.
BIGGLEYHedy,ifyoucouldjustbepatient.
HEDYNo.I'vemadeupmymind.Bonvoyage.
(ShestartsOffL.)
BIGGLEYWell,goodluck,dear.
(SitsinchairC.)
HEDY
(Stops,turns)Huh?
BIGGLEYI'llmanagesomehow.OnlyhowwillIspendthoselonelynights?
HEDYYoucouldstayhome.
BIGGLEYIcan'tstayhome.I'mamarriedman
HEDYOh,you'lldoallright.
BIGGLEYHedy,Ican'tlivewithoutyou.
HEDY
(CrossesR.toBIGGLEY)Youmeanthat?
BIGGLEY
(Rises,crossesD.C.)OfcourseIdo.IknowIseemtohaveeverything.OldrichJ.B.Biggley.OldMoneybags.Peoplecometomewithtreasurehunts.Mydayisspenttalkingmoney.Andwhatdoesitallmean?Nothing.Hedy,nothingmeansanythingwithoutyou.
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#26–LoveFromAHeartOfGold(Biggley,Hedy)
HEDY
(CrossesD.C.tohisL.)Nowwaitaminute.Don'tstartgettingsincere.That'snotfair.
BIGGLEYWHEREWILLIFINDATREASURELIKETHELOVEFROMAHEARTOFGOLD;
(ReachesoverandholdsHEDY'Shand.)
EVERTRUSTINGANDSWEET,ANDAWAITINGMYPLEASURE;(Letsgoofherhand.)
RAINORSHINE…HOTORCOLD…WEALTHFARBEYONDALLMEASURE,MAYBEHEREINMYHANDSIHOLD.
(HEDYturnsU.S.,takesouthandkerchief)
AH,BUTWHEREWILLIFINDTHATONETREASUREOFTREASURES,THELOVEFROMAHEARTOFGOLD.
HEDY(Sheturnstohim)Ineverknewyoufeltthatway.
BIGGLEYNooneknowsthis,butI'mextremelyemotional.
HEDYGoddammit,soamI.
WHEREWILLIFINDATREASURELIKETHELOVEFROMAHEARTOFGOLD;EVERTRUSTINGANDSWEETANDAWAITINGMYPLEASURE;RAINORSHINE
BIGGLEY
RAINORSHINEHEDY
HOTORCOLD BIGGLEY
HOTORCOLD HEDY
WEALTHFARBEYONDALLMEASURE,MAYBESOONINMYHANDSI'LLHOLD.
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(HEDY)
AH,BUTWHEREIFINDTHATONETREASUREOFTREASURES,
(BIGGLEYpince‐nezdropsoff)
BOTHTHELOVEFROMAHEARTOFGOLD.
BIGGLEY
(Headtohead)Iknewyou'dunderstand.
HEDY
Oh,Ido,Ido.Youknow,Ihaveanideathatmightsolveeverything.
BIGGLEYWhat?
HEDYWhydon'tIbeyoursecretary?
BIGGLEY
You'reoutofyourmind.Imean,IhaveMissJones.
(CrossesL.,sitsdown.ShefollowsuptohisL.)
HEDY
IcouldassistMissJones.Icouldlearnalotfromher.
BIGGLEYHmnmmmmm.
HEDY
(WalkingquicklytodoorL.andopeningit)Youdon'twantmeasyoursecretary.
(FINCHentersstageL.Hestopsbelowdoorandhearsthatsomethingprivateisgoingon.)
BIGGLEY(Rises,stopsher)
Wait,Hedyjustbepatient.
HEDY(Verysweetly)
Allright,dear.I'llbepatient.
(Changestone.)I'llgiveyoutwenty‐fourhours.Afterthatit'sgoodbyeWickets,Hello,Dermoblast.
(Exitsthroughdoor.)
BIGGLEYBut,Hedy.
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(Heslumpsinhischair,turnsitU.S.TRAVELERCLOSES.HEDYcrossesD.andseesFINCH,whohascrossedL.ofC.)
HEDYHi,Finchy.
(CrossesR.tohim.)Ishouldbeveryangrywithyou,Cutie‐Pie.
(Pincheshischeek)FINCH
Hello,Hedy.Where'sMissJones?IwantedtoseeMr.Biggley.
HEDYHe'snotdoinganything.Youcangoin.
(StartsoffR,crossingbelowFINCH.)
FINCHSay,Hedy
(Shestops.)Areyouquitting?
HEDYUnlessIhearotherwisetothecontrary.
FINCH(CrossestoHEDY)
Maybewecanhelpeachother.
HEDYGood.Let'sbustouttogether.
FINCHI'vegotadifferentidea.Hedy,I'dliketotalktoyoualone.Let'ssee,wherecouldwego?
HEDYLet'sgotomyplace.
FINCHThisisbusiness.
HEDYOkay,thenlet'sgotoyourplace.
FINCHUh….
HEDY
Tellyouwhat,takemeoutandbuymelunch.Whataboutoneo'clock?Meetyoudownstairs.
FINCHWell.I
HEDYDoyouwanttotalkordon'tyou?
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FINCH(Afterapause)
Okay.Butwe'dbettermeetaroundthecorner.
HEDY(StartsoffL.)
Gotcha,cutie!Chicken...!
(SheexitsL.asFINCHstartsforBIGGLEY'officecool')#26a–TheLunchDate(Orchestra)
Scene4
(MEN'SWASHROOMOFTHEWORLDWIDEWICKETCOMPANYThereisarowofninesinksD.S.andfrarnesrepresentingmirrors.BRATT,atthirdsinkfromL.,andDAVIS,atthirdsinkfromR.,arewashingtheirhandsatsinks.PhoneU.S.L.wallRINGStwice.BRATTshakeswateroffhishands,goestophone,picksitup.)
BRATT
(Atphone)
Hello,executivewashroom.Yeah,I'mdownhere.What?Themeeting'satfour‐thirty.Comeondown.We'llmakeplans.
(Hangsup,goesbacktosink.TOYNBEEentersL.)
TOYNBEEBigmeeting'stoday,huh?
(CrossesU.andhangscoatonhookU.S.)
BRATT (Lookingatwatch)Yeah. (TACKABERRYentersL.,crossesR.JENKINSfollowshimon,crossestolastsinkL.)
TACKABERRY
HearanythingaboutwhatFinchisplanning?
(CrossesU.andhangscoatonhookU.S.)
BRATTJ.B.gavehimapostponement,SOhemusthavesomething.YOUknow,fellows,I'mreallybeginningtogetalittlescaredofFinch.
JENKINSMe,too.Ifwedon'tstophimprettysoon…
(Shakeshishead.)
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BRATT
He'llprobablyhaveusallworkinginthemailroom.
(BUDentersL.)
BUDHi,men.
(CrossesittoC.OTHERMENgreethim.)
TACKABERRYHearanything,Bud?
BUDChaps,ourworriesareover.Finchisgoingaheadwith...well,believeme,he'sdead‐dead‐dead.AndI'msohappyIcouldcry.
TACKABERRYThat'sverypleasantnews.
BRATTIdon'tknow.Finchhasawayofbouncing.Iwouldn'tbelievehewasdeadifIreadhisobituary.
BUD
(CrossesL.toBRATT)OrdinarilyI'dagreewithyou.Finchisverysmart.Butdon'tforgethe'snowinadvertising.Andthatdoessomethingtomen'sbrains.
(Suddenlystops,looksoffstageL.)Ohoh.
(CrossesR.tosecondsink,speakscasually.)HasanybodyseenmyWildrootCreamOil?
(FINCHentersL.,crossestoC.sink.MENhaveresumedwashing.)
FINCHHiyah,men.
BRATTAllsetforthebigmeeting?(BUDcrossesU.R.andhangsuphiscoat.JENKINScrossesU.L.andhangsuphiscoat.Theycrossbacktotheirrespectivesinks.)
FINCHCouldbe,couldbe,Wishmeluck,men.
ALLGoodluck.
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#27–IBelieveinYou(Finch,Men)
MENGOTTASTOPTHATMAN,IGOTTASTOPTHATMANCOLD…ORHE'LLSTOPME.
(ALLsmileatFINCH.FINCHcrossesU.andhangshiscoatonhookU.C.)
BIGDEAL,BIGROCKET, THINKSHEHASTHEWORLDINHISPOCKET.
GOTTASTOP,GOTTASTOP,GOTTASTOPTHATMAN,THATMAN.(AllMENfadeU.S.FINCHcrossesD.toC.sink,looksathimselfinthemirrorfacingtheaudience.)
FINCHNOW,THEREYOUARE,YES,THERE'STHATFACE;THATFACETHATSOMEHOWITRUST.ITMAYEMBARRASSYOUTOHEARMESAYIT,BUTSAYITIMUST,SAYITIMUST!YOUHAVETHECOOLCLEAREYESOFASEEKEROFWISDOMANDTRUTH;YETTHERE'STHATUPTURNEDCHIN,ANDTHEGRINOFIMPETUOUSYOUTH.OH,IBELIEVEINYOU,IBELIEVEINYOU.
(CrossesL.)
IHEARTHESOUNDOFGOOD,SOLID(Picksupbarofsoap.)
JUDGMENTWHENEVERYOUTALK;YET,THERE'STHEBOLD,BRAVESPRINGOFTHETIGERTHATQUICKENSYOURWALK.
(CrossesIttoC.sink.)
OH,IBELIEVEINYOU,IBELIEVEINYOU.(Washeshands.)
ANDWHENMYFAITHINMYFELLOWMANALLBUTFALLSAPART;I'VEBUTTOFEELYOURHANDGRASPINGMINE,ANDITAKEHEART,ITAKEHEART…TOSEETHECOOLCLEAREYESOFA
(CrossesL.,picksuptowelfromlastsink.)
SEEKEROFWISDOMANDTRUTH;
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(FINCH)(CrossesR.toC.sink.)
YET,WITHTHESLAM,BANG,TANGREMINISCENTOFGINANDVERMOUTH,OH,IBELIEVEINYOU,OH,IBELIEVEINYOU.
MEN(PuttingoncoatsU.S.)
GOTTASTOPTHATMAN,(MENcrossD.tosinks.)
GOTTASTOPTHATMAN(MENholdandfreezeforabeat.FINCHpicksupelectricrazorandbeginstoshave.)
ORHE'LLSTOPME.BIGWHEEL,BIGBEAVER,BOILINGHOTWITHFRONTOFFICEFEVER.GOTTASTOP,GOTTASTOP,GOTTASTOPTHATMAN.
(FINCHstopsshaving.)
FINCHOH,IBELIEVEINYOU,
MEN
DON'TLETHIMBESUCHAHERO.
FINCH
IBELIEVEINYOUMEN
STOPTHATMAN,COTTASTOPHIM,
FINCH
(Lookinginmirror)
YOUMEN
STOPTHATMAN,GOTTASTOPHIM,
FINCHYOU
MEN
STOPTHATMAN,GOTTASTOPTHATMAN!(ALLlookatFINCH.Afterapplause:)
GOTTASTOPTHATMAN,(ALLcrossL.towardlastsink.FINCHcrossesU.andgetscoat.).
I'VECOTTASTOPTHATMANCOLDORHE'LLSTOPME.
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(MENexitL.)FINCH
(CrossesD.toC.sink)
IBELIEVEINYOU,(HewalksofL.)
IBELIEVEINYOU.
#27a–IntoBoardRoom(Orchestra)
Scene5
(THEBOARDROOM.InthedarkwehearBOOKVOICEoverthespeaker.)
BOOKVOICE
Thefarmerspendshistimeinthefields,thelaborerathismachine,andthebusinessmanatmeetings.
(LIGHTSdimuprevealingtheboardroom.WehearORGANMUSICplayingoffstage.ThereisalargetablewiththreeconeshapedchairsoneithersideandoneU.S.forBIGGLEY.Thereisabackdropcontainingvariouschartsandmaps.TACKABERRY,DAVIS,BUD,BRAVE,JENKINSandTOYNBEEenterfroinL.TACKABERRYandDAVIScrossandstandbehindtwoD.L.chairs.BUDcrossestothirdchair.,butBRATpusheshimasideandtakeshisplace.BUDcrossesabovetabletothefirstchairU.S.R.JENKlNSfollozvshim,pusheshimD.S.tothenextchair.TOYNBEE,behindJENKINS,pushesBUDtothelastandonlyremainingchairDR.Theyallremainstandingbehindchairs.Theatmosphereisthatofahushedcathedral.BIGGLEYentersL.carrying.afolder,crossestoU.S.C.chair.ThenhenodstotheMEN,hesits,theyfollowsuit.ORGANMUSICfadesout.)
BIGGLEY
Gentlemen.
(Lookingaround.)Where'sFinch?
BRATT
(SeatedL.ofBIGGLEY)Nothereyet,sir.
BIGGLEY
We'llstartwithouthim.WehavealotofotherbusinesstotakecareofbeforewecometoFinch'spresentation.
(Pulloutpapers.Theyallareveryattentive.Lookingatpaper:)Bratt…
116 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BRATT(Jumpstoattention)
Yes,J.B.?BIGGLEY
Thatstuffyourecommendedformycrabgrassdoesn'tworkatall.
BRATT
Ican'tunderstandit,J.B.Itworkedbeautifullyonmylawn.
BIGGLEY
Mylawnisamess.Bettercomeupwithsomethingnew.
BRATTRight,J.B.
BUD(SeatedD.R.)
Weneverhaveanytroublewithcrabgrassatourplace.
BIGGLEY
Whatdoyouuse?BUD
Cement.
(Theyalllookathim.)Sorry,J.B.Justalittlejoke.
BIGGLEY
Gentlemen,youwillexcusemynephew.It'sacombinationofyouth,highspiritsandextremestupidity....Now,let'ssee
(HisphoneBUZZES.Hepicksupphone.)Yes?Oh.We'vebeenwaitingforhim.Sendhimin.
(Hangsup.)It'sFinch.
(Theyalllookoffstageexpectantly.TwoOFFICEBoysenterL.carryinganeasel.TheycrossD.L.ofC.Thetitlechartreads"AFinchPresentation."FINCHfollowsfrom,L.,crossesU.toR.ofBIGGLEY.)
FINCH
(ToEXECUTIVES)Gentlemen,I'dliketopresentmynewapproachtoWicketadvertising.It'sbasedonanideawhich,inmyhumbleopinion,isbrilliant.
BIGGLEY
Soundspromising.Proceed,Finch.(FINCHclickscricket.MENremovetitlechart,disclosingapaintingofMountVesuvius.)Whatthehellisthat?
117 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINCH
ApictureofMountVesuvius,ineruption.ThatgivesYouanideaoftheimpactournewtelevisionshowisgoingtohave.Now,J.B.,anexample…
(Clickscricket.MENturndownpicture,revealcopyofCoverofTimewithBIGGLEYpictureonit.)
...ofthekindofnationalpublicityyoucanlookforward.
BUD(Seeingcoveroflime)
Oh,God!FINCH
ThecoverofTime.
(Clickscricket.MENdisclosecoverofNewsweekwithBIGGLEY’spictureonit.)ThecoverofNewsweek.
(Clickscricket.MENdisclosecoverofSportsillustratedwithBIGGLEYandhisgolfoutfit.)Andfinally,J.B.,theGolferoftheYear.
(EXECUTIVESreact.)BIGGLEY
VeryInteresting.FINCH
(Gettingdowntoseriousbusiness)Now
(MENdiscloselargemap.SECONDMANthenexitsD.L.topick.uptotoyrocketlaterinpresentation.)
Thisisamapofthepotentialwicketmarket,dividedintosocial,geographicandethnicgroups.Itshowshowwewillmakedeeppenetrationandoverwhelmingsaturationinthoseareaswhereresistancehaslongbeenpeakiest.
(FIRSTMANflipscard,revealingsaleschartwithredlinegoingsharplydownward.)
BIGGLEYIlikethisthinking.
FINCH(CrossesL.toeasel.)
Thankyou.Nowhereisasaleschartofthepastfiscalyear...
(CrossesR.totable.)…whichreflectsthedisastrouseffectourformeradvertisIngpolicyintermsofpercapitaconsumptionofwickets. (CrossesDL.Ofeasel)Notethesharpdeclinefromnormalregularity.Down,down,down.
118 HOWTOSUCCEEDINBUSINESSWITHOUTREALLYTRYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(FINCHturnsL.,reachesintowings.MANhandshimtoyrocket.HecrossesR.totable,putsrocketdown.)
(FINCH)
Andthisiswhat'sgoingtohappentooursaleswhenwefinallygetgoing,aswewill.
(Releasestoyrocket,shootingitintotheair.)Up,up,up!
(CrossesD.L.ofeasel,turnssaleschartonsidesothatsaleslinecurvesupward)Andthereyouare.
(Heflipslastcardover.withtheaidoftheFIRSTOFFICEBOY,revealinganenlargedphotoofFINCH'sfacewiththewords"TheEnd"underneath.HethenshakeshandswiththeFIRSTOFFICEBOY,thencrossesU.LtoL.ofBIGGLEY.SECONDOFFICEBOYentersL.,crossestoeaselandBOTHMENexitwitheaselL.)
BIGGLEY
Finch,Ithinkyou'vedoneit.Verygood.
BUD(Rappingontable)
CouldIaskaquestion,J.B.?
(FINCHcrossesabovetabletoDR.ofBUD.)
BIGGLEYYes.
BUDWhatishisidea?
BIGGLEYYouheard.Atelevisionshowthatwillgiveuspenetrationandpeakreaction.Soundsgreat,Finch.Great!Doesn'tit,men?
MEN
Hmmmmm.
BUDButwhat'stheideafortheshow?
BIGGLEY
Idon'tseewhyyouhavetobesodamnednegative.Theonlythingsyouevercomeupwitharelousyideasliketreasurehunts.
(BUDturnstolookatFINCH.FINCHlooksathim.)Allright,Finch,whatistheideafortheshow?
FINCH
Idon'tthinkI'mgoingtotellittoyou.
(CrossesU.toR.ofBIGGLEY.)
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BIGGLEYWhatdoYoumean?
FINCH
Youknow,j.B.,i'vealwaysthoughtofyouasamanofbreadthandvisionopentonewideas.Butnowidon'tknow.I'mthrown
BIGGLEYBywhat?
FINCHThewayyoujustspoketoBudabouthit,;ideaforatreasurehunt.Youdismissedit.Thefactis,therearetreasurehuntsandtreasurehunts.WhenBudbroughtittome,Ithoughtitwasarottenidea,too.
(CrossesD.R.)
BIGGLEYIshouldhopeso.
FINCH
(CrossesL.toC.oftable)
ButthenIrememberedsomething.J.B.,youknowanideainitselfisnothing.It'sthedevelopmentthatcounts.LeonardodaVincidrewsomesketchesforaflyingmachine,butittookAmericanknow‐howtodevelopthemintotheBoeing707.
(CrossesU.L.ofBIGGLEY)AmannamedGatlingonceinventedalittlemachinegun,butittookamightybraintotakethissimplelittlemachinegunanddevelopitintoagreatprogramlike
(Slamstable.)"TheUntouchables."WhenIthoughtofthat,Bud'ssillylittleideabecameachallengetome,andIsaid,"I'mgoingtotakethisideaofBudFrump'sanddefrumpit.Firstorall,mytreasureisnotabond,andit'snotmoney.It'sstock.
MENStock!
FINCHFiftythousandsharesofstock.
BIGGLEYStock?Inourcompany?
FINCH
Thesedayspeoplelikestockbetterthanmoney.
BRATT
Howcanweissuefiftythousandextrasharesofstock? (MENreact.)
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FINCH(TurnstoBRATT)
That'snoproblem.It'sasimplematteroftakingtheconvertibledebenturesfromthesinkingfund,issuingstockoptionswhichareexchangeableforrights,whichwethenconvertintononvotingcommonandreplacewithwarrants.
BRATTTellmethatagain.
FINCHIcan't.
JENKINSItcan'tbedone,J.B.
BIGGLEY
Itcan'tbedone.
FINCHButifitcould,wouldn'titcreateatremendousexcitement?
BIGGLEYButitcan'tbedone.
FINCHButifitcould.
BIGGLEYButitcan't.
FINCH
Butifitcould,J.B.,justforamomentsayitcouldbedone,what'syouranswer?
BIGGLEYIforgotthequestion.
BRATTYoucan'tgiveawaystock!
(MENreact.)FINCH
Wegiveawaystockdividends,don'twe?Please,letmegoonwithmypresentation.
(FINCHcrossesD.L.,callsoffstage.)We'reready.
BIGGLEYFinch,Ihategive‐awayshows.
FINCH
SodoI,J.B.Butthepublicalwayslovesthem.Itellyou,anybodywhocolliesupwithanewunrigged,unfixedwaytogiveawaysomethingfornothingisgoingtocleanup'AndIhavethatnewtwist.Gentlemen,theWorldWideWicketTreasureGirl.
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(HEDYentersfromL.,crossestotablebelowFINCHSheisdressedinapiratecostumewhichisvery,veryabbreviated.Shehasapatchoveroneeye,andlooksgreat.MENreact.)
BIGGLEY
(Staring,rises)Whatisthis?
FINCH
(L.ofHEDY)This,J.B.,isthesecretingredient.Thethingthatwilltakethecountrybystorm.I'mcombininggreedandsex.Can'tmiss.Goahead,Hedy.
HEDY
(Verymuchlikeacigarettegirl)Hello,there.I'mtheWorldWideWicketTreasureGirl.EachweekI'mgoingtobringyouacluetowheretheWorldWidetreasurehasbeenstashed.
FINCHBuried.
HEDYOh,yeah.Buried.Thiseyepatchgetsmemixedup.
(CrossesU.L.ofBIGGLEY.)Isn'tthisacuteoutfit?Iloveit.
BIGGLEY
(Sits)Verynice,MissLaRue,verynice.
FINCH(CrossesU.toL.ofBRATT)Ofcourse,MissLaRueisjusthelpingmedemonstratetheidea.Shewon'tbeourregularTreasureGirl.
HEDY(Actingitup)
Naturally.
(Deepsigh.)FINCH
(CrossesD.toL.ofDAVIS)
Whenweactuallygoontheairweneedabignamepersonality.
HEDYOfCourse.
(Anothersigh.)
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(HEDY)Well,I'mleavingthefirm,anyway.
(LeansoverBIGGLEY.)Ofcourse,Iwouldn'tif...
FINCH (D.L.Leapsin)Offhand,I'dsaythiswouldbegreatforsomeonelikeElizabethTaylor.
BUD
Whydon'tyougetQueenElizabeth?
FINCH (LeansacrosstabletoBUD)ThisisanAmericanprogram.Now,J.B.,abeautifulTreasureGirl,plusfiftythousandsharesofstockwill...
BRATT(Rises)
J.B.,let'stellthismaniacoffandgetonwithourbusiness.
(MENreact.)
BIGGLEY (Rises)Justamoment.I'llhandlethis.GentlemenandMissLaRue,willyoupleaseleavemealonewithMr.Finch.
BRATTOkay.Takecareofhim.
(MENandHEDYgetupandstartoffL.)Thisiscrazy!WhatabouttheS.E.C.?
TACKABERRY
(Exiting)WhatabouttheF.C.C.?
JENKINSWhataboutthestockholders?
TOYNBEEWhatabouttheboardofdirectors?
JENKINSWhatabouttheFederalstatutes.?
DAVISWhatabouttheFederalTradeCommission?
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BRATTWhatabouttheSenateInvestigatingCommittee?
(TheyexitL.)FINCH
(CrossesU.L.ofBIGGLEY)They'reallbeingpetty.
BIGGLEYFinch...you'reabrilliantyoungchap,butI'mafraidyou'veletusdown.
(Sits.)
FINCH(Sits)
How,J.B.?
BIGGLEYYou'vemissedtheboat.Youhaven'tthoughtthisoutproperly.
FINCHIdon'tunderstand,J.B.
BIGGLEYTellme,whydoesthisTreasureGirlhavetobeabignamepersonality?
(FINCHturnsfrontandsmiles.)FINCH
Sir?
BIGGLEYHowwoulditbeifshewere...well...someonemore
FINCHMore
BIGGLEYMoreidentifiedwiththecompany.Areal,uh...
FINCHArealWorldWideWicketgirl.?
BIGGLEYYes.Maybe...
(Asifgettingabrilliantidea.)Say,whynotMissLaRueherself?
FINCH(Rises)
Brilliant,J.B.,brilliant!Insteadofanartificialactress,wehaveplain,simpleHedyLaRue,thegirlnextdoor.ThatwasagreatthoughtsJ.B.
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BIGGLEYItwasn'tbad,wasit?
FINCHThenit'sallsettled.
(CrossesD.)BIGGLEY
Justamoment.Finchwhereareyougoingtohidethetreasure?
FINCH (CrossesU.L.toBIGGLEY)J.B.,thisshowiscompletelyunrigged.NoteventheTreasureGirlisgoingtoknowwherethetreasureishidden.
BIGGLEYWell,I'dliketoknow.
FINCH
Okay.It'stobeasecretbetweenyouandme.I'llgiveyouthefirstcluethattheTreasureGirlisgoingtogiveovertheair."Westofthesun,westofthemoon,whereisthetreasure?Blowmeatune."
BIGGLEYWhatthehellisthat?
FINCH
Toughclue,isn'tit?Butifyouwillnote,thefirstlettersofeachlineareW.W.W.B.WorldWideWicketBuildings.
BIGGLEY(Rises)
You'regoingtouseourbuildings?
FINCHI'mgoingtohidefivethousandsharesofstockineachofthetenWorldWideWicketBuildingsthroughoutthecountry.We'llgettremendouspublicity.
BIGGLEYButyou'llhavemobsofpeoplerunningalloverthebuildings,lookingforthetrea5
FINCHJ.B.,ifamanasbrilliantandaseducatedasyou.couldn'tguessfromtheclueIgaveyou,doyouthinktheaverageviewerisgoingtoguess?
BIGGLEYGoodpoint.
FINCH(CallsoffL.)
Youcancomein,gentlemen.
(CrossesabovetabletoDR.)
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(BRATTandMENwalkonandgothetheirplaces,standbehindthechairs.)
BIGGLEY
GetlemenI’mthinithgotgoingaheadwiththeWorldWideWicketTreasureHunt.ofcourseIwantyourapproval.
BRATT
Well.J.B..Ithinkit'sanabsolutely.crazymotionand...
BIGGLEYIlikeit.
BRATTIlikeit'
MEN(Inunison)
Welikeit!#28–T.V.Announcement(Orchestra)
Scene6
(TELEVISIONSHOW.OnriseweseeatypicaltelevisionLogodisplaywhichisaglobeoftheworldwiththewords`WorldWideWickets"writtenarounditscircumference.TheANNOUNCER'sVOICEisheardavertheusualintroductionmusic.)
TVANNOUNCER
(Overspeaker)
TheWorldWideWicketCompany,whosesloganforoverorehundredyearshasbeen"WorldWideWickets…”
(Asmallpanelslipsdawnfrombehindlogowiththewords"ForAWiderWorldWrittenonit.)
“…ForAWiderWorld,"presents,inlivingcolor,intheinterofbettertelevisionProgramming,theWorldWideWicketTreasureHunt.
(MALEDANCERSinpiratecostumeenterfromL.andR.AcutoutofapirateshipisU.S.BelowthatisahugeopentreasurechestwithFIVEGIRLDANCERShiddenunderagoldcloth.TVANNOUNCERcontinuesaslightscomeup.)
Now,fortheopeningnumber.wepresentanauthentictraditionalfolkdanceoftheboldpiratefolkoftheSpanishMain.dancedforyourpleasurebythejollyWicketsandWickettes
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#28–TheYoHoHo (Orchestra)
(AfterPIRATENUMBER,DANCERSclearU.S.,holdfinalpositionsofdanceasBIGGLEY,FINCH,BRATTandTACKABERRYcomeonstagewiththeR.stageTVunit.Theyhavebeenwatchingthedanceonatelevisionset.)
BIGGLEY
(Seated)Whatthehellwasthat?
FINCH
(StandingD.R.ofBIGGLEY)
Ifriedforsomeproductionvalue.Sssshhh.Giveitachance.Hedy'scomingonnow.
TVANNOUNCERNowthemomentyou'veallbeenwaitingfor‐theWorldWideWicketTreasureGirl.#30–Hedy’sFanfare (Orchestra)
(HEDYenters[MUSICFANFARE]fromL.,followedbyTWOWICKETTEGIRLSwhostandoneithersidebehindher.HEDYblowskissestoaudience.)
BRATT
(StandingU.L.ofBIGGLEY)
It'sbeginningtogetme.I'mbeginningtowonderwherethetreasureis,myself.
TACKABERRY (U.L.ofFINCH)Yeah,whereisit,Ponty?
FINCH
No,no.NobodyinthewholeworldknowsbutJ.B.andmyself.Right,J.B.?
BIGGLEYRight,Ponty.Ssshhhhh.
HEDY
Hello,there.Well,I'mabouttogiveyouthefirstclueintheWorldWideWicketTreasureHunt.Intendifferentplacesinthisgreatcountrythereareburiedfivethousandsharesofstock,makingatotaloffiftythousandsharesinall.Oooooh!Andnowforthefirstclue.
(MUSICfanfare.)TWOWICKETTEGIRLS
(Reciting)Thefirstclue.
(MUSICFANFARE)
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#30a–TheFirstClue (Orchestra)
HEDYThefirstclueis“Westofthesun…” (ATVANNOUNCERinterrupts.)
TVANNOUNCEROnemoment,TreasureGirl.
(HEDYlooksup.MANentersL.carryingabigBible.HecrossesR.aboveHEDY,D.toherL.)ThisgentlemaniscarryingaBible.Willyouplaceyourrighthandonit.MissLaRue,doyouswearthattherehasbeennofixingorrigginginconnectionwiththisshow? (HEDYlooksstartled.)Andthattheclueyouareabouttogiveisthetruth,thewholetruth,freefromanytrickery,chicaneryordishonesty? (HEDYisveryhesitant.)
HEDYIsthisarealBible?
TVANNOUNCER
Why,ofcourse,MissLaRue
BIGGLEYWhat'sthematterwithher?
BRATTShelookssurprised.
FINCH
SheisHedydidn'tknowaboutthis.IwantedthispartoftheshowtotobecompletelySpontaneousandunrehearsed.
BIGGLEY
Thatcallbevery,dangerous.
FINCHIthinkit'sveryeffective.
TVANNOUNCER
Doyousweartothat,MissLaRue?
HEDY (Hesitantly,handonBible)Ido.
(RemovedHand)
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TVANNOUNCER
Andsecondly,MissLaRue,doyouswearthatyouyourselfdonotknowwherethetreasureisactuallyhidden?Doyousweartothat,MissLaRue?MissLaRue?
BIGGLEYYousee?We'regoingtogetintotrouble.
FINCHWhy?YouandIaretheonlyoneswhoknowwherethetreasureishidden.Shedoesn'tknow.
(ALLMENlookatBIGGLEY.)Doesshe?
BIGGLEY
(LooksatMEN,thenbackatTVset)Let'swatchtheprogram.
TVANNOUNCER
MissLaRue,doyouswearthatyoudonotactuallyknowwherethetreasureishidden?
HEDYLook,Idonotwishtotakeabumrap.Iwillnotswearfalsewitnesstoperjury.Idoknowwherethetreasureis.
(Takesonestepforward,leaningforward.)
Ifoundoutlastnight.ThereistreasurehiddeninalltheWorldWideWicketBuildingsrightnow.
(MENstageitreactinhorror.BIGGLEYcollapsesinchair.)
TWOWICKETTEGIRLS
(Reciteagain)Thefirstclue...
(HEDYgoesL.,followedbyGIRLSandMAN.)#30b–Disaster(Orchestra)
Scene7
(THEWRECKEDOUTEROFFICE.IntheblackweheartheBOOKVOICE.)
BOOKVOICEHowtoHandleaDisaster.
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(Theouterofficeisrevealedwiththelampstwistedandturned,thedeskstoppled,typewritersonthefloor,addingmachinetapestrewnallover,chairsturnedover.Theplaceisincompletewreckage.InfrozentableauwefindMissJONES,TACKABERRYTOYNBEE,BUD,JENKINS,DAVISandaCOMPANYPOLICEMANviewingthewreckage.BOOKVOICEcontinues.)
Ineverybusinessman'scareer,therearetimeswhenthingsgoabitwrong.Wehavemanysuggestionsforcopingwiththeselittleproblems.However,shouldyoubethecauseofadisasterthat'sreallydisastrous,wesuggestthatyourbestbetistoreviewthefirstchapterofthisbook,HowToApplyForajob.
(MISSJONESandEXECUTIVESbreaktableauandstartspeaking.)
TACKABERRY(L.ofMISSJONES)
HaveyouguysfoundFinchyet?
MISSJONES
(ToTACKABERRY)Heseemstohavedisappeared.
TOYNBEE(L.ofTACKABERRY)
Can'tfindhim.
(HeexitsL.ROSEMARYentersfromL.duringthisandwatches.)
JENKINSNo,butwe'relookingforhim.
(ExitsL.)
DAVISHaven'tseenhim.
(ExitsL.) (BRATTentersU.R.fromexecutivesuite.,crossesD.R.ofTACKABERRY)
BRATT
Where'sFinch?
TACKABERRYIdon'tknow,Bratt.
BRATT
Well,J.B.wantshimasfastasyoucanfindhim.He'shoppingmad.
(WOMPERcomesrunningonfromL.withCOMPANYPOLICEMANchasinghim.)
COMPANYPOLICEMAN
(L.OfWOMPER)Comebackhere,you.
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BRATT
(TakesPOLICEMAN’SarmfromaroundWOMPER)Whatareyoudoing?
COMPANYPOLICEMANIt'sanothertreasurehunter.Thislittlenuttriedtosneakpastmethreetimes.
BRATTThislittlenutisthechairmanoftheboard.
(WOMPERgivesBRATTalook.)It'sMr.Womper.
COMPANYPOLICEMAN(StartsoffL.)
Chairmanoftheboard.Theyalllookaliketome.
(HeexitsL.)
BRATTI'mverysorrythishappened,Mr.Womper.
(WOMPERjustlooksathim.) Ifyou'llcomewithme,Mr.BIGGLEYisinhisoffice.Luckilytheydidn'twreckthat.
(WOMPERstartsoffLLR.intoexecutivesuite,followedbyBRATTandTACKABERRY.BRATTaddressesMissJones.)
KeeplookingforFinch.
(Theyexitintoexecutivesuite.)
MISSJONES(SeeingROSEMARYL.ofC.)
Oh,Rosemary,haveyouseenPonty?
ROSEMARYNo,MissJones,andI'msoworriedabouthim.
MISSJONESSoamI.Hewasaniceboy.
(StartsoffIt)ROSEMARY
Was?Whatwilltheydotohim?
MISSJONESIdon'tknow.Somebody'sheadhastoroll.
(Shemakesbowlinggesture,thenexitsU.R.intoexecutivesuite.)
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#31–IBelieveInYou (Rosemary)
ROSEMARY
(Leftalone,crossesD.R)
Pontywillthinkofsomething,won'tPonty.
YOUHAVETHECOOLCLEAREYESOFASEEKEROFWISDOMANDTRUTH;YETTHERE'STHATUPTURNEDCHIN,ANDTHEGRINOFIMPETUOUSYOUTH.OH,IBELIEVEINYOU,IBELIEVEINYOU.
(FINCHentersfromL.ROSEMARYrushesintohisarms.)
ROSEMARY
Pority,Ponty!
(Theyembrace.)FINCH
I'msogladyou'rehere.
ROSEMARYWherehaveyoubeen?
FINCHOh,walkingthestreets,thinking,thinking.
ROSEMARY(Touchinghisforehead)
You'vegotabruiseonyourhead.
FINCHIt'snothing.Igotitlastnight.Theythrewmeoutofasaloon.
ROSEMARY(Horrified)
Whydidtheydothat?
FINCHBecauseIdidn'tbuyanything.
ROSEMARYThebrutes.Whydon'tyougohome?
FINCHNo,I'vegottogoinandfacethemusic.
(BUDstickshisheadoutofexecutivesuite,seesFINCH,pointsatBUD)
BUDAhhah!
(Heexitsintoexecutivesuite.)
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FINCH
(CrossesR.belowROSEMARY,looksatthewreckedoffice)Well,thisisit.
ROSEMARYThechairmanoftheboardisinthere.
FINCH
Ifiguredthat.
ROSEMARYWhatareyougoingtodo?
FINCH
(CrossesL.belowher.)Do?Whatdoesamandowhentheworldhascollapsedaroundhisears?Nothing.I'lljusttakewhat'scomingtome.
ROSEMARYPonty,Iknowwiththatmindofyours...
FINCH
No,Rosemary,I'mputtingthatmindofmineaway.I'mjustgoingtomakeacleanbreastofeverythingandgobacktowhatIwasbeforeIcamehere.
ROSEMARYWhatwereyou?
FINCHIwasanexteriordecorator.
(Catcheshimself.)IhereIgoagain.Ican'teventellyouthetruth.Iwasawindowwasher.
ROSEMARYSowhat?Idon'tcarewhatyoudo,Ponty,I'msticking.Iwalkedoutonyouonce.
FINCHYoudid?
ROSEMARYWell,I'mnotleavingyouagain.
FINCH
Rosemary,youcan'tbethewifeofawindowwasher.That'snolifeforawomansiftingathomewhileI'mupthere,neverknowingifI'velandedsafely.
ROSEMARYNowlistentome,Finch...
(BUDentersfromexecutivesuitewithFOURMEN.Theyremainonsteps.BUDcrossesD.R.toC.)
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BUDFinch,you'rewantednJ.B.'soffice.
FINCHIoughtI'dwashupfirst.
BUDTheywantyounow.
FINCH
(CrossesR.)Gee,can'tIevensaygood‐byetoRosemary?
BUDGoahead.
FINCH
(TurnsL.toROSEMARY)Rosemazygood‐bye.
BUD(Cuttingin)
Comealong.
FINCH
But,I...
(Turns,crossesU.ontothesteps,turnsbackandseeshe'ssurroundedbytheFOURMEN,shrugsshoulders.)
Fmsorry,Rosemary.Iwishnoneofthishadeverhappened.
(ExitsU.R.followedbytheFOURMEN.)
ROSEMARY(Startstorunafterhim)
Ponty!
(BUDstandsinherway.Shestops.BUDexitsU.R.)
#32–Doom (Orchestra)
Scene8
(THEELEVATORLANDING.OnriseweseeTHREEGIRLSoneachsideofthestageholdinghandkerchiefs,sadlywatchingasBUDentersR.,followedbyFINCHsurroundedbytheFOURMEN.TheyStopL.ofC.)
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BUD
(CrossesR.betweentwomentoFINCH)
Look,Pontywhythehellshouldyoufacethosemonsters?Goahead,runaway.Escape.I'llpretendIdidn'tseeyou.Forauldlangsyne.
FINCH
No,I'mgoingtofacethemandgetitoverwith.Ishouldthinkyou'dbehappyiftheykilledme.
(BUDcrossesL.tohisformerposition.)
BUDIfIcouldonlybesure.
(TheymarchoffL.GIRLSexitL.andR.)
Scene9
(BIGGLEY'SOFFICE.WOMPERispacingbackandforth.MissJONESisseated(U.L.onthesofa.ToherrightisTACKABERRY.ANOTHERGROUPofEXECUTIVESstandingStageR.BIGGLEYisstandingL.ofhisdesk.BRATTentersL.,followedbyPETERSONandJENKINS.)
BRATT
(CrossestoL.ofBIGGLEY)
Allofourkeymenarehere,J.B.
(ToPETERSONandJENKINSathisL.)Gentlemen,youknowMr.WallyWomper,thechairmanoftheboard.
(TheynodtoWOMPER,whojustlooksatthem.PETERSONcrossesU.toMISSJONES.)
BIGGLEY
(CrossesR.toWOMPER)
Now,Wally,letmetellyoubeforewegoanyfurtherthatIrealizethatI'mthepresidentofthiscompany,themanwhoisresponsibleforeverythingthatgoesonhere.SoI'dliketostaterightnowthatanythingthathappenedisnotmyfault.There'sonebrightsidetothiswholething,Wally.You'llbehappytoknowthatwe'vegotsomebodytopiniton.
(TurnstoBRATT)HaveyoufoundFinchyet?
BRATTThey'rebringinghimin.
BIGGLEY
Good.Wally,you'llsoonseewheretheresponsibilityforthewholethinglies.Whenhegetshere,I'lldoallthetalking.ThisisaveryslickyoungsterWally
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(BUDentersdraggingFINCHfollowedbytheFOUREXECUTIVESwhocrossU.L.alongsideMissJONES.)
BUD
(ToBIGGLEY)He'shere,sir.
(CrossesR.belowdesktoMENstageR.JENKINScrossesabovedeskandjoinshim.)
FINCH
(L.ofC.)Mr.Biggley,I'd...
BIGGLEY
(Cuttinginfast)Nevermind,I'lldothetalking.Oh,bytheway,you'venevermetMr.Womper.Thisisthechairmanoftheboard.
FINCHHowdoyoudo,Mr.Womper?
(StartsR.)Mr.Womper,I'dliketo
BIGGLEY
(Stoppinghim)Nospeeches,Finch.It'sallsettled.Iwantyoutosignasimplelittleletterofresignation,inwhichyouacceptalltheblameforwhathappened.
(BRATTcrossesD.toL.ofFINCH,handshimpenandletterofresignation.)
FINCHOkay,Mr.Biggley,I'llbegladto.
(TakespenandletterfromBRATT)
BIGGLEYWhat'sthat?
(CrossesL.toFINCH.)FINCH
I'lldowhatyousaid.
(ALLlookateachother.)
BIGGLEYYouSurethisisn'toneofyourtricks?
FINCH
No,Mr.Biggley,I'mthroughwithallthat.Yousee,thisfirmhasbeenprettygoodtome.NowI'mgoingtoresign,taketheblameandgobacktowhatIdidbeforeIcamehere.
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BIGGLEY(Simplecuriosity)
Whatdidyoudo,Finch?
FINCH
(Afterapause)
Iwasawindowwasher.
WOMPERNokiddin'.Istartedasawindowwashermyself.
(ThisisthefirsttimeWOMPERhasspoken.Itcomesfromleftfield.TheyallturnandlookatWOMPER.FINCHturnsfrontandsmiles,thenturnsgracefullytoBRATTandhandsbackpenandletterofresignation.BRATTlooksstunned.Heputsawayhispen,letterofresignationandcrossesU.L.toitofMISSJONES.)
BIGGLEY
(TurnsR.)Youdid?
WOMPER
(CrossesL.)WhatthehelldidyouthinkIwas‐arailsplitter?
(BIGGLEYcrossesU.LtoL.ofBRATT.WOMPERdisgustedlyreferstoBIGGLEY.)Collegeman.
(ToFINCH.)Soyouwereawindowwasher.
(MENgatheraroundBUDstageR.MENgatheraroundBIGGLEYstageL.)
FINCHYes,Mr.Womper.
WOMPERCallmeWally.
FINCHOkay,Wally.
WOMPERTellme,Finch...
FINCHCallmePonty.
WOMPER
Okay,Ponty.Boy,it'sbeenalongtimesinceIhadsomeonearoundhereIHowdidyouhappentogointothisbusiness?
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FINCHWell,sir,Ihadabook
WOMPERYeah?Me,too.
FINCHItwasabookonhowtosucceedinbusiness.
WOMPER
Mybookwasmoreuseful.Ibookedbetsforalltheotherwindowwashers.Icleanedupabundle.
(CrossesR.,looksatMENstageR.)
Ishould'vestoodinthatbusinessEightbuildingswrecked,ourstockisdownfivepoints.We'rethelaughingstockoftheindustry.
FINCHIknow,Wally.It'sghastly.
WOMPER
Ponty,howdidthishappen?Icouldunderstandacollegemanpullingabonerlikethis,butnotnowindowwasher.Nowthisideaofyours...
FINCHHoldit,Wally.
(CrossesR.toWOMPER.)
Ifthere'sonethingIwon'tdo,it'stakecreditforanotherman'sidea.Especiallywhenhe'stheboss'snephew.
(WOMPERlooksup.FINCHcrossesL.EVERYBODYmovesL.awayfromBUD,leavinghimalonestageR.)
WOMPER
(CrossesR.toC.,looksatBUD,turnstoBIGGLEY)Younevertoldmeyouhiredyournephew.
BIGGLEYNephew?Oh,nephew.
(CrossesD.R.toWOMPER.)
He'snotreallymynephew‐he'smyWife'snephew.Thismayseemlikenepotism,Wally,butit'snot.I'venevershownhimanyfavoritism.Infact,Ihatehim.
WOMPERButyoulovehisideas.
BIGGLEY
No!WhenhefirsttoldmetheideaIthoughtitwasalousyidea.
(CrossesL.andpointsatFINCH.)
ThenwhenFinchbroughtittomeIstillsaiditwasalousyidea.AndItoldFinchitwasalousyidea.
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WOMPER(CrossesL.twoSteps)
Whydidyoubuyit?
BIGGLEYItseemedlikeagoodidea.
WOMPER
(Turnsaway,crossesR.twosteps)Treasurehunts...treasuregirls...
BIGGLEY(Suddenlydefensive)
Well,dresseditallup.Hecan'tdenythattheideafortheTreasureGirlwashis.
(CrossesU.L.intoGROUPOFMEN.)
MENThat'sright,J.B.Youtell'em,J.B.That'stheway,J.B.
(etc.,etc.)
(WOMPERlooksatFINCH.)
FINCH(CrossesR.toWOMPER,)
Well,thatwasmyidea.
WOMPERAndnotabadone,butwhothehellpickedthatbubble‐headedtomato?
(FINCHcrossesD.R.belowWOMPER.NowEVERYONEmovesawayR.andL.fromBIGGLEY,leavinghimaloneL.WOMPERlooksatBIGGLEY.)
WOMPER
(Nodding,looksU.L.)Uhhuh.
BIGGLEY
(CrossesD.toWomper)Wally,Idon'twantyoutogetanywrongideas.Thisisaverynicegirl.Yououghttotalktoher.
WOMPERIintendto.
(CrossesR.,looksatmenR.)Well,IthinkI'vegotthewholepicture.Nowthequestioniswhattodoandwhotodoitto.
(SitsinBIGGLEY'SchairC.)
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FINCH(CrossesL.toWOMPER)
Nowwaitaminute,Wally.Beforeyoumakeanyhastydecision…
(BIGGLEYCrossesL.OfC.)I'dliketosayafewwords.
(ALLMENmovedown.)
WOMPERAboutwhat?
FINCHHumanity.
(WOMPERswivelschairtofaceU.S.)#33–TheBrotherhoodofMan (Finch,Womper,Biggley,MissJones,Men)
(FINCH)
Yousee,Wally,eventhoughwe'reallpartofthecoldcorporatesetup...deepdownunderourskinsthereisfleshandblood.We'reallbrothers.
BIGGLEY
(D.L.,sighs)Someofusareuncles.
FINCH(RofC.)NOW,YOUMAYJOINTHEELKS,MYFRIEND,ANDIMAYJOINTHESHRINERS.ANDOTHERMENMAYCARRYCARDSASMEMBERSOFTHEDINERS.STILLOTHERSWEARAGOLDENKEY,ORSMALLGREEKLETTERPIN.BUTIHAVELEARNEDTHERE'SONEGREATCLUBTHATALLOFUSAREIN.
(Jumpsondesk.)
THEREISABROTHERHOODOFMAN,ABENEVOLENTBROTHERHOODOFMAN;ANOBLETIETHATBINDSALLHUMANHEARTSANDMINDSINTOONEBROTHERHOODOFMAN.
(MENgatherarounddesk,exceptforBUDandBIGGLEY.)
YOURLIFE‐LONGMEMBERSHIPISFREE.KEEPA‐GIVINGEACHBROTHERALLYOUCAN.OH,AREN'TYOUPROUDTOBEINTHATFRATERNITY;
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(ALLplacehandsoverhearts.)
(FINCH)
THEGREAT,BIGBROTHERHOODOFMAN?(MENcrossawayL.andR.)(FINCHSpeaking)So,Wally,Iwantyoutorememberthat,beforeyouconsiderfiringMr.Biggley.
(BRATTcrossesD.toBIGGLEYwithletterofresignationandpen.)
BIGGLEYWho'sconsideringthat?
(PushesBRATTaway)
FINCH (Stillondesk)Yousee,Wally,Iknowwhat'sonyourmind.You'dliketoclearoutthewholecrowdfromtoptobottom.
(JUMPSitoffdesk.)
That'stheobviousmove.Butstopandthink...
(ToDAVIS,D.R.)(Sings)
ONEMANMAYSEEMINCOMPETENT,(ToTOYNBEE,L.ofDAVIS.)
ANOTHERNOTMAKESENSE,(ToBUD,L.ofTOYNBEE.)
WHILEOTHERSLOOKLIKEQUITEAWASTEOFCOMPANYEXPENSE.THEYNEEDABROTHER'SLEADERSHIP,
(BelowMENstageit)
SOPLEASEDON'TDOTHEMIN;(CrossesL.toWOMPER.)
REMEMBER,MEDIOCRITYISNOTAMORTALSIN.THEY'RE
EXECUTIVESWE'RE
FINCHIN…
EXECUTIVESIN…
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FINCHTHE...
EXECUTIVES
THE...
ALLMENBROTHERHOODOFMAN;DEDICATEDTOGIVINGALLWECAN.
FINCH
OH,AREN'TYOUPROUDTOBEINTHATFRATERNITY;
(ALLclaphands.)
ALLMENTHEGREATBIGBROTHERHOODOFMAN?
(ALLclaphands.WOMPERcrossesD.,turnsandlooksatMENstageR.Theystopclapping.HeturnsandlooksatMENstageL.ALLStopclappingbutBUD,whoisleftclappingalone.BIGGLEYatBUD'SL.,grabshissliandsandstopshim.WOMPERthencrossesD.C.)
WOMPER
NOKIDDIN'!(Sings)
ISTHEREREALLYABROTHERHOOD...
BIGGLEYANDEXECUTIVES.
YES,YOU'REABROTHER;WOMPER
...OFMAN?
BIGGLEYANDEXECUTIVES
YOUAREABROTHER!WOMPER
ONTHELEVEL,ABROTHERHOODOFMAN?
ALLOHYES,OHYES.ANOBLETIETHATBINDSALLHUMANHEARTSANDMINDS
WOMPER
INTOONEBROTHERHOODOFMAN.
ALL
OH,YES,YOURLIFE‐LONGMEMBERSHIPISFREE;KEEPA‐GIVIN'EACHBROTHERALLYOUCAN.OH,AREN'TYOU…
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WOMPERANDMEN MISSJONES
(CrossesU.,climbsontodesk)
PROUDTOBE YOU… YOUGOTME INTHATFRATERNITY; ME… IGOT
THEGREAT,BIG YOU‐OOBROTHERHOODOFMAN? YOU‐OO.
(MENfaceU.S.andsurrounddesk.)
MISSJONES
OH,THATNOBLEFEELING,FEELSLIKEBELLSAREPEALING,DOWNWITHDOUBLEDEALING;OH,BROTHER.YOU...YOUGOTMEME...IGOTYOU‐OO,YOU‐OO.
(WOMPERandFINCHdolittletaproutine.)
ALL(Softly)
OH,THATNOBLEFEELING,FEELSLIKEBELLSAREPEALING,DOWNWITHDOUBLEDEALING;OH,BROTHER!YOU...YOUGOTMEME...IGOTYOU‐OO,YOU‐OO.OH,THATNOBLEFEELING,
(ALLspreadoutonstageandclaphands.DANCERSdocrossover.)
FEELSLIKEBELLSAREPEALING,DOWNWITHDOUBLEDEALING;OH,BROTHER.YOU...YOUGOTMEME...IGOTYOU‐OO,YOU‐OO.
(BIGGLEYclimbsondeskR.ofMissJones.)
YOURLIFE‐LONGMEMBERSHIPISFREE.KEEPA‐GIVINGEACHBROTHERALLYOUCAN.OH,AREN'TYOUPROUDTOBEINTHATFRATERNITY;THEGREATBIGBROTHERHOODOFMAN.
(ALLshakehands.)
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#34–MoreDoom (Orchestra)
Scene9A
(TRAVELER.SOUNDofDRUMS.BUDentersL,crossesslowly,surroundedbytheFOURMENwhoearlieraccompaniedFINCH.BUDstopsR.ofC.,turnsandaddressesmen.)
BUD
(CrossesL.toFIRSTMAN)Givemeabreak. (CrossesU.L.toSECONDMAN)Wewerealwaysthebestoffriends,Max.
(WaveshandinfrontofSECONDMANwhodoesnotreact.CrossesU.R.toTHIRDMAN.)Rememberthefun,thedates,Ernest?
(Laughs.CrossesD.R.tofourthman.)YouIneverliked. (AddressesALL)Look,Icouldmakeit.vorthyourwhile.
(Reachesintopockets,pullsthemoutempty)
No,Ican't!Itdoesn'tpaytobedecent.
(Fallstofloor.)Well,I'mnotgoingtogo.
(MENpickhimup,startoffR.)No,no,youcan'tmakeme!I'mtooyoungtogo.I'mjustaboy.I’llgetsick!
Scene10
(THEOUTEROFFICE.OnriseOFFICEPERSONNELaremillingaround,gossiping.SMITTYenters.R.,CrossestoC...)
MISSKRUMHOLTZ
(L.ofC.)Hey,Smitty,anynewsyet
SMITTYIhaven'theardathingyet
(JENKINSentersL.)Oh,Mr.Jenkinshaveyouheardanythingyet?
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JENKINS
(AsheheadsforexecutivesuiteU.R.)Don'tknowathingyet.
MISSKRUMHOLTZLookslikeabigshakeup.
(JENKINSisstoppedonstairsU.R.byBRATTenteringfromexecutivesuite,followedbyTACKABERRY.)
BRATT
Boysandgirls,mayIhaveaword.
(Theyallturntolisten.)
Asyouknow,therehavebeenafewchangesmadeatWorldWideWickets.IamspeakingtoyounowinmynewcapacityasvicepresidentinchargeofEmployeeMoraleandPsychologicalAdjustment.Mr.TackaberryhereisnowinchargeofPersonnel.
(TACKABERRYnods,crossesD.steps,shakeshandswithJENKINS.)
NowIwouldlikeyoutohearafewwordsfromourhard‐driving,hard‐workingpresident.
(BIGGLEYentersL.R.,followedbyMISSJONES.) J.B.Biggley.
(OFFICESTAFFapplauds.MISSJONEScrossesD.tofootoffirstrowofD.S.desks.)
BIGGLEY
(CrossesD.R.ofC.)IcantrulystatethatWorldWideWicketsisnowstrongerthanever.AndIfeelalotofthecreditshouldgotoacertainbrightandveryloyalyoungman.Comeouthere,Finch.
(FINCHentersJR.OFFICESTAFFapplauds.BIGGLEYcrossesD.R.)Asyouknow,thisyoungster'srisehasbeenspectacularlyrapid.Asamatteroffact,forawhileIbegantothinkhewasaftermyjob.
(BIGGLEYlaughs.FINCHandotherOFFICEPERSONNELlaughwithhim.)But,luckilyforme,hedidn'twantit.
(Laughsagain.)
FINCH(Laughing)
No,J.B.,yourjobismuchtootoughforme.
(CrossesL.belowBIGGLEY.)ButIwouldliketosay,thatifanycreditisdue,itshouldgotoagreatmar'andagreathumanitarian,thechairmanoftheboard,Mr.WallyWomper.
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BIGGLEYHearhear.
FINCH
Incidentally;folks,MrWomperhashischarmingwifewithhimtodayLet'sgetthembothouthere.Mr.andMrs.Womper.
(WOMPERandHEDYComeoutU.R.,CrossDR.ofC.GROUPapplauds.FINCHcrossesR.tothem.)
FINCH
Mr.Wompertoldmehedidn'tfeellikemakinganyspeeches.He'sstillanewlywed.But,Ihaveasurpriseannouncementtomakeabouthim.
(CrossesL.toC.)
WaIlvWomperhasdecidedthatafterhislongyearsofservice,he'sgoingtoretireaschairmanoftheboardandheandhiswifearegoingtotakealonghoneymoontriparoundtheworld.
HEDY (R.ofWomper)Sweetie,whatasurprise!Youdidn'ttellme.
WOMPER (Stunned)Ididn'tknow. (FINCHcrossesU.L.andissurroundedbytheGIRLS.)Well,whatthehell.It'snotabadidea,atthat.
(RunstoHEDY)
I'llconcentrateonyou.BIGGLEY
(CrossesR.toWOMPER.)Walls',who'sgoingtobethenewchairmanoftheboardasifIdidn'tknow?
(BIGGLEYlooksL.ALLOFFICEPERSONNELstageL.SplitL.andR.,isolatingFINCH.)
FINCH
Justamoment.Idon'tknowifIcanaccept.I'llhavetoconsultMrs.Finch.
(SMITTYcrossesL.belowFINCHtoGIRLSD.L.)
SMITTYRosemary,yourhusbandiscallingyou.#24a–Hallelujah! (Girls)
GIRLS(Singing) HALLELUJAH!(ROSEMARYentersL.,crossestoFINCHC.)
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FINCH
Rosemary,I'vegotabigdecisiontomake.Theywanttomakemechairmanofthehoard.Whatdoyouthink?
ROSEMARYDarling,Idon'tcareifyouworkinthemailroomoryou'rechairmanoftheboardoryou'rePresidentoftheUnitedStates,Iloveyou.
FINCH(Turnsfront)Saythatagain.
ROSEMARYIloveyou.
FINCHNo,beforethat.
BIGGLEYMissJones...
(MISSJONEScrossesD.L.ofBIGGLEY.HecrossesD.)...takeawiretotheWhiteHouse:"Watchout!"#35–Finale(TheCompanyWay)(EntireCompany)
ALLWEPLAYITTHECOMPANYWAY;EXECUTIVEPOLICY
(ScaffoldrisesoutsidewindowsU.S.withBUDholdingcopyof"HowTo"book.)
ISBYUSOKAY.THOUGHFORTHEDEPARTEDWESHEDAMOURNFULTEAR;WHOEVERTHECOMPANYFIRES,WEWILLSTILLBEHERE!
#35–Bows (EntireCompany)
ALLOH,AREN'TYOUPROUDTOBEINTHATFRATERNITY;THEGREAT,BIGBROTHERHOODOFMAN?
#36–ExitMusic (Orchestra)
THEEND