AONE SCN I Te Watent MaselleTe uan esIt s wn n te watenTe Bade Mane s at te let wtan eo teace and small tables and casTte gtdwn stagetee a sTs s a ssawee HONONE and ANsell tesn te centes te sal sp PISSEa stucc-buldng n wcge metal lettes ae applqud: PISSEAt st we can see ntng tugte snet cutanOstage a ve clsVOIC Mariusl Mausl (A sdwydmly lt gue leaps n te stageIn a mment we sall see tt t s te La klte n n a tatteed and ange vesn an admas unrmOne ld epaulette s pnned ts suldeae dags bend a st duelbag wcs ull and en t) L Marius(Te Mlks ut nt at stng aawayHe s ve ec ted He ges up and nck s at te ba) Marius! 3
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Te Ba de Mane s at te let wt an eo teace and small tables and cas
T te gt dwn stage tee a s Ts s a s saweeHONONE and AN sell te s
n te cente s te sal sp PISSE a stucc-buldng n wc ge metal lettes ae applqud: PISSE
At st we can see ntng tug te snet cutan O
stage a ve cls
VOIC
Mariusl Mausl(A sdwy dmly lt gue leaps n te stage In amment we sall see tt t s te L a klte n n a tatteed and ange vesn an admas unrm One ld epaulette s pnned t s
sulde a e dags bend a st duelbagwc s ull and en t)
L
Marius (Te M lks ut nt at stng aaway He s ve ected He ges up and ncks at te ba)Marius!
Fe ur the! My father didnt et me go to sea ndlk t the resut
(FSlugh.)
MAS
m a e's got, Admi a.I'm to nhert his bar.Im t getme. 'm to settle don.Im caught here Shps wcme
d g d I sll be servng dnks and wpng tabes andeng t the gssp rom the sh stas
A
s ot our ather, Maus.Its ltte anny.
MAS
Ries)Y, fs Fanny too. I stad behnd at beded cj to tch er smlng at her customesI t bout e nght I say to myself, "In the moig, hen anny opense sh sta, I ll go over to her and tke her n my armsd te her that I ove he. And then hen mong comesI se e harbor, I sme the tar they'e puttng on the hus(N ) and God help me, orget nny
er . everyng .(He sing)
se sver brd tht streaks the sky d o e Hy, ert and I, stess hea ad I
ell, m red of selg oysers wan o some for ahange f you don ge mared, m gog o have o do yself
A
You?
HOO!
Don e surrsed sll ge bung looks across my shsall ha almos bake e oysers (Hlds up ette go aleer rom asse. He says he has someng of an nmaenaure o dscuss wh meand hes rch and hes a wdowerm gong home o u on my new dress Tha should uhe rc (Statng age Fany, do yo know whas hemaer wh our famly? The wrog erson s egheen yearold
(She exts ncng A s alne Pause Tw unggls c n
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Fay Fay Charles roosed o me as ngh wwe were walng
Beware of e
A
soo b he only old mad le Youll have o show meome resec
Hea keep n bungWise men wll slyly tempt fate f lveNever t late f lve. tende passnlways n fashSeems t light up the nght up abveOver in ce we skate f lveNever t late f haaIa, h-Ia-Iaa
Neve t late f ve!
Maus, wiRe f te yung pepe 'm feelng expasiveeryone es into the bar laughng a allng ther hanks to E. He stays behnd and speas to NY
when they are aone) Dea lite Fany what a charmng pictue yu make
He ngs)he sun s e gd f the day,
M enters and lstens)But t fm hm yu cl yung face awayLest in hs ht passin he seeksT avsh e lvey se petas that glwOn yu decate chee, dan delicate cheeks
M
applauds in a disparagng way and goes bakito the bar)
I copied it from the abe on a codcream jar. But thegreat merit of poey is not the poem nor even the poet. Itsthe knack of tting it into the conversaon-a brdge to adelicate subject Did your mother get my etter
FANNY
Oh, yes She's been i a utr a moing You said you
had somethig of an mate natre to scuss wi Mama
PASSE
And do you suspt what it is?
FANY
Wel as Mama i a wdow and you are a wdower . •
PSE
(Indicating his muring boTre mons today
FANNY
. I can only concude that you wish to ask y darngmama to mar you
PASSE
A charming ought and quite accurate except or onesght modcation I wish to marry you
but she does not make e poet on a coldcream jar comealive for me Do I have your permission to speak to her
He knees befe he)
FY
(S ed and ge hm ge p He e, bcn
n se nl he help hmYou dont need my permissio Youre old friends
PSSE
Ten you auorize it?
But Panisse .
F Y
PSSE
Take he nd)Ah Fany you only kew how my hea uters wh
I stand beside you
F Y
Id heard you had been to see a dtor
PSSE
Tis isnt a medical utterits a personal utter Such adelicate little hand. at an agreeable sample of what erest of you must be lie He keep hdng he nd MSene and sen And e ite necklacis it gold?
iur Som , Mrius, ou b old nougho know h h bs ing bou gog w comng bckM smis and sts) You don bl m, ou Thsbcus our oung
Wh, n whn I l is nghborho or onl ,
To go o bch or h inrds css b,o mr wh I do or s,r tung hom gin,I g o cor nd n,Sw oics,I hr sw oics clling o m!Wlcom hom, ss h s,s I hurr on m wWlcom hom, sngs h g, soWlcom hom, ss door,Gld o l our hnd onc mor
Now you're back where you belong.Weme home, says the chair,Holding out its friendly armsWelcome hoe, says e bed rest on meow youre back were you should b,
Close your eyes cose your eyes,And the world wil settle don to sz.Welcoe ome, says the lamp,Lighng up familiar tingsLook around at your frien good and ue.Get your cares al unedWle youre warming up inside,Welcoe home to youWelcome hoe to you
Ti isnt a place to go away fm Its a pace to com batoa quiet place where ings are manageab where
ere's a routie you can rol up n like a blanket (slpsMS' cheek) and e a all aund you i hummg a fa-mliar song
Welcome ome, cks the ock,ow i's e to get undssedWelcome home, says e r to yo hThen you tm out e ligt
And e drkess says go night.Welcome home to you y son,Welcome home to you!
(Puting shoe o)
Marius, Panisse just tod me you and e ha a t aoutFanny today So ts your seet, h? Fany Well, I ap-
prove Ive been hopg for years at wold happenAnd dont wo about a pla to live Do you nk Im gongto live ale like some stpid od mal? No You and Fannycan ve my big room upstairs take our lte bdroomdown here and some ay who ows
Cade an gy ayLa la l, la la aLa la la la la la la-
MUS
Father its not e aot Fanny and me
S
Not e MUS ke h head en why did you actlike a madman when yo saw Fany wi Panse?
MS dot know omethng came over me Bt what yo
tnk it's not eTo avo aher' eye, h eg ceanng ha
S
Wel thats e rst me ever ped nto our personal
aairs and promise yo its the last Give me e pet cashand eore yo go to ed tghten the tap on e ig winecask gets oose
Father, I may not have told you the whole th but have never lied to you It' not any grl It M: "Tthe Sea . t ong can tal about o Repe ch draer tage Faer . .
ore an I coud ever sow ke youIt's not uc to sayBut I need to te you so.Soetes you wat to say tnsYou wat too ateDays tat once seeed so sowHow fast ey !Words spokenNever ean too mucS I just want ou to owI ke you
C
arus t's not your faut I've een mpatent w you ut now oin to tak to you man to man (Sea him in
cair) I on to ake one ore eort to eat nto your ead ow to ake a venout casss.Goes to bar, pu ss botles on table.
U
Now?
C
Now! (He seats MU in a a nd sr to mix a dnkOne trd venout-and twt ote to ap te astdrop Now an to an one sma rd casss-d trap!(Above table) Two lare tirds ues (He sings) L ala a la la
depends on e- (He cals himself) I depends on esize o he hirds (He nishes mixing the drnk, han it
MRIUS to tase, then pushes MARIUS to the bar an motionshm to mix a ink. MARIUS does so, but ve clumsily As he
pous the seltze he imitates SR singing La la la la la laWhen he spshes the seltzer all over te table, CSR sopshim You will neer le o make a eouh cassis-buneerheless his has been a ery impoan sep n our liesWe hae nally ed o ea<h oher You know
(H n are on MARIUS' shouersSomeimes you wai o say gs,
MARIUS and CSAR
You wai oo lae.Days ha once eemed so slow,How as hey go
CES
You hae ofen heard me say ha childen are he poison
o a paens esence bu ha canno be enely e because my son no maer wha you decide o do or why youdo i-
I lke youSR gies MIUS an embarassed shove a goesquickly nto his room MARIUS stands a mont oer come and then repces te casss makngs on b
ad stas to close up the bar fo he ght He tout the lghts Suddely N appears doShe cos to the bar closes the shtters behd her ad the goes to her She very upset
Fnny! Fanny what is i
FANNY
I have to I have to I have to tel youI have to but I don't ow where to start.I have to I have to I have to sayat Im shoun in my heart
Embraces hmI ove you I love you
I' aways ove youLove you want you need youMy life rouh!Ive said it I've told you and now fore itUness you have to say i tooMaybe you do
Oh, Fanny I'm so dividedso to
FANY
at Arab ir your misess Shes very excin Butybe I could le to be excin toif youd help me.
ome ere anny Sit down (Seat er at a minuteHe goe to hs room retu wth a ox rom whch hake a ea ell. He keel eore er Te Airal and went walking on te sand bar wen I was twelve years oldWe met an old man i a beard like a snowstorm. He said,"oong fo sea se, son Heres one youll never ndanywere. It was e ouse of a sea animal at isappeaedfrom te ear ve tousand years ago. Ten e told me
about te isles benea te winds were black grow,and wen you cut tem ey are gold nsidnd smell ofampor and pepper. Tats wen it appenedtis deep,panful wis I ave It makes me iy, toug I werefalling forard always . . . toward te sea. I ave despsedmyself for not going before, and now I ow wy Its beenyou.
He g
nly you long as I may live, anny, anny, annyYou, long as I may live, anny.If I ould love ats wat I would say.But my eart isnt mine ve, any, any, anny.o no not mine to give, anny,or it is gone, given long awayTo te sea my one love
In er gray green cloes,Deep wi wonders beyond e sore.To te isles neat te windsere te spie wood growsI must know tem all or sleep no more!
of my shop. I saw you cimbing out of his bedroom wdow.
FANY
Oh(She coves her face.)
PANISSE
Don't feel bad about it Fanny, when a man of my agemaies a young gir, e scaes are not quite in balance. Sheis brging him her you and bau, al fresh and new, and what is he bng? A home, comfort, aecon . but alsoa gray mustachwe, tinged wi gray Is that a harmonious composon? But i the young gir has been discreetlyndiscreet, the equilibrium is somewhat re-estabished.
FANNY
Oh, Panisse, how nice you are! I would work like a slveto make you happy. I would be a sernt to you.
Oh, my cp runneth over I Fanny 1 devote myself to youso completey-Il be so tender so consideratI1 makeyou so happy that you forget al about Maus. In actwhen he retu you1 inite im to dnner and hel be kea sanger to you
FAY
(Suly overcome)o Paisse I cat invite him to dnner!
PSSE
Wat is it Fanny?
FA
I cant mary you anisse! And Im ve ory I ever saidI coud
ell give her almost evering I Besides, that's very unlikely. There are ony boys in our family Oh, think of a those od Panisses-ants ncles, cousinswith a their vineyards at stretch al over those hills all throgh theSou of France And there hasnt been a baby in the Panssefamiy for fty years Theyve all been counting on me
(He ings)
t's very hard to have a chid,My wife and were iven widWe ask advice from every side
And what ey tod us to we triedHow we triedOh, oh, oh, oh, the diets wed take, Candles we'd light,
Trips that we'd makeOh oh, oh oh, the hoping and thenSrting the hopg a ove r againWe tred out all the health sortsWent in for specia winter sports,We ran to every shne to pray,
Did exercise the Swedih way,And oer things won't recal
But noing happened, not at a,Not at al, not at al, not at allTo have a babys very hard to doBut now, have a son, l have an heir,Thaks to you!Panie and Son
Oh, how those words w shine!o better poeCould ever ever beo words could mean as much to meAs those three I
ou must have oced my sig the wall,The letters over my store,How they seemed crowded, all pshed to one side;As if makng room for ore.ow ve got something to show jst to youA secret o oe cold kow
(He goes behnd he con and akes se bg brleers ou o a drawer)
Look Here's an "SIThis is the ADIThis is the IThs is e 0Ad So! And So And S-OIansse and SonDisplayed on high
ansse and Sonor al to eyeansse and SonAs they go strollng byansse and Son!Ad Son
An He wll eplode o mal pece Ha ohe ooed down oe a me wen Mau wa bo andI coud have a cld. ow we w pa im bac or heear e a bued me ow K Cear rue overPoor od Pae cace now (As ws wi igh C nts Wecome Cear
I my dromedar, wll stop it by desoyig e brdegroobore he gets to e church
PANISSE
Dot you bully me or I wll tell you somethg t wllshut your mouth forever! Your bullyg days ae ove Thss my shop! My ame is Paisse ad she's gog to be Madame Paisse! And what's moe you exnct rooster .
e? Can you uarantee e winds and des? B vey caref hat fate yo decide for your grandson. The child of
anny Caban will e an ilegitimate child, a shame and adisgrace to her family But he chld of Madame PanseMuc: "Paisse and Son) will be bo n a wondefu oded covered wth n linen shee. (F Y turns and looks atPAS) His closets ll e led with undercloths andwears which wll e knit by cosins and aunts and greatauns There l e eat joy n hi familie simpy because a little ild has een born-and hat child wil eenthroned on top of a famiy ree le a cross on a churchsteepe FANY pu away from CS, weeping) Is thatposition too hgh for your andson Cesar?
o posion too hgh for my grandson But the son of
Madame Panisse woud not be my grandson I uldnt evenbrag about him. Id have to smugge mysef in here at nightpretending to be a casual acquainnce.
PASSE
anny, a chid's godfaer could come to seeh any timehe ikeske him soling n e park alonesport himaround on h shoulder?
Ho do ou le e name Marius FN at tbth) Master Maru Panisse
ANISSE
Thik a et)t has a ce g to it Not much .
S
Not so ast have somethg etter n portant manought to have ree namesI Lets sa hs name i MarusPansse Couldnt e ut a thrd name frontfor instanceCesar Cesar Maus Pansse
ANISSE
nd or a nicamee coud cal him Cario
S
Wat a mnute out ths mlion and a halould mgodon nherit al of it
(Calling o tage)BunI Escarque! The little oe geg mself bo
(aR and ESCARTIFIQUE rush on. (.SAR o themstll puttng on h bthrobe As they all go towardPANISSE'S shop HONORINE rushes out A crowd s begnnng to form, all n night dress)
HONOBNE
Fanny well ad he bby is here
PANISSE
s a boy or a grl?
HONOB
Good Lord, forgo o look(She dashes nsde PNIE and SAR h n after
her The crowd s stll gathern and by now tetage s full After a moent PANISSE an CESAR unout caryng a ladde and the brass letters of "& SON"They put up the ladder agnst PAISSES shop wallUN and ESCRIQUE steadyng t fo them PAISSEclmbs the dder and CESAR passes hm te letterswhch he attaches to the wall next to the word Pansse As PAISSE attaches the l letter the song
eaches a clmax and he ces down the laddertands back to admre the sn a thow helfnto SARS a)
Paisse has apponets wi e automobile people iPas tomorrow As booeeper for Paisse and Son sadot miss that ai!
PANISSE
Wel, gd-bye, eveybody I k you1 agree with me
that my so's t bhday has been a historic occasio
ESCTIFIQE
(Gss inhnI am just dru eough to say, aissad md you, I
wouldt say it i I were soberand fore say it ve gotto tha you for the champagne at got me dru eouh
to say it You ae a smug ma.
PANISS
Smug
CARTIFIQUE
Well smuggsh
PANISSE
Smug does ot remotely oney what a. I a arrogntI a coeited m Alexander e Great ad Napoleonrolled ito oe Ad why not? e got Fany ( They all smilnd nod) And Fanny, ve had ust as muh champagne asEscarque, fact more Because before the party slipped
You were happily married to Paisse and-hat di' takelong did it Two months after I ailed
ANNY
Go now Marius Whatever you can say now can e ofno use
MAIUS
Why dd you may aisse so quicy? Wy ddnt myfather write to me that you had a so And how is it atanisse, who was never able to have a cld with his rstwfe .
Yu-sweeping wi your broomYoustanding a your sllYou spping down he dockSmiling jus o hear me callAnd en at once i happeed ery suddenlA i se one had come ad clos a doorI seahed and codnt nd you my memoNo morno more.
Id forgoen wha your face looked like at's when I wroteFaer for your phoographad i camyour weddigphotograph Oh, Fanny, I couldn' look a you a a brideI only came back to see you again, hoping i wasn o lae
FANNY
Dont, Marius! Dont say i
MS
(Sings)I haet, I he o, I hae o tel you,I have o ou I don know where o sI hae o, I hae o, I hae o sayWha Im shouting in my hearI loe you, I loe you,I always loe you.
Loe you, need you, wan youMy life hrough IIe said it, Ie old you, and now forget i,Uness you hae o say itUnless you hae o say i-
Now te cde ase s a ey decent eow ands not e Dot ma oo dcuous n ont o amy utu (H loo a US. Th a oomMu: "Wlom Ho ES ma MUS O yooo good n at sut! You od end te da tod me
For a long me now Ive bee yig to go to Pas obusiness, havent I, Cesa? (CES ) Ive mssed eveytai. Evey tme I put my foot on the pao I woud say,"This is the night Maius is coming back What i he ies totake everything away fom me o two yea I've beenpeparing my answe and now that I see you stadng theeso bown and tanned, I foget what I was gog to say Pe-haps Im i the way
FANNY
No, Passe!
PANISSE
Yes, pehaps Im the way and the most acous thingfo me to do woud be to go out and do mysef by accidet And Fanny, beeve me, t woud assue you happess I mght even do tt Ony I am dead I wot see theitte oe any moe So I absolutely efuse to dw mysef
Nbody ased you to
PANSSE
I as yse ad I efuse anny, f you wat to eavme ad go away wit t ea young felow, I wot stad you way
The chld! The child Why don't you ask me for my ey, my het my ivr my splee? (FY u a NoMius You wll never get the itt one. Nvr. (Loos oFANNY an oes o M) Mrius, you r youg you reb to hve othr childrn. But this hild, ts my rst chd- my st child. You se Mrius i he wer just n ordnychild ie th childr you see in te prk ut s chid sso unique, so speci! Cesr tel m
E
H right bout tht Mius You wr a ry ufuchild but on . . .
I
H oughed
F
He cughed
1 dnt hear nythng
I
o no one hears hm. But 1 her hm
He r no he nuse. FA fo do.
S
Pansse s vey gerous d clever mn who sys " mgt ve up th woman but 1 eep the chid" owing that
wiout the child the woman won't go But i that fair? It's
y child Im his faer
CSA
Before he was bo yo were his faer, but since his bPanisse is h faer
MS
Who is the father, the one who gives fe or e one who buys the bibs?
CSA
The father the one who loves Dogs give life too, and buls ve ie Besdes, yo were not loong to ve life.Yo were oong for pleasure, and while you had peasure the baby took fe o you
(He sings)en the baby aved, he weighed eght ponds
No he weighs en-threeWhat are they made of those exa pounds?What can ey beFifteen pounds of love ey are.Fifteen soHd ponds!Fifteen pounds of cang and sharng and loeLove is a very light thingLove so fragle and frail
You cannot hoJd it here n your handOr weigh it on a scale.Cigaree soke that's all it ,Wispy and culing around.Oh, it takes a Jot of love to make a pound(Look to FANNY)
Fanny gave he measue. I slpp n an ounce o o Bu the big weght the bulk Pnsse
And yet love s a ve lght gLght as a sog n the arHow do you sta tTo ll up a hear?How many ouces thee?Dagoy ngs-at's all t i,Whsperng by w o soudOh, t takes a lot of love to make pound
How many of those tee pouds came fom ou m so? How ma y?
MS
I ddnt eve kow a chld had been bo. I ddt haea chace to pove I loved hm ut I have at chane now I
can go away. Goodbye Fathe. Goodbye Fanny(Stats to go. CSA takes both h shoudrs, tnhol his ight am)
FANNY
Mau s, I wat you to kow someng, ad sne yo f athe s he to potect us aganst each othe Im gog to tell you When I saw you n that nd ow I felt as i I wee
fallg tod you, as you used to feel ou wee faln g towad e sea.
my hands on those oysters I ant to see i Ive lst my touch(Shehput o the woma's apo As she moves of with the I culd hardly wait to get don to ths ly, smelly waterfrnt
(As they move of th ext vette stats o he othr th stage.)
Vigette{
SAR ad PANSSE come o o bcycles PANSS i ingehd
S
Wat's e mater no?
PANISS
I have a tendency to pu Does he expect u to bcycle upthat hill
SAR
He di
PAS
Listen you follow i over the hi and 1 g around andeet you on e other side.
CSAR
Wat would you do ithout me?
PANISS
Dont tel Cesario I chted about the hill I want to getcredt for climbing it too
You didn't make any ouble. Dag, youve got to un-derstand something about all of us Were owups andgroups are vey strange peoplunpredcbl conused never knowng what they want
CSO
Ive noticed that about them
NNYHave you? Then you can sympatize wth u
2
(She g)Heres a piece of good advice nk it over once or twice Be kind to your parents
Toug they don't desee i Remember theyre growups, A dicult stage of lfe. ey're apt to be nerousAd over·excid, Cofused rom ter dail sto nd fe Just keep mi Tough it sounds odd I ow
Bcaue . Look-ou've got a auul moer, theo wonderul woan n the world And oure luc tohav a faer like Panise Jt lookng at ou and earngou t make e ow ho: uch e' done for ou Sup
pe ou had a aer e cef ck and boewaerat ea and jackofaltrade on land I wa a p geror a wl a deea diver-I a n e a Nngted Once I left hoe I never had anoer How wouldyou like a lfe lke that
Now you're braing. 1 want to te Mus a letter, Willyou ke it dn? (CS piks up the pen ad ple pad ocaroard, PNISSE ditates) "Dear Marius T is a proosa of marriage Will you do me the honor to mr mywfe? She will be free soon-
Oh com on!
(To PANJE)
PANISSE
nd 1 recommend her ve highly 1 wi res iernowng se ha someone to care for her especilly itsh on she has alway loved How does hat sond?
(Lookig up)Its s good hll tn 1 wrote it
PANSSE
«1 also feel that my son should have a father even thoughits his o
You no ging to lie this letter Go o
PANISSE
"1 hope you i agree and not be stubbo lie t oldrocero your faher C tops wti) Why aentyo ptng tht down?