Benjamin Franklin High School - Maroon and Orange Yearbook (New York, NY)

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,Q 2 Qistwfxisigt t I Bingo: VVhat,s this? Methinhs ii is the dirty work ot Max Beth. No. t : Cooorectt Now would you titce to try the sixty-tour dottar question? . No. 2: Gees, he's a Quiz Kidt K Bingo: Ftee, ttee, ttee, Fteance. Y No. 3: Yea, Verity. tThe No. t Man tatces aim., 4 Fteance: You said it, Pop. He dettty escapes hehind the Murderers No. No. s Q 1 No. 7 rig, fcfb Sturt WARE Epi' f backs., t : Methinks youse is att wet. 2: fcatmty standing at the side ot Bingo, he taps the tatter on the shoutder, Pardon me, may I cut in? tHe raises his tcnite to staio Bingo., 3: ttaootqing around tor Fteance, he reatizes he and his tettow cut- throats have tet him stip out ot their hands., Hey, tettows, that tittte ttea tootc a powder. There,s no sportsmanship in this-here younger generation. Let's after himt tThe three race ott stage, tett., Bingo: tHe rises trom the ttoor with the cteaver in his shoulder., This is tcitting met tHe manages to stagger oft the stage., Tan Curtain Closes The Porter Vvattcs By Holding a Large Sign Which Reads: Max Bettfs Castle . . . The Dining Room Scene tLong tahte in center ot the stage. Chairs are placed around. Lady Max is at one end ot the tahte with Lennox, his Lady, Ross, and his Lady sitting hetween Lady Max and Max who is at the other end ot the tahte. Enter the Ghost ot Bingo wearing a sandwich sign. The tront ot this sign reads: 1 am a Ghost, the hack: Eat at G.t. Shep,s. The Ghost enters from the tett, crosses the stage, and sits on the right end ot the tahte in Max,s seat or rather the seat Max would he sitting in if Max were seated. Get it? No one has noticed his entrance-the Ghosfs entrance, that is. Att continue tattcing and laughing. Nlax enters very htithety. He,s a Btithe Spirit,-Get it? He crosses to Lady Max without noticing anything unusual and tcisses the Lady,s hand. it tw a

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L 7 654K Lady Max: tin an aside-a loud asidel It will be. Don: What, Madam? rlqbe Lady: l said, bow lovelyl lrlilie cardboard clock now reads l:25. A bell rings. All make a mad dasb for tbe left exit.j Don: l tbink lyll get some sleep. l am so tired tbat l feel almost as if I COLIICI sleep fOl'CV6I'. The Lady: fagain in an asidel You willl Don: Vvbat? Hub? lVlax: tHastening to cover L.M.'s remark, Have a very restful sleep, your Majesty. Don: Oh, thank you. tHe smiles and slaps Max on tbe back. He exits right., Lady Max: Why donyt you kill bim now? , Max: No, No, I can,t do it now . . . especially as be just ate. Let llim digest bis luncb first. It isn,t bealtby to kill riglit after eating. Tbe Lady: tRusl1ing over to Max, sbe grabs llim and raises bim by tlle sbirt as sbe coosl VVbat's the matter, donyt you want to be king, sweetie-pie? Max: fVVeaklyQ Gb, yes, turtle-dove. lLady Max takes a knife from tbe table, tbrusts it into bis band, and puslies bim off stage right., Max: 0.K .... 0.K. lvm going. Donyt pusb me, lovie-dove. tHe exits rigbt. Tliere are sound effects . . . Two gun sbots . . . Max re-enters, dusting bis bands., It was simple . . . no trouble at all. Tbe Lady: fliagerlyl How you do it? Max: Vvitb tbis. tHe sbows ber tbe Cook,s Cleaver., Tbe Lady: My llerol tslie puts ber arm around bim and tbey walk otlr-1 Tbat is, slie does wbile be is practically being carried by ber., tMalcolm and Donalbain walk on stage from tlwe right. Tbey stand at center stage, talkingl Messenger: fRunning in from tbe rigbt. He sboutsl Hey, somebody bumped off King Donkey and tbeyyre cliecking everybody for Finger prints. tHe repeats bis line as be runs off stage, lelt, sboutingl Malcolm: tvery dramatically, Qur fatberl f-I I2 Q ION fl 2 .9 1' f - J 1 Rx f t at pf N 'F- x 'M PN wi will X Cx? ffw j x k IRES H Mfv' FV Hof 4 , t ro Y Znqmn' Mklkjx U' y 'X

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16 99 J ? N -J XE? qgcfbj r 239.5 Turn 0 0 -eral, FAM' All at the table rise as Max goes to his seat. He sees Bingo. He canyt sit down., Lennox: VVon,t you parlceth you carcass, my Sliege? Max: Uumping loaclc, Noll Nnnnoooll It can't het Youse was killed in the last scene . . . methinlcs. tHe haclcs away as Bingo advances., Ggggooo away . . . Sssshhhooo tMax stumhles over chairs as he hacks around the tahle., trlqhe Guests and Lady Max donyt lcnow why Max is acting this way. although she ought to have a pretty good idea. They appear frightened and as Max gets to his seat tThis time, itys empty., He it ,iff R BW falls into it, exhausted. The Lords and Ladies depart, forgetting all Dt 'A A H G about what Emily Post says about the Dukes following the Earls 'sq or vice-versa. Some of them shalce their heads: others motion with Roo their fingers that Max is a little touched in the head. , Max: All right . . . O.K .... fSwalloWs, What are you going to do to me? tVVe forgot to tell you that Bingoys Ghost has tollowed him around the table and is now standing, glaring at Max., Go on. Do it. Get it over with nowl fMax raises his face as though to he slapped. He has his teeth clenched. His eyes are tight shut. He,s a hrave guy is Max., G Bingo: BRONX CHEER fAtter malcing this most satisfying expres- Q 7 sion ot complete disapproval, Bingoys Ghost struts otl the stage, Ag left., Lady Max: My hig, hrave warrior, my Thane ot Franklin, my King ot Scotland, whatever ails you? ' Max: lt's nothing, lady-hird, hut fm not listening to any more Inner Sanctum Programs on the radio. They've got me all upset. Lady Max: What you need is a good night's rest. tShe leads him ott the stage, right., Curtain An Interlude Between Act I and Act ll fMrs. Finnegan walks down the Aisle from the rear of the Auditorium. She goes up on the Stage and crosses to the Announcer., 4... U m D ls QQ r gr, giraffes ffa.f...... 2 lql 4 Q X