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

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Mrs. Finnegan: I understand that the Seniors are giving a presentation of Macheth. Tm so sorry that I couldn't get here sooner. I was making up a test, you know. Have I missed very much? Announcer: Well, Mrs. Finnegan, you only missed the first and second acts hut that's all right. You wouldrft understand it any hetter if you had come earlier. VVon't you sit there in the wings? Mrs. Finnegan: Uh, thank you so much, you dear child. Cl-'hey exit, ACT III On the Heath in Scotland Scene I fThere are a few hare trees in the background. The lighting effect is semi-hlue. As the Curtain opens, it allows three Witches to he seen dancing around a smoking cauldron, the while they can he heard to he chanting Hearts and Flowers. The Witch on the right stops and loegins to cry into a loasket of Discipline Cards. The Witch on the left stops to run his fingers thru G.O. Buttons with fiendish glee., No. 2: lOn the right, 'T is time, ,T is time fsohs then selects one Discipline Card and hegins to moan. Now he pours all the cards into the smoking pot. He takes one out., Ah, nohle Magliano, I knew him well. No. 3: flnterrupting No. 2 excitedly, 'Tis time to join the CLO. Join the G.O. and get a free pin. No. 1: Tis time to shut up. Max: lenters on the left, VVhat,s the cooking? tHe sniffsj No. 3: lstraight frontl Kick a poo Juice lover his shoulder to Maxi Franklin Stew to you. No. 2: What hrings you to this part of town? Max: The suhway. No. 3: Beware of one who was horn mightier than you. Max: Prithee, who may he he? No. 3: Could he heza a G.O. Member? Max: Oh, thatys O.K. Tm a G.O. Member, too. No. 3: Yes, but . . . No. la Keep still. He isn,t supposed to find that out until the last scene. Go home, Max, itss past your hed time. llVlax exits from stage, left. The Vvitches leave stage, right. The stage hlacks out com- pletely. It is relighted. The cauldron and hasket are gone. Lady Macdullf enters, holding her young son hy the hanclj 36

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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

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Lady Macdufi: That good-for-nothing father of yours has completely disappeared, the spineless jelly fish! Just loecause Max Beth wants to kill him, he leaves town. Do you know where your Pater went, son? Son: I donyt know, Mom. The last I heard was that he was picked up as a stowaway on the good ship, the Queen Mary. They dropped him oft unceremoniously at Ambrose Point. tThree Murderers-the same three whom Max hired to kill Bingo and Fleance,-fenter. They can't mean any goodll, Son: fHe sees them first. He's been reading too many murder mysteries for his own good., Mater, Mater, Look at these men. Vvho are they, Pater's relatives? Lady Macdutf: fShe's a remarkable woman. Shes not afraid of her own Shadow, They certainly look like them. No. l : tReading a Discipline Card, Methinks we have the right parties. VVhat's your Official Section, kid? Son: 8-1. Do you have something for me? No. 2: In a manner of speaking, yesl No. 3: fputting arrow over Sonny-l3oy's heart, he aims carefully then he changes his mind. He puts the arrow on the hoy's head then draws his how, Steady, sonnyl Son: fvery pitifully, fm agoin', Ma, fm agoin', Ma, hut don't you fret none. l've got my woolies with me and you can send me a box of ever gentle Lux Flakes. fDuring this touching speech, the Murderers have been standing with hats placed over their hearts., Get outa town, Ma. 'fHe dies., Lady Macduff runs off right as the Murderers chase after her., Tan Curtain Closes The Porter with a large sign walks across the stage hearing aloft a sign which reads: Max's Place: The Main Hall Scene ll. fThe Curtain opens on the Porter who is talking to the Doctor down stage, right. There is one table and a chair up stage, right, a mop on stage, left., Porter: Melord, there are times in the night when the Lady walks in her sleep. She does that. Doctor: tDressed in white underwear and a stocking cap, he looks very sleepy himself, Does this happen often? fThe Lady is heard off stage singing Blood on the Saddle, Hold it. I want to write this downl fHe claps his hands twice. Two Seniors bring in a Type- 37