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

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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

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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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writer on a tahle and a Chair. One of the Seniors sits and when he is ready to type . . Doctor: All right, go ont Lady Max: tshe enters in Cap and Nightgown. She is making motions as if she were washing her hands., Blood on the saddle . . . Blood on the ground and a great big, puddle of blood all around . . . tShe walks toward the right side of the stage. She stops as a Senior yells., Doctor: Repeat that last phrase, Lady. Lady Max: Blood on the saddle, etc. tThe Typist takes out the paper and hands it to the Doctor who focusses his glasses on it. The other Senior pushes out the Typewriter. The Typist takes the Chair and leaves the stage, right. The Doctor follows slowly with the Porter trying to read over his shoulder. A Senior sitting in the audience rushes up on the stage. He is wear- ing a Hoppy, hiacic, how tie, glasses and carries a copy of Macbeth which he has opened., Senior: This has gone too far. That isn,t the way it is here. tAt the moment he finishes heref, two burly Seniors in Iciits enter stage, right and carry him hodily off the stage, left. The Porter crosses, right to left with a sign reading: One Half Hour Later. The Porter is visihiy inehriated. He weaves as he crosses the stage., Max: fEntering, he sits at the table with a hook entitled, Macbeth. He is trying to read. He closes the hook and walks down center., Ahh . . . this is no fun . . . Nothing is going right. I try to do a good joh on Bingo and his kid, Fleance, hut the Quiz Kid messes it up. And Macduff heat it out of town heiore I could get him. Gee, I wonder why that old hag said Macduii was mightier than me . . . This is the last scene so I hetter find out soon or it will he too late. tHe sits down dejectedly., And there's hardly anyhody else left to Lennox: tHe enters left., Max, I found out this morning that you cheated me at tiddly-winks yesterday. My wife says she saw you. I have come to avenge my honor. tHe hrandishes a feather duster., Max: Go away. You hother me. Lennox: Max, en guardet tHe charges and strikes a pose., Max: tHe stands erect and inhaies deeply then blows at Lennox who immediately expires. Max steps over the hody and walks down front., It must have been the garlic I had for breakfast. fThe Porter enters left. He hears a sign which reads The End hut he doesn,t turn his hack to the audience yet so they don't know the play is almost over. Did we hear someone say, Thank Goodness! The Porter approaches Max., 38