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Harvey By Mary Chase Performed through a special license with Samuel rench!
Cast MEN Elwood P. Dowd: Dowd : The central character of the play, a charming eccentric whose best friend is Harvey, Harvey, an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit. Elwood Elwood is well-mannered, friendly and kind. Vetas yo!nger brother. brother. "ged #$%&. 'a(or role Dr. Chumley: Chumley: )h!mley is an esteemed psychiatrist and the head of )h!mleys Experimental Experimental *est Home for the 'entally "skew. "skew. He is a diffic!lt, exacting exacting man who will go to any length to protect the rep!tation of his sanitari!m and his own rep!tation as one of the most renowned psychitriats in the world, b!t his interaction with Elwood and Harvey reveal an !nexpected v!lnerability. v!lnerability. 'iddle-aged. 'a(or role . Dr. Sanderson: a Sanderson: a yo!ng and highly +!alified psychiatrist, handpicked by )h!mley. His talent is only s!rpassed by his vanity. He is as infat!ated with !rse elly as she is with him, tho!gh he str!ggles not to let on. "ged #$-%#. 'a(or role. Judge Gaffney: Gaffney: "n old family friend of the owds and the familys lawyer. . .a little in love with Veta. "ged &/-0/. 'a(or role. . Wilson: Wilson: " br!te of a man, the m!scle of )h!mleys *est, a devoted orderly responsible responsible for handling the patients who will not cooperate vol!ntarily. vol!ntarily. "ged 1$-#&. 'a(or role. E.J. Lofgren: Lofgren : a cab driver whose monolog!e abo!t his sanitari!m passengers is cr!cial to the climax of the play. play. He has a single scene near the very end and wo!ld have a very limited rehearsal sched!le. 2eat!red role 3one scene4. WOMEN Myrle Mae Simmons: Simmons: Vetas 10-year-old da!ghter 3and Elwoods niece4. 5oth Veta and 'yrtle are abo!t the b!siness of finding 'yrtle a man to marry--a mission that is made impossible with Elwood and Harvey constantly popping in. 'yrtle is extremely self-centered. 'a(or role. !ea Simmons: Simmons: Elwoods sister, sister, Veta has ret!rned to the family home after the death of her mother and is intent on landing a s!itable h!sband for her da!ghter 'yrtle 'ae.6he is concerned abo!t fitting into society and all the social proprieties that that involves. 6he also loves her brother Elwood very m!ch. This is the dynamic that drives the action of the p lay. lay. "ged %0-7/. 'a(or role. Ehel Chau"ene: Chau"ene : "n old friend of the family. 6he is a leader of the towns social circle that Veta desperately wants 'yrtle to break into. )an be a scene stealer in the hands of the right actress."ged &/0/. 2eat!red role 3one 3one scene4 #ey Chumley: Chumley: r. )h!mleys )h!mleys kind and talkative wife. "ged %/-%&. 2eat!red role 3one scene4 Nurse $elly: " $elly: " pretty yo!ng woman who has a love8hate relationship with r. 6anderson. "ged 19-##. 'a(or role
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CAMEO ROLES (30 REASONS CAST MEMBERS) GUESTS AT THE PARTY: nonspeaking
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Mr! Mr! and and Mrs Mrs!! Cumm Cummin ings gs Mayor %ld %ld Man Man &ac' &ac'so son n Schoo Sch ooll supe superi rint nten ende dent nt ire ch chief Police ch chief Mrs! Mrs! ,ashi ashing ngto ton n Re. Re.eren erend d Hals Halsey ey
M! LAP"N: a real estate agent #UMPHY/ An a0endant at the Mental Hospital O$$"CER %ELTY: A policeman HAR&EY's &O"CE
The show is set in the early 1940’s.
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CAMEO ROLES (30 REASONS CAST MEMBERS) GUESTS AT THE PARTY: nonspeaking
"! #! $! (! )! *! +! -!
Mr! Mr! and and Mrs Mrs!! Cumm Cummin ings gs Mayor %ld %ld Man Man &ac' &ac'so son n Schoo Sch ooll supe superi rint nten ende dent nt ire ch chief Police ch chief Mrs! Mrs! ,ashi ashing ngto ton n Re. Re.eren erend d Hals Halsey ey
M! LAP"N: a real estate agent #UMPHY/ An a0endant at the Mental Hospital O$$"CER %ELTY: A policeman HAR&EY's &O"CE
The show is set in the early 1940’s.
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Act I, Scene 1
1943. The library of the old Dowd family mansion. A portrait of the lantern-jawed matriarch stands stands above the mantelpiece. mantelpiece. One door leads to the hall the other one to the stairs to the bac! of the ho"se. A woman o#-sta$e o#-sta$e is sin$in$ %&'m %&'m called (i)le *")erc"p. *")erc"p.++ The phone rin$s. ,T(/ answers answers it.
MYR12E/ Mrs! Simmons3 Simmons3 Mrs! Simmons is my mother4 mother4 5ut she has guests this a6ernoon! 0(istens then chan$es to a respec2"l tome. %h4 wait 7ust a minute! 0oes to the hall door and whispers lo"dly. Psst8Mother9 05he mo6ons several 6mes before 7/TA enters h"mmin$ %*")erc"p.+ VE1A/ Yes4 dear3 MYR12E/ :t;s the Society editor of the E.ening E.ening
VE1A/ 1his is Veta =owd Simmons! Yes4 it;s a concert and tea for the mem5ers of the ounding amilies; riday orum started 5y my mother4 mother4 you 'now4 'now4 the late Marcella Penney =owd8pioneer culture leader4 leader4 she came here 5y o>?team o>?team as a child! 0(istens. Myrtle4 how many would you say are here3 MYR12E/
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[email protected]! But tell her a hundred! VE1A/
[email protected]! Miss 1ew's5ury 1ew's5ury is the soloist! MYR12E/ Hurry up! Miss 1ew'es5ury 1ew'es5ury is almost @nished with her solo! VE1A/ She;ll do an encore! MYR12E/ ,hat if they don;t gi.e her a lot of applause! VE1A/ :;.e 'nown her for years! years! She;ll do an encore! 0&n phone. You might say say :;m entertaining assisted assiste d 5y my daughter8my unmarried daughter8the lo.ely Myrtle Mae Simmons! MYR12E/ Mother4 please4 she;s almost @nished! VE1A/ E.erything;s @ne! 0&n phone. 1hat;s right4 right4 Miss Eller5e! 1his is the @rst @rst party we;.e we;.e had in years! years! 0(istens. Yes4 there is a reason4 5ut : don;t want it in the papers! E.ery family has its own li0le li0le trou5les! MYR12E/ Mother9 Mrs! Chau.enet 7ust came came in! VE1A/ 0&n phone. Yes4 Mrs! Mrs! Ethel Chau.enet! Her father was a scout with Bualo Bill! MYR12E/ So that;s where she got that hat!
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VE1A/ 0&n phone. And than' yo"! 0an$s "p. Myrtle4 you must 5e nice to Mrs! Mrs! Chau.enet! She has a grandson a5out your age! MYR12E/ But what dierence will that ma'e! ! !with ncle Elwood! VE1A/ VE1A/ Myrtle May9 ,e agreed not to to tal' a5out that this a6ernoon! a6ernoon! 1he point of this party is to to get you to meet the parents of the most eligi5le young men in town! MYR12E/ ,hy3 ,e can;t ha.e anyone anyone here in the e.ening4 and that;s when men come to see girls they;re courDng4 in the e.ening! 1he only reason we can ha.e ha.e this party this a6ernoon a6ernoon is that ncle Elwood is playing pinochle at the ourth A.enue irehouse! VE1A/ VE1A/ But you;.e got to meet someone4 Myrtle! 1hat;s all there is to it! MYR12E/ :f : do4 they say4 say4 1here;s 1here ;s Myrtle Mae Simmons! Simmo ns! Her uncle is Elwood P! P! =owd4 the 5iggest screw5all in town??Elwood P! =owd4 and his pal8 VE1A/ You promised9 MYR12E/ =amn ncle Elwood! And damn Har.ey9 Har.ey9 VE1A/ You said that name! You promised you wouldn;t say that name4 and you said it! And you;re 5eing un'ind! E.en if people do call him peculiar4 he;s sDll my my 5rother! 5rother! MYR12E/ ,hy can;t we li.e li'e normal people3 VE1A/ Must : remind you again4 Elwood;s not li.ing with "s8we are li.ing with him! MYR12E/ ,hy did Frandmother ha.e to lea.e all her property to ncle Elwood3 VE1A/ VE1A/ ,ell4 : suppose it was 5ecause he died in her arms! People are senDmental a5out things li'e li'e that! MYR12E/ You You always say that4 that4 and it doesn;t ma'e any sense! She didn;t ma'e out her will a:er she she died4 did she3 VE1A/ Miss 1ew'es5ury;s .oice is fading! MYR12E/ But not fast enough! 07/TA p"shes ,T(/ thro"$h the door leadin$ to the parlor. VE1A/ 0;alls. 2o.ely4 Miss 1ew'es5ury! 1ew'es5ury! A5solutely lo.ely3 G As they e
E2,%%=/ 0To A7/. E>cuse me a moment! Ma'e yourself comforta5le . 0&n >hone. Hello!
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o"se!eepin$ 4 and the Open oad oad for *oys for 7ust pennies a day ! 0&n phone. :t sounds good4 Miss Freenawalt! 0(istens to A7/ A7/ who has clearly interr"pted interr"pted and then spea!s in the phone. And Har.ey says says it sounds good to him4 too! too! Yes4 two su5scripDons4 please! Mail
e.erything to this address8$($ 1emple 1emple =ri.e! And : do hope :;ll ha.e the pleasure of meeDng you face to face someday! 0(istens and then to A7/. She says she;d li'e to meet me! 0&n phone. ,hen3 0(istens. ,hen would you you li'e li'e to meet me3 ,hy not right right now3 My sister sister seems to 5e ha.ing a few friends in4 and we would consider it an honor if you would 7oin us! 1he same address as the the magaine su5scripDons; su5scripDons;!! : hope to see you you in a few few minutes! Food5ye4 my my dear! 0an$s "p. She;s coming right o.er! o.er! Har.ey4 don;t you thin' you and : 5e0er go freshen up3 0/
ious to spea' to you! E1HE2/ =o you realie4 Veta4 that it;s 5een years since :;.e seen Elwood! VE1A/
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E1HE2/ 0(oo!s into the hall. She loo's frighIul! : thought she was dead! 0/lwood enters. Elwood9 Elwood =owd9 E2,%%=/ 0Ta!es her hand and bows. Aunt Ethel! ,hat a pleasure to come home and @nd a 5eauDful woman waiDng for me! E1HE2/ 0@ondly. Elwood4 you ha.en;t changed a 5it! VE1A/ Come along4 Aunt Ethel! You mustn;t miss the party! 0>"lls. MYR12E/ 0Also p"llin$ her. 1here;s punch if you don;t li'e tea! E1HE2/ But : do li'e tea! Stop pulling on me4 you two! Elwood4 what night can you come to supper ne>t wee'3 E2,%%=/ Any night at all! :;d 5e delighted! VE1A/ Elwood4 there;s mail for you today! : too' it up to your 5edroom! MYR12E/ Some of it loo'ed urgent9 E2,%%=/ =id you4 Veta3 1hat;s .ery nice of you! Aunt Ethel4 : want you to meet Har.ey! As you can see4 he;s a Poo'a! 0To A7/. Har.ey4 you;.e o6en heard me spea' of Mrs! Chau.enet! ,e always called her Aunt Ethel! She;s one of my oldest and dearest friends! 0(istens. Yes8yes8that;s right8she;s the one! 0/T/( loo!s aro"nd wildly. Har.ey said he would ha.e 'nown you anywhere! "ts his hand $ently on her arm. E1HE2/ ,hat3 E2,%%=/ You are standing in his way! 0To A7/. Come along4 Har.ey! 0e watches A7/ cross to the door. Huh?uh 0e strai$htens A7/'s 6e and ta!es a spec! of dirt o# his s"it coat. You loo' @ne!
MYR12E/ %h4 Fod! %h4 my Fod9 ncle Elwood;s introducing Har.ey to e.ery5ody! :;m ne.er going to 5e a5le to face those people again! : wish : were dead!
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VE1A/ Myrtle Mae9 MYR12E/ People get run o.er 5y truc's e.ery day! ,hy can;t something li'e that happen to ncle Elwood3 VE1A/ Myrtle Mae Simmons4 :;m ashamed of you! 1his thing is not your uncle;s fault! 0>hone rin$s. 7/TA answers it.
MYR12E/ 056ll watchin$ the $"ests. Mr! and Mrs! Cummings are lea.ing! And there goes the mayor9 ncle Elwood must ha.e told them what Har.ey is! %h4 Fod VE1A/ 0On phone. Hello4 this is Mrs! Simmons! Should you come in the clothes you ha.e on3 ,ho is this3 0(istens. But : don;t 'now any Miss Freenawalt! MYR12E/ 1here goes old man &ac'son9 VE1A/ 0(istens. Should you what3 ,ho in.ited you3 0(istens. MYR12E/ 1he school superintendent is in such a hurry to get away that he;s actually running9 MYR12E/ %h4 Mr! =owd! 0(istens. MYR12E/ 1he @re chief and the police chief are actually falling o.er Mrs! ,ashington in their hurry to get away! VE1A/ 1han' you 7ust the same4 5ut : 5elie.e there;s 5een a mista'e9 0(istens. ,ell4 sDc' it in your pipe and smo'e it to you4 too! 0an$s "p. ,ell4 : ne.er9 MYR12E/ You ne.er what3 VE1A/ %ne of your uncle;s friends! She as'ed if she should 5ring a Juart of hooch to the ounding amilies; riday orum9 MYR12E/ %h4 Fod! cept ncle Elwood3 VE1A/ 0;alls o"t. %h4 Elwood4 could : see you a moment3 0To ,T(/. : promise you8your uncle Elwood has disgraced us for the last Dme in this house! :;m going to do something :;.e ne.er done 5efore! MYR12E/ You;re no match for ncle Elwood!
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VE1A/ You;ll see!
E2,%%=/ Ahh! 0e ta!es two $lasses and 8lls them "p and then p"lls "p two chairs to the table. Sit down4 Har.ey! Veta wants to tal' to us! She said it was important! : thin' she wants to congratulate us on the impression we made at the party! 0e inclines his head and listens to A7/ who is obvio"sly as!in$ abo"t the boo!. Charles =ic'ens! G e sits down and opens the boo!. eads. :t was the 5est of Dmes4 it was the worst of Dmes! ! !!
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Act I, Scene 2: Chumley’s Mental Hospital An ho"r later. (eadin$ o# from the recep6on room is the front hall and the doors to the oBces of Dr. ;h"mley and Dr. 5andersonCboth doors clearly labeled. ?"rse "th elly is ta!in$ notes as she tal!s to 7/TA.
<RSE KE22Y/ And you wish to enter your 5rother here at the mental hospital for treatment3 Your 5rother;s name3 VE1A/ 07ery "pset. :t;s so8oh8 <RSE KE22Y/ Mrs! Simmons4 what is your 5rother;s name3 VE1A/ =owd! Elwood P! =owd! <RSE KE22Y/ And you ha.e him with you now3 VE1A/ He;s in a ta>i down in the dri.eway! 0ET presses a b"FFer. : ga.e the dri.er a dollar to watch him4 5ut : didn;t tell him why! You can;t tell these things to strangers4 can you3 0=&(5O? enters.
<RSE KE22Y/ Mr! ,ilson4 would you step down to a ta>i in the dri.eway and as' a Mr! =owd if he would 5e good enough to step up to room num5er #(8South ,ing F3 ,:2S% 0>o"ndin$ a 8st. As' him3 <RSE KE22Y/ 0=ith a warnin$ loo!. 1his is his sister! ,:2S% 0=ith a wea! a)empt at a $rin. ,hy4 certainly! Be glad to escort him! 0/
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<RSE KE22Y/ =r! Sanderson is no5ody;s second @ddle! 0lows with devo6on. He hasn;t 5een out of medical school .ery long4 5ut =r! Chumley tried out twel.e assistants4 and =r! Sanderson is the only one he 'ept! He;s a5solutely wonderful8 0catches herself 8to his paDents4 : mean!
VE1A/ Very well! 1ell him :;m here! 0ET does to $et him. 7/TA moves abo"t the room nervo"sly. %h dear! ! !oh dear! 0/(=OOD s6c!s his head in. E2,%%=/ ,:2S% Veta4 isn;t this wonderf??? 0=&(5O? dra$s him forcef"lly "p the stairs. Dr. 5anderson enters.
SA<=ERS% Mrs! Simmons3 VE1A/ 0G"mps. : didn;t hear you come in! <RSE KE22Y/ :;m =r! Sanderson! Ha.e a seat4 please! VE1A/ 1han' you! : hope you don;t thin' :;m 7umpy li'e that all the Dme4 5ut :8 SA<=ERS%
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VE1A/ =octor4 :;.e 5een telling you! Har.ey is a ra55it4 a 5ig white ra55it4 si> feet high8or is it si> feet and a half3 Hea.en 'nows that : ought to 'now! He;s 5een around the house long enough! SA<=ERS% 0/resses b"FFer. 2oss of appeDte3 VE1A/ ,ho can eat at a ta5le with my 5rother and a 5ig white ra55it3 :t;s too much4 =octor! : 7ust can;t stand it! SA<=ERS% 0>ressin$ b"FFer repeatedly. %f course4 Mrs! Simmons! %f course! You;re Dred! VE1A/ Yes4 : am! SA<=ERS% You;.e 5een worrying a great deal! VE1A/ Yes4 : ha.e! : can;t help it! SA<=ERS% And now :;m going to help you!
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VE1A/ %h4 =octor! ! !! 05A?D/5O? $oes ca"6o"sly to the door watchin$ her. SA<=ERS% You 7ust sit there Juietly4 Mrs! Simmons! :;ll 5e right 5ac'! 0e e
SA<=ERS% : rang and rang and rang9 0(oo!s aro"nd. Mrs! Simmons3 Sound the alarm4 ,ilson! 1hat poor woman must not lea.e the grounds! ,:2S% She;s made a getaway4 huh4 =oc3 0ET presses a b")on and we hear an alarm. 5A?D/5O?H Her condiDon is serious! Fo a6er her! 0=&(5O? e
SA<=ERS% Main gate3 1his is =r! Sanderson! Allow no one out of the main gate! ,e;re loo'ing for a paDent! : shouldn;t ha.e le6 her alone4 5ut no one answered my 5uer! 0an$s "p. es e.erything! 0ET fran6cally dials the phone. <RSE KE22Y/ =unphy8will you please unloc' the door to plain8 SA<=ERS% E>plain9 Apologie9
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<RSE KE22Y/ 0an$s "p. 1han' hea.en they ha.en;t put him in the hydro Ntu5 yet! =octor4 : feel terri5le! &udge Faney called and said Mrs! Simmons and her 5rother would 5e coming out here4 and when she came in8 SA<=ERS% Stop worrying! ,e;ll sJuirm out of it some way! 05tarts o"t. <RSE KE22Y/ ,here are you going3 SA<=ERS% :;.e got to tell =r! Chumley a5out it! He may prefer to handle it himself! <RSE KE22Y/ He;ll 5e furious! : 'now he will! He;ll die! And then he;ll @re me! SA<=ERS% 1he responsi5ility is all mine! <RSE KE22Y/ But this man =owd8 SA<=ERS% &ust don;t let him get away! :;ll 5e right 5ac'! <RSE KE22Y/ But what can : say to him3 He;ll 5e furious! SA<=ERS% 2oo'4 Kelly4 he;ll pro5a5ly 5e @t to 5e Ded! ! !5ut he;s a man4 isn;t he3 <RSE KE22Y/ Yes4 5ut what8 SA<=ERS% Fo into your rouDne! You 'now8the eyes8the swish8the wor's! 0e demonstrates. &'m immune to it4 5ut it;s sure to wor' on other men! Keep him here4 Kelly4 e.en if you ha.e to do a striptease to do it! 0e e
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E2,%%=/ 1han' you! :;ll ha.e two! 0Arran$es one for himself and one for A7/ e p"ts A7/'s clothes on a chair and mo6ons A7/ to sit.
<RSE KE22Y/ =r! Sanderson is an>ious to tal' to you! He;ll 5e right 5ac'! Please 5e seated! E2,%%=/ A6er you4 my dear! <RSE KE22Y/ : really can;t! :;m in and out! But could : get you a magaine to loo' at3 E2,%%=/ :;d rather loo' at you! You;re .ery lo.ely! <RSE KE22Y/ %h! ! !well! ! !than' you! Some people don;t thin' so! E2,%%=/ 1hen some people are 5lind! And now4 Miss Kelly4 :;d li'e to ha.e you meet8 05A?D/5O? h"rries in.
SA<=ERS% Mr! =owd3 E2,%%=/ Elwood P! 2et me gi.e you one of my cards! :f you should need to8 SA<=ERS% :;m =r! 2yman Sanderson4 =r! Chumley;s assistant! E2,%%=/ ,ell4 good for you9 :;m happy to 'now you! How are you4 =octor3 SA<=ERS% 1hat going to depend on you4 :;m afraid! Please sit down! : assume you;.e met olitely. :s that so4 =octor3 SA<=ERS% You ha.e us at a disad.antage! You 'now it! : 'now it! E.en Kelly here 'nows it! 2et;s 5e fran' with each other! E2,%%=/ 1hat certainly appeals to me4 =octor!
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SA<=ERS% Best way in the long run! People are people no ma0er where you go! E2,%%=/ 1hat is .ery o6en the case! SA<=ERS% And 5eing human4 we;re o6en li'ely to ma'e mista'es! plain it to you! <RSE KE22Y/ :t wasn;t =r! Sanderson;s fault! :t was mine! SA<=ERS% A human failing8as : said! E2,%%=/ 1his is .ery interesDng! You and Miss Kelly here3 0They nod. 1his a6ernoon3 0They nod. /(=OOD $ives A7/ a !nowin$ loo!.
<RSE KE22Y/ ,e hope you understand4 Mr! =owd! E2,%%=/ %h4 yes! 2i0le mista'esO li'e these are o6en the 5asis of a long and warm relaDonship! SA<=ERS% And the responsi5ility is4 of course4 not hers85ut mine! E2,%%=/ Your atude may 5e old?fashioned4 =octor4 5ut : li'e it! SA<=ERS%
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SA<=ERS% But it;s not her alcoholism that;s the 5asis for my diagnosis! :t;s more serious than that! :t was when she 5egan tal'ing so emoDonally a5out this 5ig white ra55it8Har.ey! : 5elie.e she called him Har.ey! E2,%%=/ Har.ey is his name! SA<=ERS% She claimed you were persecuDng her with this Har.ey! E2,%%=/ Veta shouldn;t feel that way9 And now4 =octor4 5efore we go any further4 : must insist you let me introduce8 SA<=ERS% 2et me ma'e my point @rst4 Mr! =owd! Your sister;s condiDon is serious! ! !5ut : can help her! She must4 howe.er4 remain here! E2,%%=/ :;.e always wanted Veta to ha.e e.erything she needs! SA<=ERS% E>actly! E2,%%=/ But : wouldn;t want her to stay out here unless she li'ed it and wanted to stay! SA<=ERS% Mr! =owd4 if this were an ordinary delusion8if she were seeing something she had seen once8that would 5e one thing! But this is more serious! :t stands to reason that no5ody has e.er seen a white ra55it si> feet high! E2,%%=/ 05miles at arvey. pression! t of 'in3 E2,%%=/ You 5e0er ha.e Veta do that4 =octor! She always does all the signing and managing for the family! She;s good at it! SA<=ERS% ,e can;t distur5 her now! E2,%%=/ 1hen may5e : 5e0er tal' it o.er with &udge Faney8he;s a family friend! 0;on8den6allyC incl"din$ arvey
SA<=ERS% You can e>plain it to him later! 1ell him : ad.ised it! And it isn;t as if you can;t drop in here any Dme and ma'e inJuiries! :;ll ma'e out a .isitor;s pass for you! ,hen would you li'e to come 5ac'3 ,ednesday3 riday3
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E2,%%=/ You and Miss Kelly ha.e 5een so pleasant4 : can come 5ac' right a6er dinner! Say4 an hour from now3 SA<=ERS% ,ell4 we;re pre0y 5usy around here8 E2,%%=/ Actually4 :;m not .ery hungry! : can 7ust stay! SA<=ERS%
E2,%%=/ Since we all seem to ha.e en7oyed it this much4 let;s 'eep right on! :;d li'e to in.ite you to come with me now down to Charlie;s place and ha.e a drin'! SA<=ERS% Sorry4 we;re on duty now! Fi.e us a rain?chec'! Some other Dme! E2,%%=/ ,hen3 SA<=ERS% %h4 can;t say right now!
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SA<=ERS% Ha.ing to ma'e that date with him! %f course4 yo" don;t ha.e to go! <RSE KE22Y/ %h9 SA<=ERS%
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SA<=ERS% Yes4 doctor! : spo'e to her 5rother4 and he was most reasona5le! CHM2EY/ :;.e ne.er 5efore had a paDent with an animal that large! SA<=ERS% She calls him Har.ey! CHM2EY/ 1he case is most interesDng! :t may 5e that we can use my formula ++ on her! SA<=ERS% ormula ++3 <RSE KE22Y/ But4 =octor8 CHM2EY/ And what is this hat and coat doing in here3 ,hose is it3 SA<=ERS% Mr! =owd;s3 <RSE KE22Y/
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CHM2EY/ HA<= ME 1HE HA1! :t may ha.e some sort of idenD@caDon in it! 0(oo!s inside. Here4 what;s this3 0>"shes 8n$ers thro"$h. 1wo holes in the crown of this hat! See3 <RSE KE22Y/ 1hat;s strange! CHM2EY/ Some silly fad! 1a'e them away! 0elly han$s them on the coat tree. =&(5O? comes inChe $reatly admires ;E,(/.
,:2S% Hello4 =r! Chumley! 0;E,(/ nods. 2oo'4 some5ody;s gonna ha.e to gi.e me a hand with this Simmons dame8order a restraining 7ac'et or something! She;s terri5le! 0To ET. You ne.er came up to help change her4 5ut : got her corset o all 5y myself! She;s in the hydro tu58 my Fod4 : le6 the water running on her9 0They all r"n o"t. A:er a moment ,5. ;E,(/ enters in 6me to stop D. ;E,(/.
MRS! CHM2EY/ ,illie9 You ha.en;t forgo0en a5out =r! McClure;s coc'tail party4 ha.e you3 ,e promised to a0end! CHM2EY/ : ha.e to go upstairs and loo' on a paDent! 0/
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E2,%%=/ Sing right there! He put his hat and coat on that ta5le! MRS! CHM2EY/ 1here doesn;t seem to 5e a hat and coat around here now! Perhaps he le6! E2,%%=/ Apparently! : don;t; see him anywhere! MRS! CHM2EY/ ,hat was that you called him! ! !a poo'a3 :s that something new3 E2,%%=/ %h4 no! As : understand it4 that;s something .ery old! MRS! CHM2EY/ Really3 :;d ne.er heard it 5efore! E2,%%=/ :;m not too surprised at that! : hadn;t myself unDl : met him! : do hope you get an opportunity to meet him! :;m sure he;d 5e Juite ta'en with you! MRS! CHM2EY/ 1hat;s .ery nice of you to say so! E2,%%=/ presses himself Juite de@nitely! :f he;s not parDcularly interested4 he sits there li'e an empty chair! Har.ey ta'es his Dme ma'ing up his mind a5out people! Choosey4 you see! MRS! CHM2EY/ 1hat;s not a 5ad way to 5e in this day and age! E2,%%=/ Har.ey is .ery fond of my sister4 Veta! 1hat;s 5ecause he is fond of me4 and Veta and : come from the same family! pecDng my family to li'e my friends! E2,%%=/ But we must 'eep trying4 mustn;t we3! Because if Har.ey has said to me once4 he;s said to me a million Dmes4 Mr! =owd4 : would do anything for you!O 0;han$es s"bject. Mrs! Chumley4 would you li'e to come downtown with me right now3 :;ll 5uy you a drin' or a cup of coee! MRS! CHM2EY/ 1han' you .ery much4 5ut :;m waiDng for =r! Chumley! :f he found me gone4 he;d 5e irritated! E2,%%=/ ,e wouldn;t want that! Some other Dme4 then3 MRS! CHM2EY/ :;ll tell you what :;ll do! E2,%%=/ ,hat will you do3 :;m .ery interested! MRS! CHM2EY/ :f your friend comes in while :;m sDll here4 :;ll gi.e him a message from you! E2,%%=/ 0ratef"lly. ,ould you do that3 :;d certainly appreciate it! MRS! CHM2EY/ ,hat would you li'e me to tell him3
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E2,%%=/ As' him to meet me downtown! ! !if he has no other plans! MRS! CHM2EY/ Any parDcular place downtown3 E2,%%=/ He 'nows where! Har.ey 'nows this town li'e a 5oo'! MRS! CHM2EY/ :;ll tell you what! My hus5and and : are going downtown to a coc'tail party at =r! McClure;s at "#th and 2ong.iew! ,e could gi.e your friend a li6 into town! E2,%%=/ : hate to impose on you4 5ut :;d certainly appreciate that! MRS! CHM2EY/
CHM2EY/ 1hat Simmons woman is uncooperaD.e4 =r! Sanderson! She refused to admit to me that she sees this 5ig ra55it! :nsists it;s her 5rother! Fi.e her two of these at nine8another at ten8if she conDnues to 5e so restless! Another trip to the hydro room tonight at eight4 and one in the morning at se.en! 1hen we;ll see if she;ll cooperate tomorrow! 0To */TT. Ready4 pet3 MRS! CHM2EY/ Yes4 ,illie! %h4 and ,illie8there was a man here4 a man named8let me see8 0pic!s "p cardC=owd! Elwood P! =owd! 0ET enters. He was loo'ing for someone8 CHM2EY/ He mustn;t see his sister tonight! 0To 5A?D/5O?. :f he comes 5ac'4 tell him so! MRS! CHM2EY/ He wasn;t loo'ing for his sister! He said he was loo'ing for someone he came out here with this a6ernoon! SA<=ERS% ,as there anyone with =owd when you saw him this a6ernoon4 Kelly3 <RSE KE22Y/
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<RSE KE22Y/ =r! Sanderson8 MRS! CHM2EY/ : told him that if we could locate his friend4 we;d gi.e him a ride downtown! 1hat;s all right4 isn;t it4 dear3 CHM2EY/ %f course! MRS! CHM2EY/ His friend;s name is Har.ey! <RSE KE22Y/ Har.ey9 MRS! CHM2EY/ He didn;t gi.e me his last name! He menDoned something else a5out him8poo'a85ut : didn;t Juite get what that was! <RSE KE22Y and SA<=ERS% Har.ey 9 MRS! CHM2EY/ He said his friend was .ery tall! ! !why are you all loo'ing at me li'e that3 1his man was .ery nice4 and he merely as'ed if we could gi.e his friend a ride 5ac' into town4 and if we can;t do a fa.or for someone from Dme to Dme4 why are we li.ing3 SA<=ERS% ,here did he go4 Mrs! Chumley3 <RSE KE22Y/ How long ago was he in here3 CHM2EY/ FE1 ME 1HA1 HA19 By Feorge4 we;ll @nd out a5out this! 0ET eic!s "p hat.But perhaps they neglected to tell you that a rabbit has long pointed ears! 1hat a hat for a ra55it would ha.e to 5e perforated to ma'e room for these hear!
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SA<=ERS% =owd seemed reasona5le and?? CHM2EY/ =octor4 the funcDon of a psychiatrist is to tell the dierence 5etween those who are reasona5le and those who merely act and tal' reasona5ly! 0>resses intercom b"FFer. =o you realie what you;.e done to me3 =on;t answer! :;ll tell you! You ha.e permi0ed a psychopath to wal' o these grounds and wander around with an o.ergrown white ra55it! You ha.e su57ected me8a man who is perhaps the world;s most s'illed psychiatrist8to the humiliaDon of ha.ing to call8of all things8a lawyer to @nd out who came to my sanitarium to 5e commi0ed and who came here to commit! SA<=ERS% =r! Chumley8 CHM2EY/ &ust a minute! 0&n intercom. ,ilson4 : want you! 0To 5A?D/5O?. : will now ha.e to do something that : ha.e ne.er done in my @6een years of 5eing a psychiatrist! : will ha.e to go out a6er this paDent4 Elwood P! =owd4 and 5ring him 5ac' here4 and when : do 5ring him 5ac'4 your connecDon with this insDtuDon is ended! ! !as of that moment! 0=&(5O? enters. ,ilson4 get the car! 0To his wife. Be0y4 call the McClures and tell them we can;t ma'e it! 0To "th.
<RSE KE22Y/ Yes4 =octor! 0/
,:2S% P?o?o?'?a! Poo'a! 0eads. rom old CelDc mythology! A fairy spirit in animal form! Always .ery large! 1he poo'a appears here and there4 now and then4 to this one and that one! ! !at his own caprice! A wise 5ut mischie.ous creature! 0A7/'s voice joins in readin$ with =&(5O?. ,:2S%< and HARVEY;s V%:CE/ Very fond of rum pots4 crac' pots4 and ! ! ! 0=&(5O?'s voice trails o#. HARVEY;s V%:CE/ ! ! !how are you today4 Mr! ,ilson3 0=&(5O? slams the vol"me sh"t and be$ins whirlin$ aro"nd loo!in$ for the spea!er. You didn;t answer me4 Mr! ,ilson! ,:2S% ,ho wants to 'now3 HARVEY;s V%:CE/ : do4 Mr! ,ilson! 0=ilson screams and r"ns o"t. The so"nd of A7/'s la"$hter is heard
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Act I, Scene 3 The Dowd library. Abo"t an ho"r later. The doorbell rin$s and rin$s. ,T(/ wal!s ,r. (apin the real estate a$ent in thro"$h the doors to the bac! entrance.
MYR12E/ &ust go on up those 5ac' stairs to the third Loor! :;ll 5e right up! 05he starts to the front door b"t GED/ A@@?/Cwho has let himself inCintercepts her. &=FE FA
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VE1A/ : didn;t do one single thing! : told them a5out Elwood and Har.ey! 1hen : went down to the ca5 to get his things! As : was wal'ing along the path4 this awful man stepped out! He was a white sla.er! : 'now he was! He was dressed all in white! ! !that;s how they ad.erDse! MYR12E/ ,hat did he do to you4 Mother3 VE1A/ ,hat did he do3 He gra55ed me4 and then he dragged me in there4 and then he! ! !05he brea!s down. ,T(/ and the GED/ e
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VE1A/ 0?ervo"sly Sanderson! But4 %mar4 don;t pay any a0enDon to anything he tells you! He;s a liar! Close?set eyes8they;re always liars! Besides4 : told him something in strict con@dence! ! !and he 5la55ed it! MYR12E/ ,hat did you tell him4 Mother3 VE1A/ : don;t want to tal' a5out it! : want to sue them! And : want to get into my own 5ed! MYR12E/ But4 Mother4 the important thing8where is ncle Elwood3 VE1A/ 0To herself. : should ha.e 'nown 5e0er than to try to do anything a5out him! Something protects him! ! !that awful Poo'a! ! ! MYR12E/ ,here is ncle Elwood3 Answer me9 VE1A/ How should : 'now3 1hey let him go! 1hey;re not interested in men in those places! 0(A>&? po!es his head in the door.
2AP: :;m going to loo' at the 5asement9 0/ months ago! ,e hid it in the gar5age! 05he e
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,:2S% 1he crac'pot with the ra55it! :s he here3 &=FE FA
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=R! CHM2EY/ : sDll need to tal' with her! &=FE FA
MYR12E/ So you;re the 5rute who molested my mother3 =R! CHM2EY/ So your name;s Myrtle Mae3 MYR12E/ 0*ac!in$ away. h! ! !yes! ! ! ,:2S% :f we snatch your uncle4 you;re lia5le to 5e comin; out to the sanitarium on .isiDng days3 MYR12E/ %h4 : don;t 'now! ! !:! ! ! ,:2S% :f you do4 :;ll 5e there! MYR12E/ You will3 ,:2S% And if you don;t see me right away4 don;t gi.e up! SDc' around4 and :;ll show up! MYR12E/ You will3 ,:2S% Sure : will4 for a cute coo'ie li'e you!
E2,%%=/ 0&n phone Hello4 Chumley;s Rest3 :s =r! Chumley there3 0(istens. %h4 hello4 Mrs! Chumley9 1his is Elwood P! =owd spea'ing! How are you3 0(istens. 1ell me4 were you a5le to locate Har.ey3 0(istens. =on;t worry a5out it! :;ll @nd him! But : was sorry to miss you at the McClure;s coc'tail party! 1he people were charming4 and : was a5le to lea.e Juite a few of my cards! : waited unDl you phoned to say you couldn;t ma'e it 5ecause a paDent had escaped!
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0(istens. ,here am :3 :;m here! But :;m lea.ing right away! : must @nd Har.ey! Food 5ye! 0e han$s "p and sees the parcel. ,hy4 there it is9 0e ta!es o# the paper to reveal a h"$e portrait of /lwood siJn$ on a chair while behind him stands a lar$e white rabbit in a bl"e pol!a-dot collar and red nec!6e. /(=OOD s"rveys it pro"dly and loo!s for a place to p"t it. @inally he p"ts it in front of the portrait of ,arcella >inney Dowd. e $athers "p the wrappin$ paper 6ps his hat to it and e
VE1A/ =octor4 you might as well go home! :;m suing you for @6y thousand dollars4 and that;s @nal! 0er bac! is to the mantle so she doesn't see the portrait. ;E,(/ however no6ces it immediately.
=R! CHM2EY/ Mrs! Simmons8 VE1A/ :;m not tal'ing to you! =R! CHM2EY/ Mrs! Simmons4 this picture o.er the mantel8 VE1A/ 1hat portrait happens to 5e the pride of the house! =R! CHM2EY/ But4 Mrs! Simmons8 VE1A/ 1he @gure in that painDng represents the 5est of my family! %ur inspiraDon! ! !what we aspire to 5e! ! !our pride and 7oy! ! !our8 05he t"rns aro"nd and sees it screams and to)ers. =R! CHM2EY/ Steady now4 steady! VE1A/ =octor4 that is <%1 my mother! =R! CHM2EY/ :;m glad to hear that! VE1A/ He;s 5een here! Elwood;s 5een here! 0>hone rin$s. =R! CHM2EY/ :;ll get it for you! G Answers. Hello3 Yes4 yes4 who;s calling3 0To 7/TA coverin$ the mo"thpiece. :t;s your 5rother! VE1A/ 0?o lon$er wea! b"t an$ry. 2et me tal' to him! =R! CHM2EY/ =on;t tell him :;m here! Be casual! But @nd out where he is! VE1A/ 0&n phone. Hello4 Elwood! ,here are you3 ,hat3 %h4 7ust a minute80To ;h"mley. He won;t say where he is! He wants to 'now if Har.ey is here! =R! CHM2EY/ 1ell him Har.ey is here! VE1A/ But he isn;t! =R! CHM2EY/ 1ell him he is! 1hat should 5ring Elwood here!
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VE1A/ &n phone.Yes4 Elwood! Yes4 Har.ey is here! ,hy don;t you come home and see him3 ,hat3 %h! ! !uh! ! uh! ! !right9 0To ;h"mley. :t;s not wor'ing! He wants me to call Har.ey to the telephone! =R! CHM2EY/ Say Har.ey is here! ! !5ut he can;t come to the phone! Say8he8say8he;s in the 5athtu59 VE1A/ Bathtu53 =R! CHM2EY/ Say he;s in the 5athtu54 and you;ll send him o.er there! 1hat way we can @nd out where =owd is! VE1A/ G&n phone.Elwood4 Har.ey is here4 5ut he can;t come to the telephone! He;s in the 5athtu5! :;ll send him o.er to you as soon as he;s dry! ,here are you3 Elwood9 05lams the phone down. Har.ey 7ust wal'ed in the door! Elwood told me to loo' in the 5athtu58it must 5e a stranger! But : 'now where he is! He;s at Charlie;s Place! 1hat;s a 5ar o.er at "#th and Main! =R! CHM2EY/ 1han' you! 05tarts o"t. VE1A/ ,here are you going3 =R! CHM2EY/ :;m going o.er there to get your 5rother and drag him down to the sanitarium where he 5elongs9 05torms o"t. VE1A/ %h9 0Thin!s a moment the calls-- Myrtle Mae8see who;s in the 5athtu59
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AC# II, Scene 1 The main oBce at ;h"mley's 5anitari"m. @o"r ho"rs later. =&(5O? is carryin$ o"t one of the last pac!ed bo
=R! SA<=ERS% 1hat;s the last 5o>! ,:2S% 1ough you geng 'ic'ed out li'e that4 =oc! ,hen you lea.in;3 =R! SA<=ERS% As soon as =r! Chumley gets 5ac'! ,:2S% :t;s 5eginnin; to smell awful funny to me! our hours he;s 5een gone and not a word from him! 0/(( han$s "p and mar!s another place o# her list.
%:CER ,E21Y/ As : told this young lady4 there;s no sign of =r! Chumley in any emergency room! And no report concerning him at the police staDon! <RSE KE22Y/ Please 'eep loo'ing! 0=/(T 6ps his hat and e
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=R! SA<=ERS% : saw you Saturday night4 dancing with that drip at the Rose Room down at the ronDer Hotel! <RSE KE22Y/ %h4 did you3 : didn;t see you! =R! SA<=ERS% :;d 5e careful of him4 Kelly! He loo'ed li'e a potenDal schiophrenic murderer! 1hat;s my professional opinion! And he wasn;t e.en that good?loo'ing! <RSE KE22Y/ But she was 5eauDful4 : suppose! =R! SA<=ERS% ,ho3 <RSE KE22Y/ 1he girl you were with! =R! SA<=ERS% : thought you didn;t noDce me! <RSE KE22Y/ You 5umped into us twice! How could : not noDce3 =R! SA<=ERS%
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E2,%%=/ : don;t 'now! : ha.e a ca5 outside! :s it possi5le for you two to get away with me now3 =R! SA<=ERS% ,here is =r! Chumley3 E2,%%=/ :s he coming with us4 too3 How nice! =R! SA<=ERS% ,HERE :S =R! CHM2EY3 E2,%%=/ : must apologie for 5eing a few seconds late! : 7ust thought Miss Kelly should ha.e some Lowers! A6er what happened this a6ernoon4 though4 the Lowers should 5e from you4 =octor! Shall we go now3 0/(( presses a b"FFer on the wall. SA<=ERS% &ust a minute4 =owd! 1he situaDon has changed since we met this a6ernoon! But : urge you to ha.e no resentments! =r! Chumley is your friend! He only wants to help you! E2,%%=/ 1hat;s nice of him! :;d li'e to help him4 too! SA<=ERS% =owd4 we all ha.e to face reality4 sooner or later! E2,%%=/ =octor4 : wrestled with reality my enDre life4 and :;m happy to say : @nally won out o.er it!
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SA<=ERS% &ust a minute4 ,ilson! =owd4 did you see =r! Chumley tonight3 E2,%%=/ Yes4 : did! He came into Charlie;s Place at dinner Dme! 2et;s all go there4 and :;ll 5uy us all a round of drin's! ,:2S% ,e ain;t going no place! changed the con.enDonal greeDngs! : said4 How do you do4 =r! Chumley4O and he said4 How do you do4 Mr! =owd!O And then : introduced him to Har.ey! ,:2S% 1o who3 <RSE KE22Y/ A ra55it! Si> feet tall! E2,%%=/ Si> feet one and a half! ,:2S% ,orry a5out details while the doc;s pro5a5ly 5leeding to death in a ditch someplace! E2,%%=/ :f that was his plan for the e.ening4 he did not tell me! SA<=ERS% Fo on4 =owd! E2,%%=/ =r! Chumley sat down in the 5ooth with us! He sat directly across from Har.ey4 so he could loo' at him! Har.ey then suggested that : 5uy him a drin'! Knowing he does not li'e to drin' alone4 : suggested to =r! Chumley that we 7oin him! ,:2S% And then3 E2,%%=/ ,e 7oined him!
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<RSE KE22Y/ ,hat happened ne>t3 E2,%%=/ ,e 7oined him again! SA<=ERS% 1hen what3 E2,%%=/ ,e 'ept on 7oining him! ,:2S% S'ip all the 7oining9 E2,%%=/ You;re as'ing me to s'ip a large porDon of the e.ening! <RSE KE22Y/ ,hat else happened3 E2,%%=/ =r! Chumley and Har.ey got into a con.ersaDon! Tuietly at @rst4 5ut then it 5ecame rather heated and =r! Chumley raised his .oice3 ,:2S% ,hy3 E2,%%=/ Har.ey seemed to feel that =r! Chumley should assume part of the @nancial responsi5ility of the 7oining4 5ut =r! Chumley didn;t seem to want to do that! ,:2S% : can 5elie.e that! E2,%%=/ 1hen : agreed to pay the whole thing 5ecause : didn;t want any trou5le! =r! Chumley then urged Har.ey to go with him o.er to Blondie;s Chic'en :nn! Har.ey wanted to go to Eddie;s instead! ,hile they were arguing a5out it4 : went to the 5ar to pay4 and when : came 5ac'4 they were gone! ,:2S% ,here did they go3 : mean4 where did the Doctor go3 E2,%%=/ : don;t 'now! : had a date out here with =r! Sanderson and Miss Kelly4 and : came out to pic' them up4 hoping that later on we might run into Har.ey and the =octor and ma'e a party of it! ,:2S% You;re lying and we 'now it! E2,%%=/ : ne.er lie! ,:2S% You;.e done something with the doctor4 and :;m going to8 SA<=ERS% =on;t touch him4 ,ilson! <RSE KE22Y/ May5e he isn;t lying! 0oes to phone and dials ;harlie's place. ,:2S% 1hat;s all this guy is4 a 5unch of lies! You two don;t 5elie.e the story he tells a5out the =octor sin; there chang to a 5ig white ra55it4 do you3 <RSE KE22Y/ May5e =r! Chumley did go to Charlie;s Place!
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,:2S% And saw a 5ig white ra55it4 : suppose! E2,%%=/ And why not3 Har.ey was there! At @rst the =octor seemed a li0le frightened of Har.ey4 5ut that ga.e way to admiraDon as the e.ening wore on9 ,hat a nice e>pression8the e.ening wore on9 ,ith your permission4 :;ll say it again! 1he e.ening wore on9 ,:2S% ,ith your permission4 :;m gonna ram your teeth down your throat9 <RSE KE22Y/ 0On phoneCharlie;s Place3 :s =r! Chumley there3 He was the man with Mr! =owd earlier in the e.ening! 0(istens. ,ell4 don;t 5ite my head o! 0an$s "p. My4 that man was mad! He said Mr! =owd is welcome any Dme4 5ut his friend is not! E2,%%=/ 1hat;s Mr! Mc! Soon the faces of the other people turn toward mine and smile! 1hey;re saying4 ,e don;t 'now your name4 mister4 5ut you;re a lo.ely fellow!O Har.ey and : warm oursel.es in all these golden moments! ,e ha.e entered as strangers! ! !and soon we ha.e friends! 1hey tal' to us! 1hey tell a5out the terri5le things they ha.e done! 1he 5ig wonderful things they will do! 1heir hopes4 their regrets4 their lo.es4 their hates! All large4 5ecause no5ody e.er 5rings anything small into a 5ar! And then : introduce them to Har.ey! And he is 5igger and grander than anything they can oer me! ,hen they lea.e4 they lea.e impressed! 1hese same people seldom come 5ac' 5ecause they;.e told what they need to tell4 and they;.e seen a li0le 5it of a miracle! 1hey no longer ha.e a need to go 5ac' to a 5ar again! SA<=ERS% How did you happen to call him Har.ey3 E2,%%=/ Har.ey is his name! SA<=ERS% How do you 'now that3
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E2,%%=/ 1hat;s a rather interesDng coincidence4 =octor! %ne night4 se.eral years ago4 : was wal'ing early in the e.ening4 alone! airfa> Street85etween "-th and "th! : had 7ust helped Ed Hic'ey into a ta>i! Ed had 5een mi>ing his rye with his gin4 and : felt he needed some help geng home! : started to wal' down the street when : heard a .oice saying4 Food e.ening4 Mr! =owd!O : turned and there was this great white ra55it leaning against a lamp post! ,ell4 : thought nothing of that 5ecause when you li.e in a town as long as : ha.e li.ed in this one4 you get used to the fact that e.ery5ody 'nows your name! "ts his hand on his sho"lder. Come on4 Elwood! 0(eads him to the door.
<RSE KE22Y/ :;ll come with you4 Mr! =owd! E2,%%=/ All right4 2yman! But : won;t 5e a5le to .isit with you for long! : promised :;d ta'e Har.ey to the midnight mo.ies! 05A?D/5O? and /(( lead /(=OOD o#. =&(5O? b"ries his head in his arms.
,:2S% %h4 5oy9 0;E,(/ enters. e's disheveled and clearly on the r"n. =r! Chumley8are you all right3
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=R! CHM2EY/ :;m 5eing followed! ,:2S% ,ho;s following you3 =R! CHM2EY/
,:2S% =octor3 =octor Chumley3 : heard you yell! Ge opens the door to ;h"mley's oBce b"t it's clear he doesn't see anyone in there. ;E,(/ r"shes in the front door. Howd7a get out of here4 =oc3 : saw you go into your oce! =R! CHM2EY/ : went out through my window K 0e r"ns over and loc!s his oBce door from the o"tside. :s that man =owd here3 ,:2S% : was on my way to get him when : heard you scream! :;ll go8 =R! CHM2EY/
=R! CHM2EY/ =on;t lea.e me9 ,:2S% &ust a minute4 =oc! 0e t"rns on the li$ht and opens the door. GED/ A@@?/ and ,T(/ are standin$ there.
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=R! CHM2EY/ =on;t lea.e me4 ,ilson9 &=FE FA
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MYR12E/ %f course there isn;t! And any5ody who thin's so is cray! 0;E,(/ $ives her a loo!. &=FE FAcuse me! : was 7ust8 =R! CHM2EY/ =r! Sanderson4 disregard what : said this a6ernoon! : want you on my sta! You;re a .ery astute young man! &=FE FApectedly tonight from Cle.eland! =R! CHM2EY/ And did she3 MYR12E/ %h4 yes! 1hings always turn out the way ncle Elwood says they will85ut what of it3 ,hat do : care a5out the McElhinneys3 =R! CHM2EY/ You say this sort of thing happens o6en3 MYR12E/ All the Dme! ncle Elwood says Har.ey tells him e.erything8that Har.ey 'nows e.erything! But how could he when there;s no such thing as Har.ey3
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=R! CHM2EY/ lyspec's! :;.e 5een li.ing all my life among Lyspec's4 when miracles ha.e 5een leaning on lamp posts on "-th and airfa>! 07/TA enters. VE1A/ Food! oints to a seat. VE1A/ : will not sit down there! 0Deliberately ta!es a di#erent seat. =&(5O? p"lls ,T(/ aside. ,:2S% How a5out you and me stepping out Saturday night3 VE1A/ Certainly not! Myrtle Mae4 come here! 0,T(/ $oes to her. :s e.erything se0led3 =R! CHM2EY/ :t will 5e! SA<=ERS% =octor4 may : gi.e an opinion3 0;E,(/ nods. VE1A/ %mar8he;s the doctor : told you a5out! 1he eyes9 SA<=ERS% :t is my opinion that Elwood =owd is suering from a third?degree hallucinaDon and the8 0points at 7/TA's bac! 8other party concerned is a .icDm of auto?suggesDon! : recommend shoc' formula num5er ++ for him4 and 5ed rest for8G points a$ain. Mr! =owd will not see this ra55it any more a6er the in7ecDon! ,e;.e used it in hundreds of psychopathic cases! VE1A/ %h4 why did Har.ey ha.e to spea' to Elwood in the @rst place3 ,ith the town so full of people4 why did he ha.e to 5other Elwood3 &=FE FA enters with /(=OOD.
=MPHY/ Here he is!
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E2,%%=/ Food e.ening4 e.ery5ody! VE1A/ Elwood4 : 5rought you your 5athro5e! E2,%%=/ 1han' you4 Veta! &=FE FA
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E2,%%=/ You;.e heard the e>pression4 his face would stop a cloc'3O 0;E,(/ nods. ,ell4 Har.ey says that he can loo' at your cloc' and stop it4 and you can go away as long as you li'e with whome.er you li'e and go as far as you li'e! And when you come 5ac'4 not one minute will ha.e Dc'ed 5y! =R! CHM2EY/ You mean he actually8 E2,%%=/ Einstein has o.ercome Dme and space! Har.ey has o.ercome not only Dme and space 5ut any o57ecDons! =R! CHM2EY/ And he does this for you3 E2,%%=/ He;s willing to at any Dme4 5ut so far :;.e ne.er 5een a5le to thin' of any place :;d rather 5e! : always ha.e a wonderful Dme 7ust where : am4 whome.er :;m with! =R! CHM2EY/ : 'now where :;d go! A'ron! E2,%%=/ A'ron3 =R! CHM2EY/ 1here;s a co0age outside A'ron in a gro.e of maple trees! :;d go there with a pre0y young woman4 a strange young woman4 a Juiet woman! : wouldn;t e.en want to 'now her name! :;d 5e! ! !7ust Mr! Brown! E2,%%=/ ,hy wouldn;t you want to 'now her name3 You might 5e acJuainted with the same people! =R! CHM2EY/ :;d send out for cold 5eer! :;d tal' to her! :;d tell her things :;.e ne.er told anyone8things that are loc'ed up in here! 0Taps his heart. And then :;d send out for more cold 5eer! E2,%%=/ But she might li'e a dierent drin'8may5e a high5all! =R! CHM2EY/ And as : tal'4 she;d reach out a so6 white hand and strong my head and say4 Poor thing! You poor4 poor thing!O E2,%%=/ How long would you want that to go on3 =R! CHM2EY/ 1wo wee's! E2,%%=/ &ust A'ron4 5eer4 and poor4 poor thingO for two wee's3 ,ouldn;t that get monotonous3 =R! CHM2EY/
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=R! CHM2EY/ h! ! ! E2,%%=/ %h9 He;s pro5a5ly waiDng for me down at Charlie;s! =R! CHM2EY/ 0lances at his oBce with a loo! of c"nnin$. 1hat;s it! He;s down at Charlie;s! &ust go out the 5ac' way! E2,%%=/ %h4 : couldn;t lea.e without saying good 5ye to my friend4 =r! Sanderson! =R! CHM2EY/ =r! Sanderson is not your friend! 4 and then she 5rought you out here8 E2,%%=/ She did this all today3 Veta is certainly a whirlwind! =R! CHM2EY/ My Fod4 man4 don;t you ha.e any righteous indignaDon3 E2,%%=/ =r! Chumley4 my mother used to say to me4 :n this world4 ElwoodO8she always called me Elwood8You must 5e oh?so?smart or oh?so?pleasant!O or years : was smart! : recommend pleasant! =R! CHM2EY/ &ust the same4 : can protect you if : commit her! ,ould you li'e me to do that3 E2,%%=/
SA<=ERS% Ha.e you decided on a course of treatment4 =octor3 =R! CHM2EY/ Yes4 e.eryone can come 5ac' in! 0They re-enter. VE1A/ :s it se0led3 =R! CHM2EY/ : @nd : concur with =r! Sanderson! SA<=ERS% 1han' you4 =octor! MYR12E/ 1hat;s wonderful9 &=FE FA
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E2,%%=/ 1hen let;s cele5rate9 0Ta!es o"t his address boo!. :;.e got a list of some new nightclu5s listed in the 5ac'! ! ! =R! CHM2EY/ 0,o6ons the others aside. 1he in7ecDon carries a .iolent reacDon! ,e can;t gi.e it to him without his consent! ,ill he gi.e it3 VE1A/ %f course he will4 if : as' him! =R! CHM2EY/ 1o gi.e up Har.ey3 : dou5t it! MYR12E/ =on;t as' him! &ust in7ect him with the formula9 :;ll hold him down! E2,%%=/ 0eadin$ Bessie;s Barn =ance =ancehall! Blondie;s Chic'en :nn! Be0er 2ate 1han a"se. E2,%%=/ :;.e always thought that Veta should ha.e e.erything she wants! Veta! ! !are you sure3 05he nods. :;ll ta'e it! ,here do : go3 =R! CHM2EY/ :n =octor Sanderson;s oce!
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E2,%%=/ Say good 5ye to the old fellow4 won;t you3 0/
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MYR12E/ Mother4 don;t @dget! 0>ic!s "p the ed$e of the c"rtains. Mother4 couldn;t you see me in a dress this color3 VE1A/ 0,echanically Yes4 dear! 0noc! on the oBce door. &=FE FA
VE1A/ :;ll get the money from my 5rother4 5ut you;ll ha.e to wait! He;s in there to get an in7ecDon! 2%FRE He;s gonna get some of that stu they shoot em full of out here3 VE1A/ Yes4 it won;t 5e long! 2%FRE 2ady4 : want my money now! VE1A/ : told you it;s only going to 5e a few minutes4 and :;ll want you to dri.e us 5ac' to town!
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2%FRE And : told you : want my money now4 or :;m nosin; my ca5 5ac' to town and you can wait for the ne>t 5us! ! !which will 5e at si> in the morning! &=FE FA! 1a'e it or lea.e it! VE1A/ :;.e ne.er heard anything so unreasona5le in my whole life! 0noc!s on the door. =r! Chumley4 will you let Elwood step out here a minute3 1his ca5 dri.er won;t wait! CHM2EY;S V%:CE/ =on;t 5e too long! E.erything;s ready! 0/(=OOD enters his sleeve rolled "p ready for the injec6on.
E2,%%=/ How do you do3 =owd is my name! Elwood P! 2%FRE 2ofgren;s mine! E!&! E2,%%=/ How nice to meet you4 Mr! 2ofgren! :;m sure you;.e already met my sister4 Veta! My charming li0le niece4 Myrtle! &udge Faney4 and8 VE1A/ : need to 5orrow U#!+)4 Elwood4 to pay this man o! E2,%%=/ 0To (O@/?. Ha.e you li.ed around here long4 Mr! 2ofgren3 2%FRE Yeah! :;.e li.ed here all my life! E2,%%=/ =o you en7oy your wor'3 2%FRE :t;s o'ay! :;.e 5een dri.ing for Ape> Ca5s for @6een years4 and my 5rother &oe;s 5een dri.ing for Brown Ca5s for pre0y near twel.e! E2,%%=/ You dri.e for Ape> and your 5rother &oe for Brown3 1hat;s interesDng4 isn;t it4 Veta3 07/TA sni#s in disdain. Mr! 2ofgren4 let me gi.e you one of my cards! 0ands it to him. ;E,(/ appears in the door.
=R! CHM2EY/ ,e need to get the in7ecDon started4 Mr! =owd! E2,%%=/ Certainly! %ne minute! My sister and my charming li0le niece li.e with me at this address! ,on;t you and your 5rother come and ha.e dinner with us someDme3 2%FRE Sure! Be glad to! E2,%%=/ ,hen3 ,hen would you 5e glad to3 2%FRE : couldn;t come any night 5ut 1uesday! :;m on duty the rest of the wee'!
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E2,%%=/ 1uesday it is4 then! ,e;ll e>pect you 5oth on 1uesday4 and we;ll 5e delighted to see you4 won;t we4 Veta3 VE1A/ Elwood4 :;m sure this man has friends of his own! E2,%%=/ Veta4 one can;t ha.e too many friends! VE1A/ Elwood4 don;t 'eep =r! Chumley waiDng! :t;s rude! E2,%%=/ %f course! 0ands (O@/? a lar$e bill. Keep the change! :;m glad to ha.e met you4 and :;ll e>pect you on 1uesday with your 5rother! ,ill you e>cuse me now3 : promised to get an in7ecDon! 0/
VE1A/ Stop it4 stop it9 =on;t gi.e it to him9 Elwood4 come out of there! &=FE FA
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MYR12E/ =o something with her4 &udge! Mother4 stop it9 07/TA t"rns on her. VE1A/ You shut up4 Myrtle9 :;.e li.ed longer than you ha.e! : remem5er my father! : remem5er yo"r father! MYR12E/ But! Mother4 if ncle Elwood doesn;t get that in7ecDon4 he;ll 5e di#erent from most people! MYR12E/ 05ho"6n$. :t;s all right to 5e dierent from most people! 05tarts ban$in$ on the door. ;E,(/ opens it.
=R! CHM2EY/ ,hat;s all this commoDon3 0=&(5O? r"ns in. ,:2S% ,hat;s the trou5le3 1his dame soundin; o again3 &=FE FA
MYR12E/ 0To =&(5O?. You lea.e my mother alone4 you! ! !you! ! !you white sla.er9 &=FE FAt Dme :;m not gi.ing up my canasta game at the clu5 again4 no ma0er how 5ig the animal is! 0/
VE1A/ 2oo' at this9 1hat;s funny! My coin purse was here all the Dme9 : could ha.e paid the ca5?dri.er myself! 0/(( moves to 5A?D/5O? and they clasp hands. CHM2EY4 SA<=ERS%<4 KE22Y4 and MYR12E/ Har.ey9 VE1A/ Come along Myrtle! Come on4 Elwood! ,e;re going home! 05he e