Green Grow the Lilacs: A Scene from the Play 'Oklahoma!', Schemes and Mind Maps of Voice

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Produetion directed by l W ¶ Horrar

Seen8 3 0- The same, &owing the smolm h w s e ,

(The o f Sesners 2 end 3 is simultaneous)

Everett ChsethaP3 for wStrarberry RoanR and -bod

on W v Saddle".

The unearthly mnlight pours through the

clrooheted ourtaina of a window i n tb bfving

mm-thr *i”ron-t hrmw-of a farm house in

Indian Territory, It nstm, upong end g f o r i -

f i e e , sorubbed^ BaQra^ of^ oak,^ bright^ rag^ rugs:

rough hide-bottbwcl hairy chairsr a r w k fire-

pleae, a settee, 8n old organ magnificently

Iltirrumd, ancestral enhrgemnta i n t h e i r

g i l t and owl framers

of pine, now Claeed, i s e t the back of the

roam; other heavier doors of oak lead to

other part8 of the house ana t o tbe outside,

Somewbm a dog barks twice aad stops

quiekly3 xeasousbil; a turkey g o b b b r =kea

his atrarfled, swallowing noise,

A double s l i d i n g door

And, like the mice ~i the morning:

a r i c h male wlee outside sannewbre begina

to s i r g : :

As I walked aut one b r i g h t sunny morning,

I saw a aowboy way out on thEs plain,

His hat w 8 8 throwed back and h i s spurs was a-jingling,

Bnd a8 I paSS88 by him, he WtB8 S i n g i n g this refrain:

Ta whoop ti aye ay git along, you U t t b dogieel

Ray out i n Wyoming e h a l l be your b r i g h t home--

A-rhooping an8^ a-yelling^ and^ &-driving^ those^ dogiea,

And a-riding thme bronchora that are nom o f org a m ,

The p e o p b a l l say weom goinO t o hsve 61 picnic,

But I s e l l you, B ~ T ' boy, they9e got Oer down wrong,

BOP *f it hadn't a-been for those troublesome dogies,

1 never woulda &ought o f romposirG t h i e ~eong,

(bfcrre the fimt v8r~)e is

finisheil, pert of the singer

C Q ~ S into sight a t a window-

a tall, neggirsh, curly-headed

young eorboy i n a ChmkiEsd a r h i r t

and 6 ten-galdon hat, He lookipI

about the rocxu singing, Jurmt

(ila he finishes he withdraws,

hearing footatepa, A monrent

latw AUNI" ELLEa MUFPHYc a

buxomo hearty wmaman. about

fifty, with a tall wooden

brass-banded churn i n her

srrnsc c a s i n from the kit-

chen She puts the churn

down quiclrklg by the fireplace,

goes over t o the window and

l o o b out, aqufnting, She

pinr~~gOOd-hurnotpecflyL

scene 10-

CURLY

And you c g u tell 'ea thatt: a l l of 'em-

includin' t h a t niece of gour'n, M e a

Lawey i ; j l l l i a m s - if 5 he's a b m t anyahups

AWT E U E 3

Mebbe I w i l l , arad mebbe I wonP% a u t p u d o i l i t

mer this<-a-way C u r l y? Thought you was over

af Skidnoreta ranch, tother efde 0% Justus,,

Well, air you cornin' in OF gsnncs stay there

l f k e 8 Jack-in-the-box?

(Curly vault8 i n t o the mom

He wears dark trousers s4;rtSfeB

i n t o high boots His Betivy

rowelled SPWS c l i n k against

the flsos

CURLY (delibdra t e l y )

A u n t Eller, if you was to te31 me uhur Laurey

was at-whur uould you t e l l me she was at?

AUNT XLLER

I wouldntt t e l l YQU a-tall.

sung m another song

lesa'n you

CURLY

Must think I * m a medicine mil a-singin'

and pa8iSin' t b h a t axY)u&, tY'e way yon

talk? Got to mve my vofce got to

take keep of it, BO I'll have it DanQt

want to do t b wa:r o l e mn Ctmer done

ifhen be WBS a kid he squalled ao rwch,

and when h 3 wa8 growed bas silng 50 much

now he'a a o b man he celin't g i t a squawk

ouc of him, n a ~ ' a squawk 'Cept a

whistle. A.nd a whistle doaOP, ipean muthinB-.-

the r a y a ssong do

CURLY

Avo I crain't sing now! I told you, Not if I tried aa8 triedn and even e t cat-gut, And even 'f I &unk the g a l l of a turkey gobbler's liver, I couldn't sing e-tall,

AUNT JaXIm

Lfar and a hypo5rite sad a shilcepoke! ain't

I heared you? Jkst now, You s%wf,Er

run you off the phee. Scene^ 1 - 4

CURLY

I oain.8 d n g , I %old you8 'Captin' when I'm lone-

aome0 Out in the saddlo w b n i t ain't 80

sunny, er on 8 dark night olose to a ra'r

ahen you reel 80 lonesom t o God you could

Bie, I 0 0 4 here, youere old, my!, you're old,

youvd art- be s o maart!?

whose a d s meat you be- eatino SU yer lAfe,

not to bow n o b e ctaSngt sing good8ceptinv

when b o a lonemm?

Whw yau been, argrhow,

AUNT EUBR

Loneeom? !Then ff 1 vas yoc I Q d be e-ainginO

andl a-singin'- then. A l a g song, with forty

Fer a8 fur 8s I cIvn make out, Laurey atnet

payin' you no he& a-teU. You might j i s t

as w e l l be ridin'. the m i l a ea ridin0 that

range 9 r yourwnu So sing yer heed o f f , you lonesome dogie., * Q ~ U B Byon arhore have got i n t o a lonesomar

aide-pxket vthout no grass, you dehorned

mavelciok, you:

leven Verses and a choma @%ween ever' verm,

CURLY

WhutCd I kees about that?

(He takes cigaret papers out of hi

hat.-band BuU I)urham from h i s

shirt pocket, an3 begins to roll

a cigaret, d t h elaborate unmmern,

aiTwT 7J,m

She goes around with her head

she?

B W T ELLsR

9Twam't yore f a u l t though, i f yo\r didn't,

She don't m e you, does she, Mr, d8arn'e Ofa'

Ox'

wagon tongue:

(Jeerlslg, goed-naiture8ly f

You're got onto the wrong s i d e of the

CURLX

ria on, yon mean ole r o a m \ Brand a atocbr

t i l l you barn a hole fn h i s hide

CURLY

AwD whutvll I sing then?

A-ridinJ ole PaPat end w-leadlnt old Dan,

X P m goin* to Montana f o r to tiisow the hosliari,

They feed in the h o l. b r s and %;hey water in %he dmn,

Their t a i l s we e l l Loatrted and t h e i r b a o b are aI.3 revo

R M e around the littl? dcgies, riLe around them slow,

Yor t h e fiery m G the sn.dQr are a-rarlnp $ 5 go,

When 1 d i e take my saddle f r o m the m i P ,

Put I t on my pory, l e a d h i u ou2 of h i s stall,

Tie my bmes to the edddle, t u n our l a w s to the west,

Bnd w e * U r i b t h e t r a i l that we love beat,

AUNT ELmR (pointing) Settin' In^ there^ in^ her^ room^ ~ - 8 e w i n ~ er^ BBmp'ns

when she arta be i n hem a-ehumin? l i k e I t o l d

hsr, dine% p a gonna 6 i n g another s l o w

CURLY

Ain't you a bother though--keep OD a-peeterin't

You go and t e l l Jsurey to drop e s t i t c h , end

888 whut Sandy Cbus brung iier,

AUNT ISU;ER

Meanin' yous I @le880 Whut'd you want with her,

Curlyo nohow? ZOm her aunt, so ycu better t e l l

me fir& and 88% If I l i k e the looks o f i t ,

CURLY

You're j i s t noayi- W A D if you hare to know

rpy bu8im88, ole man Peck over acrost Dog C r i c k R s

g i v i n v a play-party sad I c c m to ast if Laurey

Ud 60 with m ~ o

CURLY

Y e w , you too, If' you'll $0 and knock on the

door there, and bring h u r e y out rhur e man

c B n $it a look a t hero

AUNT ELLER (knocking)

ILaureyE Peckt@ is givin' a play-party,

BUN! ELJ.&R

Ole man Peck acroat Dog Crick,

LhUREY

Cain'% hear a mrd you m y , ir;ho?

A W LTLER (ahouting)

Come on o u t , Someone*a cone to see you,

b*U t e l l you,

Scene 1-

C U U! -oont bued

k V n yougll g e and Leave hgr a t horns

L A U m

1 l you $= ast xte3 I wouldnet go with you

B e a i b e , h o e d you take me? You a % n Q t

bought 8 new Lu&g with red wheels onto it,

have s-'ou'i

LaUREX *Spect EEJ to f i d e on behind ole Dunr I; guess.

You better a s t that o l e CUemnim g i r l ym*m

tuck sich 8 ~AI.LI~B*O,over asrobst tihe river,

UUREP

Oh, the3? weuld?

CURLY

A bmn* new surrey v i t b fringe on the top f o u r

inches In~g--l%ndyeller? And two white horses

a-rarln' and faunchin* t o go?, YouQd shore

rids like a queen eettln* up I n Ithat oarriage?

Feel l i k e you had a gold B X O W ~set on yer head,

C t h dlanlonds In i t big as goose qtgga.

LAUXY

Look ou'(iDy o u e l l be a s t i n ' me in a minute

CURLY

I ain't aatinO you, I'm tellin' you, thicr

yere rig has got four fine aide-curtains, case of a

rain,, And isinglass winders to look out of 8 And

a red and green lamp set on t h e dashboard, winklnq

like a .UghtninC bug

LAWT

Whur'd you g i t eich a r i g at?-

Ax&, I bet bets went and h g e N i t over t o ClammureL

thinkinD r o d go with him

( W i u l explodre laughter,)

Scene 1-

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CURLY (do&ing her)

I&kLnv up a fea--Lwk ouf, now* %kin9 up a

few purties ain't agin no law Oat I b o w o f o

Don9% you w i s h they sfch a r i g , though?

Men you cauU go to the party and do ra hoe-

down t i l l mornin9 If pou m8 o mind to, loen

drive hone ' t h t h e w a-peJdn* a t yaa over the

ridgea, purty and f i n e ,

LAUrnY

I ain't wantin' t o do PO hoe-dom t i l l morninfo

And whut would I rant to see the 8un oom up

fers a-geekin? purty and flne--alongsfdo of you,

anyhow?

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C U F U e- continued

[ S ~ d & m l y j Look here, Bunt Lller, X manta know s q * n

and it' you lie to me, IO11 keteh thlrte#bn

' Slgy-eyed toad-frogs and put VSIP i n yra bed--

C u R z g

tongue f e a i n like a thousand needlea NR

out-'

EL? mice yo. chew D3diW.l turnip tiU yor

though it sad no way of gul3.fnQ "Bm

CURLS NOW e - =

'AWT W R

E'er a f a c t Iwretel2.int you€ From the nay

she flew a t p i j i s t n o w g I got q mind all

made up. Q E she don*% gftyou, Curly, arhs'U

waste away to t h e shedder of a p i n point.

Yes, s i r Be put in a sataen coffin dead

of a broke heart

CURLY (Ironically)

dyin' 0

I wouldnvt want her to do that. I V d consider

lettiso her hare m, Qf that ud keep her f'rogl

Bllm isr.LlB (wiBEf4)

Shet& a young girL-and don't know her mind.

She donot know her feelin'a. You o l n help her,

Curly--and they's iew that canc

CURLY.

They must b e .plenty of m e a a-tryfn' ta s p r k her,

ad she shore& leans to one at *emD now don't

She?

soene 1 - 13

mRWR.R

dinot no one a-sparking her, WellD they is that

ole widder man a t Clammore,, makes out heu@ a doctor

@ro retDnrPry And thet fine famer, Jacs Hutchins,

j i s t this side of Lone Ellum-

a u M! E J u R

Hot $0 eay nuthing about 8aieone W R ~ P hone t h a t * s

got her on h i s mind most of the time, t i l l her d o n e t

D OR a plow fmm B thm&lbv =chine--

cuafg

Laumypd take up O%h a man l i k e thatt

A m 2LLE

I a i n o t said aheV6 tuck uy with hPnt,

A t " E U & R

VVhy, you lazy younguu X'U do no sioh a thing'{

I got dimes on the stoves--

LAldRsy It; takas tima res a g i r l t a g i t bnmlf fixed

up, A t l ~ o hto me lib, It= goin' to a p c r ~ y

tonight 0

AUIUT ELLER

Wow whoever went and--Did youo Curly?

UUmY

X he8md about it a reek agoc Jeeter told. me,.

IQrn goin' with Jeeter- (She withdraws, C u r l y stand

very s t i l l )

Swne 1--

CURtY (grins, r u a u l l y )

Nor waaldngt that j i s t mke you bawl

(He goes over, touches e few chords on

the organ m b e r l y , aad then recevering,

m a t e himeelfL and attar a moment begina

t o a i a g , h a l f - a e t i r i c a l l y.

time he has reached the iirat ohorus, the

song wlth its abaurd yet plaintive ctharm

has absorbed him And he sing8 the rest

of i t s e e n t h e n t a l periode, h i s head back, h i s eye8 focussed beyand the room,

beyond himself--upon t h e young man having

h i a sad sayi t h e young mn who’ll go i n t o

%he a m y l by Godo end put an end t o h i s

diateaper, his unrequited fervor,)

But by the

a[ uoed to bare a swee$beartu but now iC*w got none

Since she’s gone and l e f t me, I care not for one<

Siacss she’er gone and l e f t ms, contented 5‘11 be,

For she loves ~ n o t ~ l e r one bettas tihen IBB,

Csean grw the l i h c s. a l l 5perkPLagPrith dewc

r e m Eariely, ~pgdarling,, siaee parKing with you,

knd by the next meetins; I. hope to p o r e tme

TQ c h n g e the green l i l a c s to the red, white and blue

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I passea ~ l y love’s %..nd.cjx both early and late,

The look ‘&at gave 119, jSi rad@ my heart ache.

The Book t h a t tSa geve rue ’Bpas ha-xafttl to 9.

For she loves mother one betteiv wan IW

I wroLe wy love a l e t t e r in red m y l i n e a

She sent m an a m e r all twiefsrl 3 .n twinersL

Ehylng niSeap your love letters And I w i l l keep mines

e”ust w r i t e t o your sweetheart and 1 : l l write to mine