Guys and Dolls - Save-a-Soul Mission Scene

Vocabulary terms derived from the transcript of the Save-a-Soul Mission scene in Guys and Dolls.

Save-a-Soul Mission

The name of the religious organization where Sarah, Arvide, Agatha, Calvin, and Martha work to reform sinners.

Arvide Abernathy

A member of the Mission Band who plays the bass drum and identifies himself to Sky Masterson.

Sky Masterson

A high-stakes gambler who visits the mission pretending to have a heart heavy with sin to approach Sarah.

Isaiah $57, 22$

The biblical verse used by Sky Masterson to correct Sarah’s sign; it states, "No peace unto the wicked."

Gideon Bible

The book Sky Masterson says is found in every hotel room and which he claims to have read ten or twelve times.

Marker

A red cardboard IOU for $12$ genuine sinners that Sky Masterson gives to Sarah in exchange for a dinner date.

El Café Cubana

The restaurant located in Havana where Sky Masterson proposes taking Sarah for dinner.

Sucker bets

The types of wagers Sky Masterson claims led him into gambling after falling in with evil companions.

$$5\,G\text{'s}$$

The amount Sky Masterson won on a parlay involving Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Thursday

The day of the week the mission is holding a midnight prayer meeting which Sky guarantees to fill with sinners.

$$5\,\text{hours}$$

The amount of time Sky Masterson claims it takes to reach Havana by plane from New York.

Proverbs $23, 9$

The biblical reference incorrectly cited on the mission's painted block letter sign.

Sergeant

The title or rank Sky Masterson uses mockingly when talking to Sister Sarah.