Machinal Ensemble J

SCENE 1

OFFICE

2490, 28, 76, 2490, 28, 76

Accounts A. Bonds B. Contracts C. Data D. Earnings E. x3 ... Market M. Notes N. Output O. Profit P. What's the matter with Q?

Matter with what?

Matter with Q

Spring 1726?

I'm asking yuh-

WELL?

Nothing filed with it-

Well?

Look at A. Look at B. What's the matter with Q?

Ain't popular.

Hot dog! Why ain't it?

Has it got it?

Hot Dog!

You heard me-No!

Don't you like him?

Well - pretty near all

Report R. Sales S. Trade T.

Out with her sweetie last night, huh?

Hot Dog.

She lives alone with her mother

Shipments Sales Schedules S

You said it!

Hot dog!

I'm efficient. She's inefficient

She's inefficient.

Going and coming!

Hot Dog! (fist bump)

Good morning Everybody! Good Morning!

Good Morning!

Miss A isn't in yet? Not yet, Mr. J.

Not yet.

Hew to the line.

Hew to the line.

Haste makes waste

Waste

First you know you;re right - then go ahead

Ahead

In the pan

Hot Dog

We beg leave to announce- You're Late!

You're Late!

I can't!

rent bills installments miscellaneous (repeated until next line)

Long distance?

Old stuff!

All those bodies pressing

Hot Dog.

I thought I would faint! I had to get out in the air!

Give her the air.

Take a taxi (laugh)

Call a cop!

It gives a line - it gives a line-

Hot dog

She's inefficient

She's inefficient. rent bills installments miscellaneous (continue until Mr. Jones? He's in conference.)

And plenty put away.

Hot dog. rent bills installments miscellaneous (continue until We were interrupted- huh -huhuh...)

We were interrupted - huh- huh-huh-huhuh-hum-hum

That's all you ever say to a guy.

You've said it!

Hot Dog

A big time on the small time!

Hot dog!

Petters

Sweet Papas. rent bills installments miscellaneous (continue until George H Jones Personal) -- but keep up work even after stopping chorus

But soon.

Hot dog. cascade into rent bills installments miscellaneous (continue until OK don't hurry)

He's hewing

Hot dog

Did madame ring?

Lunch in bed!

I cant - Im not ready- in a minute

Cascade into: Profits plans purchase (repeated)

SCENE 2

HOME

Johnny- Johnny - come in now!

Oh, Ma!

It's getting cold.

Oh, Maaaa!

In love! Is that beginning again! I thought you were over that!

[Enter UR, end up DR, whistle, then say] Come on out.

Can't

Nobody'll see you.

I can't.

It's dark now -- come on.

Well - just for a minute.

Meet you round the corner.

SCENE 3

HONEYMOON

Well, here we are.

Anything else, Sir? (You want that tip King!) [Exit]

SCENE 4

HOSPITAL. nonspeaking, just follow Doctor around and laugh

SCENE 5

SPEAKEASY

(First man) looks like it. (Second man) The same.

Oh, I'm sorry I brought you here.

(Boy) Why?

This Purgatory of noise! I brought you here to give you pleasure -- to let you taste pleasure. This sherry they have here is bottled--heaven. Wait till you taste it.

(Boy) But I don't drink.

Drink! This isn't drink! Real amontillado is sunshine and orange groves -- it's the Mediterranean and blue moonlight and -- love? Have you ever been in love?

(Boy) No.

Never in love with -- a woman?

(Boy) No -- not really.

What do you mean really?

(Boy) Just -- that

Ah (sign to waiter) Two -- you know what I want -- Two

(Young Woman and First man) Why did you? What? Kill em? To get free. Oh.

You really must taste this -- just taste it. It's real amontillado, you know.

(Boy) Where do they get it here?

It's always down the side streets one finds the real pleasures, don't you think?

(Boy) I don't know

Learn. Come, taste this! Amontillado! Or don't you like Amontillado?

(boy) I don't know. I never had any before.

Your first taste! How i envy you! Come, taste it! Taste it! And die.

[boy drinks amontillado]

[enjoying the drink] Poe was a lover of amontillado. He returns to it continually, you remember -- or are you a lover of Poe?

(Boy) I've read a lot of him.

But are you a lover?

(Young Woman and First Man) Why? You know why.

Let's go to my rooms - and I'll show them to you -- I have a first edition of Verlaine that will simply make your mouth water. [Stand] Here -- there's just a sip at the bottom of mu glass -- [ boy takes it] That last sip's the sweetest -- Wasn't it? [Exit]

SCENE 8

Courtroom

Hear ye- hear ye- hear ye

[Stand, sit after judge sits)

(Judge) You may sit [Young Woman sits]

What is your name?

(Young Woman) Helen Jones.

Your age?

(Young Woman) Twenty-nine

Where do you live?

SCENE 9

Prison

(Priest) Thou shalt arise and have mercy, for it is time to have mercy. The time is come

[Begin Amazing Grace, get louder]

I understand him. He is condemned. I understand him.

[Get louder and louder, end after 1 verse]

Come, daughter. Wait! Wait! Tell her- It's time.

[Hum Amazing Grace]

Wait! Just a minute more!

[Switch to Amazing Grace lyrics, get louder, slowly drown out Priest after they come in]

There- Somebody!

[Switch back to hum]