CONTENTS THE BLUE HOUR: CITY SKETCHES Prologue: American Doctor The Har ote JEDUCHIEN ASERMON, SHORSHINE LITKO: A DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE INOLD VERMONT ALL MEN ARE WHORES. AN INQUIRY Pages Page 9 Page 11 Page 15 Page i9 Page 20 Page 23 Paget. Pages? Page 59 Page 65 Page 69 RUCS Rory The Blue Hour: City SketchesPrologue: American Twil We From To Cees ' B4 Spo 8R ce. 2 tte cs st wood. | wand 2S45 st CS ps PE Ste i S Bro separ see. £ BL Elec — Ds@— DSL 7 S+Qo fF B+Stus @aily: - 4 Stsus. Ps sso— fs. iO Ste t\. 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Mrs, WOMAN, Eh too hours of my time worth? | DOCTOR, Yes, t WOMAN. And what are they? (Pause) What are they? That you think entitles yau to treat peopl them like that? DOCTOR, Mrs. Rudin, | | York, I maintain a complete WOMAN. That's your privilege. I di ‘Those are your necessities. Your fiscal... I don't know. Why | ¢ cattle and then charge ls in New ld have to pay for that? (Pause.) 9—- — Se er CUSTOMER. know? (Pause,) SALESWOMAN. Well, you would have fo be care! CUSTOMER. I know, I know, No, T know [woul thought a shawl-neck sweater. Sa SALESWOMAN, U pants. Someth And 1 SALESWOMAN. Good. Sure CUSTOMER, This is going to cost me know? SALESWOMAN. Yes. CUSTOMER, I want. When I walk in there SALESWOMAN, Yes, CUSTOMER. I wane. (Pause.) What do you think? Pants? SALESWOMAN. Well, if you feel comfortable CUSTOMER. I would, I would. You know why? ‘Cause it says something SALESWOMAN, Ub huh, CUSTOMER. And it holds me in, It makes me stand up. [saw the ones that T want. SALESWOMAN, Here? CUSTOMER. Upstairs. Yes. A hundred-wenty dollars. (Paure.) What do you think on top? SALESWOMAN,. You've got the sweater CUSTOMER. Underneath, SALESWOMAN. . . . Well CUSTOMER. Oh. oh! You know You know, you know, under One piece, you know, SALESWOMAN. A teddy, CUSTOMER. Yes. Yes. Just SALESWOMAN. That wou! CUSTOMER, Silk. (Pauze.) A teddy. Just a flush, what do they call it, beige ‘SALESWOMAN. Uh buh, CUSTOMER. Not really beige. A lice blusier. (Siniles.) l put f litte blusher underneath, (Pauze.) Just beneath the lace Mmm? (Saleswoman nods.) CUSTOMER. Alrigit. The slacks, the teddy, not the bag, the boots, the sweater (Pause) This i going to cost five hundred SALESWOMAN. No. CUSTOMER. Yes. With a new bag. Yes. (Pause) Bur its worth i, right? IF 1 know when I walk in there? SALESWOMAN, Yes. CUSTOMER. Look! Look! Oh, look, look what she's got. The clutch bag. Yes, That bag, Yes. Do you think? With chs coat SALESWOMAN. Yes CUSTOMER. ‘Cause, ‘cause, you know why? You've got it Under fee, (Cintches imaginary bag ender her am.) You ‘iow? $0 when you walk in here... you know? Just... just asm just... just the perfect... you know? (Pause) Ihave to have that bag. (Pause. Sirug.) Yes, that bag. The slacks, the reddy, sweater. . [couldn't get by with these boots, huh? SALESWOMAN. No. CUSTOMER. I know. They/re geeat, though. SALESWOMAN. Yes. They are CUSTOMER. (Sighs) That bay's got to be two hundred dollars (Pause) How much isthe hav? SALESWOMAN. With or without the veil? (Pause) CUSTOMER. Without SALESWOMAN, Fifty-eight dollars CUSTOMER. And you're sure that you lke i. SALESWOMAN. You look lovely in it CUSTOMER. With this coat. SALESWOMAN, With that coat. Absolutely. CUSTOMER. (Pause) I think s0. (Pawe) Tl take it. Tanke you, Thank you. You've been very . SALESWOMAN. Not at all. CUSTOMER. No, no. You have, You have been very gracious. SALESWOMAN. Not at all. CUSTOMER. Because I want to look nice for tomorrow SALESWOMAN. Well, you will. CUSTOMER. (Nods.) Yes. Thank you. (To sl.) With this hat. SALESWOMAN. Anything else? CUSTOMER. No. 3eo 5 + BUSINESSMEN S@8SSSGe6ze, ORS Uh huh_ SIS. ws SB eS Bictag Feceg QBLACK. Uh huh. KS af\rorng GREY. NolfFasz) No, we shuld go bai oy. NC BLACK. You should BS eMousd.C ‘Role me hol pout night ae =~ ‘very, very well could Aave been. Weeus) tissu SS BYE 2 Weng Fe ae Ame BLACK Uk ha . GRAY, ark ih a. ace, Ses, 15war Uidtgliden au we HR uesinng ms Pat) No ence te | my we had one whole cpgpany down sick ane work coet Tae aes REY. Ub huh, Bion tn GREY. Fish soup. nS 4 phe Uh huh, Udontt doube i, 42 HES GREY. Sick as dogs 5 His padi ba A@ pLack, wi as 2 it S BLACK. No, going to wor (Pose) Yay fares, Gvehon - BYE . A yresha | @ BLACK. Uh tub Wadena ee SO Back. Gabry, SOIC eae ue hel " i oie Geis - Awawou? es GREY. Ounside Chicago aie pee | Q)BLACK. 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(Pause) Where ae you go- Home Do you live near here? No, Where da you Downtown. Where? Downtown: Where, though? (Pause.) Tn Soho, Is it nice there? Yes, (Pause) 15 1 warm? Yes. (Pause.) Somet When wind gets in, right? When the wind gets in? Rig. So what do you do then? (Pause) What do you do then? B. You... stop ic up. e? (Pause) POPE > oper eee 19the other track. (They watch the ain passing ) Do you se.) ith someone? it of yours what they're called Pause.) EPILOGUE OQ BS 2 Ske ML love the way the sun goes dowel] One moment i = 1 nen light An ae | SP ars 4 < | fe exghanerg ts wor Tak (dee whey Je weet 20 D daarae gaweae ri sundtetadirg PROPERTY PLOT ad and Pencil (Grey) ” Cue ( Boes oe Sn ited, WY, Pres YN apni QrK Lar. a