Three Original Full-Length Plays on Regional and Religious Aspects of the American Scene

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THREE ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH PLAYS ON - REGIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF THE AMERICAN SCENE

WITHIN THESE WALLS HAYM SALOMON CALVARIO VOLUME II "by

Marcus L. Bach

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Speech, in the Graduate College of the State University of Iowa February, 1942

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SALOMON by-

Marcus Bach

State University of* Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

CHARACTERS! HAYM SALOMON, a Jew RACHEL, his wife EZEKIEL, their son, a boy of six CAPTAIN CUNNINGHAM, keeper of the Provost CAPTAIN DEBUTE, assistant to Cunningham SAMUEL DEMEZES OWEN ROSS

)

) ) )

JOHN ATKINS

)

ELIAS CORNELIUS

) ) )

JOHN OWENS

Prisoners of the Provost

) ) ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL, leader of the Sons of Liberty JIM LEE CYRUS LESLIE

} ) )

JEEVIE VAN DUSEN

)

BERTHA GOULD

)

) )

ALVINA SPARKS

)

M R . PRANKS

)

REBECCA PRANKS

j

IRVING LEVY

) ) )

Mi?. HOLKER

Citizens of Philadelphia

)

ROBERT MORRIS, Secretary of Finance GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, his assistant ARTHUR LEE, a dyspeptic JAMES WILSON, a business man GENERAL ROBERT HOWE CAPTAIN LANDAIS GENERAL FRIEDEBICK WILHELM AUGUSTUS VON STEUBEN CARPENTER, an exchange prisoner LEADER of mutinous soldiers

ACTS: ACT I*

ACT II*

Scene One* The Provost Scene

Two* Salomon’s office In

Scene

One* Office of Robert Morris

Scene

Two. A room at Salomon's

ACT III Salomon's office

TIME:

The American Revolution (1778-83)

Philadelphia

ACT I Scene One

SCENE:

August 1 7 7 8 .

The curtain rises on a room in the

Provost, a British military prison in New York* The place speaks of squalor and suffering* room is small and cramped.

The

Evening is falling and

throughout the scene the light outside fades Into dusk and darkness*

A narrow barred window permits

the room to be illuminated with the glow of twilight and shadows.

There are two cots or bunks.

Upon

one of them JOHN OWENS lies at the point of death* Other men, all showing evidences of torture and disease are captive in the room. As the scene opens we hear the sound of a drumhead courtmartial.

There is a moment of stark silence

among the men while the firing squad outsides does its work*

SAMUEL DEME2ES, a Frenchman of about

twenty, turns pleading and confused eyes to HAYM SALOMON, who stands stolidly,silent*

SALOttfON is

near thirty, sallow, strong in a thoughtful, deeply-a©arching way.

His face shows the strain

of imprisonment and suffering.

DEMEZES Haym* (Haym Is silent) ELIAS CORNELIUS (an old man) It's war, Samuel Demeases. ROSS

(demented)

Still keeping your diary, Elias? died with the roll of drums*

Write that #ohn Banks

That's a privilege*

(He approaches Haym) You think they'll have drums for Haym Salomon in the morning? (He cackles. The others are silent. Demezes struggles with his thoughts) Nathan Hale died by hanging and Robert Hunt by an iron in the hands of the keeper of this prison.... (He continues in a droning voice) I've seen them come and go ~

but the first death at

night is John Banks, with the roll of drums..•• to die at night —

I'd want

though when a man's dead it's all one —

i t 'a all on© — DEMEZES LIstenI HAYM SALOMON

(quietly)

It's the cart•* *• (The sound of a cart on cobblestones is heard)

BOSS It's th© butcher's wagon ~

it's the butcher's wagon

DEMEZES Stop I ROSS You can see —

all you have to do Is look out*

I've seen

them come and go JQHN ATKINS

(sharply to Ross)

For Christ's sake, shut upl CORNELIUS

(quie tly)

It's war* OWENS

(from his cot)

Oh, God, look down into the Provost --DEMEZES

(to Haym)

They can't do this to you I HAYM

If you die

(almost to himself)

I only wish — ~ DEMEZES What?

Tell me what you wish, HaymI

Your wife and your

s o n --HAYM I wish a man could do th© things his spirit feels he could do*

ROSS A spirit In a sick body!

Last night you coughed out

your lungs I CORNELIUS Yes, Hay#, the Provost gets ua all if the wall won't* - HAYM — — if a man had a chance to stand once more with th© Sons of Liberty! ATKINS

(with enthusiasm and feeling)

So you were with the Sons of LibertyI FIRST PRISONER

(as above)

Were you with them when they tried to burn New York rather than give It to the British? SECOND PRISONER when they dumped th© tea in Boston Harbor? ATKINS ---— did you ever meet General Putnam? THIRD PRISONER

(to Demesses; eagerly)

— and you were one, too? FIRST PRISONER Did you ever see their leader —

Alexander MacDougall

HAYM W© were with MacDougall.*.*

But you are right, Mr. Ross,

a sick man is a poor soldier. It needs Samuel Demezes.

The war needs strong men*

They cannot break you, Samuel*

The Provost is a hell and Cunningham is its devil, but there Is a spirit

a spirit, gentlemen, that Is America.

If John Banks dies — DEMEZES They can't I

if Haym Salomon dies

(breaking)

I'll die with you!

We have stood together

all these days, fought for freedom together HAYM No, Samuel, noI

Gentlemen, I am a Jew.

I was not intended for liberty. one short hour.

It may be that

I seem to remember only

The air was sweet.

There was no on©

looked at me differently than they did at other men* There were no whispers when men looked at me* set our son's feet on th© soil of this land.

My wife She let

him stand for a moment and her face was bright* said, "What right have you to stand here? are you happy?"

there —

By what right

There was no hand lifted against us!

One man came to where we stood. our son's head*

No one

He bent down and touched

He said to Rachel, "You have a nice boy

a nice boy." ROBS (vehemently; touched by Haym'a words)

Now a military prison

in New York —

and the butcher's

ROSS (continued) wagon!

They're going to kill him!

One of the Sons of

Liberty! (He breaks into hysterical weeping) ATKINS

(hearing a sound; warnlngly)

Quiet! (He covers Ross's mouth, releases him as he quiets. The men stand tensely. Enter: CAPTAIN CUNNINGHAM, attended. He sees old Elias Cornelius on the floor) CUNNINGHAM You're to stand when I come in! (He has his hand on a whip In his belt. CORNELIUS get up. CUNNINGHAM spies OWENS on the cot) Get up! (OWENS does not move. CUNNINGHAM strikes him with his whip) Get up! (He strikes the man again, then realizes he is dead* He throws an old blanket over Owen's face. He stuffs th© whip Into his belt and wipes his hands. The prisoners are silent) You're to be questioned by Captain Debute (The guard who came in with Cunningham opens th© door)

(The men start out) CUNNINGHAM (continued) All but Haym Salomon and Samuel Demezes. (The others go out) (CUNNINGHAM stands strongly with his whip in his hands, sees Haym and Demezes cowed. He laughs) Sons of Liberty!

Sit down, gentlemen, sit down! (The men remain standing, silent)

There's an answer to a question our Ministry would like. Who are the leaders of your division, gentlemen? Alexander MacDougall wo know.

Paul Kevere, Lendall, Pitts

and the others? (silence) Th© Ministry wants to know, gentlemen! wants to know!

Captain Debute

Captain Cunningham intends to find out*

MacDougall, Revere, Pitts —

and the others? (silence)

Mr. Salomon —

th© night la short.

And there is a

night ahead beginning with sunrise. (Ho directs their attention slgnificantly to the dead man) And you, Samuel Demezes, there are many ways to die. (silence) MacDougall, Revere, Pitta -— (silence. Suddenly CUNNINGHAM shrieks and draws his whip) Salomon, you goddamn Israelite!

(He lashes out with his whip and DEMEZES jumps in th© way to shield Haym. The full forca of the blow falls upon Demezes) HAYM Samuel! (DEMEZES falls. to assist him)

HAYM starts

CUNNINGHAM Leave him!

Salomon.

You can be a free man.

can find you on your way.

You can live.

leaders in Connecticut and in New York.

Th© morning

Who are th© Their names

and you're a free man. (HAYM shakes his head* What Cunningham would do is cut short by the entrance of CAPTAIN DEBUTE. CUNNINGHAM turns, surprised to see him* HAYM has knelt to help Demezes) Yes, Captain? DEBUTE

(pointedly)

I thought I might be of assistance, Captain* CUNNINGHAM I will get it out of them! DEBUTE No, no, I didn't mean that.

A certain paper **-(CUNNINGHAM looks at him startled)

If I have heard correctly.

CUNNINGHAM If you let

(angrily)

want thehonor,

Captain!

Though If you'd

have

me gothere'd been reward in it! (He has taken a paper his pocket and gives Debute)

from it to

DEBUTE Reward, Captain? you and mo.

That shall bo divided equally between

It was well paid, I take it? (CUNNINGHAM is silent as DEBUTE studies the paper)

Not both? CUNNINGHAM One!

That Is all! DEBUTE

So, I see.

Haym Salomon only. (During the next lines CUNNINGHAM secretly tears another paper behind his back. A piece of it drops to th© floor unseen by Debute)

Salomon —

I never got your story.

You're a Polish

Jew and you came to America thinking you'd find freedom. HAYM Do quickly what you will with me. DEBUTE One thing

(He hands HAYM th© paper) DEBUTE

(continued)

You're going fro©.

For which thank on©, Alexander

MacDougall and his thousand dollars. Captain Cunningham —

A thousand dollars,

an honor to b© divided equally* (He turns sharply to HAYM)

You'll be ready when the others return*

You are to go

to the crossing at Spuyten Duyvil Creek* Heed.

Ask for Captain

That's all* (Ho turns to go) HAYM

Captain Debute! (H© can say no more) DEBUTE

(to Cunningham)

Come, Captain! (They go) HAYM Demezes —

(stunned, the paper In his hand)

I'm to go freol (DEMEZES is unable to reply)

It must b© true.

It's the signature of Alex!

Rachel DEMEZES Alex always said -HAYM But you, Samuel.

I can't go and leave you

Rachel ~

DEMEZES You must* HAYM You see how w© were brought here together -- once In Portsmouth you saved my life —

here you stood between

m© and the whip --DEMEZES

(desperately)

Go, Haym, gol HAYM I would give you my place If It could be.

And why It

could not be both of us, Samuel! DEMEZES It's you!

And when I think what it will be to have one

friend on the outside — HAYM Why should It be me only?

Me and not you, too?

W©

have been together through so much — » and Alexander MacDougall knows that you once saved my life —

but for

you, Samuel DEMEZES Don't, Haym, don'tJ

It is th© way of things.

saved your Ilf©, then it was for this moment —

If I for now when

DEMEZES

(continued)

you are to be free and cheat the walll

There was money

and you are to be a free manl HAYM I promise you this, Demezes.

If money cari do this —

there shall be money for you once I am free! this to you!

All the strength I have will go into that!

You shall b© free I youI

I swaar

Tonight I can go!

On another night

Believe it! 'DEMEZES

I must believe it. HAYM -— -‘money to save lives and to cheat death! take men out of hell!

Money to

Money to free you, Samuel! (The men return as a guard opens th© door and closes it after them)

HOSS Wanted to know who burned Old Troy bridge.

That was

last week and I've been here eight months! CORNELIUS

(grimly)

MacDougall, Revere, Pitts — ROSS MacDougall, Revere, Pitts! told them about Putnam!

(He cackles)

I could have

ATKINS

(to Haym and Deme&es)

Are they done with you? as deathi

Com©, Domozes, y o u 1re pale

What Is it?

DEMEZES Nothing, Atkins, nothing« FIRST PRISONER

(shuddering at sight of Owen’s body)

Are we to sleep with a dead man again tonight? ROSS Why not?

It gives me a feeling of peace 1 HAYM

(with emotion)

Listen, all of youI

I am to be (CUNNINGHAM has entered)

CUNNINGHAM

(sharply, holding open the door)

Haym SalomonI HAYM Samuel DEMEZES

(pressing hi3 hand)

God b© with you, Haym, God be with you* (HAYM goes. The door is closed. The men, thinking that Haym Is being summoned for question­ ing or death, are silent. DEMEZES goes heavily to th© window where he stands looking out at th© deepening twilight. The room has grown dark.)

BOSS

(confused)

He was to die at sunrise. all the same — ATKINS I understand.

It's sunset now.

sunrise and sunset

Or is It

It's all one*

(to Demazes) They say there Is no greater bond than

that between the Sons of Liberty —

and when their lives

have been as closely knit as yours and Salomon's, I can well see how you feel* (Old CORNELIUS sees the slip of paper on the floor. He goes over and picks it up. He holds It close to his old ©yes) CORNELIUS That's 3trange. the Provost

(ho reads)

"Concerning a prisoner of

Samuel Demezes —

it has your name right here

It has your name -"in consideration of

American money to the amount of says —

but It has your name —

That's all it Samuel Demezes — —

(DEMEZES has turned, In a terrlfled real!nation he suspects that he, too, might have been free. H© can find words to speak. Darkness has fallen.) End of Seen© One, Act I

ACT

I

Scene Two

Scan©:

An office on Front Street, Philadelphia*

It is

a small, barren place with an unpainted counter, a Tew shelves and walls cut by a small window at right* side*

A door In th© right wall leads out­

This door is equipped with a small

warning bell that rings whenever the door opens. Upstage left is a door communicating with two rooms to be used as living quarters* As the scene opens it is mid-day.

JIM LEE, about

forty, Is stretched out on th© counter.

CYRUS

LESLIE, fifty, Is seated on the only chair in th© room, whittling a stick.

JEEVIE VAMDUSSN, about

thirty, is juggling three billiard balls and whistling*

Three days have passed since the

previous scene. CYRUS What Congress ought to of done was give General Washing­ ton a definite budget. JIM Haw, I don11 think so, Cyrus.

There»d be altogether too

IS*

JIM

(c ontlnued)

much temptation Tor him to pocket some of It hisaelf* CYRUS Why, shaw, Vtfashington's a rich man* JEEVXE

(singing to himself)

I never sailed the ocean blue, 'Cause I weren't born for ninety-two, Like Chr1atopher Columb o •* * * (He polishes one of th© balls) JIM Take the administration of our own city o' Philadelphia here now*

It costs ten thousand a year t' run the

government o* this town* money*

Don't knows

Now, by gad, that's a heap o'

I'd want to see one man have control

of all that* CYRUS

(leveling th© stick against his eye)

An army's different*

If the soldiers don't get their

money they up and quit.

Like Jeevle her©*

JEEVIE I quit because I did not have any pants. JIM Pants stop them British bullets, Jee%rIe?

JEEVIE No, but they make fighting more respectable* (He polishes the ball) JIM What Congress ought to do Is Issue some kind o' national currency*

States having their own specie and payin' their

own soldiers don't show good sense. CYRUS It's never work to print national currency, Jim* JIM Why not? CYRUS Damned Tories*d make counterfeit — * then wherefd you be? JIM Seems to rae y o u ’ve turned Into a high financier since you got the chance to rent out this place o' yours, Cy* CYRUS Yeah, and renting It to a Jew at that. (JEEVIE has just started to juggle th© balls again* H© lets t?nem drop at th© mention of l,Jewr!) JEEVIE A JewJ CYRUS Well, now, shaw, th©r©»a lot of Jews here in Philadelphia.

JEEVIE Ja, and a lot of them In the army, too#

But I do not

like them* JIM They're God's people, there, Jeevi©* JEEVIE They're foreigners# CYRUS

(chuckling)

Your grandparents came from Holland, Jeevle. JEEVIE That's different* CYRUS

(leveling his ey© against the stick)

Care to explain that to me? (IRVING LEVY, a Jewish businessman enters with HAYM, RACHEL, And EZEKIEL* RACHEL is thirty, dark and beautiful* EZEKIEL Is seven* HAYM *S cough Is noted through­ out the seen© and he is emaciated, sickly* Though somewhat reticent, there is something wise and strangely proud about him* CYRUS does not get up*) LEVY Good-afternoon, Cyrus*

I bring you your new tenant*

That Is, if this place on Front Street pleases him and his wife*

CYRUS Well, here It is.

This mak©3 a good office and there

are two rooms out back that can be fixed for living. LEVY Well, Haym? HAYM Yes, yes, it's fine*

Rachel, you look at the rooms.

RACHEL They will be all right. CYRUS Jim —

show her around. JIM

Sure, right this way. shape.

Cyrus keeps the place up in good

Always fixing something — ■(JIM leads RACHEL and EZEKIEL 0 f f ) LEVY

About the rent, Cyrus -CYRUS Thought I'd make It twenty-five dollars a month complete. LEVY

(quietly suspicious)

You told me twenty.

cyitos

Did I?

Well* my good friend Joevie Van Duaen was after

it too#

Weren't you* Jeevie? JEEVIE

That's right# LEVY

(good-naturedly)

Thinking of a pool hall, Jeevie? JEEVIE

(shortly)

What if I wasl EAYM Twenty-five la all right, Mr* Levy-

Unless --

(He turns questioningly to Jeevie) CYBUS No, no#

(taking th© papers from his pocket)

It's yours*

Pact is, Jeevie Just left the army

and he*11 be 'cupcrating for a while# LEVY

(seriously)

Wounded, Jeevie? JEEVIE You don't have to be wounded. HAYM I know —

hungry soldiers

You can be starved#

JEKVXE You know!

(disgruntled)

You ought to go through It once.

out blankets — HAYM

Sleep with­

suck Icicles -- eat horse meat (nodding)

And the British are clothed and Ted. CYRUS Here *s the papers * (CYRUS hands HAYM the con­ tract* RACHEL returns) HAYM Is It all right, Rachel? RACHEL Yes, Haym, It ’s fine* (RACHEL sets EZEKIEL on the counter, goes out Tor some things) CYRUS Yeah, two nice rooms out there.

And a little summer

kitchen where you can do the washing*

(to Haym)

What

kind of business you figuring on starting up here? HAYM

(s igning)

Brokerage. JEEVIE I didn’t think I t ’d be anything that took any work*

(He stuffs his hands into his pockets and goes out. LEVY pays CYRUS the rent money) JIM You d o n ’t want to mind Jeevie. from Washington down.

H e ’s sore at everybody

Fought at Morristown, then quit

with his whole regiment when th©7/ didn’t get paid. HAYM And ^Washington’s men? JIM Well, George holds ’em together with orat’ry. they quit, too. CYRUS

Oh, but

You can’t win wars on hungry bellies. (having counted the money)

Thank you, Mr, Levy.

And I hope Mr. —

ah —

(He consults the agreement) —

Salomon

y o u ’ll like it right well here on Front

Street. JIM When you get your shingle out I ’ll come around and trad© you soma eggs for some good tobacco —

if you got the

tobaccoi (H© chuckles at his wit) CYRUS I ’ll drop In once a month, Mr. Broker, on this date or before•

JIM

(going to the door with Cyrus)

There ain’t no extra charge for the shavings. (HE and CYHUS chuckle and go out. RACHEL enters, takes EZEKIEL off Into the back rooms) LEVY How, Haym, I ’m going to advance you seventy-five dollars in Pennsylvania currency.

This evening some of the men

will bring you a stove and a bed. HAYM Wait, Mr* Levy, the stove and the bed --LEVY You have to eat and sleep* prosper.

Who knows, maybe you will

You have a great advantage.

You can speak many

languages, and those who know you call you an honest man. HAYM I want to be an honest man, Mr. Levy, but I want to make money* gun.

As much money as I can. I will fight here.

I cannot fight with a

Over this board. (He takes off his coat)

LEVY Good, good.

But watch your health.

HAYM AhJ

Lookl (H© flexes his thin arm)

HAYM

(continued)

Health will come back quick enough! LEVY And that cough? HAYM That is the Provost coming out —

that Is all.

LEVY Good luck, Haym. HAYM Thank you, Mr* Levy*

You have been very kind.

For no

reason only that I need help, have you helped me. LEVY It was little enough, Haym* HAYM And, Mr. Levy, if I can get anyone to buy egg cases and crates, I will know where to send them, too. LEVY Just look out for Haym Salomon first now. HAYM Good-day, Mr. Levy* (LEVY goes. HAYM looks at the surroundings. HE goes to the window which is some­ thing like the window of the Provost. He cleans th© dust off with his handkerchief*

2 Ij.#

(Tli© sun comos through faintly# HAYM finds a piece of card­ board and with a charcoal he starts to print, leaning over the counter. RACHEL comes In# She has dust rags and a broom#) HAYM See, RachelJ

(He holds up the sign)

”Haym Salomon,

broker# M RACHEL I t ’s wonderful, Haym. HAYM With three rooms'? RACHEL And a floor under our feet -- and a place where Ezekiel can lie down and sleep as he does already -- and -HAYM And what? RACHEL and know his father is In the next room* HAYM Rachel

we have been long apart.

I wish for you that

we could just rest and breathe the fresh air! RACHEL W© are together

what does It matter what we must doJ

HAYM Yes, yes «*- four clays ago I should have died-

Here I aral

RACHEL We must not talk of thatEngland Primer.

Look, here Is that New

It will be your first ledger.

And

when you write In it, your first transactions, who knows -- maybe It will make New England very happy* HAYM Ah, Hachel, there Is a big work we must do, a big work! We must do — is it I

what our race has been accused of, that

There must bo money here!

Some day when the

time comes, It must open prison gates J Alexander MacDougallJ

It must pay

It must help America!

For you

know, Rachel, but for these things I would not now have you In my arms. RACHEL We will CGUgii

go

slow, Haym.

You need rest —

I d on’t like that

-- and you need food HAYM

We will have everything soon, Rachel. this sign*

This is a busy street.

Hero, you put out

Mr. Levy says some­

times as many as fifty people pass In an hour. (H© pats her back) So, Rachel, good luck*

RACHEL It must always be good luck now, Haym. (She kisses the sign) HAYM

(chu c kl lng)

That la right!

Put It under the old lamp out there.

And, Rachel, you must light the lamp if there la oil in It. (He looks in the counter for flint) RACHEL In the day time? HAYM We must always keep the lamp burning.

Maybe that will

b© good-luck. RACHEL And the expense? HAYM Let people think that her© Is one broker who has money to burn * (He gives her the flint) Light the lamp. JEEVIE

(entering)

I left some billiard balls. (RACHEL goes out)

2 ?*

HAYM Oh, yes, Mr# Jeevie, hoe gaad het opt heden? JEEVIE You speak Dutoh?

You Jews know all the tricks# (HAYM smiles, busies himself)

D o n 11 y *? HAYM Oh, yes*

W© are very bad tricksters* JEEVIE

Too many Jews In Philadelphia. (HAYM finds a drawer In the back wall, begins to put the money Into it) Say, would you let me have a dollar for a while? pay you the regular Interest, whatever it is* you d o n ft trust me* HAYM

(wl th a smile )

Could you use two dollars, Mr. Jeevie? JEEVIE Ja?

(skeptically)

And the Interest? HAYM

(with sincerity)

No interest, Mr* Jeevie. JEEVIE Ja?

I will

All right,

HAYM Not to a soldier* JEEVIE I am not a soldier any more*

Listen, Mr* Broker, the

whole regiment was starved out* HAYM I know* JEEVIE

(grimly)

I will not fight again till they are firing on Philadel­ phia*

Not that I am a traitor and not that I am afraid,

but If you would ever have to go through what I did you would understand*

If I ever do anything again for my

country it will be on a ship; there you can at least eat flshi HAYM Yes, that's right*

You can always eat fish there.

JEEVIE Some of the men are too weak to hold a gun* food, no fight.”

They say, "No

It Is a funny thing, but none of them

desert to the British. (HAYM hands him the two dollars) Thank you, Mr. Broker. right back*

I will bring you the two dollars

There is nobody In town can beat Jeevi© at

JEEVIE

(continued)

three-cushion

billiards, you knowI

And the pool hall

Is just two doors downl (He dashes out) HAYM Pool hall!

(chuckling) Now, wait! {RACHEL enters)

RACHEL Did you do some geshaft* Haym? HAYM Somebody did! (JEEVIE rushes back in) JEEVIE Say, Mr* Broker,

Just thought you would like to know

your light la burning out there* HAYM Thank you, Jeevie. JEEVIE Must be fine to have money! (HE dashes out) HAYM It must be

it must be. (h© remains in thought & moment)

RACHEL Put it down, Haym, put It down* HAYM Yea, Rachel, thla la the way we will begin#

Two dollars

to Jeevie — RACHEL Jeevie

who? HAYM

Jeevie -- I don't know#

Put down ~

to Jeevie for pool

hall experience# RACHEL And the interest? HAYM Oh —

he's a soldier, Rachel -- he was a soldier, you

know and --(He Is interrupted by the entrance of two women: MRS ALVINA SPARKS and MISS BERTHA GOULD* They are past mliild age and dressed In the height of.fashion) BERTHA How-do-you-do?

We just thought you ought to know that

your lamp is burning out there -— HAYM Oh —

the lamp•

ALVINA I can see you aren’t Dutch or you wouldn't be so extravagant. HAYM

(smiling)

No, no, not Dutch.

I will fix the lamp. (He starts out)

BACHEL Haym, you are not going to turn it out! HAYM No, Rachel, u p ! BERTHA

(skeptically)

What kind of a brokerage is this? RACHEL —

(busying herself with the broom)

-just a brokerage. ALVINA

(buzzing over to BERTHA )

I wonder if they'd buy those eggs I BEKTHA Those eggs! ALVINA

(to RACHEL)

I don't see that you have much in here at all! RACHEL

(sweeping)

No, not much. (The dust gets in Alvina' lungs; SHE coughs)

BERTHA Do you perhaps deal In these terrible Bills of Exchange RACHEL Yes, I think -— BERTHA

(buzzing over to ALVINA)

You remember, Alvina, I have four of them, written In French!

Given me by those awful foreigners who bought

that house of mine on Gill Street. ALVINA Dear me, haven't you ever had them redeemed? BERTHA Redeemed?

My dear, I can't even read them. (HXYM returns)

ALVINA Mr. Broker

do you buy eggs?

HAYM Eggs?

Could we maybe use some eggs, Rachel? RACHEL

(pointedly)

Some eggs, yes. HAYM

(to ALVINA)

Have you them with you?

ALVINA With me?

I shall have them here in a moment —

I live

just across the street. BERTHA

(having taken the Bills of Exchange from her purse)

How about these? (HAYM takes them. BERTHA titters to Alvina) He won't be able to read them either! HAYM These are worth two hundred and fifty dollars In paper currency* BERTHA You are an honest man, Mr. Broker. they are worth. Paris 1

That is exactly what

But they tell me they must be cashed in

Will I ever go to Paris?

X should say notl

HAYM They are drawn on the banking house of La Couteulx and Company.

I will be glad to handle them for you* BERTHA

I don't want you to handle them! HAYM

(smiling)

For good Pennsylvania currency. BERTHA Exactly*

I want to sell them!

314HAYM I ’m afraid I could offer you very little today, Miss BERTHA Miss Gould is the name#

Miss Bertha Gould# (HAYM hands back the bills)

How much? HAYM You would think I am cheating you*

Seventy dollars#

BERTHA Soldi HAYM Oh, now, wait BERTHA

I (miffed)

I hope you are a man of your word! HAYM Yes, surely, but -— BEHTHA Seventy dollars# (SHE extends a demanding hand; HAYM goes to the cash drawer, counts out the money) Mow I d o n ’t mind telling you that It is some satisfaction to get the better of one of you Jewish brokers!

Phila-

BEHTHA

(cont inued)

delphia Is simply flooded with these silly Bills of Exchange and very often, I hear, they are quite worth­ less* (SHE laughs victoriously and ALVINA Joins in agreeably) Come, Alvlnal (THEY swish toward the door) HAYM One moment, please*

Be sure to send over the eggs,

w o n ’t you? ALVINA I surely willi (The women laugh and go out) RACHEL

(with great concern)

Haym, why did you do that? HAYM Because I have made my first money, RachelJ

Over a

hundred dollars 1 RACHEL But you heard what she said* HAYM I can read, Rachel I

As long as the jjreat banking house

of La Couteulx stands, so long will these be good* La Couteulx and Company is Franc©I

And

36. RACHEL But th© American money? HAYM For the present we will have to deal in what we can ~ flour ~

poultry

©ggs»

RACHEL Rotten eggs? HAYM

(seriously and sincerely)

I know men who would be thankful for rotten eggs*

I

know one man to whom they would taste like wine* RACHEL I know, Haym.

(quietly) Samuel Demezes -—

HAYM About this time they get some milk* all they get

milk or water

Many days that is

* or Cunningham throws

a bone to them from which h© has chewed the meat.

And

once one man killed his friend so that he could get that boneJ

Demezes is so youngJ

And when I think of all he

did -— (coughing seizes him) RACHEL Don*t think of it now* You are always that way. you have made a promise

When

when you have a debt to pay -*■*

RACHEL

(continued)

but first, I am going to see that you get well -- X will not let anything stand In the way of that -HAYM I will get well, Rachel.

I wlllJ (RACHEL takes the shavings in paper and goes into the other rooms. DAVID FRANKS, a middle-aged Jew of wealth, finely dressed and carrying a cane, enters with his daughter, REBECCA, twentysix, beautiful, spoiled, affected)

FRANKS Well, well - - M r .

Levy was not lying after all.

HAYM How-do-you-do, Mr. Franks?

And this is ---?

REBECCA How-do-you-do? FRANKS I didn’t think you would ever forget Rebecca. REBECCA You mustn’t embarrass poor Haym, papa. FRANKS Well, he Is married now.

Is Rachel hare?

HAYM Yes, I will call her. FRANKS No, no, I have com© on business* HAYM I wish I could Invite you In, but we are just getting settled* REBECCA Yes, w© know.

Papa just gave Mr. Levy two dollars so

the men could buy you a bed. FRANKS How, Rebecca.

(awkwardly) You see, Haym, she still ha3 no sympathy

for the Sons of Liberty. REBECCA And to think I might have married on©I HAYM Yes, a Son of Liberty and a Tory would be an exciting marriage i REBECCA You flatter yourself, Haym. FRANKS

(with prld©)

Rebecca has even danced with Sir Henry Clinton.

REBECCA And Major Andre, papa. HAYM I saw Major Andre once REBECCA

(eagerly)

When? HAYM One night.

He was leading a firing squad that killed

four Americans against the Provost wall* FRANKS Well* well, I didn’t come to talk about such things*

I

came to talk about you, Haym, and about what youare going to do*

My good friend, Isaac Harts, has great British

shipping interests.

It is to protect these interests and

mine that we are Tories.

We did not know that this

trouble with Britain would lead to war. fortunes.

We must save our

In doing that Mr. Harts and I want to offer

you a place with us. HAYM British shipping? FRANKS I am ready to advance you a substantial amount*

You

4q .

FRANKS

(continued)

w o n ft have to live in a shack and you will be able to buy your own bed# HAYM And Mr* Levy ~

what does he say?

PRANKS I d onft discuss such matters with Mr* Levy* REBECCA Not everyone who comes out or prison is offered a position first thing* PRANKS Mr. Levy did say you left a good friend in the prison whom a ransom might free. HAYM Make money from the Tories to free someone from the Tories?

No, Mr# Franks, much as my heart burns for

that man to be released -— FRANKS Well, I am offering you a thousand dollars in advance which is quite a fortune these days. REBECCA I think Papa is more than generous with you.

la.

HAYM I thank him and I thank you, Rebecca« REBECCA You have hardly a coat to your back. FRANKS You plan to continue with the Sons or Liberty? HAYM I plan to help my country. FRANKS You must be the patriot, mustn't you, Haym?

So you

want to go on with a bare counter and no money. Rachel should go through this with you.

And

Well, I can say

I am glad it is not my Rebecca who Is in her place. (RACHEL has com© in^ Yes, RachelJ

For we have gotten somewhere in the world!

H AYM Mr. Franks has oiTered me a thousand dollars ir I will work Tor him and Mr. Harts. RACHEL Yes, and do you want to? HAYM In British shipping*

Against my own people.

1^2 •

REBECCA Your own people?

What kind of talk la this?

FRANKS X think we are your people, too, Haym. HAYM

(with emotion)

I d on’t know, Mr. Franks!

You and Mr. Harts are the

only Tories I know among the Jews. FRANKS Well, then, you turn It down? HAYM I do!

Rachel, you must understand! RACHEL

You think I do not? REBECCA

(laughing)

Sacririce and affection! the floor 1

You would prefer to sleep on

Papa just gave Mr-• Levy two dollars — -

FRANKS

(disturbed)

Rebecca! RACHEL You shall have it back! FRANKS It isn’t the two dollars.

Haym!

HAYM

(going to the cash drawer)

No, it is something worse* did a thing like that.

And then to tell people you

Here, Mr. Franksi

FRANKS Now, Haym -— HAYM Take Itl

(sharpiy)

(he forces the money into Franks* hand)

It is

too bad that your fortune is with the Tories, Mr. Franks, and it is too bad I cannot help you*

But for the first

time there Is something stronger for me — REBECCA

(with disdain)

Rather a poor American than a rich ToryJ HAYM Yes, that is Itl RACHEL

There you havo struck It, Rebecca1 (with pride)

Why not a rich American! REBECCA Because he is sick and a shadow of what he wasi RACHEL Then he shall get well! REBECCA What will you eat?

What will you do?

PRANKS Yes, times are not easy* REBECCA Well, papa, we gave them a chance. PRANKS Yes, I will report to Isaac what has happened. (Q?he door is opened. A voice, obviously clowning, speaks) VOICE OF ALEX Could I borrow please some money? (Enter ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL) (H© is forty-one, strong, alert, soldierly, swaggering but likeable and has a heart of gold) HAYM AlexJ

(rushing to him)

AlexI ALEX

My dear Hayml

(laughing, taking Haym in his arms) Rachel, how are you?

RACHEL No better person could have come to welcome us than you4 I will get things ready In our rooms, Alex, and you must come inI (She g o e s )

ALEX Walt, wait, I am here on business!

U5-

HAYM Yes, yes!

And how am I her© —

out of that h©Ill

out of th© Provost

Only because of Alexander MacDougall!

ALEX You do the Sons of Liberty an Injustice*

God knows they

furnished the money! HAYM

(oblivious of the Franks)

But what you did!

How I ran through the dark, along old

North Hiver, to Spuyten Duyvil —

and there, who was

waiting but a man who said, "Hayrn Salomon? MacDougall sent mo —

Captain

w

ALEX Captain, did he say!

That means I overpaid him!

HAYM -•— and he took my hand

and there was even a British

guard with a gun and he saluted me! ALEX That salute cost us fifty dollars* HAYM -•— and th© man had bread with butter.

He said, T,CaptaIn

MacDougall thought you might be hungryJM ALEX X didn’t think Cunningham would wrap up a turkey for you*

J+6 .

FRANKS

(clearing his throat for attention)

Well, Mr. Salomon, I think I-IAYM Alex, Mr* David Franks and his daughter — — ALEX

(raring)

David Franks 1 FRANKS

(extending a hand)

Mr. MacDougall ALEX

(sharply)

That’s b© the first Tory hand I ever shook* never met you but I ’ve wanted to.

No, I ’ve

Out of respect for

Haym I won’t tell you what I think, but you ought to feel damned lonely! REBECCA

(gliding to the door)

Come, papal ALEX Yes, go, papal FRANKS Impudent puppyI (He storms out with Rebecca)

ALEX Now d o n ’t ask me to apologize 1

k-7 •

HAYM

{1 aughing)

Alex, Alex, I am only glad you haven’t changed1 (HAYM looks at him tenderly) You know I have much to make right with you# ALEX Now, Haym, I didn’t get you out so you could cry on my shoulder* HAYM I know, Alex, I know.

Alex, you look Tine.

You look

like a general. ALEX Captain was enough of an insultI RACHEL

(entering)

So, now we can all sit down*

You know, Alex, all of our

furniture has not come yet* ALEX I see.

I suppose Cunningham is having it sent with a

military escort! HAYM You d on ’t know, Alex

when that came for me

the

next morning I should have died. ALEX

(disturbed)

Well, you didn’tl

How many times should I have died?

48.

ALEX

(continued)

At Golden Hill, in old North River, even here in Philadelphia!

We are not made Tor death, Haym.

We are

made Tor liberty and the Sons of Liberty! RACHEL

(pulling up the chair for him)

Sit down, Alex, sit down* ALEX You two are sentimental children — - God bless you* Now, Haym, what have you been doing? HAYM

(with pride)

I opened my office a little while ago and have already made one hundred dollars. RACHEL Lid you see the lamp burning, /ilex? ALEX Yes, and I heard about it when I passed the pool hall* HAYM

(laughing)

Jeevie! (he c oughs) ALEX For whom is It burning?

Whom do you expect home?

RACHEL Haym, 1*11 get you some water*

h 9-

(RACHEL goes * ALEX fastens tender and con­ cerned eyes on Haym) ALEX The Provost did that to you?

Thin -- sick*

You must

take care of yourself* HAYM A few days and I will be good* ALEX I want you to be.

The Sons of Liberty are behind

General Washington.

We need you, Haym, not on the

battlefield, but her© in this shop* HAYM Give me a month, Alex — ALEX

give me only a week ~ -

(gently)

I give you the period of the war. on the battlefield. too* cized.

Wars aren't won only

They are won or lost in th© treasury*

There are two things for which you will be criti­ The first, you are a Jew.

money is twice a Jew.

And a Jew who makes

Secondly, you are associated with

the Sons of Liberty which is an organization often despised and rejected of men* (RACHEL comes in with a glass of water) Yes, Rachel, he must talc© care of 'vimseQf.

RACHEL With that I will need your help* HAYM

(returning the glass to Rachel)

Thank you, Rachel*

As to my being a Jew, Alex, God will

have to explain that*

As for belonging to the Sons of

Liberty, that is a matter of conscience and of country* Once you told m© it was th© expression of the people* That is what I believe -(RACHEL puts a neck scarf around Haym) Now, Rachel, Rachel -RACHEL Put it on ~

put it onI

ALEX

(pacing the floor)

What do you know about commodities, Haym — cotton —

flour, meat,

? (RACHEL busies herself) HAYM

I know that they can b© bought here for one-tenth of what they can be sold for abroad* ALEX And do you know that goods from abroad have never been wisely handled here? shipments#

No one knows about these foreign

No one knows how to distribute them.

HAYM I know this2

to bring cargoes either in or out of the

country means running a British blockade*

But if only

one ship in every five can get through, a small fortune can be made. ALEX Y o u ’ve hit itJ HAYM And I know that there are two hunch?ed ships available that will run the risk if they can be manned -- and I know there are men who will pilot them. ALEX

(dubiously)

Yes, if we pay them* HAYM No, for a commission, Alex. ALEX I d o n ’t think so* HAYM I know itl

This hope of freedom burns stronger than you

will ever believe.

Call for volunteers and you will see.

Our own Sons of Liberty1 cityi

Men here on the streets of our

ALEX

(chuckling)

You see, RachelI

I told them it would be good business

to get Haym Salomon backI

With you and with Demezes and

his friends among the French — HAYM

(arrested)

Demezes? RACHEL You are trying to free Demezes,

Alex?

ALEX Trying to ? HAYM

(in sudden realization)

Alex I ALEX Demezes didn’t come? RACHEL He should have come? HAYM I know that!

I had that feelingI

ALEX I had arranged -HAYM I know, X knowi

Debut© was there and it meant that

HAYM yes, yes,

(continued)

"the honor must be divided equally!"

And

since Demezes wasn’t released it meant that there was one honor Cunningham could keep! ALEX The dirty British pig! HACHEL I d o n ’t understand*

You sent enough to release Haym and

Samuel -- money Tor both of them? HAYM What Cunningham did not have to divide —

that he could

keep all for himself1 ALEX Haym, some day we will knock against the gates of the Pro­ vost and I ’ll let you be the one to spit Cunningham’s head on my swordI HAYM We must fight with money, Alex! ALEX There's a pact here, then* blockade to the open sea!

We'll get men to run the The ships will bring back

Spanish dollars and foreign currency* the business* Liberty!

You will handle

It will be you and me and the Sons of

HAYM Yes, and you know,

I have already a stax^t.

There is

a n o t h e r "business !

French Bills of Exchange .floating

around Philadelphia* ALEX F r e n c h bills —«* you me a n these? (he pulls a handful of b / e from his pocket) HACHEL Alex!

•Hhatts that? ALEX

O n the banking house of La Cut-throat and Company* HAYM L aCouteulx I

Where did you get t h e s e ? '

ALEX From poor devils who needed th© money* RACHEL H o w much, Alex,

(laughing, pockets)

as A l e x searches his

how much?

ALEX I d o n 1t know*

I gave them whatever I had*

HAYM Honestly, Alex? ALEX

(laughing)

Y o u fre th© damndest Jewl

Y e s , h o n e s t l y * Whenever it said

ten Xivres, I gave them a dollar —

twont.,. livres two

dollars ■**** I n e v e r did 3mow what a livre was worth# HAYM 1 can redeem tham at face value I ALEX Nobody can do that*

HAYM But, yes!

1 Icnow th© whole business*

certain Marquis de Chaste H u s

And there 1b a

here in the city about

whom I know everything I

ALEX. The rich old bear with the ruTPles on his sleeve?

HAY!.! He has Paris connections. hundred dollars here ALHC Eight hundred I

There will be over eight

I

(with doop emotion) I d o n ’t know, haym, the minute you left

the Provost I Belt there was some chance oP breaking th© British l i o n ’s bad:! HAYM A n d how I Pelt

! (Joevie comes in, in high sp i r i t s )

JEEVIE What did I tell you there, Mr, Broker!

T h e r e ’a your two

dollars **** and t h e r e ’s a dollar interest*

Easy come, eas

56, (.Rachel 13000 into the house)

HAYM (beaming) So you won? (countinf 3 so'oie money)

JEEVXE

I never sailed the ocean blue, 9Cause I w e r e n 11 born

*Yore *92,

Like Christopher ColumbQ HAY M Ho interest,

(returning the dollar to him) Jeovle,

JEEVIE TH© hell you say 2 HAYM Ho interest from a soldier, ALEX S o l d i e r s always have m o n e y ~ JEEVIE

(flaring at Alex)

A hell of a lot you know about it t

ALEX — « * „ « # G x o e p t when t h e y 1!'*© soldiering. JEEVIE K o b o d y a s k e d y oui

HAYM Jeevie, shake hands w i t h Mr* Alexander MacDougall*

JEEVIE

(his jaw dropping)

Y o u d o n ’t m e a n -«• Sons of Liberty ! ALEX Sons of Liberty*

Th© on© secret organisation about which

thor© no longer so©us to b© any secrot* JEEVIE Ja, but —

(awed and sober)

you arc a big man, t

ALEX. Y o u can b© a big man, Jeovio*

:© need follows like you*

Fellows w i t h a sharp tongue and a quick fist — * fellows w h o ’ll toook hell out of the Tories* JEEVIE Mr* Broker, you did not toll him about me and th© Perm-* sylvania regiment, did you?

I am no traitor I

HAYM Jeevie will fight or h e ’ll run a cargo through the block­ ade*

D o n ’t you, Jeevie? JEEVIE

Y o u m ean —

ships !

HAYM Because there are countrymen suffering and dying* Jeevie has been hungry, Alex, JEEVIE Bur©, and I like fish

I

and he knows I

Because

53. ALEX Y o u * r e one o f us, then, Joevle*

And by this week-end

y o u *11 see atuff Tor the cargoes lining up Front Street from here down to the wharves I JEEVIE I have always wanted to see Havana I

Could you arrange Tor

me to shit> to Havana, Mr. Brokor? haym

But, Jeevie, look out Tor Tories*

D o n ’t mention this

down at the pool hall* JEEVIE

(bitterly)

Ja, but you touched me on a sore spot there, Mr* Broker! 1 hate those Tories 2 (Alex takes a paper from his pocket, gets down to business on the counter)

ALEX Y o u r full name, now, Jeevie. JEEVIE Jeevie van Dusen Is m y name, Dr. M a c D o u g a l l #

And there

are follows over at the pool hall -- all they want Is to be sure of something to eat — (AXer; continues his business with Jeovlo as Alvlrxa comes In with a email crate of eggs)

ALVINA Well, her© they are Ur* Broker, HAYM oh tor, voa, the eggs I

four dozen of t h e m .

ALVIITA

(down 1 ng a tingo of oonsoionoa)

I ’m not

saying t h e y ’re fro oh, and I fm not saying

t h e y ’re

stdb —

you said y o u ’d buy thorn and I said I ’d bring

them —

her© they are* HAYM

Alex, what are eggs selling for, do you know? ALEX

(sharply to Alvina)

F r e s h eggs? ALV 111A I d i d n ’t say they were fresh and I d i d n ’t say they were stale I ALEX T e n cents a dozen. HAYM Her© is a dollar, Miss Alvina. keep th© case*

Take It and I will just

Ib that all right?

ALV HIA T h a t ’s all right, Mr. Brokor*

Thank you very much*

HAYM If you or Miss Bertha run across any more Bills of E x ­ change, be sure and com© in# ALVINA Y o u ’d b u y some more?

HAYM X ’& like to look at them — — * ALVINA C © r t a i n l y , M r • B rok o r , aortainly

I

(she starts out as Jin bursts in excitedly, bumping into her) Mr* Lee I (she swings out) JIM Hey, Jeevie, of Market

t h e r e ’s a Tory m o o t i n ’ down around the c o m e r

I (Haym takes the eggs out to Rachel)

J E EVIE Jira 1

Ever hear of Hr* Alexander MacDougall 2 'Y o you k n o w w h y I a m g o i n g t o b u y ?

d o y o u k n o w w h y I c a m © h e r e tod ay ?

too*

Salo­

B e c a u s e it is

n o t o n l y a s y n a g o g u e y o u r h u s b a n d g a v e m o n e y to — baym

How, now* t o * Ilolkor - ~

noi&m H e h a s g i v e n u s a d o n a t i o n f o r our church#

too*

o n # o f o u r f i r s t giv er s*

The

B u t c h Reformed.

He was

A lew *

to* KacBougallI

Y o u c a n m a k e out t h e n o t e f o r t h © bills,

to# Br oker* HAYM T h a n k you* g e n t le me n*

t h a n k you!

H e r © are the notes! (t he re is a d i s t a n t sou nd of shouting a n d gunfire a n d the n o i s e of drums)

RACHEL A n attack!

ALEX Ho*

it

*s n o t that! (the s ou nd grows q uickly* l e e v l e c ones b u r s t i n g in)

G e n e r a l W a s h i n g t o n *s t a k e n Y o r kt ovm l

(stouts re-echo on the street) LEVY Then old Cornwallis 'has given npl HOLKiaa Bonk aqtt.t MMX And 1 wasn*t there I JKEVTE Com© on# to* IkicDougall!

1*11 bet the tons of Liberty

■had a hand in this!

{*Te3vie ru sh.es oa t)

Your signature, to* Hollcerl Your bills * Mr* Levy! HOLBEE

(sibling)

Can11 oven a victory make you forget your business 1 irnYM

Victory is my business# Mr* Holkerl (Kollcer hobbles out) LEVY

Yea* come along# toymi

This is a day that*© going down

in history) ALEX

(Levy goes out) (at the window)

Beat those drums and pray they*re Tory heads!

HB#

(th# p a r a d e r a ax**© pa ssing# R a c h e l is a t the w i n d o w )

m m There#

(c on tinued)

y o u see*

e v e r y b o d y is m a r c h i n g !

w a v i n g f l a g s mm m m m e v e r y b o d y 1©

face!

M e n in top hate —

s h a k i n g thei r m u f f s a n d f a r e i n

Y o u r furs d i d n * t w i n this b a t t l e a n d

y e a r t o p h a t s d A d n ft h e l p W a s h i n g t o n ! dancing w i t h his oanesl

A n d there %

Bolker

It*a e ven c u r e d his rhe um a t i s m ! (Bbgsa s woons slldbt&y# s u p p o r t s h i m s e l f on t h e ta bl e )

EACHBL Ilaytal

(she is a t M s

side)

m m 1 %

a l l r ig h t *

AfiSX a i t d o w n here# rnYM Y o u i m o w i t is t h e e m l t m a n f t * EAGBEL Y es #

yes* t h e e x o i t e m m t * (Rachel l o o s e n s h i a n e c k s c a r f )

ALEX W h a t a r e you g o i n g to d o at t h e e n d o f the w a r ? (Rachel g i v e s H a y m s o m e water)

113* E&Yffi What if th© women have furs, Alex?

And top hats are

not 30 bad! (voices in offloo are heard punctuated by a gruff German voice/ Listen!

T h a t Is G e n e r a l v o n S t e u b e n I

Y e s * yes*

ccmo

in Q m e m X i (Steuben enters* Be is a strong, blustering chunk of a man concealing on almost chlld-like gentle­ ness ) RACHEL Baym# w o n ’t you listen I STEtlBEM Let me get out of this mi m m Lass si BTOTBEM O a t e n Tag*

B a e h « l. RACHEL

Outesa gap:.. Herr Steuben. Haybe you can get Haym to listen. tl'A'VSf Zoo have never met Oeneral von Steuben, have you, Alex? Alexander MaeDougall, Generalt

,^

! (

114*

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(extending M s hand)

in Effcattsft., tons of Liberty! M M X

Bern are you, General! ( R a y m g o e s to M s

office

with the notes$ Rachel © t a r t s to d i s s u a d e h i m

but ho loaves) wimum Ah# w h a t s o l d i e r s dra ly u

t h e S o n s o f Li be r t y !

hut they fight!

T h e y d o n ’t

1© it a s u r p r i s e t h e y h e l p t a k e

this G o a m w o l l i a ? A n d yon# MaoX)ougall# h o w you f i g h t at Lasdngton? ALEX

(not w i t h o u t p r i d e }

You h e a r d about that?

BTmrnm

BAC1IEL

1 am glad you imve oeme* Baron# STETfBRSf

Baron* is It?

1 have not got even an overcoat! LockI

This Is your American government*

They cannot even buy

Frederick Wilhelm Augusta© von Steuben a eo&ti (he display© the patches on. M s uniform) W h e r e c a n a baron go in s u c h clothes?

115, AXEC

$o Congress* s o m n CongressI

.JKist don't you laugh, Rachel. Ilonest, 1 -am.

Inspector .*general and 1 have not got even a coat. And 1 have no money.

®ill somebody tell me please tow

X

can get myself some money out of this American govern* sunt? Ich. muss Celt habonl £*02* two months you know who takes eare of me?

This gentleman!

I’bia Sajw Salomon.

Ja* 'to* 'MaoBau-gaH* tlmfc 1© tto true atary about this* X -mrnm h&VO —

IlOb ***** got? w* a — ^ CO&t I

ALEX

X* 11 gat ytm a British coat I

I ’ll got yro Ouminghsm’sl

STEtJlCT

X would ©pit on Ibl

Your favorite wtoc* % « #

ETEtJBHH Banka# R&etol#

(Haym return©} B&Ht

It la a real viotoryl

(to goo© «**■ muerto”

Old Man i "How old are you, Carlos y Mirant” Carlos# Carlson#

"They are my people

and your people*”

"What*a that youfr© carrying *•» a man1a ooatt”

De Igado * wBn m a columns stadoi” Herman© Mayor#

"The brothers are waiting#”

Carlos#

"Only the dead can know#”

Voices#

”E1 Crlsto

El Crlsto —

El GristoJ”

Carlson#

”1*11 tell you why I came — » Penltentes."

Old Man#

"Things change, people die.”

Hermano Mayor# "To suffer like Jesus.” Carloss

"You have been in the world.”

Voices#

"Muerto

muerto

muertol” (mingling with these voices 1© the chanting down In the morada, chanting which grows In tempo and Intensity as

im *

(Benlta walks* Finally, at a point of climax she falls on Calvario, near the oroae* Rosina screams* The ctiantlng and voice a have stopped* Eoslna goes to Benlta, reaches her side, lifts her up*) ROSINA Are you all right?

BEN ITA SI* Madre* ROSINA You oorae with me now

X tell you many thlnga*

Things maybe you should know* BENITA Si, Madre mla* (They move off. Paul walks in the opposite direction, going down to the morada# Soon the scene is deserted, only the Cross and Calvario remain. The wind blows quietly through the valley. The curtain falls*)