SCENE II ~ -~~e<co.hoi
r
It is six o'clock tht following evening. BLAN CBI is bathing. STELLA
is compltting htr toiltttt. BLANCHE'S dress, a ·Jlowtred print, is laid
out on STELLA' s btd.
STANLBY enttrs tht kitchen from outside, ltaving the Joor open on the
ptrpttual "blue piano" around tht corner. t._. ·(
,~r~~ tro~/ ~·"° · _ ,
STANLEY: Whats all this monkey doings? i).'-f\d.f(ktl.
SJBLLA: Oh, Stan! (Sht jumps up and kissts him which he accepts wl;r.'''
lordly composure.] I'm taking Blanche to Galatoircs' for supper'
and then to a show, because it's your poker night.
STANLBY: How about my supper, huh~l'm not going to no Gala-/. ,
. . toir~'ifor sapper I ~ ~tAti oft, fY\f:,ft U l ' \ ~ f -P~":'\
~'-STBLLA:>lputyouacold plate on ice. r~~O..OU\Ce.,&JOb - S-br~
~ STANLBY: Well. isn't tbatjust dandy! ~ ~ U.Cf\t ~00~.~ a,
-~·~TBLLA: I'D?-_ going, to try to keep Blanche out till the Part'/ breaks cci:k:~
b~ ~ up because I don t know how she would take it. So we 11 go to ~
one of the little places in the Quarter afterwards and you'd better r;
.
pc me some money.
-
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S!ttnte ~o~~~ -P..t\O ~t, ~(h ve ~~
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16 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
SrANLl !Y: Where is she? QJ\xio~~ Ols.pc&\)cn
' • in a hot tub to quiet her nerves She's t .b
• crn ly
4> s~,'\ (\ up ror
ough such an ordeal. ~ \~ ~ P.ut f-«
O(\J~lem
, it had to be-sacrificed or something. [There
considers. STELLA is changing into her dress.]
TAN LEY
L _ . .. When she comes in be sure to say something nice about her appcar-
ra)J \ (\C\~tt)be ance. And, oh! (Don't mention the baby. I haven't said anything
yet,
~
___...h ~~ I'm waiting until she gets in.a quieter condition. I~(( '
. ~e STANLEY [ominoi,sly]: So?
can ~
~s~~ use to
\3\o,ncht. STELLA: 'And try to understand her and be nice to her, Stan. ~R -\old
BLANC HB [singing in the bathroom]:
"From the land of the sky blue water,
to~ ~a>
They brought a captive maid!"
STELLA : She wasn't expecting to find us in such a small place. You
- see I'd tried to • •• , ,. 1 • 1
----
~ See w~ ~
,
STANLE Y:fSo?
STELLA : And ad ~ze ~ ~ IS~ Soch ; wonderful._
That's impor U ~ \ ~
\ STANLE Y: Yeah. -c>\J A' ~ .. ttle to where
rro ~ ~ fyou said the C r u~~ \Ss, ~
~.,_.I. STBLLA : Oh!- -I> 'U,)~ ~ (:,\~ b,~ ~ ~!
U 1 ~ ~...~l~TAN LBY: Ho U ,. :tails on that
~ " 0(.\1 u~ subject.
STELLA : It's bes ned down.
seNLP .Y: So th'.....-.-............,--..:~~ •&N,.-: c;.;:;,.# zt .t,~oy edJ I
l!'ith business details right now! noe -
STELLA : You saw how she was last night.
MAT\ ~ru~\ ~
STANLE Y: Uh-hum, I saw how she was. Now let's have a gander at
lI
the bill of sale.
STELLA : I haven't seen any. · · .
I
S,1 AN LEY :1Shc didn't show you no papers, no deed of~~ or nothing 11
j
like that, huh? J
. STELLA : It seems like it wasn't sold. . ?
~~ STANLE Y: Well, what in hell was it then, give away? To chancy
~~~
\?~~ ~e.
r
It is six o'clock tht following evening. BLAN CBI is bathing. STELLA
is compltting htr toiltttt. BLANCHE'S dress, a ·Jlowtred print, is laid
out on STELLA' s btd.
STANLBY enttrs tht kitchen from outside, ltaving the Joor open on the
ptrpttual "blue piano" around tht corner. t._. ·(
,~r~~ tro~/ ~·"° · _ ,
STANLEY: Whats all this monkey doings? i).'-f\d.f(ktl.
SJBLLA: Oh, Stan! (Sht jumps up and kissts him which he accepts wl;r.'''
lordly composure.] I'm taking Blanche to Galatoircs' for supper'
and then to a show, because it's your poker night.
STANLBY: How about my supper, huh~l'm not going to no Gala-/. ,
. . toir~'ifor sapper I ~ ~tAti oft, fY\f:,ft U l ' \ ~ f -P~":'\
~'-STBLLA:>lputyouacold plate on ice. r~~O..OU\Ce.,&JOb - S-br~
~ STANLBY: Well. isn't tbatjust dandy! ~ ~ U.Cf\t ~00~.~ a,
-~·~TBLLA: I'D?-_ going, to try to keep Blanche out till the Part'/ breaks cci:k:~
b~ ~ up because I don t know how she would take it. So we 11 go to ~
one of the little places in the Quarter afterwards and you'd better r;
.
pc me some money.
-
~\\ ~ ~ ,:rw:c'bv ~
,~\o .~f< I/J' e~~ "n< 3~ •
S!ttnte ~o~~~ -P..t\O ~t, ~(h ve ~~
I ~
16 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
SrANLl !Y: Where is she? QJ\xio~~ Ols.pc&\)cn
' • in a hot tub to quiet her nerves She's t .b
• crn ly
4> s~,'\ (\ up ror
ough such an ordeal. ~ \~ ~ P.ut f-«
O(\J~lem
, it had to be-sacrificed or something. [There
considers. STELLA is changing into her dress.]
TAN LEY
L _ . .. When she comes in be sure to say something nice about her appcar-
ra)J \ (\C\~tt)be ance. And, oh! (Don't mention the baby. I haven't said anything
yet,
~
___...h ~~ I'm waiting until she gets in.a quieter condition. I~(( '
. ~e STANLEY [ominoi,sly]: So?
can ~
~s~~ use to
\3\o,ncht. STELLA: 'And try to understand her and be nice to her, Stan. ~R -\old
BLANC HB [singing in the bathroom]:
"From the land of the sky blue water,
to~ ~a>
They brought a captive maid!"
STELLA : She wasn't expecting to find us in such a small place. You
- see I'd tried to • •• , ,. 1 • 1
----
~ See w~ ~
,
STANLE Y:fSo?
STELLA : And ad ~ze ~ ~ IS~ Soch ; wonderful._
That's impor U ~ \ ~
\ STANLE Y: Yeah. -c>\J A' ~ .. ttle to where
rro ~ ~ fyou said the C r u~~ \Ss, ~
~.,_.I. STBLLA : Oh!- -I> 'U,)~ ~ (:,\~ b,~ ~ ~!
U 1 ~ ~...~l~TAN LBY: Ho U ,. :tails on that
~ " 0(.\1 u~ subject.
STELLA : It's bes ned down.
seNLP .Y: So th'.....-.-............,--..:~~ •&N,.-: c;.;:;,.# zt .t,~oy edJ I
l!'ith business details right now! noe -
STELLA : You saw how she was last night.
MAT\ ~ru~\ ~
STANLE Y: Uh-hum, I saw how she was. Now let's have a gander at
lI
the bill of sale.
STELLA : I haven't seen any. · · .
I
S,1 AN LEY :1Shc didn't show you no papers, no deed of~~ or nothing 11
j
like that, huh? J
. STELLA : It seems like it wasn't sold. . ?
~~ STANLE Y: Well, what in hell was it then, give away? To chancy
~~~
\?~~ ~e.
