<< *166 DAVID SELBOURNE : THE DAMNED , METHUEN , LONDON , 19
71 . FIRST PERFORMANCE : XXXXXX . CAST : 01 STRONG , 02 PRYN
NE , 03 JOHN PRYNNE , 04 ROSS , 05 BRACKLEY , 06 ROSIE , 07
VIRGINIA , 08 GIRLS , 09 YOUTH , 10 IRISHMAN , 11 HOUSEKEEPE
R , 12 BLACK MAN . >> $
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< SCENE ONE > $
< THE ELDERLY DOCTOR STRONG RECEIVES A TRAY OF STEAMING FOOD
AT HIS CONSULTING-ROOM DESK FROM A DOWDY HOUSEKEEPER . $
HIS PATIENT , THE MIDDLE-AGED ACTOR , LAWRENCE PRYNN , IS LY
ING ON A COUCH , HALF-NAKED , BASHFUL . $
HE COVERS HIS GROIN WITH HIS HAND , AS THE HOUSEKEEPER ENTER
S , AND AS SHE LEAVES , PASSING HIM . $
THROUGHOUT THE SCENE , STRONG EATS AND DRINKS , AND PRYNNE D
RESSES . $
EXIT HOUSEKEEPER . > $
01 < ( MOUTH FULL . ) > $
WHITENING HAIR ? $
WHY NOT ? $
02 < ( SHOUTING . ) > $
WHAT DO YOU MEAN , WHY NOT ? ! $
MY MOUSTACHE HAS TURNED GREY AS WELL ! $
LOOK , DOCTOR . $
SEE ! $
I HAVE BECOME A PROBLEM TO MYSELF ! ! $
01 YOU 'RE ALL RIGHT , MY FRIEND . $
YOU 'RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN ... EVEN CA . . .
