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1. FAIRYSTORIES (OPENING)

(Underscore)

rpt ad lib

= 216

EDWARD: Henry.Where are you going in your Sunday best shirt? HENRY: To the stream.

Tommy Arkwright says it's haunted, by a German soldier who was killed during the war

EDWARD: I know what you're like. You'll get within six feet of the stream and you'll fall in

and we'll be nursing you through the infuenza.

ACT 1

brightly and rhythmically throughout

5 rpt. ad lib

HENRY: But Dad..

EDWARD: And you need to keep that shirt clean for chapel. God doesn't want to see you in his house with mud on his shirt.

HENRY: But I thought God loved everyone.

EDWARD: He loves clean boys more than dirty ones.

Peo -

ple

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto -

ries,

now

and

then,

here

and

there

9 ENSEMBLE:

A

You

can oft -

en

hear them

on

a crowd - ed street some - where

13

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ah

ah

Clean

your

house

and

pray

to

God

at

least

three

times

a

day

ah

ah

ah

17 ELSIE:

B

POLLY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

HENRY:

CONAN DOYLE:

when

they

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto -

ries...

Look

the

oth -

er

21 ENSEMBLE:

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way

25

29

CONAN DOYLE: For Heaven's sake, Toby. How am I supposed to learn to drive when you have your foot on that pedal all the time?

C dolce

legato non rubato

UNDERSCORE

33

TOBY: It's the brake, Sir. CONAN DOYLE: I didn't know that was the brake.

37

TOBY: I know you didn't, Sir. That's why I've got my foot on it. CONAN DOYLE: Nonsense

41

TOBY: I don't think that man in Croydon would think it was nonsense, Sir.

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Peo -

ple

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto -

ries,

65 ENSEMBLE:

E

67

POLLY: But I don't want to go to England.

ELSIE: It will be an adventure.

ELSIE: A train to Cape Town and then an ocean liner.

71

POLLY: When Emma was laying out my dresses she started crying.

ELSIE: Take no notice of Emma.

75

ELSIE: Or any of the other servants.POLLY: What might it have been?

ELSIE: I don't know, darling.

79

ELSIE: Oh, Polly, think about how we will see something of the world, you and I.

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107

EDWARD: or to move...or breath...or do anything at all until the neighbours arrive...

Peo -

ple

tell

you

111

ENSEMBLE:

Peo -

ple

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto -

ries,

What

a

shame!

Ne-

ver

mind!

115

H

You

don't

have

to

hear

them

in

the

world

that

you

de -

signed.

119

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ah

ah

Serve

your

mas-

ter,

thank

the

lord

you've

got

a

job

to

do

ah

ah

ah

123

ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

HENRY:

CONAN

DOYLE:

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With

some

luck

the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to.

But

With

some luck the world will spin the way

you

want

it

to.

But

With

some

luck

the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to.

But

With

some

luck

the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

With

some

luck the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to.

But

With

some

luck

the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to.

But

127

ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

HENRY:

CONAN

DOYLE:

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watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch out for those fai - ry - sto - ries

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

131

ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

HENRY:

CONAN

DOYLE:

true

136

ALL:

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140

attacca 1a

dolce

slower = 168

1a SCENE CHANGE

5

rall. rit.

Dialogue continues

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2. WHAT I WOULDN'T DO

CUE: (EDWARD).. while everyone else around her tried to talk sense...

= 108

tenderly throughout

tempo rubato

How

I

miss

her

mag -

ic

stor -

ies,

5 HENRY:

A

just

be -

fore

I

go

to

bed.

7

Tales

of

fai -

ry

queens,

thou -

sands

of

en -

chant -

ed

scenes,

9

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danc -

ing

wild -

ly

through

my

head.

11

Ev -

'ry

day

would

bring

ad -

ven -

tures,

13 B

al -

ways

some

new

fan -

ta -

sy

15

Oh,

the

hours

we'd

spend

in

her

world

of

let's

pre -

tend

17

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if

she

still

were

here

with

me.

On

a

19

wint -

er's

eve -

'ning

make

be -

liev -

ing

by

the

21

C

fire

side

I

would

23

wait

to

hear

what

kinds

of

wond -

ers

would

un -

25

- 14 -




fold

.

Wheth -

er

27

pir -

ate

ship,

en -

chant -

ed

slipp -

er

or

a

29

car -

pet

ride

Tales

of

drag -

ons'

31

caves,

tales of bur - ied gold,

33

- 15 -




like

the

world

was

grand,

shopp -

ing

bask -

et

in

your

hand,

47

like

you'd

nev -

er

been

a -

way

49

What

I

would -

n't

do

to

hear

you

51 E

in

the

kitch -

en

with

a

pan.

53

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fev -

er

burned,

I'd

keep

those

ang -

els

from

the

63

door

I

would

65 molto tenuto

molto tenuto

make

you

bright,

with

so

much

light

you'd

nev -

er

67

dis -

app -

ear

Dar -

ling

I

would

69

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do

all

of

this

and

more.

71

That's

what

I

would

do

to

keep

you.

All

the

things

I

nev-

er

did

be -

73 rit.

rit.

fore.

76

rall. a tempo

attacca 2a

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13

VOICE: I'm not a German soldier, Henry. HENRY: Then what are you?

15

VOICE: A friend, Henry. HENRY: A friend? VOICE: Yes. Come and play.

17

VOICE: Come and play. Find me, Henry. I'm your friend. Find me... rall.(last time)

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CUE: (EDWARD) And don't give her your Bible!

brightly = 216

2b SCENE CHANGE

5

rit.

EDWARD: Here are those towels you were needing...


- 23 -



Ov-

er

here..

See,

there's

too

much

black

a -

long

the

14

EDWARD:

B a tempo

a tempo

It

moun-

tains...

and

not

e -

nough

con-

trast-

ing

them,

I

know

17

ELSIE: Really? ELSIE:

looks

like

it

was

rain-

ing.

A

touch

of

wint-

er

snow.

Hea-

vens

thatw

as

long

a -

20

EDWARD:

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Fac -

ing

prob -

lems

all

a -

lone,

and

51

tak -

ing

chanc -

es

on

my

own,

I

55

was -

n't

like

this

be -

fore

59

All

a -

round

the

gard -

en

and

all

ac -

ross

the

land -

ing

and

All a - round the gard - en and all ac - ross the land - ing and

65 POLLY:

ELSIE:

C

- 32 -




ev -

en

in

the

toast

and

the

tea

ev -

en

in

the

toast and

the

tea

69

Ev -

'ry - thing

is chang - ing and life's

be - come

a strang - er. I

Ev -

'ry -

thing

is

chang -

ing

and

life's

be -

come

a

strang -

er.

I

73

don't

know

how

to -

morr -

ow

will

be

don't

know

how

to -

morr -

ow

will

be

77

- 33 -




Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

81 D

how

it

is

is

how

it

will

stay?

how

it

is

is

how

it

will

stay?

85

Litt -

le

chan -

ges

Litt -

le

chan -

ges.

89

ELSIE:

POLLY:

- 34 -




I

hope

they

go

a -

Please

don't

go

a -

93

POLLY:

ELSIE:

way

way

97

101

non legato

POLLY: On top of everything else there's now a funny smell!

- 35 -




All

a -

round

the

gard -

en

Litt -

le

chan -

ges

17

ELSIE:

EDWARD:

All

a -

cross

the

lan - ding

Feel

them

com -

ing

21

Ev -

en

in

the

toast

and

the

Like

a

drum

that

25

- 37 -




tea

Ev -

'ry-

thing

is

chang -

ing.

won't

stop

drumm -

ing

29

In

her

pre -

sence

things

take

hold,

I

33

EDWARD:

feel

like

some

six -

teen

year

old,

I'm

37

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was -

n't

like

this

be -

fore

29

All

a -

round

the

gar -

den

and

all

a -

cross

the

lan -

ding

and

All

a -

round

the

gar -

den

and

all

a -

cross

the

lan -

ding

and

35

AHENRY:

EDWARD:

ev -

en

in

the

toast

and

the

tea

ev -

en

in

the

toast

and

the

tea

39

- 41 -




Ev -

'ry -

thing

is

diff -

'rent

and

life's

bec -

ome

a

strang -

er.

I

Ev -

'ry - thing is diff - 'rent and life's

bec - ome a strang - er. I

43

don't

know

how

to -

morr -

ow

will

be

don't

know

how

to -

morr -

ow

will

be

47

- 42 -




Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

Will

there

come

a

mor -

ning

when

there

are

no

more

chan -

ges

and

51 ELSIE:

B

POLLY:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

how

it

is

it

how

it

will

stay

how

it

is

it

how

it

will

stay

how

it

is

is

how

it

will

stay

how

it

is

it

how

it

will

stay

55

- 43 -




Litt -

le

chan -

ges

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges,

I

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges,

I

61 ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

Please

don't

go

a -

hope

they

go

a

hope

they

go

a -

65ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

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way

way

way

69 ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges

Lit - tle chan - ges

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges

73ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

- 45 -




Please

don't

go

I

hope

they

go

No,

I

hope

they

go

77 ELSIE:

POLLY:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

please

don't

go

81

EDWARD:

- 46 -




a -

way

a -

way

a -

way

a -

way

84

EDWARD: Henry, I need

you to hold the

flashlight!

91

rit.

- 47 -




13

...Australia is populated by kangaroos and convicts and...er...naughty ladies. Dad told me.

15

VOICE: What do they look like, Henry?

17

HENRY: Like they're happy...and... VOICE: And what? rall.

DIALOGUE CONTINUES (HENRY: Dad will be really angry)

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with m oveme nt

= 168

CUE: (HENRY) Here goes....Aaaaaaaaagh!

4d SCENE CHANGE

FAIRYSTORIES/Paul Graham Brown. Chicago Stages 07/06



On a

CUE: POLLY: I miss him, that's all

= 108 tempo rubato

5. WHAT I WOULDN'T DO (Reprise)

POLLY:

summ -

er's

eve -

'ning

make

be -

liev -

ing

by

the

3

ri -

ver

side

we

would

5

count

the

stars

and

watch

the

shad -

ows

slow -

ly -

7

FAIRYSTORIES/Paul Graham Brown. Village Theatre 12/06 WHAT I WOULDN'T DO REPRISE

- 51 -



fall

.

Once

a

9

week

or

so,

with

eyes

a -

glow,

we'd

take

a

11

ta -

xi

ride

raci-

ing

through

the

13

town

to

a

lovely ball

15


- 52 -



What

I

would -

n't

do

to

be

there,

How

I

miss

the

mag -

ic

of

it

17 ten.

all

20

ELSIE: I know you do, darling


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grow

and

let

them

run.

Let

them

have

a

litt-

le

fun

learn-

ing

to

34 C expressively

fly

if

they

wish.

They

can

38

drift

and

they

can

dream

in

a

riv -

er

or

a

stream.

Act-

ua-

lly

40

EDWARD:

so

can

a

fish!

44

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I

can

see

Poll -

y

and

you

in

a

year

or

two,

you

in

your

und -

er -

wear,

46

D agitato

her

runn -

ing

wild!

No,

you

have -

n't

a

clue,

but

by

49

look -

ing

at

you

I

know

what

not

to

do..

when

I'm

52

rai-

sing

a

child!

55

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all

go

tell-

ing

lies?

Is

that

what

you

would

ad -

vise?

Edward,

you're

87

G

ELSIE:

be -

ing

ab -

surd!

91

That's a

tire-

some

litt-

le

trait...

Which?

That a

93 rall. very freely

H

ELSIE: EDWARD:

rall.

very freely

man

could

grow

to

hate.

What?

Oh!

Hav -

ing

to

99

ELSIE:

a tempo

a tempo

- 64 -




have

the

last

word?

YEEEESSS!

103

EDWARD:

Clear -

ly

we

think

on

two

diff -

er -

ent

lev -

els,

to

that

I

am

more

or

less

106 ELSIE:

I

re -

con-

ciled

I

will

not

in -

ter-

fere

It

is

109 EDWARD: Good!

per-

fect-

ly

clear.

You've

no

bloo-

dy

i -

dea... -

a-

bout

113 EDWARD: Splendid.

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rai-

sing

a

child!

117

furioso = 160

6a RAISING A CHILD-TAG

CUE: (EDWARD) I don't think I thanked you for the cake. It was lovely.

- 66 -




Klavier

7. COME AND BE IN MY PICTURE

- # -

HENRY: I'm not a liar

agitato non legato

energetically = 168

CUE: (POLLY) Mister Liar-Liar Pants on Fire!

My friends are real rit. (second time)

Peop -

le

on -

ly

trust

the

things

they see

the

5HENRY:

A colla voce

colla voce

car - pets or the ash - es in the

grate.

They

7

on -

ly under- stand the pave- ment,

the pri- vy door,

a nee- dle,

a hat pin or

an

9, ,

, ,

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im -

age

cap -

tured

on

a

plate.

12

rit.

14

HENRY: An image captured on a plate...

agitato non legato

a tempo rit.

All

I

need

is

a

pic-

ture,

some-

thing

for

peo -

le

to

hold,

19

B colla voce

colla voce

nothing to much

in fo -

cus,

noth-

ing

to

bright

or

too bold.

23

in tempo

in tempo




It

40

HENRY: I see you! I see you! Wait!HENRY:

freely and slower

accelerando

on -

ly

takes

a

mom -

ent.

Wait

and

see.

44 C colla voce

colla voce

We

don't

need

to

int -

er -

rupt

the

fun.

I'll

46

take

you

as

you

are.

We

don't

need

lots

of

fan-

cy

clothes.

We'll

start with just a

nor- mal

pose;

some

48, ,

, ,




Let

me

cap-

ture

your

im -

age.

Yes,

it's

as

ea -

sy

as

pie!

64

Stay

a

while

for

the

cam -

'ra

for

cam -

'ras

ne -

ver

68

lie!

71

Ne -

ver

a -

gain

will

I

be

here,

73

E




brand -

ed

a

li -

ar

and

clipped

on

the

ear.

No

the

75

game

will

be

won,

the

vict -

'ry

ag -

reed.

How

much

77

more

flam -

in'

proof

do

they

need

79

81 molto rit.

molto rit.




Come

and

be

in

my

pic -

ture

84 a tempo

F

a tempo

Thereis

no

cause

for

a -

larm

86

Hav-

ing

the

right

ex -

po -

sure

ne-

ver

did

no -

one

no

harm

88

You

can

show

what

you

want

to

92




hide

what

you

want

to

con -

ceal

94

It's

a

che -

mi-

cal

pro -

cess

96

agitato

Sci-

en -

tif -

ic -

'ly

pro -

ven

99

Come and be

in

my

pic -

ture

102 optional




8. THERE MUST BE A NEW WORLD

CUE: (POLLY): I bet you miss him, too.

= 132 ( 2 in a bar)

CONAN DOYLE: Yes. But I don't miss him nearly so much when I think that he died for a reason.

5

CONAN DOYLE: I think those men died so we would try to find them. It's a chance for us.

POLLY: What kind of chance?

CONAN DOYLE:To find a way of living that is better than this one.

Let's

9

POLLY: Has my Daddy found it already? CONAN DOYLE: I'm sure of it CONAN DOYLE:

rit.

think

of

a

new

world.

Dry

your

eyes.

I -

11 A

gently a tempo

sempre legato

a tempo

- 77 -




Lea -

ving

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

leav -

ing

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

is

59

CONAN DOYLE:

D

a tempo

a tempo

on -

ly

a

jour -

ney

bey -

ond

your

mind.

on -

ly

a

jour-

ney

be -

yond

your

mind

So

63

think

of

a

new

world.

It's

think

of a

new

world

Take my hand,

count to ten.

It's

67

tenuto

tenuto

- 81 -




got

to

be

out

there,

cry-

stal

and

shi -

ning.

There

got

to

be

out

there,

cry-

stal

and

shi -

ning.

There

71

must be a new world, for if not, what

must

be

a

new

world,

for

if

not,

what

75

a tempo

tenuto

tenuto

a tempo

then?

then?

79 E

POLLY: I believe in a new world, too. Do you have running water in all the rooms or just in the bathroom?

(UNDERSCORE)

- 82 -




85EDWARD: This is nonsense. She'll tell Henry everything you've siad and then I'll get no peace. POLLY: Henry's his son.

89

He's got imaginary friends by the stream. Something like fairies. CONAN DOYLE:Good Heavens! He has probably stumbles upon a contact point.

93

CONAN DOYLE: Where the supernatural world meets the natural one. Where spirits and all kinds of beings can break through.

POLLY: My Daddy?

CONAN DOYLE: Or someone who is closer to the young man than your Daddy...

97

F

101

EDWARD: Sir, you have no right to fill this little girl's head with foolishness. I have to answer to..

(He winces)POLLY: To who?

EDWARD: To your mother.

CONAN DOYLE: What's the matter?

EDWARD: Er.. lumbago.

- 83 -




CUE :(EDWARD) Such poppycock!

agitato

non legato

energetically = 168

8a SCENE CHANGE

- 86 -

5


- 83 -



I've

seen

you

beat-

ing

out

the

car-

pets,

air-

ing

out

the

linens,

slowly = 78

sempre rubato

ELSIE:

CUE: I know you do, Edward..

with much feeling

9. I'VE SEEN YOU

bang-

ing

out

the

drawers.

I've

seen

you

buff-

ing

up

your

sil -

ver

4

fluff -

ing

up

your

pill -

ows

wax -

ing

all

your

floors.

7

- 87 -




I've

seen

the

neat -

ly

or -

dered

way

of

yours

9 A tenuto

tenuto

of

keep -

ing

home

and

gard -

en

bright

11

I've

seen

you

breath -

less

from your

dai -

ly

chores

13

boots

black -

ened,

coll -

ars

white.

15 tenuto

tenuto

- 88 -




I've

seen

you,

more

than

just

a

neigh-

bour,

not-

ic-

ing

my

glanc-

es

17 B a tempo

a tempo

wond-

'ring

what

they

mean

I've

watched

you.

Yes,

I've

seen

it

all

20

so,

Ed - ward, tell me what you've

23 rall.

rall.

seen.

25

EDWARD: I've seen a future that has a bit less cleaning in it.

a tempo

- 89 -




27

ELSIE: That's a start, I suppose.

(ELSIE kisses EDWARD)

I've

seen

us

learn -

ing

things

to -

geth -

er;

30 C pushing froward slightly.

with more urgency.

EDWARD:

how

to

bring

up

child -

ren,

how

to

comp -

ro -

mise.

32

I've

seen

you

runn -

ing

through

the

gard -

en,

34

- 90 -




summ -

er

in

your

perf -

ume,

laugh -

ter

in

your

eyes

36

I've

seen

me

hang -

ing

up

the

dress

you've

worn

38D appassionato

each

butt -

on

shin -

ing

like

a

pin

40

I've seen

me

dream-

ing

till the

break

of

dawn

your sheets

a - gainst my skin

42

ELSIE:

tenuto

tenuto

- 91 -




What

more

could

an -

y -

bo -

dy

What

more

could

an -

y -

bo -

dy

52

tenuto

tenuto

need?

need?

54

ELSIE: Although..EDWARD: What?

ELSIE: I think I would need a few more baking lessons

EDWARD: That too

55

EDWARD: Henry's picture.

ELSIE:Just trees. No fairies.

EDWARD: No

(EDWARD kisses ELSIE)

after applause attacca 9a

- 93 -




pushi ng forward = 98

9a SCENE CHANGE

5

- 94 -




Till

that

e -

mer -

gen -

cy's

gone!

Till

that

e -

mer -

gen -

cy's

gone!

93

after applause attacca 10a

bright charleston = 120

10a SCENE CHANGE

much slower

freely

4

lovingly

rit.

- 106 -




Klavier

CUE: (POLLY) Get in the picture!

broadly molto rubato

slowly = 96

10d SCENE CHANGE

5

rall.

"Funny, I don' remember taking this one

Can't imagine what's on it.."

CUE: Here it comes... see,

it's very feint at first.

agitato

non legato

energetically = 168

10e HENRY'S FAIRIES APPEAR

Then it gets stronger....till

it's as clear as night and day.

5 misterioso


- 108 -

EDWARD: What is this? Good Lord!



10f PREPARATIONS FOR A VISITOR (Undescore)

Allegro = 132

leggiero

Vamp as required

CUE: (POLLY) With the fairies.

EDWARD: Did you use beeswax

on that table?

4 It looks a bit dull, Elsie. Can that be? ELSIE: Arthur Conan Doyle is NOT going to see what's under a tablecloth.

8EDWARD: He won't have to. He'll know. He hears voices from the other side.

legato

rit.

DIALOGUE CONTINUES:

ELSIE: Yes, but not from the

other side of your tablecloth.

- 109 -




Allegro = 155

11. MARY SENT A LITTLE PICTURE

CUE: (CONAN DOYLE) I told you we would prove that the supernatural exists.

agitato

Look

at

this!

Ma -

ry's

way

of

send -

ing

me

a

3

EDWARD:

A

Fan -

cy

that!

Who'd

have

guessed

she'd

act -

ua -

lly

be

sig -

nal

5

ELSIE:

EDWARD:

there?

It's

more

than

I

can

bare!

It's

more

than

one

could

dream

of!

7

ELSIE:

EDWARD:

legato non legato

- 110 -FAIRYSTORIES/Paul Graham Brown. Village Theatre 10/06



voice,

feel

her

touch,

see

each

glow -

ing

det-

ail

of

her

32

face!

35

In

the

time

it

takes

the

earth

to

turn

Tell

a

lit -

tle

fai -

ry

sto -

ry

Tell

a

lit -

tle

fai -

ry

sto -

ry

Tell

a

lit -

tle

fai -

ry

sto -

ry

In

the

time

it

takes

the

earth

to

turn

In

the

time

it

takes

the

earth

to

turn

37

ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

TOBY:

EDWARD:

CONAN DOYLE:




Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

and

Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

and

Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

and

Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

Look!

The

world

be -

comes

a

diff -

'rent

39

ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

TOBY:

EDWARD:

CONAN DOYLE:

place!

place!

place!

place!

place!

place!

42 ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

TOBY:

EDWARD:

CONAN DOYLE:

agitato poco accelerando

molto marcato

INTERVAL- 114 -




ACT 211a. FAIRYSTORIES (Reprise)

rpt ad lib

= 216

brightly and rhythmically throughout

Peo -

ple

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto -

ries,

now

and

then,

here

and

there

5 ELSIE: A

You

can

oft -

en

hear

them

on

a

crowd -

ed

street

some -

where

You

can

oft -

en

hear

them

on

a

crowd -

ed

street

some -

where

9 ELSIE:

POLLY:

- 115 -




Pray

to

God

and

thank

the

lord

you've

got

a

job

to

do

13HENRY:

B

With

some

luck

the

world

will

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to.

But

17

HENRY, ELSIE

&POLLY:

watch out for those fai - ry - sto- ries.. some of them are

21 EDWARD:

true

26

- 116 -




30

rall.

C dolce

legato non rubato

EDWARD: But how can you be sure it's Polly who's the channel? (DIALOGUE continues)

34

rit.

- 117 -




I've tried to fit in your world, Edward. I've sewn one hundred buttons on one hundred shirts and they still fly under the

couch or in the gravy boat. And look at this floor. A joke.

EDWARD:Is this all about the kitchen floor? ELSIE:No, Edward. It's about US. EDWARD:I don't know if there IS an us.

slowly = 78

11b. ELSIE UNDERSCORE

CUE: (ELSIE): Yes, you did. And you're right.

rall.

5

ELSIE:Alright! It's about the kitchen floor!! I'm leaving,Edward. EDWARD:Where? ELSIE:There's a secretarial school in Bridlington.

I have enough money pay for the first month's tuition and for a month's lodgings for Polly and myself. When I've sold this place I'll easily

be able to pay for the whole year.

9

EDWARD:You found a solicitor?

ELSIE: It's not only gentlemen who have good connections you know.

rall.

ELSIE:

In your face.

A million times.

- 118 -



What's

this?

CUE: POLLY:

Nice knowing you BEFORE you get spotty and pimply,

I was going to say.(POLLY kisses HENRYgently

on the cheek, then exits)

2 in a bar = 170

animato

rhythmically throughout

12. BEING A MAN

HENRY:

simile

vamp

What's

go -

ing

on?

Just

a

month

a -

go

I

7

loathed

her

so,I

wan -

ted

her

gone.

One

10

kiss,

and

my

heart

runs

a -

muck

when

it

beats

13




with

a

nas -

ty

dis -

ease.

Now

I

36

B legato non rubato

lovingly

want

to

stand

for -

e -

ver

by

her

side

39

squeeze

her

pret -

ty

hand

till

she

gets

mis-

ty

eyed!

43

non legato

Oh

no!

47 C

R.H.




Some-

thing

is

wrong.

Can

it

be

those

litt -

le

50 (he checks his trousers)

R.H.

R.H.

chang-es

won't

stay

litt -

le

for

long?

My

54

brain

seems

to

have

a

pe-

cu-

li-

ar

plan.

And

my

head

is

a-

live

with

un-

speak

57

ab -

le

scenes.

It

prob -

ab -

ly

means..

61




Oh,

my

God...

I'm

be -

com -

ing

a

64

man!

67

First she's leaving and then she's staying and then she's leaving again.

So much flapping around! She's not a woman at all. She's a chicken who dresses

in women's clothes. When she wears clothes at all, that is.

EDWARD:

D

73

And who started all this business? Certainly not me. She was the one who said I should call her Elsie.

And now she's off without so much as a bye nor leave. Well, she'll get her comeuppance.

Let her go to Bridlington with her newfangled ways. Let her sit in the public library in her undies and see what happens.

(He sniffs) What's that smell? A sudden sweetness in the air! Mary!

77

EDWARD:What are YOU doing here? HENRY:Getting a clean hanky. EDWARD: But you had a clean hanky this morning.

And that smell, Henry. What is it? Something sweet

and oily. In your hair. Smells awful




83

HENRY: I used some of that stuff you use. EDWARD: Henry, what's going on?

87

EDWARD: Aah! And you think smelling...like that..is going to help?HENRY: I want Polly to stay.

Who

knows?

89

HENRY: Won't it? EDWARD:

E

What's

to

be

done?

When

you're

deal -

ing

with

a

93




Where

can

it

lead?

Where

can

it

lead?

To

a

king -

dom

with

no

109

bord -

ers

where

no

rules

are

a -

greed.

To -

112

To -

day

she's

a

mag -

i -

cal,

won-

der-

ful

prize

day..

That's

right!

And

to-

morr -

115




ribb-

et!

ribb-

et!

-ow

you're

caught

like

a

frog

ina

jar!

And

it's

be -

118

-

ter

by

far

putt -

ing

burn -

ing

hot

coals

in

your

eyes

121

But

you

know

you

want

to

be

there

at

her

But

you

know

you

want

to

be

there

at

her

123 Glovingly

legato non rubato




side

Stand

there

in

her

world

com-

plete -

ly

side

Stand

there

in

her

world

com-

plete -

ly

127

star -

ry

eyed.

star -

ry

eyed.

131

Guess

what?

It's

not

so

bad.

This

is

137

EDWARD:

H HENRY: What?

not

a

prob -

lem

half

the

world's

not

al -

read -

y

had.

Re -

141




lax,

Take

it

all

in

your

stride

if

you

can.

No,

it's

145 I

colla voce

hard -

ly

a

myst -

'ry

that's

happ -

en -

ing

here.

There's

148

no -

thing

to

fear,

no,

it's

all

part

of

be -

ing

a....

151

153

HENRY: What is it? EDWARD: It's you. You're SPLENDID. Your mother would be so proud of you. I couldn't capture this

moment on a plate if I wanted to. Bless your soul, Henry, I'm proud of you.

a tempo

1.

1.




tenderly

= 108

CUE: (EDWARD) I don't know what to think, Elsie. But thank you.

12b SCENE CHANGE- EDWARD AT THE STREAM

5

(enter EDWARD)

EDWARD: I don't

know if you can

hear me.




"1 in a bar"

CONAN DOYLE: Gentlemen of the press, Members of the Theosophical Lodge and the management of the Savoy Hotel;

it is my great pleasure to introduce to you the photographers of the epoch making Cottingley fairies pictures, Miss Polly

Van Dorsen and Mister Henry Coleshaw.

sempre legato

with m oveme nt = 198

(vamp till ready)

CUE: (EDWARD) If you could pass the message on, I'd be grateful.

13. PRESS CONFERENCE

I

was in

a jack - et.

We

were

walk -

ing

5 POLLY:

HENRY:

He

was

in

a

swea -

ter.

in

Sep -

tem -

ber

9




No,

it

was

a

Sa -

tur -

day.

On a Mon - day

13

I

re- mem -

ber bet - ter.

I

rem -

em -

ber

17

Sud -

den -

ly,

u -

pon

a

breeze,

a

21BOTH:




pi -

xie

flew

out

from

the

trees,

like

25

no -

thing

you've

seen

be -

fore

29

Dan -

cing

in

a

cir -

cle.

Then

a

gob -

lin

35 POLLY:

B

HENRY:




May -

be

two

to -

ge -

ther.

and a fai - ry

39

Or

a lit -

tle pur - ple.

He

was

yell -

ow

Well,

43

De -

pen -

ding

on

the

wea -

ther.

fai -

ries

va -

ry

47




Look

at

how

I'm

floa -

ting!

See

me

dan -

cing!

70 POLLY:

C

HENRY:

Look

at

what

I'm

wea -

ring!

Her

be -

side

me!

74

Look

at

how

I'm

dan -

cing!

Some - one help me!

78




Men

com -

pet -

ing

Dan -

cing

with

a

prin -

cess!

100

D

HENRY:

for

af -

fec -

tions

What

a

fun -

ny

feel -

ing!

104

Look

at

me,

I'm

dan -

cing

Things

to

eat in

108 POLLY:

HENRY:




som -

where

on

the

cei -

ling!

all

di -

rec - tions

112

Each e - vent or fan - cy ball

has

116 POLLY:

me

the

cen -

tre

of

it

all

It

120 HENRY:




It's

just

like

it

was

be

fore

was - n't like this be - fore

124 POLLY:

HENRY:

Dan - cing on the lan - ding and dan - cing in the lar - der and

Dan -

cing

on

the

lan -

ding

and

dan -

cing

in

the

lar -

der

and

130 POLLY:

HENRY:

E

in

bet -

ween

the

rai -

sins

and

rolls

in

bet -

ween

the

rai -

sins

and

rolls

134




Dan -

cing

in

the

cup -

boards

and

all

a -

round

the

cob -

webs

and

Dan -

cing

in

the

cup -

boards

and

all

a -

round

the

cob -

webs

and

138

in -

be - tween

the buc - kets and bowls

in -

be -

tween

the

buc -

kets

and

bowls

142

Wea -

ving

by

the

wai -

ters

ap -

pea -

ring

with

the

past -

ries

or

Wea -

ving

by

the

wai -

ters

ap -

pea -

ring

with

the

past -

ries

or

146




ser -

ving

up

a

sal -

mon

souf -

flé

ser -

ving

up

a

sal -

mon

souf -

flé

150

See

me

dan -

cing

See

me

dan -

cing,

her

be -

side

me

154 POLLY:

F

HENRY:

I

could

dance

a -

I

could

dance

a -

158POLLY:

HENRY:




way

way

162

I'm

a

prin -

cess!

What

a

fee -

ling!

166

jazz waltz feel G

Peo -

ple

sta -

ring.

170




See

me

dan -

cing!

If

I'm

drea -

ming

See

me

dan -

cing!

If

I'm

drea -

ming

174

tell

me

so!

tell

me

so!

178

Lit -

tle

chan -

ges,

Lit -

tle

prin -

cess,

182




14a A FAIRY

very freely

ELSIE: Hello?

leggiero

A crumpled piece of paper is blown down from a tree

4

ELSIE: A fairy. Dancing.

furioso = 160

CUE: (ELSIE) But where there is one fairy there are usually...SEVERAL!

14b SCENE CHANGE

- 154 -




So once a - gain, you must leave me, it seems.

15. PEOPLE TELL YOU FAIRYSTORIES

EDWARD:

CUE: (EDWARD) No!!

= 72 slowly but with movement

freely

Pic -

tures

and

pins!

That's

what

left

of

my

dreams,

but

for -

3

give

me,

my

love,

it

I

e -

ver

thought

that

I

could

keep

you

here.

4

How

could

I

lose

you

to

pa -

per

and

stuff?

6

- 155 -




While

you

dare

to

dream

their

dreams

they

twist

and

they

de -

ceive,

with -

23

out

a

pre -

cious

thought

for

those

who

wan -

ted

to

be -

lieve.

25

poco accel. ten.

What

a -

bout

the

likes

of

me,

who

wan -

ted

to

be -

lieve?

27

rall.

Yes, for -

29 C

- 158 -




me

49

rit.

- 161 -




Elsie and Edward jump.

CUE: (ELSIE) Maybe not though.

with a forward moveme nt = 160

EDWARD: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

15a UNDERSCORE-JUMPING

rit.

5 Don't you ever ever do that again.

I love you, Elsie. And if anything happened

to you...VOICE:Edward.

EDWARD:Mary!

POLLY:I think he can hear her now...

7rpt ad lib

HENRY: Mum!

EDWARD:Mary. I've waited so long for this moment and now...well, I don't know what to say.

misterioso

with moveme nt = 168

A

9

EDWARD: Mary, I wore this ring every moment. In the safest place I could think of. I was careless. The influenza.

The germs. I stood by and let it happen. I let you down, Elsie.

- 162 -FAIRYSTORIES/Paul Graham Brown. Village Theate 10/06



22

Something else. In my heart. I feel safe and loved and...

24

...I don't feel alone. It's you. In my heart.

26

It's you! Wait!

(the voice has

disappeared

on the wind)

segue into 15b

- 164 -FAIRYSTORIES/Paul Graham Brown. Village Theate 10/06



And

EDWARD: What was that?

15b: THERE MUST BE A NEW WORLD (Reprise)

ELSIE: I don't know

slowly = 72

POLLY: Was it real? EDWARD: Let's not ask.

EDWARD:

if

it

was

all

a

dream,

we

can

let

it

go,

and

try

to

make

the

mem-

or -

y

last.

Who

5

freely

ELSIE:

needs

an

en -

chan -

ted

stream,

just

to

learn

and

9


- 165 -



grow?

You

have

to

turn

a -

way

from

the

past.

And

And

11

EDWARD:

leav -

ing

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

is

Leav -

ing

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

Leav -

ing

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

Leav -

ing

an

old

world

far

be -

hind

is

13 ELSIE:

A

POLLY:

HENRY:

EDWARD:

more firmly


- 166 -



on -

ly

a

jour -

ney

bey -

ond

your

mind

It's

On -

ly

a

jour -

ney

bey -

ond

your

mind.

On -

ly

a

jour -

ney

bey -

ond

your

mind

on -

ly

a

jour -

ney

bey -

ond

your

mind.

It's

15

time

for

a

new

world

time

to

run,

time

to

dare

time

for

a

new

world

time

to

run,

time

to

dare.

I

17


- 167 -



29

HENRY: I know that your life in South Africa wasn't what you thought it was. But that doesn't make any difference to me.

I would still like you to be my friend.

31

POLLY: We'll see. Edward, what I wanted to say was; if you get five pounds for this picture I should get at least half

because it was me who started that whole thing with the photos.

33

HENRY: I took the first photo.

POLLY: Yes, but there was nothing on your

silly old first photo.

HENRY: What? POLLY: I saw something

moving behind those trees.

It looked very much like...

like a UNICORN to me.

HENRY: Polly!

POLLY: Let's go and see..

(safety)

EDWARD: Wait!

I

I

know

there's

a

new

world,

sing-

ing

out,

loud

and

clear.

I

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ELSIE:

EDWARD:


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know

there

is

some-

thing

crys-

tal

and

shin-

ing.

We

We

We

know

there

is

some-

thing

crys-

tal

and

shin-

ing.

We

40 ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

EDWARD:

need -

ed

a

new

world

and

we

found

one

need -

ed

a

new

world

and

we

found

one

need -

ed

a

new

world

and

we

found

one

need -

ed

a

new

world

and

we

found

one...

Here

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ELSIE:

POLLY:

HENRY:

EDWARD:

(spoken)


- 170 -



45

broadly

rit.


- 171 -



CUE: After applause

brightly = 216 16. FAIRYSTORIES (BOWS)

Peo -

ple

tell

you

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries,

Now

and

then.

Here

and

there.

5

ENSEMBLE:

You

can

oft -

en

hear

them

on

a

crowd-

ed

street

some -

where

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Thank

the

Lord

for

ev -

'ry

litt -

le

chance

he's

giv -

en

you

Thank

the Lord for ev -

'ry litt - le chance he's giv - en you

Thank

the

Lord

for

ev -

'ry

litt -

le

chance

he's

giv -

en

you

Thank

the

Lord

for

ev -

'ry

litt -

le

chance

he's

giv -

en

you

Thank

the

Lord

for

ev -

'ry

litt -

le

chance

he's giv - en

you

Thank

the

Lord

for

ev -

'ry

litt -

le

chance

he's

giv -

en

you

13

POLLY:

ELSIE:

EDWARD:

HENRY:

TOBY:

CONAN DOLYE:

- 173 -




Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

Don't

ex -

pect

the

world

to

spin

the

way

you

want

it

to

And

17

POLLY:

ELSIE:

HENRY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

CONAN DOYLE:

- 174 -




watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch out for those fai - ry - sto- ries.. some

of

them are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries..

some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those fai - ry - sto- ries... some

of

them

are

watch

out

for

those

fai -

ry -

sto-

ries...

some

of

them

are

21

POLLY:

ELSIE:

HENRY:

EDWARD:

TOBY:

CONAN

DOYLE:

true

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ALL:

- 175 -




Peo-

ple

tell

you...

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