THE PAJAMA GAME - Act 1 : Page 23
CUES SCRIPT
One — two — three ... (HE throws a knife ... )
CROWD Hurrah. Bravo ...
HINES Get back! Here we go. Ein — zwei — drei. Now
if some daring young lady in the audience will consent
to stand against the board, I will show you the act as it
should be played.
BRENDA No, Heinzie, we all want to live
MABEL It’s too dangerous
CROWD Not me, I got a date. // My mother loves me, (etc )
GLADYS Don’t make a damned fool of yourself Vernon
BRENDA You do it Mae… You’re so thin he can’t miss…
MAE Heinzie, Heinzie!
HINES Eleven years in the public eye and never drew a drop
of blood.
PAT Hey Heinzie, I’ll do it ... I’ll do it!!
SID Hey, hey. Don’t get foolish.
BABE I’ll do it.
MABEL Don’t be silly. Babe!
CROWD Oh, no Babe. etc. ctc.
BABE Can you knock the apple off my head, Heinzie?
PREZ That’s the spirit. Babe ... you show ‘em, kid!
MABEL I don’t think she should.
GLADYS No. she shouldn’t.
HINES Hold still! And you won’t get hurt! One two three.
BRENDA Heinzie! You’re making us all so nervous!
HINES Making you nervous? How the hell do you think I feel?
BABE Where’s my apple?
SID I think that’s enough!
BABE Give it to me.
POOPSIE She’s shaking ... My God she’s shaking!
BRENDA You’d better not, Babe
MAE Something awful is going to happen!
SID Come on now! Don’t be a damned fool!
BABE Keep out of this! Go on shoot. Professor!