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A MODERN MORALITY
PLAY IN ONE ACT
BY
EDITH EVERETT
A.
FLANAGAN COMPANY
CHICAGO
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Copyright
A.
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by
FLANAGAN COMPANY
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INTRODUCTION
'^Eveeystudent'^
is
a
modern morality
play, depicting trials
and
through symbolic character representaIf not in style, at
tions of various virtues, vices and conditions.
temptations of student
least in
purpose
it is
life
fashioned after the old English morality plays,
known example, and "Everymodern characterization.
The dramatic coloring and interest in this play are real and
sincere, and it is hoped that the interlude may find acceptance and
favor with high schools and colleges. With the suggested music,
of which
woman"
is
"Everyman"
is
the best
the distinguished
and the introduction of other pieces if thought desirable, the play
form an entertainment at once attractive and pleasing. The
little work ought, also, to answer the insistent demand foi, a new
form of commencement exercise.
Tlie final triumph of Truth and Perseverance over Bluff and Good
Times will be found to leave an impress for a more clean and wholesome moral standard of life.
The Publishers
will
DEDICATED TO
THE CLASS OF 1911
ENGLEWOOD {N, J.) HIGH SCHOOL
——————
CHARACTERS
[Arranged in the order of their appearance,
ivith brief suggestions
for costuming^
— — brown
lined with gold; white dress
— — blue cloak and hood, white dress
blue coat
EvERYSTUDENT — m^ wMte
sweater
Athletics — m^ white
second appearance in tuxedo
Good Times— m^ —as a cowboy
Classmate — m^ — tennis
flannel
of
gay stockings and
Bluff — m^
and cap and gown
Study — — white
Ghost*— — white sheet thrown over him
Latin — —Roman or Grecian costume
Mathematics — m^ black gown,
white beard and white hanging hair
pointed
Grecian
or
Wisdom — m^ —in school or
Ambition —
gray cloak and hood
Perseverance — —
Sense
—
—
Good
Herald— m^ — herald's costume
white
cap and gown
Alma Mater—
Jest^ Love, Happiness, Joy, Sports — m. and
of each, costumed
Eesult^
cloalc,
f^
Truth
f^
ducTc trousers,
ducJc troupers,
first;
suit
ivhite
light suit,
tie,
etc.
dress,
f^
771^
f-
luhite
cabalistic
figures,
tall,
cap,
priest
class colors as
priestess
/-
^
/-
/-
>
ivhite dress, light
J
/-
dress,
f.
as indicated in closing scene of play
Time of Playing:
about one hour
iFailure and Success are two other names for this same character.
2Meaning that this part in the original was played by a female character.
Necessity might require other arrangements being made in some instances.
sMeaning that this part in the original cast was played by a female
character.
4Also called
Exam.
STAGE AEEANGEMEXT
bookcase:
WINDOW SEAT
TROPHY
CABINET
CHAIR
o
CHAIR
o
CHAIR
o
Ctierpsftubent
Scene
A
:
student's room.
Banners, pennants, posters, and pic-
Pillows cover the window seat, and other
tures adorn the walls.
At center of stage, well
it and other chairs at
A student's lamp and books and papers appear on
either side.
table.
A bookcase stands in the rear and a trophy cabinet is at
Us left. Entrances at right and left of stage.
Discovered
As the curtain is drawn Failure is discovered entering from L.
She is clad in flowing robes of dark brown, lined
throughout with gold so that they may be worn either side out.
pillows are scattered about the room.
down
front, is a table, with a chair behind
:
Failure
I
:
he learns
life
have to haunt Everystudent in these dull robes until
my
Success, though I
in gold or
name
is
my name. He
my name is not
true nature and
long, be rid of me, for
am
called both, according to
brown [showing the lining
Eesult.
I
am
hated by
can never,
all his
Failure, nor
whether
of her cloak].
many who surround
J
is
it
appear
My
true
themselves
with such companions as Laziness, Indifference, and Cheat, in
whose company I never don
my
festive robe.
blindly sought
and often am
shining garb.
Few understand me or
me before
I
By many
I
am
when I do appear in
know my name. I would
feasted
Everystudent might learn of
it is
too late.
[Enter, R., Trutii^ clad in a white costume and a loose, dark blue
cloak
and hood.
She
is
bent over, and hobbles along with the
aid of a cane.']
Failure [resuming her cloak and hood and turning as
Everystudent^ then in surprise]
Welcome, Truth.
:
here again.
9
if to
meet
We
meet
EVEKYSTUDENT
10
Yes, Eesult, unwelcome Truth must meet Everystudent
Truth:
Of course you know he has been with
again has he relied on Bluff. This letter
and
Examination again,
letter
from tahW] tells him of you and me.
[piching up scaled
Oh, sister, he, like all men
for us.
harsh
words
He will have but
never
sought to look me in the
who
have
and
not
who love me
old, wrinkled,
creature
unpleasant
me
a
most
face, believes
with
both hands on
and
leans
and
hood
cloaTc
on
[Puts
crabbed.
again on his return.
—
cane, lent like
an old
him
Thus must I appear to
making a mistake, you
throwing
how
Eesult
haclc hood.]
happy we could
Spealcs in a high, cracJced voice.']
lady.
Young man, young man, you
:
making
are
If
a
we could but
mistake.
reveal ourselves to him,
all be.
Truth, you speak like yourself, but
:
are
[Rising and
it
cannot
be.
It
is
ordained by God that only those who seek shall find Truth and
only to those who seek shall my real nature be revealed.
[Shouts and sounds of laughter behind the scenes.]
[Enter, R., Everystudent, Classmate,
ics,
Bluff.
Truth and Result
Good Times, Athlet-
put on cloaks and retire
to
bach of stage.]
Everystudent
:
That was the
best
run
yet, Athletics.
I'll see
you
same time [laughing as he
Studies and Conshakes Athletics heartily by the hand].
science both say I am too devoted to you and spend altogether too
much time in your company. They are jealous, that's all.
Don't let that worry you. What they say will make no difference,
You might drop in for a round or two this evening.
old chap.
again, I promise you, to-morrow at the
What do
Athletics
with you.
5'OU
:
say?
The more
you the more I can do for you and
If you want to have me hunt
have to excel and you can't excel with-
I see of
You understand
you up, why, sir, you will
So there you are.
out me.
that.
[Starting to leave, R.]
—
EVEEYSTUDENT
EvERYSTUDENT
Understand
I
:
that
11
well.
To-night,
then,
at
eight.
Good Times
There's a dance on at the
:
boys are going to have a
counting on you,
my
game
Armory and some
of the
of pool over at Gray's.
I
am
friend.
am going to a party at the Hilliard's and I promwould bring you.
Everystudent
One must choose some things and sacrifice others.
[To Athletics, wJio is waiting at the door for his ansiver.] Come
I [turning to Classmate] have
[Exit Athletics.]
at eight.
a chance to make the track team if I keep on good terms with
That means
Athletics.
[Going to table and turning over mail.]
it open and
tears
letter
hastily,
[Picks up
more to me than
Classmate
I
:
ised Irene I
:
reads.]
Gee, I have flunked again.
mine from now
Bluff,
You
about your extravagant promises?
see
here
What
I
are no good friend of
on.
[Bluff, Classmate and Good Times group together and talk
dumb show. Failure and Truth have advanced so that
Everystudent
discovers
them for the
first time.']
Everystudent: You haunt me, don't you?
C, and leanifig back with hands over his eyes.]
ful countenance in
my
Failure [with a sweep
You have
never seen
Everystudent
dreams
[Sitting at table,
I see
your hate-
—gaunt, hollow-eyed Failure
!
of her garment, showing the gold lining]
my
:
face yet.
No, the worst is yet to come, no doubt. I have
want of you.
Cheer up, old man. You
Classmate [perching on table, R.]
seen enough
:
—
all I
:
didn't give Bluff a chance.
He
just told
me
so.
And
just see
who is still here. He would have gone but for me. [Good
Times comes forward, R.] Good Times is still with us, old
man. Come, Good Times, tell us what it shall be to drown pale
care
and drive away sorrow. [Indicating Truth and Failure.]
Why, we can call in some of the fellows and [see-
Good Times
:
—
—
EVEEYSTUDENT
12
Everystudent
ing that
then some of the
student
one
girl,
it
deliberately
you wish
rises impatiently
volume, opens
it's
tiirtis
girls, if
and goes
to get
and returns
away from
np a joicnic
/iim] why,
[Every-
to the bookcase, takes
to the table
down
with hook in handl^ or
why
if
—
It's an exam, yon fool
not a girl.
Classmate [interruptingl
Good Times: Oh, is that all? Treat me like this just for an
Why, that's over and gone.
exam
Suppose you go now and come
Classmate [to Good Times]
hack this evening. You see, the results are here, staring him
:
!
:
in
the
crowd
face
[ijidicatiiig
this evening.
Truth and Failure],
[Leads Good Times
Everystudent [overhearing and
don't come back.
I have to
Bring in
to the door,
seating himself at table]
meet Athletics
Good day.
a
R.]
Xo,
:
this evening.
Oh, very well.
Good Times
I should think you would
Bluff [at B., to Everystudent]
hardly care to risk sending Good Times oif in a huff. I've known
him to absolutely desert a man for less than that.
:
:
[Classmate returns from bidding Good Times
Everystudent
[rising
and pacing back and forth]
Classmate, I have to meet
in Study
Bluff
adieu.]
Exam
and Latin and Math.
to-morrow.
I see
:
I shall
It's
no use,
have to
no other way out of
[hesitating in the doorway, R., as if about to follow
call
it.
Good
Times, comes forward at last remark]
Say, Everystudent, I
can help you yet, if you will listen to me. It's too late to get
:
much
out of Study.
I'll
up some friends of mine who
and we'll assure you success or
[Failure turns and looks sharply at
whistle
are at the club across the street
your money refunded.
She keeps her eyes on him during the rest of his
I know what I am talking about.
I have seen them
bring any number through exams who knew less than you do.
Bluff.
speech.]
Here,
I'll call
them.
Everystudent:
Xot
[Starts toward door, R.]
until I
know who thev
are!
!
EVERYSTUDENT
Bluff:
Never mind
they are
They belong to my gang, so
Of course, they have not had
their names.
right in their place.
all
13
the entree into quite such respectable circles as I have
—that
Cheat and Deceit haven't had, but Graft goes quite as much as
is,
I.
Now, just let me call them up.
EvERYSTUDENT
Keep your disreputable friends away from here
As
I have no desire to meet them, much less to employ them.
:
—go!
[Points
for yourself
[Bluff, with a ivave of
R.]
to door,
hand
his
to
Classmate, goes
out,
laughing, R.]
Classmate: You don't know
The next I know, you will be
a
good chance when you see
it.
a "greasy grind."
[Exit Classmate, R.]
[Rings bell. No answer. Rings
Enter Study, L.]
EvERYSTUDEXT
Studv, bring in my two hardest task-masters:
Latin and Math.
[Exit Study, L.]
EvERYSTUDENT
:
Xow
for work.
second time, impatiently.
:
[Failure and Truth return
EvERYSTUDENT [loohing upl: You
will make this seem less like home
Failure and Truth return
Ghost
[enters at R., a large,
sepulchral tones]
:
I
still
hach stage, L.]
here?
I
hope
Study
to you.
to
hack of stage, L.]
looming figure, shrouded
arm
am Exam.
ghost, luho reaches out a long
to
at
I
him and
lilce
a
points, saying in
shall see thee to-morrow.
To-morrow at nine, I shall see thee. Be prepared. [Exit.']
I
EvERYSTUDENT [sarcastically]
Then I shall see thee again
knew that. Wliy did you not tell me something I did not know ?
That would be easy. [Shuddering.] Whew
this room is
haunted for fair. [Moves restlessly.]
Ghost [reentering, rises taller than before and approaches nearer-]
I
I am Exam.
I can lay you flat.
I am huge and powerful.
!
:
!
:
EVERYSTUDENT
14
meet you
shall
at nine to-morrow.
Prepare to meet thy doom.
[Exit.]
EvERYSTUDENT
[wlio lids
hook at Ghost^s head]
1)6671
cwuclung
helihid
Clear out, will you
:
table,
tli6
hurls
It will be time
?
enough to-morrow. You need not be snooping around here.
meet you all right. [Aside.] And I'll slay him, too, this
I'll
time,
die in the attempt.
if I
Study
[Enter, L.,
matics
is
ivith
attired
liJce
[Ghost
Mathematics and Latin.
a magician
cabalistic figures in ivhiie on
cap,
disappears.]
it,
—
long,
Hack
wearing also a high pointed
a white beard, and white hair hanging
Latin
is
dressed in an attractive
Mathe-
role, having
Roman
to
shoulders.
or Grecian costume.]
Study [coming forward awkwardly and arranging books on table
I hardly feel at home here, Everyat left of Everystudext]
[Latin bows.
student.
Let me introduce you to Latin.
Everystudent rises and acknowledges introduction stiffly.]
You may have met before, also you and Mathematics. [At
mention of his name Mathematics bows deeply, ivitli hand on
Everystudent does likewise.] But
breast in old-time courtesy.
:
I
am
said to
sure you need a reintroduction
Exam
—
to judge
by what you
yesterday.
[Enter Ghost as before, pointing at Everystudent.
Ghost
To-morrow at nine
Latin [startled]
Me misenim. What was that?
Mathematics [making passes with his hands like
Down, perturbed spirit.
Ghost [as he sinks]
Going down.
Everystudent: If this sort of thing keeps up, I
[insert name of some local insane asylum] instead
!
:
:
a magician]
:
:
[Truth and Result
cross to R., as if going, but
shall land in
of Princeton.
remain standing
there.]
Study:
Come, bury
3'our fears in
your books
—we
lose time.
—
!
EVERYSTUDENT
Latin: Yes, indeed,
EvERYSTUDENT \loolcs
late if
Study
teinpus fugit,
dlsgustedly at Latin]
you expect me
\pacifyingly']
now and
table
15
know what you
to
True, time pies.
:
[Hands paper and
pencil
and make out a page of prose for him.
pen for Latin.]
Everystudent
I
can
tell
Age quod
:
[sitting bach]
you
Latin,
sit
wJio
here
[Arranges paper and
agis.
You may mean
:
that as a help, but
What's that you said? in Eng-
a hindrance.
it's
Math,
to
but stands back of Everystudent, looking
sit,
over his shoulder]
around the
Let's all sit
begins to draiu sweeping lines across the page.]
Latin [does not
better trans-
Here, Math, write out a problem
get to work.
for Everystudent.
You'd
:
are saying.
lish, please
Latin
[translating patiently]
Agis, "you do"
—that
Age
:
"do
is,
it
Quod, "What."
equals "do."
carefully."
Thanks, awfully.
Everystudent [sarcastically]
[Latin moves away from
Absit invidia.
Latin [haughtily]
:
:
table to R.]
Everystudent [appealing
to
Study]
Say,
:
two against one, and unless someone
Latin will get into a huff and leave.
acts
fair
this
is
?
It's
interpreter here
as
[Latin turns away and Study speaks in anxious tones
Everystudent.]
Study
:
Latin said,
"Xo
offense intended,"
and
I
to
think you had
better exert yourself a bit or she will leave you.
Everystudent
Arma virumque
cano.
and the only one
I
Latin [turns
expression]
Pardon me, Latin, ahem
That's the
[Aside.]
remember.
I
first line
have no idea what
it
—ahem
in Virgil
means.
speech and stands looking at him with puzzled
at
liis
:
What
going to sing noiv
[Rising and
forlorn hope, but here goes.
It's a
:
advancing toward Latin.]
?
Did you mean you were
did you
say
Then you
will not
?
need me.
I will go.
EVEEYSTUDENT
16
EvERYSTUDENT
Then
letween Latin and the
[getUjig
was not aware that
I said I
would
sing.
I don't feel a bit like singing.
me, there
a college song that
is
[To Latin:]
Integer
No, I
you know.
That reminds
door']
cant
I
[^Aside.]
ought to be
vitce scelerisque
:
sing,
ITl try that.
safe.
imrus.
I fail to see the connection.
Latin [frigidly]
So do I. Now, my last resort. [TurnEvERYSTUDENT [aside]
tones:] Omnia Gallia in ires partes
soothing
in
ing to Latin
:
:
divisa est.
Yes, so
Latin
EvERYSTUDENT
:
:
I have heard,
My
finish
?
—but what has that
Quod
Everything.
to do with
erat demonstran-
dum.
Mathematics
up with a
[waJcing
start]
0,
:
what have we
proved ?
That I am an idiot.
EvERYSTUDENT
That needs no
[sternly]
Mathematics
:
proof,
:
is
a
well-established and self-evident
fact
young man.
—an
That
axiom, I might
say.
EvERYSTUDENT [throwing himself
:
Reductio
Q. E. D.
Q. E. D.,
into chair at table]
ad dbsurdum.
Mathematics:
letters to
Yea,
verily.
[In a revery:]
conjure with.
EVERYSTUDENT
Mathematics
:
C. Q. D. for me.
Q. E. D., that's
:
my
EvERYSTUDENT
Matheiviatics
:
No, not
You
:
Yes, here
cue.
in ivhich
lem [talcing out a
young man, is a circle inside of which
remove the square and prove that there
Do you comprehend ?
circle
is
it is
;
fitted a square].
is
a square.
is
no
You
a prob-
Here,
are to
scjuar'in' the circle.
exactly.
have no doubt heard that there
is
no squar'in'
the circle.
EvERYSTUDENT
that
is
I
I have heard that a circle can not be squared, if
what you mean.
EVERYSTUDENT
You must
Mathematics:
no squar'in' the
EvERYSTUDENT
Mathematics
be careful of your wording.
I said,
circle.
But
there
How
dull
:
:
17
is
a square in the circle.
you are
You
!
are to prove
it
is
not
so by algebra.
EvERYSTUDENT
You will havc me prove black is white ?
Mathematics
That is easy, if you know how to go about it.
EvERYSTUDENT
But what is the use ?
Mathematics [tapping him on the hrowl
Mental training,
I
:
:
:
young man, mental
[Truth
training.
has advanced from R. to other side of table and
is
lean-
ing over, 'peering at Everystudent, her hood brushed hack to
reveal her face.]
Everystudent [looking
Truth
ward.
over, catches sight of her
quickly hides in her hood']
glimpse then, a sort of vision
—but
it's
and leans
for-
Oh, I say, I had a
:
gone again.
Students heard singing school song, faintly
though in distance, gradually increasing in volume,
then dies away. Heard faintly during next speeches.]
[Shouting outside.
at first, as
Hurrah
Another
and hurries to window]
[Signals stuI had gone to the game.
Sorry, but I
Snatches up cap and starts for door.]
Everystudent
[rises
victory for us.
dents.
shall
I
:
have to leave you.
return.
Make
!
wish
No
doubt
yourselves at home.
I
shall
find
you on
my
[Hurries out, R.]
[Failure glides forward from back of stage and sits in seat
vacated by Everystudent. Truth throws back hood.]
Truth [coming forward]
He
Latin and Mathematics out
:
will seek
at L.
passes ivith hands, as if conjuring.
[Stage darkens.
me
yet.
[Study
leads
Mathematics is making
Exit Truth at R.]
Failure throws back garments
so
that
the
—
—
EVERYSTUDENT
18
golden lining forms a frame about her. She reclines, dozing.
Enter Everystudent, comes forward without seeing Failure.
Cheers heard in distance.l
EvERYSTUDENT
He
That's a revelation to me.
:
He was
game.
Why, Scrub won
the last fellow I expected to show so
much
the
grit.
Why,
has just stuck to the squad until he got his chance.
—
remember when he entered he was about the sickliestlooking chap in the school, and we all laughed at him when he
came out for the team. That shows what a fellow can do. He's
had Determination with him, and gee, it took some!
[WalJcs
toward taile.] Why couldn't I win Knowledge as he has AthI can
\_Catching sight of Failure, asleep, with robe of gold
letics?
What's this
about her.]
turns up lighf] yes,
it is
!
—no,
[Enter
Wisdom
[with finger to
it
can't be
[comes closer and
Success, in gleaming robes
lips']
Wisdom
:
and beautiful.
at L.]
Hush, do not wake
her.
This
is
[Advances and throws cloak and hood
Do you recognize her now? This is Failure, who
the hour of Eevelation.
over her.]
has haunted you so long.
The Gods know her
as Eesult.
She
wherever you go, clothed in dull brown
will be always with you,
Once to Everystudent comes the
or in gold, as you shall choose.
hour of Eevelation and I, Wisdom, say to you, seek out the
friends of Success.
Failure,
why
she has
Ask her to-morrow, when she appears as
come to you hooded and seemingly mean.
Forget not this hour.
[Everystudent goes
Wisdom
to
window and stands looking
out.]
Enter iiow Ambition, Perse[Each enters as she is called, dressed
in white hut cloaked in gray, with the cloak and hood thrown
and
and Good Sense.
[goes to L.
verance,
calls]
:
hack.]
[Wisdom stands
at hack of stage, R., presiding over the sceneJ\
EVERYSTUDENT
Failure
[aivalcens]
:
What,
at last to his room, to
indeed, I
am
my
19
you here ? Have you come
Did he summon you ? Then,
sisters, are
student
?
[Throws on cloak gold side
happy.
EvERYSTUDENT [coming forward and speaking
vision]
I see Success as in a vision
:
out.^
as
if
seeing
a
and those who must attend
on her.
Success [comes forward and takes him hy the hand]
I thank
you for entertaining my friends. If they could stay with us, I
would appear always in gold, and always merry. This, our
:
friend Ambition,
EvERYSTUDENT
is
very necessary to me.
Ambition]
[to
:
I
have met Ambition now and
I have often felt the grasp of your
again.
Ease and Good Times have turned
now
hand [shaking hands]
me from
you, but I
.
know you
for a friend.
High rank among your
Ambition:
I will lead, if
Our
Success:
you
fellow
men
is
yours to win.
will follow.
loyal friend, Perseverance,
is
here, Everystudent.
win me when others failed.
Everystudent: Perseverance, I respect and honor you [taking
her hand]. You have served me well whenever I have called
you to my aid. That dull gray cloak that garbs you has made
you seem unattractive. I shall not let you go from me so easily
She alone has been able
to
again.
Perseverance
:
in this world.
wish, be
only
to
is
me,
it
Many
I am
a
man
rich
has owed to me all that he gained
and powerful and can give you your
for wealth, or social success, or for fame.
assured in the short span of man's
I
grant
it
—though sometimes
must never admit Despair.
life.
One wish
If you hold true
after long years
—only you
If Despair enter your doors she will
force you to leave me.
Success: Then, Everystudent, to win my brightest smile and
most constant favor, here is Good Sense, most often omitted from
the trio.
Everystudent:
Undoubtedly I need you always [shakes hand].
EVEEYSTUDENT
20
Good Sense
am
I
:
am
glad of your appreciation, but I will confess I
not as easy to win as are
choose and
little
my
verance obey your will, but I do not.
utmost need.
may come when
I
It is well for
for you.
you
I
sisters.
they have to do with
it.
I
come to whomsoe'er I
Ambition and Perse-
may
desert you at your
all else fails
and win the day
pray constantly for me, but you
to
can never claim to have me, for even with the words you show
you have me not.
[Sound of singing
Any
volume.
is
heard in distance, gradually increasing in
hy school at games will
rousing song sung
ansiver.^
EvERYSTUDEXT
I
brate a victory.
is
faint.
Succcss,
somc of
mv
Will you remain?
Enter
woman.
still
at R.,
singing
also.
is
coming
to cele-
said tuhile singing
cloak.
Pekseveraxce,
Exit Wisdom, L.
Truth,
As
an old
Good Times, Classmate, Bluff, AthEnter
enters, lights brighten.
letics,
[This
Success remains in golden
Good Sense and Ambition remain
crowd
friends are
at L.,
as
u'pi'oariously.']
How was that for a game ? [Slapimig EverystuGood Times
DENT on the had-.'] Give another cheer [all cheer']. Now, Ath:
letics,
a speech.
[Exit Good Times, to dress for
My
Athletics:
who have
eloquence
followed me, in
I see before
me
— Good
last
appearance.]
in action, not in words.
lies
company with
my
good friends
Those
whom
Sense [bowing 7'ecognition across stage]
and who are led on by Ambition
[boiving to her] have always had with them our glorious friend.
I find myself
Success [indicating her with a sweep of his hand].
in very congenial company, thanks to someone. Whoever makes
and Perseverance [boiuing
to her]
one of this worthy group of friends will find that I bring
others of equal worth in my set Health and Strength and Energy
me
:
and Obedience and Self-Eeliance are two more whom
[All listen attentively except Bluff.]
I delight to honor.
are three,
:
EVEEYSTUDENT
21
These, if you are worthy followers, you shall often meet
and have as constant friends. The slavish follower who idolizes
me, neglects Studies and Wisdom, and takes Eecklessness into
his counsels,
my
freely, for
so
Friends,
wins not
no youth is
am
I
yours
my
favor, but
I speak
dislike instead.
misguided as he who follows this course.
for
a
hearty
and for
contest
victory.
[Applause.]
Classmate
Friends,
summons from the
I
:
have a word to
business world.
say.
To-day
This
is
my
I received a
last
evening
with you, unless I can persuade some of you to go with me.
Truth
to the
[advancing and touching his elbow]:
end of time [continues on down
Classmate
I
:
are very old
and no one loves you.
would be better far for you to stay
You
also very hideous
It
here.
passes to other side of stage,]
[Enter
Wisdom
I will go with you
R. front].
do not wish to be disrespectful, grandma, but you
and
would be a burden.
[Truth
to
[passing
to
Wisdom and Study
side
at L.]
Everystudent]
of
Have you
:
sought Truth or cared to shield her from attack
?
ever
She has many
enemies.
Everystudent [coming up
to
Classmate]
:
I
dreamed
a
dream
once and Truth and Failure were both beautiful and young and
fair.
Classmate:
brain, old
I
am
You
man
were certainly seeing things.
—too much
sorry for you.
study.
[Shakes head ominously.
Bluff standing hy him.]
I fear for your
You'll have brain fever yet.
Turns and
sees
Here, Bluff, I want to take you
with me.
Bluff [slapping Classmate on shoidder and talcing his hand]
You know an old reliable when you see one, eh? [Pompously :]
I am 3^our man.
What need you? Why, with me you can own
the world.
[Everystudent has reached
the side of
Truth
and, coming
up
!
EVEEYSTUDENT
22
from behind,
her hands, cane and
lifts
Raising her bach
all.
against his shoulder, he tosses bach her hood with his free
hand.']
EvERYSTUDENT
and
All,
I
Truth,
it is as
my
Lies, Error, all shall be
Truth
up
[smiles
quickly let
me
EvERYSTUDENT
enemies.
:
Trutli
you learn the value of what you have
[Sound
seek.
lost.
Sound
All start, look and listen.
of bugle in distance.
But
Some day may
as I said, Classmate.
is
art lovely
Dishonesty, Cheat,
Lovely to those who
him]
[Resumes cloalc.]
at
hide.
:
Thou
I dreamed.
Thy enemies:
I shall fight for thee.
Enter Herald.]
near at hand.
Herald: Is Everystudent here?
Everystudent
I am he.
Herald
Hear ye my master, World, has
:
:
!
sent for you.
longer tarry, but with the best retinue you can
He
forces either at college or at work.
lasting struggle
Everystudent
:
is
on and men drop
I hear the
summons
summon,
No
join his
needs thee, for the ever-
Arm and
my
daily.
of your king,
out
worthy
sir.
Commead me to him. Say that I obey and will follow shortly.
Herald
'Tis well, my Lord.
Look that you choose your helpers
with care. Pardon my word of caution, but many a noble career
have I seen ruined by just one treacherous servant. Many of
the enemy hire themselves out as servants to our men and in the
:
thick of battle turn
and
slay
done this so often that he
them on the
is
fairly
field.
well
Evil Habit has
known and
many more imposters.
Wisdom and Truth have I chosen
likewise
avoided, but there are
Everystudent:
They
counsellors.
Herald:
If
will
know
Wisdom and Truth
against you.
Choose
five
as
two of
my
these false knaves.
more.
are with you,
Seven
is
the
none can stand
number
allotted,
not including yourself.
Everystudent
[calls,
and each passes over
to
him
as called]
:
EVEEYSTUDENT
23
Ambition, Perseverance, Good Sense, Study.
leave you, Athletics, I need
Herald
That
EvERYSTUDENT
:
:
worst of
all.
you for
my
I can not hope to
health.
is all.
But—why,
I
have
out Good Times and,
left
Success.
Success [coming over
to his side']
:
did right not to choose me, for I
I follow
am
you anyway.
You
Eesult and must needs
follow you always.
Classmate
[ivlio lias not heard Success]
I choose Success and
where I win, old man. You have a sorry array. Come,
Bluff, you are mine also, and Success is mine, but Study, or
that
:
is
Grind, as you are better called, go your way.
you at
I
am
freed of
last.
Success [throiuing on her
cloak, the darh side out, and pulling
down the hood]
Since you called me, I must follow.
Classmate
Failure
There is some mistake here. I never summoned you. Your ears are not registering correctly. I leave
you to my dear friend, who seems possessed to ruin his health
and break his spirit with that dreary company he has assembled.
Success [turning to Everystudent^ assuming her gold cloak]
Now, I am with you from the start.
:
:
!
:
[Enter
Alma Mater
Alma Mater
at L.]
Everystudent, and Classmate the time is at hand.
World
calls
you to leave my fostering care. Little do you
The
know the hardships that my castle walls have warded off these
four years. I have loved you well and sought under watchful
A miniature
eyes and varying influences to test your strength.
world my castle is, and in it you may learn to value all that is
good and to hate all that is evil. But, here, as in the World,
I can tell you that Wisdom and Truth
the choice is your own.
and Virtue are the greatest champions a knight can have, but
Neither I nor any
you, yourself, must win them to your cause.
one in
all
:
!
the world can say to these or lesser champions
— "Go,
!
EVERYSTUDENT
24
Go, thou, attend on Classmate."
thou, attend on Everystudent.
Here then are your credentials.
and send them forth to victory.
come help me knight
Success,
[Classmate lias followed Truth down R. (Truth is forward
on R.) and is watching her closely. Good Sense comes to one
side of him and Ambition to the other side.']
Good Sense
It is well to look into matters before
:
You
decision.
final
Would it not be well to investigate ?
There is no need for you
Ambition
:
to take low rank, Classmate.
are as good as the next one and have
You
making your
were hasty in your judgment of Truth.
much
in your favor.
Everystudent get ahead of you ? If he has found Truth
and you have not, he will win and you will lose.
I have
Classmate [comes to right front, just hade of Truth]
Why
let
:
always been called clever, but there is something here I can't
Truth seems like an old hag sometimes but there
puzzle out.
—
when
are times
There
she stands erect.
—
!
[Truth, apparently not knowing that Classmate is yiear, raises
herself to an erect position and stretches out one arm as if it
were cramped. Classmate seizes it and Truth hends hack
quickly, hut cannot release her arm.]
Classmate
:
A
rather
firm and strong.
Truth
is,
hood
I
falls
plump arm for an aged dame, and hard and
[In attempt to discover who
ivill know
and Classmate stands astonished. Truth
!
hastens to doonvay.]
Truth: You must seek me, Classmate, and fight all my many,
many foes if you care for me. [Exit Truth and Good Times.]
you to the ends of the earth and to the
That means you must go
sees Bluff :]
[Turning,
end of time.
you
promised
to bring into my
which
gang,
whole
your
and
you
Classmate:
I will seek
—
service.
I
I cannot see
Good Times.
have no one and that I
Bluff
:
Have
am
Has he
left ?
It matters not
alone.
you, too, lost your reason ?
Well, never mind, you
!
EVEEYSTUDENT
may
rid
Then you
yet regain your senses.
my
of.
help.
of,
am
I
I'll
have you know.
I miss
[Aside.]
one of those fellows
my
guess
if I
I
shall
am
not
25
will be gladder
who
than ever
are not so easily got
waiting,
be
summoned
remember.
directly.
[Exit.]
Alma
[Success^ meantime, has taken a sword and stands with
Mater and Wisdom,
to receive the
Knigpits.
All the
Everystudent and lead him from the hack
kneels, and is handed a parchment with a
other virtues seek
of the stage.
ready
He
seal.]
Alma Mater:
tories as
Your
glory
though they were
is
also mine.
my
I
very own.
rejoice in
My
your
vic-
blessings go with
you.
Success [striking his shoulder tvith his sivord]
So far, so good.
Y^ou have attained one
Arise, Knight of American Schools.
goal may this encourage you toward the next.
Wisdom [descending and taking the hand of Classmate]
Here
:
:
:
is
one without retinue,
He has
whom
yet I claim at the eleventh hour.
many
seen Truth and cleared himself of
him
false
companions.
[Classmate kneels.]
Alma Mater Classmate, though I have had the heaviness of your
mistakes and have not now the pleasure in my Castle Hall of your
right conduct, yet I rejoice that you have met Truth here.
If
Gratitude be entertained by you, some day remember this I am
best repaid by your own worthiness.
Success [touches him on shoulder with sword]
Arise, lone
Knight, and fear not. Now that you are free from scoundrelly
Success, I lead
to you.
:
:
:
many a worthy warrior will fight under your flag.
Alma Mater [presents to each a white banner on tall staff, ivith
name of school thereon. As she presents banner to Everyretainers,
student, she
May
it
satjs]
:
Raise high this standard to Classmate
lead you on to victory.
[Enter Good Times in tuxedo.]
Good Times
[takes center front of stage]
:
Because you did not
EVEEYSTUDENT
26
Good Times, come and in my best attire. I am
company I am in. I have with
me all my best brothers and sisters and they are many. We shall
Happiness and Love, chief of all our tribe,
be with yon often.
The struggle everlasting which you join
are waiting for yon.
with all these friends should be a glorious triumph for such as
[Herald may lead the procession,
I will call them in.
you.
choose
me
I,
very different, according to the
blowing the bugle, others carrying inscribed banners.
[Or, if preferred, the stage
may
may
Curtain.']
be cleared {or other characters
arrange themselves at rear), and
Good Times
at head of
dancers, brings in
Morris Dance
[or
any other
will
answer]
BOYS
GIELS
Good Times
Jest
7r?
f
In ivJdte and yellow.
Cap and
hells to rep-
resent April Fool's Bay.
[
f In
Love
In evening dress
Uixedo.
w hite,
Good Times
\
j
Jest
King and Queen of
red hearts.
Love
Hearts, to represent St. Valentine's
Day.
Tj.^^.TT^r,^
Happiness
r
^
Dressed to represent Christmas Day: Green
-^
andj white.
,
\
Joy
Sports
J
May King and
Queen, to represent
\ Happiness
,t
c
J
May
Bay.
V
(
Bed, white and blue, to represent Fourth
1
I
of July.
J
CURTAIN
Joy
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Our Honored
Dead
Independence Day
Birthday of Washington
ESSAYS ORATIONS AND ADDRESSES
Forty-six of
them
in all.
We mention
America a World Power
Americanism
Men Made, Self Made and
Unmade
America's Coming Great-
Mental Wealth of Uncle
Modern
ness
Books
Education
Expansion
Immortality ofGood Deeds
and Capital
Material Wealth of Uncle
L,abor
Sam
A.
:
[Sam
Fiction
MoralWealth of UncleSam
Municipal Reform
New Era in Higher Education
New Opportunities in a
New Age
Our Countrv
FLANAGAN
CO.
a few:
Power and Aim
Progress of Humanity
Pursuit of Happiness, The
Success in Life
True Greatness
True Socialism, The
Uncle Sam: His Character
Uses of Education for Business
Value of Reputation
Wealth.
Etc., Etc.
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