The Shooting of Marshal Fred White
Madame Goldie, Dude, Bartender, Frank, Tom, Billy Claiborne, Billy Clanton, Ike
Clanton, Curly Bill, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, Marshall
Fred White, Mayor Thomas, Cowboy 1, Cowboy 2, Full bar
Narrator: It was one year to the day before and is one of the events that led up to
the gunfight on Freemont Street known as the Gunfight at the OK Corral.
Scene opens in the saloon. Madame Goldie is at bar (stage L). Frank, Tom, Billy
Claiborne, Billy Clanton, Ike and Curly Bill are in saloon.
Tom: "It sure is dull in here. You girls could do something to liven things up a bit in
here!
Goldie: (gives Tom a dirty look) "Well, if you'd fork over some money, honey!"
Tom: "Naw, we'll find something else. Hey, ain't that San Francisco Stage supposed
to be here by now?"
Frank: "Should be comin in around noon, let me go out and see."
(Frank checks pocket watch and goes outside and looks down the street towards
corral. Dude is walking up street towards saloon. Frank turns and goes back in
saloon.)
Frank: "Hey Tom, you ain't gonna believe what got off that stage!"
Tom: "What is it Frank?"
Frank: "Just hold on, you ain't gonna believe this."
(Dude comes in the saloon. Immediately harassed by Tom and Frank. Dude walks
up to barkeep.)
Dude: "Bartender, May I have a cocktail?" (Frank and Tom grab dude)
Tom: "Hey, dude. Watch your language around our women!" (Dude pushes Tom
and Frank off)
Dude: "I'll have you know sir, a cocktail is another name for a drink!" (Tom goes up
to barkeep. Dude and Frank follow)
Tom: "Barkeep, what's that cocktail got in it?"
Barkeep: (Takes one glass and pours out of two bottles) "It's got a little of this and
a little of that."
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Tom: "Hey Frank. If he can drink it down, drink's are on me!"
Frank: "That's a bet!" (Dude drinks and spits all over Tom. Everyone starts to laugh
but Tom)
Frank: "Yup, looks like Drinks ARE on you, Tom!"
Tom: "I oughta shoot you for that1" (to dude) (saloon quiets down. Dude sees
Madame Goldie.)
Dude: "Excuse me Madame. Aren't you the famous Madame Goldie I've heard so
much about?"
Goldie: "Why, yes I am!"
Dude: "I'd be honored if you would have a libation with me!" (Tom and Frank grab
dude again)
Tom: "What did we tell you about watching your language around our women!"
(Dude pushes Tom and Frank off)
Dude: "I wish to inform you CADS that a libation is also another name for a drink!"
(Tom goes up to barkeep. Dude and Frank follow)
Tom: "You better drink this dude because if you don't, I'm gonna shoot you, and
maybe you!" (to barkeep)
Frank: "Barkeep, what's this liber-ation got in it?"
Barkeep: (Takes two glasses and pours out of two bottles) "It's got a LOT of this
and a LOT of that." (Dude gives Goldie a drink and holds up his glass)
Dude: "Bottoms up!"
Goldie: "Why, that's what my girls do!"
(All saloon girls flip their dresses at crowd and cowboys. Everyone hoots and
hollers. Saloon goes quiet)
Goldie: "Excuse me sir, but what may I ask is in your valise?"
Dude: "Why, I have the finest fashions from Paris, New York, and London!"
(All saloon girls go up to dude and start grabbing at silk underwear. Saloon quiets)
Goldie: "How do we go about ordering these?"
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(all cowboys start grabbing garments away from girls)
Tom: "What do you need these clothes for!"
Goldie: "Why, my girls need something to wear to church on Sunday!"
Frank: "Church?! The roof would cave in!!"
(Goldie and girls stomp away)
Tom: "Speaking of church, you can't be wearin a hat in church!"
(Tom grabs the hat and throws to Frank. Dude chases hat. Everyone is laughing)
Frank: "Here Curly Bill. Put it on your mule-came off a jackass!"
(Frank throws to Curly Bill. Curly Bill holds hat over head where dude can't reach it.
Dude jumps a couple times and third time, kicks Curly Bill's shin.
Curly Bill lowers to rub shin and dude get hat back. Dude goes back up to bar and
gets valise.)
Dude: "I'm leaving this inhospitable establishment!" (tries to exit out front. Tom
and Frank grab dude's arms and push him back to bar)
Tom: "Frank, he doesn't look like a salesman. He looks more like a an entertainer!"
Frank: (Frank brushes off dude's shoes) "Yup, he looks like a dancer."
Dude: "I'll have you ruffians know, I'm no dancer. I have two left feet!"
Tom: "Well, dude you are in luck. We have the best dance instructor west of the
Pecos!"
Dude: "And, who might that be?"
Tom: "Curly Bill, Introduce him to our dance instructor!"
Curly Bill: "Hey Dandy, This is Col. Samuel B. Colt!" (starts shooting down at dudes
feet.)
(CUE for Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan and Doc. Wyatt and Virgil start up street from jail
area. Morgan and Doc wait 10 seconds and walk 10 feet behind Wyatt and Virgil
and to right of them)
(Dude grabs valise and hat and runs stage R towards corral. Cowboys continue to
follow, shooting up in air. Marshall Fred white is coming out with 2 cowboys behind
him.)
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Marshall White: "What did I tell you boys about comin to town, getting drunk and
shooting up this town? I'll have your guns, starting with you Curly Bill, because I
think you started it!"
Curly Bill: "Ah Fred. We was just havin some fun!" (Curly pts gun down like he's
going to give it up. Fred grabs gun, pulls towards him (right side) and gun goes off.
Fred bends forward as if gut shot.)
Curly Bill: "Look, he shot himself!" (2 cowboys behind Fred grab Fred and help him
back towards dentist office (stage right)
Wyatt: "Curly Bill!" (Wyatt sneaks up behind Curly Bill and pistol whips him. Curly
Bill falls and crawls to boardwalk. Tom gets in Wyatt's face)
Tom: "Wyatt! You had no call to do that! There's been bad blood between us for a
long time. Why don't we just step off 10 paces, man to man, and finish this!"
Wyatt: "I'd have to be drunk or foolish. I'd be a fine example of a peace officer if I
stepped off into the streets with the likes of you. You take your drunkin rowdies and
get out of my town!"
(Virgil grabs Wyatt to keep him from going for his gun. Billy Clanton and Billy
Claiborne grab Tom to keep him from going for his gun)
Tom: "Your town?! We were here first!"
Wyatt: "Unhand me Virgil! (says to Tom) This is our town now!"
Frank: (Frank and Doc face up) "Holliday, I hear you are the gamest man in tow. I
only need three feet to do my fighting."
Doc: "I'm your huckleberry, but I understand most your enemies got it in the
back!"
Frank: (Pulls handkerchief from around neck and offers it to Doc) "Well, we're face
to face, man to man. Why don't you just take hold!"
Doc: "That's just my game Frank. Say When. (reaches towards handkerchief)
Mayor Thomas: (Grabs bandana away from Frank and Doc) "There will be no
bandana fighting in my town."
(Morgan grabs Doc and Ike grabs Frank to keep them from drawing guns and
pushes them away from each other. Everyone ad libs as they exit opposite ends of
street. Frank throws up the Benson Stage robbery and death of Bud Philpot)
Published – February 20th, 2014
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