Annie Page #2

Song I think I'm gonna like it here

Scene 8a

Mr Warbucks marches in

Mr W:
Has the painting arrived

G:
Yes sir

Painting is held up for him. It's the Mona Lisa

W:
I don't like it. Send it back. Any messages?

G:
Yes. President Roosevelt called 3 times. He said it was urgent.

W:
Everything s urgent to a democrat. What else?...Wait! There's something interesting about that woman's smile. I

might learn to like her. Hang that in my bathroom.

G:
Mr Warbucks I'd like you to meet...

W:
Why do I smell wet dog?

Annie comes out from hiding with Sandy

Annie:
Because we gave Sandy a bath

W:
What's this?

G:
This is Annie sir. This is the orphan who will be staying with us for a week

W; Orphan. What are you talking about?

G:
Sir its a press story for the papers remember? It's only for a week

W:
This doesn't look like a boy. Orphans are boys

G:
Oh you didn't say you wanted a boy sir. You just said an orphan so I got a girl

W:
I want a boy

Annie:
I've got an interesting smile too sir. Don't you think you could like me too sir? Hang me in the bathroom?

W:
Take them back now!

G:
Oh Sir but she only just got here

Annie:
That's ok. We'll be ok. It was real nice meeting you anyhow. I sure do like your place.

W:
Thank you Annette

Annie:
Annie. I've had a really swell time. The driver came in a car the size of a train Mr Warbucks and we made

Drake sneeze and I played your pipe organ and Sandy got a bubble bath. And well I've had enough fun to last me for

years. Its really a swell idea to have an orphan stay for a week Mr Warbucks. Even if its only for your image. Even if

I'm not the orphan I'm glad you're doing it.

W:
I'm glad you approve. Let's get to work.

G:
Are you sure you need a boy? Couldn’t she stay. Its only for a week?

W:
Whatever but just for the week.

Scene 8b

Miss Hanagen is listening to the radio

Male voice:
I Love you

H:
I love you too

Male voice:
Kiss me as only you can

H:
Oh you devil

She kisses the radio

Orphans see and laugh

H:
Get away

Song Little Girls

Scene 9

Rooster and Lilly appear

H; Rooster

R:
Sis

H:
You're supposed to be in jail

R:
They let me out early

Lilly:
On account of his good behaviour

R:
I want you to meet a friend of mine. Lilly St Regent

L:
Named after the motel

H:
Room Service

R:
This very afternoon I got my nose on this beautiful horse 8 to 1. All I need is 5 bucks to tide me over

H:
Not even a nickel for the subway

R:
Oh come on sis

H:
I bet you miss stick fingers here can lend you a lousy 5 bucks

L:
I beg your pardon I'm short but I don't stoop to what you're incinerating

H:
Give me back the goods toots

Jewellery is pulled from Lilly's pickets and top.

H:
Ok Rooster if I lone you 5 bucks will you take this dumb hotel and just get the heck outta her

R:
I'm sorry sis. Not even a nickel for the subway

L:
You and her have the same mother? (she takes something on the way out)

Hanagen checks her bag when they leave and her purse is gone.

H:
(Screaming) Rooster!!!!

Scene 10

Warbucks is practising squash and Annie runs back and forth for fun

A:
Thanks so much for having me to stay Mr Warbucks. I’ve had the greatest time and Miss Farrell has been just so

kind and all the staff. You know she really thinks you're sliced bread but you don't notice.

W:
Sliced bread huh?

A:
I've had enough fun to last a life time that it wont even matter when I go back to that stinking orphanage

W:
How do you remain so positive

A:
I sing a little song and everything seems better

Song Tomorrow

Scene 11

Warbucks and Grace having breakfast. Warbucks reading the paper not paying much attention to Grace

W:
I'll have to close the factory in Pittsburgh Miss Farrell

G:
About Annie

W:
What about Annie?

G:
Couldn't we keep her? You haven't seen that horrible orphanage. I can't bare to send her back there. I can't

W:
Get a hold of yourself! What's come over you?

G:
She wouldn't be a bother. I'd take care of her. You have plenty of room here. The staff adores her. We could take

her on, well as your ward couldn't we?

W:
Absolutely not! I'm a business man. I love money, I love power, I love capitalism. I now and never will love

children!

G:
Watching you with her last night. I though well maybe...

W:
Grace

G:
Yes

W:
I've just noticed something

G:
Yes

W:
You're awfully pretty when you argue with me

G:
Thank you sir but

W:
Oliver

G:
Oliver..Do you really just love money and power and capitalism? You know they're never going to love you back

W:
You're teeth are crooked

G:
I'll have them fixed

W:
I like them crooked

G:
I'll leave them

W:
Thank you

G:
I could have the papers signed this morning

W:
It means a great deal to you doesn't it?

G:
Yes. It means a great deal to me

W:
I’ll do it myself

G:
I could just kiss yourselves

W:
Grace!

G:
Yes

W:
Get her a gift

G:
That's a great idea

W:
Something from Tiffany's. A new locket

G:
Oh and you be careful when you go to that orphanage. That woman has claws and fangs

Warbucks laughs

Song We got Annie

Scene 12

W:
Miss Hanagen I presume?

H:
Yes

W:
I want to talk to you about Annie

H:
You want to return her and forget it? Or trade up?

W:
I want to adopt her

H:
would you excuse me for a moment (goes into room and screams)

Returns

H:
Wont you come in. Welcome to our happy home.

She pretends to be nice to the orphans

Warbucks hands her paPers

H:
You know something? For a Republican you are sinfully handsome

W:
Thank you.

H:
Why I just go absolutely weak at the knees over men like you.

Noticing his diamond button

H:
My God! Is that thing real?

W:
Miss Hanagen just sign the papers

Song Sign

Scene 13

W:
Annie I want to talk to you about something serious

A:
You don't want me any more right?

W:
On the contrary I do. Good lord. Annie can we have a man to man talk?

A:
Sure

W:
What I'm proposing would involve a long term...well agreement. Actually maybe you want to know more about me

before you make up your mind

A:
Ok

W:
Let's go for a walk

A:
Ok

W:
I was born in Liverpool in a rail road switch house. My younger brother died of Pneumonia because we didn't have

money for medicine. Well I decided then and there that one day I would be rich. Very, very rich

A:
Good idea

Warbucks is pacing up and down and Annie is copying him

W:
in those days America was the land of opportunity. I worked on a ship as cabin boy when I was 12. By the time I

was 21 I made my first million and in the next 10 years I turned that into 100 millionaire

A:
Wow

W:
That was a lot of money in those days. I was ruthless, hurt a lot of people. Making money was all I ever gave a

damn about until now. It occurred to me no matter how many houses I have, how many Rembrandt unless I have

someone to share them with I might as well be broke and still living in Liverpool. Annie do you understand what I'm

A:
You've given me so much already Mr Warbucks

W:
I signed the papers today. It's official

A:
What is? It's so pretty but...

W:
Let me put it on you

A:
Its a really swell locket Mr Warbucks but if it's all the same to you I’ll keep my old one

W:
It isn't all the same to me. Your old one's broken/ This one's engraved. You didn't even look at it. To Annie with

love from Daddy Warbucks

A:
Mr Warbucks when my folks left me at the orphanage 10 years ago they left a note saying they’d come back for me

as soon as they could and they kept the other half of this locket so I'd know it was them when they came. I'm gonna

find them some day Mr Warbucks. I'm gonna have a regular mother and father like a regular kid. I am! I don’t mean to

hurt your feelings. You've been nicer to me than anyone in the whole wide world but I've been dreaming of my folks

for as long as I can remember. And I just gotta find them.

W:
Then I'll help you. Grace get me J Edgar on the phone right now. Grace get me the chief of police. Drake get me

Walter Winthrop. Poonjab get me William Randolph Hurst and San jay get me a drink!

Scene 14

Orphans are listening to the radio

This is Oliver Warbucks and I'm offering a $50, 000 reward to find orphan Annie's parents. 987 5

th Avenue New York

City. Drop Page. Johnson's minty fresh toothpaste will have you smiling from ear to ear with minty goodness all day

Did I just read a commercial?

Song You're never fully dressed without a smile

Hanigan:
Do I hear happiness?

Molly steps on her foot

H:
They never miss

Scene 15

Hundreds of couples are crowded outside the Warbucks mansion

Couples :
Oh Annie darling yoo hoo

Grace:
Its amazing how many dishonest people there are in New York

Annie walking in

A:
Have you found my parent yet?

Grace:
No Annie. I'm sorry

A:
I guess they're dead. I think deep down I've always known that. I guess I just wanted to believe that I wasn't just any

old orphan. I wanted to believe that I was special.

W:
You are special. Don’t you forget that!

Scene 16

Rooster and Liily on the doorstep of orphanage. Ring doorbell

H:
Yeah

R:
Are you the lady who runs this establishment?

H:
Unfortunately

L:
10 years ago we left our little baby girl on the front step

R:
We were starving. There was a job managing a motel but only if we had no children

H:
Rap it up I'm listening to the radio

L:
We never meant to leave our little Annie

H:
Annie?

R:
Now we have a hardware store in New Jersey we can take care of her

L:
We've always loved her

H:
You're Annie's parents?

L:
Our house isn't fancy but it's home. We live over the store.

R:
There's a yard out back

L:
We have chickens

R:
And a rooster

They take off disguises

H:
Rooster! My God I would never have recognised you. Come on

Looking around to make sure no one is watching

R:
If we can fool you we can fool Mr money bags

L:
50,000 smakos

H:
You'll be the death of me Rooster

R:
Come on sis

H:
What's in it for me?

R:
A split of the money. A 3 way split

H:
I want half

L:
Half!

H:
Half!

R:
Alright 25 for you and 25 for me and Lilly

L:
Rooster! Wait and see what she's got first to see if its worth 25,000

H:
What do you want?

L:
We need specifics on Annie. Details

H:
You want details I'll give you details! I've got specifics on every kid in this dump. Its just a question of finding the right box

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