Mary Poppins Page #6

Song – Fidelity Fiduciary Bank

(At the end of the song, Dawes Snr snatches Michael’s tuppence)

Mr Dawes Senior:
Welcome to our joyful family of investors

Michael (reaching for the tuppence): Give it back, give me my money back!

Mr Banks:
Michael! Behave!

Mr Dawes Senior (holding the tuppence out of reach as Michael jumps for it): Banks!

Michael:
Give it to me.

Jane:
Give him back his money!

Mr Banks:
Michael and Jane, now stop it!

Michael and Jane: Give me my money back!

(people have started noticing the commotion and look worried)

Client 1:
There’s something wrong. The bank won’t give some one their money!

Client 2:
Well I’m gonna get mine. (goes to the table and to the teller) Come along young man. I want every penny. Im not having the bank tell me when I can get my money out!

Client 3:
(getting in line behind client 2) I want mine too!

Client 1:
(crowding up next to clients 2 and 3) Me too. Give me my money, now!

Banker:
Stop all payments. Stop all payments.

Mr Banks:
Michael! Jane!

Michael:
Give me my money! (Grabs his money and the children run off stage left, down the aisle and out the doors. Banks yells after them.)

Mr Banks:
Children come back here!

(Lights down)

Scene 10-Rooftops and Living Room

(Empty stage except for chimney pots. Chimney sweeps position themselves around the auditorium, leaning on walls, etc. Children enter from the back of the auditorium and start up the right aisle. Bert enters from door stage left, whistling and comes down the steps in time to meet Jane and Michael in front of stage left.)

Jane:
Come on Michael. Try to keep up!

Michael:
I’m trying. Do you really not know where we are Jane?

Jane:
No.. It’s a bit scary around here…….

Michael:
Can you hear that?

Bert:
Michael, Jane is that you!

Together:
Bert!

Bert:
Now come on you two what are you doing this side of town, miles from home. It’s not a place to be out alone!

Jane:
We know that Bert we’re so glad to see you!

Michael:
We were lost!

Bert:
Don’t you worry! You’re with Bert now and he will keep you safe. Come on let’s go! I’ll take you back a way I know across the rooftops and we’ll see what happens in London at night!

(In front of the stage, center stage)

Song - Chim Chim Cheree

(They move towards steps, stage right. Mrs. Banks comes down the steps as though leaving the house and meets them.)

Mrs Banks:
Jane Michael, I though you were with your father. You haven’t been running off have you?

Bert:
They haven’t exactly been running away, ma’am, they’ve had a bit of a fright though; need someone to look after them.

Mrs Banks:
Oh of course, Mary Poppins…. Oh no it’s her day of…. Will you take care of them sir? You’ve been so kind already!

Bert:
Me… well… um…. Ok then, but they’ll have to come cleaning chimneys with me!

Mrs Banks:
Oh thank you so much! I must hurry on now. I have a very important meeting with the suffragettes. We aim to chain ourselves to the gates of Westminster!

(Mrs. Banks leaves down the left aisle, humming. Bert is left scratching his head.)

Bert:
Well, up we go then. (climbing the steps to stage right) A chimney is a wondrous thing. When the wind is just right it blows across her top, then draws the smoke right up the flue!

Michael:
Listen! (speaks into the chimney to hear his echo) Hello!

Jane:
Listen to me too! (she does the same)

Mary Poppins (enters from stage left): Well there you are, I’ve been looking for you everywhere.

Michael:
Mother did tell us to come with Bert!

Jane:
I’m glad we came! It looks awful lonely up here!

Bert:
Lonely, lonely, you say! Well let’s see!

Cheeroo, cheroo! (Calling around the room – sweeps come from all directions.)

Sweep 1:
Hello hello, hello, look what the cat’s dragged in!

Sweep 2:
All right Bert Where have you been?

Sweep 3:
We’ve been working hard while you’ve been off on some adventure I bet!

Sweep 4:
Been anywhere exciting Bert?

Sweep 5:
I've heard you were in Timbuktoo!

Sweep 6:
Timbuktoo?

Bert:
No, just over at number 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

Sweep 1:
Now who’s this lot then!

Sweep 2:
I know Mary!

Sweep 3:
That’s them kids that belong to the banker!

Sweep 4:
Didn’t I hear that they had a run on the banks today!

Sweep 5:
Apparently the kid started it all!

Sweep 6:
Serves all them rich people right if you ask me!

Bert:
Jane what’s wrong? You look frightened. These are just me pals. Come on. Come and meet them. They’re great fun!

Song – Step in Time

(As they sing, chimneys are moved off stage, sets are turned to show living room scene, and at the end of the song, Mr Banks comes down the left aisle, up onto the stage. He looks astonished at the sweeps in his house, and as each leaves stage right, they shake his hand.)

Jane:
Oh father, every one of those chimney sweeps shook your hand. You are going to be one of the luckiest people in the world.

Mary:
Come along children. Spit spot!

Mr Banks:
Just a minute Mary Poppins. What is the meaning of this outrage?

Mary Poppins:
I beg your pardon?

Mr Banks:
Will you be good enough to explain all this to me?

Mary:
First of all I would like to make one thing very clear!

Mr Banks:
Yes?

Mary:
I never explain anything! (Takes children off stage left.)

Mr Banks (To Bert who is still cleaning up): You know what? It’s that woman. From the moment she set foot in this house, things began to happen to me!

Bert:
Mary Poppins?

(Phone rings)


Mr Banks:
(Answers Phone) Hello. Oh yes, Mr Dawes, sir. Yes, I’m dreadfully sorry! Yes 9 o clock! I’ll be there! (Hangs up and says to Bert) Do you know what she did? She tricked me into taking Jane and Michael to the bank. That’s how all the trouble started!

Bert:
Tricked you? Outrageous! How dare she. You’re a man of high position. Esteemed by your peers.

Song – Life I Lead & Spoon Full of Sugar reprise

(Bert leaves Mr Banks thinking. Lights down)

Scene 11 – Bank

(The Dawes and the bank clerk are sitting at the table. Mr Banks is standing in front of them.)

Mr Dawes JNR:
Banks. We’ve asked you here to explain the behaviour of your unruly children.

Mr Banks:
I can’t apologise enough sir. They are normally well behaved!

Mr Dawes Senior:
In light of the time and effort it will take you to discipline them, we will no longer expect you to work for us here!

Mr Banks:
Are you firing me?


Bank Clerk:
That’s exactly what they are doing to you banks!

(Dawes Jnr rips up Banks’ flower and puches a hole through his hat.)

Mr Dawes JNR:
Is there anything you wish to say to us in leaving?

Banks:
Supercalifragilistic expialidocious

Bankers:
Pardon?

Banks:
Supercalifragilistic expialidocious!

Bank clerk:
Have you gone bonkers?

Mr Banks:
Yes I have. Let me tell you a joke. There was a man with a wooden leg called smith. The second chap, this second chap says…. What’s the name of his other leg? Ha ha ha…. I have to go gentlemen!

(Mr Banks exits stage right and runs down the aisle smiling, stops to shake audience member’s hands.)

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