Mary Poppins Page #7

Mr Dawes JNR:
The man is insane!

Bank clerk:
Mad!

Mr Dawes Senior:
(Starts to chuckle)

Smith… a leg called smith…..ha, ha ha,……

(Lights out)

Scene 12 - Nursery and Living Room

(The two wallpaper sets are center stage dividing the stage into the living room- stage right, and nursery- stage left. In the living room, a worried Mrs. Banks, Ellen, and Cook are “talking” to the constable. In the nursery, Michael and Jane are watching Mary Poppins packing)

Michael:
She doesn’t care what will happen to us!

Jane:
She only said she would stay until the wind changed. Isn’t the right Mary Poppins?

Mary:
Will you bring me my hat Jane?

Jane:
Mary Poppins, don’t you love us?

Mary Poppins:
And what would happen to me, may I ask, if I loved all the children I said goodbye to?

(Mary Poppins continues to silently pack her bag through the following.)

Constable:
(on the phone) Yes sir.. George W Banks. 17 Cherry Tree Lane. About 6 ft one. Yes we rang the bank. No sign of him!

Ellen:
Wouldn’t hurt to let them drag the river!

Mrs Banks:
Really Ellen!

Constable:
He seemed to be such a fine stable gentleman sir!

Mr Banks:
(coming up the center aisle holding a kite and then to stage right and up the steps) Medicine go down, the medicine go down!

Cook:
It’s him!

Ellen:
Or something that sounds like him!

Mrs Banks:
(as he comes on stage) George, oh George, you didn’t jump into the river, how sensible!

Constable:
(in to the phone) It’s all right sir. He’s been found! (hangs up)

Mrs Banks:
I’ve been so worried about you! What happened at the bank?

Mr Banks:
I’ve been sacked, discharged, flung into the street. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!

Ellen:
Gone off his crumpet. That’s what he’s done!

Cook:
Sandwich short of a picnic!

Mr Banks:
Where are the children? Michael, Jane?

Mary:
Your fathers calling you!

Michael:
It doesn’t sound like father.

Mr Banks:
Michael? Jane?

Mary:
run along.. Spit spot.

Michael:
You won’t go Mary will you?


Mary:
Spit spot

Michael (Running to Mr Banks and noticing the kite): You mended it!

Jane:
it’s wonderful! However did you manage it!

Song – Let’s Go Fly a Kite

(As they sing, other kite fliers come in front of the stage from stage left & stage right and pretend to fly kites. The Banks family makes their way off stage right and in front of the stage where they fly the kite. As they do so, Mary Poppins closes her bag, looks around sadly and walks off stage left and out the door.)

Mr Dawes JNR (with his own kite, comes in front of the stage, stage right): Oh there you are Banks. I want to congratulate you. That was a super joke. Wooden leg called smith… or Jones… Anyway, father died laughing.

Mr Banks:
Oh I’m so sorry!

Mr Dawes JNR:
Oh Nonsense. Nothing to be sorry about! Never seen him happier in his whole life. He left an opening for a partner Banks. Congratulations!

Mr Banks:
Thank you sir. Thank you very much indeed!

Song – Let’s Go Fly a Kite Reprise

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