Liene Inghi g ® | ‘AStreetcar Wamed Desire, 7 fy Wihers Prot Steyr | ‘THE CHARACTERS SCENE ONE - ep ‘Te it Ldn roc of hay was a Aldwych Thea co Wednaiay a Goce sh The exon of 0 tse cr bung ome in Sew ‘se lowing es Oven wtih it med Elen Pld ans btoe h ras edit nr The aon far bt nt rnin — win ser dre rar a ra ham Thee Beawant DoBost ain Lach speccthgtt, Ra tyr ed poy ty i ed iidoce tones [aren] Joma en ae raters a Boner Huneec, ee ots iia en abun Feed ite fair ened oe of Sova res fn tao ot emey st iy Ts asaes = Enogomnen ang ‘Uh els say tr at gg whch ines ts ith ind Gad re fay trates te cen of day. You cx lst fl te ‘wom bath of he bre rie Bnd ie nr wees th ber fi eile of naar 2d fle A coeondig 2 ley tema of Na eons barn aad ‘arr, fo ts pr of is Ora oe pry out (pnd rr 7 ean el, i, Sn plied jase fury of on age. Ta Moe as ipa pi ew go ee 1 Siena as (Doero ‘Stare Wom Dina by eaonanee ous so ihe yaa tows fy neseFice sunton [Ts women eid ere ae aie et on | noma Tete ep thease al eed wren ho, fo ce Oran emeplisn ch ta 8 tty ‘em ander nuggets i por ef ae “oe ih msi of he ie pe oes of pple ot Mca cx bhi | ee too wowan [o zovice|: she se Se Brrabae Would send ou his dogo ick er snd when he ated Fela iy cold waves upan! down er. Welle ight when A stax (2 saison}: You kop dant ongoing an yo find You'l hear cham tapping on bestsU6 A sragercaK waxen pesine S108 fo weoKO Wowan en aunter: Wheres he Four Dewces? : = ‘veibok Re tot Re hoa! 2it0ko wows: Den wat Your way ia tha plat Sarton: I've got a dace there. a vevoox Reead boot! Sitko Wowan: Don iethe sl you ale Moc cake "ae You mot pou jor vm (i nse md ee, ane Roasts crows Tap oo i ty sey edo esas ot ‘ening ketones eons | stasuey (o wrzeul: Wel what dd be say? errca He sid eld ge wr even enone. Ftancev: Naw! We got have ol (Thy ya te ot of esp) tava (ll: Hey, there! Se, Baby Loree ama tone ri ig, gr ang on sh eS fg ferent from her Susband's.) vee 7a (ni) Delete Hicteecact ARETE Me Hh Mk STELLA: What? oes ‘Pewaa et (Peer he pag th, Sai i rt op wat eng ay He a Se pe ya ak de SLA ating fr in Staley! Wee are ou gig ATANLEY: Bowling! J ° Eten Gn fee wack? Hiaveev: Come om eget) soune ox. 1 senna: Be over soon. [To eae woman) Hello Essie, How ae you? antans Pa al sight, Tell Steve to et hin a oor boys ‘andih ‘ate nothing’ eft here [Pg all gh Be conowenn Wotan dr mt ep seatiA pot] ‘conounen wonast Whar was ths package be ew at er? (St as om pags ae) aupien: You bth ow! bneona woway: Catch wks! [Ste on gh aL ANene oe are, farpng ait Se laksa «sp of fe, tan tte ling, thn eqn lei dean ot lng. Hr peo ane of ctl ei He ape asm as og. Se siti reed i wl a (ke fey Se cae dag fe wg nd ht, ating fe ters « rs bs oF ‘eka pari gr ce, Ses otf le (Man erent, Her ae bunt mat nod gh Thee hg bn hr wus ra, slat oie cls, at gg not] ‘onice [ful]: Woat' the ate, hooey? Are you bat? LANCE (fin yer hao]: They ed eco ale stoeetear same Desc, and then sane one AP. calod Cameras and ge ax blocks ane get of 20 Elyian Fld! onten! Thats uber you ae om axe: At Bhan Felt? owtea: Ths Bere i isan File, 23tancis: They mis thave~uadetoed— what auer Tnsed ONIGE! What namber you loo! for? (neaweme weir to te ap of ope]anal 18 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE eaxcne: Six tht, {unuce: Vou dons have to look no fren, uaxene feuompreedngh): looking for my ser, ‘See DuBais T mean = Mir Stanley Kowa unice: Taxes the par, ~ You ju did ie hey hough, canis: This ~ can ths be~ Ber home? use: S's got the downetar hee and I got the up, ranone: Oh She's out? owiee: You nate tat bowling alley around the corner? uancne: Pn not sure 1 aid ‘onsce: Well, that's where ses at watchia' er husband ow (Thre ire pate) You waat leave your titete eran’ go find her? neanene: No, oxo wowaw: go tell er you come, ssiawen: Tea, zoxo Woway: You welcome (Si et ot) Posten: She watt expecting pou? saLancuz: No. No, not tonight uyice: Well wy dot you js go and make yourell ‘thaws Hl they ger back saxete: How could I~ do tht? -Eowtce: We owa thi place so [can let you in [Sieg wp ond oe the dati dorsi oto eld he ind, tran tt lan nancies fe loot hr io he de fat The ning are sin ete the rr igh. To canbe ey, ey de Teo fk need primary 2 hen nt Sis 8 fling Sed obese by reawente. Te tam oo ed Of ht rm ea nar se fos set) Eunice (fei, mating atanens’s lo): Ie wre of ‘ase uP right sow but whens eleaa teal set. auawonss leit? uwice: Unchub, thik 0, So you're Stell ster? | | | | | eawenes Vex, [Waning pl er] Thaas etn nice: Por mas, a8 he Menizane sayy fora! Sella "poke of yo. suave: Ya? once think she ai you taught cool Beawoue: Yeu foster: Aud you're fom Mivixpp, Aah? A atancne: Yon [Ronin She owed me a picte oyourhone-plac, the 2 paniaion, anunwena: Bele Reve? 2onuoe: A grat big Pace with whit alums Beawoue: Yo rowrcr: A place like that mut be afl bad to ke &. seamen: If yu wil exewte me, I'm ju abut to op 2unice: Suze, honey. Why don't you set dowa? eawents: What [meant wa Ke oe al alone Poster [finde]: Aw. Tl make mye are, im that ae, Btawente: Tid’ mean t bere, but~ ostce: Cl érop by the bowling aley a! hase be up. (Ste geet of te er] [stamens atria cat ory sf wih by sous Highly cad and hr ae pred ee gtr ad er ent hy ting hr pee f ee pte fen Toil te link gor tf read eb ok ‘nly ards at rear, Sheath hr bre 2 aned gare, Sadly te aces smn 8 ale ‘pened dct She ring ap onto aed Yer 4 iy tte, Sh pe hl tf why ont nt um, She cel rps the ote nd wate atte Suber te i Tens eater rf tele] ae awont (fi ef: ve goto ee Bod of ysl(erecia mes pili arn har fh bling ont ed eco of da i ren [lingo jf: Ble (for momint thy sre ot rch othe, The MiANORE [pres op nd rob re wld.) seasons: Stl (Ste begin sek with eri tociy a fred fr tr ten top and Sink. They ch echt i ¢ ‘pesmi nba.) ob, Stella, Sela! Stella fr Sut easowe: Now, then, let a look at jou. But don yo len # me, Sela no, no, no, aot tl ater, aot al ve bathed and rested | And turn hat oversight of! Ture that of I won't be looked atin tha merc glare! [brett laps end empl] Come back bere now | Ob, sy baby! Stella! Stella for Sear! (Se endrac oi} Thought you wuld never come back wo this horrible pce! hat ary Tanying! I a mean to any the. fneant to be nice abot andy =O, whats convent location and auch laraca Precious nb You haven't Sid aus tome, srEuLa: You have’t given me a chance w, honey! (Sk lage bt her lowe af sean ea ie essa) prancna: Wall now you tall. Open your pretty mouth ‘et tak while look around frome quar I kaow yo fst have tome quar onthe pace! Wher ould it by Tender? O8, spy, Lope! [Sheri the eta ee he etl he aig ‘Uc an potng for eth esha gh Tbe seer sip fom ber ap) sn [oon]: Blanche, you sit down and et se pour he drink, [donno what wee gue to mit with aye bea cote inte icebox. Look am ey, wil P= SCENE ONE st unnent No ok, honey, no wth my serve tonight! “Wheres where where =? svat Slo? Bowing! Flows Theyre bing a= trun ome fla! ~oeamest unmet ate bby cane! Now doo gee hed your sr ba aed nt 3 dra, st Mision op an brand red snd ryt You wt dows, tows a apc hs pace foe! What ae you dog apace eas? srauLarNew, dake ~ Seanona: Ob, Pan aot ging to be byposital, Yn ing tbe bole abot Neve severe EEXay wore ame enld | pene ~ Only Poe! Ou Mir Bdpr Ale oe! coud do jae! Ot there f Peg the inlncted Wondand of Wats le engi) pra Pe sera: No honey de ee LN oa” seancue: No, a0 seo, putiag jog ae. Why ‘es ote why i’ you este Booey, Gi Jou i ew? areata [erty ping hel diet Tel you win acc! suas: Why, that you kad orn heen! ‘nna Ast you bg tl terse abou 10 08 ‘hat a a ol New ras eater in sen: Tas has gt oting 9 do wih New Ore Mow migt ss well = ore se, bleed Baby! Se ally op sre) Tae fect snmp) Tae (Deng ep, LANGE saath She mio pearenay LAN [aking um tr a hh a in had: "Yo al ego te Nr and youre ot glad b seat ier): Why, Bae, you know tha’ notre| | | “K Beaweite: No? I'd orgoten how stiuta: You never did give me a chance to ty eich, ‘Blanche So Tas got inthe habit of bring quiet around you ‘taxon (cpu): A good babit 1 get into... (tee ‘npih) You baven' aaked me how f happened ta get ‘ety fom the shoal before the spring test enced, svete: Wel, I hough you'd wemter tha fsemaion ~ifyou wanted to ele, svanoma: You thought I'd been fed? STELLA: No, 1~ thought you might ave ~ resigned uancite: wasso exhausted by al ben chrough ay — eres broke. (Newly tpg cite} Iwas on he vege of lunacy, aot! So Me Graver Mi Graves ‘he high school superistendent ~ he sagged Take 2 leave of absence. Toul’ put alo thove detail ino the wire... (Shed qi] OB, his bunaee right ‘trough me and flag! sratua! Won't yu have another? ‘StaNcia: No, one's my lie SreLta: Suze? tawevce: You havent sida word stout my appearance, SreLua! You look jst ie, suancita: Gd lve you for a al Dayight never exposed ‘otal uin! But you you've pat on snae weigh ye, you're jst as plum aad partdge! And it 29 oe. oat you! svntca: Now, Blanche = seasons: Ye itis itisor I woulda’ sy it You ut have {0 watch around the hipe a ie, Suad up. Senta: Not tow, taweus: You hearme? Tid sind up (sretcacomplir ‘elctany.| You messy cil, ou, youve spt something on that pretty white face cllart About your bai = you fought to have i cut in eather bob wth your daly ‘eaves Sela you have way don you? seen: Na, Wie only eo roma 5 ~ —~ aiancne: What? Two rooms, did you say? 37 Fenuta: Tisone and Sle mberasel) Sancta: Toe othr one? (Sng sa. Thee i ot Shave sin) aw ult yon, pote pce Dat how you st here wt our bands ld Ue Voenbinchar! srntin [omar never Bad ayihing We your 2 Ney Bete, anc: Wa seed your ent noni —Nimiog efron bts typo tat pet Ciesopper eno apa Testu th bot say on et Or at oak wt ‘Sgr! (Str ered] You tame ave puto ei atone Ste? weigh wat wphed the mune you lok Belle Reve The sumer Dd ed you kt srreia [ete er] 1 jt nie, Baa, bow rl yor ag staromr: You have av aly abou ny ots even sow tat ny lat re ping! (3 gt trol en fies oA or maroc) causa (Aili Tey boven’ sipped oe parle, Marcus feral ve era dzouge? You tink beleve Stevry? Sled cil [Ste tee bead ati] Sita there's ely to rooms? saute: Aad | bats Stawenas Oy you doh a butroam | Fit dort the ‘ta he op of the an? (Ta Ht gh efor 185) Ba Sa, dot ee whe youre ging ma We're going to put yo in hers Sasa: What Kind ft tone otha cole age St st ot} sentans Doatt fad alight eaxenr [atu]; Wonder Sone do ikea bed12 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ‘hat give much, Bot there's no door beween the ro roms and Staniey = wl tbe eeeat? seeuna Stacy i Pola, you know avant: OR, ye, Theyre something Uke Tb, are's “hey? fetta: Well Suaven: Only notso—higNbrow? (Tag oth ag api ie ‘evs ny,) foot enced ose al you Sovely ens in. sreua: I'm aba you won't think they ae lovely beanua: What are they lke? svete: They'e Stanley Sind, Sreta: They're a mise lot, Blanche stancwe Hetrogeneas= pe? stecta: Ob, yon Yeu pe 8 it! anew: Well~anphow =I brought sce clothe and 1 ‘wer them, I gue you're boping Pl sty put up ata och but Pm ot ging top pat aot. Twa be see you got be misono, be alee! Besse Tsou st have noied = nm vey sl (ile ce dps oer bk righ] ve en sreica: You seem lite Be nervous or ofebiraghe er rometiog. ane ‘suavema: Wil Stanley ike me on wil be jut 2 visking inlay, Stella? T ould’ and at serie’ You'l gee along fine together if you jst ry not ‘owl = coepare hn with en at we went eur it home [SLANCHE: It be ro = diferent? Senta: Ver A dierent species 2Lancn: In what way; whats be Bie? Steven: Oh, you cat doctibe someone you're in lave tht Here’ pica of hi (Ste a 6 para seswexe) eto: An oer? | | | | | | seta: A Mate Serpeantin the Engine’ Corps, Thave acawonn: He had tote on when you met him? sorena: aeire you Twas ut Sided by all he bras peaxens: Tha aot wast I~ {srELLA Bat ofooune there were things adjust myself iat on, aaxewe: Such ais cian background sre laughs srrtia: Ob, Staley doc’ kw yet uasons (igh: You ~ have ld Bix? fraia: Het on Ge rad a good del Saxena: Oh Teves? rercia Ya. tancue: Good [mean iat is? feat [Malf eve Tcan harly sand it when be Seay fra ht suanans: Why, Stn? ftecta! When he's away fora eck I nesly go wil duawems: Grciow! tect! And wies he comes back I ey of his ap ike & Tp [Sh oi to eel aancitecTgucn ass whagT meant by beng in ove... [pratt ke op ah reo! le) Stella = sertia Wnt? SUANONE [ier aneay ru]: Thave' asked you the thingy Yu prbabiy ought Twas sng to ask. ABA 0 e ee You w be undewtandiog about wat have tll stevia: What Blac? (te in nin] aavents: Wel, Stela ~ youre ging t9 reproach me, 1 ow tha your bund to reprasc te but bef you de tke ‘nto conideration = you lt! Csayed and ‘tugged! You came to New Oran and locked ou oe126 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE yourell! I stayed at Bele Reve and tied to fold it {ogethet Pm tot meaning ths i any reprosehl way, Duta! the buen descended on my shoulder. svruin: The bet 1 ould do wae take my own Living, ‘Blaoche [etasons lzint sae agin wih iy} siaxcue:Thaow, I know, Bus you are dhe one chat aban doned Bele Reve, not I Fstjed and fought fri, Bed fort last dnd tt srruias Stop this hyena outbart and tell me whats ‘happened? What do you meua fought aod Hed? What ind f= seanena:Tinew you would, Sela, Thnew you would ake this attrac abou i” rata: Atout~ what? ~ please Staci (du); The lst ~ the fom oo travia Dele Reve? Lory ie it? Nol sawene: Yo, Stell (The ue at ok other eet yl la of etcie wasn sul woh ed nd sre LA es ely den rads fled nh bl. The ri of ti “tue pie’ gous fade, DuARGHCE tikes br hair his he fread) svuca: Buthow did it go? What happened? Lane Ligng of: You fn one ake Bow sreuta: anche! deaneis: Youre a ine one tot here sig me oft frazva: Blow! tawny tock the blows in oy fe asd xy body All of those deaths The long parce to the raver! Father, other! Margaret, that dreadfl way! So big swith i it coulda’ be put in a cain! But had to be Druraad ike rubbish | Yo jut eae home inte forthe SCENE ONE m7 funeral, Stela, And fanerals are prety compared to dla. Funerals ae quiet, but deaths ~ not always Someliaes ther tenting Hence, and sometines it Free, and sometete they even ery out 9 You, ‘Don't Tet me go! Even the old, somesimea sa, "Doo let me for Aviyeu were able fo stop them But funerals a Arie wich pretty dower And, ch wat gorgeous boxes ‘hey pack ceca sway in! Unies you were there ac die bl wes tey con out, Told me." yow'd peer suspect there was che srugle for breath and blading, You c't rest but {saw Saf Sue! And sow you sit there Celing xe wih your eyes tat fet the place go! How a el do you tia ll hat cknes and dying was pai? ‘Death b expensive Min Stla And old Cousin J's Fight ee Marga ben! Why, the Grin Resper had put up his tat 00 oor doorstep! Stella. Delle Reve fas Ki Beadyuarer | Honey ~ dats how It slip through say Sngen! Which of them left ws a Corcuse? ‘Which of tem ie a cant of insurance even? Only poor Jesse one hundred to pay be her cofin. Tht wat a Sell) Aad I with my pic salary a the school Ye, cout ne! Sle there and tase atte, thinking et the Dino goles the place go? Where were yeu In Bed widk yours Pola! F te [iin Blanche | You be sll! Tha esough {She tr auanont: Wier are you ping? Foren: Tm going ino the bathroom fo wash my fae. Suaneua: Ob, Sell, Stel, youre eying! Ennciat Does that surprise you? [pret sos he Lathoom, “Ge th dof me's ie, SPANLEY, STEVE, nd re 0 ft of ee.) seven: And the ld lady ion ber way to Mast and he te and there's cop wanda’ in oot of th church anob A STREETOAR NawED DESIRE ‘he come rin’ up ae! sy, ‘Ofer ~ in Mas oxt eit” He loos her beer and ays, "No, Lady but 9 hhat’s on crooked ” [They give a bari blow of laughter] raver Playing poke onorrow agai? savnv: Yosh at Mit vervosr Not at my place, My mother’s sk, (He star 2 lting aft : van (ling ft hin): Alsigh, wl play at my but you bring the beer. 7 Le cca [lig dm em co Break it up down there! Tinage the page ah sod at pee rave geng et) 1d yo and pone you we wat playing, [To th mer) Jax beer! : ower You sever phoned me one, ‘ravat Tid you atid = ad poe you at roster: el, ever mind abou ha. You js ge your self home here once,in a while ab caver You want tin the papen? (Mere tagher ond shots of parting cme frm the mam sraway Uraas the scan dr of te Btn oper end fami Hes of medion height abt fat ego ing, ‘su sonal, compa bl dial jon Be eg i i (Pinta mere and cide Sic cist makood "be cme af Sift ha brn lar thre, te ging sd lane af so wilh nak dele, dependant, bat {2h a peu dpi of erly feted mal recent eu, Branching ot from ths complete ond eating cote sre oll the ourlion shamed of i chasis artis titre, apprction of rugh how, ae of good rekon fd and ge, er era exeyhing that fu, tar Beare Bs emblem ofthe gaudy rdsbeaer. He eet sei le, ea anise Inaye ashing int his med and diemaning the lato tem} — SCENE ONE. 19 vanes: [érewing falta Bok fram star]: You mt ‘be Stanley. 'm Blanche. paren Stells's ier? Pawusvs Ho, Where's the Ue woman? Suanent: In the bathroom. franta¥: Oh, Dida't know you were coming in town, araxcue: 1—uh- Stance: Where you fom, Blanche? siaxens: Why, I~ live in Laurel, (He hs ees to tele! and tend teat Bete) svavtzy: Tn Lauel, huh? Ob, yeah, in Laurel, that's ight Notin my teritory. Liguor gos st in hot weather. He ole tebe oh igh i obese pletion} Have a hot? suawen: No, I~ rarely touch it Peau: Soni Fp puaxeuy [fain]: Harba. Stanuey: My eather. sein’ ro me. Do you mind if ake myosfeomforable? (Best 0 renee his shit] atancu: Please, pease do. Sranzay: Be eomfrabl is my matt, Branch: Its ming, fo, I hard fe say looking fsb, T “baven't washed or oven powdered my face and~ ere you srantay: You know you can catch col sitting around in damp things, expecially when you been exessing bard ‘ke bowing is. You're a teacher, aren't you? aeacns: Yes Srantey: What do you tech, Blanche? aLanene: English Fronury: I never was a very good Snglsh student, How ong you bere fr, Blanche? suaneie: I~ don't know yetWyo A STRERTCAR NAMED DESIRE srawnny: You ping tothe up here? DuANoHE: Thought F would if ot inconveient for yor al evant: Good. SLaneate: Teveling wean me ook rae: Well tit ey. (A acu ath do LE ng HA] seavom: Whats tat? Fromuay: Cas Hey, Sela TrtLtA [ay jon te btm): Ye Staley, Seanteye Haven't fen iy have jou? (pi ot Seawone: Ss fit analy ol bales ‘la Pa fase Tsk you as eng te unscoed ‘ope Sel’ poe of you a ood del You were sarod cee, watt Fou? Thm of hea ep fie ene) awe: Yeu When Twa que you. STANLEY: What happened? ee Beawene: The boy the bay did (Se le ae ew] ‘ia aid Pm ging oe sel (ar hae fal her re} SCENE TWO ti rit eect flung wns. neascne-i ating. Frbin i comping fr ees a2ascur’ ter, oned (nid et on trea Bed [staNLAY mathe Lichen fom ede, Uavng the dor (penn ike ppl“ pus” ead tec) sransunv: What’ ll ths monkey dings? eas Oh, Suan! (Sie amps op au Fir Sie whih be Laps th rd sompnre] Tm aking Blanche to Gaae tou fr supper and ten toa ow, because i your poke ight svaxzny: How aboot my sopper, ul? Pn ao going 9.00 aboice or supper! seta I pur yous cold place on in Sanus Well at that ua dandy rece t'm goog toy to keep Blanche ow tlhe pay ‘reas up becuse | on’ kno hw she would ake = troll go is one of the litle pace in the Quarter ater rand a you'd beter give we ome money. snanuny: Where i the? Srbucar She's soaking im Bot sub to quiet Ber nerves She's erably wpe evanuns Over what? frat: She been svough such an ordeal, tranny: Yeah? stant: Sta, weve ~ lat Belle Reve! erantay: The place i the country? fran Ya. sraneny: How? ‘ta fing] Ob, had tobe ~sueced or something [Ter ie fous wie stantey colder STELLA Sheng inl er us] When tbe comer be sure 3(92 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE something. nice about her appearance. And, oh! Doe's mention the baby. I haven't anid anything yet, ma wait ing until she gets in a quieter condition, sranuzy [oman]: So? uta: And ty i undentand her and be nice to he Sea BLANCHE [aging inh btu): ‘rom the land ofthe sky blue wats, ‘They brought captive maid” vrata: She wasn't expecting to Gnd us im veh a small place. You ee I'd tied glu things over a tein my lesen, santas: So? atlat And admire her dress and tell her she's looking wonderful, Thae's important with Blanche. Her litle vweaknes | srantey: Yeah. get the idea. Now lett skip back a lie to where you id the coustry place was dsp of sreuta: Obl~ yer. srawuzy: How about that? Let's havea few more details on that subj sauia: It's bot not w tak much about it until she's falzed down, stancLey: So tha’ the deal, auh? Siter Blanche cannot ‘be annoyed with busines details right now | SreLta: Yous awa was lst ight eramuzy: Ubshum, [saw bow she waa, Now let's have a sander a the bill fle, Eta: I haven't sen any. SaNLEY: She didnt show you no papes, no deed of ale ‘or nothing ike tha, buh? semi: Tescems Ike it wasnt sold. srasaey: Wel, what in ell was i thes, give away? To has setts Shliht Shel hee you, {sTANiay: I dont cae fsb hears me, Lessee the papers scene two 199 sreuia: There werent any paper, she did't show any i, | don't care about pape, starr: Haveyou ever ear of te Napoleonic code? Stevia: No, Say, I Eavent heard ofthe Napoleonic ede ana if That, ots watt rants: Lat me lighten you ona pint ors, baby. freuia Yer rasa: In thestatf Louisiana weave the Napolonie Gade according to which what blogs to the wie belongs fe the hesban and vce vera, For insane, UT Bad 2 Pee of proper or You Pal pte of propery = seta: My head & pamming! ‘Stascey: Alright [lait ll she ges through soaking {Bahoteab and ten UU ingquie ift eacpained wi the Napoleon cade Ie loots t me lke you bave been Lindl, baby, and when you're reindled under the ‘Repolenie code Tm winded na And T don't be die Se sviutas Ther’ pleny of te t a her quent later utifyou do ow se go to pecs ag. 1 don andere stand what happened o Belle Ree but you do’ oor how riiclous you ae beng when you sage at my ‘ster or for anyone of ur fly could have perpetrated 2 ovine om anyone oe. stasis: Then wheres the money the place wat old? Sreutas Nocsold= am lat! (He stale inte bed and she Stat! (Lie pte pent wodrabe tron sting in he mide of ao nd jer eu a orf of ret) srantey: Open your ver to this sul? You think she got ‘them out of teacher pay? seein: Hoch! STANLEY: Lookcat these feather aod furs thatshe come here ber Kin)1M A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE topreen henalfin | Wha tis here? Asolo des, Ibevel nd thi one] What i thee here? Foxepices [Phas om th] Gentine fox Raptr, all» tle Jeng! Where are your fopiee, Ssla Bushy mow vite one, no le! Where are your white fences? svrtta! Thowe are iexpenive summer furs that Blanche hs bad a loog te, waxtaesT ot an acquaintance who deals in dis sort of ‘Rechandis, [have him ia ere w apprave ie I'm willing 0 bet you here's Gousands of dallas invested ia ‘Miss here! vain: Don't be uch an dig Staley [He te fis he deghd, Tie jerk oen eal en teak ond pl ap fof etn ele ley} stanusy: And what have we bere? Tie tie chet ofa svizta: Ob Sualey! Stantry: Pear! Ropes of them! What i thi ster of Yous, a deepsea diver who brag up ounkea weasurr? ‘Oris the the champion snfecruckerof al ine! Seale fst gold oo! Where are your pears a gold brace ker sera: Shhh Be i, Stacey! Franny: Aad dismoads| A crows fo an empres Staten: A shinetooe Hara she woe fea coume ball, Srascev: What shinee? raia: Next door m gs, Seawirv: Are you ding? f have an aequaintans thas work in jewelry store. FU tave hi im hereto make {appr of ths Here's your plantation, or whee wat teat bere! raion: Yu have 1a idea how pid and oid youre ‘ing | Now coe ta trunk bee abe come ot ofthe taoom! scene Two 135 (He Hicks te tack pry dled and ron Biker fate} evant: The Kowallie andthe Dubs have deere svete [exeh): Indeed they hav, thank Heavens! - Pm going uid. [She mah op lr whe At ond gs ax (rose 19 te suine oo.) You enme out with te whule Blanche i geting dese sranvury: Since when do you give me orden? ‘Sraea: Are you going tay here and galt her? rantay: Youve damn toot! im gong sty fev. (ere grou te rch BLANCHE ome elf the com toe ai be) auanout (sib): Hello, Staley! Here Fam, all Gehly ‘bathed and worsted, and fein ben readreey sot being! (ie igh ogre) srawez: Thats good. SUANGHE [rowing the artis of wine]: Boose ote wile Llp on my prety new dest rane: Go ight ahead, Blane, (Ste clr he rape bee th om). peaxexe: [undervand there's to be a ite cad pay 2 whch we Indies are cvaly al invited sranzy (ome s Yeat? [uaNcar doar of hsb and ie i fered iet eur) scaxcu: When's Stella? Seance: Out on the porch seaNea: I'm going w asks fvour of you ia moment stanca! What could that by fonder?i354 STREETOAR NaweD DESIRE ‘stawors; Some buttons in back! You may eater! (He ass thovagh dope eith mole lt) Hlow do Took? stastey: You look all ight ‘staxcun: Many thanks Now the butions! sraxuay: I ean’t da nothing with them aiaxcus: You men with your big clusay fingers May 1 hhave'#deag on your cg? sranuay: Have one fer youre suancats: Why, thanks... looks lke my trunk has exe ploded, sraniuay: Me an’ Stola were helping you unpack. seawonn: Well you ceria dd ft and thorough ob srawirv: Tt looks lke you raided some stylish shops ia an yl shops ‘stawote: Hasha! Yes~ clothes are my pasion! Seaxuny: What doo i eat for a ering offurpieee Uke ants tring of fap Manic: Why, those Were a ube fom an admire of stacey: He must have had a lot of admiration | auancHa: Ob, in my youth T excited some admiration, ‘But look at me now [She miler a hin radi} Would yoo think it posible dha T was once considered 19 be = Serscsve? stanuny: Your looks are okay, suaxcns: I was fshing fora compliment, Staley, stawuny: I den’ go ia for chat aul suanone: What —stull? staNuav: Compliments to women about ther looks, 1 Dever met « woman that didn’ know if she was goede looking or not without being told, and wns of thes ge themseves credit for more than they've got I anes weat ut with doll who said w me, “Tams the gamers spe, sceNE Two 137 Tam the glamorou type!" ¥ sald, ‘So what?” 121 And what dd she ty then? wey: She did't sy sothing. That shut her up tke a punnente: Di it end the romance? stasunyi [vended the convertion = that was al. Some ‘mea are tok in by this Hollywood glamour suff and atawoste: I'm sue you belong t te seond eatery stantny: Tests ght ‘stawene: Jeannot imagine ny witch of woman casting spall over you svasuey: Thats ~ ight, sLaxcice: You're simple, sraghefrvard and honest, a ltl bit on the prizive side f should thnk. To interest. you a womin would have to ~ [Ste faust an indie pete) STANLEY (dawl): Lay... her ards on the table, ‘Beawent [omg]: Yer yer= carson the able... Wall, “fe sto fil of evasons and ambiguities, [thinks 1 lke fn aritt sho paints in strong, old colour, primary cours. I don’ ike pinks and creams and I never cared {or wich-wvashy people. That was why, when you walked here lastnight, Esai to mye = "My ster has mar fied aman!" ~ Of course that was all that I could tll About you sraweey [Booming]+ Nowe let's cut the e-bep BLANCHE [ors hoes her ear: Ova STELLA (cling fo theses): Susley! You come out here sd let Blanche fish dressing avaNcne: I'm through desing, honey, Sretxa: Wel, you cme out, thee erasuzr: Your sateran Tare having «litle ak BLaxeM®[lighp): Honey, do mea fewour, Run tothe drage Stove and get mea emonecake with plenty of hipped ie nel ~ Will you do that for me, were?fg0 A STREETOAR NAMED DESIRE seat [ica]: Ye (Ske gos roa te cme ofthe bic) ptaweut The por thing was ot there itening tt and have an idea the doen't ndertand you st well aT doves sAlleght; ow, Mr Kowal, etur proceed without fa) tore double ('m ready 9 answer all quasars Te noting o hide. What it? evan: Thee i sucha thing in ths Sate of Loui ‘tthe Napoconic ende, according to which whatever Selngs tony wif alo mise ~ and vie vena. cawentt: Mj, but you have an pressive ud ir (he sre Baul eit her atmicers am ll epraye ‘lan sie teamed lm i um oe (de, Sh he bak hr hada eg) spaguzy: IFT dida't now thac you was my wis iter Pd fet ides about you! eases Soc ar what? staxuey: Dos play so dumb, You know what |-Wher's the papen? prance: Pape? stax: Paper! That uf people write on suaweas: Ob, paper, papes| Hackal The dit annie ‘vasary if all ds of pape! svasca Ti ling of egal paper, Connected with the sranaey: But anim the rank. ‘Beaneua: Everything that Tove i i that gunk, ‘stanza: Then why don't we havea look Sr them? (He rs 1 eat hee i ogy oe, od eg 1 sen npartna] ‘atawoms: What in the name of beaven are you thinking of What ia th back of that Kee boys md af yours? scene Two, 39 ‘aan steaming wh wnedng step sone of ele ony sae Late et Slee andl (Se so wt be nde ster} ep pape any itt ee gel arte What em cede? [ei hse scsi Tie se rele, yloving wi angi, vs oe ty. steep. po Grain seunenes Hive athe aoa: Toe och ofyoar and en ener: Bor pl Sat (frie of te rion and a exami he. 32a sae hem fom and yeaa er) ayers: Now dct you've touched them 2 bura thea STANLEY [sre bl) What in ell are they? ‘BLANCHE [on flr stheig em wp): Paes a dead boy tere bar him the wa that you wos ike to art, but you can't! I'm aot young and vaatrable anv more. Bat my young husband war and I = aver sind about that! Just give oem back w | saxty: What do you meas by saying you have to bara tem? seasons: Dim cory, T mast have lox my head ir 3 “poment. Eveyone bas omcthing be wont let other touch beau of their intimate sae (Sten efit with exh ad si dm wih ‘hestong boson puso pr of lata a ge at aly oagh re sack of tape] Ambler & Ambler. Hinman... Crbuee ‘Ambler & Armen. © sraweey: What is Ambler & Ambler? denon: A fm shat made loans om the pace, Moretuo A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE srawtsv: Then itt lost on a mortgage? Intaxon [lowing her feend}e That must've been what happened. stavuzy I don't want 20, ands or bute! What's all be res af them papers? (She hands inthe nie Boe He casi the table ond arts 9 exo a pape) aLaxcu [picking wp large ite ensnng mae paper “These are thousands of papen,sriching back aver ure reds of yeas affecting Belle Reve a, pee by piste, our ‘provident grandfather and father and useles and Brothers exchanged the land foe their epe foraeations ~ to put it plsily | (She rene er lane ith on exo ‘egh) TH nally all chat wat left~ and Stella ean verify hac! was the howe itself and about sweaty acres of round, including a graveyard, to which aow all but Stola and I have rereted. [Sle fer the cont of tis snipe othe} ¢) Here all of thea az, all papers! I ‘Beeby endow you with chem! Take tem, peruse then ~ feommit them to memory, even T tink t's wonderfuly Sting that Belle Reve should fnaly be this bunch of old paper in your 'g, capable hands! ... I wonder i Sea's came bac! th my lemon, [Ste leew Bock 4 alae he get) ie: T have « lawyer acquaintance who will dy ‘hve out avancste: Present them to him with a box of aspirin tb Tes STANLEY [Bromiag comenkat pi]: You see, under the Napoleonic code man hat to ike an interest in Bt ‘nf'safaes~ especially now tha she's going to have 3 aby, [ntanents gpm hrs, The ‘Mae pia sud de scENE TWO tas aLaNcut: Stella? Stella ging to havea baby? [Dream] T didn’ know he was going to have & Baby! (Ste gt ped cert the oui dr, tala appears trou ike corner ei cron fom te dtr ‘Stanly guint ik room th ale ade Bo ide wel of te ab he fut of th 1950 he ideal} axancute: Sulla, Stell fr Star! How lovely to have @ baby! [She eniraces er ter, eTELLA tara he enirce ithe cone roh. Beascerce pats wf} Evecyting [sal ight; we thrashed ic ou, T fel abit shaky, but L think I handled i nicely, 1 laughed and tented tall a Joke, called him a litle boy and laughed ~ and lived! ‘Yes I was firing with your husband, Stella! (reve ond PABLO appear conyig a cae of bo) ‘The guess are gathering forthe poker party. [The too me pss beter thn, and ito shoes te of SLANGHE, thy nth Soe} SvELta‘T'n sony he did chat to you LaNuE: He's just not the sort eat goer fasmine pee fame! But maybe he's what we need to mix with our blood now that we've lost Belle Reve and have to go ou ‘without Belle Reve to protect ws... How prety the sy is! 1 ought to go there on a rocker that never comer down, [A tawace vewon calls ota be reds te core] vyawpon: Red hos! Rad hots! > hywaley [atancn ater 2 she, rch ey ond svn eneys fant gl rly again) my LANcm: Which way do we ~ go now ~ Stella?M42 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE j vaNDOK: Reed hooot! i sstayens: The tind are— lending he bind | [They dings cand the corm, Seances dete Lanier ig ou ot more Then thre bling Laugh fom hiner of be fa Thin hie and th At pel ed nde SCENE THREE Th Ble Nigh Theres pcr of Von Gis of billet parlour et The kon now age at ct of tard scarily, eel of shor pram, Ore ke yl Uioean of ‘uke bl Sans an ei ul wd wd ree ls Tha ple player —st ant, 27E¥E, EECA, a PABLO” ear leeds ld as uple arebane chk & Ugh gry and thy are mare ea of epi oad, isan det end rela th primary elas. Tar art (Ged ls of aero ol why ola a glee Tha Soom erty don wih oly gh a i Seen Ue pina end hgh wie wed 9 (Fra mre eit abr ce a hed el) rave; Anything wild ths deal? panto: One jacks ae wid rave: Give me to card, Pasco: You, Misch? Stren: I'm ove Paste: One. siren: Anjone waat shot? sraxuey: Yea: Me panuo: Why don somebody go to the Chinamaa's and Tring back a lod af op suey? : srautey: When 'm lxing you ant to eat! Ane wo ‘Gpenen? Openen! Ger of wie table, Miteh, Noting Tdongron poe able ut rds, chips, and wiih. (Ue htop and cs se stem ins he fr) aurrea: Kind often your Bigh bore, 25" you? Hraseay: How may? frave: Give me tree franizy: One44 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE serrom: I'm out again. Taught go home prety e000 srancey: Shot up, row: T gous ick mother, She don't got slep wil L Some in at sight evanuzy: Then why don't you stay home with her? au ret She says 19 go ou, 291 go, but I don enjoy it. All he while [keep wondering how she. stavuny Aw, for God's sake, go Bore, then! ana: What've you got? steve: Spade fash ren: You all age married. But P'l be slone when she soe. ~ I'm going tothe bathroom. setaives Horry back and we'll x you a sugar arrow: Aw, lay of (fle oss threugh the Bcroom ints the Aether} vrei [dealing hd): Seven card stud. (Teling hz a he dele.) This le nigger is out in back of i house siti’ owe doing corn tothe chickens When all at once he = ears loud eackle and this young ben comes Hicker split, fround the side of the house with the rooter right behind het and gaining on er fast. ssranuny [ipatint arth te sy): Deal jvraves But when the roster catches sight of the nigger ‘hlowing the com he pus on the brakes and les the he _ecavay and sats pecking corn. And the old nigger ays, “Cord God, I hopes I never gy ot bony! [ereve and paste lough, These eppecrarund the sore of the big} sveuca: The game i sl going on. season: How do [lok? stevia: Lovely, Blanche. > Stavoues fel sn hot and Ssazied, Wait il T powder bee foce you open the door. Do T look done in? sesuia: Why no. You are ae fren a8 2 cy. Lancite: One that's been picked a few day. scene runze 5 Leese ot er of yer] sera: Wel well wt. Tee you bys esi att staNuey: Where you been? - ‘uta: Blanche and Took aa how, Bache iis Gonzales and Mr Hubbel, Me seancite Pee del get p, frags: Nobodys ging net up 5 dont be wor re1ta How much onge signe ong eos? Heaney: Til we get eady toque Drona okt cag, CT ia? ‘Feanuey: You eal one Wy dent ou wee upon ‘sit with Eunice? 2 oa ‘rrLin: Bee ii seely seth peas ee it the bo and partly sous te pon) Cala You cal quis ale one mae hands (A hai sap stax it ad wah ‘her thigh.) : — STELLA (orp) Tats at fy, Sey. (Theme lth St. gon he doom} ‘raat Tsk cm mad when he dow data att Poole unos hin El ba Meaney: MY neve ate in tno. 1s the baer 02 cupied? ee srtta I dot inow, Treason dnc tom os de dt sill wiping his Bands om @ towel) “ sLatett: Oh good eve wivow: Helo (sarah PTELGA: Blache, Is ld Mieke. My se, Blanche DuBois, oo 7 170i [th aura: How do youd Mis Dea,448A STRERTOAR NAMED DESIRE seen: How i your moter now, Mitch? swrrew: About the same, thas, She appreciated your Sending over that catard, Race me, plese, (Ue sms soy bck ilo te bith, lacing bak at ssuaweute and ugg ately. Hain Be lar ti te i sheds nd wth on bared gh band ann ks aftr Hin wile erin inset easvetts Ths one sem ~svperise to the other. frau: Ye he StawercesT thought he had a ort of waive look, feats: Ht mother irc Beaweine: lehe maried? sratia: No SUanGHE: Ihe a well? : sree: Wy, Blanche! [azawere lg} Iden tak ‘he would be, eawenra: Wat doe what docs he do? [Steir nbucig he bo) SrGLi Wes oo the presen Dench in he pare pre Separinent Ate plant Stanley eve. suanene; ls thasmebing eh? ‘even’ No Say the ony oof sero hay fo pasar sani, Whe sak you tink Stile wil? frecaa: Lone at me Suarcne Pv oked atBin Srecua: Tien you ul know Beasvnn: Pia sory, out J haven't nosed the samp of a oe Syed Se ls of a sn fk sl i Sa agi ple Ta erhe ined dre ‘#7ELLA: Te isn't on his forehead and it isn’t : in Neiseee:O8 We whats ane ee SHIA: 1 sve athe Yous ia ight, Blanche! sine i eave Oh a1 : {Se mf le st fe aca rei tpn ia STELLA [ett pdt Lagir}: You ough o 40 ther wive, >eanows [laphgh]: I can imagine Big Cecly dines | Suppo ‘STELLA: You know that one uptin? [Mire lucie] Co tie [ein] the placer ~ Hep] cae stamaey: You tens cu out tat convention in Herel sretia! You cant hes ws SBanuy: Well you can hear sie and Tid hs up fetta: This ny howesnd lakes mache lece oi Btanent: Sella dow't sata rom ‘rata: He's half drunk = Pl be out na tinue, [Ste gue ino Ue Btkom. acancins fer ed cas iow 0 @ anal ete rai ante a} stants: Awighs, Mih, you in? ren: Whae? Ohi = Nov tarot! [stances nce back the stu fight. She re andr, he nae iy bac os bund mi ams er tera sree re he bi} staxts¥: Who rama shat on in there? Lancne: I did, Da you nid? rantzy: Turn tof STAVE: Aor, let the gut have their mse, PABLO: Sue, tats god, lave ton! stave: Sounds lke Xaver Cugte! J18 A STRERTOAR NAMED DESIRE ferasen2y jumpy up and ese or rai, teria He Lips tor obight af Lasts he hr Sk rte Nt Tonk shou cing, Then es opsin at epee “Tien of the man hace carted egsng holy] raver [didn't hear you nama it pasta: Dida't I name i, Mitch? sesrow: 3 wasnt listen’. ‘rasto: What were you doing, then? ‘Pasay He ws king tv ham dap, (oe pd eke rughy ot crtsins ele thn) Now deal the Rand ower again and let's play eards or quit Some people getants when they wis [peerca rise ae seat reef it set) erase [lig]: Sit down! swrrom: I'm going tthe ‘head’, Deal me out ‘PaaL0: Sure he's got ants now. Seven five-doar bis in hin pnts pocket folded up tight as spitball eveve: Tomorsow youll se him at che eatle's window getting them changed into quarters, evasinay: And when he goes ome he'll deposit them one ‘yone na pieny bankhs mother give him fr Christma. [Dealing } This game i Spit in the Ocean, (ore Sours anemortably and cots trang te or es, He steps ut inde) avaxent [of]: Hello! The Litle Boys! Room is busy ‘ight 200. surtew: We've been drinking beer, Peanows: I hate beer verrest: Ie a hot weather drink. Suances: Oh, I don’ think 10; i always makes me “yarmee, Have you go any cigs? (Sle hes sigped on he dank fla wet) sonny THREE v9 uawone: What kind are they? sevtow: Leics Beawerte: Oh, good, What a preny ease, Ser? verre: Ver, Yes rnd the seep ‘SLanoue: Oh, i there an isesipcon? ¥ cant make it ot (He sas © math aed roves sos) Oh (ding with Faed diiat| “And if God choose, 1 shall but ive thee beter ~ after death” ‘Why, tha’ fom my favourite sonnet by Ms Broan szen You inow it? Buawome: Certainly 1 do! serren: There's son conseted with hat nesipson, anette: Tt sounds ike romance surTen: A pretty ad one. stancne: Oh? waren: The girs dead now. DLanene [se eof deo ompst]: ORF suxrent: She knew she was dying hen se give me thi. A ‘ery sang gi, very sweet = very! avaxene: She must have been fod of you. Sick people have such deep, sincere attachment, sirren: That's right, they eenainly do sLawewse: Sorow makes fr scary, T eink, seston: Te sre Brings i ut in people ‘suancue: The ltue here i belons 9 people who have ‘aperenced some sro aerreu:T belive you ae right about that anette: I'm postive that Iam. Show me a penn who ‘hasn't own aay sortow and I'l show you a shuper fal ~ Listen to me! fy tongue is a i= thick! You boys are rexponsible fort The show lt out at eleven and ‘we couldn't come home on acnune ofthe poker game 10 vee had tego somewhere and drink, I'm not aceutored to having more than one dink Two the Smit ~ and oe! (Ste laughs} Tonight Thad thee,| A 150A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE svantres Mite! sirvew: Deal me out. talking to Mis = aeaneice: Dub setter: Mie DuBois? Stawoue:It+a French nme, means woods and Basehe ‘ean white, 20 the two Together mean white wend [ike an orchard in pring! You can remember itby tat, surren: You're French? suancus: We are French by extraction, Our Git Amerie ‘an ancsior were French Huguenos, verren: You ate Stl’ ast are YOU ot? saseness Ve, Stel my preaou ite tes, Tell her “nde in spite of te fact he's somewhat older than Jost ‘ghey, Lem than a year, Wil ou do something fe me? ware: Sue: What? auancrte: I bough this adorable Lede coloured paper liter at a Clune shop oa Bourbou. Pu it over the light bulb Will yoo please? ered: Be ghd i. ‘eae: Fan’ tand a oaked light bulb, any mote than Tana rae remark or a vlger sco secre (aut te eu): I gues we strike you a bag & rey rough buneb, ‘auancits: fim very adapuble—m circumstance Save: Well tars a good thing to be, You ae visting Sanley aed Stal? sLancite: Stella ban’ been so wel lately, and T came “down to beip her or & wl. Shes very rua owe, arrow: You'ee sot ~? Deanene: Maried? No, no, I'm an old maid sehook det sesren: You may teach stool but you're cern aot aa ld eid scawcng: Thank you, ai! 1 appreciate your galanry | ‘iron: So you aren she teaching profesion? Buancus: Yes. Ab, yess sone THREE 30 savor: Grade holo high coal ee— draw [ois Sie! sirens Gamag! Season Caius, wha ‘tok In are sero vada you teach? What bie? suasent Cuont irene bet you ech act or up ancie lagh ‘aip] Of Sue | coud be wrong You nigh oon Stowe a suanont: Never athe sneer achat! fo ‘bal dont een know soy lpicaton cbs [Non Save the misitue of beg an Engi foci 1 sep lta bunch of ey scr and sregtire Roma wih reverence for Havoc and Wess Pel scton: [gues at some of te ae soe in other tig suancite: How very sigh youre! Tee erayhesge tat than see ove eer ere wet ge! hod nthe ng, ohn ote them making dhcir fet dhcovey of love!“ Ieboty bad ever owe i bebe og-power! ... Leach high sd a (The atom sop ands a como acancne rena ligt tei) (Ob! Have you fished? Wale P' min ou the ai, (Sheu th db trata ent play Wie Ws sr allen” uate acs te muse rumen pers. MITCH digo meses ned Smite ik dancing Be. [STANLEY sas fay og he prt inthe ble oom. He ithe mal we aio ad ais of (etal, Wik shod sth Si th nad of te winA STREETCAR NAMED DEMIRE 2 Drunk ~ dresk ~ animal thing, yout (She races ‘hough & He ple abl} All of you ~ please go homet If any af you have one spack of decency in you~ aeancut [asl]: Stella, wach out, bes = ferancay shorger fer seRtLa ven feb]: Take it easy, Stamey. Bay, fellow. Let's all seta: You lay your bands ome and I'l ~ [She back ot of ght, He ebees and egos, Theres ‘he sod of 3 Slo S2RLLA i et BLANCHE seams foun int the eh, Thema rk forard and hares atpling od coring, Something ir ered with erat) axons [aril]: My ster is going to have a baby soem: This a tereble, peasong: Lusacy, absolute lunacy! crow: Get him in eve, ea, [stamnny i lcd, rid 8 th ho men, int th Bde room, earl tars the of. The al at oe he aat nd is kip in hi grasp ‘Thy speak ey ad lovingly oe ens i fae enone f thr thsiéen) (in fig annatrt oie, ou of sigh]: I want to go say, Toast 9 go awa! ese Poker should’ be played ina howe with waren, [seanntn muhe ints the Sdrom) stance: [want my sisters clothes! Well go to shat ‘woman's upstairs! serrents Where i the clothes? taoa [opening th cee]: V've got them! [She asker “hough to evetia) Stella Stl, precious! Dest, dear de sister, don't be afraid DVUk Aer are armand Sky BLANCHE guider Arb eeu dor ond wpa] SCENE THREE 33 eraseuny [fly]: Whae's dhe mawer; what tappened? serrom: Yor just blew your top, Sts, Panto: He's okay, som, steve: Sure, my boy's okay! serveat: Pat him onthe bed and get a wet towel ‘panto: J think coffe would do him & word of good now. sawn [hic]: I want water. surrom: Put him under the shower | he men alk git ey ad i oh bate] stantays Let go of me, you sons of bitches (Sound f bows ae Aor Th tor gu om fl lt] seve: Le’ get quick out of here! [Th rath othe pater tbl ad ep wp ir inne om hry at) sen (aly bt Sol Howse with women, [Theor lazer he nd he pce il, The Nr entre ‘arn he error cme play ‘Paper Dl slow ex be, fra ed STAR LEY ces out of the baoom deping wate ond tl in is lnging wet lk dt drat.) srawuny Sela! [Theres pane] My baby dol’ eft me (Ge eo int ss, The Be geste phn nd elt addering nh sb} |: Poker should not be played ia a Eunice? I waneany baby ! [Hewat mrt; then eBags pend Slag) Bence! keep on ring’ unl Talk swith ny baby (st initial srl cies Nerd. He hes phone t oor, Disoans rss ad piano rund ash roms di cat ‘kare ond the utr wells appear a the ght bgt, The “ie po” for bre tera ‘Final, sraxnzy stander hafdred ot 1 e pach144A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ed don he ond tape poner free bg ‘Thre he ss bck dike a baying Bunda elner Ihe’ mame ‘Sule! Sul, meet! Sulla” eranunys Seulaitank! ‘suite [ling fro e or fer appr april Quit hat howing out there aa? go back f bea staxLEy: T want my baby dows here, Stella Sela! uwicx: She aint comin’ dowa so you quit Or yo git 1 law on you! svawuny: Stella uwice: Yow can’t beat a worna an’ then call‘ back! ‘She wou't come! And her goin! have a baby... You sinker | You whelp ofa Polac, you! Tape they da baal yosin and tur the Bre hoe on you, same asthe atte! sranizy [fan]: Eunice, T wabt tay gil to come down with me sponta: Ha! (Sh lms br dr] staxzey [with Aaoenspliing oiled): STELLL- AHHMHE! (Thetis claret mins, Tha spi ss sn ama sips doum the ty diet her be, Bar gs ‘Hite eas ond Ber his hat er rata Stor, Thy saree eth ster. Thm hay oe ter {th inal moans, fl om aon had Pree sf er lyri wi at He ‘eg ind with nda se als hd nd is Fn le ith he le ash en doen afl er of he fet nd Bear hei th rk fu TSLANGHE comes oto hse adage ad is ffi a ‘aeasvtn: Where i my it ster? Stella? Stella? (She soe afr the dark etrance of er sie’ fl. Th sesh her Sash aif sk. She rah dw foe walk afore the ease Sha lak ight and Ufo if for scary, ~ seme esc The asi fades ancy, wrappers fiom stand te comer} aureus Miss DuBois? sLaxcice: Ob! rreM: All quiet onthe Potonae now? ‘tases: She ran dawsstairs and went backiq therewith even: Sue she did SuaNcH: I'm tered | vron: Horo! There's nothing to be seared of They'e crazy about exch othe auaxcita: I'm not sed to such — rven: Naw, i's ashame this had to bappen wl got here. Bue dow’ take i serious, auancim: Violence! eso — ITom: Set down ou thestsje and haves cigarette with me Suancum: P's sot props deesed. sven: That don't mabe no dflerence ia BLANCHE: Such spre sve ease, urreu: I showed you the instiption, di’ 1? Beaxcura: Yes. (During the pe, se lok op ot te Tae soc ch cio herr. ough diideul) Thank you for bing 20 kind! Y need” Eindaest sow, * ca you just Quarter.SCENE FOUR ese ee mn, Ti of of eis the tr a ging eo i edo, fit rein Sry toi sh tn aly red Ty i tray. he ger ook Fr tr rod ish Bat soa Settee ta of Eaten ta ei sg ha af ode bi ef he reang fi nl trains got a ee Nel bei Tce orig rons fee Soc Penne le a, hat glen si hr frat meinen Sec bats nowy ar ipo ets the dn, ge og peavone: Sila? eta ng i: He? [neanc str «moni 2 ran by (even ef bee recon sh of ead imi auaweine: Baby, my baby sister! Srbaia [éracig aay from hr: Blanche, whats the mater with you? {etawone sviphin up slnoly and stands bse the bed Uroing den ter ere lesa beri) auanone: He's le? freaia:Sean? Ye. auawcite: Will he be back? fret: He's gone to get the car greaed. Why? SCENE FOUR sr taweme: Why! Tve been half eras, Sta! When I {ound out you'd been insane enough to com back ia here eer what happened ~ Istarted to eush inate you! srneua: [im gid you didn't Peanut: What were you thinking of? [SreLLa mater ae indie gerare)Azsover me | What? What? sreiia: Please, Blanche | Sit down and stop yelling. aiasoue: All right, Stella. will repeat te question uiely now, How could you come bac in ths place ast night? Why, you must have lee with him [even ito incl and lc wo} seen: Blanche, Td forgotten how exile you ar ‘Yue naling much tov mucha bout ti suanents And? Fnuta: Yay you at, Blsoebe, tao bw it mt have ccd ous im al ery ado app, tt ivan’ aayhing asso es oussem ues Ta it fixplice when ten are diatng and paying poke a thing ea happens Is lve pgp edn now what he wat dog. He aoa Bd 9 amb ter! cane buck an he ely ery vey hare of Ninel Das And that that mae ital ight? Frtuca: Moy iron all righ fr anybody to make cha tele ra, but - pope do emedney Sale lat teubed thing Wy, on out weding tighten ae Chine in here’ ~ be satced of ne of Sy sipers sd fried about the pace smating the igh wih fe suaxouty Bed olet? ‘Hevea! He sated all the ighr-bulbs wi the hee of ay opel (Sings season! Abd you~ you lt hin? Didn't rey di’ vee? etc Lvas = sor of~ hile by i [St alo & want} Ean an you had brant?CSCS et Do oui Tne any bes? Te heat te hon oe tore ert a SI tes an tao esi Se ate poet ol on be ed jo re scing rig! rl DLL cn ee easy yeu opaie? ee a ee TiNSan Yea yu are your fs woe tan miei a LCL™rt— Cane eee eacavoaie me eaor ie! ssuneier cere Srey gna An ati youre _ oe Sy. in aon saying vat _ ee Stay: What Sila? rrtr—s— ea oe ins nt A tee Fa it tough vo ce gh! Fe a idee eri foue atin a Lrr— a Lrr——. Lr mae Sue aa Tee aan eae au ere Sn rd ee eres eens es See thy ye ed? eee 7 SURE ER stow and munblig = “Oo nando mem te bites mt Se pee eres = FOUR 139 legte econ and, pitng wp te Broo, xii hr send) aancita: Ave you dtberately shaking hat thing in my ibe? easton: Stop it Let goof tha brow, wapt have you leaning up fr hia iat Thea wha going 0 & seanene: PTL Frtiia: No, I dot shinkso taxis: Ob lee thin if only ny mind wouk ance tion We've goto get had fame money, hat the way out rea: gues that money is abeay niet getbold of Sanctus: Lsten vo me. bave an deaf se Sind {Stall ob tat igen etd | Do you terme fer Shep Hungh? (ore ta sts he ead} Of ene you rementer Shep Hundeigh went out wih hiss at {ollege and wore hs pin ora whale Well sveuaa: Well? Buancma: [rua ito hi lat winter. You know I west a ‘aml during he Chess hosoy? srutia: No Phawene Well i, I ook the ip at am invent, thinking P'8 meet someone witha mulion ells svauua: Did you? Laweue: Ye. ran into Shep Hondigh~ Ian nto hm Bese ovlevar, on Christmas Eve, show dk fing into scar ~ Cale converte; muathave Ben 5 block ong! {7b sould think it would have been ~ inconvenient seanent: You've heard of oilwell? frtvia: Yer remotely. Staves He har them, all over Teas, Tena literal ‘posting godin hs pockets Ave you?Ho A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE somata: My, ove: Vksow how indifferent Tam to money. thin cf money in terms of what it des for you. But he could do le could eeminly doit) srpuua: Do wine Blanche? StaNcrns Way ets up in a~ shop! TELA: What hind of a shop? stanante: Oh, a~shop of ome kind! He could do it with Tlf what his wife chro away a che race, geatiar He's warded? atanctte: Honey, would Ibe here ithe man werent mss ied? (ore loughe a litle, Bawendi songs 9p Cadet poe, She spats sel} How do [get Western ‘Union? Operator! Western Union | sratia: Thats dial phone, honey. buancate: [ean't dal, I'm oo — erat: Jur dal O. branch: OF sretta: You, (O° for Operator! [StANCHE sides 6 omen ten re pts he Phone da.) avanoun: Give me x pene Whereis aslip of paper? otto write it down frat ~ the measge, f mesa. «+. (She ger tte dering ble ad grabs wp a set of lee nda bre pol for ariingeguipm) “Let me see now... (Sia Bits the peel] “Dasling Shep. Sister and Tin desperate situation” sreita: I beg your pardon! abaxite: ‘Siter and In desperate siuaton. Wil explain eta Iter. Would you be interested in? [She bie th ‘pal again] “Would you be ~ interested — in...” [Sie Erathe se el he aie end springs w,] You never get Anywhere with direct appeals! seta (erths lau]: Dost beso iicalous, dang! atawenz: But I'l think of something, I've zt think of ‘arthing Don't, don't laugh a me, Stella! Please, plsse don't 1 -Iwant you tos atthe contents of ny purse Hec's whats in i! (Sat pe open) Serpe snealy cents in eno th ean TELE (oun re: Staley doen give me aegular ‘llowanee, he eso pay Sis ately but =i org hhe gave me ten dlls to mont things over. You take feof Blanch, and Pi iep ther season? Ohy no, No, Stel freta [inning]: I Etow bw helps your morale just having a Linde pockevanoney on vou seaxcue: No, thank jou=Til take tthe sees STELLA: Talk Sense! How did you happen to get 2 low oa fund? Lawns: Money just goes-it goes places. [Serbs he fore tua] Somedine ny Ive gt get hol fa Sra! seetia: Tl fx os one now eaNou: Not yt = Ive got tokep thinking fries T wish 008 sot et tige 5 at est f= ee sense Stel ante witht! You an, be ose Tsband, But wendy hee with myer nt Sigh, hj the curing ewer? stra Baath, you saw in ats wet at sight — ‘eax: On the ovary, st hina i bat! What uch am batt ofr sialon and he gave © wonder exbion of tea! Dus the ely way © lve we aman tp ed th ed tas you ob ~ ot mine srbua: Aer youve ee ie, youl i's going 0 workout. Yo dont ave co wary shou anyhing wile jouer. [man ~ pens enivonss f bave io pla or boc, to get os Bah = septa: You ak fn grant tht Tam in something tae Tora to gt oa of aLaNcuR: Take i oe granted that you still have sulicent &162-4 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE memory of Helle Reve to find this place and thee poker players imposible to live with STELLA: Well, you're taking entirely too much for granted, ILANcIR: T cant believe you're in xmnert sreuta: No? LaNent: I understand how ithappened—a lite, Yousaw ‘im in uniform, an ofcer, aot here but sveuta: I'm not sure it would have made any difereace where Tay Bi. atancn: Now don't say it was one of those mysterious lect things berween people! Ifyou do T' laugh in your face STELLA! I am not going to say anything more at all about aeaNou: All sight, then, don't! srauza: But there are things that happen Beoween a saan sd a woman in she dark ~ tha srt of make everything tee seem ~ unimportant, [Powe] avancice: What you are talking about is brutal desire ~ Sat - Desce! ~ the name of that ratletrap sretoae ‘hat bangs through the Quarter, up one old narrow sect and down another sTELLa! Haven't you ever ridden on that streetcar? DLaxcu: It brought me here, ~ Where Izu not wanted ‘and where I'm ashamed to be seta: Taen doo't you think your superior atticude isa bic out of place? se axenta: Lam not being or feling tall uperion, Stella, Believe me I'm not! Tis just this, This is how I lack ati ‘A man lke that i someade to go out with ance ewe three times when the devil iim you, But lve wide | Have a child by? seta: [have tld you I love him. ahancu: Then Imlefor you! jist tremble for you... svetca: can’t help your wemblig if you insist on em ‘bling! SCENE FOUR, oy (Thee io pou] BLANcutE: May I~ speak - pai? SreLtA: Yes, do, Go ahead, At plainly a you wast to, {Oude ein prac, Thy esi il ene ne Fda, Tha rll i tbo de nerf he ime ANEW lfm at sia, Hess ster 3p san, tidg spoke 4s hit army nd eka ta flung vertan Be to an under ond peed ase pot seasons: Well -ifyou'lfngve me — he’s common! sreusa: Why, yes, I suppose hei. Lanne: Suppee | You cant have forgotten that auch of ‘our bringing up, Stella, that you just spe that any part of geodeman's in his ature! Jt one prc, no! Oh, if he was just ~ onary? Jur plan ~ but good aod wholes some, But ~ a There's something dowght = beat bout him! You're hating me saying this, aren't you? sretca [oly]: Go on and sy ital, Blanche, BLANCuE: He acfs lke aa animal, bas a snals habits Eas lke one, moves lke oe, als like dae! There's even something ~ sub-human ~ something sot quite to te stage of tumanity yet! Yes someting ~ ape-ike about him, lke one of thote pictures I've seen in = astiropo- logical sudies| Thoveands and thousands of years have pasted him right by, and there be is ~ Staley Kowalsts— survivor of the Stone Age! Bearing the raw meat hoe from che Kill inthe jungle! And you ~ yw here ~ wating for hima! Maybe he'l srike you maybe grunc and kis you! That i if ses have been discovered yet! Night ful andthe other apes gather | There inthe font othe cave all grunting ike hi, and sling ad gnawing and Iulking! His poker aight! ~ you calli ~ this party of apa! Somebody growls ~ some creature snatches at sornething ~ the ght ison! Gad! Maybe we are a long164 A STREETOAR NAMED DESIRE vray Gom being mace in Goa image, but Sta ~ my Shter = there has been zome progres since then! Suck things as at as poetry and muse ~ such Kinds of new Teht have come into the world since then | In some kinds ck people some tenderer flings have had same ite be- (Baning! That we have got to make grow! Ar cling t0, {End hold as our fag this ack march toward whatever itis we're approaching... Dawl~ dn’ hang bck withthe brates! [ote ain poser ute anny Masta, ing Figs Ten deny he tnt tly about ond hires bragh he front der, The ame tell naar of Bs presce. When te rin Ba ase eels ooh tb clved Front dao} sranuev: Hey! Hey! Stall! Prete [wha hos fed gravy We axons]: Stanley! shane: Stel, T= (Bu sec fas gone he fot dor. STANLEY ets erally sith hi packager) srawcny: Hiyul, Stella, Blanche back? ereuta: Yow she's back stawuay: Hiyuh, Blanche. [Fle rat hr) Srneua: You mur’ got under the ear, Hraweey: Them damm mechanicsat Frit’ don't know their an fom third base! (ere har embraced hi with th arms, fey, ofall fn the srw of LANCE. He laugh nd laps ad bo on. Duc fora be ring ugh a rains 9 ANE. rhe lights foe cy, with ingering bright roe he eof a Se ia cad rape nd rms heard) SCENE FIVE easton seta te ado fig heel with ple a? ha eas ser a jut camped Liter, Sul 2h Brin 2 eof leah, S888 8 ding the berm, sveta: What are you laughing at, honey? LAxGHE: Mysel myself for being suc alia Ta veting ‘Tener to Shep. [Sh pics wp te liter] Darling Shep. T fm spending the summer on the wing, maling fying ‘iss bere and there, And who kao pap all ae ‘sruden notion to sg down on Dal! How would you Seal about that? Hc | (Ste lage rou a Bri, ouching er rat as if ecu il osx] Forewaraed 'sforearmed, a they say" ~ Hove does that sound? svrtiai Uh-bub aLaxote nag cout: Moat of my tes ends go ‘ort the amie butaome ave hmmeson tie Guana there hasbeen a ctinuad ound of eatersanmens, tas, cea sad luncheons ~" (stone ir head ops ot the ra} STELLA [evcsing te dv]: Bunice seems to be having rome trouble with Steve, es oper. eontce's ne sit ie tril rath} ‘rusice: I heard sbout you and thst blonde! seave: Thats a damn le! uwtex: You ain't pulling the wool over my eye! T ‘wouldn't mind if you'd stay down at the Four Dewees, but you always going up seve: Who ever seen me up? uxtce: I scen you chasing her round the baleooy = I'm gonaa ell the vice squad168 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE sreva: Don’t you throw that at me! Tuten (tritig]: You it met 'm gonna ell he police {tae of laminin sertng awl eed flied by eer acy ror, tty, nd ewrmed fare, Tee (uh ihe ereatice sh] nvanens (6ighth}: Did he il her? {aewsee opps the supe in enone ard) srttta: No{ She's coming downstairs Towies: Call the ple, I's going to call the police! (She ushered th corer) erat (etaing fo Ine dor} Some of your ste’ ends ave stad in the city. Ray laugh ight ran comes rand cra ins pew and ret ik aig shit He trot wp the stood Foie ie hen, waste reise eae wth serous gee) srawuzy: What's a matter with Buns? TIRIA: She and: Steve bad a row. Has she got the pace? svanter: Naw, She's getin’ a drink, Sreuia: That much sore practical! [ree comes dum zsing bron foreead ad looks fate der) areyas She tar? Srantey: Now, naw, At the Four Deuces, SERIES Dhac bunk! (Ze ks arvand the cone bit iy, Thon rns ith fected Bales rine ar) suaows, T mast jot that dowa in my noteiook, Ha-hal ‘Tan compiling a notebook of quaint Lede words and phrases [ve picked up here. schneey: You won't pick up aothing here you ain't heard ‘elore iawomr: Cao {coun on dat? SEALE: You cont nse nat uaivon: Thats gy high sumer, [jt op be innate, sons sl 2d tow ta ar fk noe neastons as eihly, Ply se pak ‘What sign were you born under? ee svn fait ei sng Sig? Medea tli gh Tt yo we boc under ‘Ark. Ave people ae rel and Gyuae. Tey do to ode! They ve tag thn crn You mst ve had lot banging sound inthe sry, and nw thay ot, you make wp fr by etn rina hie with chat (rena bas ben going in and ou of cee ring ie seen, ase pp he ad a of eee) srecta: Stanley was bora jst ve minute ater Chris, BLANci2: Capricass~ the Goat! STANLEY: What sgn were eu born under? buaxerte: Ob, my birchdays next month, the Se September, that's under Virgo. svawzay: Whats Vio? seawemz: Virgo is the Virgin STANLRY [loumplune]: Ho! (He aivone «leaf «do you happen to know sometody of (i fas it hk Se rf cope ees pin Sees ee} sgnentr Way, wey knoe smo) sand aut svat: Wl hi iy ned Shar he ‘Seton anyon hae fe gue hema serge oe mal pw mee yee SE Sa naan as ela Flamingo. “am168 ASTRERTGAR NAMED DESIRE etancs laughs Bently ar oh ou Be ele Uonpned Aandi fer el] suanen: lead bedonrbave me mised wp wit hit ee The lol Faningy sot testo esab- TEaeSebe wou dare beeen! seanuce: You oo fe? NING ey, we sora and ald it ; TAO You mesg prety eet youcoul mel we odor af cea perfne pacts, TENGE Tne sa you we expensive? Tans Recaps dan an ounce! Ys. ney ov eee ui you want treme 5 Beta aps hy bul er oe ha tof fo) mixed up, He gssin and tan cbc ont and dear ssragsuerys Shaw must got ‘ovo Laurel al the time, he ean sup anys an yn ot pt 2 et i ad er ae ade "fai ce ° oe ead em 3202'S we anaes dB ci ee een een se oa oper i oe) sana fosazan): wait Fe Dec! ee Ba it on peat neat info i She esac of et ne) ove Seal Wat ve you heard abst me? Senet: Huh? , aaa ehaes What have people been telling you about me Granta: Telling? scene Five 185 canons: Youve hear any usin gaup seat rata: Why, 0, Blanche, of cout ot! Stawouse Hoy, there vas 3 Good deal of tlk fa i fd eal of talk sreLia About yy Blache? Beancn: Twas so goad the Ito years os, afer ele Reve had wasted op rough ny ng sretta: All ot do tang we = Beastie: never was hard orslGuficient enough. When people are oft ~soft people have oto caunt he vou of ExPd cacy Sela Have goto be seductve put on so Colours te colors of buttery wings ad glow = aakea Tite ~ emgoary magi ut fa onder to pay fr ~ one tights ser Thats why Ue bern tie aly pod iney. Te rua foe protection, Sila, fom nde ane ny ot ther oben wa ten = ora acd? was ~ caught in the cente People Set you~ ner don't n't oe our face unas they ae rakiog love yu. Aad yeu fu fo have your castace admitted by someaoe if youre Bg ave mene pectin, An eh rople have goto ~slcunes and glow = pet ao Ein ove the light» But Tm eared now = awhty feared, dot know bow much Inger {ean eure th Sick ea exough tobe wk You've git tobe od Strate And Tin lading now [The fern has felt dusk re. us nthe Bde oom ad ern th igh nde hppa. She helt (bot sft iki hr hand} Have you been listening tome? STELLA! I don't stem to you when you are being morbid (She edema withthe Sled cake] auaneste [with rape chang ogi: that coke Bo me?170 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE STELLA: Not for anyone else! BLaNci: Why, you precious thing, you! Ts t jst eo seta [fring]: You mean you want a shot in itl BLANGHE: Well, honey, a shot never does coke any harm | ‘Let me? You faust wait on me! STELEA: Tike to wait on you, Slaache, Te makes it seem. ‘mote lke home, [Sée gos ino te klk, de gl and ors sot of why int it) 2 acawente: [have co admit I love to be waited on, [She rater int the beioom. sre gest hr uth the glass BLANCHE suddenly ducks TELL’ fe hand with 1 mooning zur and preset had Wo he ips, STELLA is barred by her show of oti, BLANCHE eats in a hake ee} ‘You're ~ you're ~50 good tome! And I~ erzuta: Blanche. Lawes: I know, T woo’t! You hate me to cal sentie ‘ental, But honey, dlc I fel things more than T ell you! Tnon’t stay iong!E won't I promis = sretca: Blanche! bLancns [butericlh]; I won't promise, go! Go toon! Twill seal! T won’ hang around unt he = ehrows me sre! Now will you stop talking folsh? bianca: Yas, honey. Watch how you pour ~ chat xy ‘Sal oars ove (euasons laghs sly an grabs the gat, ut Br hand ‘Bakar 10 if almost its oa hr rast. STELLA owes the ake int th ls. 1 foons cow ond spilt, suas goes piecing 7] rea [ohakd by the oy): Heaverat stancuts Right on my pretty white skirt! sretia: Oh... Use my hanky. Blo gently vee Fonte rocnering]: I know — gently — gently... ‘hay, taking o afl erin. She heh yas bth ‘hands and continues to laugh 2 litte.) 7 “ 7 ema mina ara ‘eury, But on the other band men lose interest quickly age! " 12 ya nen yg a Ton mang eer VoTAaUE oe el volt Site an nea {sero na ee is tn STONEY ali) Hey, Ste! He, Baie 2, [he je ale fom ah Tampa swt Ine om aad tom sa bing manent ini]: eal happen BeaNwe (dnbyley Tea a He at happen |178 ASTREETCAR NAMED DESIRE sere: Teil [Sta gee aes in hice, king back at acancs.| [twill honey, if wi... But dons tae. ther ek | (Her oie eas ase goer tof the dort» tater hchaed) [eaascue snk foinly Back in fer chair wih fer dik uiee sls ith looper and rae dw h pe 3780 Sounds flr hr with gontlbe sehr ond chases Be ound cra, FEANLEY end STELLA tite re a lise, angie (Dusk ses dope, The mace from the Pour Dees is slow end ue) avascne: Ab, meal me, aby me [fle es fal hat and th lL dap im er finger Shela i Band om he hr ama euple of ia; en che lsh warily 1 er fu nd picks wp th hardier, ‘The ir ie glia of Bghting abot te bldg The nono wowan, sclng byteicaly, fosing rhe, come noah cre fom Be Fear Des dt the rane linn YOUNG MAM ets from te pai doce tion The woo womaw aap hr ages bn his bls} zona wouax: Hey! Sugar! [Ste cape thing indinguirabl, The vouNe Max ‘ater bead ene and edges hastily wb ihe ss, He ring te bl stances pte diene mor. The NBORO roxas har andere sum the et) neaxere: Come ia, [The wou scan atpeare trough the pre, Sh regards im with inure) auawerte: Wel, welll What can T do for yu? ‘you wav: I's collecting for the Bung Star. aLaweits: I dida’t know tht stir ook up eoeetons, ‘YOUNG wast T's the pager SCENE FIVE 113 taworte: Tnow, [as joking —febly! Wil you ~havea. ‘rink? the jb. stants: Oh, well naw lets 6 No, Tdon’r have » dime! I'm nat he lady of ee house. I'm ber sister from. ‘Misisippi. I'm ane of those poor eltina you've heard bow = ‘youNa caw: That'sal ight. 1 dop 6 lates. (He stato oe, She approche] puasicics: Hey! [Hers bak shy, Sta pts a cigar in ling bode Could you give me alight? (She maser aac im, Tho met ot dor cere he nr vouxe wan: Sure, [He tots owt 6 Higher) This does’ bays work seaneite: Is temperamental? [0 ferer] Akt Thank you vouwa ax: Thank yeu! (He tare any gain] aeancnte: Hey! (H% tr gain, sil mow ances, St (oes lt hin.) Wat tie ie? vyoune wax: Filteea of seven BLANCHE: So late? Don’ you js love thew long rainy ‘iemoons in New Orleans wen an hour isnt just 2 hour ~ but a litle bic of Eteriey dropped in your hands ~ tnd who knows what todo wit ie? ‘youn seas Yer malar, ma'am, No, hank you, Lean’ drink on (ih he ening pane, th Bae pio hard eniaes oough he ve of eee and he opening of th nest, Tie YOUNG Was chars at and lk slang ot te dor) uancine: You - uh lds get wet nthe shower? YyouNe ax: No, ma'am. [ sepped inside. aiascste: Ina drugatore? And had asia? vyouwe way: Unik Buanente: Chocolate? ‘youNe mas No, mam, Chery.14 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE praxens: Maram YOUNG aaN: A cherry soda suaNen: You make my mouth water, ‘youNe san: Well I'd beter be ~ Lance: Young man! Young, young, young, young - ‘nan | Hse anyone ever told you that you look ike young prince out ofthe Arabian Nights? -vouNg san: No, maar [Tie vouwo wan lagi wnomfirtahly and stand lke bat id. asso pes sft 1 im) stancsta: Wal, you do, honey lamb. Come here! Come ‘over here like [told you! T want to Kis you ~ just ‘once ~soly and sweety on your mouth, (Vitus waiting eno cp, she crs uly nad rece hie ‘iz] Ru along now Te would be nee to ke you, bat TTve got to be good and herp may hands off children. Adiot! vwousa wax: Huh? (He sore ters moment, Ske ope the dor J hi aad ser a it ima ger der etapa a daze ak. ‘Shean hr a ithe ramaly ar Be as ppc Then sateM oppareorand the crear woh a unk of tte) atawene: Lock who's coming | My Roservalier! Bow to te fit | Now preeat chem. (Weds, She oie be.) Ab | Mera SCENE Six Tis abot tas ath ae wight, The eter wal of bling iroidble stasone and utren ome i. Te se chon wwlih ely o maracheic psa con know © edt ia BLANCUE's slr and. maar ai TCS tibet eee Thy hate probly ben ott th arate patho Lake an arrain, for i TOM i ring, pide dae, lar statute f ‘Mae Wat ta tt of print a shting gles ond coos aes of cae, Boasts [npping Wifey othe sto): Well (erro legs anes) Wel. serroat T gues ie must be prety late ~ and you'e tre. Btaxour: Even the hot tamale man hab deserted the stret, and he hangs oa tl the end (ere ough wey gsin) How will you get heme? erren: 'l walk over t Bourbon and catch an owes BLANCHE (lighing grim): Te that wresteae named Desire sll grinding slong the tacks at this our? urres aay}: Pm alld you havent zocen much fan ut ofthis evening, Blanche. SLANG: I spoiled it for 990 arcu: No, you didn’ but [fl alle tine cha U wasn't sing you much = enteranmens. easroua: simply coulda’ rie tothe occasion, That wat all T doa's think Ie ever tried so hard to be gay and sade sucha dismal mes oft. get ten poate for tying! = lad oy, suerea: Why aid you try if you didn’t elke i, Blanche? Dcaxcua: f wa jst obeying the law of ature, Duro Which law i that? Btaxoue: The one that says the Indy must eters the176A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE gentleman ~or no dice! See ifyou ean locate my doorkey fn thi purse, When I'm 20 Seed my Sage are all hums MrTOH [rating i he pare]: Tht ie? Lanse: No, honey, thats dhe key to mtr which T ‘mur soon be packing. uusrou: You mean you are leaving here soon? aLancstz: I've oustayed my weleome. wsreu: This it? (The asi fas oy) stancitr: Bureka! Honey, you open the door wale take ‘ast ook at the sky [St ano the frch ai. He ops the her ad sand skal blind hr} Tm ooking forthe _Pitiades, the Seven Sisters, but dese girs ae at out t= right. Ob, yes they ar, there they are! God bes them All in a bunch going home from their litle bridge partyin get te dao open? Good boy IT guts you Want t go now (ests ond cough 0 te) sven: Can I~ uh — kiss you ~good-night? saxcite: Why do you always ask me if you may? Serton: T don't kaow whether you want me #9 o Rt aLaNexts: Why should you be a0 doubful? swsrou: That night when we parked bythe lake and Tkised You, you = ptanesta: Honey, it wam't the kiss objected to. I liked ‘the kis very much, 1¢ was the other lite ~ flsety ~ that I~ fel obliged 19~ discourage... I dda’ retenti11 Nota bie inthe world Ts face, T was samevar fatered that you ~ desired me But, honey, you know as wel 81 do that a single gil, girl alone inthe word, bas got to leep a frm hold on her emotions or shel be lose! veer [rly : Lose? avascitz: ges you are wed to gre that like to be ltt SCENE stx mT ‘The Kind hat get ae immediatly, on the Reet date! serron: Tike you tobe exaty the way that yo ae, be ate inal miy~cxperience- Thave never known sayone Tike you. (eeasoms tnt ot im gravy; ten be bats inte ughr cand thn psa and her ai) harrow: Are you laughing at me? Laney: No, honey, Theleed and lady ofthe hone Rave not yet returned, so come in, Weil havea nigntesp, Lets leave the light of. Shall we? sarrou: You ust ~ do what you want to, [otanene pce fim io a Rien, The aver wal of the ding spears ad th inti of thet rum ea be diy se] BLANCHE [remaining fet rom): The other room's ore oxuloraele gu om in. This erating round in ce dare ‘sy search er some lgaoe sven You want «drink? LANCE: I waat jv to have a drink! You have been 50 snious and soles all evening, and so have T; we have both been anxious and solemn and now for these lew ast. remaining moments of our ives together ~ T wast © create ~ deere) Dm igheing a candle, rrens Thats good, BLANCHE: We are going i be very Bohemian, We are go- ing to pretend that we are iting in a ite artis’ café on ‘he Left Bank in Paris | [Ste igh a cane sab ead pt i i te | Je mala Dame ox Gamal! Vou ter ~ Armand! Underting French? verrent (Ban): Naw. Naw, 1 SeawonE: Vowlecaus cures set mai ce oi? Vout me come (preetps? A, gual demmage! ~T tan is a dnc good Ming... ve found some liquor ! Just enous for two thos without any dividends, honey +178 A STREETCAR NAMED DasIRE (hes: That's = good. [Se eer the Beko withthe drinks ad he candle) Laxc: Sitdown ! Why don't you take of your coat and Town your colar? sacrenr [better leave it on taweris: No. [ wat you tbe comferable sucrou: Tam ashamed ofthe way I perspire. My shir i sHleking to me, ‘Banca: Pespiraion is healthy, people did't perspire ‘hey would diem five minutes, [She talas his otf hi.) ‘This ita nice coat, What Kind of material is i? vorow: They call that stuff alpaca, taxes: Oh Alpaca arrow: Tea very Ligheoweight alpaca, BLaNcue: Ob, Lightweight alpaca, itow: T don’ bike to wear 9 washveoat eves ia summer Tecate T west throug auanexe: Ob, stew: And it dont look neat on me, A man with a heavy ‘uid as gt to be eareil of what he put on biz wo be don’t lok too eum aLaxcu: You are not too beavy. iscw: You don't think Tama? LANcite; You are not the delicate type. You have a mas- five Donestrucrure and a very imposing physique surton: Thank you, Lar Chvstmat {was given a member= Ship to the New Orleans Ackles Club. rane: Ob, good cron: Tt was the Gest present Fever was given. T work ‘our there with the weights and Iewim and I keep myself Sit When T sarted there, was geting sft in the belly but now my belly is hard Ie iso hard that now a man can punch me i the belly and it don't ure me, Punch sme! Go oa! See? [Ste poer igh a in.) seancuta: Gracious (Her hd oes hr chs] SCENE six. 19 ron: Guess how much I weigh, Blanche? aeawens: Oh, P'd say in the ait of one hundred and clghty? wren: Guess again, rawenee: Not that sch? cen: No, More. sLaweste: Well you're 2 tll man and yourcan earry 2 ord deal of weight without looking swloward. wrteu: T weigh two hundred ans ven pounds Zad Pea six et one anda hallinches tall ybareleet~widhout hoot on. And that a what I wei sipped, peawere: Ob, my goodnen, me! It's awesnapiting, ucten [omberrazeed): My weighs aot a very intereting subject to talk about. [He lasaus for ¢ momen] What's yous? suawente: My weight? wrrew: Ye aLawone: Gust! cron: Let me it you, ‘atawene: Sazuon | Go a, lt me. (He cma bind frond (pe ade on hr ih a ae oily of he gyn Well? serron: You ae light: a feathe stawene: Hacha! (He lowes hr but kip hr band So Toa, BLANCHE feck han fertn of earn) You may relete me fom, wrrese: Hub? sstawerts (ai): Tail unand me, se (He fembigly en ‘race hr Her wie sade gen repreeng,} Novt, Mitch Just because Stanley and Sella arent x¢ Eome is a0 eason why you shouda’e behave lke a gentleman. durreat: Jase give mea slap whenever {step out of bounds atawerie: That won't be necesary. You're a sacual Gentleman, one ofthe very few that are let the world. don't wane you to think hat [am severe and eld end schoolteacher or anything ike that. 1's just wel ~WfoA-STREET2AR NAMED DESIRE Mean gus it jut ht Fae ~ ot bined Sn! Ste aun Ws ter Sonja Ts unr be | Sy a ia gh ston ): Whar Stanly ad Sta xg? le: hve ene oa Wh Meo Mn Habe ston: Where it he: go? Sonar nse sere planing ota mike po at Lon’ Sn won esha a oot gee ome igh ves Ny That wou bes fd pla vite Wy nt? WEhweue: Tov ae an ol end of Sales? we Wes eget Toh ny eases pcs bee you? Wonca Ha he ale ou abot me? iitout Oh oot vey ac "Tc ou yt pc at ea vse No be hut ld ach ' eas et the ri, Win wold you hi ‘sins ard ne wet sh dyn at oe hat? seavene: Wel” Site Bost oa gt aang wi im? Maweue: Warde you ak? iin tat nk be ender you ‘Sos: Paci pong lit wre fr Sea “ASSES Whe soup woul be ae cee _ stem Het ae ou? Conon le wna Ga otf way 0 “ste SCENE SIX ar surren: In what way, Blanche? peaxcup: Why in every conceivable way, serven: 'm surprised ta hear that. reason! Ave you? sucrcH: Well, don’t see how anybody could be ude to ou. eawoite: I's cealy prety Sight sitaon, You re, ‘here's no privacy hece. There’ jut thse ttre bee > ‘rieen the tO rooms at ight He sas through the rooms in his underwear at night And [have oak him fo ‘lose the bathroom door, That sort of sommonnest et’? necesary. You probably wonder why I doo't move cut ‘Well I'l tell you frankly. A teacher'ssalary isbarely su ent for her livingwexpenses, I dida't save a pemy last year and 50 I ad to come here forthe summer. That's ‘why Thave to put up with my sister's husband, And he thas to put up with me, apparently so much agent bis ‘wide, .. Surly he must have told ou how suche hata mel arrow: I doa't think he hater yu. raven: He hates me. Or why would be iat me? Of (oume there esac thing a the hey of pechape ia soume pererse kind of way he No! To chink of it makes ae (She maker a gastro eso, The he herb i, A pose fall} veerow: Blanche — BuaNews: Yew, honey? even: Can Task you a question? canons: Ye. Whae? trom: How old are you? (She mates 6 meas get) aLaxens: Why do you want eo know? arrow: T talked to my mother about you and she sai “How old is Blanche?” And 1 wat't able t tll ee (Thar i anther pose)i. A STREETGAR NAMED DESIRE aLaxeitt: You talked to your mother about me? srrewt Yer atawoite: Why? hrrom: I teld my mother bow lee you were, and I liked you. eawaste: Were you sincere sbovt that? vureow: You know I was buaxeue: Why did your mother want to know my age? trea: Mother sick. Lawes: I'm sorry to heat it Bay? ‘rte She woa't ie long, Maybe jst a few months suaxcus: Ob. ston: She worries because Tn not etd. auaxcue: Ob, surtout She wants me to be settled down before se = (Hh ‘ie heart ad he clears Bi hae tice, shang neroly rund eth At hand in and tf pokes) auaxcitz: You love ber very much, don't you? aaron: Yeo we SLaNexE: [think you have a great capacity fr devotion, “You will be lonely when she pases ox, wot!s you? [trem corr hr oct aed node) I understand what chat erten: To be lonely? auancite: I loved someone, too, and the peron Ioved T Tee vrrens Dead? [Ste cece 9 the wind and it on he il Tiong ot She rar elf nother dik] A maa? anascite: He wat 9 boy, jst a boy, whea I was very ‘yout gi When I war sateen, f made the discovery ~ Jove, lat once and much, much 19 completely Iwas like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had eways Been half shadow, thae's how it truce the world foe se. But T was unlucky. Dela, There was something diferent about the boy, 2 nervousness a soit ‘es and fendemess which wasa' ike a man's although SCENE six 103, he wasn't the least bit efeinatelooking ~ sil ~ that thing was there, ... He eame ta me for lp. { didn't cow that T eidn' Gnd out anything ell alee ou smarviage when we'd run away and corse back and all I knew was P' fled him in Some miseries way ‘wasn't able to give the help he needed but coulda spose Of! He was inthe quichends and clutching ats ~ but Tova’ tong him oxt, wer alpping in with hit id's know that Uidn't know anything exepe Flawed him unendurably but without being able to belp bir oF help myself Then [found out. Inthe worst of ll posible vways, By coming suddenly into soo that I ‘bought was empry~ which was't emp, but had so people i {A loamoto i ord opposing exide, She cape br ans he asad eels oe. Th adi of the le tise plore noe rom asi andes pact. se wie cats eight) eden petng) Afterwards we pretended that nothing ‘had been dis. fewered. Ye, she duee of ws drove out w Moon Lake (Cano, very dusk and laughing al the way. (Pokaan amin by fois wth ace.) ‘We danced the Vanowriana | Suddenly inthe mide of the dance te boy Ih marred broke away fom te and ran out of the caine. A few moma later ~ a ot [The pol spe aba, BLANCHE rie 2h, Tha hep rere xo jor ty] Iran out~alldid~allran and gathered about the eile thing atthe edge ofthe lake T couldn’ get nea or the ‘rowing, Then tomebody caugh my ars ‘Dow t go any ‘lter| Come hack! You don't wane to str’! See? See ‘what! Then Teard voice say Allan | Ally! The Grey1B, A STRERTOAR NAMED DESIRE boy He'd stuck the cevolver ino hs mouth, and fred = so that the back of his bead had been ~ blown away [Se mye and et he fet} 1 was because ~ oa the dancefloor - unable to top y= self= Td suddenly sid ~ Tenow | T know! You disgust se... And then th aearclight which had been trned fon the world was tured off again and never for one moment since has here been aay ight that’s stronger than this Ktehen ~ candle... (seven get skuery and maser tarde er tl, Tha por rue era, NC lands Bde hr} vert fakewing her soul int his arms]: You need somebody ‘And I need somebody, tao. Could it be ~ you and me, Blanche? : (Ste eres a i saan fra mort, Then it cf ey len be emir, Sa maker a bing efor pak bat the words otc He Hs he ford ad here ad fly her, Tha ples fas ut Her rath cro ‘ed raze long, grat ab) Beaxcit: Sometime - there's God = 10 qicly! SCENE SEVEN late pr ie iSite, "Th porte are fe and table fr Birdy ser, ech ake and owes [ere i complting the dewations a SPANERY comet a) srantay: Whae' all thls afr? srELLa: Honey, it's Blanche's birthday. sranuay: She here? srncca: In the bathroom, raNEny [mining]: Washing oct some things"? erntta: I reckon 0. stanza How long she been in there? sreutA: Al aRemons, srantey [oimichig]: Soaking i shot tub"? srenia: You stantey: Temperature t000n the noe id he sis hese sellin a hot tub. STELLA: She says it ool er of forthe evening. stawtey: And you run out a’ gether cokes, I suppese? And serve em to Her Majesty in the tub? [TELA ‘ragr] Set down here a minute srsuza: Stanley, I've go tings fo do sranuzy: Sec down Pve got t dope on your big xtes, Stela, SS srELLa: Stanley, top picking on Blane Stawtev: That gl calle me commoa! Teta: Lately youbave teen doing all you can think of to rub her the wrong way, Stanley, and Blanche ie snstive and you've gor to realize that Blanche and [ grew Up ‘under very differen ezesmitances than you did. erawiey: So I been tld, And told aad told and tld!185 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ‘You know she's been feeding us a pack of lias here? sretta: No, Pdoa't and SAN LEV: Wel she has, however, But now the ats out of ‘he bag! I found out some things! sreta: What = thingy? Stavunys Things Talrendy suspected, But now T got prof ‘om the moat eeablesouress™ which Thave checked on | ‘eich rad oirpuntaly wath TaN CBY" peck) STELLA [ls STANLEY): Lower your vice! -ANLEY: Somme ennary-bid, buh! sexta: Now please tll me quietly what you think you've found out about my ster, sawn: Lie Number One: Allthisegueiichnet he pte fon! You should jst know the line she's bean fading to Mitch. He thought se had never been more than Kisted by a fellow But Sister Blanche ie no lly! Flaca Some Ely she it sTetza: What have you heard and wh from? stawnzy: Our supply-man down at the plant has been sping through Laure! fr yearsand heknowsall about her snd everybody ese in the owe of Laurel knows all about fer. She sas famous in Laure as if he was the President of the United State, only she isnot rexpected by aay pry! This aupply-man xiope at a hotel called the Flamingo. BLANCHE [inging bi] ‘Say, it's only a paper moon, Sailing over a cardboard ea = But fe woulda't be maketeleve If you beleved ia srnuta: What about the ~ Flamingo? stanize: She stayed there, oa STELLA: My ater lived at Belle Reve, Ftaxtey: This isalter the home-place had dipped thrash her liy-white igen! She rioved to the Flamingo | A | SCENE SEVEN 87 scond-ls hotel which has che advantage a ot in tering in the pvt socal if ofthe penonalites there! ‘The Flamingo ted to all Kins of gingron, Dut even the management of the Flaningo, war imped. by Dare Banche! Int they were so mpreaedty Dae anche tha toy vue hes totam i er omy = for permanenty Ths happened a couple owed belre the thowed here, seasene [gg ‘Wesa Baru and Baley word, us sx pho can te Burit woulda’ be makeclieve If you bleved in srevua: What ~ contemptible =i Seaway Sure [ean ee how you would be upset by i ‘She pulled the woe over your eyes as much w Mitch's! ravines preiavenon| There's nota word of rath tang if were aan and th restr ad dred ti ‘ent sich things in my presence ‘BLaNowe (singing) Wioat your love, Wea hoakysoak-parde! Witt your love, Tea meloy played Ina peny arate ramus: Honey, tod you T trough checked onthe ‘ons! Now wat ill 1 Bish, Tae tmouble with Dame ‘Blanche was tha be culdst pot om erat 259 ore in Laurell Tey got wed up afer wo o hee dats wih tes and then hey Quand abe goes on 0 another, he Sire old lineystne old sete od oeyt Buk the trem was on al for this to gon freer! Aad te trent by she beste town characte, Regarded a 01 Fist eileen but dowaright loo ns, [erate drow dat.) And forthe lst year orto she han bees washed up tke powoa, ‘Thats why she's here thir summer, visting188A STREETGAR NAMED DESIRE royalty, puting on all di act ~ because she's practically told bythe mayor to get out of town! Vex, did you know there war an army camp acar Laurel and your str’ wat tne ofthe places ealled “Outob Bounds”? “Iv only a paper moon, Just as phony as it cam be = ‘Butitwoulda’t be make-believe IFyou believed in me!” srawuee: Well 30 much for her being such a cefined and particular type of gil. Which brings a t9 Lie Number erecta: I don't want to heae any more! STANLEY: She's at going back to teach school In fact ‘mn wiling to bet you that she never had no idea of turing to Laure! She didn't reign temporary from the igh school beesute of her nerves! No, sez, Bob! She didn't. They Bicked her out ofthat high school before the spring tera ended - and I hate tll you the reason that step was taken! A seventeen-yeareld boy ~ she'd gon sited vp wth! : “ves Barnum and Bailey world Just as phony as ican te [ln the baton theater goon Lud le beatles ies dal of laughter oe Bardo if a ld wee king in Heth) srnat.a: This it making me ~ sick! ftawtey: The boys dad learaed about itand gotin touch ‘rth the high school muperinteadent. Hoy, ob, boy, Ud lke to have been in that ofice when Dame Blanche was called om the carpet! 113 He to have seen her trying to ‘quim out of that one! But they had her on the hook ood acd proper that time and she lnew thatthe jg was {Ul wp! They told her she better move ont» some fea temitory. Yep twas pracicly a oy" ordinance passed guint be sckNE SEVEN 89 (Te batoom dor opened and» Law owe ht er Bead lingo owe abut hai] sraweste: Stella! STELLA [foindy|: Vos, Blanche? BLaxcie: Give me saoiter bathowel to dry my hair with, Toe jut wathed it sveuta: Ye Blanche (Se crsses in decd way fom the ‘chen tthe Bathroom dr ait te) ‘beawcur: What's the matter, honey? STELLA: Matter? Why? ‘Lance: You have ruck a strange expresion on your faeet STELLA: Oh [Sie tie agp) guess Tm a ie eed _BLaNcate: Why doa't you bathe, too, oon as T get out? STANLEY [ealing fo eK]: How soon is that going to patience! : sranuEy: [snot my sul Pm woried about! (eancwe toms the dor, szancay laghs bask, STELLA cont sey bakit he cee} srasenny: Wel, what do you thnk oft? STELtas! don't belie ll ofthote tories and T think your ‘suppiy-man sas mesa and rotten to tell them. [tt por ‘ible tht some of the dingy he snd are partly re, There ‘are thing about ny ster I don't approve of thing hat caused sorrow at home, She was aways ~ Hight | sraceey: Fighy i aame word for it STELLA: But when dhe was young, rery young, she had an ‘experience that ~ led her lions! scaieuy: What experience was that? SrEnta: T mean her mariage, when the wat ~ alma a child | She marvied boy win wrote poetry... He wat ‘extremly goodslookiog, I think Blanche didn’ just loreigo A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE him bor worshipped the around he walled on! Adored Bm and though hn als too ie fo human Bat then se foued out = seasiuay What? Freciar Thi beautiful and talented young man wat 4 degenerate: Dida your soplpan give You tat id erase: ln aed as eet Mtr. That mt ve ben prety long tse 280 sracias Va ltwan a pty lng tne 460... [sraseny come yp ul kr Ar by te shoul eater gly. She gel eithrae fom in. dalomatcaly she as skng ie poker the Sey eke} evant: How many candles you puting in that cake? erena: il top at twenty-five taste: [company expected? snexa: We asked Mitch to come over for cake and [eran bak te namie He igh ig “from the one he has just finshed.) : srawuny: I wouldn't be expecting Mich over tonight. [rene pour in Mr sean wil eer nd Loke slaulyerund et #7 ANU] erat: Hip? taney: Mitch ita buddy of mine, We were in the sane out together ~ TworloetySet Engineers. We work in the seme plant and now oa the same bowling tam. You think Teould fee hise i seas: Sly Kowal di you di you rept what ‘viv: You're goddam righ told him! T'@ have that on my consienes the rtf my ife fT knew al that stall fn [et my bet end get eaugae! SCENE SEVEN 191 Etta: fs Mitch through with hes? Frawuey: Wouldn't you bell? preuta: Lani, Mek deugh with hr? fecancore sonics itd again, ery aa bal Shing ‘But it woulent be makeilase If you bie me] stamuey: No, I dont think b's necesarifychraugh wih her just wised up! sreta: Staley, she thought Micch was ~ going to~ going to marry her. {was hoping 1, (00 srantev: Well, he's not going 19 mary her. Maybe be tae, but he's not going to jump in a ank wih a school of Sasi ~ now! [He re): Blanche Oh, Blanche | Can T pleste get in my bathroom? [The i pawe.] stance: Yes indeed, srl Can you waitone second while Tery? sancey: Having waited one hour T gues one second, ‘ought co pas na Bury rvnia: And she bas't got her job? Wel, what wil she do! sTAMLEY: She's not ctayin’ here after Tuesday. You know that, don't you? Jast to make sure I bought her scket says. A bursieke {erELas Ie the fist piae, Blanche wouldn’ go ona bus Sramuayy; Shel go on a bus and lke i seta: No, she won't, 2 she won't, Stanley! Stamtzy; Shell go! Petiod, PS. Shel go Tuy! retea [ooeiy]: Whav'll ~ she ~ do? Whacon earth will she ao! stants, Her furure is mapped out fr ber rata: What do you mean? [uawens age] stanuay: Hey, canary bied! Toots! Get OUT of the “BATHROOM! Mest I speak more plsialy?192A STRERTCAR NAMED DESIRE [The atc dn is sen and Buancuts megs with 2 £99 foil of laugher, bub ag TrANLEY cre atthe, Fis lo appears in face, cat lk of paie He Chet Lak the ut Lae he ats Son ha Ba uh a) Lancsts [matching up a isdn: Oh, [fe 50 good after ‘By long, ht bath, I fel so geod aad dol and —rested | sreuia [iadly and’ devifily from the kitten]: Do you, Blaoche” auancite [Brung Aer Aa vig]: Yes, T do, 0 20 Crested, [Ske tinlar hor higtell lar) A ht bath snd a long, ool drink always giver me a brand-new outlook Life! (Sie bk though he ord at 2734.8, soning be cen amy end slaty stp rain} Something bas bape pened != What i it? srunaa fig pi omy: Why tng bs bays Laven: You're lying} Something bas! [She ser fof af 28.4 who pd Be by ot ‘beable Phe tan pion gos ino ete Brea.) SCENE EIGHT “The ew coh th ig windicsifading erally ile lies ds Arh of cml Blaze onthe of big wer lank or scram exact he empty Ui tard the asa dr cick ir nc pic by inp flied windsor nvr resign, [The ree pape ae comping 2 dial Stay per STANLEY kr ln STELLA it brated and fad BLANCHE Aas eight, ail mle on Sr drum fe Thea feat plc at the hewhich fat.) sane (sd: Stanley, tel a jot, tell ue funny ory make uralllugh [dons Know what's the mate, ‘vevealao solemn, Is itbeense ve bon god poy (erat gs fy} We the it tne in my entire experience with men, and ve Bad good del ofa ser, tht Tv aenly been, 0d up by anybody! Marka! [don't now how te it Tel ura fina lite sory, Stanley | Somedg feb wet, seantays die’ hick you led mys, Bache ease: T ke theo when choy arming But ot ie ‘eos wants T don't know any refined enough fr your taste stave: Then etme tones Stata: Yea, yu tel one, Blanche, You wed to ow ose i good a, {The mu ft uancmE: Let me see now, Tamust nin through my1g, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE eperaize! Ob, yat~Tlove parrot stores Do you al like ‘parotreres? Well, tht one's about the old mald and 1c parrot, This old maid, she had parot that cused blue steak and knew mere vulgar expresons dhan Me owls! STANLY: Hud BLANeH2: And the only way fo hush che parrot up wae to ‘Dut the cover back on ir eage soi wold ehine i wat ‘ight and go back to sleep, Well, one morning the od ‘ud had jut uncovered the parot for the day ~ when who should she see coming up the Font walk but the preacher! Well she eshed back othe parrot and sipped the cover back on the cage and then sbe let in the preacher. And the parrot ws perectly tl, just a gulet 36a mouse, but jst a she wad aking the preacher how ‘uch rogar he wanted in his coffee ~ the parot broke the sence with aloud ~ oh bist) ~ and said ~ ‘God dana but chat was a short day!” [See back Arad and lagi, LA ab mal a Ineficttl ort een arated, STANLEY page m0 tei oth soy but reaches way er the leo ar Bi fork in ‘Be rencinng chop which eet witht fags) buancute: Apparently Mr Kowalski vas not amused, Tana: Mr Koval is too busy making pig of hme! ‘o think of anything ese! seasccav: Thats right Baby. stetta: Your fice and your Sages are dagutingly gest. Go and wash up and then help me clear the table. (ie are plat t efor} sranuay: That's how Pl dear the table! (He aur bar ‘om. Don't ever ai chat way to mel “Pig Polack di- (guring~ vulgar ~ gresey!” ~ them kind of words have been on your tongue and your sisters too mack around Jere Wise do you two think you are? A par of qucens? | SCENE EIGHT 195 Remember what Huey Long said ~ ‘Bveey Man is King” And I am the king around here, so dent forget, ied (He barks 2 op and ener 1 the jr] My place is Cleared! You want me to clear your places? [prenea begins oy weap. aTANLEY clas out ote (rch end gh 2 cigar The Nero ener round the comer sr} seancire: What happened while Iva bat he tell you, Stella? sretta: Notting, eating, aothing! Seance: [thi he tld you emething about MGich and "ne! You know why Mitch did't come but you won’: elt ime! [Pret cht he aed lly] Wim going to eal hima! sreita: T would call hm, Blanche beanene: Tac, Um going to cli him STELLA (nib: I wish you wouldnt. BLancne: I intend ¢9 be given some explanation Gam [Ste rae th pene ine ore SELLA per fie porch and ae coach thar hsb. fe grants dnd sue cosy fom er) a the phone, rrruta: T hope you're pleated with your dathgs. T never had 30 much wouble swallowing food iz 2) lie, lookin atthe i's fe and the empty chair. (She oes quiet aeaNent [ala pig Hello, Me Mitchel, please... Oh. rT would ike to leave a number if! may. Magnolia oay. And say ifs important tal... Ye, very iport+ Ant... Thank you. [Sle renin by te plone wih 6 Lt, Pighenad lo.) eraney tre aly backward i wif nd aes lea am) sezascuzye: Stell i's gonna be allright afer she gocs andt96 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ster you've had the baby, I's gonna be allright again bberween you and me the way that it was, You remember that way dhatit vag? Them night we ad together? God, ‘honey it's gonna be sweet when we ean ake noie inthe night the way that we weed ta and get the coloured lights going with nobody's sister behind the eutane to hear ut! (Th pale neigous are asd in bling tage at somating. stance ela) Steve an’ Eunice srrta: Come on backin, (Sk eu to eke nd tarts lighting the cand om th hit ela.) Blanche? se ancute: Yes. (Shera fh aoa io ae in te ‘ntka] Oh, chase prety, prety Lele candles Ob, deat Bora them, Stell, sernta: Tceraialy will [seamen omer Sak in) aLaNcmR: You cughe to save then for baby’s birthday (i, Thope canis are going to glow ini ie and [hope that his eye are going to be lke candles, ike two ble candles lighted ina white cake STANLEY [siting dea]: What poetry aiaxcia: His Auntie Inows candles aren't safe, that cardies bur out in Fee bos’ and gist eyes, oF wind blows them out and after that happens, elsetie ligat bulbs go on and you see too plainly.» (Sh ptt rae ely fora monet) should’ have called Bien, STELLA: There's los of things could bave happened, aLancu: There's no erewe frit, Sela I don't have 6 ut up with iru. I wot be taken fo granted, rawizy: Govdtmn, ifs hot ia here with the steam fos the bathroom, auanona: [ve wid Twas somy three des. (The piano ode ou) sake hot baths for my nerves, Hycro-therspy, ‘hey eat, You healthy Polack, without a nerve in your SCENE EIGHT 61 body, of eoure you don't know what anxiety els ike stantey: Tam not a Polack, People om Poland ate Pole, not Polaks, Put what Tames onehundeed percent America, bon anc raed in the grentest country on earth And proud a ell ft 10 don't ever call mea Polack. (The pane igh arouses extant.) aiaxcns: Ob, that's for me, I'm sue, etantev: Pm notsure, Keep your sat, (He rare larly ‘a plone] Ho, Aw, yh, hello, Mae, (2 ane agi wal tring icungy iat ne axeoee, She sinks Suk in hr ch wh frig lao, S72LLA leone oer end ches hr on) ‘seawente: Oh, keep your hands of me, Stella, What ithe ‘patter with you? Why do you look at me with chat pity= ing look? stanuey [oulig): QUIET IN THERE - We've {got 8 nosy woman on the place. - Go on, Mac. At [Ruleja? No, 1'don't waasa bow at Riley’ Thad a ite trouble with Riley last week, ['m the teameapinin, ain't T? Allright, then, we'e not gonna bowl at Riley's, we'ee fgonma bow! at the West Sige ar the Gala AU aight, ‘Mac, See yur! (Cle hangs pend rr th table, Lawes oly com fehl drinking evel fom hr tle af wae. He Avr ok er ba ech in pce Then ep wy and with fae ambit} Sister Blanche, I've gots bile bday remembrance for you. ananeite: Ob, have you Seanley? Twas expecting any, TI don'thnow why Stl wants toobeervemy birthday | 1 much rather forget it~ when you ~ reach twenty seven | Well~age saubjece that you'd pele ta ~ignare | sTaNURy: Tweatyseven: tg98 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE BEAN [uly]: What ini? Tt for me? (Wi oling ite ele sr her} sranuey: Yes, [hope you like it! auascis: Why, why — Why, it's Stiniury: Ticket] Back to Tassel! Oa the Greyhound Teeday! (The Varmaions mate nfl nd cote paying, STELLA ie alraply and ure bac MLANOMY ef mle, Then she ras Laugh, Ta he gie ote xp od ‘psf the ole od ra oh et ropm, Sk eer Ir throat ond the run sine Strom, Coughing, 85g sind ave bard} Wall svat: You didet need to do that, Stanay: Doa't forget ll that I tok off er Seauta: You needa’ have been 1 crcl to someone alae she is, saw sy Delicate piece she is STELLA? She is, She wae. You dida't know Blanche as a ‘i. Nobody, acbody, was tender and esting as she was. ‘Bat people ke you abused her, and freed her to change. (Hecrasss nthe Bdoom, ripping of hit aki, and changer wa ri a ing rt Sta fll B,) Do you think you're going bowing now? sanz: Sure, STELLA! You're not going bowing, [Se cece hal of it 18et) Was did you do this to her? rawuzy: 1 done nothing to no one, Let go of my shir, ‘You've tora srauza:T wast to know why, Tell me why. Stanzy: Whea we fix met, me and you, you thought 7 ‘was commen. How right you was, baby. Twas common at in. You showed me the sapsbot ofthe place with the SCENE BIG! cola, I pulled you down off chem columns and how you loved it, having them coloured light going! And Wrasn't we happy together, warn’ it all okay ‘ll he showed here? Lereca maker © alight manner Het lok goes sey Tuc ef irri hcl er name Sh ei 2 low, thing rrr fom te beso Us he Lichen, leoingandatng othe bac of he cais ad then o edge of tale wath 0 bind Lok and Utening eprsion. Sane, filing wo A ote, anaware of he ‘And wasn't we happy together? Wan’ it ll alay? Ti the showed hece. Holy-toity, deenbing me as an ape (We sail tee change stent] Hey, what i, Stell? (He cone ts er] sect [gui]: Take me tothe hospital (Get orn upping wits arm, maarng indiingihly ar they gy oie, The “Varuna” i fear aie iting with nie rapa ate bate thor ao sighy. aan comer ext tating 0 athe lah, Sh bis whtpr har as thigh fas ely.) stascite: El pas de moi, pot de msi, El pan de mie al ‘Bln de mas, an de is, Ein de moe nal.SCENE NINE A ale ae at ening, nea cst i rete inten hc Dorin in beim cher that she ha reed ith aga (ren and whe spe, Sh Bas ow hr seal ain robe, On Be fable bade chair «bat of quar and a glace. Therap fer ota to, be Vorsoson' shard. Th maser ind she ring I cape ted ha ee of erring Sn Ne, and theses wher hereof ha son. A tac Joni ring bak and forth sar ar (erzeut omer aod he nr work ther Blot dnin ‘handphone elie ps0 dot ndings aLaNowe tard) suawaite: Who i, please? susren (boar): Me, Mite, (he poe ne pe.) stancu: Mitch! Justa minute, (Se rsh shou fal, hiding te Bote ino ele, ‘rocking a the mir and dabbing fer face ath elpeand DPraso. She an exied that Aer breath i abe as she ase et At at hare othe dni ha ikem od as ni) ‘Mitch !~ Y'know, I ceally shoulda lee you in afer the treatment 1 have received fom you this evening! So suterly unavalier! But hell, beau [Ske afer ie een and paar ast ent ‘he Bo. Seas after in a li iso ee rom.) My, my, what a cold shoulder! And a face lke SCENE NINE sot ‘hundercloud! And sich uncouth apparel! Why, you. Inavers even shaved! The unforgivable insult ca lady! Boe ergive you. I frgive you because is such a eifto tee you, You've stopped that polka tune that Thad caught fn my head, Have yoo ever ad anything caught in your Inead? Some words, piece of muse? That goes eeente ley on and on in your head? No, ofcourse you haven’, you dumb angel-pus, you'd never get anything awidl ‘aught in your head! (le tres at ewe he las Nm whl he lls bein Hat Ke ht ado fw des on tb way ever.) wrrom: Do we have to have shat fan oa? aiancne: No! surrent: I don Uke fans, atascite: Thea lets tn it of, honey. T'm not partial to them! (he pre the ik and te fn mde sly oft Sh cers er tira sway a wr20% lamps hme dou ome ed th Sesaom ad igh wipe) T don't know what thee ist drinks = baven’investe ated. surrom: I dost want Stns lgvor. saxcus: Ie is't Stan's Everything here isn't Stan's, ‘Some things om the premises are actualy mine | How is Your mother? Isn't your mother well? iron: Why?’ BLANCHE: Something's the mater tonight, but nevermind, Twon’t cromexamine the withes, Til just ~ (he cher he fn guy, Te polka eras wp again ~ petend 1 doa't notice anything diferent about you | That muse again wrsen: Whas music? tases: The ‘Varouviana’? The polka tune they were ‘laying when Allan ~ Wait![4 titan lo ho i Beard tan ems lie) “There new, the shot! I aay stops afer that, [The polka mais dn ou gun] ‘Yer, now i's sapped, wrrete Aze you boxed out of your mind? suasows: Tl goad dee what Tean Bind in the way of = [She erases inthe eat pending to cach forth te | ‘Oh, bythe way, excuse me for not being drested, Bat ['S forgotten your invita wives 1 wasn’t going toe you any more stancue: Waits minute cant hene what you're saying ‘ind you tallao tle chat when you do say something, 1 don't want to mis a single sylable of it... Wat am I Tooking around here or? Oh, yer= liquor! We've bad 32 rch exctiement arouad here this evening dhac T am Bowed oe of my mind | (She pense caddy 19 fed the Ste He Sees it fo pe bed ed havea he olen nowy) Here's something. Soutuera Comfort What is shat T wondee? vrron: Ifyou don’ know, i must belong to Stan seasons: Take yourfootffthe bed. Ichasa light cover on ‘Of course you boys don't note shings lke that I've done 20 much with this pace since I've bean here. serous T bet you have. - * Suanecite: You sw it before I came, Well, look a i nove ‘This room is almost ~ dainty T want to Keep it that way, ‘iwonder if this uf ough to be mixed with something? ‘Unum, i's sweet, oaweet| Ks terily, terribly tweet Why, ite a Gun, [ believe! Yes, thats what it a quer! wren grant] Tm abi you won't kei, but it, and maybe you will serven: Told you already T'do't want none of his liquor ‘ad I meaa it. You ought to lay offhisiquer. He says you SCENE NINE 203 Deen lapping. it up all summer tke a wikbeat auanens Whats fintastic statement | Fantastic of hint say fantastic of you to fepeat it! L won’ descend fo the level of ch cheap aeciations co answer them, even! wrron Huh ataxcite: What ors! seven [geting wp}: Ts dav in here Dbhawent; [like ie dirk, The dark i comforting toe. urrow: I don't think Leverseen you in che light [auaxeie longs betly) That’ a ft stanton: [sit? ausrow: Pve never sen you i the afternoon, Lawes: Whoee fault i that? surtout: You never want to g9 out in the aero, LaNeWE: Why, Mitch, you'e atthe plant in the afters ‘oon vyrron: Not Sunday alterna. I've sad you to gout with ‘me sometimes on Sundays but you alvays make an ex- come, You never want t9 20 ou il after six and then waa some place tha's aot lighted much. atawen: Thee is ome olucure meaning is ths but Til vo catch i wrrow: What it means i Pve never had a real good look at you, Blanche, stancite: What are yos leading up 1? serves: Let cura the light om hee. LANNE [ferily]: Light? Which light? What fe? ‘tren: Ths one with the paper thing omit. (He war he poor ein of Ue Sight bulb, She ture ghee gop] atancne: What did you do that for? surrom: So I can take & look at you good and plan! Scasene: Ofcoure you don’ really mean to be insulting tow: No, jus reals, meawcoee:f don’ wast reals. tron: Naw, I gues not fn your mind? { se tamething in your204A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE eaxcre: WML tell you what T want, Magic! parew laughs) Yes, ves, magic! Try to give that to people. mise epsentshngs co them. Ion’ tl the ruth [el what baght to be truth, And if that is sinfl, thea let me be (Gamed fo it! = Det um he light on! Luce cove te lick Het th ight on andres ther. Si eit ot deers he fe eo te igh of sssin) serren (sony end bir: T dont mind you being older han what 1 houghe, Buc all the eet of t~ God! That pitch about your deals being so oldtshoned and all he ‘alarkey that you've dished ou all unuzer, Oy [knew ouweren’ sixteen any more. But Iwas fol enough 0 Eieve you was srg sawente! Wh told you K wasn't ~‘tralght"? My loving ‘rotherinlae. And you bleved he, vertey:Tealled him a liar at frst. And then Yehecked 09 the story. Fst T asked our suppiy-man who travel through Laurel, And thea T talked dieety over longed tance fo ths mevehact avavene: Who the merchant? sazow: Kifaber, Stanexte: The merchant Kiehiber of Laue! know the tan. He whistled at me. I put im in i place So now for revenge he makes up sori about me arron: Three people, Kieaber, Stanley, and Shaw, wore ‘them! Lanna: Ruba-dubdub, thee mea in a rub And suck 2 fly tb serrom: Dida't you stay a hotel ced The Flamingo? uaNone: Flamingo? No! Tarantula was the name ft! Tsayed at hotel called The Tarantua Aras! sucvon [usp]: Tarantula? auaxone: Yas, «big spider! That's where T brought my itis, (Sie fur Alf era dra) Ys, Thad many SCENE NINE 205 incimacies with tanger. Aer the death of Allan — inte racies wih strangers was all I seemed able wo All ay empty heart with» thinkit was pane, jst pani, that Grove me from one ro another, hunting fr some protec+ ‘don = here and there im the mest ually places = even, st last ina eeventeen.yeald boy bat ~somebody wrote ‘he superintendent about it ~ "This woman is morally unt fr ber postion (Ste tow bck er asd it conir,sing Lauper, ‘The he ees the aemet gas, ed tink] ‘True? Yes, Teuppose— unt somehow ~ anyway, 50 came here, There wae nowhere ese 1 could go. T wat played out. You know what played out is? My youth was suddealy gone up the waterspout, and =I met you. You ‘aid you needed somebody. Well, 1 neded scmeboiy, too, T thanked God for you, because you veemed to be gentle ~a cet in the rock of the world that T could hide tn! The poor man’s Parade ~ ira tle peace... But gus Twas asking, hoping too much! Kieaber, Stanley, fd Shaw ae ied an old tin ea t he tal ofthe ite [Theis apo. we cx stares ther uly.) servos: You led tm, Blanche, StaNcute: Doo’ say id to you. verroat Lis, les, inside and out, al ie, eaxom: Never inside, aida e in my hear. [A Vind come srund the corr. Sai ind nxt Wowas ins dark ss, eying nce face gay tin owes that lowercase Meseme dply ot fale and ther fie sections. Shes calling bavely oul, He fe {sly fiy wl rit bg] MERIGAN WOMAN: Flens, Pury. Fle pars lar muir, Flos, Fore, staNcire: What? Oh Somebody outside, ...1 -Livedinagob A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE house wheee dying old women remembered their dead \CAN WOMAN: lot, Flore pra le mios [The pola te fein} sLancus [arifts karl]: Crumble and fe and regrets ‘eeriminatioas..» ‘Uyou'd dane tis, i wouldnt ve oot MERICAN WOWAN: Cora para ls maui, Cre Staxcie: Legacies! Huh... And other things such a2 blood-stained pllow-ipe~ “Her linen needs enanging’— “Yes, Mother. But couldn't we get coloured gil todo 11?" No, we couldn’ of coune, Everything gone but the Mexican woman Fl SLANcitE: Death ~ I ted to sit here ad she wed to it over there and death waras closes youare.... We lda’t dace even admit we had ever heard oft MEXICAN WOMAN! Flore: pap tt, fot — fit atancite: The oposite is desir. So da jou wonder? How ould you possibly woudee! Not far from Belle Reve, before Wwe fad lst Belle Reve, was a camp where they ‘rained young soldiers. On Saturday nights they would 30 In town to get dank ~ MEXICAN WOMAN [efi]: Cornet : ‘BLaNcrts:~and on the way back they woul tagger onto ‘ay lawn and call ‘Blanche! Blanche "= The dea ald Jady remaining surpected nothing. But sometimes slipped outside to answer their call Later the paddy= ‘ragoa would gather them up ike daisies. the long way home (Tie serxicase wow Aone abtely and dite back of ‘a er moral re, ANC fe thee nd laos fred i Afr moment, Po rer and fleet fer pupal. Te ola mass fdes cy. He places Ks ands er wes nd ie 1 ta ara) SCENE NINE 207 aeawonE: What do you want? sven (fimbliag te embrace hr}: What 1 been mining all bLaweite: Then marry me, Mitch! tren: Tdon’t think { want to marry you any more aarron (dopping hic hands from fer sist): You're Clean enough fo bring inthe house with my mother. seawerte: Go away, then. [Fe stores ot fr] Get out ofhere Guick before I start seaming fie! [ler hot sighing with ster.) Get out of here quick before I sar sreara- ing fe (He stil remains staring. Sh suey rhs tthe big iid with ts Bole ble quae of the oft sere ight ond eres wt.) Fire! Fire! Fre! (ih arte ge, tetrad gar cto he ote hor laters anise de ther and rend he rc (fe bilig. 9LANOKE sages bac fre wind ols to er ia, Tia ist pai sw and a.)SCENE TEN ia few hr ter that ight, BLANCHE har ben driling fy sally sine weet Uf ‘Stes dragged her wardabe rhino he centro he Bdrm. ange open with fowry drs thun eat tl he dining ond packing met ee masd of trial exilaatio came iat be id le has cia het omaha tied adept ale sin ein gue andi of oad le pee te Irian a er ee (vou se placing bination tiara om hr had bf he iro of te desangtabe and marmaning end a f'0 4 Pop of pial adie.) stanente: How about king swim, a movalight swim at ‘the old rock-quarry? If anyone's sober enous to drive car! Ha-Ha! Bast way in the world to stop your head busing Only you've goto be careful to dive where the ep pool it~ ifyou hita rock you don’t some up til o> (Trembling he Hehe had minor fora eae itso, Sie eaths er beat end samt the mr foe nn eth sack sooce that he gle acs, She rane le ond STANLEY abpersarand th cor af th bling, He sl has om hegre il owing sit, he rund he tamer the hig mae i hard. Lt centinar sft ‘Sra a ee, He ers he thn, laine te don, eB ee ot LANCER, Ae gier a ln whit le hat had «fw inks the woy Gd rough some gust ber Bee am wth im) ataNcm: How is my ster? SCENE TEN 209 sranusy: She ie doing okay. BLANCHE: And how is te baby? rasteey (griming ois); The baby won't come before ‘mong 25 they tld me to go hore and gee a ile shute anvanente: Doce that mean we are to be alone in here? srawtev: Yep. Just me and you, Blanche, Unles you got somebody bid under the bed, What've you got aa these Fae eather foe? cannes Oh, that’s right, You let bere my wire came sraxtey: You gota wife? BLANCHE: J received a telegram ffom an old adairer of STANLEY: Anything good? SLanene: I think wo, An invitation. vu What to? A Great's ball? BLANCHE [ring bck ler ead}: A ese ofthe Caribbean ona yack sraNtey: Well, well, What do you know? ALANGME: I have never been vo surpre in my le, stamuey: Tgues 2 aca ‘seaxeuts: It came lke bat om the blue! srantey: Who cid you Pi was fom? LANGMEE: Aa old beau of mine, srawuzy: The one that give you che white fxopeees! LANGE: Me Shep Funtligh. I wore his ATO pin my lst year at college, Thada't een him aga unl last Chit mat ran in fo him on Biscayne Boulevard. Then ~ just ow thiswire~ inviting eon a crise ofthe Carisbean | ‘The problem i clothes. {ore into my trunk ove what L have tha’ mutable or the opie sravtzy: And come up with that gorgeout~ diamond ~ ‘ataNcn: This od relic! Harha e's only rhinestone srantey: Gash. [ chought it was Tifiny diamonds. (He ions ssi)BLaNcstz: Well, anyhow I shall be enteraned in syle Svasey: Ubchuh, Tt goes to show, you never know what ‘ecoming sniaweice: Just when I thought my luck bad begua to fall srantny: Into the pleture pops tia Miami mulinaire ALANCHE: This man isnot Pom Miami, Tals maa i from Dallas, svantey: This man it fom Dallas? Saou: Yes, tis man is from Dallas where gold spouts ‘out of the ground srantey: Well, jot 99 he's fom somewhere! (He sors roving Ms his) ALANCHE: Clos the curtains before you undees any further, STANLEY [anialfy]: This is all I'm going to undres right ov. (He ips de sac off a gut hurd) Seen 8 bottle: [She ately and the deter, sheesh soe ter hands ht together} Tue to have a cousin who could open a eer-botle with bis tech. (Pouading the Bt cap on the cre of tbl] That ‘washisonly accomplishment all he enuld doe was just 4 fuman botle-opener. And then onetime, ata wedding party, be broke his franc teeth of! After that he was 30 Shamed ofhimelf ie wed ? saeak outof the Howe wien company came... [The bee cop pope of and a ger of foam sts uh. tcawaay lang happy, blding up the bole ovr BE od : Hiacha Rain from heaven! [He exudes botlemards fr] Shall we bury the hatchet and make ta loving-cup? Hun? ‘tancun: No, chank you. sranuny: Wel isa redeter aight for ur both You hase {ng an eilnilionace and me having 3 baby. (He gous to he bra in te bso ond ech ema sarang fromthe bat dra) aLaxcn [drawing bast): What are you doing in hee? Etasiuny: Heee's something [sways break ut ontspecial occasions like this! The alk pyjamas I ware on my ‘wedding night ncawowe: Oh, sranuny: When the telephone sing and they say, “You've gota son!" Pl ear the off and wave it like Bag! (He Uke eat obrilant pana cet) T guest we are both en ‘led to put onthe dog (He gas bck tthe ihe with le aa rs er) cawene: Whea T think of how divine it is going tobe to have such a thing as privacy ance more = could weep with joy! sranti¥: This millionaire rom Dallas is no going inter fere with your peivacy any? auaxons: It won't be the sort of thing you have in mind ‘Ths man isa genlewsan and he expec me, [Inpronisag femily.) What he waste i my companionship. Having {reat wealth sometimes makes people lonely arawry I woulda't know about that. BLANCHE: A cultivated woman, 2 woman of Intelligence and breeding, ean enrich a man’s life ~ immeasurably !T hve thowe things to offer, and this doesn't sake them ‘vay. Physical beauty is pasng. A transitory poseston. But beauty of the mind and richness of the spirie and tenderneat ofthe heart ~ and I ave all of thoee thingy — aren't taken away, but grow! Tncreste withthe years! ow strange that T shold be called a dene worman ‘When [have all of thet renure locked in iy Beart ote ob conus from her) Think of mysel 282 very, veryrich woman | But [have been foi ~enating sy pearls before sine STANLEY Sine, uh? Beaweste: Yer, win | Swine! And Dim thinking not only ‘of you but of your fiend, Mr Mitchel, He came to set tue tonight, He dared to come here in hie work-clthet| ‘And to repeat slander to me, vicious stories that he had gotten Bom you LI rave him his walking papers... srawtey: You did, hak? ‘nLaNeith: But then he cune back He aneraed with a box of ‘oes o bee my frpienet | He implored my fargivenes, But ome things are not forgivable, Deliberate crusty fot forgivable. Its the one unforgivable thing in ay opinion and itis theone thing ofwhieb [have never, never been gully, Aad T told him, I said to him, Thank ‘you, but it was folth of me to think that we could ever fulapeourelves to each other, Our way of life are too ‘rent, Our attinides and our beekgrotinde are ineame pauble. We have to be realise about such things, So [ewell my Giend | And let there be no hard felings sax LEV: Wat ts before oe after the telegram came fora ‘he Tex al mallionire? suaNou: What telegram? Nol No, ater! Aaa matter of ‘Bet the wire came jut as — svasizy: Ae a matter of ict there wasn’t no wise at eel suaxone: Oh, oh sranuay: There Sx't no millionaire! And Mitch dida't ‘ome bac with reas ‘anise I know where he s~ puanone: Oh! sTanLE: Thece fn’ goddam thing but imagination staxows: Ob! wiry! And lies and conceit and trick shaxese: Oh! Stanuzy: And look at yourself Take a look at youselfia ‘hat worn-out Mardi Gras outit, rented for fy cents SCENE TEN 23 from some ragpicher! And with the crazy erown on! Whar queen da you thisk you ae! suaseite: Oh = Gad STaxLEV I've bean onto you fom the start! Not once dig you pul any wool over this boy's eyes! You come in here tnd sprinkle the place with powder and speay perme and cover the lightbulb witha paper lantern, an lo and ‘achla the place hat turned into Egypt and you ae the (Queen ofthe Nile! Siting on your throne and switing dwn my liguor! {sy ~ Ho ~ Ha! Do you hear me? a= ha ha! [He wales the Sd} suancies: Don't come in here! (arid recon spear one wale eed neanene. The adows oe of grog and menacing frm. Sects hr Seah, cose he pane and flr te hk, TAME 01 ito the btm andre dor.) Operator, opertor! Give me longinance please... want to get in ouch with Me Shep Huntleiga of Dal, i's so well known he dosn't require any addres Just tk anybody who ~ Walt! ~ No, I could’ nd it right Bow...» Pens understand, T-No! No, wait!... One ‘moment! Someone is ~ Nothing! Hold oo, please! [Sette pow dom and oe warily inte ie Th ight i filed with ahaa ees ers jungle The tad and lard rei ote sity at fae long tell pce, Thocugh th bck wal of the roms, wick hae bce ropa con bse ke elk protease ¢ rank He pcre eran te talk, overtakes ey ond thee i 4 suggle plieman’s whe raat op The Saws dsapper ‘Sine momat arth NRORO WOMAN epbearr com Ne sore ith aun bg ic hepa bd roped om the wal, Sh i ting eae th24 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE DAMEHE free ey bala he ps adres sii the poe She sek nat wr] Operator! Operator! Never mind longedance, Get ‘Western Union. There nt tne tobe Wester = Wee term Unica (Ste seit anit] Wiestem Union? Yes! I~ want to~ Take down this mie age! ‘Ta desperate, deperate creumstances| Help mel Ggh ina tap. Caught a O4 [Tie aio di hv er and STANLEY coma fhe an ik pyamay He gio eo ka the esd ssh aot is wai. Sh gon aks fem the pho ears at efor co of tm Tha ching Sema nl fom te pon, aly and ang] srany: You lef th phe off Book (He cone tit debra tsi Bak om th ook Afr fe barricade, he ae ot fr again, Si mth ay arving ido a grin, arb wis Between SLANG. tt ctr dr. ‘Tha barely oue ‘Su pion! begins drum op ude ‘The tudo ts int te roar of a apreehing lace fie. avant cous, fasting He os hr ear wt at gone by.) azancits [fly tropheig): Let me ~let me gt by you! stanuny: Get by me? Sure. Go akead. [He moves bark ¢ ‘poe in th drat.) auawcus: You ~ you stand over there! (Sle inate ¢ rhe pasion) sana [arizng]: You got plenty of room to walk by me auaNcma: Not with you there! But Te got to get out semehow! sranzav: You think P'intsfre with you? Hac sozne Tex 215 (he ‘hapa’ goes fi. St rs efi nd ates int gesture, Ta shan ange ses rs ap He ake “ip wards hr, bing is fngue hcp betwen ht aa) STANLEY (9h: Come to thin ‘be bad 10~ interfere with [seancu mas: backesrd Ussagh th oir inte bee rot} BLANCHE: Stay back! Doe's you come towards me ae other step o° l= sane: What? LaveH: Some awl thing will happen! Ie will staytey: What are you puting on now? (Thy ar bth ince he bdo it~ maybe you woulda’ Bancwe: I war you, don’, Pm in dangert (2 asa stp, She mate Lote one ale and Fish hang he ben stauey: What did you do tha fr? BLANEHE: So I could twist the broken'end in our ice SanLz¥: I bet you would do that LANGE: T would I wil i you ~ StaNtrY: Oh! fo you want some rough-howte! All righ, Jets have some rugichouse! (tie rings ward hr, snartasing th able Sh vie out sie th wth he Step ot bea er wit} ‘Tiger ~ tiger! Drop che bore-p! Drop it! We've has (his date with eachother om the beginning | [She moan The bot fal. She sinks ther fat He ‘Piks sp her inet figure od caris hero the bd, Th Bot ramp and re om th Por Dec snd La]SCENE FLEVEN (ir ome wuts lat. STRLLA 1 packing suaxoua's thing Sand of ater con be Beard rain the Btn. ‘The pories e brly open on bbe pleyes —eTANEY, sreve, sutos, snd PABLO ~ sh a arand he ale in he ich The ate on of he Hen aw sn as, ad eof th uasus per nigh The bldg red by thay of gai sea has ben ing ar she aang the fry dei the op ian, (womee cms dom the sp fo her fl bee ond eters the thn, This acter ust fom the paar abe} stay try: Drew to aa inside straight and made it by God. 2azto: Malta at rural frawuav: Putitin Bnglsh greavebal, panto: I am cursing your goddam lack Aart [prodigy data): You know what lack is? Luck ‘sbelieving you's lucky. Take at Salerno, I beeved Iwas Tucky. TAgured that 4 out of 5 would net come through but T would... and T did, put that down asa rule. To hold font postin in thie ratorace you've got to believe you are lucky, rrom: You... you... yous. Brag...beag.+-bull.++ tll [er EL pest th aco end srt fling der) sane: What's the master with him? sruwoe [walking put the fal]: T always did ay that men ‘ue callow things with ao feng, bur this does beat any= thing. Making pign of yourselves. [She amar ough te persrs int th Bcroom.) sayin: What's the matter with ber? sraita: How is my baby? Scene eLaveN a7 snunrer: Sleping like + lide angel. Brought you some [rapes (Sh plea ats ad lowers free Blanche? eveute: Bathing uwier: How ithe? fetta She wouldn't ext anything but adked fora dink uvice: What did you all her? frei: [= jst tld er that - we'd made arangemegis for her o Feat in the country, She's got it mixed inher rind with Shep Huntlig enaweme one te botioom dn gh) beac: Sella Ereuta: Ye, Blanche? Sshaxcite:IFanyone cl while Tm bathing take the ume ‘ber and tell them (I ell ight back, sreuia: Ye Lawes: That col yellow sik - the bouelé. See if e's ‘rushed. 14 not oo ered ' wear it and on the lapel that elver an tunjucie pin in the shape of & sshone, ‘You wil nd them in the beareshaped box T keep "ay ceesoie in. And Stella... Tey and looate a bunch of aif violets in that bs, to, to pin wih the seahone ‘onthe lapel ofthe jacket. (Se dae te dor sot tre ROME] eres: doe't know if] did the sigh ching. owien: What de eould you do? ‘rata: Teoulde't beleve her sory and go on Living with Stanley. unica: Don’t ever believe It. Life has got to goon. No matter what happen, you've Bott keep on gong. [The bate dar se tle) Lawes [loking ot} Ts the coast lene? stnuta: Yeu Blanche, (To 2unrce) Tell her bow well she's looking.218A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE avons: Please date the curtains before I cme out sretia: They're cle, Srawcey: ~ How many fr you. freve:~ Thee {etancu apes in the aber eh of ted, Sh has @ fragrance nr ved tan oe foliing Ue paral lhe of er boy. The "Vesuina” rat sly at BLANCHE may tt been) vanes [with finite! any}: T have jut washed ‘ay ba. rete: Did you? suaweua: I'm not sure T go the cap out, suntex: Such fie air! ALANOHE [coping compe): I¢¥.a problem. Dida’ T seta call? srbttas Who from, Blanche? suaxcne: Shep Huandeigh ... fretua: Why, not yet honey! saxon: How range! [dt ie aod ofaLawona's oie aie’ arm ppg ‘is cards Has ragged and is pour ole in a, STANLEY slaps hm on he he) sranuy: Hey, Mite, come tol (The xd of tno choc BLAM. Sh aes 4 Slkd get, forming hs sane with elie. sea ods nd lnkr quiy eony. ataNown sans ge sl for {one moments ~ theresa sai had nd ak of soroafd pepe as hugh al aman experince st (he fate DLANGR faaly spss wth ude petri] ances: What’ going on here? (She ts from STR We BONIOR and Sak BELA. ‘Hier rig, ol penta the occa of ge SCENE ELEVEN C ae veer dick Ait aad law bu srastuey sve BRAS hair a faba ori, 08 placer vencning Hand 98 hee) Lanne [cominuing]: What's happened here? I want an ‘xplanation of whats happened tere stuta [oponicingy}: Boab! Hash owies: Hush | Hush | Honey. reuta: Please, Blanche, ALancitz: Why aze yo looking at me lke that? Ts some- thing wrong with se? rowren: Vos look wonderful, Blanche, Don's look won- def? seat: Yeu aunice: I undertand you ae going on 2 tp sreiia: Yer Blache & She going on vacation, aowten: I'm green with envy aLaxcuta: Help me, help me ger dresed! TELA [handing fer de); Is th what you~ ‘BLaNcite: Ye it wil do I'm ancous to get out of here = this pace ie ap! seuwiee: What a pretty ble jacket Svetta: It's blae coloured. Lanois: You're both mistaken, Is Della Robbia blue, “The blue of the robe ia the old Madoaaa pictures. Ae these grapes washed? [hefner a bch of grape wick nono ha bought a) eowtee: Huh? BLaNcuCe: Washed, T said Are they washed? Bowie: They're fom the French Market. SLANoxtE: That doesn’t mean they've been washed. (Th ‘athe! ble china} Those cathedral balis~ they've the only clean thing ia the Quarcer, Well I'm gong sow. Tm ready wo,susie (wfipering]: Shes going to walk out before they get oe eretta: Wait, Blanche, LAweste: T don’t want to pas in front of thote men, -Buntce: Then waitl the game bresks Up. sreta: Sitdown and. [avanente ton ally, Ray abou, Sh ls hm pack erin a chain) sass: [can smell thes ai The rst fay time Fm pine t spend onthe ea. And when Ide 'm song tion thesea You kaow what hal ie of St psa (pipe) L salle of eng an unwashed grape one day Suton the oesan, Iwill ie = with my and inthe hand fsome ncelookng ship's dace, very young on with 4 sell blond moutache and big ler watch oot tad they'll say, “the quinine did her no good. That wished grape has rasparte Bet Zul to beven (The ‘oa chia rt er] And bebe a aea evn up ina clan white sack and dopped overboard ~ at noon = fn the Sage of umaer~ and ito aa coca ws bike w {hie gen) my rt aver eyes [A nocton and ¢ warnow haw oppord and de Gir of a bing sd ined ba po joc. Tha ry of the afin i nur ~ he what he ofthe state mtn witht cl dtc Tha orang tera, Tie mmr of he gone er rp) otc [ahigoring warenza): That mus be them. (eran pra rt erie) ancamert [rising sll]: What i it? unre: [afl aa): Exewe me while Ise who's atthe door. area: Yeu (eonres: guint he cbr] aLaxcut (tus): I wonder iit for me, [wiped cology aber place at he dor] ewes (ting, bith): Someone cling for Blanche. Buancuz: Ici forme, then! [Ske ls fafly fom (heel and thm tothe porter, The Vartan” ais lyr) Tet the gentleaan T was expecting frou Dallas? pewter: I think iti, Blanche, tavene: I'm not quite ready Sreuia: Ask hm to wait ouside, ewe: (enc ee bck tthe porter, Dams und ory my.) svecoa: Everything packed? Lavon: My aver tlle articles are sill out, sreta: Ab! EUNICE (raanig]: They're wsitng in font of che house, ALANCWE: They! Who's they’? eusrce: There's a lady’ ith him, taxes: I cannot imagine who thi “ady’ could bes “How ut she crewed? zumice: Just just a sort of plan-alored out suancwte: Pasibly she's ~ (He sce dot pvt} srett: Shall we go, Blanche? Stancu: Must we go through thee room? ret: [will go with you ‘Laneire: How do T look? stata: Lovely Bute [cing]: Lovely (erasomz mons farfily to te porter rontcE des ‘hem pen for ar. ACH go ints he Eich) tans [she ase do’ etup.Yoypaing: i | | } | (Ste reer guicly cade dar, 2824.8 and BUNCE oll. The poker payer send exckardy a th tbl ~ all fxupt wien, sche remains sae, king at Ue thle BLANCHE ste auton anal prc ta sie af th ar She ope shor end clea ey breath) oaron: How do you do? sLaxcws: You are not the gentleman I as expecting (Sheu gore and tre back pte pe She ab by Ereta, who sland jct trike he don, and pels it ¢ _Frghtad wiper} That man n't Shep Hatlgh. (The "Veron ie pli att. {Tea sar lack of peanut, 20NiCR i hling sruuua'sam, The iss omen of acto ed bt aap Seas eat ing Be care DUAN ais her eth gino sip ak te {fot Sheers eft ith pcr lh silo ‘rin. nat her ote gout at hey SRL ls dr er ind ccs Ser hae RONICH Bove ars Conjatingy abot hr Thr she rats op to br fa SUANGHE pe jut inside te dor gs tng no ano al a eth eh ak er ‘url At at he tarts arcand thee ard ee ov Aid, erase addy ae bok i he td et af back ery. Te at ON fils br Ss ef) srastunys Did you forget something? suawowe (aely}: Yer ex | forgot meting! (She rae thi in heb, Lari refi sper sth col 6 aus taper The Varina if tela rd certo, pane yee nde Ofte onl, weANCHY eer he bach of 2 hai a ‘afd bls} srastzz¥: Dos, you better go in. Senne ELEVEN ay octon [noting uarRox): Nurse, Bring her ot (The ssaraon adocct o nes PALEY oh te ta Dineied of all ihe fr Prope of womaniont he UATROW tg Pein aise figure er ere sie Bld and tna a fred Matnew: Filo, Blan (The geting chad andrea by ther myers ebind th wal, a if rember ugh cane 2 sraxtzy: She say thatthe forgot something [The ecto sun in useing wipe} seasnons That’ ul rig srawuzy: What di you larger, Banche? suaxene:I-1- eatRon! IC don't matter, We ean pick it up later STANLEY: Sure. We can send it along with the rua BLaNon [raatng ipa]? T don't know you =I doa't ‘sow you [want to be= lft alone = please! aaTRoW Now, Ble! exons [ring en fling}s Now, Blanche = now, Blanche ~ ‘nov, Banche!| sravuay: You left noch ere but spilt tlour and old ‘pey perfume bots ~ unless te paper lantern you want to take with you. You wane the antera? (Je ass dren sala and scx pe lator, fag i of th igh Su, and extn tarde Br Seat fut arf te lato she. The at wan rp bly ‘rd er. She ses es Brac pas the aT RON. Al he a sing te fa 72a ras od the orc, with BUNCE follwing Yo comfort he, sacl with the eyed woes ofthe mea in then, STELLA fat euntcs's embrace onthe porch) seca: Oh, my God, Bunice, help sie! Don't et them do2a, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ‘tat to her, don't et thems hurt her ! Ob, God, a, please God, don't further What are they doing to her? What te they doing? [She tree brek from busica’s az.) aowice: No, honey, no, no, honey. Stay here. Don't 62 ‘uel in there, Stay with me and don’ look. evga: What have I done to my sister? OB, God, what have I dane to my ster? sowtce: You done the igh thing, the only thing yoreould “d, She old stay hese there wasn no ther place or het to go. (White sran.a and nuxccn ae speaking on the rch he oie ofthe rnin tha btn overlap thar) st (ring ftom he bam): ley Hey! Doctor Doctor, jou Sette go ia! ‘boczon: Too bad, too bad, T always Uke to avoid anion This ea very bad thing stave: This tno way to doi, She should've been tld Paaior Maire de Die! Coe mal, rag, may mals! [hereon Ae startd foward e bedroom, seasceny aes fa bck him) cron fildy}: You! You done this, allot your God daa ‘nucferng with things you~ sean ay: Qui the blubber! [Be puss him side) lurtow: P'U el you! [Henge and sar att 0x2) staxtnv; Hold this boneheaded exy-baby | Srnve [srg vrren]: Stop i, Mitch. Pasco! Yeah, yeah, take it exp! [hcrzeu alae a he ol, bing During the rccing eat the Mn TRON ete Bld of ‘stawcun's am and prc Aer fight SLANCHE tens willy and steer al the maton. The easy woman pinion he rms LANCE ie out oat andi Br fewer) SCENE ELEVEN 05 atnow! Thee Fogel hee © be cinmed. (Te Bocres roam and she nko hin} Jace, ocron: Not unles neesary, (ie toes of is tend nw bees pata, Ta ie mex quality gos. His vice gent en etrng ws he foto BLANCHE ad crac fonof h,dhe pee ‘inane, her tear abe it, The aid efectos fede from the wal, the inbuan et end wie at and ap ‘un horse eying alma} octon: Mist DuBois (Sh ef in cd tere in wt dept Pong eth ipa vena Te won he cer. Beane [on Ak he te g fe Doctor [a eatnon): Let {The wxzaon reas be t ELANCE nde tnd fnew ti oocTOR. i pf nd ope Jer hs oa ah eh en BLawcne [holding tiph te Air are}: Whoever you are I have ‘vay epended on he Ldnen oft (Teflon bk nace Seoscrox rors the kilchen to the froet door. She allows kim to lead Sy se uae drt grt he no ctr ania anaes ea ‘upon the staies, “ ee srrcta: Bane! Bch, Bache! (euanom sae i it vg feed by te Bocron ath uatRons Tip ed Sew the building. ae a OIC md re od pe i sama il spd inspec eh, lingy oN os deeds neih i et fe ancy, rr rrr Oe pl ty cap ee rane mer; Seat a =—=—S—S—sr eee ea per en ‘rants (nny ti): No, hy, No, Fears on pepe ea ed "yr Now nome Sa [The luxurious sobbing, the sensual murmur fade away under ting a ‘nd ed ope seen Tis pe toad sa Lp 980 91- oo ‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE