Viel Spaß und guten Rutsch!
"The same procedure as last year? The same procedure as every year folks."
“Her 90th birthday” or “dinner for one”
by Freddie Frinton
scripted by Peter Kaul
Actors: Freddie Frinton and May Warden.
INT. - MISS
SOPHIES DINING ROOM - LATE EVENING
James the butler is already present and preparing the table. During
walking around he stumbels over a tiger skin with a head which is laying between
the table an the buffet. The buffet is on the left side, with several meals and
bottles. James uses the GONG. Miss Sophie is coming down the staircaise in the
big hall.
James:
Good
evening, Miss Sophie, good evening.
Miss Sophie:
Good evening, James.
James:
You
are looking very weIl this evening, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie:
Well,
I am feeling very much better, thank you, James.
She is taking place at the
small side of the table to the right
side at the opposite side to the buffet. James helps her polite to sit down and
held her chair.
James:
Good, good, good!
Miss Sophie looks around and seemes
contend.
Miss
Sophie:
Well, I must say that
everything looks very nice.
James is taking a bow
James:
Thank you very much, Miss Sophie,
thank you.
Miss Sophie:
Is
everybody here?
She is looking around to her
anticipated friends.
James:
Indeed, they are, yeah, yes.
They all are here for your anniversary, Miss Sophie.
Miss
Sophie:
All five
places are laid out?
James:
All laid out as usual Miss
Sophie.
Sophie:
Sir
Toby?
JAMES points at the place to
the left of MISS SOPHIE
James:
Sir
Toby, yes, he's sitting here this year, Miss Sophie
Miss Sophie:
Admiral
von Schneider?
JAMES points at let place to
Sir Toby
James:
Admiral
von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie
Miss Sophie:
Mr. Pommeroy?
JAMES points to the opposite
site of Admiral von Schneider
James:
Mr
Pommeroy, I put round here for you
Miss
Sophie:
And my very dear friend, Mr.
Winter- bottom?
JAMES points to the place at
the right side of MISS SOPHIE to the
opposite side of Sir Toby
James:
On your right, as you
requested, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie:
Thank
you, James You may now serve the soup
James:
The soup, thank you very much,
Miss Sophie, thank you.
He walks around the tabel und
stumbels over the tiger head
james
They are all waiting for you
little drop of Mulligatawny soup, Miss Sophie
Miss
Sophie:
I am particulary fond of
Mulligatawny soup, James
James:
Yes, I know you are.
Miss Sophie:
I think we'll have sherry now,
with the soup James
JAMES:
Sherry with the soup, yes....
Oh, by the way, the same procedure as last year Miss Sophie?
Sophie:
Same procedure as every year,
James.
James:
Same
procedure as every year, James
He walks to the buffet and stumbles
over the tigerskin.
Miss Sophie:
Is
that a dry sherry, James?
James:
Yes, a very dry sherry, Miss
Sophie. A very dry straight out of the cellar, this morning, Miss Sophie
He takes a bottle and walks round
the tabel to Sir Tobie´s place and fills his glas. He talks to the imagine Sir
Toby, returns and filsl more sherry in the glas.
Miss Sophie:
Sir
Toby!
JAMES is imitating the high voice
of Miss Sophies anticipated friends
James:
Cheerio, Miss Sophie!
Miss Sophie:
Admiral
von Schneider!
James:
And
Must I say it this year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie:
Just to please me, James.
James:
Just to please you, very good,
yes, yes!
James takes the glass and
clicks his heels
Skolll!
Miss
Sophle:
Mr. Pommeroy!
JAMES talks in high voice very
fast.
James:
Happy new year, Sophie!
Miss Sophle:
And dear Mr. Winterbottom!
James:
Well, here we are again, old
lovely...
Miss Sophle:
You
may now serve the fish
MISS SOPHIE finishes eating
the soup
James:
Fish, very good, Miss Sophie.
Did you enjoy the soup?
Miss
Sophle:
Delicious, James.
James:
Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad
you enjoyed it...
JAMES cleans the table and
takes the soupplates back to the buffet and stumbles over the tiger skin.
JAMES
.....little bit of North Sea haddock, Miss Sophie.
JAMES serves the fish
Miss
Sophie
I think we'll have white wine
with the fish.
James
White wine with the fish. The
same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
JAMES stubles over the tiger
head. He takes a bottle of white wine
and fills the glases, beginning with MISS SOPHIE.
Miss
Sophie:
The same procedure as every year, James!
James
Yeah!
Miss
Sophie:
Sir Toby!
JAMES talks in a high voice.
James
Cheerio, Sophie, me gal
Miss
Sophie
Admiral von Schneider!
James
Oh, must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss
Sophie
(insistently)
James, please, please!
JAMES click his heels.
James
Skoll!
Miss
Sophie:
Mr Pommeroy!
JAMES talks in high voice very
fast.
James:
Happy new year, Sophie me gal.
Sophie
Mr. Winterbottom!
JAMES talks with heavy tonque
James
...you look younger than ever,
love! Younger than ever! He, he, he!
On the way to the buffet JAMES
Miss
Sophie
Please, serve the chicken!
James
Yea!
Miss
Sophie
That looks a very fine bird?!
James
That's a lovely chu... chuk ...chicken,
that I`ll tell you a lovely...
Miss
Sophle:
l think, we'll have champagne with the bird!
James:
Champagne, ya Sssame, same
proce- dure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie:
Same
procedure as every year, James!!! -Sir Toby!
James:
Sophie
me gal
Miss Sophie:
Admiral
von Schneider!
James:
Must l Miss Sophie?
Miss
Sophie:
James!
James:
Ssskoll!
Miss
Sophie:
Mr
Pommeroy!
James:
Happy
new year, Sophie gal Miss
Sophie:
Mr.
Winterbottom!
James:
It's one of the nicest little
women.. (hick )...one of the nicest little women, that's ever breathed, ever
breathed I now declare this bazar opened! Would
you like
James:
Some fruit?
Miss
Sophle:
I
think we'll have port with the fruit!
James:
Oh,
noo! Same procedure as last
Miss Sophie:
Yes,
same procedure as every year, James!
James:
!!!
Miss
Sophie:
Sir Toby!
JAMES drinks out of the
winebottle, when he walks back to the buffet. He rounds the table and beginns
with the imagine Sir Toby.
James
Sugar
in the morning, sugar
Miss Sophie:
Admiral
von Schneider!
James
Ssskolll!
JAMES tries to kick his heels
but he miss. Almost he lose his stand and tries to find his balance back.
Miss Sophie:
Mr. Pommeroy!
James:
I'm
sorry, madam, sorry
Miss
Sophie
Mr. Winterbottom!
JAMES knocks at his breast and
grimaces his face
James:
Huuuh, I’ll kill that cat!
Miss
Sophie:
WeIl, James, it's been really a wonderfull party!
James:
WeIl,
it's been most enjoyable
Miss
Sophle:
I think, I'll retire
James:
You're going to bed?
Miss
Sophie:
Yes !
JAMES runs around the table to
help MISS SOPHIE
James
Sit down, I'll give you a hand
up, Madam.
Miss Sophie
As
I was saying, I think, I'll retire
JAMES leads MISS SOPHIE
James
Ya Ya. .... by the way, the
same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss
Sophie
The same procedure as every
year, James!
JAMES closes one eye and
smiles
James
Well, I'll do my very best!
THE
END
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