Zona Gale

Name: Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2
Author: Zona Gale

Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

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“Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2”, published in 1921, is a work by Zona Gale. It explores elements such as Lulu, Ina and Ninian.

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ DWIGHT. What's Lulu the charmer so still for, eh?
LULU. I was thinking how nice it is to be going off with you all like this.
DWIGHT. Such a moment advertises to the single the joys of family life as Ina and I live it.
INA. It's curious that you've never married, Ninian.
NINIAN. Don't say it like that. Maybe I have. Or maybe I will.
DWIGHT. She wants everybody to marry but she wishes she hadn't.
INA. Do you have to be so foolish?
DWIGHT. Hi–better get started before she makes a scene. It's too early yet, though. Well–Lulu, you dance on the table.
INA. Why, Dwight? ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ Well, now–is it Mrs. or Miss Lulu Bett?
LULU. It's Miss.... From choice.
NINIAN. You bet! Oh, you bet! Never doubted that.
LULU. What kind of a Mr. are you?
NINIAN. Never give myself away. Say, by George, I never thought of that before. There's no telling whether a man's married or not, by his name.
LULU. It doesn't matter.
NINIAN. Why?
LULU. Not so many people want to know.
NINIAN. Say, you're pretty good, aren't you?
LULU. If I am it never took me very far.
NINIAN. Where you been mostly?
LULU. Here. I've always been here. Fifteen years with Ina. Before that we lived in the country. ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ DWIGHT.)
DWIGHT. Now! The festive opera cloak. Allow me! My word, what a picture! Lulu the charmer dressed for her deboo into society, eh?
NINIAN. Dwight, shut your head. I want you to understand this is Miss Lulu Bett's party–and if she says to leave you home, we'll do it.
DWIGHT. Ah, ha! An understanding between these two.
CORNISH. Well, Miss Lulu, I think you're just fine anyway.
LULU. Oh, thank you. Thank you.... (Enter DI.)
INA. All ready, darling?
DI. All ready–and so excited! Isn't it exciting, Mr. Cornish?
DWIGHT. Bless me if the whole family isn't assembled. Now isn't this pleasant! ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ NINIAN. Nice old lady.
MRS. BETT. Who's a nice old lady?
DWIGHT. You, Mama Bett! Who else but you–eh? Well, now, Nin, what about you. You've been saying mighty little about yourself. What's been happening to you, anyway?–
NINIAN. That's the question.
DWIGHT. Traveling mostly–eh?
NINIAN. Yes, traveling mostly.
DWIGHT. I thought Ina and I might get over to the other side this year, but I guess not–I guess not.
MRS. BETT. Pity not to have went while the going was good.
DWIGHT. What's that, Mama Bett? (Enter LULU.) Ah, the lovely Lulu. She comes, she comes! My word what a costoom. ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ LULU. Mother, Mr. Deacon–Ninian, you know–wants Ina and Dwight and me to go to the theater to-night in the city.
MRS. BETT. Does, does he? Well, you mind me, Lulie, and go on. It'll do you good.
LULU. Yes, mother. I will. (Exit with pies.)
MRS. BETT. No need breaking everybody's neck off, though, as I know of. Monona, get out from under my feet.
MONONA. Grandma, compared between what I am, you are nothing.
MRS. BETT. What do you mean–little ape?
MONONA. It's no fun to get you going. You're too easy, grandma dear! (Exit. Enter NINIAN.)
NINIAN. All right–Dwight and Ina are game. Oh, Mrs. Bett! ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ Adventure–adventure is what the woman wants. I'm too tame for her.
INA. Idiot. (Back at window, BOBBY LARKIN appears. DI slips across to him.)
MRS. BETT. I s'pose you all think I like being left sitting here stark alone?
NINIAN. Why, Mrs. Bett–
INA. Why, mama–
LULU. Oh, mother, I'll stay with you.
DWIGHT. Oh, look here, if she really minds staying alone I'll stay with her.
MRS. BETT. Where you going anyway?
LULU. The theater, mama.
MRS. BETT. First I've heard of it. (MONONA is heard chanting.)
INA. You'll have Monona with you, mama. (MRS. BETT utters one note of laughter, thin and high.) ”

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Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett (play) — Act 1/Scene 2 (1921)

“ BOBBY is discovered outside the window, on whose sill DI is sitting.
BOBBY. So you despise me for cutting grass?
DI. No, I don't. But if you're going to be a great man why don't you get started at it? ”

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