THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

CAST
ANNOUNCER
HIRAM: OTIS
LORD CANTERVILLE
MRS. UMNEY, the housekeeper
VIRGINIA, Hir!"s #u$hter
%ASHINGTON: , Vir$i&i"s 'rother
ROLAND: &# ROGER, the t(i&s
MRS. OTIS
THE GHOST
ANNOUNCER:
Terror ') Ni$ht*
SOUND:
The t(i&s 'urst i&to +u$hter.... E,er)'o#) -shhh"s- the! +ou#+) ... the&
ANNOUNCER:
.Surprise#/ The Co+u!'i p+)ers prese&t p+) o0 the super&tur+, %+to& 1utter0ie+#"s
#r!ti2tio& o0 Os3r %i+#e"s 0!ous stor), -The C&ter,i++e Ghost.-
SOUND:
%i&#.
HIRAM:
Ghosts4
LORD CANTERVILLE:
5re3ise+) ... $host*
HIRAM:
M) +or#, )ou 3tu++) e6pe3t !e to 'e+ie,e tht C&ter,i++e Chse is hu&te# or tht there e6ists
su3h thi&$ s $host4
LORD CANTERVILLE:
M) #er Mr. Otis, I 0ee+ it !) 'ou&#e& #ut), s the prese&t o(&er o0 C&ter,i++e Chse, to 37ui&t
)ou &# )our 0!i+), s the prospe3ti,e o(&ers, (ith the 03ts. Your 'e+ie0 i& the! rests, 7uite
&tur++), (ith )ourse+,es.
HIRAM:
I& A!eri3, !) +or#, (e h,e e,er)thi&$ tht !o&e) 3& 'u). %e h,e !&) o0 )our 'est 3tors,
)our pri! #o&&s, )our p+)s, )our &o,e+s, )our (orks o0 rt. 1e+ie,e !e, i0 there (ere su3h
thi&$ s $host i& Europe or E&$+&#, (e"# h,e it t ho!e i& o&e o0 our pu'+i3 !useu!s or o& the
ro#, i& thetri3+ pro#u3tio&*
LORD CANTERVILLE:
5ossi'+), Mr. Otis, possi'+)* I 0er, ho(e,er, tht the $host e6ists ... thou$h it !) h,e resiste# the
o,ertures o0 )our e&terprisi&$ A!eri3& i!presrios. It hs 'ee& (e++ k&o(& 0or three 3e&turies &#
+()s !kes its pper&3e ...
HIRAM:
At C&ter,i++e Chse4
LORD CANTERVILLE:
... t C&ter,i++e Chse, i!!e#ite+) 'e0ore the #eth o0 &) !e!'er o0 our 0!i+).
HIRAM:
%e++, so #oes the 0!i+) #o3tor, 0or tht !tter, Lor# C&ter,i++e.
LORD CANTERVILLE:
%e h,e &ot 3re# to +i,e i& the p+3e ourse+,es.
HIRAM:
.1+usteri&$/ 1ut there is &o su3h thi&$, sir, s $host*
LORD CANTERVILLE:
M) $r&# u&t, the #o($er Du3hess o0 1o+to&, (s 0ri$hte&e# i&to 0it ...
HIRAM:
1) this -$host-4
LORD CANTERVILLE:
... ') t(o ske+eto& h&#s 'ei&$ p+3e# o& her shou+#ers s she (s #ressi&$ 0or #i&&er.
HIRAM:
I!$i&tio&, Lor# C&ter,i++e, pure ... !)'e i!pure ... i!$i&tio&*
LORD CANTERVILLE:
I& 3o&3+usio&, Mr. Otis, I 0ee+ 'ou&# to te++ )ou tht the $host hs 'ee& see& ') se,er+ !e!'ers o0
!) 0!i+). No&e o0 our )ou&$er ser,&ts (ou+# st) (ith us, &# L#) C&ter,i++e s+ept ,er) +itt+e
t &i$ht i& 3o&se7ue&3e o0 !)sterious &# persiste&t &oises tht 3!e 0ro! the 3orri#or &# the
+i'rr).
HIRAM:
M) +or#, I ppre3ite )our 0r&k&ess. I"++ tke the 0ur&iture &# the $host t ,+utio&. %e (o&"t
!i&# $host i& the house8 it"s per0e3t+) ++ ri$ht*
LORD CANTERVILLE:
9uite so. O&+) I 'e$ )ou to re!e!'er ... I (r&e# )ou*
MUSIC:
So!ethi&$ 'ri$ht &# su$$esti,e o0 E&$+ish 3ou&tr)si#e, 0#i&$ 0or
MRS. UMNEY:
I 'i# )ou (e+3o!e to C&ter,i++e Chse.
HIRAM:
Th&k )ou, th&k )ou....
VIRGINIA:
.I& '3k$rou&#/ Oh, (ht +o,e+) house*
%ASHINGTON:
S), I"! $oi&$ to +ike this*
MRS. UMNEY:
Th&k )ou 0or per!itti&$ !e to st) o&.
ROLAND:
.I& '3k$rou&#/ He), Ro$er, sk her (here the $host is.
ROGER:
.I& '3k$rou&#/ A(, she (ou+#&"t k&o(.
MRS. OTIS:
.O,er their 3htter/ %e shou+# 'e +ost i& this $ret house (ithout )our 3re.
HIRAM:
.A()/ U!!!! ... te*
ROLAND:
A&) 3kes, p4 Co!e o&, Ro$er.
VIRGINIA:
No(, #o&"t )ou 3hi+#re& tou3h &)thi&$*
MRS. UMNEY:
I +i# te i& the +i'rr), !#!.
MRS. OTIS:
So !) 3hi+#re& h,e #is3o,ere#* .:#i&$ i&/ %ht 'euti0u+ roo!. Do&"t )ou +o,e this '+3k
p&e+i&$, Hir!4
HIRAM:
.His !outh 0u++/ Huh4 Oh, )es ... ,er) prett).... 1etter pour the te, E+i2'eth.
MRS. UMNEY:
I"++ tke )our (rp, !#!.
ROGER:
Gee, these !u00i&s re $oo#*
VIRGINIA:
The)"re &ot !u00i&s, Ro$er. The)"re s3o&es. Are&"t the), !other4
SOUND:
S+i$ht sou&# o0 3ups &# su3ers s Mrs. Otis pours &# h&#s 3up0u+s to Mrs. U!&e) 0or ser,i&$.
MRS. OTIS:
%ht, #er4
ROLAND:
I #o&"t 3re (hether the)"re s3o&es or !u00i&s, the) tste s(e++.
ROGER:
I"# rther h,e 3i&&!o& tost*
MRS. OTIS:
Te, %shi&$to&4
%ASHINGTON:
.A()/ No, th&ks, !other. Gee, I #o&"t thi&k I",e see& su3h 'euti0u+ su&set si&3e (e",e 'ee& i&
E&$+&#.
HIRAM:
%e++, (e #eser,e 3+er #) 0or 3h&$e.
VIRGINIA:
I &e,er #re!e# there 3ou+# 'e so !u3h ri& i& o&e !o&th, 'ut to#) is per0e3t.
SOUND:
S+i$ht sou&# o0 3up 'ei&$ pushe# o& si+,er tr) &# spoo& 0++i&$.
MRS. OTIS:
Oh, #er, I pushe# so!ethi&$ o00 the tr) ... spoo&, I thi&k.
MRS. UMNEY:
.A() 'ut 3o!i&$ i&/ I"++ $et it, !#!.
MRS. OTIS:
Th&k )ou, Mrs. U!&e), ri$ht o,er there i& 0ro&t o0 the 0irep+3e. I !ust h,e ... (h), Mrs. U!&e),
tht spot* Chi+#re&, #i# )ou spi++ &)thi&$*
VIRGINIA:
%here, !other4
MRS. OTIS:
There i& 0ro&t o0 the 0irep+3e. I"! sure so!ethi&$ hs 'ee& spi++e#.
MRS. UMNEY:
Yes, !#!8 '+oo#.
MRS. OTIS:
1+oo#4
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ i&/ %ht"s this4
MRS. UMNEY:
1+oo# hs 'ee& spi++e# o& tht spot.
VIRGINIA:
Ohhhhh* ...
ROLAND:
.Co!i&$ i&/ Get out o0 !) (), Ro$er. Le!!e see the '+oo#*
MRS. OTIS:
Are )ou serious, Mrs. U!&e)4
MRS. UMNEY:
9uite, !#!.
HIRAM:
Here, +et !e see.
MRS. OTIS:
Ho( horri#* I #o&"t 3re t ++ 0or '+oo# sti&s o& the 3rpet.
HIRAM:
Do&"t (orr), E+i2'eth8 (e"++ $et ri# o0 it.
MRS. UMNEY:
It"s the '+oo# o0 L#) E+e&ore #e C&ter,i++e.
MRS. OTIS:
I #o&"t 3re (hose '+oo# it is, Mrs. U!&e)8 it !ust 'e re!o,e#.
MRS. UMNEY:
.U&hurrie# &# u&pertur'e#/ She (s !ur#ere# o& tht spot i& ;<=<.
VIRGINIA:
.Horri0ie#/ Mur#ere# ...
MRS. UMNEY:
Yes, !iss, !ur#ere# ... ') her o(& hus'&#, Sir Si!o& #e C&ter,i++e.
%ASHINGTON:
S), ##, so!e 0!i+), these C&ter,i++es*
MRS. UMNEY:
.As thou$h u&i&terrupte#/ Sir Si!o& sur,i,e# her &i&e )ers &# the& !)sterious+) &# su##e&+)
#isppere#. His 'o#) hs &e,er 'ee& #is3o,ere#. It"s his spirit ... his $ui+t) spirit ... tht sti++ hu&ts
the Chse.
HIRAM:
%ht &o&se&se. Get the 5i&kerto& 0ro! !) suit3se, %shi&$to&.
ROGER:
Gee, it"s s(e++ '+oo# spot, i&"t it, Ro+&#4
MRS. OTIS:
.:i&t+)/ H,e it re!o,e# t o&3e, Mrs. U!&e).
MRS. UMNEY:
.5o+ite+) 'ut 0ir!+)/ It 3&&ot 'e re!o,e#, !#!.
HIRAM:
1h. 5i&kerto&"s Ch!pio& Sti& Re!o,er (i++ 3+e& it up i& &o ti!e. .As thou$h o& his k&ees,
s3ru''i&$/ There, )ou see ... it"s #ispperi&$ +re#)....
MRS. UMNEY:
1ut, sir ... Mr. Otis ... I 'e$ o0 )ou ...
HIRAM:
See4 No( it"s ++ $o&e. I k&e( 5i&kerto& (ou+# #o it.
SOUND:
:er0u+ pe+ o0 thu&#er.
MRS. UMNEY:
.:i&t+)/ You shou+#&"t h,e #o&e it, sir, )ou shou+#&"t ...
MRS. OTIS:
Hir!. 9ui3k+). Mrs. U!&e) hs 0i&te#. Vir$i&i ... $et !e so!e (ter.
HIRAM:
%ht $oo# is housekeeper (ho 0i&ts4
MRS. OTIS:
Hush, Hir!.
VIRGINIA:
.Co!i&$ i&/ Here, !other.
MRS. OTIS:
No(, (ht #o )ou suppose !#e her 0i&t4
VIRGINIA:
M)'e it (s tht '+oo# sti&.
HIRAM:
She ou$ht to 'e use# to it ... si&3e ;<=<.
MRS. OTIS:
There, she"++ 'e ++ ri$ht &o(. Are )ou 'etter, Mrs. U!&e)4
MRS. UMNEY:
.Co!i&$ to/ Oh, !#!, there"s trou'+e 3o!i&$ &o( ... &# this )our 0irst #) i& the house.
HIRAM:
%ht #o )ou !e&, trou'+e4
MRS. UMNEY:
I",e see& thi&$s (ith !) o(& e)es, sir, tht (ou+# !ke &) Christi&"s hir st&# o& e&#. There re
(0u+ thi&$s #o&e here.
MRS. OTIS:
I0 )ou"re t+ki&$ 'out $hosts, (e"re &ot 0ri# o0 $hosts, re (e,
3hi+#re&4
VIRGINIA:
O0 3ourse &ot.
ROGER:
I"# +ike to see $host, thou$h.
ROLAND:
So (ou+# I8 'i$ o&e.
MRS. UMNEY:
M&) &# !&) &i$ht I",e &ot 3+ose# !) e)es 0or e,e& (i&k o0 s+eep. To&i$ht is sure to 'e
&other. I"++ tke !) supper i& !) roo!, i0 )ou #o&"t !i&#. .:#i&$/ Tht stor! #i#&"t 3o!e up
su##e& +ike 0or &othi&$. Goo# &i$ht to )ou, !#!, &# )ou, sir ... &# the Lor# prote3t )ou ++....
SOUND:
He,) thu&#er &# (i&# 0#i&$ () i&to
MUSIC:
Up &# #o(& i&to $r&#0ther 3+o3k striki&$ ;> .()/.
HIRAM:
.O& se,e&th or ei$hth strike/ %ht"s tht striki&$ &o(, E+i2'eth4
MRS. OTIS:
.S+eepi+)/ It !ust 'e t(e+,e. %e 3!e up 'out e+e,e&. Go to s+eep, Hir!....
HIRAM:
I",e 'ee& s+eep. ?ust 'e0ore the 3+o3k strte# to strike I thou$ht I her# so!ethi&$ outsi#e i& the
h++(). A sort o0 3+&ki&$ sou&#.
MRS. OTIS:
No(, Hir!, i0 )ou"re tr)i&$ to 0ri$hte& !e ...
HIRAM:
O0 3ourse I"! &ot tr)i&$ to 0ri$hte& )ou. 1ut I te++ )ou I her# so!ethi&$. 1e 7uiet.
SOUND:
Met++i3 3+&ki&$ sou&# 0r ().
HIRAM:
There. Do )ou her tht4
MRS. OTIS:
.So!e(ht +r!e#/ Yes, I #i#, Hir!. It sou&#e# +ike ... 3hi&, 'ei&$ #r$$e#.
SOUND:
C+&ki&$ #r(s &erer.
HIRAM:
Like rust) 3hi&.
MRS. OTIS:
Get up. Strike !t3h. It"s 3o!i&$ &erer.
SOUND:
C+&ki&$ 3o&ti&ues to #r( &erer. C+&ki&$ outsi#e #oor.
MRS. OTIS:
It"s ri$ht outsi#e the #oor &o(.... See (ht it is, Hir!.
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ so!e(ht/ Tht"s e63t+) (ht I"! ...
SOUND:
Door ope&s ... #e0i&ite 3+&k.
MRS. OTIS:
.S3re!s/
SOUND:
Door 3+oses (ith s+!.
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ i& $i&/ %ht the #e,i+ re )ou s3re!i&$ 'out, E+i2'eth4
MRS. OTIS:
.1reth)/ Di#&"t )ou see it, Hir!4
HIRAM:
.As thou$h ru!!$i&$ i& so!ethi&$/ O0 3ourse I s( it.
MRS. OTIS:
Horri'+e ... terri'+e@+ooki&$ o+# !&.... His e)es (ere re# s 'ur&i&$ 3o+s ... &# his +o&$ $r)
hir (s ... u$h. So!ethi&$ (s h&$i&$ 0ro! his (rists &# &k+es....
HIRAM:
.As 'e0ore/ Chi&s ... the)"re (ht (e her#.
MRS. OTIS:
%h) #o&"t )ou #o so!ethi&$, Hir!4
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ so!e(ht/ I !. ... 1e 7uiet.
SOUND:
Door ope&s su##e&+).
HIRAM:
M) #er sir, I re++) !ust i&sist o& )our oi+i&$ those 3hi&s. Here"s s!++ 'ott+e o0 T!!&)
Lu'ri3tor. I sh++ +e,e it here o& this h++ t'+e.
SOUND:
1ott+e 'ei&$ set o& !r'+e t'+e top ().
HIRAM:
I0 )ou (&t !ore, Aust shout. Goo# &i$ht.
SOUND:
Door shuts.
MRS. OTIS:
Hir!, (ht #i# )ou #o4
HIRAM:
.As thou$h 3+i!'i&$ i&to 'e#/ The o&+) thi&$ I 3ou+# thi&k o0 to stop tht '+oo!i&" 3+&ki&$. M)'e
(e 3& $o to s+eep &o(.
SOUND:
O0 'ott+e 'ei&$ s!she# to 'its s thou$h thro(& (ith $ret 0or3e $i&st !r'+e s+'.
MRS. OTIS:
%ht (s tht4
HIRAM:
.As thou$h $etti&$ out o0 'e#/ I #o&"t k&o(, 'ut I"! $oi&$ to 0i&# out .0#i&$ so!e(ht/ So!ethi&$
'roke.
SOUND:
Door ope&s.
ROLAND:
.S7ue+s (ith #e+i$ht ... (), s thou$h out i& h++/
ROGER:
You !isse#, hi!, Ro+&#8 &o( he"s $o&e.
HIRAM:
Here ... (ht"s $oi&$ o& out here4
ROGER:
.G+ee0u++) 0#i&$ i&/ %e s( hi!, ###) ... (e s( hi! ... #irt) o+# !&.
ROLAND:
.G+ee0u++)/ It !ust h,e 'ee& tht C&ter,i++e $host.
SOUND:
Door ope&s ().
ROGER:
Ro+&# !isse# hi!, too, %sh ... +!ost hit hi! (ith our pi++o(.
%ASHINGTON:
%ht"s ++ this $+ss4
HIRAM:
It"s the 'ott+e o0 T!!&) Lu'ri3ti&$ Oi+ I put out here o& the t'+e 0or tht ... tht (hte,er it (s.
ROGER:
It (s the $host, ###), o0 tht o+# !& (ho !ur#ere# his (i0e #o(& i& the +i'rr).
HIRAM:
No&se&se.... You 3&"t te++ !e ...
VIRGINIA:
.:r () ... 0ro! the 0+oor 'e+o( ... s3re!s s she ru&s up stirs/
HIRAM:
%ht the ...
MRS. OTIS:
Vir$i&i ... (here"s Vir$i&i ... 4
%ASHINGTON:
.A()/ Here she 3o!es.... %ht"s the !tter, Vir$e4
VIRGINIA:
.:#i&$ i& e63ite#+)/ Mother ... ###) ... I (s Aust #o(& i& the +i'rr) ... I 3ou+#&"t s+eep &# (e&t
#o(& 0or !) (riti&$ 3se, (hi3h I"# +e0t i& 0ro&t o0 the 0ire ...
ROGER:
.Hope0u++)/ Di# )ou see hi!, Vir$e4
VIRGINIA:
Hi!4 %ho4
ROLAND:
The C&ter,i++e $host ... the o+# !&. ... He (s up here i& the h++....
ROGER:
He 'roke 'ott+e to pie3es &# #isppere# Aust s I thre( pi++o( t hi!. D##) s( hi! ...
MRS. OTIS:
Vir$i&i, re )ou ++ ri$ht4
VIRGINIA:
Yes, I"! ++ ri$ht ... 'ut, !other ... ###) ... tht '+oo# sti& ... o& the 3rpet i& 0ro&t o0 the 0ire ...
MRS. OTIS:
.Co!0orti&$+)/ Yes, #er, 0or$et 'out it. ... Your 0ther (ipe# it out....
VIRGINIA:
Tht"s it, !other ... it"s '3k $i& ... re##er &# '+oo#ier th& it (s 'e0ore.
SOUND:
Terri0i3 pe+ o0 thu&#er.
MUSIC:
Co!es i& u&#er thu&#er pe+s.
SOUND:
He,) ri& .()/ ... 3r3k+i&$ o0 +o$ 0ire.
%ASHINGTON:
%e++, i0 )ou sk !e, (e",e 'ee& here (ho+e (eek, &# (e h,e&"t !#e !u3h pro$ress.
VIRGINIA:
%ht 3& )ou #o i& (ether +ike this4 %e"re +u3k) to h,e su3h +r$e 0irep+3es.
%ASHINGTON:
I"! &ot t+ki&$ 'out the (ether8 I"! t+ki&$ 'out the $host.
MRS. OTIS:
Oh, &o(, %shi&$to&, 3&"t (e $o to 'e# o&e &i$ht (ithout t+ki&$ 'out tht horri'+e ppritio&4
HIRAM:
The !ore (e t+k 'out it, E+i2'eth, the +ess it shou+# 0ri$hte& )ou. You #o&"t see !e, or e,e& the
t(i&s, shu##eri&$ &# s3re!i&$. Vir$i&i is&"t 0ri#.
VIRGINIA:
.%ist0u++)/ No ... I 0ee+ sort o0 sorr) 0or hi! ... poor o+# $host.
MRS. OTIS:
%e++, I 3&"t he+p 0ee+i&$ tht it (ou+# 'e !u3h s0er i0 )ou, Hir!, &# %shi&$to& &# e,e& the
t(i&s took it !ore serious+). %e #o&"t (&t to h,e to !o,e ...
HIRAM:
Serious+). I #o&"t !i&# the o+# 0e++o( i0 he"++ Aust keep 7uiet &# +et us s+eep. A0ter !ore th& BCC
)ers he 3erti&+) hs 3+i! o& the p+3e. 1ut I"++ te++ )ou o&e thi&$ ... i0 he #oes&"t use tht
T!!&) Lu'ri3tor &# 7uit s!shi&$ !) 'ott+es to pie3es I"! $oi&$ to tke his 3hi&s () 0ro!
hi!.
MRS. OTIS:
He (ho +u$hs +st ...
HIRAM:
Ghosts #o &ot +u$h, E+i2'eth. Mi&# )ou, I #o thi&k tht pi++o( thro(i&$ &# pe shooti&$ ...
MRS. OTIS:
No(, 0or he,e&"s ske, Hir!, #o&"t strt the t(i&s $i&8 the)"re 0st s+eep +o&$ $o.
HIRAM:
Getti&$ reste# up 0or !i#&i$ht, pro''+), the +itt+e #e,i+s.
MRS. UMNEY:
.A()/ Mi$ht I 3o!e i&, !#!4
MRS. OTIS:
O0 3ourse, Mrs. U!&e), 3o!e i&.
MRS. UMNEY:
.:#i&$ i&/ M#! ... &# sir ... I"! tht upset 'out e,er)thi&$ this pst (eek....
MRS. OTIS:
O0 3ourse, (e ++ re, Mrs. U!&e)8 'ut it"s &ot )our 0u+t8 this 'est+) (ether, $etti&$ sett+e# ...
MRS. UMNEY:
Not tht, !#!8 it"s ... (ht $oes o& t &i$ht.
HIRAM:
No&se&se8 (e"++ h,e ++ those hi$h Ai&ks 3+ere# up i& &o ti!e, Mrs. U!&e). 1esi#es, Mrs. Otis
$,e )ou 0u++ per!issio& to re!i& i& )our roo!, s0e &# sou&#.
MRS. UMNEY:
S0e4 %s o+# M#!e #e Tre!oui++3 s0e (he& she (oke up er+) o&e !or&i&$ &# s(
ske+eto& sete# i& her 0,orite r!3hir, re#i&$ her #ir)4 %s L#) Stut0ie+# s0e (he& 0i,e
u&see& 0i&$ers 3+ut3he# her throt so ti$ht+) tht she +!ost str&$+e# &# h# to (er '+3k ,e+,et
'&# rou&# her throt u&ti+ the #) she #ie#4 I 3ou+# $o o& +ike tht ...
MRS. OTIS:
5+ese #o&"t, Mrs. U!&e). I #!it tht (hi+e I #o &ot, o0 3ourse, 'e+ie,e i& su3h thi&$ s this
C&ter,i++e $host, there is so!ethi&$ 'out the house tht ...
HIRAM:
... tht i&ter0eres (ith our s+eep &# tht (e"re $oi&$ to s7ue+3h i0 ...
MRS. UMNEY:
.A(eso!e+)/ ... i0 it 3osts )ou the +i0e o0 o&e o0 )our 0!i+)4
MRS. OTIS:
.%ek+)/ Mrs. U!&e) ... p+ese ...
HIRAM:
1h. I0 )ou persist i& )our si++) 0ers ...
MRS. UMNEY:
The&, p+ese, !) I $i,e &oti3e, sir4
HIRAM:
%e"++ t+k 'out tht to!orro( or the &e6t #).
MRS. UMNEY:
To!orro( !) 'e too +te. Does&"t the persiste&3e o0 the '+oo# spot o& the +i'rr) 3rpet te++ )ou
&)thi&$, sir4
HIRAM:
Yes, tht"s hu!#i&$er, I !ust #!it. I0 I !)se+0 h#&"t +o3ke# up the +i'rr) ti$ht e,er) &i$ht 0ter
re!o,i&$ the sti&s ...
MRS. UMNEY:
Si6 &i$hts it"s 'ee&, sir, &# e3h !or&i&$ the '+oo# is '3k $i& s thou$h )ou"# &e,er tou3he# it.
HIRAM:
Yes, 'ut (ht ki&# o0 '+oo# is it4 %shi&$to&, )ou",e $ot )our +ist.
%ASHINGTON:
Yes, here it is. The 0irst !or&i&$ it 3!e '3k '+oo# re# &# retur&e# e,e& '+oo#ier the &e6t three
!or&i&$s. The 0ourth !or&i&$ it (s #u++, +!ost I&#i& re#. The 0i0th it (s ,er!i+io&, &# this
!or&i&$ it (s sort o0 ri3h purp+e.
MRS. OTIS:
Sort o0 +ike 3h!e+eo&, is&"t it4
VIRGINIA:
I #o&"t thi&k (e ou$ht to Aoke 'out it, !other.
MRS. UMNEY:
I k&o( )ou shou+#&"t, !iss.
HIRAM:
I"! 3o&si#eri&$ (riti&$ & rti3+e o& the su'Ae3t o0 the per!&e&3e o0 s&$ui&eous sti&s (he&
3o&&e3te# (ith 3ri!e.
VIRGINIA:
I thi&k I"++ $o up to 'e# &o(, !other.
MRS. OTIS:
I thi&k (e"# ++ 'etter8 it"s +o&$ 0ter e+e,e&. Are )ou $oi&$ to +o3k the +i'rr) $i&, Hir!4
HIRAM:
I 3erti&+) !. Co!e o&, %shi&$to&8 (e !) h,e &e( 3o+or 0or )our 3hrt to!orro( !or&i&$.
MRS. OTIS:
.A()/ Goo# &i$ht, Mrs. U!&e).
MRS. UMNEY:
.A()/ Goo# &i$ht, !#!, &# I pr) it is $oo# &i$ht. .:urther ()/ Goo# &i$ht, !iss.
VIRGINIA:
.As the) $o upstirs 0r () 0ro! !ike/ S+eep ti$ht+), Mrs. U!&e).
HIRAM:
Di# )ou s3ree& the 0ire, %shi&$to&4
%ASHINGTON:
O.D., ##8 +o3k her up.
SOUND:
He,) ok #oors 'ei&$ 3+ose# &# +o3ke#.
MRS. OTIS:
.:ro! upstirs/ Are )ou 3o!i&$, Hir!4
HIRAM:
.C++i&$ up/ Co!i&$, E+i2'eth .&or!+ ,oi3e s the !ike 33o!p&ies the! upstirs/.
HIRAM:
.%hisperi&$/ It"s +!ost ti!e to (ke the t(i&s. H,e )ou $ot e,er)thi&$ re#)4
%ASHINGTON:
Yes, i& !) 3+oset. I"++ (it u&ti+ Aust 'e0ore !i#&i$ht. .:u++ ,oi3e/ Goo# &i$ht, ##.
HIRAM:
See )ou +ter. .A+ou#/ Goo# &i$ht, so&.
MUSIC:
:#e i& ,er) so0t !)ster) !usi3.
SOUND:
Dist&t 3+o3k strikes o&3e o&+).
ROLAND:
.%hisperi&$/ %ht ti!e is tht, Ro$e4
ROGER:
.%hisperi&$ s+eepi+)/ H+0 pst 0our. I"! $etti&$ s+eep) (iti&$. %o&#er (ht"s the !tter (ith the
o+# $host.
ROLAND:
.%hisperi&$/ M)'e he"s #ie#.
ROGER:
.%hisperi&$/ He #i# tht i& ;<=<, or he (ou+#&"t 'e $host. Shhh ... I her so!ethi&$.
SOUND:
Do$ ')s i& #ist&3e.
ROLAND:
.%hisperi&$/ Tht"s o&+) the #o$ #o(& i& the 'r&.
SOUND:
Terri0i3 pe+ o0 thu&#er, (i&#, 3+&ki&$ o0 3hi&s 0ro! #ist&3e $ro(i&$ &erer.
ROGER:
.%hisperi&$/ He !ust 'e outsi#e the #oor &o(.
SOUND:
C+&ki&$ 0u++ up, 0o++o(e# ') #oor@hi&$e s7uek ... terri0i3 3rsh s o0 ti& pi+ 0++i&$ = 0eet to 0+oor.
Voi3e utters (i+ o0 terror, 0#i&$ (), 0o++o(e# ') #ist&t 3rsh o0 !i+ r!or.
HIRAM:
%ht hppe&e#4
%ASHINGTON:
.S+o(+) ()/ I thi&k (e $ot hi!.
ROGER:
.G+ee0u++)/ He trippe# o& the stri&$.... See, it"s 'roke&.
ROLAND:
.E63ite#+)/ A&# the pi+ o0 (ter 0e++ ri$ht o& hi! (he& our #oor ope&e#.
%ASHINGTON:
Di# )ou her hi! shriek (he& he s( our s3re3ro(4
HIRAM:
Look, he k&o3ke# it o,er. The 'roo! h&#+e hs $o&e ri$ht throu$h the pu!pki& she++.
%ASHINGTON:
So!ethi&$ te++s !e tht"s the +st (e"++ her o0 )e o+#e C&ter,i++e $host.
SOUND:
Thu&#er pe+.
%ASHINGTON:
%here"s Vir$i&i4
HIRAM:
Your !other 0i&te#8 she"s pro''+) i& (ith her. .C++i&$/ Ho("s !other, Vir$i&i4
MRS. OTIS:
.A() ... 0i&t+)/ Vir$i&i"s &ot here, Hir!. Is e,er)thi&$ ++ ri$ht4
HIRAM:
.A+r!e#/ A++ ri$ht4 .Ster&+)/ Vir$i&i ...
%ASHINGTON:
.A() s thou$h 3++i&$ #o(&stirs/ Vir$e ... Vir$e ...
HIRAM:
.:#i&$/ Ro$er ... Ro+&# ... he+p us 0i&# )our sister.... Look i& ++ the roo!s.
%ASHINGTON:
.:#i&$/ I"++ +ook #o(&stirs.... Vir$e ... (here re )ou4 ... Vir$i&i....
MRS. OTIS:
.:#i&$ i&/ Hir! ... (ht"s the !tter ... 4 %here is Vir$i&i4
HIRAM:
1e 7uiet, !other. She"s rou&# so!e p+3e.
ROGER:
.:#i&$ i&/ She"s &ot i& 'e#, ###).... The 'e#"s ++ !esse# up. ...
HIRAM:
.E$er+), su##e&+)/ Tht )ou, Vir$i&i4
MRS. UMNEY:
.A()/ No, sir, it"s !e ... Mrs. U!&e).... Hs &)thi&$ hppe&e#4
SOUND:
Thu&#er &# ri& 3o&ti&ue throu$hout.
MRS. OTIS:
Hppe&e#4 Mrs. U!&e), he+p us 0i&# her.... Vir$i&i ... !) +itt+e $ir+.... %ke up the ser,&ts....
HIRAM:
.Ster&+)/ No(, E+i2'eth, 'e 7uiet. %e"++ 0i&# her.... She"s pro''+) 0++e& s+eep i& o&e o0 the 'i$
3hirs #o(&stirs ') 0ire. .:#i&$ s+i$ht+) &# 3++i&$ #o(&stirs/ Is she there, %shi&$to&4
%ASHINGTON:
.:r ()/ No, ##, the +i'rr)"s +o3ke#, &# she"s &ot i& &) o0 the other roo!s.
MRS. OTIS:
.H)steri3+/ This ++ 3o!es o0 )our 3r2) 0oo+i&$ i& the h++s (ith tht ...
MRS. UMNEY:
%ith the C&ter,i++e $host, !#!. ... I her# hi! st+ki&$ throu$h the house....
HIRAM:
.C++i&$ #o(&stirs s 'e0ore/ %shi&$to& ... 3t3h this ke) &# ope& the +i'rr) #oors.... She !)
h,e $ot i& there so!eho( &# 0++e& s+eep....
%ASHINGTON:
.:r ()/ A++ ri$ht, ##.
MRS. UMNEY:
Si&3e !i#&i$ht he"s 'ee& pro(+i&$ rou&#....
ROLAND:
%e #i#&"t see hi!, Mrs. U!&e)....
ROGER:
%e",e 'ee& (iti&$ 0or hi! si&3e the 3+o3k stru3k t(e+,e....
ROLAND:
He #i#&"t 3o!e out u&ti+ Aust 0e( !i&utes $o....
MRS. OTIS:
.So's/
MRS. UMNEY:
There, there, !#! ... !)'e she"s s0e 0ter ++....
HIRAM:
.A(), 3++i&$ #o(&/ Is she there, %shi&$to&4
%ASHINGTON:
.:ro! 'e+o(/ No, ##, e,er)thi&$"s Aust s (e +e0t it i& the +i'rr), e63ept ...
HIRAM:
E63ept (ht4
%ASHINGTON:
E63ept the '+oo# sti&8 it"s '3k $i&.... O&+) this ti!e it"s !u3h 'i$$er &# !u3h '+oo#ier th& it"s
e,er 'ee& 'e0ore.
MUSIC:
S&ek i& so0t '3k$rou&# !usi3 here (hi3h s(e++s t e&# o0 s3e&e.
MRS. OTIS:
.Cr)i&$/ Vir$i&i ... !) '') ... !) '').
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ i&/ Tke her to her roo!, Mrs. U!&e), &# (ke the other ser,&ts ... &# the $r#e&ers
too. %e"++ ser3h the $rou&#s.... D)+i$ht"s 3o!i&$.
MRS. UMNEY:
.:#i&$/ I k&e( it. ... I k&e( this (s to 'e the &i$ht.... This is his re,e&$e 0or ++ )ou",e #o&e to
hi! the pst (eek.
HIRAM:
1e 7uiet, Mrs. U!&e). Vir$i&i 3&"t 'e 0r.... %e"++ 0i&# her i0 (e h,e to ser3h e,er) 3or&er &#
ter prt e,er) 'ri3k*
MUSIC:
Up 0u++ to 0i++, the& 0#e.
GHOST:
.Lu$hs so0t+), s thou$h to hi!se+0/
VIRGINIA:
.So0t+)/ Oh ... is this ... )our hi#i&$ p+3e, Mr. Ghost4
GHOST:
M) &!e is Sir Si!o& #e C&ter,i++e.
VIRGINIA:
Yes, Sir Si!o&.
GHOST:
%ht re )ou #oi&$ here4
VIRGINIA:
I strte# to the t(i&s" roo! to 'e$ the! to +e,e )ou +o&e to&i$ht. I 0ee+ so sorr) 0or )ou, Mr. Gh ...
Sir Si!o&. 1ut the t(i&s re $oi&$ '3k to Eto& &e6t (eek8 &# the&, i0 )ou 'eh,e )ourse+0, &o o&e
(i++ &&o) )ou.
GHOST:
1eh,e !)se+04 The& I"# h,e &o reso& 0or e6isti&$*
VIRGINIA:
You k&o( )ou",e 'ee& ,er) (i3ke#. Mrs. U!&e) to+# us ...
GHOST:
.Dis#i&0u++)/ Mrs. U!&e) ... u$h*
VIRGINIA:
... the 0irst #) (e rri,e# here ... tht )ou h# ki++e# )our (i0e.
GHOST:
Tht (s pure+) 0!i+) !tter &# &o 3o&3er& o0 Mrs. U!&e), or )our 0!i+), or &)o&e e+se.
VIRGINIA:
Do&"t )ou k&o( it"s ,er) (ro&$ to ki++ &) o&e4
GHOST:
Ethi3s ... 'h* M) (i0e (s ,er) p+i&.... She &e,er h# !) ru00s proper+) str3he#.... She k&e(
&othi&$ 'out 3ooker).... She 3ou+#&"t ... .He stops 'rupt+)/
VIRGINIA:
%ht"s the !tter ... re )ou &$r) t !e 0or 'ei&$ here4
GHOST:
No, thou$h I"! 'it &$r) t !)se+0 0or +etti&$ )ou 0i&# !e. I (s resti&$. 1ut 0ter ++, )ou re
!u3h &i3er th& the rest o0 )our 0!i+) ... )our 0ther &# the 'o)s, I !e&8 the)"re ru#e ...
#isrespe3t0u+.
VIRGINIA:
.As thou$h su##e&+) seei&$ so!ethi&$ 0!i+ir/ Ohh ...
GHOST:
%ht"s the !tter4
VIRGINIA:
So it (s )ou (ho sto+e !) 'o6 o0 pi&ts * A&# ++ the #i00ere&t sh#es o0 re# re use# up* Tht
e6p+i&s tht si++) '+oo# sti& o& the +i'rr) 3rpet*
GHOST:
%e++, (ht (s I to #o4 It"s ,er) #i00i3u+t to $et re+ '+oo# &o(#)s. Di#&"t it 0ri$hte& )ou4
VIRGINIA:
.Li$ht+)/ No, o0 3ourse it #i#&"t. Thou$h I thi&k it #i# !) !other +itt+e, &# it 3erti&+) &&o)e#
!) 0ther. Mrs. U!&e) (s the o&+) o&e ...
GHOST:
Ah, )es, Mrs. U!&e) is ,er) stis03tor) perso&*
VIRGINIA:
I #o hope )ou"++ 'e &i3e 0ro! &o( o&, Sir Si!o&.
GHOST:
No, &o, p+ese #o&"t $o, Miss Vir$i&i.... You"re $ret 3o!0ort to o&e so +o&e+) &# so u&hpp) s I
!*
VIRGINIA:
1ut I"! $etti&$ s+eep)*
GHOST:
.S#+)/ S+eep)* I h,e &ot s+ept 0or three hu&#re# )ers*
VIRGINIA:
5oor, poor $host8 h,e )ou &o p+3e (here )ou 3& s+eep4
GHOST:
.Dre!i+)/ There is $r#e& (here the $rss $ro(s +o&$ &# #eep, (here the &i$hti&$+e si&$s ++
&i$ht throu$h (hi+e 3o+# 3r)st+ !oo& +ooks #o(& &# )e( trees spre# their $i&t r!s o,er the
s+eepers.
VIRGINIA:
You !e& the Gr#e& o0 Deth.
GHOST:
Yes, #eth. It !ust 'e so 'euti0u+ to +ie i& the so0t 'ro(& erth, (ith the $rsses (,i&$ 'o,e o&e"s
he# &# +iste& to si+e&3e ... to h,e &o )ester#) &# &o to!orro(. H,e )ou e,er re# the o+#
prophe3) o& the sti&e#@$+ss +i'rr) (i&#o(4
VIRGINIA:
Yes, I +er&e# it ') hert the 0irst #) (e 3!e....
.Re3iti&$/ -%he& $o+#e& $ir+ 3& (i& pr)er 0ro! out the +ips o0 si&,
%he& the 'rre& +!o&# 'ers &# +itt+e 3hi+# sh++ $i,e () its ters,
The& sh++ the house 'e sti++ &# pe3e 3o!e to C&ter,i++e.-
GHOST:
.5+e#i&$+), +!ost/ You 3& 'e tht $o+#e& $ir+, Miss Vir$i&i, &# ope& 0or !e the port+s o0
#eth"s house, 0or +o,e is +()s (ith )ou, &# +o,e is stro&$er th& #eth is.
VIRGINIA:
I #o&"t thi&k I k&o( (ht )ou !e&.
GHOST:
I0 )ou (i++ (eep (ith !e 'e3use I h,e &o ters ... &# pr) 0or !e 'e3use I h,e &o 0ith ... )ou
(ho h,e +()s 'ee& s(eet, $oo#, &# $e&t+e (i++ !o,e the &$e+ o0 #eth to h,e !er3) o& !e.
VIRGINIA:
.U&3erti&+)/ 1ut (here (ou+# I h,e to #o this, Sir Si!o&4
GHOST:
I& #rk&ess 0i++e# (ith 0er0u+ shpes, (here (i3ke# ,oi3es (i++ (hisper i& )our er ... 'ut the) (i++
&ot hr! )ou, 0or $i&st the purit) o0 +itt+e 3hi+# the po(ers o0 he++ 3&&ot pre,i+. .A&6ious+)/
Are )ou 0ri#4
VIRGINIA:
.A+!ost !Aesti3++)/ I ! &ot 0ri#8 &# I (i++ sk the &$e+ to h,e !er3) o& )ou*
MUSIC:
Up 0u++ &# s(eepi&$.
SOUND:
A shrp sou&# s o0 p&e+ ope&i&$ &# 3+osi&$ +!ost si!u+t&eous+): the& ++ is 7uiet s Vir$i&i
speks.
VIRGINIA:
.C++i&$/ Mother ... ###) ... e,er)'o#) ... (here re )ou ... 4 I"! '3k*
MRS. OTIS:
.:#i&$ i& e63ite#+)/ Vir$i&i ... !) #r+i&$ ... th&k Go#* %here h,e )ou 'ee& ... 4 %e (ere Aust
'out to se&# out ser3hi&$ prties. .C++i&$/ Hir! ... Hir! ... she"s here ... i& the upper h++ ...
s0e &# sou&#*
VIRGINIA:
Oh, !other, I"! so sorr) )ou (ere (orrie#. ... I #i#&"t k&o( it (ou+# tke so +o&$.
MRS. OTIS:
Tke so +o&$4
HIRAM:
.:#i&$ i&/ Vir$i&i* %here h,e )ou 'ee&, 3hi+#4 .C++i&$/ Co!e up, 'o)s, she"s here. Te++ the
ser,&ts to $o '3k to 'e#*
MRS. UMNEY:
.:#i&$ i&/ Oh, Miss Vir$i&i ... re )ou re++) s0e4
MRS. OTIS:
.So0t+), s thou$h to herse+0/ M) '') ... !) '')....
%ASHINGTON:
.:#i&$ i& hurrie#+)/ Vir$e ... (here o& erth h,e )ou 'ee&4
ROLAND:
.%r (hoopi&$ i& the #ist&3e/ Here she is, Ro$er, here she is* Hurr) ... hurr)*
HIRAM:
%e++, Vir$i&i, (here h,e )ou 'ee&4
VIRGINIA:
.9uiet+)/ I",e 'ee& (ith the $host, ###). He is #e#8 0ter (iti&$ three hu&#re# )ers, he hs $o&e
to s+eep i& pe3e. %ou+# )ou +ike to see hi!4
MRS. OTIS:
Chi+#, (ht re )ou t+ki&$ 'out4
VIRGINIA:
There"s p&e+ i& the (++, &er the (i&#o( ... i& the tpestr) roo!. He"s there, i& +itt+e 3e++ ... Aust
ske+eto&, tie# to hu$e iro& ri&$.
%ASHINGTON:
.:#i&$ out/ Co!e o&, t(i&s ... the tpestr) roo!*
MRS. UMNEY:
.I!presse#/ Tht (ou+# 'e the re!i&s, (here the) h,e 'ee& hi##e& ++ these )ers, o0 o+# Sir
Si!o& #e C&ter,i++e*
VIRGINIA:
Yes, Mrs. U!&e). He h# 'ee& ,er) (i3ke#, 'ut he (s re++) sorr) 0or ++ tht he h# #o&e. 1e0ore
he 3ou+# re++) #ie &# $o to s+eep 0ore,er he &ee#e# so!eo&e to pr) 0or hi!. So he ske# !e to
pr) 0or hi!, &# I #i#, &# he $,e !e this 'o6 o0 'euti0u+ Ae(e+s 'e0ore he #ie#.
%ASHINGTON:
.A() e63ite#+)/ D# ... 3o!e 7ui3k+).... It"s here, Aust s Vir$i&i si# ... the se3ret roo! &# the
ske+eto& &# e,er)thi&$*
MRS. OTIS:
.As thou$h hu$$i&$ Vir$i&i/ Oh, !) 3hi+#, !) 3hi+# ... (ht &i$ht o0 terror &# o0 hert3he*
MRS. UMNEY:
Ne,er !i&#, !#!, the $host o0 Sir Si!o& (i++ (+k &o !ore. See, it"s +i$ht +re#) &# 7uite
3+er. .S+i$ht+) ()/ %h) 0&3) tht*
VIRGINIA:
%ht is it, Mrs. U!&e)4
MRS. UMNEY:
Tht o+# (ithere# +!o&# tree i& the 3ourt. I #o 'e+ie,e it"s '+osso!e#* Yes, I 3& see the 0+o(ers
7uite p+i&+) i& the #(&*
VIRGINIA:
C& )ou re++), Mrs. U!&e)4 The& )ou &ee# &e,er 0er the C&ter,i++e Ghost $i&* :or he is &o(
t rest.
MUSIC:
He,), i!pressi,e, !Aesti3 !usi3 to 0i++.
ANNOUNCER:
You h,e 'ee& +iste&i&$ to -The C&ter,i++e Ghost,- ') Os3r %i+#e. Those i& the 3st (ere:
As Vir$i&i EEEEEE
As Hir! Otis EEEEEE
As Mrs. Otis EEEEEE
As Vir$i&i"s 'rother %shi&$to& EEEEEE
As the t(i&s EEEEEE
As Mrs. U!&e) EEEEEE
As Lor# C&ter,i++e EEEEEE
As the C&ter,i++e Ghost hi!se+0 EEEEEE