One  Ghost for the

Day,

One

Ghost

fortheNight

SCENE

1

Aghost

comes

toRichard

Little

Theyearis

1653.Itisacold,darkwinter

nightand Richard

Little,amanofforty,

is sittinginhischair.He isreadingabook.

Hehearssomething.

Hegoestothe window,

looks

outandthengoesbacktothechair.His wife,Mary,

comesin.Sheismaking

adress.Shehasthe dressinherhand.

RICHARD   

Mary,

Icanhearsomething

outside.

MARY     

There's

nothing

there.

Readyourbook,

Richard.

RICHARD   

Comeandsitwithme.

MARY        

No.I'mmaking

adress.I'mgoingupstairs.

RICHARD                          

Mary,

please.There's

something

outthere.

MARY

Oh,Richard!

MarygoesoutandJamesHeston'sghostcomesin.

HESTON 

Hello,Richard.

RICHARD      

Aaaagh!You!James!James  Heston!  Butyou- you're

dead!

H

E

STON 

Yes.Iamdead.ButIcan't

findpeacebecauseof

you.

RICHARD   

Becauseofme?Why-

whybecauseofme?

1

'

M

y 

boy 

gets 

my 

mone

y 

a

t

t

w

enty

-

one  

and 

not 

bef

or

e

,

r

H

E

STON 

B

e

thh

a

dan

ew

hu

s

b

a

nd

afterme.Th

a

t

a

nim

a

l, K

ee

ch.

RIC

H

ARD   

Y

es.

Beth

wasag

o

o

d

wo

m

a

n.

And

a

g

oo

d

s

i

s

t

e

rtome.I

sai

dt

o

h

e

r

,

'Don't

go

w

ithK

ee

ch. Think

ofJam

e

s.

H

e's

d

e

adnow.'

HESTO

N 

S

h

e

wasK

ee

ch's

wi

f

e

foronlythreemonth

s

.

T

h

e

n

s

h

e

died.Andn

o

wK

ee

chhasmyson.And h

e

h

as

m

yso

n

's

m

o

n

ey.

R

I

C

H

ARO   

A

h.Iund

ers

t

a

nd

n

ow

.

HESTON 

O

h

,yo

u

rem

e

mb

er

now?

Bef

o

reIdi

e

d,I

sa

idt

o yo

u

,'My

b

oyge

t

smy

m

o

n

ey

attwen

t

y

-on

e

a

nd notb

efore'

.

H

e

i

seig

ht

now

.Eight.AndK

eech

h

a

shi

s

m

o

n

ey

.

2

R

I

C

H

ARD   

I'm

s

orryabout

th

a

t

,

but

w

h

a

t

c

a

nIdo

?

HESTON 

Youmustgetm

y

bo

y

'

s

m

o

n

e

y

.

Getitfrom

K

ee

ch.

R

I

CHARD   

No!Keechcankill

me

withonehand.

He

's

bi

g

-

healwayshas

a

kn

i

f

ein

hispocket.

Lasty

ear

h

e

killedaman

w

ithth

a

t

knife.I'mafraid

of h

i

m,J

a

mes.

HESTON 

Arey

ou

afraid

ofm

e?

R

I

CHARD   

No

.

Oh!Yes,al

i

tt

l

e.

Y

o

u'

re

a

g

host!

HESTON 

Onl

y

alittle,eh?L

oo

k

a

tth

e

table.

RICHA

R

D   

(

Looking

atth

etab

l

e)

Oh

n

o!Thetab

l

e

i

s

moving!(H

e

st

a

nd

s

up

a

ndwalks

tothetabl

e

.)

Ohno!Oh,th

e

ch

a

i

ris

m

ov

ingnow!Andno

w myc

hairism

o

vin

g

!J

a

m

es

!Don

'

t

doth

is

t

o

m

e!

HES

T

ON 

A

tthi

s

m

i

nute,

K

ee

chi

s

buildi

n

g

a

n

ew

h

o

m

e

in

av

illa

g

e

n

ea

rh

erewi

thm

yso

n

'sm

o

ney

.

S

t

op

him!

RICHARD   

I'msorry,Jam

es

.

I

ca

n't.

(

H

ege

t

sa

book

a

n

d

throws

itacrossth

e

r

oo

m

.)

I

didn't

want

-

th

a

t w

a

smyhand  but-J

ames,c

anyougetinm

y

h

ea

d?Can

y

out

e

llm

y

h

a

nd-

H

e

looksath

i

sh

a

nd

a

n

da

tth

e

book.

HESTON  

(Laug

hin

g)

Y

es,

Ric

h

a

rd

.

A

nd

y

ouran

sw

er  i

s go

ingtobe

'

Y

es

'.  Or

yo

u

a

r

eg

oingtod

o

thi

s aga

inanda

gai

n

a

nd

aga

in

a

nd-

Richardgets

a

bo

o

k

a

ndth

ro

ws

itacrossth

e

·

3

r

oom

a

g

a

in.

Th

e

n

h

e

runs

across

th

e

room. 

T

h

e

n h

e

moves 

th

e

ta

bl

e,

th

e

chairs

and

his

c

h

air

. Heston 

lau

g

hs.

Ri

c

h

a

rd 

s

t

o

ps

.

RI

CHA

RD   

I'mgoingm

a

d!Whydo

es

m

y

hand  throw

a

book,

wh

e

nId

o

n

'

t

w

a

nt

t

o

?C

a

nalld

e

adp

eo

pl

e

dothi

s

?

Ca

nth

eyge

tin

a

m

a

n

'

s

h

e

ad,

so

h

e

m

ovesa

cha

i

ror

th

ro

w

s

a

b

oo

k?

HESTON 

Oh

yes.N

o

w,

I

ca

nd

o

itt

oy

oua

g

ainor

yo

u

ca

n

say'

Y

es'a

ndgetm

yso

n

's

mon

ey

.Whi

c

h?

R

I

CHARD   

Buthow?Ho

w  ca

nI

ge

tthemoneyfrom

K

e

ech?

H

ESTO

N 

Sitdown.

I'mgoin

g

t

o

t

e

llyou.

'

I

'

m

go

in

g

mad!

'

4

S

CENE 

2

David

Keechincourt

Inth

e

courtwecansee Jud

ge

Timms,

Keech,B

ar

k

er,

R

e

ynolds,

Richard

andM

a

ry.

Th

e

r

e

aresixwom

e

n

a

nd si

x

m

e

nb

e

hindKe

e

ch.

Th

e

y

a

r

e

from

thevilla

g

e

and th

eya

r

ewa

tching

th

e

tri

a

l.Ju

dge

T

i

mms

isin

a

bi

g

c

h

a

i

ri

nfront

o]

the

co

urt.

B

A

R

KER 

(

St

a

nding)

Myn

a

m

e

i

s

Oli

v

erBarker.AndI

sp

ea

kforRichard

Litt

l

e

heretoday.

H

e

sits.Reynolds

standsup.

R

EY

N

OLDS  

JudgeTimms.

I

s

p

ea

kforDavidKeechh

ere

t

o

day.

Mynam

e

i

s

PhilipRe

y

n

o

lds.

(

H

e

s

i

t

s

.

)

W

O

MAN

l     

That

Keechto

o

k

th

e

b

oy

'

s

m

o

n

ey

.Y

o

u

ca

n

see

itinhisfac

e

.

WOMAN2  

OhLil,w

e

mu

s

tli

s

t

e

nt

o

Oli

ve

rBark

e

r

a

nd

PhilipReynol

d

s

fi

rs

t.

MAN

1  

KeechistheboyTom

's

f

a

ther

now.

M

AN

2    

Agoodfather

doesn

'

t

takehisson's

money

a

nd buildanewhousewithit.

T

I

MMS    

B

e

quietinm

y

court!

WO

M

A

N

1  

Sorr

y

!

TIMMS    

Oli

v

erBarker.Youc

a

nb

egi

n.

B

A

R

KER  

(

St

a

nding)

Jud

ge

Tim

m

s

.

BeforeJames  He

s

t

o

n died,hesaidthistoRi

c

hard

Little.Hesaid

,'

M

y

5

bo

y

getsm

y

mo

neya

ttwenty-one

andnotbef

ore

.'

T

I

MMS    

(

Writin

g

) 

'Att

we

nt

y

-

o

n

e

a

ndnotbefor

e

..

.'

Th

etr

i

a

l

of

D

a

vid

K

e

ech.

6

BA

R

KER  

Ye

s,

judge.But

Kee

c

hh

as

thi

s

m

o

n

eynow

.Th

e

bo

y

'

s

money.H

e

i

s

buildi

n

g

a

bi

g

hou

sewi

th

i

t. Weallknow

that.

M

AN

1    

(Starting 

toeat

som

e

thin

g

)  

PutKeechinpr

iso

n, I

s

ay.

M

A

N6     

(

E

a

ting

)

Five

ye

ar

s

.

WOMAN6   

(

E

a

ting

)

No,t

e

n.

TIMMS    

Y

o

u!Don't

e

a

t

i

nm

yco

urt!PhilipRe

y

nold

s

.

Speak.

R

EYNOLDS   

(

Standin

g)  

Jud

geTi

mm

s

.

Ye

s

,thereisahou

se

i

navilla

g

e

n

ear

h

e

r

e.

And,yes, itis Keec

h

'

sh

o

u

se.

Butth

e

mon

ey

foritisnotyoungTom's

mon

ey

.

TI

M

M

S     

(W

riti

n

g) 

Not

T

o

m

's

mon

e

y.

REYNO

LD

S  

No,Judge

Tim

m

s

.

Iti

s

D

a

v

i

dK

ee

c

h

's

m

o

n

ey

.

R

ey

nolds  

sits.

BAR

K

ER 

(

St

a

ndin

g) 

S

oo

n

e

d

ay

K

ee

c

hi

s

n

o

t

r

i

c

h

a

ndth

e nex

td

ay

h

e

is

r

ic

h?

He

h

as

m

o

n

ey

fo

ra

h

o

u

se

?

M

e

n

and

w

o

m

e

n 

l

a

u

gh

.

Ba

rk

er

sits.

REY

NO

LD

S   

(Standing) 

CallD

a

vidK

ee

ch.

K

e

ech

stands 

infr

o

nt 

o

fJud

ge 

Timms.

REYNOLDS  

DavidKeech.Wh

e

r

e

i

s

theboyTom's

mon

ey

?

Do

y

ouhaveitath

o

m

e

?

KEECH    

N

o.

WOMA

N

3   

Keechtookth

e

m

o

n

ey

!

It

w

a

sKeech!

WO

M

AN

6   

Isaid,'Keechtook

th

e

money!'Isaidth

a

t yesterday!

7

KEECH    

Ihavethemoneyhere.In

thiscourt

.

MENANDWOMEN

1-3   

(Alltalking)

No!Never!Keechdidn't takethemoneythen!Themoney's

here!Herein thiscourt!

KEECH    

Themoneyi

s

under

mychair.You!Woman!

Bringm

e

th

e

money!

WOMAN

1  

M

e

?

KEECH    

Y

e

s,you!(Thereisabagund

e

rKeech'schair.

Woman

1takesitandgivesittoKeech.)

WOMAN

1  

Hereyouare.(Shesitsdown

again.)

K

EEC

H    

(Opening  thebagandtaking

outmoney)

Here!

Judge

Timms!Here!Richard

Little!Hene!Look, everybody!Hereisthemoney!So I didn't

takeit fromtheboy!Youhearme,Richard

Little?

RICHARD   

(Afraid)

Yes.

TIMMS    

Oneminute!Richard

Little.

RICHARD   

(Standing,looking

afraid)

Yes,JudgeTimms?

TIMMS       

Yousaid,'Keechtook

theboy's

money'.

You

sa

idthat.

Why?Why,man,why?Whysaythat?

RI

C

HAR

D  

B

e

c

a

us

e

-

b

e

cause.BecauseJames  Heston

came t

o

myh

o

m

e

.J

a

mes

Heston

saidittome.

MENAN

D

W

O

M

E

N

4--6  

(Alltalking)

James

Heston?Didhesay

'H

es

ton'?

H

e

ston's

dead.Aghostcame?

TIMMS    

Ric

h

a

rd

Litt

l

e

,J

a

mes  Heston

isdead.Hediedin

1651.

MENANDWOM

E

N   

(Alll

a

u

g

hin

g

andt

a

lking)

Hetalked

toa

8

deadman!James

Heston!

Oh,that's

alaugh!

MARY         

(Standing)

Judge

Timms.

Myhusband

isill.In ourhousehetalkstopeopleandthereisnobody there.Can

I

takehimhomenow,please?

Themenandwomen

arealllaughing.

RICHARD   

I

amnotill!Stoplaughing!Bequiet,allofyou!

Sitdown,

Mary.

Menandwomen

stoplaughing.Marysitsdown.

RICHARD   

Thank

you!(Itisquietinthecourtnow.)

Yes, JamesHeston

isdead.Andyes,James

Heston spoketome.IwantJames  Heston

here.Now. Hecantellyou.

'Can

Itake

him

home

now,

please?'

9

MA

N

4    

He

is

ill! MANS

He's 

mad!

WOM

A

4

NLet's

listen

to

him. WOM

A

S

NYes,

we

can

listen

to

him.

TIMMSBequiet!

Call

James 

Heston! 

Isay,

callJames

Heston 

to

this

court!

KEECHHeston 

isdead, 

man!

And

Richard 

Little

ismad! TIMMSCall

James

Heston!

Foraminute,

wecanhearnothing.

Then

wehear

JamesHeston's

voice,butwecannotseehim.

HESTO

N

G

'

S

HOS

T

IamJames

Heston. ME

N

AN

D

WOME

N

Aaaaaagh!  

Oh!

Oh,

but

he's

dead! KEECHNo!

No!

Oh

please

no!

ME

N

AN

D

WOME

N

(Alltalking)

It's

Heston! 

IsHeston 

dead,

then?

Aaaagh! 

Oh

I'm

afraid! 

Oh

please! TIMMSJames 

Heston? 

Isityou?

Did

you

speak

to

Richard 

Little?

HESTO

N

G

'

S

HOS

T

Yes.

TIMMSWhat 

did

you

say?

HESTON'SGHO

S

I

T

told

him,

Keech

took

my  boy's

money.

And

then

Keech

killed

aman

inthe

next

village. He

was

arich

man.

Keech

took

his

money.You seethe

money

now.

Here. 

Inthis

court.

KEECHAaagh! 

Ican't 

kill

Heston. 

Heston 

isdead.

But you!

You,

Richard 

Little!

You

brought 

meto

this court. 

I'm

going

tokill

you

next!

10

Keechrunsoutofthecourt.

TIMMSStop

him!

Stop

him!

ME

N

AN

D

WOME

N

(Alltalking) 

Itwas

Keech!

Keech

took the  money!

Isaid

that!

Isaid,

'Keech

took

the money!'

TIMMSThis

cO\lrt  says,

'Keech 

took

the

money. 

And Keech

killed

aman.' 

Now 

find  David 

Keech

and bring

him

to

me!

SCENE

3

Keech

findsRichardLittle

Richard

issittinginhischair,athome.

RICHAR

D

What's 

that?

Can

Ihear

something?  

Mary, 

is that

you?

Oh

no,

it's

not

James 

again!

James, 

is that

you?

(Helooks

atthedoor,  veryafraid.)

Aaaagh! 

Oh

no!

DavidKeechcomesin.Hehasaknife.

RICHAR

D

Oh

no!

Keech,

please!

No!

KeechkillsRichard,

thenrunsaway.Mary comesinandseesRichard.

MARYOh

no!

Not

Richard.  

Not

my  darling, 

darling Richard.     Keech

killed

him.

You're 

going

to

goto prison 

for

this,

Keech.

AGhost

inLove

and

Other

Plays

SCENE 

4

AvisitforKeechinprison

Keechisinprison.

Heis sittingonhisbed.Hehasa table,achairandabook

there,too.

KEECH    

Hello?

What's 

that?

Isthere

someone 

there?

Aaagh!

My

table!

My

table

ismoving. 

(He stands.)

Aaagh! 

Now

the

bed's 

moving. 

Am

Iill? Oh

myhead!

(Heputshisheadinhishands.)

Oh!

Now

the

chair

is

moving. 

What's happening?   

(Hetakesthebook

andthrows

it acrossthe

room.)

Why

did

Ido

that?

Am

Imad? Itwas

my

hand

but-

TheghostofRichard

comesin.

KEECH    

Aaaaghh! 

You're 

dead!

Ikilled

you!

RICHARD   

Yes.

I'm

dead.

And

you

killed

me.

But

I'm

not going

away.

I'm

staying 

here,

inprison 

with

you.

KeechwantstohitRichard'sghost,buthe

cannot.Richardlaughs.

RICHARD   

You

can't 

hit

menow.

You

can't 

hit

aghost..

And

you

can't 

kill

meagain. 

But

wecan

talk.

We have

time

for

that. 

We

have

allday.

Keechthrows

abook

acrosstheroom.

RICHARD   

And

you

can

do

that

allday

too.

KEECH  

Allday?

Allthe

time?

12

OneGhostfortheDay,OneGhostfortheNight

RICHARD   

Yes.

(Heliesonthebed.)

Now

throw 

the

book across

the

room 

again. 

(Keechdoesit.)

And

again

and

again

and

again.

KEECH    

(Throwing

thebook

againandagain)

Oh

no!

Please!

Are

allmy  days

going

to

belike

this?

RICHARD  

Your 

days,

yes.

And

for

your

nights

-

Ihave

a friend

here.

(JamesHeston's

ghostcomesin.)

HESTON 

Hello, 

Richard.  

Hello, 

David.

KEECH    

You!

You

here

too!

HESTON  

(Smiling)

Yes.

David, 

throw 

the

book 

across

the room, 

please. 

(Keech

doesit.)

Thank 

you. I'm

going

to

behere atnight,   David. 

And you

have

Richard

here

every

day.

All right?

KEECH    

Oh

no!

No!

HESTON 

One

ghost

for

the

day,

one

ghost

for

the night. 

Now 

throw 

the book

across

th~room agam.

Keechdoesit.Richard

andHestonlaugh.

INTRODUCTION

JennyLawsonwasanactressandherhusband

Gilbertis afilm d

i

rector.

NowJennystaysathome,in theirnice house,butshe wants

more.  Shewants

tolivealittlebeforeshedies!Gilbert loves Jenny,

butawifemuststayathome,hethinks.

Suddenly something

happens

toGilbert,  andthenheunderstands

Jenny. Butisittoolate?

CHARACTERS    

IN 

THE  

PLAY

JennyLawson,

afilmactress

Gilbert

Lawson,

Jenny's

husband,

afilmdirector

Henry,

ayoungman,afilmstudent Laura,

afriendofJenny's

fromschool Jenny's

father

Jenny's

mother

Awaitress

attheairport

cafe

Two

women

andonemanattheairport

BritishAirwaysmanattheairport

check-indesk

PERFORMANCE     

NOTES

Scene1:Inagarden

with

atable,

two

chairs,

breakfast   (with bread),  abook.                                                                             

-

Scene2:Attheairport

cafe,with

atable,twochairs,abigbag; acoffee,acoke,asandwich.

Scene3:Acheck-indesk,someplaneticket

s

.

Scene4

:

Aroom

withatable,threechairs,

atelephone. Jenny

musthaveawatch.

14

Sleepnow,MyDarling

SCENE

1

Jennymust

stayathome

Itisahotsummer

day.Jenny

andGilbertLawson

are havingbreakfast

atatableintheirgarden.Gilbertis readingabook.

JENNY     

Gilbert,

canIcomewithyou?ToAmerica?

GILBERT 

(Heisreading.Looking

up)

What?

JENNY     

Oh,Gilbert!Pleaselistentome!Isaid'Can

I

cometoAmericatoo?'

GILBERT 

(Eatingsomebread)

Mmmm.

Thisisgood bread.

Didyoumakeit?

JENNY     

Yes.Gilbert!Isaid,'Can

Icomewithyou?'

GILBERT

No,Jenny.

Youhaveworkhere.There's

the house,thegarden

...

Hebeginstoreadhisbook

again.

JENNY      

Iremember

MyNew

Friend.Itwasyourbest film.Itwasmybestfilm,too!Theywerehappy days.

GILBERT 

(Heputsthebook

down,

smiling.)

Yes.I

watched

My

New

Friendagainlastweek.It'sthe bestGilbert

Lawson

film.Andyouweregoodin it,mylove!You're

agoodactress.

15

JENNY     

(Smiling)

Thefilmhadagooddirector!Gilbert

Lawson!

GILBERT  

Oh,thank

you!ButnowIhavethisnewfilm,so

ImustgotoAmericaforsixweeks.

JENNY      

Gilbert,

canIbeinthisfilm,too?Iwant

tobean actressagain.

GILBERT

Perhaps

nexttime.Would

youlikethat?Perhaps

youcanbeinthenextfilm.

JENNY     

Yousaidthat

before.

GILBERT

DidI?(Eatingagain)Yes,thisbreadisvery good.

JENNY     

CanwegotoAmericatogether

then?Not

fora

film.Justyouandme.Perhaps

nextyear?

GILBERT

Perhaps.

(Hesmilesather.)

JENNY     

(Smilingathim)

Next  year,then.

GILBERT

Yes.Next  year.Love,Imustgonow.I'mgoing

'Yes,

this

bread

is

very

good.'

16

tobelatefortheplane.

Iloveyou,Jenny.

JENNY     

(Unhappily) 

Iloveyou,too,darling.

SCENE

2

Jennytalkstoafilmstudent

Itissixweekslater.Jenny

ishavingacoffeeatthe airport.SheiswaitingforGilbert's  plane.Ayoung

man, Henry,

seesher.Henry

hasabigbaginhishand.

HENRY   

Hello!AreyouJenny

Lawson?

JENNY     

Yes.

HENRY   

Iknewit!

Ayoung

waitressbringsJenny's

coffee.She smilesatHenry.

WAITRESS  

(ToJenny) 

Hereyouare.(ToHenry)

Anddo youwant

something?

JENNY       

(Tothewaitress)

Thanks.

(ToHenry)

Sorry,but doIknow

you?

HENRY      

(Tothewaitress)

Acokeformeplease,anda sandwich.

WAITRESS  

(ShesmilesatHenry.)

Onecoke,onesandwich.

(Shegoesaway.)

HENRY    

(ToJenny) 

Ohsorry-yes.Iknowyourfilm,My

New

Friend.

AndIknow

Gilbert.CanIsitdown?

JENNY     

(Smiling)

Youcan't

stand

upandhaveacoke

17

andasandwich.

Waitaminute.

Iknowyou.I know

yourface.ButIcan't

remember

-tellme, howdoyouknow

Gilbert?

Henry

sitsdown

atthetabl

e

withJenny.

HENRY                           

I'mlearning

a

bouthiswork.IknowalltheGilbert Lawsonfilms.Butforgetaboutme.Iwanttotalk aboutyou.Youaren'thappy.Icanseethat.

JENNY     

(Angrily)

What?Youcan't

saythat!

Thewaitresscomesbackwith

acokeanda sandwich.

WAITRESS  

(She putsthethingsdown

andsmilesat

Henry.)

Acokeandasandwich.

HENRY   

Thank

you.

WAITRESS  

That's

OK.Thesandwiches

areverygood.I

havethemforlunchsometimes.

HENRY      

(Smilingandeatingthesandwich)

Yes,you're right.It'sverygood.Thank

you.

WAI

T

RESS  

That's

OK

.

Goodbye

then.

(She goes.)

J

E

NNY     

(Looking

atherwatch)

Imustgosoon.

HENRY   

What

doyoudoeveryday?

JENNY    

What?Idon't

knowyou.Youcan't

ask-

HENRY     

(Smiling)

Jenny.

Please.Tellme.What

doyoudo everyday?

Jenny

beginstocry.Henry

smiles,butnicely.

JENNY       

(Crying,angry)

OK.Here'syouranswer.Igetup inthemorning

a

ndthenIdonothing.Wehaveno

18

'lwas

happywhenIwas

anactress.

r

children.Awoman  doesthehouseforme.

A

man

doesthegarden.

HENRY   

Doyouhavefriends?

JENNY     

(Crying)

Yes!No!Ihavecoffeewithpeople.I

havedinnerwithpeople.Wesaythingslike,'Nice weatherforthetimeofy

e

ar

'

.Butw

e

d

o

n

'

t

t

a

lk.

HENRY   

Yes.Iund

e

rst

a

nd.

N

o

wI'm

go

ingt

o

t

e

llyou

about

m

e

.I'mtw

e

nty.

I

g

ot

o

Am

e

r

i

ca,

sometimes.

Ihavefri

e

nds.Ilik

e

films,soImake films.I'mhappy.What

about

you?

JENNY       

(Shestopscrying.)

IwashappywhenIwasan actress.

HENRY   

There!There's

your  answer!Beanactressagain.

Lauracomesin.SheseesJenny.

LAURA   

Jenny

Lawson!

JENNY     

Laura!

LAURA   

What

areyoudoinghere?

19

JENNY    

Waiting 

for

Gilbert.

LAURA    

(SmilingatHenry)

And

who

isthis?

HENRY   

My

name

isHenry. 

I'm

afilmstudent.

JENNY     

Sitdown, 

Laura, 

please.

LAURA     

No.

Ican't 

stop.

My

children 

are

here.

We

are

all going

toAmerica. 

Allthe

family. 

Iwrite

books now,

you

know. 

What 

do

you

do?

JENNY     

Me?

Nothing.

LAURA   

Have

you

got

children?

JENNY     

No.

LAURA     

You

look

unhappy, 

Jenny. 

Atschool

you

were beautiful 

and

good

ateverything. 

And

now

you

are

older,

with

nowork

and

no

children. 

Oh

dear!

JENNY     

What?   Laura! 

Why

did

you

saythat?

Lauragoes.Jenny

isveryunhappy.

HENRY   

Ihave

to

gonow. 

(Hepicksuphisbag.)

JENNY      

What's 

-

what's 

that name

on

your

bag?

(Readingthename)

Henry 

Gilbert 

Lawson. 

I know 

you

now!

Gilbert! You

are

Gilbert, 

when

hewas

twenty 

years

old. But-

why

are

you

here? Oh

no!

Aaaaggghhh!

Henry

runsout.

20

SCENE 

3

JennylearnsaboutGilbert

Therearefourpeopleatthecheck-in,Woman

1,Woman

2,amanandJenny's

father.

They

arewaiting.

ABritish Airways

manislooking

atFather'splaneticket.Jenny runsin.

JENNY    

Excuse 

me!Oh,

father! 

What 

are

you

doing

here?

FATHER 

Jenny, 

smile.

Behappy.

JENNY     

What?

WOMAN

1  

(ToJenny) 

Hey!

Iwas

here

before

you.

MAN        

(ToJenny) 

Iwas

infront 

ofyou,

too.

":OMAN2       

(ToJenny)

Are

you

OK,

love?

(ToWoman

1 andman)

She's

white 

inthe

face!

JENNY     

(TotheBritishAirways

man)

Excuse

me

...

BRITISHAIRWAYSMAN   

(Looking

attickets)

Can

you

wait, please?

JENNY     

No!

My

name

isJenny 

Lawson 

...

BRITISHAIRWAYSMAN  

Ah!Mrs

Lawson! 

We

phoned 

you

at home. 

There 

was

no

answer. 

Mrs

Lawson, 

I'm sorry,

but

Mr

Lawson's  

plane

crashed 

inthe

sea. He's

dead.

JENNY     

Oh

no!!!

21

SCENE 

4

Jennyunderstandseverything

Jenny's

fatherandmother

andJenny

areallsittingat atable.

JENNY     

Theyalldied.Allthepeopleontheplane.

MOTH

E

R

OhJenny!

FATHER  

Yourmother

andIaresosorry,mylove.

JENNY     

Thank

you.Whywereyouattheairport,

father?

FATHER 

Me?Iwasn't

attheairport.

check-indesk.Yousaid

'Behappy.'

Thenyouleft.

FATHER  

No!

JENNY      

Waitaminute. (Telephoning)

Hello, Laura?Laura,

thisis JennyLawson.Wewere atschooltogether.

Laura, Isawyouattheairport, remember,

and-oh!

MOTHER

What

isLaura

saying?

J

E

NNY     

Yes,youwere!YouwereattheBritishAirways

JENNY

Shesaid,'Iwasn't

atthe airport.' 

(Intothe telephone)

Laura,

one

'Laura,

this

is

Jenny 

Lawson

.

'

'Your

mother 

and

Iare

sosorry

.

r

22

question.

Doyouwritebooksnow?Y

e

s.Thank you.

(Puttingthephon

e

down,

andsp

e

aking

to herfatherandmoth

e

r)

Sh

e

writ

e

sbooks.

MOTHER

Isthat

important?

JENNY      

Yes.Laura

wants

towritebooks,

soshewrites books.

Andshe'shappy.

Attheairport,

father said'Behappy.'

AndHenry

GilbertLawson

said

'Beanactressagain.'

MOTHER

Iunderstand.

JENNY      

Iunderstand

now,too.Mydarling

husband,

I'm goingtobeanactressforyou,again.Agood actress.Thank

you.Sosleepnow,mydarling.

•

INTRODUCTION

BradandJerryarenineteen,

andtheyareinBritainonholiday.

It

isanunhappy

timeforBrad:hisfather

diedlastmonth.

His father  wasDickDavisofDavisTVandwhenhegoesbackto America,  BradisgoingtobeBradDavisofDavisTV.Onehot day,

Brad

and

Jerry

stop

at

a  hotel

in

avillage,

and

some strange

thingshappen

there...

CHARACTERS      

IN 

THE  

PLAY

BradDavis,ayoungAmerican

man,  agednineteen

JerryMaloney,Brad's friend Theghostof EllenBannister MrsFinch,fromthehotel

Maud

Anscombe,

anoldwoman

fromthevillage

MrsMorgan,

whoworks

inthevillageshop

Three

women

andtwomenfromthevillage

PERFORMANCE       

NOTES

Scene1:Ahotelroom

withtwobags,abook

about

Britain,

a television,

abed,awatch

forBrad.

Scene2:Aroom

withatableandthreechairs.

Scene3:Inashop,withtwocokes,sandwiches,

money.

Scenes4and5:The

sameroom

asScene1,with

abedand

a television.

Scene6:Inthestreet,withtwobags.

You

willneed

summer

shirts

forBrad

and  Jerry,

and

along dressforEllen.Thetelevision

doesn't

havetowork.

24

AGhost

inLove

SCENE

1

Bradseesaghost

BradandJerrycomeintothehotelroomandputtheir bagsdown.

Itisahotdayandtheyarewearingsummer shirts.Bradsitsonabed.

JERRY       

Man,

Iwant

adrink.

Twenty

milesinone morning!ArethebicyclesOK,inthestreet?

BRAD         

Inthislittlevillage?Ohyes!Nobody

steals bicycleshere.

JERRY     

How  doyouknow?Thisisyourfirsttimehere.

FirsttimeinEnglan

d

.

OramIwrong?

BRAD      

No,you're

right.But-

Iremember

thisvillage.I

washerebefore,Jerry.

Icanfeelit.

JERRY        

Ohcomeon!Wewereoutinthesunforfive hours.

Youneedtodrink

somecoldwater,

my friend!

BRAD      

Thishotelopened

in1853,right?

J

E

RRY  

.

(Hegetsabook

about  Britainoutofhisbagand looks  init.)

Right.Brad,youlookedatthisbook before.

BRAD      

No,Ididn't.

Hey,youknowsomething?(Helooks

athiswatch.)

It'sone-fifteen.Mydaddiedatthis

25

minute,

onthisdaylastmonth.

J

E

RRY

Yeah.Hey,corneon!Let'sgooutinth

e

sun.L

e

t's

JERRY

BRAD

Oh,Brad.I'msorr

y

.

No,no.It'sOK.I'mgoingtogobacktoNew

BRA

D

se

e

thevillage.Haveadrink.

Findsom

e

girls.

No,

y

ougo.Ilikeithere.Hereinth

e

room.

Yorkn

ex

twe

e

k,

a

fterourthreeweeksin

England.

AndI'm

g

oin

g

t

o

be'Br

a

dDavi

s

,of

JERRY

OK.Let'sstayintheroom.

Hey!There's

a tel

e

v

ision.

(j

e

rryputsthete

l

e

vision

onbut

D

a

vi

s

TV'.

D

a

dwanted

that.

nothing

happens.)

Hmm.

BRAD      

Not

working?

Oh,forgetit.

J

E

RRY

BRAD

No!You're  BradDavisofDavisTelevision,

th

e

biggestinAmerica.  Youmusthaveatelevision! Look,shallI

g

odown

andaskMrsFinch?You stayhere.Youlooktired.

Y~ah;thanks,

Jerry.

Iamtir

e

d.

Jerrygoesout.Bradlooks

atth

e

bo

o

k

a

b

o

ut

Britain.

BRAD             

(

R

ea

din

g

fr

o

mth

e

b

oo

k

)

'In

1.

7

6

0

th

e

h

o

t

e

lw

asa

hous

e

.Afamily

ca

ll

e

dB

a

nni

s

t

er

liv

e

dinth

e

h

o

us

e

. On

e

d

a

y,th

e

nin

e

t

ee

n-y

e

a

r-

o

ld

d

a

u

g

ht

e

r

,

El

l

e

n

-

' Th

eg

host

o

f

E

ll

e

nB

a

nni

s

t

e

r

co

m

e

sin.

S

heis

wearingadr

e

ssfrom

1760.

_:.   

-

-

-

::-    

-

-

-

:::.::.::...._.

They

s

taved

a

t

the

hotel

inthe

village.

26

E

L

LEN

BRAD E

LLE

N

BRAD ELL

E

N

Iwasnevernineteen.

Idiedateighteen. Ye

s

,

-

Irem

e

mber

you.Hello,Ellen.

Hello,

Matthew.

Wh

y

doesyourfriendcallyou

Brad?Isth

a

t

aname?

Yes.It'sanAmerican

name.

ButyouareMatthew

andI'mgoingtocall

y

ou

Matthew.

Always.OhMatt

h

e

w.

Iwai

t

e

d

a

nd

2

7

waited

a

ndwaited

for

y

ou.Ilove

y

ousomuch. Doyoulo

v

eme?

BR

AD      

Yes.Ithink

-

Yes

,

Id

o

.

'

Hell

o, 

Ell

e

n

.'

2

8

ELLEN      

Yo

uthink!I

s

th

a

t

an

a

n

swer

?

A

ft

era

llth

ese

years

?OhM

a

tth

e

w!

Matt

h

e

w

,

do

yo

ur

e

m

e

mber e

ve

r

y

thing?

BRAD         

No,noteverything.

Irem

e

mber

ourlov

e

.And

y

oudied,Ir

e

member

that.

Iwanted

tod

ie

too.

Andagainl

as

t

m

onth,

I

wa

nted

todie.

E

LLEN     

OhMatthew!

D

o

n't

sayt

ha

t!

OhMatth

e

w,

I

'

m

so

happytos

ee

youagai

n

.

B

RAD      

E

ll

e

n.CanI

seeyo

u

?Ca

n

we

t

a

lk

?

E

LLEN     

Oh

yes

.I

wan

t  t

o

t

a

lkt

oyo

u

a

bout-

J

e

rr

yco

m

es

i

nw

i

t

h

M

r

s

Fin

c

h.

E

ll

e

nrunsout.

MRSFI

NCH

'A

r

e

yo

u

OK,

l

ove?Yo

ul

oo

kwhit

e

.

J

E

RR

Y     

Thi

s

i

snota

h

appyt

i

meforBrad

.

MRSFI

NCH   

I

'

m

sorry

,

l

ove

.

Do

YO

Ll

wa

n

t  so

m

ed

inn

er?

I

m

a

k

e

th

e

b

estd

inn

er

in

t

h

e

n

ort

h

ofEng

l

a

nd.

'

Im

ake

the

best

dinner 

inthe

north

of

En

g

l

a

nd.

'

29

BRAD      

(Smiling)

No,thank

you.

MRSFINCH   

Talk

tomelater,then.Right,thetelevision. (Shehitsthetelevision.)

It'sOKnow.Bye-bye, Brad.Bye,Jerry.

Haveanicetimeinourvillage. Shegoestothedoor.

BRAD      

MrsFinch!Wait,please.Doyouknow

about

the

Bannister

family?

MRSFINCH    

Didyouseetheghost?EllenBannister?

BRAD      

Yes.

JERRY     

What?Brad,yousawaghost?Oh,comeon!

MRSFINCH   

Oh,Ellen'salwayshere.Shelikesyoungmen.

She'salwayslooking

forherboyfriend. Matthew's 

hisname,

Ithink.

BRAD      

MrsFinch,what

happened?

How

didshedie?

Whathappened

toMatthew?

MRS FINCH    

You're

interested,

love,Icansee that.

There's anoldwoman

inthevillage.HernameisMaud Anscombe.

Sheknows

about

Ellen.Youask Maud.

(She goesout.)

JERRY     

Brad,thisghost-What

didshesay?

BRAD         

(Not

looking

atJerry)

She-

shedidn't

speak, Jerry.

Shesaidnothing

atall.

30

SCENE

2

BradandJerrywanttoknowaboutEllen

Maud

is averyoldwoman.

Herhairiswhite.

Bradand

J

e

rryaresittingatatablewith

herinherhouse.

MAUD       

EllenBannister?Abad,badgirl.Whenshe looked

atsomeone,

thenextdaytheywereill.

JERRY     

SOshewasawitch?

MAUD        

Yes.Shelooked

atanimals

too.Then

allthe co\\:,

s

inthevillagehadnomilkinthem.

BRAD       

(Angrily)

Do-doyouknow

this?How

doyou

know?How  canyouknow?

MAUD       

Oh,it'sinallthebooks.

Ourvillageisfamous becauseofbadEllenBannister.

'Then

all

the

cows 

inthe

village

hadnomilk

in  them

.

'

31

SCENE 

3

WasEllenawitch?

BradandJerryareinMrsMorgan's

villageshop.

There aretwo

menandthr

ee

women

intheshop,andMrs

Morgan.

MRSMORGAN   

Ye

s

?Are

you

next?

JERRY        

Yes.

Two

cokes

please. 

And

two

ofthose sandwiches.

BRAD      

I'm

not

hungry.

JERRY       

Man, 

you

must

eat.

You

can't 

sitinyour

room allday

and

wait

for

aghost.

MrsMorgan

getsthecokesandthesandwiches.

MRS MORGAN   

That's 

sixpounds, 

please. 

(jerrygivesher themoney.)

What 

ghost's 

this?

Ellen

Bannister?

BRAD      

(Angrily)

Yes!

JERRY     

Do

you

know 

about 

Ellen

Bannister?

MRSMORGAN   

Oh,

people 

inour

village

had

no

money then. 

Of

course 

they

stole

things. 

And

Ellen Bannister 

sold

them. 

Sheonly

wanted 

to

help.

JERRY     

Was

sh

e

awitch?

Some

people 

saythat.

MRS MORGAN   

Awitch?

(Laughing)

No,

ofcourse

not.

The men

loved

her.

Shehelped

them,

you

see.The women 

didn't 

loveher

somuch.

Shewas

beautiful, 

you

see.

32

'

He

stole 

thingsfrom

rich

people

.

'

WOMAN

1  

Her

boyfriend 

was

the

bad

one,

that

Matthew.

It

wasn't 

her.

BRAD      

(Drinking

hiscoke)

Oh.

What 

did

hedo?

WOMAN2  

He

stole

things

from

rich

people. 

Then 

she

sold them

and

hetook

allthe

mon

e

y. 

He

took

allher money, 

too.

But

sh

e

loved

him.

BRAD      

Did

helove

her?

MAN

1   

No.

He

had

two

or

three

women.

WOMAN 

3  

No,

hedidn't! 

He

loved

her.

He

lived

for

her.

MAN

2   

Who

are

you

talking 

about? 

That 

witch

Ellen

Bannister? 

Sheate

cats

for

breakfast.

WOMAN 

3    

(ToBradandJerry)

Oh,

don't 

listen

tohim.

MRSMORGAN    

(Laughing)

Don't 

listen

to

these

people, 

you boys.

What 

happened  

to

Ellen

Bannister? 

You

want 

toknow 

that?

Matthew  

killed

her.

33

S

CE

NE

4

Where

isEllennow?

Itisnighttime.J

e

rryis

s

itti

n

g

onth

e

b

e

d.Bradi

s

walking

up

andd

o

wn

.

BRAD         

S

e

v

e

nh

o

ur

s

.

W

e

w

a

it

e

d

seve

nhour

s.

Wh

e

r

e

i

s

s

h

e

,J

e

rr

y

?

J

E

R

R

Y     

I

s

aidthisbef

o

r

e

.Idon

'

t

know.Just

wa

it.

BRA

D      

Sheisn't

c

omin

g,

b

e

causeyou're

here.

J

E

RRY     

Brad,

I

say

a

g

ai

n.

One.

I

sleephere.Thi

s

ism

y

room.

Two.

I

a

my

ourfriendand

I

amnot leavingyoulik

e

thi

s

.

B

R

AD      

Jerry,

isthis

a

ll

a

b

ig

l

a

ughforyou?

J

ER

RY     

No.Notno

w.

I

w

a

nt

to

s

eeElle

n

,

too. 

I

w

a

nt

to help.

B

RAD      

OK.Thank

s

,

J

e

rr

y

.

Sorry.Hey,here

s

h

e

i

s

.

TheghostofEl

l

e

n

c

omesintotheroom.

BRA

D      

Ellen,El

l

e

n.It'sm

e

,Brad,Matthew.

J

E

RRY     

M

a

n,

ohm

a

n!It'

sa

lltru

e

!

BRAD      

E

ll

e

n,pl

eas

e

.

Te

llm

e

,

w

h

a

t

happ

e

n

e

d,

i

n

1

7

60?

ELLEN    

Y

o

umu

s

tr

em

e

mb

e

r!

BRA

D      

No.

ELLEN      

Wesoldthin

gs,yo

u

a

ndme.Richpeopl

e

'

s

th

i

ngs.

Y

ou

s

t

o

l

e

th

e

m,

remember?

J

ER

RY     

Wow!Brad,

yo

u

w

ereRobin

Hood!

Sorr

y

!

3

4

EL

L

EN    

Therichp

e

opledidn

'

t

lik

e

m

e

.

T

h

eysa

id

ba

d

th

i

ngsabout

m

e

.

'E

ll

e

nBannister

is

a

witch

.

'

Theysaidthat,

butit

'sn

ottrue.

B

R

AD      

Ofcoursenot.

E

L

LE

N    

Then,

oneday,th

e

y

ca

m

e

forus.Twenty

m

e

n.

BRAD      

What

happened?

ELLEN      

We

ranawa

y

.You

f

o

und

as

h

i

p.Ashipgoin

g

t

o

A

merica.You

sa

id

,

'

Seey

ouatone-fiftee

n

.

Atth

e

harbour.

W

eca

n

goaway

,

y

ouandme

.'

B

R

AD

,     

Andthenwh

a

t

happ

e

n

e

d

,

Ellen?

ELLE

N    

Theshipwente

a

rly.

I

w

a

sn't

thereintime.

Yo

u

wentontheship.Youdidn't

waitforme.

B

R

AD      

Ohno!

'You

didn

'

t 

wait

for

me.'

35

ELLEN     

When 

Iarri

ve

d, 

th

ere

w

ere

alot

ofship

s

th

e

r

e

. 

I didn't 

know 

th

e

n

a

m

e

o

four

ship.

Ilooked 

for you.

Iwai

t

e

d 

an

d

w

ai

ted 

a

nd

wai

t

e

d

.

B

R

AD      

Ellen!

Oh

E

ll

en,

I

'

m

sor

ry.

ELLE

N    

Then 

th

e

men

cam

e

.

T

h

ey

put

me

inpri

so

n. 

Idied th

ree

mo

n

t

h

s 

l

ate

r

. 

An

d

th

e

n

Ica

m

e

b

a

ck

h

o

m

e

. H

ere. 

A

nd

I

wa

it

e

d 

aga

i

n. 

I

w

ai

t

e

d 

f

o

r

yo

u.

BRAD      

Il

ove

yo

u

,

E

ll

e

n

.

ELLEN    

Ilo

ve

y

ou

t

o

o,

M

a

tth

e

w.

S

CE

NE

5

What

isBradgoingtodo?

I

t

isd

a

rk.Br

a

d

i

s

s

t

a

ndin

g

a

tth

ew

indow

of

t

h

eroo

m. J

e

rr

y

com

e

sin.B

ra

d

a

l

ways

h

a

sh

is

b

ac

kt

o

J

erry

inthi

s

s

ce

n

e

.

J

E

RR

Y     

Do

you

want

to

d

ie

?Do

you

want

to

g

oto

E

ll

e

n?

BRAD         

Before

toda

y, 

th

e

a

nswer 

was

'Yes'. 

Matt

h

e

w w

a

nt

e

d 

to

di

e

a

nd

go

to

bewith

El

l

e

n.

D

o

y

o

u und

ers

t

a

nd   

t

h

a

t?

J

E

R

R

Y     

Y

es.

B

RAD      

But

Ma

tth

ew  

is

d

ea

d

a

nd

Iam

Brad

no

w

.

JERRY     

And

wh

a

t

d

oes

Bra

d

w

a

n

t?

BRAD         

Idon't 

kn

ow. 

I

'm

thinkin

g

.  

I

s

ther

e

a

t

ra

in 

from here

toLond

o

n 

t

o

m

orr

ow?

.

I

3

6

J

ERRY     

Y

es

.

We

c

a

n

put

o

ur

bi

cy

cl

es

o

n

th

e

t

ra

i

n. 

We

c

a

n

g

etthe

n

ex

t

pl

ane 

b

ac

k

t

o

A

m

er

i

ca

. 

Do

yo

u want 

todo

that?

BRAD      

Idon't 

know. 

I'm

goin

g

to

tell  you

tom

o

rr

o

w

.

37

SCENE

6

In

lovewithaghost

Thenextday.BradandJerryareinthestreet.Jerryhas two

bags.MrsFinchistheretoo.

MRSFINCH   

Youmustleave,then?Aweekearly?

JERRY     

Yes.I'msorry.

MrsMorgan

comespastthehotel.

MRSMORGAN   

Ohhello.It'stheAmerican

boys.Areyou goinghometoAmerica?

BRAD        

Jerry's

goinghome,MrsMorgan.

I'mstaying here,atthehotel.I'mgoingtolivehere.Always.

JERRY     

Brad,doyouwant

todothis?Think

about

Davis

TV.What

areyougoingtodo,hereinEngland?

BRAD         

Idon't

know.

But,yes,DavisTVneedsagood man.Mydadworked

foryearsforDavisTV. Butnowithasagoodman,Jerry.

You.

JERRY     

Me?Oh!Thank

you,Brad.

BRAD         

That's

OK.I'mhappy.

I'minlove.Shewaited formeandnowI'mhere.I'mnevergoingto leaveheragain.

GLOSSAR  

Y

actress 

agirlorwoman 

who

acts

inplays

or  films brother-in-law  

your

sister's

husband

build 

to  make

something 

(e.g.ahouse)

byputting 

parts

ofit

(e.g.wood, 

bricks)

together

cafe 

asnack-bar 

orsmall

restaurant  

where

you

can

buy  drinks and

snacks

toeat

check-in

desk 

theplace

atthe

airport 

where

you

show

your

ticket

and

hand

over

your

luggage

clothe

s

,

things

that

you

wear

tocover

your

body

court     aplace

where

judges

and

lawyers

listen

to

trials

cow 

afarm

animal

that

givesusmilk

crash 

(ofaplane)

tohitthe

ground 

and

bebadly

damaged

darling  

away-ofspeaking

to  someone 

welove

director  

theperson

who

tells

actors

and

actresses

how

to  act their

parts

orsaytheir

words

film

amoving

picture

that

you

seeatthecinema

orontelevision

ghost 

thespirit

ofadead

person

that

comes

back

tovisitliving people

harbour   

asafeplace

forships,

while

they

prepare 

togotosea

judge 

theperson

inalaw

court

who

decides

how

someone 

will bepunished

mad 

ofsomeone 

who

isillinthehead

peace 

aquiet,

happy

time;many 

people

hope

to  findpeace

after they

die

prison  

aplace

where

bad

people

are

locked

up

put

on 

(thetelevision) 

toswitch

onorturn

on,

tomake

itwork sell(past

tense

sold) 

togivesomething 

tosomeone

who

pays

you

for

it

39

steal(pasttensestole)totakethingsthatdonotbelong toyou throw

toliftsomethingupandsenditquickly throughtheair trial

acourtcase,tofindoutifsomeoneisguiltyofacri

m

e

or

not

unhappy

sad,nothappy

voice

thesoundthatyoumakewhenyouspeak

waitress

agirlorwomanwhobringsfoodanddrinkstoyour tableinarestaurant

orcafe

witch

awomanwhousesmagictodobadthings

40

A

GhostinLove

and

Other

Plays

-

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

BeforeReading

1

There

areghosts

inallthree

ofthese

plays.

Think 

about these

questions.

1

Doyou  believe

inghosts?

Why,

orwhy

not?

2

Why

aresome

people

afraid

ofghosts?

3

Doyouknow

anystories

orfilmsabout

ghosts?

2

Read

theinformation  

onthefirstpage

ofthebook

and

the back

cover.

How

much

doyou  know

now

about

the

people

intheplays?

Choose

true

(T)orfalse

(F).

1

Richard 

seestheghost

ofhisdead

brother. 

T

/

F

ACTIVITIES

While

Reading

OneGhostfortheDay,OneGhostfortheNight

Read

Scene1,then

circlethecorrect

words

inthese sentences.

1

Mary

canhear

something

/

nothing

outside.

2

Richard 

is

afraid

/

happy

when

heseesHeston.

3

Heston 

is

pleased/angry

with

Richard.

4

Last

year,

Keech /Heston

killed

aman.

S

Keechnow

has

Richard's/Heston'sson's

money.

Read

Scenes2and  3,and

complete 

the

summary.

2

Atfirst,Jerry

doesn't 

believeinghosts

.

T

/

F

In

the

court,

Reynolds

Keech

about

Tom's 

money.

3

Brad

andJerry

come

from

England. 

T

/

F

Keech

the

money

to

everyone.

Then

Richard

4

Jenny

meets

theghost

ofherdead

husband. 

T/F

the

court

about

the

ghost,

and

everyone

athim.

But

3

The

titles

ofthethree

plays

are:

OneGhostfortheDay,

then

everyone

thedead

man's

voice.

Keechkilled

a

OneGhostfortheNight;Sleepnow,MyDarling;

and

A

man

and

his

money,

Heston

said.

Keech

away

GhostinLove.

Which

places,

things,

and

people

belong

to each

play?Can

youguess?

from

the

court.

Later,

he

.

Richard.

actress,airport,bicycle,hotel,judge,knife,prison, telephone,witch

42

Read

Scene4,and

then

answer

these

questions.

1

Where

isKeech,

and

why

isheafraid?

2

·

Why

can't

KeechhitRichard?

3

Who

isgoing

tobewith

Keecheverynight?

43

Sl

ee

pnow,MyDa

r

ling

Read

Sce

n

e

1.

Choose

thebest  question-word

forthese questions, 

and

then

answer

them.

What/Where/Wh

o/

Why

AGhostinLove

Read

Scene1,then

match

the

people

with

theinformation.

E

ll

e

n

/

Matthew

/Jerry/Mrs

F

inch/

Brad/

Brad'sf

at

h

e

r

1

and

a

rrive

in

av

illage

inEngland.

1

isGilbert

going

tod

ay

?

2            

made

the

b

r

e

a

d?

2

died

one  month

ago

.

3

Brad

se

e

s

theghost

of_'

_  

inhi

s

hotel

room.

3            

w

a

s

thenam

e

ofGilb

e

rt

's 

best  fil

m

?

4

Al

o

ng

time

ago,

was

Ellen

'

s

bo

y

friend.

4

must

Gilbert

g

otoAmeric

a

?

5

doesJenny

want

todo?

Read

Scenes2and  3.Who

saidthese

words,

and

towhom?

5            

w

orks

atthehot

e

l.

Read

Scenes2and

3.What

dopeople

sayabout

Ellen

and

Matthew? 

Match

these

halv

e

s

ofsentences.

1

'Iknow

you.

1know

y

o

ur

fac

e

.

'

2

'But

forget

about

me.1want

totalk

about

you.

'

3

'Iwa

s

happ

y

when

1w

as

a

n

a

ct

r

ess.'

4

'Iwrite

books

no

w,

yo

uknow.'

5

'Smile.

Behappy.'

M

a

tthew 

s

tole

things

,

Th

e

m

e

n

l

o

ved

Ellen,

M

a

tthew 

t

o

ok

allElle

n

's

m

o

ney

,

Wh

e

n

Ellenlooked

atpeopl

e,

theywereillthene

x

td

ay

.

a

nd

Ellen

soldthem.

but

thewomen

d

i

dn

'

t.

but

s

heloved

him.

6

'

She's

white

inthefac

e

!'

7

'We

phoned

you

athome.

There

was

noanswer.'

Read

Scene4.Arethese

s

entences

true

(T)orfalse

(F)?

1

Gilbert

died

w

hen

th

e

plane

cra

s

hed.

2

Jenn

y

's 

father

w

as

a

tth

ea

i

r

port

.

3

Laura

was

atth

ea

irp

o

rt

.

4

Laur

a

isawriter.

5

Jenny

isgoing

tobe

a

n

a

ctr

e

ss

again.

44

Read

Scene4.Correct

themistakes

inthis

summary.

Ten

men

came

forMatthew 

a

nd

El

l

e

n,

butthey

ran

aw

a

y.

M

a

tthew 

went

toFranc

e

.

El

l

e

nwa

s

n't 

with

him

bec

a

u

s

e

th

e

s

hipwent

late.

Shedied

a

thom

e

.

Beforeyouread

Scenes5and  6,can

y

ouguesswhat

Brad

is going

todo?

1

H

eis

goingbacktoA

mer

i

ca.  

2

HeisstayinginEn

g

l

a

nd.

45

ACTIVITIES

After

Reading

1

Heston 

wants

Richard

togethisson's

money

(seepage

4).

2

This

isapage

from

jenny's 

diary,

ontheday  that

Gilbert leaves

(seepage

17).Usethese

words

tofillinthegaps.

actress,because,director,film,garden,next,together, unhappy,went,works

Puttheir

conversation 

intheright

order,

and  write

inthe

Gilbert

toAmerica

today.

He's

going

tomake

a

speakers' 

names.

Richard

speaks

first  (number

6).

.He's

agood

,

and

he

often

inAmerica.

1

'You

cantake

Keechtocourt.

Then

youcantell

I

can't

gowith

him,

Ihave

work

todointhehouse

thejudge

about

myson's

money.'

and

.

I

feel

very

because

I'm

athome

allthe

2

'What!

Aghost!

Incourt?'

time.

Perhaps

next

year

Gilbert

and

IcangotoAmerica

3

'You

must

telleveryone

about

Keech.'

4

'But

Keechisgoing

tobeangry!

I'm

afraid

of

.Perhaps

Ican

beinhis

,Ithink.

film.I'm

agood

him!'

5

'No!

Doittomorrow! 

Gotocourt

and

getmy boy's

money.

Do

it!Or

doyouwant

togomad?'

6            

'What   must

Ido?'

3

Here

aresomeother

titles  fortheplays.

Can  youmatch

the titles

with

theplays?Which

title

doyoulikebest  foreach play,

and

why?

Matthew

ComesHome

7

8

9

10

11

'Well,

Ineed

tothink.

Maybe

next

week

...

'

'That's 

easy.Tell  thejudge

tocallme.I'm

going tocome

tothecourt!'

'Don't 

worry.

The

judge

isgoingtosendKeechto

prison.

Keechisgoingtodiethere.

Hecan't

hurt

you.'

'Ican

say

"Keech

took

themoney."

Buthow

canI

show

that

it's

true?'

'Yes.

I'm

going

totellthecourt

about

Keech-

and hismoney!

Iknow

some

bad

things

about

him!'

]ennyLearnstoLive

TheManwiththeKnife TwoAmericansonHoliday ADeadManinCourt

TimetobeHappyAgain

NoMoreWaiting Thankyou,Gilbert NoPeaceforaKiller

12            

'How

canIdothat?'

46                                                                                                                                       

47

4

Perhaps

thisiswhat

some

ofthepeople

inA

Ghost

inLove

arethinking. 

Who

a

rethepeople,

and  what

ishappening 

in theplay

atthemoment?

6

Findwords

from

thethree

playstocomplete

thiscrossword.

Then

findthehidden

word.

Jerry 

/

Mrs

Finch

/

Mrs

Morgan  

/

Brad

/

E

llen

1

Somep

e

ople

sayEl

l

e

n

was

a

2

Ellen

w

a

ited

for

Matthew 

at

the

.

(5)

.

(7)

1

'What 

alov

e

lyoldroom!

Wait

aminute.

Iremember

3

Gilbert's 

plane

into

the

s

e

a.

(

7

)

this

room.

And

thiswasn't 

ahotel,

itwas

ahouse.

A

4

Two

ghosts

visited

K

ee

ch

when

hewas

in

.

(

6

)

girllivedhere,

and

Iloved

her.'

5

The

atthe

c

a

f

e

was

friendly

toHenry. 

(8)

2

'Oh,

that

poor

boy!Helooks

white.

Perhaps

he's

tired?

6

We

getmilk

from

.

(4)

Or

hungry?

Heneeds

oneofmydinners!'

7

Keech

killed

arich

man

and

hismone

y.

(

5

)

3

'Why

isn't

Matthew 

here?It'squarter

past

one.And

that

8

AtKeech's

trial,

thepeople

can't

s

eeHeston 

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TheButlerDid

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andOtherPlays

BILL

BOWLER

Retold

by

ClareWest

How

doyougetalicenceifyouwant

tokeepamonkey?

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can you

doifyour

wifehasalover?

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canyou

seeinto

th

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holiday 

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where hot 

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far

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can

y

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persuade  

your 

girlfri

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or bo

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friend 

tomarry

you?

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characters 

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short

plays

are

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for answers 

to  these

questions. 

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trying

to  solve  their

p

r

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get

into

some

very

funny 

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play

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view

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A

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TheMurderofMaryJones

TIM 

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The

court

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Simon Clark

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murder 

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Ifthecourt

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they

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who

murder

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Mary Jones, 

especially 

her

mother, 

a

nd

her

boyfriend, 

Jim.  

You 

can help

tofindthe

answer, 

too!

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BOOKWORM

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Hamlet

WILLIAM  

SHAK

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SPEARE

Retold

by

AlistairMcCallum

Why

does

Hamlet, 

the

young 

Prince   of

Denmark,  

look

so

sad? Why

does

heoften

saystrange

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His  family

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thinks

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crime

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hehas  notime

forOphelia, 

the sweet

girlwho

loveshim,

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with him

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He

sitsalone,

and

thinks, 

and

plans.

What

will  hedecid

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to do?Will

heeverbehappy

again?

This 

famous 

play

by

William 

Shakesp

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are,  

written  

in

about

1600,isone

ofthe

finest  intheEnglish

language.

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A

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WILLIAM  

SHAKESPEARE

Retold

by

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What's     in 

a

name? 

Does 

it 

really 

matter  

if

you 

are 

called Montague          or

Capulet?  

When 

Romeo,  

son 

of

Lord 

and 

Lady Montague,  

fallsinlovewith

themost

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girlhe's

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out

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It

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