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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 7957 Oct 29 1930 IC DE TURKEY AND DE LAW A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS by ZORA HURSTON
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts CAST Jim Weston A young man and the town bully A Methodist Dave Carter The towns best hunter and fisherman Baptist Joe Clarke The Mayor Postmaster storekeeper Daisy Blunt The town vamp...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts ACT I SETTING A Negro village in Florida in our own time All action from viewpoint of an actor facing audience PLACE Joe Clarkes store porch in the village A frame building...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 2 CHORUS Yeah The march around the hawk commences HEN AND CHICKS Chick mah chick mah craney crow Went to de well to wash my toe When I come back my chick...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 3 you actin cause you in front of dese boys BIG GIRL makes a threatenin gesture Aw dont be so fast and showin off in company Ack lak you aint got no...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 4 During this dialog the hawk is feinting and darting in his efforts to catch a chicken and the chickens are dancing defensively HEN Dont keer if you do HAWK My pots...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 5 LITTLE BOY I aint gointer play cause you hurt me HAWK Aw naw I dint hurt you LITTLE BOY Yeah you did too You pecked me right here points to top...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 6 ALL THE GIRLS in a clamor Ill be de mama hen Lemme be it Enter Hambo left and stands looking at the children HAMBO Cant dese young uns keep up a...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 7 There aint no real chestizing no more They takes a lil teeninchy switch and tickles em No wonder de world is in sich uh mess VOICE OFF STAGE You Titter Aw...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 8 eat up campmeetin back off scociation and drink Jurdan dry LINDSAY And still stay so po till he wuznt nothin atall but a mule frame Enter Lige Moseley right Taint never...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 9 LINDSAY He wuz bet he fought ole death lak a natural man Ah seen his bones yistiddy out dere on de edge of de cypress swamp De buzzards done picked em...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 10 CLARKE Oh I donât keer which Im go inter beat you anyhow You take de black they arrange them The others get near to look on Hambo sits looking at the...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 11 The men fall back revealing the players clearly HAMBO Aw neb mind bout them Joe go head and move You aint got but one move to make nohow go head on...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 14 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 12 HAMBO Yâall cant play no Florida flip Fore Ah joined de church there wasnt a man in de state could beat me wid de cards But Ahm a deacon now in...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 15 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 13 LUM Winking What you reckon he gointer be worryinâ bout Daisy for Dots Jims gal DAVE Air Lawd a heap sees but a few knows Deal de cards man you shufflin...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 16 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 14 WALTER Whut you want me to play for you partner DAVE Play me a baby diamond Walter plays then Lum then Dave LUM Triumphant Looka pardner they doin all dat woofin...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 17 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 15 WALTER Gimme dem cards Yall carried de cub to us dat time riffles the cards elaborately but de deal is in de high tall house now Dis is Booker T Washington...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 18 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 16 WALTER Watch dis olâ queen Less go He begins to sing Dave joins in When yoâ card gits lucky oh pardner you oughter be in a rollinâ game He speaks Ha...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 19 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 17 WALTER Aw Lord you ainât no moâ good now But Ah donât blame you Dave she looks warm Enter Daisy right with a scarlet hibiscus over each ear and smiling broadly...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 20 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 18 DAISY I jus love goobers DAVE Sticking out his right elbow You lak chicken DAISY Yeah DAVE Take uh wing She locks arms with him and they strut inside the store...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 21 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 19 WALTER Turns and calls into the store Say Dave Dont try to keep Daisy in dere all day Her feller out here waitin to scorch her home DAVE from inside store...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 22 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 20 rifle Sorta figgered on uh wild turkey or two He comes up on the porch and starts in the store DAISY If Dave go git me dat big ole turkey an...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 23 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 21 DAVE Let somethin happen and shell find out who got rabbit blood and who aint Well Ahm gone He steps down off the steps but looks back at Daisy JIM Ahm...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 24 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 22 DAVE Grinning triumphantly Ahm gone dis time to git dat turkey Daisy run tell yo ma to put on de hot water kittle He exits left with gun on shoulder DAISY...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 25 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 23 JIM Sho do You aint never seen a Weston yet dat wouldnt fight have you LIGE Thats whut they all got run outs town for â fightin Calls into store Hey...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 26 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 24 LUM Getting up from his seat on the porch Have mah seat Elder Sims takes it with a sigh of pleasure Lum steps off the porch and sets his hat over...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 27 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 25 uh whole man all to herself when theres heaps uh po young girls aint got no husband atall But Ah just cant sense her into it Laughter HAMBO Now take Jim...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 28 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 26 HAMBO Dont look like she never would be sick She look so big and portly CLARKE Size dont mean nothin My wife is portly and she bes on de sick list...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 29 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 27 LINDSAY He mought not uh been quite as big as dat one â but jes bout fourteen feet HAMBO Gimme dat lyin snake He wasnt but fo foot long when you...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 30 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 28 SIMMS Dis town needs uh cleanin in more ways than one Now if this town was run right when folks misbehaves they oughter be locked up in jail and if they...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 31 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 29 23 CLARKE Arrogantly I dont hafta be I God its my town and I kin be Mayor jes as long as I want to Slaps his chest I God it was...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 32 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 30 WALTER Aw yes we do too Elder Simms is right We ainât a bit bettern white folks Enter the two women from the store You wimmen folks been in dat store...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 33 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 31 BOOTSIE Coquettishly Hello yoâself Want uh piece uh corn bread look on de shelf Great burst of laughter from inside the store LIGE Catching Bootsieâs arm Lemme scorch yâall inside anâ...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 34 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 32 WALTER in mock seriousness Better stop dat talkinâ âbout Daisy do Iâll tell her whut you say I think I better call her anyhow and see whether you gointer talk dat...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 35 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 33 the porch and he gets up on it and opens the lamp to light it LUM to Clarke Reckon Ah better put some oil in de lamp Tainât much in it...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 36 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 34 him mah turkey soâs he kin run tuh Daisy anâ make out he done kilt it So we got tuh fightinâ anâ Ah wuz beatinâ him too till he retched down...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 37 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 35 SIMMS Come on Walter you anâ Lige Less we go inside too Dat poâ boy got tuh git jestice Anâ âtween de Mayor anâ dese Baptists he ainât got much chance...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 38 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 36 LUM Oh Daisy Oh Daisy DAISY at a distance What you want Lum LUM Tell yoâ mama to put on de hot water kittle Iâll be round there before long CURTAIN
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 39 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts ACT II Scene I SETTING Village street scene Huge oak tree upstage center A house or two on backdrop When curtain goes up Sister Lucy Taylor is seen standing under the tree...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 40 of De Turkey and de Law: A Comedy in Three Acts 2 She moves to exit right SISTER TAYLOR All men favors they guts chile But whut you think of all dis mess they got going on round here SISTER THOMAS I just...
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01