Manuscript/Mixed Material Cold Keener, a Revue
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Image 1 of Cold Keener, a Revue 7884 Oct291930 IC COLD KEENER A REVUE by ZORA HURSTON
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 2 of Cold Keener, a Revue SKITS Page FILLING STATION 1 COCK ROBIN 14 HEAVEN 24 MR FROG 34 LENOX AVENUE 42 HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT 51 BAHAMAS 61 RAILROAD CAMP 71 JOOK 82
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 3 of Cold Keener, a Revue FILLING STATION Time Present Place A point on the AlabamaGeorgia state line Setting A filling station upstage center It stretches nearly across the stage The road passes before and through it There…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 4 of Cold Keener, a Revue 2 The Proprietor gets a quart cup and measures the gas and wrings the hose to be sure to get it all then he pours it in the tank Ford Driver You…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 5 of Cold Keener, a Revue 3 left side of her car Proprietor Pleasantly Yes maam Girl I had a flat down the road and I changed it but its not fixed Do you vulcanize Proprietor We do…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 6 of Cold Keener, a Revue 4 Ford Driver Didnt you see that kick A woman that can kick like that done had some man to practise on Enter from Georgia side a man driving a Chevroletold and…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 7 of Cold Keener, a Revue 5 Chevrolet Driver Well in Alabama a black horse run away with a white woman and they lynched the horse and burnt the buggy and hung the harness Ford Driver Well in…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 8 of Cold Keener, a Revue 6 Chevrolet Driver What you askin me for I aint no dictionary Ford Driver Naw you aint nuthindo you wouldnt be drivin dat ole money rattler you drivin Chevrolet Driver You cant…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 9 of Cold Keener, a Revue 7 Chevrolet Driver Aw yeah you was on Number Four I seen you I was goin four hundred miles an hour when I passed you and I thought you was having tire…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 10 of Cold Keener, a Revue 8 richest men in the world I got enough money to build a solid gold highway clear round the world Know what Ford told him Go head and build it and if…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 11 of Cold Keener, a Revue 9 Mr Sloan molded me a motor and put it together and equipped her and I throwed in some gas and oil and led dat hant parade into diddywardiddy Chevrolet Driver Thats…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 12 of Cold Keener, a Revue 10 be a three year old hant Proprietor coming out of door Boys boys dont get too tonic now Ford Tell dat crazy guy something Iâll lam him wid lightning Glares a…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 16 of Cold Keener, a Revue 14 COCK ROBIN Place Any city Time Present Scene A city street in colored town Setting Straight across the stage upstage are 1 a cheap restaurant with a crude sign on which…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 17 of Cold Keener, a Revue 15 of the doors The Bull is looking out of the secondstory window of the Shack Jaybird standing over Cock Robin Itâs Cock Robin Beetle gazing down on him Dats him all…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 18 of Cold Keener, a Revue 16 seen two or three blue eggs in my nest Crow glaring at his wife You been complaining bout my singing ever since this guy points at Cock Robin has been round…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 19 of Cold Keener, a Revue 17 make his shroud Mrs Beetle I Mrs Bettle with my thread and needleIâll make Cock Robins shroud Owl Now since I got a spade and shovel Iâll dig his grave Now…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 20 of Cold Keener, a Revue 18 Jaybird I know so well weâre going to have something to say over Cock Robin when he was Superior subordinate Exalted Contaminator in the Personal Parading Jay Birds Owls We order…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 21 of Cold Keener, a Revue 19 Enter Fishsame business Fish Well put him a crystal casket and have thirty carriages Begin to prance Were gointer strut our stuff were gointer strut our stuff Good Lawd were gointer…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 22 of Cold Keener, a Revue 20 All Yes yes Lets go They begin to organize The Bull sets his hat at a reckless angle seizes an elaborate baton and begins to line up the lodges Then he…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 26 of Cold Keener, a Revue HEAVEN SETTING Heaven showing the Tree of Life and the intersection of Hallelujah Avenue and Amen Street The pearly gates stretch across the stage like a curtain There is a peephole in…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 27 of Cold Keener, a Revue 2 ST PETER over his shoulder Look on the books there John and see if its there ST JOHN after a short pause Yes its here ST PETER Well what else did…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 28 of Cold Keener, a Revue 3 ST PETER opening the gates Well come in Jim Were mighty glad to see you Jim steps timidly in Where did you come from Jim JIM gazing awed upon the magnificence…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 29 of Cold Keener, a Revue 4 JOHN Oh thats in your robe pocket Jim feels and pulls it out and wipes it off and blows a chord or two All the angels look interested JIM As I…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 30 of Cold Keener, a Revue 5 ONE BLACK ANGEL Thats all right Jim youll know better next time Come on lets play some more JIM Never mind I wantsto fly some SECOND BLACK ANGEL You cant fly…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 31 of Cold Keener, a Revue 6 JIM Aw I dont Keer SECOND BLACK ANGEL Yeah and now you aint got no mo wings neither JIM makin ready to strike his harp I dont keer I was a…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 35 of Cold Keener, a Revue 34 MR FROG All action is seen from actorsâ viewpoint Full stage Time When animals talked Place A Florida swamp Setting Water is seen through the cypress and magnolia and pine trees…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 36 of Cold Keener, a Revue 35 enter a big frog upstage center and leaps to the toad stool down stage right and sits there for a moment staring about him The voice of an alligator booms from…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 37 of Cold Keener, a Revue 36 The Lover Frog suits the action to the song Miss Mousie coyly Not without my pas consent Chorus Unh hunh unh hunh Miss Mousie Not without my paâs consent would I…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 38 of Cold Keener, a Revue 37 Chorus Unhunh unhunh Enter Mr Bee with a guitar Frog The first come in was Mister Bee wid his fiddle on his knee Chorus Unhunh unhunh Enter bridal couple and proceed…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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Image 39 of Cold Keener, a Revue 38 Frog And the next come in was Mr Tick Chorus Unhunh unhunh Enter Mr Tick and start gobbling everything in sight Frog And de next come in was Mr Tick et…
- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1930-01-01
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