Give Up The Ship

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Another opening performance of a brand newplay takes place tonight, with another next
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here we are at the Little Theateroff Times Square. Have your ticket ready,
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gentlemen. It looks like I've packedtell us tonight, every seat is taken.
We're lucky. We meet our reservationsin advance. Now for a glance
at the program. Father Luddy,our popular leading lady, tops an all
star cast in a new play entitledgive Up the Ship, written by the
Sea Lunch opposite Miss Luddy is herguest leading man, olans Delay. The
play is pure viction, of course, and does not prefer to real people

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or to actual events. The curtainsabout to go up, so let's listen
to Eric Stagger Chris Andy's First Nightor Orchestra. All right, there's the

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signal for first certain horsemine a lord, and here's the place, well everything
ships. Take, Maggie, it'sthe laundry off the quarter deck. Thanks
peg, Maggie. Two are thesemysterious man coming on board tonight? Oh?
Just man, take there's nothing wrongwith two girls living on a yacht,
is there? I mean we've beenwave Enson should make it all right

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in it. You work in Washington, any place you get to live is
all right. That's what I toldhim. Huh he told who? Well,
he's investigating housing conditions for women inWashington. Who is? Oh,
there is now over across the pier. But josh, Maggie, he's not
gonna investigate us busy. Oh no, not exactly it's mister st. Martin
st st. Oh, that politician. Hello Mike over here. Hello Maggie.

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Well, well, well you reallydon't live on a yacht, don't
you. Yes, Martin Tag,this is mister Martin est instant taking him
around. You do into Moran?Are you? Maggie's a chaperone? How
do you? How? And notexactly Martin Peg. Mister Martin thinks girls
living in Washman should have chaperone.He does. Well, that's what my
constituents think. And I don't know, but what they're right in this way,

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Martin. And watch the chandeliers alittle old. Don't bump your head,
no, thank you, Yes,I'll watch it. This is the
salon, Well this is cozy,small but cozy. What's that a closet?
So that's an icole. The galleyis beyond you, say, mister
sc we don't have room for achaperone in here. Oh but I don't
want you to think I'm my broadminded into Moran. As a matter of

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fact, this is rather a jokeon me. Wait on my constituents.
Here. That's a man they saidhere to investigate housing conditions for women.
He's going to marry a girl.Who lives on the yod Mary good gosh,
Maggie, are you gonna marry Peg? Martin did me the honor of
sposing. But there's something we saytsirs. I well, I guess we
might as well talk about it now. Just now there on the bathtub Martin

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bathtub, she means the bench,the bathtubs under it? Oh, under
it? Uh? Oh, thankyou? Yes, Uh, Maggie,
is this something about our marriage?Yes, Martin's in the way of my
husband's coming here tonight. The husband. Oh, Maggie, this is most
embarrassing. Well, I don't seewhy, but Maggie, you know how

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my constituents are if anything like thiswould ever get in the papers. Well,
I can't get a divorce without Bob'sconsent. He's in the army.
I haven't seen him for six months. Uh huh, I suppose not.
But I didn't want to meet thatman. You just we liked on the
bathtub, mister SD like just edgeby dinner. M Maggie, come here,
mm alright, Peg, I'll seeright back Martin. Maggie, you're

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really gonna divorce Bob and marry that? Certainly, if Bob wants to divorce
needs certainly he's been less attendantly,less attention, great guns aventure. Three
letters a week six months ago whenwe were married, he wrote seven a
week and telephone twice mm, givingBob a so jealousy hyph hoe, I'd
say, you don't see anything ofthe current. Hold on there, how
is it? Bob? O't pickscared? Well, get him down here,

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but this is sure a funny wayto hold a husband is a year,
Bob, come on down, payyou'll help me. Don't you fuck
up? Kim? Just don't lethim get away. I don't want a
place to live. Well, what'sthe matter, mag wh I scare you?
Oh? I'm sorry, Bob,it's been so long, and I
mean I've never seen you in uniform. You're a private yeah, private first
class? You please, oh excuseme, excuse me? I mean private

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first class. Sir. You needn'tsalute, and don't call me sir.
You'll remember peg? Oh sure,yeah, hi peg, yeah, sir.
Hello Bob, And this is mistermartin Est private Bob McKinney, my
husband. How do you do youyour wife's beat her? Why? Oh?
I told mister Est about to Bob. I may be exaggerated. A
little yeah, so I gather misterst is my fiancee your what my head?

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You will have to be cheerful thatchandore. Thanks you're a fiancee.
You mean you're gonna marry him?Mister Essie heads the delegation from Allen Town
allan would my dear mister McKinney,I believe we are next here to discuss
the divorce. All right, let'sdiscuss well as we can be civilized about
it. We'll have a little facesuffer first. It'll be a little all
right. Do you think the fourof us can eat and still get out

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of the metal. Well, I'mafraid there'll be five five. Yes,
I took the liberty ring friends onApril. Come on down. I fixed
it, dear. I knew youwouldn't mind. Maggie, Yes, come
right on in April April. Thisis my pleasant wife and McKinney. Miss
April Krziawski. Miss, I'm sorryI didn't miss cars, my fiancee.

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That was a very enjoyable dinner,Maggie. The food, I mean,
thank you, Marty, and Icertainly enjoyed that discussion about chaperone's Mister Essie
didn't you way, bro, itwas cute. I think it's time we
discussed that divorce. Wha, nohurry, anyone like more coffee? No,
I've seen this, Yes, he'snight asked. Oh that's what became

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here for. Yes, I suppose, So, if you don't mind,
I think I'll take another turn aroundthe day. Excuse me, Well,
Bob, we've been separated so long, and now that you're engaged, and
you're engaged, yes, I'm engaged. Well, it just seems logical.
I mean, I suppose you haveno objection to giving me a divorce as
long as you wanted. I'll beglad to cooperate. Well, then it's

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all settled, and Maggie, youwill ask for the divorce right away.
You were grieving, boss, Yes, sir? Oh, Chris thing sir?
Hey, hey, everybody's come offhere. Where is there a grip?
Before we could be a grip?Bob, you said this boat have
went anywhere. Well, we'll justput a stop to that right now.
Easy, women and children first,Oh my goodness, look for the dock

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here, and then the tides armyhouse. We'll drift down the river,
maybe out to see we are loose, and we'll do something, somebody to
call for help, call who there'snobody there. Maybe maybe we could stock
the engine. Star hasn't been runningin over a year. Well we can
try. I'll take a look youdob hurry, I can't get who.
Don't you worry? I'll oh,oh the chandelier. He did it again.

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And here's the second act? Doesgive us the Well Maggie has the patient.
I think he's coming around Peg.That's a horrible lump on his head,
poor guy. We're always drifting downthe photomacs. Bye morning. We'll
probably be part of a convoy downfor England. Hey, what where the
shell is? Take it easy,there aren't any shells. We're playing Hustleberry's

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fin on the river. What happened? You hit the chandelier again, Peg
took care of you. I did, you did, That's what I said.
I did. Well. Thanks,Hey, we gotta do something,
Maggie. You're the senior officer board. You're captain, sir. Oh oh
yeah, all right, everybody ondeck except you, Bob. You better.
Oh I'm all right. Come on, there's that time he got out

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here in the little paper. Allright, everybody, I'm going to assign
jobs, or I'll be the captain. Peg, you take the wheel,
I am. So. What's thename of the ship. Well we call
it the betty By. So whatWell, everybody expects women to give a
boat a silly name, so wedid. Anyway, it makes the conversation
the betty By. Will we justsleep on the boat? Call a ship

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the seafone. When it's all thetime tied up, I can just see
the headlines the Betty Bye, overduepresumed laws. Oh my goodness, Mark,
come away from the rail and help. Don't you want to get home?
Oh? I don't care. Sick. Well, I'll stay there then

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I'll be. Your job is tostart the engine. I think our healthy
bottle. No, you don't missKatyaski. You you swab the deck?
Pro we love, It's ridiculous.I'm captain here, Koyaskie, swab the
deck? O jealous? Then it'sduty throw her overboard. Hey hey,
there's something coming down the river.Is it a boat? And I wouldn't
be surprised it must be the signalis. I'm shrimp pigs. Well what is

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the answer do to whose mean?They want to pass supporter to starborde?
Gosh, I don't remember you,bob. I'll fly it first last as
well as they blow two whistles,that means they want to go on one
side, so we'll go on theother. Bloat once. See can did
that come out of us? Maybethey want to play blow it again?
See? Well, what's the matterwith him? We are swer? He

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looks at turning. Oh wait,oh, we should have given them the
same whistle. We're going opposite way, so we both passed on the Sharvard
peg. Blow twice. My gosh, they changed too. Yeah, well,
look let's make up our minds.Now they're getting closed blow its tag
he oh great, we close themiddle and the light boats they're any light

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boat. I'm any ardie home mark. You'll get away from that rail,
you'll be hit. Oh, Idon't care, hang on, hang on
here come, Oh, Bob's nomeshis Maybe do you think you can stop

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the insine bar? I don't know. Maybe I found some spaundry in it.
Oh. I wondered what happened tothat? We don't hang some of
our washing on deck because people whistledit was lucky that boat miss This wasn't
it? Yeah? But what willhappen when they turned in a report of
the incident. As captain, I'llprobably be court martials. Well, chair
up. Maybe when I start theaging, it'll blow up and we'll see

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Bob about what happened. I supposeduring the crisis the captain shouldn't run into
a private arm. Probably isn't thething. The navy didn't courage m.
But your friendly asked he was busyat the time, and this what's her
name wasn't using your arms, SoI guess it's all right. And what
is what's your name? She's outon the bow waving the lantern? M
you should use a petty coat,Bob? Do you love her? Oh?

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Oh, I see what's wrong?Bob? You didn't nansen me?
Do you love what's your name?Urk? Don't you love? Who's it?
Of course? Well, there youare, Bob. I probably wasn't
stating, but while we were standingthere, I mean while the ship was
passing, I thought you kissed me. Well, yes, Oh, quit
saying that stupid name. Did youkiss me? Or didn't you? If

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I'd kissed you, you didn't knownit? What's your name? Always nos
when I kiss her? Oh shedoes. Well, I'm certainly glad you
didn't kiss me. I am veryvery glad. I'm overjoyed. I'm stickled
it. Well, don't you startthat blamed inger so we can get out
of here and I'll never see youagain, I hope not. That speech
was illiterate. Oh, hush up. I don't know why I ever married
you. I don't need it.What. Well, that's a horrible thing

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to say. I didn't say it. You did, didn't I tell you
to hush up? You were speakingto an officer, you know, yes,
thanks very much reminding me, sir. Oh wait, Bob, I
didn't need to say that. Ohyou did do, sir. That shows
how your nancy little mine work.Well, you make me so mad.
Uh may I come in? Ohhello, Martin's feeling better. Uh,
much better, thank you. Andthat's the trouble with sea sickness. People

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get over it. I'll look hereprivate. If you must speak to me,
call me private, first class.Well, whatever you are. I
thought you were going to start fightengine. You know, I have to
get back to Washington. What wouldmy constituents think if they hurt? I
was out on the yap with girlsand not chaperon. Oh Gray, Yeah,
No, let's all worry about whatallan town thinks of Escie alan Wood.
I don't think you're trying to startfight engine or right? You do
it all right? I will,baby. I didn't mean that about being

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an officer. I that's a greatcharacter you're marrying. Thinks only themselves doesn't
care about your being court martial orme for that matter. I'm only on
a forty eight hour pass. Younoticed April isn't complaining now, Connie,
I don't getting in the Lincoln joinhe comes to get me home, So
you're worried about getting back mixed?What's your name? PAKIASKI who go down
Wood at all? What the peoplethink? Hey, that's right, I

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got a great idea, April.Let's get married. Now you what,
but you're crazy? Why not?Maggie's the captain, she can marry it.
Nay, I remind you, Robert, you already married. Why do
you hit it? You're runderful?Well I did, was Frett designer?
I didn't say he was trying tagwho'll be ahead? Yes? He did.
You accuse me. I'm not tryingto start that engineer BB. Don't

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ky just because Martin could do it, you couldn't you get me? Oh?
Here? What? Hapg? Whatis it? What are we here?
I'm not We're on a sand bar, but a sand bar? Does
that mean? With taker homes?What everybody on George look like? Will
be here away? But we can'tstay here. I won't have it.
That's what you're kept for starting thatengine. Oh wait, Alan Wood hears

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about this, Alan town Man.Oh no, that's right. Alan's Bob
from Happening. My husband hears aboutit. What her husbands? Are you
new? He was mad and he'sdead years. Bob looks hitty. I
didn't know, Maggie, Believe me, I didn't know. We're hearing jump

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curtains. All right, cut theengines, no use round this a bar
for live forget it now just aminute. Who's giving orders around here?
That's the moment? I am yes, sir. Now we're getting somewhere,
white head. No matter of fact, we're not getting anywhere. All we
can do and now is wait forsomebody to come along and help us.

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What time is it? Nearly twoam? I'm going below and nine coffee?
Then? What's your name up here? With you? You don't hastend
me up? I'm here? Please? Are you going to get home or
not? Apparently not? So myhusband gets off work and then he'll be
awful man. Time now, Holly, find out where you are, my
girl Fland of tarn I still don'tunderstand. Didn't you two even know each
other before tonight? Oh no,he said it'll be kind of a game,

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and I'd be helping on them now, like go do a canteen.
Well, I figured if you wantedto divorce, didn't make it easier.
I wish I'd never listened to you. Yes, so do I. I
hope your husband's before as is.Goodness huge me playing football football and you
ever, here's Peter Corstiowski's the twohundred and thirty times of facial task.
All fine. I should have knownwith a name like Casciotti. Hey,

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hey, I think there's a boatout there. Humps are gonna whistle?
Oh ah, hey you what areyou doing out here? We're stuck on
a sandbar. Who are you?Brust God? Who are you? Private?
First class? McKenny? Sir?It's you say private? Yes,
sir, yes, first class.What's the name of your boat? It's

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a no, I can't say itbe Now. What's the name of your
boat? It's a petty Bye,don't get by. What's the name of
your boat, betty by? Sowill you help us? I already.
Now this is really the Daddy Bye, that's just what we called officially,

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it's the seapom. Why don't youjust say, Joe, hey, the
boat's officially the Seafoam. Well that'sbetter. You ever permit to be out
here? Permit? Oh you know? Man? All right, we've broken
all the rules. But will youhelp us back to Washington? Help me
back? Probably we're gonna take yourback. I don't see why they have

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to tow us in. They actlike we might be spied. Well,
at least we're getting somewhere. Hey, do you think this will get from
the papers? Yeah? What doyou think? Wave events and Cork martials?
Jealous football player beats up soldier whokidnapped wife, politician and scandal and
photold me. I don't feel sogood. I think i'll go below.
That's a good idea. Oh look, I didn't do anything wrong. They
they just want you to Perhaps myname wouldn't have to be mentioned. Your

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name will be mentioned as a bodyfound in the river if you don't get
out of here. I'm all right, I'm going here. You mustn't be
too hard on her, he means, well, and anyway, he isn't
married. Yes, there's that.Well, I'm glad you're not really engaged
to what's the name. She's justthe right tight girl for you. Well,
couldn't you find somebody more suitable tomarry than that guy? I think
maybe I could. Though, youknow, something's been puzzling me for some

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time. How this spot get loosein the first place? Did you do
it? Take this? But Itold her to? I suppose you'd like
to know why. It's real reason? Uh huh. When you brought that
girl aboard, I was afraid youwere really going to give me a divorce
and go away anyway. I thought, if we were in trouble and together,
Well must I say everything? Maggie? When that boat went by,
I did kiss you. I'd liketo do it again, if you don't

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mind. I don't mind. Whathappened to that couple who were talking about
a divorced Say down there, we'retalking. Oh my gosh, there's TV

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on the pier. My what abig man. Hope he didn't bring that
gun. April, get away fromthat porthole. Don't let him see you
here. There'll be a scandal,I know, and I'll be lu and
I will uh huh. All theport authorities on the pier too. Looks
like we're in for If you allgonna stop talking, maybe I could think
of something. Maybe I could hidein the bathtub to us all over it,
huh, and then leave the boatlater. You could say, I
I wasn't here, bathtub? Where'sthe bathtub under the seat? Open it

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up? All right? So that'sthis. I fill it with water,
hurry up. But I can't getin it if it's full of water.
I was round. That's a greatidea. Fill it out? How were
doing? Nighty? Just throwing aline the page? That hulk of a
man who is just screaming to jumpa bullets? All right, all right,

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that'll have to be enough. Wateris passic segar gable guns? Eighty
two april? Will you stop athow? Come on? Get in the
sub Time to take a pat,No time to argue either, get in
private. You can't do that toher. I got your head under all

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right, Get out on the away, get me galice me way, it's
all right, so yourn eggs,get in a tub. What the will
are you doing? This is knownas putting the drip in the drink.
If you're not going to get mein that many up your head under all
right, knock it out of there, get the gallic. I'll have you

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arrested. Time up, Jet tothe galley. Maggie covered the basketub he
comes that mean all right, getout of the way. Where's my wife?
Where's the guy you'd kidnapped my wife? Let me out here. I
am your big baboone. Come andget me. Babboon, babboon. I'll
tear you. Charley, he brokethe chandelier. I'll take care of CATASTI

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all right, everybody on deck,come on April. We'll see hurry we
all wear oh fool. We'll gethim later. Hurry. Now let me
add first, are you private mckinne, Yes, you're the court guard man.
Yeah. The port authorities and theplease want to see you, all
of you. All right, we'llsee them later, but right now you
better get an ambulance and you mightcall a paper, can call the papers.
Oh no, hope, say whyare these people all wet? You
mustn't be mindest mister risty. Nowyou will have to see the reporter just

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a minute. Who was in chargehere? I am chief and McKiddy.
Let me poll hit me old pdarling at you. He did. Oh,
brother, you really pack a while. But this hotest I figure your
wife kidnapper, you put away thatgunn hold on all of Let me explain,
all right, soldier, start talking. Kotowski, your poor wife fell

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overboard. She was pulling down theriver helpless. Nce McKinney, showing true
navy training and initiative, cut theboat loose and we went after. Then
Martin Esti of Allenwood, in thefine tradition of the coastguard, proved himself
a hero by diving overboard and rescuingthis poor girl. I did, Kotowski,
you owe your wife's life to thisbrave man. She does. Yes,
Martin, you're a hero. Ohjust waite your hometown paper. Here's

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about this. I'll save your strength. Paper. You've been through a herring
experience. Chief. You better takethese two ashore now and see that they're
given proper medical seats. Oh shure, come on, kid, mister asty,
Hi, well baby, and Iwas mad at you, Oh miss
Essie, how can I ever thankyou? Oh well, Pilot McKinney,

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you're a great man. Anson McKinney, you're a great woman. Oh my
John, take what's wrong? Iguess so excited I forgot to secure that
line. Where is this again?I guess world don't know the woman.
They are fine fare. It's laissayon part of the provice. How our

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leading lady, Barbara Luddy has amessage from our government, Miss Luddy.
Thank you, mister Firth Snyder.This war cannot be won on the battlefields
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