 I'm Chris Colt, and there is Bob Hanne. I would like to thank the cast for all their marvelous work. It was a great movie theater, but that was great. It was great. And this is Jessica Del Paz. I hope, I hope, I hope. And she was instrumental in coming in and co-creating it with me. And so, with an art team, Martin and Artie, we're here with Richard Nair. This one was, you know, got to know today. Thank you. So, as you can see, it's the baddest people in the back by Jessica Wood-Cobbett. 25% of today's proceeds will go directly to gospel homo theater. And actually, 25% of the proceeds from it are very nice. So, please. And in addition, perhaps some stuff is amazing and delicious. A quick thank you on apples and oranges to one of our fruit seller baskets this evening. To Father Foreman, who, from St. Monica's Church in Mary, who let us some priestly attire to our pieces look very holy. Thank you so much for wearing your masks. It helps keep you safe. It helps keep us safe. All the performers have been testing daily to make sure that we are as negative as we can be for COVID, but as positive as we can be for theater. That staircase is an exit. It is indeed an exit. You're welcome to use that. Certainly it will be not very well done in the show, but it will be under your transmission. Yes. I would recommend to use that. Yes, we can. You can use that at the end, perfect. Our fire exits are there, there, and there. If you are someone who needs a little more facility with getting somewhere safely, there is a fire that will come straight away and open this curtain here. So you can go to the elevator and use the elevator to get downstairs. Also feel free to use the elevator to just leave the building tonight safely as well. It is absolutely available for your use. During the show this is slightly challenging because it is our bath space. At intermission, the cast can be downstairs. Please feel free to use the bathroom downstairs, but please allow the cast to have their quiet time to rest in between so that they can provide the best show possible. There is a sign-up sheet for an email list to be included in our recording to know when it's being released. You can watch it as well as for future productions because you want to want to know what's going on next. Please keep the aisles clear. We are performing in the aisles all evening and our chairs are right where they need to be, so allow us to have that safety's end. Thank you. As a reminder, all cell phones do need to be turned off in the way. There is no cell phone signal in cabs that I have seen. However, if you don't know, you'll get a signal at the wrong moment. So all phones, please put away. Lastly, theater is moving subject in the back as we were heading out this evening. And Chris has one last announcement, and then we'll start the show. You have been listening to Chris. It would be more appropriate if you said it. Sorry. Suzanne is sick, and Jessica, the pop-up, is hard for Chris, and Harry is going to play. She has to play. So those are the people who take over the show. From somewhere far away, maybe they have money, it's likely they do not. If they speak a little English, that's something that they've got. They need some opportunity. They want to play a part. Their spirits are determined and undaunted from the start. In New York City. But no such thing discourages more power than their plight. Some day they'll make a difference, and this might be the one. In New York City. In New York City. For the children's happiness, or a family that endures, they give a lot of freedom just to guarantee it's yours. Then you must know where you're going. Mulberry Street. Now that one's like a half, half a mile long, all full of houses. Many, many mortals live there, you know. Yeah, but you know what you're doing. You're refining, you're just out of the volume. 20,000? 30,000? On Mulberry Street? Oh, yeah. 20,000, 30,000, 40,000, 80,000. Look, I don't really know. But the point is, you cannot be too careful when you're living in the city. And don't be trusting everyone you meet. Well, I'll take you where you want to go, but you should know it's gritty. You'll understand me when we get to Mulberry Street. Now just keep your gazes down and try to be discreet. I'm taking you uptown. To show you Mulberry Street. Right this way. Did she know? I think so. It's a rough and tumble world. Not easy to compete. You ain't just a guy. Right? There's plenty of dangerous foreigners out there. I bet you two don't even know. Oh, yeah? I've been in lots of tussles with the cows, have ya? Get the buying jewels with the pulp. So, you mean to tell me you know how to use one like this? Is that your sister? Yes. Well, does she have a name? Molly. How do you do, Molly? I'm doing pretty well. Thank you. And it's Ralphie, please. And I'm Fiona. Well, all right. Fiona, Molly, Ralphie. Hey, twigs! Come on, meet my new clients. We aren't your new clients. Okay. They ain't your new clients. You ain't my new clients? No! Sure. And why would we be? Yeah. Why would they be? Oh, okay. All right. Well, whatever. But I bet you both are very light-fingered, aren't you? Oh, whoa. I mean, no. Come on. How do you get anything to eat? Look at you. Oh, no, no, no. Who said anything about stealing? It's being light-fingered. Come on. Show him how it's done. Twigs. Yeah. Watch the extra. I'm yummy. You can thank the apple-card seller, but he won't be saying. I want you to go ask people on the street. Ice blocks for the box, as well. Thank you very much. No, of course. Of course, Father Cullen. And I shouldn't be telling you this, but I'm making something special with this metal. Well, some of it anyway. Tell me, I had the pleasure of chocolate and sugar mixed right into the blessed milk itself. Believe I ever have. Oh, by all the saints, it's not to be missed. I can't sleep sometimes thinking about it. I have to get myself up into the larder. This is my own secret, to be sure. So don't you go telling Holy, Holy Father Foley now. He's not worth the pleasure at all. But certainly he can help himself to a full liter of the alcoholic wine with dinner fallen by a pint of port afterwards to finish himself off. No, I shouldn't be saying. I'm not much for alcohol myself. Better the chocolate milk. Between you and me, I'd prefer to, if the good Lord could transubstantiate into the sweet chocolate milk rather than bitter wine. Oh, it's for me, Father, to be certain. I expect you're doomed. But your secrets are safe with me. All right then. I'm off. I'll take the ice blocks around to the kitchen door. Very well. Good fight. Thank you very much. I'll be seeing you soon. May your day be happy and your troubles few. Loving me chocolate milk to the day I die. We're here. Two E. iris glasses. Sister Molly, we only just got off the art and my baby brother stayed back as they didn't have enough money for the tickets. And my father, well, we don't know where he is. We were hoping that you could give us this letter to them to Taddecor Violinves. Well, you've only got your mother's name in Taddecor Violinves on the envelope. Anything else? No. No address? But I... Mom said it was enough to get to any letter to her. Well, I'll do what I can. Also, Father, we were hoping you could help us find our cousins. The Gallagher's live in somewhere on Lullberry Street? The Gallagher's, you say. The Gallagher's family gallery on Lullberry Street. Well, here, as I'm thinking, why don't you get comfortable and have yourselves a cheerful cup of chocolate milk? We haven't experienced chocolate in any form, Father. And you're saying it's in the milk with the sugar? Sugar being another thing we don't have very much familiarity with. Good heavens. Taste it. You'll think you've died and gone back to heaven. I might say, don't you? Father Cullen, are these children behind them? It seems to me they've gone more than a little bit plum-silly. Who are they? What's in those cups? Don't tell me it's that overly sweet chocolate abomination you're pising yourself with. Is it, Father Foyle? You know I believe sugar to be a devilish discovery, especially unfermented sugar, and serving it to excitable children when they should be quiet and still in adults' company seems to me a bit more than a wee bit irresponsible Father Cullen, too much sensual pleasure is sure to be a sinful experience for all involved, Father Cullen, especially for those who should know better. Of course, Father Foyle, you're certainly correct, but these two elasses, presently off the boat from Ireland, are without their dear sweet mother and father, and all alone in this brave new world that they've come to see if we can help them but find their cousins by the name of Gallagher on Mulberry Street, as they have no one else. Molly, Fiona, this is Father Foyle. Find their cousins on Mulberry Street? Yes, and I don't remember. Neither do I. Well, New York City is a big metropolis. Sure not, there is. What are you doing on their behalf? Well, um, honestly, we hadn't quite gone that far yet. Oh, no. Well, then, you keep them here until I get back. I shat the log. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Yes, see, because of your age and such, and because you're all alone and such, and because you have nothing, and then it's such a big city and such, well, you know, I... We aren't going, Father, I'm sorry. But there'll be good Catholic children, good girls and boys like yourself. I'm sorry, Father, we're not going. But wait, there are... We're leaving. Girls and boys, don't be like that. Oh, poor wee girls. All alone, without their mother and father. Out on the streets. Of course no one would want to be pleased in an institutional asylum. Wouldn't I know? It wasn't I, I found a child myself when both me parents perished. I was but an infant. If it weren't for the good sisters I would have been out on the street or worse. I have to do what I can to make sure these two girls don't lose track of each other. And Lord Whelan, keep this one family together. Roses were red The day that I can only end them That happy board was tall She was as lovely As Sister Jean said I start It all falls apart My sweet mother passed all Because of my poor His anguish so true Before so well Christian age And somewhere The memory from still I tighten my fists For no God exists Throw my faith on As it burns And me Sent Sister But it's somewhere I said to them Wouldn't it be smart If they just And they summed up And they said They weren't going to an offeredage They went that way We must catch them But you will Come in right along That's a wise choice Now you got some decisions to make You gonna join or not I could make some inquiries for ya Twigs, I got this Okay As I was saying I could ask around for ya Yeah, the mad sisters are pretty good munch Come to mind The real good at pickpocketing Oh yeah You have to fight to get in But you're all right with that Yeah, you don't mind that, do you? Gee, I'm sayin' I'll see ya later Fiona How old you are Not for school and purposes But for work and purpose Lord'll forgive us Well, tell him you're 15 Tell who? The nice lady who's gonna hire ya Domestic service, bottom of the rung Sorry to say, but anyhow Come along Hi, Molly For now, she'll have to stay where she is But only for now I'll be able to visit her every once in a while And so will you, I suspect, through the fence I can't leave her I know, I know But you have to, for now An orphanage can be a terrible, sad place I know For I spent my childhood in a foundling home The streets are much, much worse And your father left the theater ago And you haven't heard a word from him How do you know? It is a common enough story these days The orphanage is the right place for her For now, when you find your cousins That they can come and get her She'll know where you're at And you'll know where she's at Okay, she says All right, come on Now This lady will have to introduce you to Is a universalist But she was once a cat And I'm not a cat Come on Isn't Father Colin Mrs. Duffy Who's glad to see ya And she did with the smart tongue Lovely How is dear old Mr. Duffy Oh, where he always is in New Jersey Digging the dirt with the boys A ditch digger where it takes Isn't that great? Oh, yes He does it for the love of it, of course Now, after ringing my doorbell for Will you be granting me plenary indulgence From the good father who's ever grown Yeah, for me Now, now Mrs. Duffy I look around And I see that you have so much to do around here By myself, thank you very much Any help? Oh, but Jack, could you Is somehow And I have a brave strong girl Right again, Sturdy from Cork Fiona Oh, no But she's a sweet girl And she's 15 if she's a dad I've told you before More helpers Mrs. Beckstone I've told him I don't need any more collings As I've always asked her For any more trouble to train Than use for the toiletiles Thanks, somehow Meanwhile, here she is Straight off the boat and ready to work This is Fiona Very much See you in church You read and write Yes Yes, she penned Yes, she gave me a letter She wrote to her mother back in Ireland And she gave it to me Knowing that I would do my best To make sure that she got it More parents They don't have enough money to send all of them So they just send some of them Terrible, terrible, terrible It is terrible, mother come Our church, the universe Does much charitable giving to the Irish The same cannot be said of other Christian churches You were once a Catholic girl yourself Oh, that one, don't you That was bad, this is now Well, the universe of this church Does what it can And you do what you can Really be so merry Don't be all right, Mrs. Duffy You wouldn't want her in orphanage now Would you the poor we laugh Oh no, Mrs. Duffy, there'll be no steal There'll be no steal at Fiona Oh no, Father Cullet would be too bold to think Oh young Sarah, how are you this fine evening There is Fiona I've just hired her She'll sleep in the attic for the time being She is to help Mrs. Duffy And she is to Well, conversate with you We will leave you now to Conversate Good day to you, Father Cullen Oh, oh, good right Good evening to you all I'll be checking in on you soon We only just got off the boat from Ireland today You just got off the boat today She was taken by the orphanage custodian And we got off the ship We wanted to find our cousins on Mulberry Street As we were supposed to The Gallagher's And then we just couldn't find them And then a woman told us that St. Peter's Might help the church, I mean And then we met Father Cullen And then another priest came in After he told us to stay put And then We've got to New York City, don't you Oh yes, certainly Certainly, ma Sarah, what sort of apparatus is this? A globe of the world Globe? It's a monolar planet, the Earth Where is Ireland? I think it's somewhere near England Yeah, here it is And you travel by the Atlantic Ocean To New York City and right here today And there you are It's small And look how big the ocean is New York City is really, really, really small Ocean is hellish My daughter was 13 back in Ireland I didn't know that Someday, my wife and she are Every cent I make Thank you, excuse me, Mrs. Duffy I haven't been walking along yet But I'll see you next time You should see The new girl and Sarah They're the thickest seed And that's only been a few days Suddenly Troy's hard to place Nothing wrong with basement to clean the walls A little shopping for me Would that be agreeable to you, Mrs. Duffy? Well, if she's not asking me What she needs to do next Behave Don't That's over, my dear No, no, Master Here's the list of things I would like For you to purchase Father Cullen tells me you can Oh, yes, ma'am, I do, I mean I can Do you have anything to add to her list, Mrs. Duffy? Well I need soap Give me some soap Don't you be talking Don't eat my frown Oh, no, ma'am I am sure she will do nothing Of sorts But do be careful with that money, my dear Oh, and Sarah will be at home When you get back Won't that be nice I'm just giving her some money People bucks I'll talk to some friends Banshee boss lady Look, it should be no problem It's just a little thing She would thank you real bigly Oh, yeah All the silverware is and stuff like that The sister of the child We just took to the orphan To the orphanage Been seen She asked it's beautiful I mean she got herself a good job I did say that the good lord would provide Now I know Did you? I see Well, didn't she tell me she was 15 Or older even Wait, when did she tell you that? Well, when I went back to look for her When did you go back? You went back to look for her? I did And you didn't tell me I did? Yeah I wouldn't No, no How peculiar There's time for others who do not They might believe they will be followed He said he'd break her out Because he's a hoola What do you think he wants from you? Payment of some kind Money or Does he like you? Having permission He sounds like a push in the roof into me I'd keep away from him I wouldn't have anything to do with him at all at all I'm sorry That's for the best If you see him again, be on your strictest guard Well, certainly I will Oh, Fiona Oh, isn't she wonderful? And it seems the two of you are getting along well enough She's so helpful Yes, I like her very well actually Well, that's wonderful And you can share all your hand-me-downs with her Yes, but mama, she has a six-year-old sister Who has put in an orphanage Well, I'm glad for that Because it means she isn't out running the streets But mama, can we bring her here? Oh, your father only just noticed Fiona yesterday And he was none too pleased We should not have a 13-year-old working for us It isn't right But I do understand your feelings, my dear It's our business, right? Think of your little sister, poor Molly Listen, wanna kiss? You think I'll be stymied if I try to resist? He's a hooligan It's at your sister's, she's there where she is She's safer there I'm sorry, I thought you could help She thought it was best that she stay in the orphanage I understand You understand Wait, from cleaning the latrines To cleaning the floors I'm getting her out And then she'll be all yours Chocolate milk, this is something And didn't father Colin ask me the same thing Only the other day The best thing since I don't know Led me in on his little secret And I have to say What a train to pieces with it Stop being Mr. Milkman himself What are we up to today? Always just about to give our friend and compatriot here Some chocolate milk As he claimed, he's never had the pleasure Boy, it is true enough That's the fact To take this time now to rectify that situation Oh, and dear Mrs. Duffy would be master of ceremonies Oh please, join us father Colin What did she tell you? Dad, yes I think he's come round All this stuff is enough to take your mind off your trouble It's rare being in diamond league And they must confess a weakness all the same It's having me beated This is delicious presentation You each have chocolate on your chin If I don't have all the rectories Fancy bakers chocolate right here What? Father Foley likes his wine He hasn't even tried the chocolate milk He just fine with me I don't blame him in his peculiarities None of us is perfect God bless him, he won't miss it at all I'm sneaking it away And saving it from neglect And the all terrible wastefulness I saw you packed and ready But where are you going father Colin? I'm going across this great country to San Francisco That great golden city in the west Apparently since the gold itself has been found Population is growing And it's becoming wild and unruly So I've been told Apparently they are in great need of spiritual guidance That's a long way away father That's how it is I do what the good Lord tells me And so that's where I'm headed Well, I'll miss you father Colin Please will you Don't be getting all silly on yourself Right Of course I'll remember you But Mrs Duffy Before I go Do you happen to know if there are no girls around I want to say goodbye I've done the witchy with little Devin Here she is Don't believe her Wait Fiona I don't I can't Why are you here all by yourself Well yes Well she won't be there much longer Did you get any of me letters No Oh but I sent letters Letters telling me I was working on a farm A creamy like back home I said come Come now it's good we can start over So many letters But none of that matters now For here we are Well I said let's march down And get that little Miss Molly And see if the date isn't going to be easy On her poor little soul Mrs Duffy you are astute Incorrect In all matters of soul And heart Truth be told I only want to see The look on the girls face The look of delight And happiness So I'll remember her before I leave Hi well you are most certainly welcome to join us Myself in Fiona My little girl Excuse me though I apologise I'm so ashamed of myself In being busy and what not But I don't know your name You've been delivering milk here for so long What is your name Mr I'm Seamus Seamus McGee Seamus McGee There you go I'm Seamus McGee This is Fiona McGee Thank you all You've done so much To help me goddess To help all of us Do stay with us All three of you As long as you need to Till your whole family is together It isn't very much Who's the helper of both the little ones There'll be no trouble at all at all We have so much room Right so In almost perfect happy ending Well then I guess I'll be off for a bit while it works Perhaps here or in heaven I'll pass across once again