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Dear Mamma Mee, I'd like to know in America, the people that got brotherhood a week, this brotherhood a week, it's to remind everybody we should love each other like brothers, and of course the girls is to love each other like sisters. Mamma Mee, only in America could it come such a wonderful idea like this, brotherhood a week. I remember very first a few weeks or days when I was in America, I'm gonna come to Chicago and I'm right away I got to know Polish a fella, German a swede, the Spanish a fella, and a Hungarian. Come on Mamma Mee, don't ask me how we was understood each other. Everybody's a spoke a broken English and a mind I had of the most broken pieces. But it's still that we was all unlucky to be living in America, and this is a matter to feel like a brother. And if anybody's really want to see brotherhood a week, all the year the Mamma Mee, they should come to my night to school a class, Miss Spaulding, a Schultz, also a Horowitz, and a Basko, it's like a little United Nations. Anyway, to do our share for the brotherhood a week, we're gonna present the Washington a play for all the night school classes in the Chicago, and Mamma Mee, I'm nervous. I'm gonna get it right to the play. I'm an unaware to start, but it's a time now to go to my class in the night to school, so maybe I get some ideas a day. America, I love you, you like a papa to me, from Oceania to Oceania. How's that Washington play coming along, Lavidji? Oh, yeah, am I going to play the part of Washington, Lavidji? You know, I can recite Washington's farewell address in six languages. Olsen, to hear you say farewell is a pleasure in any language. Lavidji, if anybody is the ideal one to play, Washington, that's me. Yeah, but why you should, sir? Because I own a delicatessen store, and with me at Washington, nobody is gonna starve at Wally Forge. Who are the friends? I'm gonna have to get the spattered on the play because I... It comes Miss Spaulding. Good evening, class. Good evening, Miss Spaulding. Mr. Basko, before we begin our lesson, could you please tell me how far you've gotten with your Washington play for the holiday assembly? Well, Miss Spaulding is a little hard to write because, well, everybody doesn't know about the Washington and the Cherry Tree and all that. But I'm trying to add something about the brotherhood. And I'm not sure what or how or... Well, yes, that does make it a little more difficult. Something with brotherhood, huh? Ah, wait, Lavidji, into my head, an idea just pooped. Here, what, the Schultz? In Woonzine, you show Washington with his gun on his shoulder. You see, he goes hunting in the forest, and suddenly he's surrounded by lions, elves, and mooses. And away with the brotherhood, the Schultz. Lavidji, between the elves, mooses, and the lions, you got three brothers. Ah, smile, everybody. That's very funny, Mr. Schultz, but it's not helping Mr. Basco with his play. Lavidji, I think if you would show how the soldiers helped each other at Della Forge, that would show brotherhood. Well, Joe, good idea, Horowitz. Thank you. There were many different types of people who fought side-by-side with each other in Washington's army. Well, that sounds very good. Orson, what kinds of people do you think they took any army in those days? If they use the same draft boards, we use everybody, Goddy. Yes, there's so happens, Lavidji. Washington's army was very democratic. It is not generally known that men of all creeds and colors died fighting, but I happen to know it. Orson, what do you say is interesting very much? Maybe you tell me some other, huh? Well, Lavidji, for instance, was the famous Koskiusko. He went to America specifically to offer his services to the revolution. He was Polish. John Berry, an Irishman, was commander of our war vessels. A Frenchman Lafayette was commissioned a major general and camp first and aide-de-camp to Rosambo was Swedish. Very good, Mr. Orson. And I might add the names of Baron von Storben, advisor to Washington at Valley Forrest. He was a German. And time Solomon, a Jew, was imprisoned by the British for being a spy. And, Miss Baldwin, it was Christopher Attucks, a Negro who is regarded to be the first American killed in the revolution. It was in 1770 in the Boston massacre. Hmm, I see. Miss Baldwin, Orson, I think I'm going to not just know what I'm going to write. Thank you. That's fine. Now for our lesson. Miss Baldwin, can't you take an example from our forefathers and give us freedom from our lessons? I'm afraid not, Mr. Schultz. Mr. Howard, you may tell us four causes of the Revolutionary War. It's pleasure. The taxes was too high. Very true. President Truman should hear you two talk like that. Also, England didn't let the colonies send representatives to help make the laws. Very good, Mr. Howard. You're so right. When I study hard, it's impossible to beat me. Well, then, suppose you give us two more causes. I already said high taxes and no representations, huh? Yes, that was true. Any more? No, thanks. I think I'll stay pat with those two. Mr. Schultz, I could give you at least eight more causes of the Revolutionary War. Oh, what a showoff! Oh, England is our best friend now. You're trying to start up the trouble again, huh? Besides, you know there ain't eight more reasons to wipe you both like that. Because I am telling the truth. I do know eight more causes. I got a dollar the price you don't. That's a bet you'll start counting. Gentlemen, I will not listen to this. Well, then, just this once from the smart aleck. Well, all right. Go ahead, Orton, stop. The colonies were forced to trade only with England. One, they had to send their tariff only on English ships. Two, their affairs were regulated by distasteful English laws. Three, they were forced to feed in house English soldiers. Four, they were deprived of the benefits of trial by jury. Five. They were often transported overseas to be tried for defenses in English courts. Six. Uh, some goodness I think you have out of gas. If that's so, dreamer that I am, King George would not allow colonists to have judicial powers. That shows keep counting. Five. The thresholds that make seven is got one to go. Orton, I make a deal with you. I give you a quarter for those seven causes to be going to forget the whole thing. Fourth, number eight. Fifty cents. That comes out seven cents a chance and you couldn't get it for less than Ziazobac. Number eight. King George refused to let more people come to America to help increase the population. Then? It will be fine to pay. Well, I don't have to pay. You will pay right now. Will I teach you a lesson? Yes, and a good one. A dollar just like that. It's fellas like Orton that's causing inflation. Zasco, what are you doing in school? Class is over 20 minutes ago. Huh, what are you saying? I'm not going to wait until Mr. Heinz's class is finished. I'm waiting to see a fellow Henry Clark. Yeah, you know, I'm his Negro fellow that's in a Mr. Heinz's class. Oh. You see, Orton is going to give me a wonderful idea for my Washington a play. I'm going to get the whole a class to act in it and that's to show different nationalities. Now I'm going to get a Henry Clark for the play and that's to bring in the Negroes like you was talking about there. What's the matter? Miss Baldwin, you're going to like the idea? No, no, I think it's a good idea, but... But what's the... Well, Mr. Baskov, people don't like to be preached to. It's all right for you to feel it, but sometimes others don't like to be taught about it. Miss Baldwin, I'm going to preach in anything or teaching somebody I'm just the one to show the good that's to happen in this country. Yes, I understand. I don't want to stop you after all writing a play is your job. But if I may suggest something, why not make it funny and you can get the point across without preaching. Get short so your friend puts quality to help you. That's the truth. Everybody's alike to life. All right, Miss Baldwin. Mark Twain and Will Rogers found out they could save plenty with laughter. Sure, now I'm going to see. That's a good idea. All right, and remember what I told you about preaching. Yeah, I'm going to remember. Oh, there's a Henry now. Goodbye, Miss Baldwin. Goodbye, Mr. Baskov. Good luck with your play. All right, thank you. Henry, wait a minute. Hi, Luigi, what's new? Henry, I'm going to ask a bigger favor from you. Sure. Is two bucks enough? No, no, there isn't no money I want to. Oh, then maybe you can let me have two bucks. So, Henry, I'm going to ask you, you should act in my Georgie Washington play. Huh? Me? Sure, that's all right. My class is acting in my play for holiday exercises. And I'm going to ask you, you should have been with us. No dice. No dice. You've got nothing to do with gambling. Look, Henry, I'm going to get a very big reason why you've got to be in this play. What's the reason? Because this is a brotherhood of the wicked. And I'm going to give an example of a brotherhood in my play. I'm going to get all the different people in my class, but I'm going to do you. Me, huh? Yeah, we all Americans are different kinds. Luigi, it's a deal. Adele, now you want to play cards. I mean, I'll do it. I'll be happy to. Oh, well, thank you, Henry. You said you're going to like it. Oh, sure, I will. Oh, wait. You will have to get my teacher, Mr. Heinz, permission. That may not be easy. Why? Well, I don't know. When should you talk to him? He ought to be out in a few minutes. Well, all right. Hi, Mr. Heinz. Yes. Mr. Heinz, I'm going to like to make good example in my Washington play. Very commendable. I'll be there to enjoy it. Yeah, but you see, I'm going to like to get one of your pupils to play in it. Well, who is this distinguished actor? His name is Henry Clark. Henry Clark? You see, I'm going to like to show how revolutionary were all the kind of people who were the fight and all the together. Yes, a very good idea, no doubt. Then, do you like it? Yes, but, well, after all, Mr. Pascoe when people see a play, they don't like to be preached to. They want to be entertained. Well, sure, I know that, but he's going to be very funny. Well, then you have enough comics in your class. Especially Mr. Schultz. Yeah, but I'm going to want to Henry Clark. Well, he's very busy, you know. He's trying to make up quite a bit of time in a few hours. But he's willing to be in the play. What did you say, Mr. Heinz? Well, I can't turn you down if he wants to do it. It's a good, that's enough for me. But I warn you, if the Washington play with Henry in it, offends some people and is a failure, you can do more harm than good. What do you say? Well, I must say that I'm going to take this a chance. And because only in America are you allowed to take a chance and to say what do you honestly feel? Before we return to life with Luigi, we'd like to put in a word about Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum. You see, friends, Wrigley's Spearman is one taste treat you can enjoy almost any time and any place. Whether you're working, shopping, driving your car, or just relaxing, you can slip a stick of this delicious gum into your mouth and enjoy some mighty good chewing. A lively, full-bodied, real Spearman flavor not only tastes good, but also freshens your mouth and helps sweeten your breath. The smooth, pleasant chewing goes right along with whatever you're doing and gives you long-lasting enjoyment. So always keep a package of refreshing Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum handy. Enjoy this delicious chewing gum often every day. And now let's turn to page two of Luigi Vasco's letter to his mother-in-law. And so, Mama Mia, I'm going to decide to go ahead with the kind of play I'm going to write. And I'm going to library and took out some books about American Revolution. And I covered inside a one-a-book with a stamp to one a week-a-book. I must have been a mistake because I'm going to finish the book in a two days. Anyway, I've got a lot of information. It shows you to give me a lot of funny jokes to put in. And now I'm back into my antique shop to write down everything. Luigi, my friend. Hello, Luigi. Hello, hello. Hello, Vascolli. So you're going to be Georgie in the school to play? A little pumpkin head? That's fine. Only two years in America already to start the revolution against Asians. Oh, Vascolli, you're joking. I'm going to start it as Georgie Washington. That's the biggest American that's ever lived. That's not true. I know Americans who are much bigger. My daughter Rosa. Vascolli, I'm talking about the big in the brain and not in the way. All right, all right. I still don't know American who was a bigger Lincoln. You really think Lincoln was a bigger? Oh, I know it. Lincoln is on a five dollar bill. Washington is lucky to make it a single. Vascolli, I think you're going to put in some funny things to make my play good for the Brotherhood of the Week. I don't know, Luigi. Brotherhood of the Week is very nice, but I'd rather see him stab it. What's that, Vascolli? Son-of-a-law week. Vascolli, maybe we'll talk about it some other time. But the writing of Vascolli, I'm going to need some good new ideas. Hey, I've got a wonderful idea, Luigi. How do you bother writing a little part of a Rosa? Part of a Rosa? That's going to have to be a big part. Maybe she's going to be Paul Revere, riding on as a horse. Once the Americans, the British is a comedy. Vascolli, Rosa's away 250 pounds. So what? The British should ride on a wonder horse but the Rosa's a comedy. Luigi, you call that a Brotherhood of making a fun of Rosa like that. I'm sorry, Vascolli. All right. How's the Rosa in the play? How's it that? Good, good. Maybe I'll find a part too while I help you write it. By the way, little banana nose, Schultz has told me you've got a Negro file in this play. Is that right? Yes, sure. Washington has had all kinds of soldiers in the Army. I'm going to want to bother new affairs but take some advice I'm going to give you. If you're going to go to the backyard, don't stick your neck out. Everything's going to be fine. Otherwise there's a libel to turn out to be a catechia for you. Catechia for you to keep on my nose or don't stick your neck out to play safer. No Vascolli. That's not the American way. If people do that, there's going to be no such a thing as a Brotherhood of making. I'm not going to do it. Listen to the temper. Luigi, you're getting so democratic that you're going to do it. Yeah, but a Vascolli listen, it's safe to be Democrat or Republican anything you like as long as you believe what's a fair. This, I think, is a fair. You do, eh? Yeah. You know something, Luigi? What? I do too. Come on, we write the play. Oldsman, Oldsman tell me, how do I look in this costume? Oh, Schultz, you look like a woman. Hey, fellas, take a peek. Every seat is taken. Boy, I sure am nervous. Now, you only got a smaller part of the hand. It doesn't have to be nervous. Your wife was lucky. She didn't have to make a costume for you. Yeah, but do you think the audience will think this uniform was worn by the soldiers then? Yeah. Maybe we should put in the lying thing. Ivo Chima was only a mile away from Bali Force. I've got the board of education here. Everybody's... The principal is introducing the play now. Ladies and gentlemen, to close our Brotherhood Week ceremonies, we present Miss Spaulding's night school class in a Washington play written by Mr. Luigi Baskoff. Music, please. Hero George Baskoff. But as we all know the usual facts about him, we direct our attention this time to the period around the Revolutionary War and present some incidents with comedy and drama. It is now 1775, the town is Boston and the town cries shouting out the news. Hear he, hear he, the British are beating us at Lexington. We lost 78 men at Concord. Three of our ships were spurned up in the New York harbor. All is well. Let's take a peek into the home life of Mr. George Washington. Born 1732, died 1799. At the age of 27, young George married Martha Dandridge and he lived a very happy life. He was therefore very sorry when he had to leave her for war. We hear him calling to her. Oh, Martha. Oh, Martha. Martha. Leave her for the battle at the front there. I said my clothes are for me. I'm not going to leave her for very forgery right away. All of them is in the boat, crossing it. We have all seen that great painting many times, but we are now about to hear the three famous words which were spoken as Washington stood up in that famous boat. Now it's the fifth 1770. Our group of citizens are standing around talking. One of them is Christmas Attock. Look, look citizens, here comes a bunch of British soldiers. Yeah, we better stand aside. They are always bullying us around making trouble. Just stand where you are, citizens. We are not interfering with anyone. All right. All right. You American chappies, they clear out of the way. Why not order? Yeah, we are not harming you. Listen to them. By what order? By my order. Hurry up now, my men may be angry with you. We are not moving. What? You slave, what name you go by? Christmas Attock. No one sir. And someday this whole country is going to be free. Just like me. That talk is a reason for the mama country. I got just one country. These United States. What? You should go back to your own country. Shoot them down, men. Come on, citizens, fight. This was the famous Boston massacre. In Massachusetts on a Boston common is a big monument to the first man shot to death. Christmas Attock. American. The play was wonderful. Thank you, Miss Barthin. You did everything all right. Yes, you did everything right. Miss Barthin, your class was excellent. Mama may have principle. All of you, please accept my congratulations and the congratulations of the school board for your play. It was marvelous in every way. Thank you. You think everybody like it, Mr. Orton? I'm sure they did. Well, I've got to leave now. Goodbye. Goodbye, Mr. Orton. Goodbye, Mr. Barthin. Goodbye, Miss Barthin. Oh, yee, what a night. I was as nervous as a yumping Yankee bean. Yeah, my face still haven't stopped shaking. But it was worth it to hear those laughs and that applause. What's the matter, Luigi? You should be all excited. You seem disappointed. Oh, well, isn't that tonight? Isn't that tonight? What's the matter, little cabbage bush? It's nothing. Nothing. Nothing up there, Squally. Nobody else is coming, too. Who you expect to short-come? Well, Mr. Hart, is there nobody? Nobody. Goodbye. Goodbye, Luigi. Hey, you know that little man I had. He's probably mad because they didn't show up tonight to give him the Academy Award. And so, Mama Mia, I'm going to give it to Washington to play. What's the biggest success? I'm going to receive big compliments from the sporting principal, Mr. Orton, all of my friends, you know. Yeah, it was a big success. Hmm. Who could have been ringing the doorbell so late to tonight? I'm going to see who it is. Hello, Mr. Pascoe. No. Mr. Heine. I was just passing by, Mr. Pascoe. I didn't make a special trip, you understand. Just passing by. I'm sure. I'm understanding. I saw that play tonight, you know. Yeah. It was very much. It was funny, no? It was more than funny. It was very good. Uh-huh. And I want you to know that I'm sorry for having my fears about the way you'd handled the play. Your point was honest and well taken. And well received. Good night, Mr. Pascoe. Good night, Mr. Heine. Good night. Oh, for a passing by. Well, Mama Mia is a great day for me in America. He had a great day. About 150 years ago, great American at Thomas Jefferson is to say, all the men had the most wonderful thing of Mama Mia. He said, every day more and more people are beginning to believe that you're loving a son and Luigi Pascoe, a little immigrant. The makers of Wrigley Spearment, Truing Gum, hope you've enjoyed tonight's episode of Life with Luigi and they want to remind you that Wrigley Spearment Gum is an ideal taste treat to bring home to your family. It's a perfect treat to enjoy between meals because it isn't rich or heavy yet it's satisfying. Wrigley Spearment is inexpensive too. You can pass it around often because it costs so little. 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