Monologue

Austin Monologue from The girl with the green eyes

From The girl with the green eyes by Clyde Fitch

male · contemplative · 45 sec

(After a silence during which he eats.) I say I am hungry! And these chops are very good, aren't they? [ (No answer.) I'll tell you what it is, Jinny! Of course travelling is great sport and all the rest of it, but after all one does get tired of hotels, and to quote a somewhat familiar refrain, "There's no place like home." [ (No answer.) Have you a headache, Jinny? (JINNY: No.) That's a good thing, and I hope you are not as disappointed as I am about the theatre. (JINNY: Humph!) I'll celebrate your birthday to-morrow and take you.

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