Mary Poppins Page #4

Nanny 1:
I’ve heard that the mother is really nice but she’s quite dizzy, and spends too much time helping out with the suffragette movement.

Nanny 4:
What the Mrs Pankhurst lot. The ones that are fighting for votes for women.

All Nannies:
Votes for women….. yeh, like we’ll ever get the vote…. What ever next!

Nanny 3:
Well I feel sorry for the poor little mites.

Market seller 2:
Well you’re the only one! Round here they’re just a nuisance!

Market seller 3:
Well I heard that one of the Nannies had glue put on her favourite chair and when she sat down to read them a story she got stuck there until Mr and Mrs Banks got home in the evening!

Market Seller 1:
Do you know that I heard one story where they waited till the nanny was asleep and they shaved off her eyebrows!!!!!

Nannies:
Oooh How dreadful!


(Nannies start to hold on to their hats and look like they’re being blown by the wind)

Market seller 2:
Looks like the winds getting up!

Market seller 3:
It’s really blustery

(All nannies and market sellers are blown away stage right, down the aisle, and out the doors by the winds, while Mary Poppins enters with her umbrella up in front of the stage from stage left and to the bottom of stage right steps. Mr. Banks looks at his watch.)

Mr Banks:
Ellen. (Ellen enters from stage left) It is now precisely 8 o'clock. You may show the nannies in one at a time.

(Mr. Banks stands up and walks to stage left and stand with back to the door.)

Ellen:
Yes sir (Opens door –looks confused) Where are they all gone?.... (Mary Poppins walks past her and into the house. Ellen shrugs and says through the open door) You may all come in one at a time!

Mary P:
Thank you. Ahem! You are the father of Jane and Michael Banks, are you not? (to the back of Mr. Banks. He turns, surprised by her tone of voice and doesn’t answers) I said… you are the father of Jane and Michael Bank?

Mr Banks:
Well… yes… I mean…. Uh…. Have you brought your references? May I see them please?

Mary Poppins:
Oh, I make a point to never give references. A very old fashioned idea to my mind!

Mr Banks:
Is that so, well we’ll have to see about that won’t we!

Mary Poppins:
( Looking at sellotaped letter)Now then, the qualifications. Item one: A cheery disposition, I am never cross: Two, rosy cheeks, obviously. Item 3: Play games- all sorts. Well I’m sure the children will find my games extremely diverting!

Mr Banks:
(looking startled, looks at letter, then at fireplace) That letter, where did you get that from?

(Jane and Michael peek in from stage left and are amazed at what is happening)


Mary Poppins:
Item 4 – I am kind, but extremely firm. (Looks to Mr Banks who is looking into the fireplace!) Have you lost something?

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