The Sea Wolf

Jack Lon don’s THE SEA WOLF A RA DIO PLAY In Two Acts by AN DREW J. FENADY and DUKE FENADY Dra matic Pub lishing Woodstock, Il li nois • Eng land • Aus tra lia • New Zea land © Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois. ***NO TICE*** The am a teur and stock act ing rights to this work are con trolled ex clu sively by THE DRA MATIC PUB LISHING COM PANY, with out whose per mis sion in writ ing no per for mance of it may be given. Roy alty must be paid ev ery time a play is per formed whether or not it is pre sented for profit and whether or not ad mis sion is charged. A play is per formed any time it is acted be fore an audi - ence. Cur rent roy alty rates, ap pli ca tions and re stric tions may be found at our Web site: www.dramaticpublishing.com, or we may be con tacted by mail at: DRA MATIC PUB LISHING COM PANY, P.O. Box 129, Woodstock IL 60098. COPY RIGHT LAW GIVES THE AU THOR OR THE AU THOR’S AGENT THE EX CLU SIVE RIGHT TO MAKE COPIES. 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I shall not waste my days in try ing to pro long them. I shall use my time. — JACK LON DON 1876-1916 v © Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois. Au thors’ Notes Rather than “SPENCER DRUE,” any other name—in clud ing the ac tual name of the ac tor play ing the part—may be used in the radio play. Also, in stead of Argonaut Ad venture Theater of the Air—the name of the pro duc ing en tity—e.g., The Palmdale Play house of the Air—may be em ployed for the pro duc tion. Cur tain may rise at open ing and close at end of “broad cast”—or: “broadcast” set al - ready may be on stage when doors open for au di ence en trance into the ater—with 1930’s-1940’s mu sic em a nat ing from speaker on stage. As in the good old radio days, an ac tor or ac tress may play several parts—more so than if it were a stage play. A.J. Fenady Duke Fenady vi © Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois. THE SEA WOLF A Ra dio Play in Two Acts CHAR AC TERS SPENCER DRUE/WOLF LARSEN – principal male BOOTH AN NOUNCER (voice only) – male JOE – Engineer (voice only) – male JENNY – Sound Ef fects Per son #1 – female SOUND EF FECTS PER SON #2 – no speeches – male or fe male SAM/LEACH – prin ci ple male HUMPHREY VAN WEYDEN – prin ci pal male FLAXEN BREWSTER – prin ci pal fe male JAMESON DAMISK ANN TREDWELL – female CHAR LIE FURUSETH REGINALD BREWSTER 1ST MAN (Po lice) 2ND MAN (Po lice) DONAVAN (First Mate) DR. PICARD – prin ci pal male COOKIE – prin ci pal male DOGBREATH SMOKE OFTY-OFTY CHAN DLER JOHN SON – prin ci pal male FRENCH FRANK LATI MER vii © Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois. ACT ONE AT RISE: The stage is a replica of radio station of the 1930s-’40s-’50s. The three walls (actually no walls are necessary) covered by drapes—except for one padded door—stage center—MUSIC from speaker. A MAN, SPENCER DRUE/WOLF LARSEN, enters with a script and moves to center table. There are a couple of other tables—one loaded with sound effects equipment. There are mikes on all of these tables. More equipment on floor nearby. There is a line of three or four standing microphones downstage. A sign above control booth—ON THE AIR—not now lit. Over the above—and as Drue/Larsen makes notes on his script at the table, MUSIC—FADES—then a VOICE (BOOTH ANNOUNCER) is heard via the speaker from the framed control booth on stage left. NOTE. This will be a long speech—use as much as necessary to accompany the action as MUSIC fades: BOOTH ANNOUNCER’S VOICE. Good evening, America. Before we present the Argonaut Adventure Theater’s broadcast of Jack London’s The Sea Wolf, we bring you a two-minute up-to-the-minute recap of today’s news on this Sunday evening, October, 31st, 1948. There is, of course only one topic of discussion on the lips of most citizens of the United States, and I might add, across the world. That is the election to be held in the next 48 hours. Will Harry S. Truman remain President of the United States, or will he be defeated by Thomas E. Dewey, the odds on favorite from the state of New York? As of October 30th Thomas E. Dewey leads Harry S. Truman by 5 percentage points—49.5 percent to 44.5 percent according to the Gallup poll. In other polls Dewey’s lead is considerably higher. Even Mrs. Roosevelt, who is currently in Paris, gives Truman little chance against the Republican, Thomas E. Dewey. (ANYWHERE OVER THE ABOVE.) 1 © Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois. 2 DRUE/LARSEN. (to Booth) Joe, turn that damn thing down. I’m try ing to con cen trate. JOE (BOOTH VOICE). Yes, mas ter. An effects person, Jenny, unseen by Drue/Larsen, enters quietly and walks to the effects table. (THE NEWS VOICE GOES ON—BARELY PERCEPTIBLE.) BOOTH AN NOUNCER’S VOICE. (DIM) The New York Times de clared “Thomas E. Dewey’s elec tion as pres i dent is a foregone con clu sion.” Top poll sters are pre dict ing a Dewey win. Elmo Roper a pre em i nent poll ster quit tak ing sam ples on Sep tem ber 9th, with the com ment that only a po lit i cal con vul sion could pre vent Dewey from win ning the pres idency. (FADE ANNOUNCER’S VOICE altogether by now—as…) (SOUND…LOUD FOGHORN.) DRUE/LARSEN. (reacts—turns) What the hell? Jenny smiles. DRUE/LARSEN. Jenny what’re you try ing to do? JENNY. Get your at ten tion. DRUE/LARSEN. You got it. JENNY. You seemed displeased with the rehearsal foghorn effects. Here’s a couple new ones—which do you prefer, Mr. Producer? (SOUND…HONK.) JENNY. A? or… (SOUND…HONK.) JENNY.

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