Roisin Brehony. Quantity ... Bertha, a prostitute, is ill, probably fatally, and her room is needed by the other prostitutes. Already tagged. In a series of delusions she revisits her past loves while slipping toward disease and death. Mencken: Happy Birthday, Anita Loos, “I would rather take a photograph than be one.” — Lee Miller, Interviewing Sam Schacht about Method acting, Just One Line: Edward Herrmann, 1943-2014, Mia Wasikowska’s Jane Eyre: It’s All About the Angles, William Holden: To Live Like a Human Being, Fully Realized: On Natasha Richardson in Cabaret, The 50 Best Films of the Decade So Far, Part 1, The 50 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, You, the Jury: Joan Crawford, Otto Preminger, and. Where is it? BERTHA. GOLDIE. Ain’t I? Bertha is very much alone. GOLDIE. This play takes place in “the valley” – a red-light district in East St. Louis. That don’t belong in there. Your email address will not be published. Love and kisses, your old sweetheart, Bertha … Wait a minute. Bertha looks at her with half-opened eyes] Who’re you? Hello, from Bertha Bertha Jeffrey Crockett Kalos Kai Agathos Polyneices Jon Tracy TRAINING AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER M.F.A. [She pauses, as if for agreement] That’s all, ain’t it, Lena? [Her head rocks and she smiles in agony] You done me dirt more times than i could count, Charlie — stood me up, married a little choir-singer — Oh, God! View Mark Morrisroe’s 52 artworks on artnet. But she won’t admit it. Click the caption button at the bottom right of the video (CC) to read along! Hello from Bertha: Written in 1946, the story takes place in a bedroom of an East St. Louis brothel. Bertha, a prostitute, is very sick and has been lying in bed for two weeks. Goldie, the madam, needs the room for business. Photo by ClintonBPhotography Ever known me to quit? [There is a pause]. Already tagged. GOLDIE. [Her ecstasy fades and the look of schizophrenic suspicion returns] Where’s that hell-cat gone to? It is included in this collection of short plays – if you click on that link, you can buy it from there. This play takes place in “the valley” – a red-light district in East St. Louis. Already tagged. But we don’t know that. Look at her, Lena, that slut that calls herself Goldie. Oh, Lena, huh? [hoarsely] Listen, sweetheart, I know the Mayor of this God damn little burg. I got influence in this town. Already tagged. I’ll brain you if ever I catch you monkeying around with any money belonging to me! Well, what’re you grinning about? Already tagged. [She laughs] Yeah, that’s a laugh, ain’t it? Already tagged. Morning Room. This is only an estimate. 6th Floor [Lena rises and tears another sheet from the tablet. Yeah, that’s right. But apparently, Charlie once said to her: “If you ever need anything, you just let Charlie know.” Bertha has never forgotten. Got it? Already tagged. 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