Irving Hall
What do you get when the newsies audition for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? We'll see!
Spot’s Audition
Spot: Wha’ light through dat window is on?
Its da east. Youse got dat wrong; Dat ways da west; I jist change ya mistake;
Its da west, and Juliet is da sun.
Arise sun, and kill da moon.
Why would da sun wanna kill da moon;
Ferget da audition; Dis is too strange fer me
Real lines:
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
Sarah’s Audition
Sarah: Jack, Jack! Where are you, Jack? I can’t see you.
Jack: Down ‘ere!
Sarah: Oh, okay. Deny your father and refuse your name;
Wait, if you refuses your name then you wouldn’t be named Jack anymore.
Jack: Its a expression. Me name will still be Jack.
Sarah: Okay. Anyway, if you don’t, I will swear my love,
And no longer be a Jacobs.
Wouldn’t the same thing happen if I just marry you?
Real lines:
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Jack and Davey's Audition
Jack: Why aren't youse heartless scabbah's drawin' ya fist?; Look ovah 'ere, Davey, and look at ya death.
Davey: I do, but keep the peace; put down your fist, Or try and help me stop this fight.
Jack: Youse talk a peace! Peace! Ise hate da woird, as I hate Pulitzer, all scabbahs, Fight wit me, ya scabbah!
Real Lines:
TYBALT
What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.
BENVOLIO
I do but keep the peace: put up
thy sword,
Or manage it to part these men with me.
TYBALT
What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:
Have at thee, coward!