46 Linden Street
ACT I
Excuse me. My name is Richard Stewart.
I&`&m a photographer.
May I take a picture of you and your little boy?
What&`&s it for?
It&`&s for a book.
You&`&re writing a book?
It&`&s a book of pictures.
I call it Family Album, U.S.A.
Oh, that&`&s a nice idea.
Well, it&`&s fine if you take our picture.
I&`&m Martha Vann.
Thank you. I appreciate your help.
I&`&m Richard. What&`&s your name?
Gerald.
How old are you, Gerald?
Five.
And where do you live?
We live in California.
Well, welcome to New York.
OK, just a second.
I&`&m almost ready here.
Can I help you?
Oh, please.
Hold Gerald&`&s hand, please.
Now point to the buildings.
Terrific!
Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald. Nice!
Thank you, Gerald.
And thank you, Mrs. Vann.
Oh, my pleasure.
We&`&ll be looking for your book.
Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald.
Thanks again.
Oh, you&`&re welcome.
Hey, let me take your picture!
Wonderful. Please.
Are you from New York?
No, I&`&m from Greece.
I&`&m an exchange student.
When did you come here?
Three months ago.
Your English is very good.
Thanks.
I studied English in school.
Would you like some coffee?
No, thank you.
Tell me about your book.
Oh, it&`&s not finished yet,
but I have some of the pictures.
Would you like to see them?
Yes. I&`&d like that.
Here they are. Family Album, U.S.A.
It&`&s an album of pictures of the United States:
the cities, the special places, and the people.
And these are pictures of people working:
steelworkers, bankers, police, street vendors,
ambulance drivers, doctors....
Oh, this is my father. He&`&s a doctor.
This is my mother.
What&`&s her name?
Ellen.
My younger brother, Robbie.
He goes to high school.
This is my sister Susan.
She works for a toy company.
Here&`&s my grandfather. He lives in Florida.
And this is my wife Marilyn.
Oh, she&`&s very pretty.
Thanks. And what about your family?
They are in Thessaloniki.
That&`&s a large city in northern Greece.
But now I&`&m living in the Bronx.
With a Greek-American family?
No. Hispanic.
Oh no! It&`&s five thirty.
Will you excuse me?
I have to meet my wife.
It was nice meeting you.
It was a pleasure meeting you, too.
Thanks for your help.
And good luck! I&`&ve got to go.
By the way, I&`&m Richard.
What&`&s your name?
Alexandra.
Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks.
Bye-bye.
Richard! Richard! You left your bag!