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A FULL-LENGTH COMEDY

Mouse on Mars

ADAPTED BY

CHRISTOPHER SERGEL

FROM THE BOOK BY

LEONARD WIBBERLEY

NEW EDITION

No longer HMouse on the Moon"for the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, scorning

such Sunday afternoon outings, elects

instead to rnake it first to the planet Mars!

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New matter © MCMLXXIIby LEONARD WIBBERLEY and CHRISTOPHER SERGEL

Based upon the work, MOUSE ON THE MOON© MCMLXII by Leonard Wibberley

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(MOUSE ON MARS)


MOUSE ON MARS

A Full-Length Comedy

For Eight Men and Fifteen Women,Extras as Desired

CHARACTERS

FelTlale:CYNTHIA BENTERo .an attractive young girlGLORIANA THE TWELFTH. t'lDenty-three year-old

sove'Yeign of Grand FenwickNORMA and HELEN I' II .. two ladies-in-waiting

to GlorianaPAGE it It a young girl who is court page

MISS WILKINS .... · · • ...... (} Secretary to the Presidentof the United states

MISS JOHNSON· ......... ·Secretar)l to' the Secretary ofState of the [Jnited States

MARY, PAIvl,) and JANl!~ .... " c - -attractive A'tnericancollege girls

MISS F.ENSTER· · e .. ,," a guide at'the [I.N.1V1ISS SPENDER an intelligence agentPAT and LAURA~ 8" .. e "to .. t1 Ii .. teletype operatoYsMARYA It It " a lady COS'YJ'lonaut

Male:VINCENT MOUNTJOY. ..a brilliafltt young physicistCOUNT MOUN'TJOY~ II ••• • an aristocrat of

Grand F'enw'ic kBENTER " .• leader of the oppositionPROFESSOR KOKINTZ a "retired tf nuclear

physicist3


TULLY husband oj GlorYianathe Twelfth

PRESIDENT ......... " ....... ftI .............. •chief executive ojthe United States

MR. BESTON Secretary oJ~ State oj'the United States

FRA.NK II an astrO'flau,t

Extra citizens of Grand Fenwick may be added atdirector's option, as desired.

NOTE: Radio voices and voices of U.N. delegatesn1,ay be spoken by any offstage actors.


NOTES ON CHARACTERSAND COSTl.JMES

CYNTHIA: Cynthia Benter is the daughter of DavidBenter, leader of the opposition in Grand Fen\vick.She is an attractive young girl, who wears simplebut colorful clothes o

GI-JORIANA: Gloriana the frwelfth is a stunninggirl of tv/enty-three who walks with a stately air.If desired, Gloriana can be wearing a high-bndicedgown of the middle ages, but a forn1al or senliforr.aaldress will serve. If nlodern clothes are used, herposition can be suggested by the addition of a brightsash held in place by a large brooch. She should alsowear a ducal coronet prettily upon her head. (Anysort of costulne jewelry tiara will serve. )

!~OR:rvIA and HELEN: The clothes of the ladiesin-waiting should be sinlilar to vlhat Gloriana wears,but not quite as formal or elaborate--the relationship of their costumes is roughly that of bridesmaids to a bride.

COUNT MOUNTJOY: His clothes can suggestmedieval aristocracy, or they can just be a senliformal outfit decorated with a diagonal of red ribbonacross the shirt front, and a row of medals on thecoato

VINCENT: The son of Count Mountjoy is a handsome, serious-minded young man. On his first appearance, he is conservatively dressed in a businesssuit.. Later on he may be more informal. In ActTwo he wears a coverall outfit., He changes to adifferent, more colorful coverall for the rocketsceneso

DAVID BENTER: He is obviously a H man of the

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people, " and he 'Nears a rumpled suii.PAGE: The page is a petite girl, wearing an ::.t,

tractive page-boy outfit, which can consist of a leo-,tard, slippers and a short jacket.

PROFESSOR KOKINTZ: He has a mass 01 hal:and wears thick glasses. HIS rumpled clothes arelull of little pockets. which contain a variety o.fitems. The side poctets to his jacket blilge likesaddlebags. While the effect of this should be that ofa man who is preoccupied and eccentric, it shouldnot be comic. For the rocket scenes, in A.ct Two.he wears a bright-colored coverall outfit similar toVincent's.

TULLY: He is a very pleasant, mild-manneredyoung man. If desired. he can be wearing hornrimmed glasses.

MISS WILKINS and MISS JOHNSON: They areattractive and efficient government secretaries;Miss Wi !kins to the President of the United Statesand Miss Johnson to the Secretary of State. Theywear smart clothes suitable for a business office.

THE PRESIDENT: He is an imposing man whocarries the cares of his office. He wears a conservative business suit.

BESTON: He is Secretary of State of the UnitedStates. He is a fashionably dressed career diplomat.

MARY, PAM and JANE: The girls are typicalyoung American college girls. They wear attractiveclothes.

MISS FENSTER: Miss Fenster is a guide at theU. N. She should weal' an outfit which at least suggests a uniform.

MISS SPENDER: She is almost a caricature of anEnglish lady tourist. She wears heavy tweeds andflat, practical shoes. She carries a heavy shoulderbag, and wears binoculars around her neck. She alsohas a camera with telephoto lens,

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PAT and LAURA: They are two attractive, efficient teletype operators. They are neatly dressedin clothes suitable for an office.

FRANK: Frank is a tall, ruggedly good-lookingAnler ican astronaut.. He wea.rs coveralls of a different color fronl the others. He may carry a hellnet,but this is not necessary.

MARYA: Marya is a capable and athletic Russiangir L She, too, \V~ea.rs coveralls, but of a differentcolor from all the others. She nlay earrya helmetif desired.

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PROPERrrIES

GENERAL: Signpost; throne, sub-throne, t\VO

small stools, low table, two chairs, flag of GrandFenwick (optional); sn13Jl desk and chair; slnalltable and chair. Act 'fwo: Add radio receiver leftof throne, suggestion of rocket interior (backing,two chairs, instrument panel).

CYNTHIA: Picnic basket.I-IELEN: Letter ..COUNT' MOUNTJOY: Scroll and quill pen, pocket

\vatch, attache ease containing two batches of envelopes (near throne in lift-off scene in i\.ct Two)"

VINCENT: T'\vo suitcases, portable radio ..BENTER: A fe\v letters e

P..r.~GE: Cushion \vith mace;; scrolLGLORIANA. I?aper ~

KOKINTZ: Phot.ographs, binoculars, canlera withtelephoto lens.

TUI.lLY: I~ettel'"

MISS WILKINS: Teletype message.MISS JOHNSON: Papers and docurnents, includ

ing rolled paper tied vlith ribbon ..MR. BES1t ON: Sheet of tissue paper.,1\11188 SPENDF:R,: Iieavy shoulder bag, binoculars,

camera with telephoto lens, radio transrnjtter~

PAT: 'l'eletype message ..LAURA: 'reletype Jnessage"FRANK and 11AR.YA: IIelmets (optional) &

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ACT ONE

AS THE HOUSELIGHTS DIM, a radio commentatoris heard.)

RADIO VOICE o We conclude this news comnlentarywith an odd sidelight on the big power raceto put the first man on the planet Mars. TheU. S. Sa Quest, a floating radar platform fortracking space capsules, picked up a tiny objectreturning to earth this morning which when recovered from the ocean provedto be--an emptywine bottle! I cantt guess how a wine bottlemateralized from outer space, but I can reportit was vintage Pinot Grand Fenwick, a productof the snlallest country in the world. GrandFenwick, a microscopic dot on the map ofEurope, caused a stir a few years ago whenthey induced the renowned scientist, ProfessorKokintz, to live there" They also claim a variety of field mouse with great vocal power- -butno reputable observer has ever heard it.(Anlused.) As a matter of fact, except for thisflying saucer--excuse me, flying wine bottle-no one has heard anything recently of GrandFenwick--nor do I expect we will.

(There is a moment of silence and then a mighty,earth-shaking ROAR. The lights come up infront of the curtain, revealing at DLC a signpost holding three directional arrows, onereading "Italy, ff another "France tf and the third

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Act I

·'Switzerland." CYNTHIA BEN'fER, an attractive young girl wearing a silnple but colorfuldress, conles on L. She crosses quickly tothe signpost where she stands waiting and watching. NORMA and HELEN, two pretty girlswho wear more elaborate clothes than CYNTHIA,come on L. They cross curiously, towardCYNTHIA. )

NORMA. What are you doing here?CYN'THIA (uneasily). Did you follow me?HELENL Are you expecting someone?CYNTHIA<; Who ever comes to Grand Fenwtck?~HELEN. Then why stand at the border?NORMA~ For the last week you've been spending

half your time here.CYNTHIA. I like it here.NORMA (speculating). There's no boy you could

be meeting. The only one you ever cared aboutis Vincent Mountjoy and thatt s out of the ques-tion. -------

HELEN. Besides, hefs away at college. (Considers.) Maybe you're expec.ting him home fronlcollege. (CYNTIllA shuts her mouth tighter. )

NORMA. Shouldn't he have finished college a longtime ago?

HELEN. Maybe he's a slow learner.CYNTHIA (bursting out). ReYs not slow. Hefsbril

liant.HELEN. Then why----CYNTHIA (cutting in). lIe went on to graduate school.

He took advanced degrees in physics, electronics,engineering----

NORMA. You are waiting for Vincent Mountjoy.CYNTHIA. No-tiiecessarily~ (In spite of herself.)

Why do you thinJ{ we--us--why do you think it'sso Qut of the question?


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NORMA. Your people and his people have beenparliamentary enemies since the fifteenth century.

HELEN- The only son of Count Mountjoy and thedaughtel of Mister Benter--never.

CYNTHIA. This isn'it the Middle Ages.HElJEN. It may not be the Middle Ages anywhere

else----NORMA 0 Three more generations before Grand

Fenwick reaches the seventeenth century.Cl'NTHIA~ I don't care. I love Grand Fenwick.NORMA.. How about Vincent? After those years

in Anlerica.CYNfrHIA" IYm sure he loves his country, too-

and he canit wait to get back--to his country.HELEN. What does he say in his letters?CYNTHIAo Actually he-o~ly sends a short note on

my birthday. I always get a nice note fromVincent-- (}c'1a intly concerned. )--and I get ayear older.

HELEN (bothered). Maybe we better have a talk.(From off IJ a voice is heard .. )

VOICE (off L).. Hello, ladies--any sign of the busfrom France?

NOR:MA (crossing part way L and calling off). Notyet. (Back to CYNTHIA.. ) It's your choice forfather-in-law--Count Mountjoy.

CYNTHIA. Hush!

(COUNT 1-10UNTJOY, his clothes suggesting medieval aristocracy [or perhaps only a semiformal outfit decorated with a red ribbon acrossthe shirt front] strolls on L. )

COUNT. That miserable broken-down Renault!Even the French could afford a more elegantvehicle than that.


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HE IJEN. You're hoping to rneet your son, CountMountjoy?

COUNT. You guessed!CYNrrHIA (can't resist asking). y"'ou've heard

from him recently?COUNT. Dh, yes. Vincent writes regularly-

every year on nlY birthday.HEIJEN. Would you prefer us to retire?COUNT" You'll serve as a reception cOlnrnittee.

I'm delighted you happen to be here.NORIVIA.. Cynthia doesnft exactly _~'!:EE.~.E. to-·_--CYNTHIA (sharply). T..)lease---- (To the COU·NT.,)

You don't mind if I'rrl partof the reception COln

mittee?COUNT (amused). I'm forced by tradition, inclin

ation, and the dictates of reason to oppose yourfather in Parliament, but an occasion like thistranscends partisan considerations. (The soundof an approaching vehicle begins. )

NORMA (aside to HELEN). Did he say yes?CYN-THIA (looking R). It's the bus!COUNT (half to hilnself as he looks R). He won't

be the same. Not alter five years.CYNTHIA. Five years four months. (Worried.)

Not the same?COU~T• A young gentleman at college takes up

fads. Who kno'Ns--long hair, odd clothes, aguitar. Perhaps we won't recognize him.(Plea.santly.) And you young ladies mustn't beoffended if he doesn't recognize you.

CYNTHIA (heartbroken at the thought). He mightnot even recognize----(Fromoff R a voice calls.)

VOICE. Cynthia----

(VINCENT MOUNTJOY, a handsome serious-mindedyoung man, wearing conservative clothes andcarrying two suitcases, hurries on R.)


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vrncENT (with enthusiasm as he rushes up to her).Cynthia.

CYNTHIA (enchanted). Vincent!VINCENT fI I was afr~id yoq might not even recog

nize me. (To the other girls.) Hello----(Tothe Count, only half noticing hinl .. ) Hello"

COUNT (in a brisk tone). Welcome home, Vincent a

VINCENT (looking more closely). You must be---COUNT. Your father.

VINCENT (crossing to him). Of course. Hello.Dad. (They shake hands. )

COUNT (presenti.ng). Lady Helen--Lady Norma.And you do remember Miss Benter?

HELEN. Welcome home,NORMA. I expect we'll see you. at courte Gloriana

will want to see you.VlNCEN1\ If Ifrn here that long.NORMA. I hope you will be. (Tugs at her,,) Com

ing, Cynthia?HELEN (starting L). With your permission, Count.NORMA (tugging again at her stationary friend).

Cynthia. (NORMA shrugs and continues off L,after HELEN.)

COIJNT (faintly irked by Cynthia t s continued presence but overcome by curiosity about his son).,Your letters didnft say anything about yourplans.

VINCENT. I knew you'd be busy with matters ofstate.

COUNT. Such as our budget allocation to theArmed Forces for the defense of the realm. InAmerican money it comes to around four hundred dollars.


Act I

VINCENT. Four hundred----COUNT. And we're having a hard time coming up

with that! (Bitterly.) Meanwhile men scarcely the master of two lines of Homer, andwhose ancestors faced no problem greaterthan handling a shovel, deal in budgets involving billions ..

CYNTHIA. But the realm is defended ..

VINCENTe The realln--three miles by five miles.

CYNTHIA. But free, and ours .... -and we'll al-ways----

COUNT ~ Leave the speeches to your father, whocontinues as the principal threat to our future ..(To VINCENTCl) You've corrle at a tin1e of terrible crisis-·-a time we can use every gallant,right-thinking--- -

VINCENT (interrupting, firmly)~ I'm not here tostay~

COUNT. Didn't you hear? 1 said this is a timeof----

VINCENT. Terrible crisis .... -I know. But GrandFenwick always muddles through, and there'snothing 1----

COUNT ~ You don't realize. Our circumstancesare desperate.

CYNTHIA. For six hundred yea.rs we've---COUNT. For six hundred years there's been a

member of the Mountjoy family to-_ ... -VINCENT. Not this Mountjoy, frad. I'm going

back to America.COUNT. Going back?CYNTHIA (has to swallow before she can ask).

When?VINCENT. A few days .... -Ina.ybe a week.CYNTHIA. That's all? After five years----


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VINCENT. And four months. I have to go back.CYNTHIA. Why?VINCENT a There's absolutely nothing for me

here.COUNT. Let me grant the limitations of our home

land. I chafe against them myself. But youhave a traditional role. And at a time of terrible----

VINCENT. Dad. I've absolutely no interest inpolitics.

COUNT. This lack of realism--this political naIvete--it was so charming in your mother. Butyou're a Mountjoy and this is a time your country needs every- - --

'VINCENT. Grand Fenwick will have to muddlewithout this Mountjoy.

COUNT (stung). Why bother to come back at all?CYNTHIA. Yes?VINCENT (including both of them). I wanted to see

you - -and I wanted to spend a little time withProfessor Kokintz - -though why he stays, I can'timagine.

COUNT o I donft think the Professor knows wherehe is. His main interest these days is birdwatching.

VINCENT. But he's probably the greatest scientistof our age. We studied him all the time

COUNT. At Harvard?VINCENT. Actually, I transferred to another

school- -near Harvard. It's called MassachusettsInstitute of Technology.

COUNT (with distaste). Technology!VINCENT. Quite a good school, Dad.COUNT. What is it--a place for turning farm boys

into high-class mechanics?VINCENT (snapping back).. It didn't cost anything. I

won a scholarship.


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COUNT. The proper aim of a university shouldbe to prepare one to live like a gentleman-versed in the classics and a part of the company of the ilnnlortals.

VINCENT. Well, I'm just a high -class mechanic.CYNTHIA. With advanced degrees in every aspect

of modern engineering.COUNT (snapping). How do you know? (Not paus

ing for her reply, back to VINCENT.) I daresayyou'd like a little financial support. That'swhyyou've----

VINCENT (interrupting). No, Dad. I have joboffers.

COUNT (with distaste). Job offers?VINCENT. United stateS-steel, General Electric,

Alulninum Limited, IBM, Sperry Rand----COUNT. Stop. (Sighs.) We'll talk later. I f n1 ex

pected at the castle··" -to debate the crisis. Gloriana herself is presiding. But she's still veryyoung and so is her consort husband, and theyneed all the help and guidance we Mountjoyscan----

VINCENT" I just wanted to stop off to see you,and--(Hesitates over CYNTHIA. )--and---

COUNT (filling in). And Professor Kokintz--yolltold me. FIe seems to be developing a tastefor our wine.

VINCENT (this seen1S unlikely). Professor Kokintz?

COUNT (with disdain). I found hin1 heating it! Somuch for his technical skilL Come along- - -

VINCENT (pICking up his bags again). Sure, Dad,but----

CYNTHIA. We can talk later, too.VINCENT (hesitating).. Cynthia - -1- - --COUNT (shortly). I'm expected at the castle.VINCENT (to CYNTHIA). Then later? (She nods.)


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r 11 call.COUNT .. My boy--please. (As they start L,) The

only thing that reconeiles me to your possibledeparture is that there's no one in the Duchysuitable for you to marry.

VINCENT (ignoring this). Why would ProfessorKokintz heat a bottle of wine?

COUNT. Professors don't understand graciousliving, that's why. (As they go off 1.1.) And\vhat makes it worse--it was a bottle of vintagePinot Grand Fenwick. (CYNTHIA looks afterthem as they go. )

(DAVID BENTER, a man of the people, wearing arumpled suit, comes on R carrying afew letters.)

BENTER (to CYNTHIA). Was that Count Mountjoy'sson?

CYNTHIA. Hello, Dad. Yes.BENTER. I stepped over into France to pick up

our mail.CYNTHIA. That's the total mail for Grand Fen

wick?BENTER. Probably be more next week.CYNTHIA (defeated). No wonder Vincent wants to

go back to America.BENTER. Vincent of M,ountjoy? (She nods.) Too

many Mountjoys now.CYNTHIA (sharply). Don't say that.BENTER (startled by her vehemence). Why not?CYNTHIA. I don't want nim to go! I want him to

stay!BENTER (trying to sort this out). You like him?

(She nods.) Vincent of Mountjoy? (She nodsagain, and he speaks sharply.) How long hasthis been going on ?

CYNTHIA (undaunted). Let's see. I'm twenty-


Act I

two now. That makes it seventeen years.BENTER (snorting)" stop talking nonsense! I

have to go to the castle.CYNTHIA (as they start I,). I know--to debate

the crisis.BENTER. A terrible crisis - -and that boy's father

is the principal threat to our future. (Irritated.)It couldn't possibly be seventeen years.

CYN'rHIA. When I was five he hit Ine on the headwith a little red mallet and that's when I fell inlove, (They're going off 1.1, )

BEN'TER (shaken). Cynthia.CYN"THIA (firmly). And I've been in love with hinl

ever since. (As they complete their exit L~

there is a fanfare and the curtai.n rises. )

SCENE: The curtain rises to reveal a nearly barestage that is divided into three sections. At Rthere is a platform approximately a foot and ahalf high that extends in from the right side toabout one-quarter of the way across the stage.A sirnilar platforrn extends in a sim.ilar distance froin the left.. [NOTJi:: If the platformsare not practical for your stage, some sort ofneutral room-divider or a low section of screencan be set up approximately one-quarter of thedistance in from each side. The inlportantthing is to suggest the separation of these threestage areas from each other.] The only furniture on stage at rise of curtain is in the centersection. U C is a high-backed chair that shouldbe as splendid as possible, for it is the throneof Grand Fenwick. It is flanked by two smallstools, and there is a low table in front of it.A bit downstage and to the side of th.? centergroup are a sub-throne and two morc~ inodest


Act I Page 15

chairs, one facing in from the right and onefrom the left. If desired, a colorful touch canbe added by making a large flag of Grand Fen\vick, which should have adouble-headed eaglewith one beak saying "Yea" and the other ffNay."If used, the flag may hang above and behind thethrone or be on a mounted staff beside thethrone. )

AT RISE O}~ CURTAIN: There is another fanfare,and a PAGE--a petite girl wearing a pageboyoutfit--comes on L, carrying a cushion in frontof her on which rests a mace--a short, goldcolored club with a spiked head. l-'he girl stopsbeside the throne and faces forward. )

PAGE (proclaiming). Her Grace, Gloriana thetwelfth, duchess of Grand Fenwick, and herconsort Tully Bascomb ..

(GLORIANA, a stunning girl of twenty-three, iscoming on L, walking with a stately step to aposition directly in front of the throne. Shemay be wearing a high-bodiced gown of theMiddle Ages, but a formal or sen1i -formal dressrnay serve. If nlodern clothes are used herposition can be suggested by the addition of abright sash held in place by a large brooch.She should also wear a jeweled coronet prettilyupon her head. [Any sort of costume jewelrytiara will serve.} GLORIANA is followed, anappropl'iate t\VO steps behind, by her husbandand consort 1~'ULLY BASCOMB--rather likenewsreel pictures of Queen Elizabeth and PrincePhilip. He is a determined young man in hismid-twenties, conservatively dressed. Hestands to the side and at the back of the throne.


Act I

Following TUL'LY BASCOMB are the two ladiesin-waiting, HELEN and NORMA, who come tothe stools on either side of the throne. As soonas they have all taken their positions, thePAGE steps forward.)

PAGE. Long live Gloriana! (All, except GLOI~I

ANA, callout in reply "Long live Glor iana. If)

(At this moment, PROFESSOR KOKIN'rZ hurrieson R. He has a mass of hair and wears thickglasses. His runlpled clothes are full of pockets which are full of papers. The effect is ofa man who is preoccupied and eccentric, butit should not be comic. PROFESSOR KOKINTZstops short as the formal scene before hinlregisters.)

KOKINTZ. Oh, dear.. I didn't Inean to interrupt.(Making amends.) Long live Gloriana.

GLORIANA.. You're welcome any time, Professor.KOKINTZ (eagerly).. I have tremendous news, but

perhaps when you're not busy.GLORIANA.. Neither representative of the two fac

tions of the Council of Freenlen being present,you interrupt nothing. Pray be seated. (Theyall sit. )

KOKINrrZ (taking chair, absently). Yes, yes, ofcourse.

GLORIANA (still standing, to the PAGE). Restthe mace of office on our Table of State.

PAGE (doing so). Your Grace ..GLORIANA (sitting). Tremendous news, Professor?KOKINTZ (popping up). I don't want to be seated.

Wait till you hear, Tully. (Importantly.) I sawtwo bobolinks in the National Forest..

TULLY (startled). Bobolinks!GLORIAl\TA. Birds?


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