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STREET SCENE
[Act I
Olsen’s Voice
Ol-ga!
Mrs. Olsen
Yes. I come right away.
[She goes down the cellar steps.]
Mrs. Jones
What them foreigners don’t know about bringin’ up babies would fill a book.
Mrs. Fiorentino
[A little huffily]: Foreigners know joost as much as other people, Mrs. Jones. My mother had eight children and she brought up seven.
Mrs. Jones
[Tactfully]: Well, I’m not sayin’ anythin’ about the Joimans. The Joimans is different—more like the Irish. What I’m talkin’ about is all them squareheads an’ Polacks—[With a glance in Kaplan’s direction]:—an’ Jews.
Buchanan’s Voice
[From a third story window]: Good evening, ladies.
The Women
[In unison, looking upward]: Oh, good evening, Mr. Buchanan.
