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St James Infirmary
Nick Enright
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St James Infirmary
Nick Enright
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As protesters march against the Vietnam War, boys in a Catholic school prepare for their final exams. One student paints an anti-war mural in the cadet drill hall and is forced to confront the consequences of his action.
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ThéùtreACT ONE
SCENE ONE
Late morning. A room in an old sandstone cottage by a river. In it are three iron beds. One door opens onto a hall. French doors give onto a verandah facing the river. JENNIFER WALSH, in uniform, holds her veil in her hand. She looks out at the view. Rowing crews call on the water. FATHER DâARCY appears at the hall door, carrying a portfolio.
DâARCY: Theyâre pleasant sounds, arenât they?
She is startled.
Stroke... stroke... stroke. Regular and comforting. Youâll catch every sound across the water. The punt chugging to and fro. Sometimes you can hear bellbirds on the other shore. Iâm sorry if I startled you. The front door was wide open.
JENNY: Itâs warm for October.
DâARCY: It will get warmer. Youâll be grateful for the breeze. And youâll need your mosquito net.
JENNY: [adjusting her veil] Excuse me. I canât get this to stay on.
DâARCY: I doubt youâll need to. Thereâll be no patients today. Itâs our last week before swot vac, and the calendarâs very full. The art show. The passing-out parade. Prize day. Drama night. Theyâre all too busy to be sick. Enjoy your freedom. We could walk down to the cricket. Or I could show you the library.
JENNY: Thank you. But Iâm still settling in, Father...
DâARCY: DâArcy.
JENNY: Of course. I beg your pardon.
DâARCY: Why? You met eighteen men in black. You wouldnât remember all the names. Certainly not mine. Iâm very small fry. Iâm not even a Division Master.
JENNY: What do you teach, Father?
DâARCY: Painting and drawing, chiefly. And you can imagine how much status that has. You want to get on with your unpacking.
JENNY: There is some straightening up to do...
DâARCY: Of course. Things got beyond Matron by the end. But if you could spare me a few minutes, I want to enlist you in a cause.
JENNY: Iâm not a great one for causes.
DâARCY: This one might interest you.
JENNY: Well... what is it?
DâARCY: The salvation of a soul.
JENNY: Goodness.
DâARCY: That was a bit over-dramatic, wasnât it? What do I mean? Salvaging, redirection... I donât know. And Iâm afraid the Fathers have turned their backs. Iâve had any number of promising students. But this place being what it is, they go on to be doctors or solicitors or stockbrokers. Iâve never cared much. Theyâd need something more than promise to make them artists. But this one boy, Dominic Connolly, he has that. He has a fire in his belly.
JENNY: And a soul that needs saving.
DâARCY: Well... heâs adrift. He needs help. Guidance.
JENNY: What about his mother and father?
DâARCY: Both dead. Let me show you what he can do. You can throw me out in five minutes. But first. Look, please.
He opens the portfolio.
Time is short. Heâs only with us for another month. What do you think?
JENNY: Doesnât he have a guardian? Foster-parents?
DâARCY: His grandparents pay the fees. Heâs been ours since the age of eleven. And that makes us... makes me feel all the more responsible.
JENNY: For what?
DâARCY: Up at the college, Iâm known as a red-hot liberal. Dangerous DâArcy. Nudes in the art room, photography, collage. Pop art. And thereâs worse. I actually encourage the boys to argue and to read. There are usually one or two lively minds that can be fed. And Connolly is the liveliest. [Showing a bold poster] Look at this.
JENNY: âOld soldiers never die. Not while theyâve got the young ones to do it for them.â Why do you show me this?
DâARCY: Iâve set something in motion that I canât control. Last year, he was so hungry. I thought he needed to know something about the world. In the Christmas vacation I arranged for...