MOTHER (spoken):
Yes?
COALHOUSE (spoken):
I'm looking for a woman of color whose name is Sarah. She is said to reside in one of these houses
LITTLE BOY (spoken):
She's here. She's living in our attic
COALHOUSE (spoken):
Will you tell her, please, that Mr. Coalhouse Walker Jr. desires to speak with her?
MOTHER (spoken):
Certainly. Please wait here
LITTLE BOY (spoken):
This is Sarah's baby. You want a cookie?
MOTHER (spoken):
Sarah, you have a caller. A Mr. Walker. Will you come down to the kitchen?
SARAH (spoken):
No, Ma'am. Send him away, please
MOTHER (spoken):
Well, that's the most words you've spoken since you've been here
MOTHER (spoken):
Sarah is unable to see you. Good day
COALHOUSE (spoken):
Thank you, Ma'am. Tell her I'll come back next Sunday
GRANDFATHER (spoken):
Such was the coming of the colored man in the car to Broadview Avenue
ALL:
Each Sunday, he'd come driving
Curtains would part
Neighbors would peek
MOTHER (spoken):
I'm sorry, Mr. Walker. Sarah still will not receive you
COALHOUSE (spoken):
Will you see that she gets these flowers, Ma'am?
ALL:
Week after week
And after weeks of Sundays
MOTHER:
Sending him off seemed a crime
MOTHER (spoken):
Mr. Walker, it must be a long drive for you. Perhaps you would like a cup of tea before you go?
COALHOUSE (spoken):
This piano is badly in need of a tuning
MOTHER (spoken):
Oh yes. We are terrible about that
GRANDFATHER (spoken):
Do you know any coon songs?
COALHOUSE (spoken):
Coon songs are made for minstrel shows. White men sing them in blackface. This is called ragtime