1、A Valentine StoryCharacter: 男主 John Blanchard 女主 Hollis Maynell妇人 A Woman 妈妈 MomScene one 第一幕Mr. Blanchard 男主（stand up from the bench, straighten his Army uniform, and study the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station)Narrator 旁白：Blanchard is looking for the girl whose heart h
2、e know, but whose face he dont, the girl with rose.Narrator 旁白：Hello, everyone. My name is Tom, john Blanchard is my best friend. His love story is romantic. Let me tell you it in detail. Several months ago, in the Florida library .He taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not b
3、y the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.Second Scene 第二幕 Narrator 旁白：Vivid memories come flooding back of twelve months before in a florid library.Narrator 旁白：Mr. Blanchard is completely attracted by the notes penciled in the margin of the book .Besides, he finds the previou
4、s owners name is Miss Hollis Maynell. Mr Blanchard 男主(think aloud): Wow, the soft handwriting is pretty good. I can see a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.（翻书，看到名字）here is the owners name Miss Hollis Maynell. Oh, she lives in New York City.Narrator 旁白：He wrote her a letter introducing himself and
5、 inviting her to correspond.（表演写信）Mr Blanchard 男主(the smile on his face is so bright and he make up his mind to write to her):Miss Maynell ,you may wonder if it is so impolite of me to write you this letter ,but you can never imagine how deep your mind attracts me .I sincerely invite you to correspo
6、nd with me. I hope to hear from you soon.Miss Maynell 女主:(Moved by his sincere words): Im glad to know that you appreciate my thought .And I am also looking forward to corresponding with you.Narrator 旁白：The two person havent realized that they are making the first step towards the happiness.Third sc
7、ene 第三幕Narrator 旁白： The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II .During the next year, they kept correspondence with each other Mr Blanchard 男主(Feeling lonely and anxious, Blanchard are sitting on the ground and writing to Miss Maynell in a cold night) :Miss Maynell, War clouds
8、are gathering on the horizon .The war is so cruel that has destroyed human nature. The town lay in ruins after bombing .The war causes thousands of deaths. Inadequate food, medicine and even bullets have destroyed our confidence. With the horror of war, I cant fall asleep every night.Miss Maynell 女主
9、:Mr. Blanchard. Dont lose heart. There is no royal road to defeat aggressor. You are fighting for justice and peace. My hero, pick up your confidence and the success is not far. Dont forget that the love of your families and your friends are companying with you for all time. Narrator 旁白：As this lett
10、er, Miss Maynell company and uphold Mr. Blanchard all the time. Each letter is a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance is budding.Forth scene 第四幕One day Blanchard requested a photograph. Mr Blanchard 男主 Miss Maynell Can you give me your photograph?Miss Maynell 女主: (seeing this letter, Miss Mayn
11、ell sat and deep in thought.Then,she put pen to paper and replied to that letter from My Blanchard) :Mr Blanchard，if youre feeling for me has any reality, any honest basis, what I look like wont matter. Suppose Im beautiful. Id always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on ju
12、st that, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose Im plain. Then Id always fear that you were going on writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. No, dont ask for my picture. When you come to New York, you shall see me and then you shall make your decision.Fifth scene 第五幕
13、Narrator 旁白： When the day finally come for Blanchard to return from Europe, he looks forward to schedule their first meeting.Mr Blanchard 男主:Miss Maynell I just return from Europe and I am eager to see you, shall we schedule our first meeting?Miss Maynell 女主:7:00am at Grand Central Station, New York
14、! And then you will recognize me by the red rose I will be wearing on my lapel.Sixth Scene 第六幕（女主，妈妈上场）Mom 妈妈：Dear，you look very beautiful today!Miss Maynell 女主:Thanks, mom. I have an important appointment in the afternoon.Mom 妈妈：Let me guess, it must be Thomas, he has invited you to have dinner tim
15、e after time.Miss Maynell 女主:No, mom, its john, he is a good man, and I know him by writing letters.Mom 妈妈：You mean youre going to meet a man that you have never seen. Its an unwise decision. Dont you know its so dangerous for a girl to meet a stranger man alone?Miss Maynell 女主:But, mom, I know him
16、very well.Mom 妈妈：Its difficult to know his real character only by writing letters.Miss Maynell 女主:Hmm(无话可说)Mom 妈妈：ok ，if you insist on meeting him, you need to test him ,and ensure that what he loves is not your appearance but your heart.Miss Maynell 女主:What should I do?Mom 妈妈：You can find a people
17、to instead of you.Miss Maynell 女主:Ok, I get it. Mom, take it easy. ByeMom 妈妈：（万分担忧状） byeSeventh Scene 第七幕（胖妇人上场）A Woman 妇人：（卖玫瑰花）hi girl ,do you want some rose?Miss Maynell 女主:No, thanks. (发愁)A Woman 妇人：Do you have you any troubles?Miss Maynell 女主:Yes. (豁然开朗状，想到了方法)madam，could you do me a favor?A Wo
18、man 妇人：Yes, of course! Miss Maynell 女主:You need pretend to be me to meet a man standing over there，and（窃窃私语）A Woman 妇人：Ok, I see.Eighth Scene 第八幕Narrator 旁白：Suddenly, a young woman catches his attentionMiss Maynell 女主: (She is so beautiful with long and slim figure. Her golden hair lies back in curl
19、 from her delicate ears, her eyes are blue as flowers. Her lips and chin have a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she is like spring time come alive.)Mr Blanchard 男主(walking toward her) : What a beautiful angel she is!Narrator 旁白：Mr. Blanchard entirely forgets to notice that she is not wea
20、ring a rose.Miss Maynell 女主: (Murmurs with a small, provocative smile curving her lips.) Going my way, sailor?Narrator 旁白： Mr. Blanchard almost uncontrollably makes one step closer to her. At the moment, he sees an old woman with the red rose.A Woman 妇人：(She has graying hair pinned up under a worn h
21、at standing almost directly behind the girl. The old woman well pasts 40. She is more than a little overweight, her thick ankled feet thrust into low heeled shoes.)Mr Blanchard 男主 Oh, my God, are you kidding me?Narrator: While Mr. Blanchard is saying, he feels in two, so keen is his desire to follow
22、 her, and yet so deep is his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and upheld him. There is a strong ideological struggle.Mr Blanchard 男主(squares his shoulders and salute and hold out the book to the woman.) I am Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell, I am so gla
23、d you could meet me. May I take you to dinner? A Woman 妇人：(Her face broadened into a smile): I dont know what this is about, son .But the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat .And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go tell you
24、that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!Mr Blanchard 男主 Really?A Woman 妇人：(Says surely): Really!Mr Blanchard 男主(says with a big smile and run toward the big restaurant at once！): Thank you very much!Ninth Scene 第九幕（餐厅）Mr Blanchard 男主 Nic
25、e to meet you.Miss Maynell 女主:Nice to meet you.Mr Blanchard 男主 You are the right person who Ive been looking forward to all the time I think today is the best day because of you.男女主相视一笑。大家一起：Its not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynells wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its re
26、sponse to the unattractive.“Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “and I will tell you who you are.”THE ENDDear Miss Maynell :My name is John Blanchard. Yesterday I went to the library. When I was reading a book, I was attracted by the notes penciled in the margin. And I found out that the soft ha
27、ndwriting is exactly yours. I think you must be a thoughtful lady and I really want to know more about you.If you are willing to make a friend with me, please drop me a line.Sincerely,John BlunchardDear John Blanchard:I am very glad to hear from you. You are really a careful man who noticed my notes. I think it will be interesting if we communicate through the mail.I am looking forward hearing from you. Yours,Hollis
