“ A Surprise Party”

INTRODUCTION TO ACT I
Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., we are in the Stewart home. Ellen is playing the piano when Philip enters the room. He has found an old horn in an upstairs closet. It was a wedding present many years ago. Tomorrow is the anniversary of their wedding. Philip and Ellen plan to spend the evening quietly at home. They think the children have forgotten all about their anniversary. Perhaps they have, but Philip receives a mysterious phone call.

ACT I
[ Philip blows the horn.]
Ellen: Ah! [She stops playing the piano. ] Philip!
Philip: [ He blows the horn again.] Yes, Ellen?
Ellen: Where in the world did you find that horn?
Philip: In the upstairs closet. I was cleaning out a box full of old things.
Ellen: But where did we get a horn?
Philip: This bugle? You don’t remember?
Ellen: Should I?
Philip: Oh, you’ve forgotten!
Ellen: Oh dear, let me think.
[ Philip hums the “ Wedding March” ]
Ellen