Pulp Musicals
May This Monument Stand Forever
NARRATOR:
In a blinding flash
They were transported
To a bustling harbor
That belonged to a city
That must have been
Ten thousand strong
There was something peculiar
‘Bout this city on the water
Hershel looked around
HERSCHEL:
Something’s wrong
NARRATOR:
Steamships passed upriver
As smoke filled the air
MARGARET:
I’ve never seen so many...
ROSE:
Not even in New York Harbor
NARRATOR:
Merchants moved around them
Tending to their wares
HERSCHEL:
Excuse me, sailor! What is the name of this
Settlemеnt?
MORGAN:
The port of Hanover, sir
(a ship’s bell rings)
Sorry, sir, I must gеt to the Ellen Austin. She
Can’t leave without her bosun
HERSCHEL:
…Hanover. Oh my God
NARRATOR:
Everyone looked to the sky
SAMUEL:
There she is
NARRATOR, CHORUS:
They saw the brick satellite
Standing strong with all her might
MARGARET:
Don’t give up the fight
ROSE, SAMUEL:
Travel where you might
HERSCHEL:
We will reunite
ROSE:
Look!
NARRATOR:
On the beach beside the harbor
A towering obelisk
They hurried to the monument
That was made entirely of brick
There was a plaque, Samuel read
This is what it said
SAMUEL:
On this site in eighteen thirty-five
Sir John Herschel and Anna Hanover
Launched the first brick satellite, the Sagitta
In what was known as Township Number Nine
HERSCHEL:
What?
SAMUEL:
Erected to commemorate their bravery
To thank them for their gift to all mankind
May this monument stand forever
Dedicated August, eighteen sixty-five
CHORUS:
This is your brick satellite
This is your brick satellite
ROSE:
… What year is it?
NARRATOR:
To be continued!