Picasso at the Lapin Agile By Steve Martin

Gaston: You always know what everybody means. What exactly
does he mean, Freddy?
Freddy: I do what I can. I‘ll start the toast. You all are pretty good
rhymers . . . .(He steps forward, swings his arm like a pendulum.)
The pendulum swings to the left. . .(Freddy signals to the
Countess.)
Countess (shrugs): The pendulum swings to the right. (The
Countess hands it over to Gaston.)
Gaston: The past was driven by horses . . . (Sounds of agreement
from others.)
Einstein: The future is driven by light. (They all give a responsive
―yeah.‖ It falls to Schmendiman.)
Schmendiman: Coconuts. . .( Schmendiman can‘t think of
anything. Freddy steps in.)
Freddy: The mistakes of the past are over . . . (More enthusiasm.)
Schmendiman: ( Steps forward): The pelican‘s a funny. . .(Again,
Schmendiman can‘t think of anything. He sits down.)
Sagot: Say good-bye to the age of indifference . . . (They respond
with more ―hear, hears.‖ Sagot hands it over to the Visitor.)
Visitor: And say hello. . .(Everybody anticipates). . .to the age. .
.(More anticipation. They all start to toast enthusiastically.) . . .
(On ‖regret,‖ they stop short and stare at the Visitor. Momentary
deflation. Then:)
Picasso: To the twentieth century!
Einstein: To the twentieth century!
Everybody: To the twentieth century!(The lights start to dim or
curtain starts to drop.)