46 Linden Street

ACT I

Excuse me. My name is Richard Stewart.

Im a photographer.

May I take a picture of you and your little boy?

Whats it for?

Its for a book.

Youre writing a book?

Its a book of pictures.

I call it Family Album, U.S.A.

Oh, thats a nice idea.

Well, its fine if you take our picture.

Im Martha Vann.

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

Im Richard. Whats your name?

Gerald.

How old are you, Gerald?

Five.

And where do you live?

We live in California.

Well, welcome to New York.

OK, just a second.

Im almost ready here.

Can I help you?

Oh, please.

Hold Geralds hand, please. Great!

Now point to the buildings.

Terrific!

Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald. Nice!

Thank you, Gerald.

And thank you, Mrs. Vann.

Oh, my pleasure.

Well be looking for your book.

Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald.

Thanks again.

Oh, youre welcome.

Hey, let me take your picture!

Wonderful. Please.

Are you from New York?

No, Im from Greece.

Im an exchange student.

When did you come here?

Three months ago.

Your English is very good.

Thanks.

I studied English in school.

Would you like some coffee?

No, thank you.

Tell me about your book.

Oh, its not finished yet,

but I have some of the pictures.

Would you like to see them?

Yes. Id like that.

Here they are. Family Album, U.S.A.

Its an album of pictures of the United States:

the cities, the special places, and the people.

And these are pictures of people working:

steelworkers, bankers, police, street vendors,

ambulance drivers, doctors....

Oh, this is my father. Hes a doctor.

This is my mother.

Whats her name?

Ellen.

My younger brother, Robbie.

He goes to high school.

This is my sister Susan.

She works for a toy company.

Heres my grandfather. He lives in Florida.

And this is my wife Marilyn.

Oh, shes very pretty.

Thanks. And what about your family?

They are in Thessaloniki.

Thats a large city in northern Greece.

But now Im living in the Bronx.

With a Greek-American family?

No. Hispanic.

Oh no! Its five thirty.

Will you excuse me?

I have to meet my wife.

It was nice meeting you.

It was a pleasure meeting you, too.

Thanks for your help.

And good luck! Ive got to go.

By the way, Im Richard.

Whats your name?

Alexandra.

Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks.

Bye-bye. Richard! Richard! You left your bag!

Family Album, U.S.A.

Its an album of pictures of the United States.

Richard takes many pictures for his album.

He photographs the cities like New York...

and other special places.

He photographs people working:

police, ambulance drivers, steel workers, doctors.

Philip Stewart, Richards father, is a doctor.

Hes a pediatrician, a childrens doctor.

And Richards mother, Ellen Stewart, is a home maker.

His brother Robbie,

is a student of Riverdale High School.

Hes 17.

Richard has one sister.

Her name is Susan.

She works for a toy company in New York City.

Malcolm Stewart is Richards grandfather.

Hes 72 years old and lives in Florida.

And this is Richards wife, Marilyn Stewart.

She is a fashion designer and a sales clerk

in a boutique in New York City.

Youll meet Marilyn Stewart

and all of the other Stewarts in Family Album, U.S.A.