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Act 1 Scene 2 Flashcards

1
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… how does she maintain her home?

A

Norma’s a very industrious woman. And Jim helps her around the house. Picking up and such.

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… I don’t think he knows where we keep the carpet sweeper. Hmm.

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What?

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… Is Normie’s house clean?

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Oh, quite. It sparkles. Like something out of an advertisement. Although, I’ll tell you a secret. If you look in her icebox, you know what you’ll find?

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4
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Tell me.

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Frozen pie crust!

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No! Stop, I cannot take it! You’re the devil!

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You must swear you’ll never mention it! She’d positively die from embarassment!

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Listen to us! Gossiping! Like real girlfriends!

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Yes. These past few weeks have been such a kick.

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I’ve never had girlfriends when I was younger. Did you?

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I’ve had a few.

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… I trapped every darn stray cat in the neighborhood, hid them in our cellar.

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How many cats are we talking here?

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9
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Oh, probably, 15, 16. So many cats! And then I invited everyone over!

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How’d that turn out?

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10
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There were a lot of injuries. But after that, everyone called me Kitty!

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Ah. Well. How about that? Um, thank you so much for recommending that bakery, Kitty. I can’t believe all I picked up!

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11
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The French. They make the best pastries.

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I do like a good crepe.

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12
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Always buy bread from the French, your produce from an Irishman, and get your meat from a Polack.

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I’ll keep that in mind. I’d best get these things put away (cut)

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Oh, Millie. You’re my very dearest friend!

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Oh, Kitty, that’s so… unlikely. I mean, we’ve only known each other a few weeks.

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No, I’m quite sincere! You and Normie, you’re such fun! We’re going to have so many adventures together!

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Well, of course we will. Now, I hope you forgive (cut)

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Something’s been bothering me, Millie dear. I was hoping I could speak with you. It’s about Normie’s husband.

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Well of course. You can speak to me about anything at all. What about Jim?

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16
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Well, of this is so delicate…

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No, I insist.

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17
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I don’t wish to offend.

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Please, we’re dearest friends. I told you about the pie crust - we have a bond.

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18
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That is true.

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Confide in me Kitty.

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19
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Well, it’s just that… when you see the Baxters together… Jim seems a little (trail / cut)

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Young.

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20
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Young?

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Younger than Norma.

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21
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Does he?

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People usually don’t notice.

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22
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I’m good at noticing things.

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Yes you are!

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23
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It’s so unusual.

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There is a year or two between Normie and Jim, but nothing scandalous. Some fellows just have those faces, you know?

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24
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Like Mickey Rooney!

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Exactly, like Mickey Rooney!

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25
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That makes sense! I could tell something was off, I just couldn’t (cut)

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Also, Jim didn’t go to war like Bob did, and I think that ages a man. (sigh) Oh, war! I cannot stand war. It’s just awful, don’t you think?

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26
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It is!

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It is!

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27
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… those Communists and drunks and fags before they destroy America!

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Yes, well, I hope you’ll excuse me, I have to (cut)

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28
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… Imagine one day, you having to put your son in uniform to fight those freedom-hating primitaive monsters.

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Wait, when did I have a baby again?

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29
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Well, really, sweetheart. You’re not getting any younger, I just naturally assumed –

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Oh, Kitty, feel my hands!

30
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Whatever for?

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Aren’t they terribly soft?

31
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Oh my, they are!

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It’s Mrs. Franklin’s Hand Cream, and it belongs on your dressing table.

32
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Well, if it’s Mrs. Franklin’s, doesn’t it belong on her dressing table?

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Oh, you’re such a card. Go to the bedroom, you’ll see it right by my jewelry box. Give it a try while I put those parcels away in the kitchen.

33
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Alright! I will! Eeeee! (Kitty exits)

A

Operator, I’m concerned my line isn’t working. Could you test it for me? Georgetown seventeen thirty-four. Thank you.

34
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Oh, Millie, it smells like gardenias! Joan Crawford’s favorite! (phone rings)

A

Hello? Thank you, operator. Oh hi Bob, darling! How’s work? Home? Early? Really?

35
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(Kitty enters)

A

Oh, darling, an early dinner and a show, that would be heaven! An hour! I suppose I could be ready in an hour, I’ll have to say goodbye to Kitty, though! I love you, dearest Bob, you wonderful man!

36
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(Hangs up phone)

A

Oh, Kitty, did you hear? Dinner and a show!

37
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What a dear man!

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I’ll have to rush. I need to change, oh, and my hair–

38
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I wish Teddy was still so romantical– (Bob enters)

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Bob!

39
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Was I?

A

Oh, Kitty dear, that was ages ago.

40
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No, it couldn’t have been.

A

Oh my, the same thing used to happen to my Aunt Regina.

41
Q

Really?

A

You remember poor Aunt Regina, Bob darling?

42
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What happened to Aunt Regina?

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Her memory started to slip. Whole afternoons, then a week or two. Although I’m sure that’s a long way off.

43
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Suddenly I’m not feeling very well.

A

Oh, I hope it’s not the hand cream. It could be an allergy.

44
Q

Really?

A

Yes! You hurry home and scrub up. We’ll leave the hand cream for Mrs. Franklin from now on.

45
Q

I wonder what you mean.

A

The show we’re seeing tonight, Bob. On our little surprise date.

46
Q

Where’s it playing? I love Cole Porter!

A

Oh, Cole Porter! Pity about that horse falling on him, that sounds just awful. Teaches us to be more careful, doesn’t it?

47
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Yes, I suppose it does.

A

Absolutely. I’m always on the lookout for falling horses now, every time I leave the house. Do be careful if you see any mounted police.

48
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My goodness, I will!

A

Ta!

49
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What was all that about?

A

Nothing. Hand cream. Misdirection. That is not an intelligent woman. You’re home early.

50
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Looking for Norma. She left work.

A

In the middle of the afternoon?

51
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Sent a note, she wasn’t feeling well. I tried phoning here, but no one answered.

A

I’ve only just returned. I was out with Kitty most of the day.

52
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She hasn’t come home since I got in from school.

A

I hope she’s alright.

53
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If she’d hired a car she would’ve been here by now.

A

Do you think she went to a doctor? What was wrong?

54
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…And the worst of it is, I think he was really just walking his dog.

A

Then why fire him?

55
Q

Because he was arrested for loitering in Lafayette Park.

A

But if he didn’t–

56
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We can’t take chances, Mildred. Think of the public perception. That kind of information, it leaks out, what would people think?

A

That he was walking a dog?

57
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No. That’s not what they’d think. (Norma enters)

A

Norma! You had me worried, are you alright?

58
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Yes, but–

A

Wanted to get a jump start on the weekend?

59
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Yes, thank you, Jimmy. I am feeling better.

A

Are you sure? You seem a little tense.

60
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I will. (Jim exits)

A

Babe? You want a drink?

61
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I’m sorry. This is…it’s getting a little tricky, isn’t it?

A

Yes it is. But the arrangement gives us a lot of freedom other people don’t have. I love our life.

62
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…I am frankly underwhelmed by my existence.

A

Everyone puts on a public face, Norma. People are entitled to private lives.

63
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…I love you, Millie, and I’m growing weary of hating myself for it.

A

I understand.

64
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I had hoped for children, one day.

A

I know.

65
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…So there goes another hope, another compromise for the world at large.

A

That’s not an impossibility, darling. It’s just not something we can do right now.

66
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…or are we just exhausting ourselves with maintaining the here and now?

A

I understand. You’re right. I’m on your side.

67
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Okay, well. Is our side difference from the boys next door?

A

I don’t know the answer to that.

68
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…But you’re on my side.

A

I’m on your side. I love you.

69
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I love you too.

A

Let’s get you in a bath.

70
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That sounds marvelous.

A

We’ll wash your hair, and you will hear the terrifying tale of how Kitty Sunderson got her name.

PA - Millie (7 decks)

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