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Scene 1 Flashcards

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Muriel: Oh, but really-

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I don’t know what good it will do us, but there he is.

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Marge: Of course it’s important. He may be here longer this time.

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So what he’ll do is brush us off again.

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Tony: Are you sure it’s Mr. Kenny?

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No one but a producer could look that much like an undertaker

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Marge: He’s back. He’s downstairs. His door was open and we saw him.

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That’s about as close as we’ll ever get to him.

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George: If we had a saw-

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No, George- we could not saw through the floor.

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George: Gosh- I could spit right on him.

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Well- don’t

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Marge: In his office they said he wouldn’t be back for weeks, and they weren’t doing any casting for months.

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You’re lucky that blonde witch didn’t tell you to come back in 1945

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Norman: Don’t be bitter pet

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Why not I think it’s a crime when you have to pull stunts like this to see a producer

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Muriel: Oh- are you all actors?

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Who is that

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Muriel: I think you’re all horrid

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All right kids that’s your exit cue. Now beat it and leave the girl alone.

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George: That’s gratitude for you. After we tried to help her too

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You might start getting supper ready

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Norman: Come one I’ll help you. Nothing would get done around here if I didn’t tend to it

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You mustn’t mind them

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Muriel: I think they’re all crazy

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No- they’re actors

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Muriel: I don’t know what Dottie’s father would think-

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Dottie’s father- Oh- you’re a friend of Dottie’s. We’re always delighted to see any friend of hers. Can I take your things

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Muriel: No thank you

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You know- I still don’t know your name. I’m Kate Ault

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Muriel: I saw Dottie’s father yesterday, and he didn’t know anything about this

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About what?

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Muriel: Well- those three boys are certainly rude

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No they’re not. They’re just scared. So am I. We try to cover it up

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Muriel: what is there to be scared of

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Oh- that we’re not as good as we think we are. That somewhere, sometime, somebody might do a play that has the part for us in it, and we won’t be there to get it

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Muriel: But there are so many parts-

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There’s a lot of us too. I think that’s what we’re most scared of- that we’ll find out we just don’t belong

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Muriel: But why do you live here like this?

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Well we found out Arthur Kenny, the producer, lived downstairs, and we wanted to meet him-

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Muriel: Why does a big producer like Mr. Kenny want to live in a cheap place like this?

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He thinks it’s lucky. He lived here when he produced his hit.

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Muriel: Well, all I can say, it’s a funny way to get jobs

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Walter Huston said “If you can’t get into the theatre by beating on closed doors with your first, use your head”

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Muriel: Why is it any better to beat on a door with your head?

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I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you. Our heads are pretty hard.

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Dottie: Kate guess what

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Youve got a job

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Dottie: Where is everyone?

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They’re out in the kitchen. Hey, kids, Dottie’s got some news.

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Dottie: No it isn’t that

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Don’t tell me you brought steak

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Tony: Dottie I said a friend of mine

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Look- if you two are going, you’d better go now. Because don’t forget, we’re going to rehearse tonight Dottie

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Dottie: Why don’t I stop by and ask him tonight

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No Dottie- Not tonight, and not you- ever

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Dottie: Well I’ll try to think of something. That won’t hurt will it

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I don’t know Dottie, it might

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Muriel: I’m not sure she ought to come back at all. If Mr. Coburn knew about this-

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But he doesn’t know

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Muriel: I said if he knew- he’d be terribly upset

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But he’s not going to know- is he dear?

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Marge: That girl could make plenty of trouble if she wanted to

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And I think she wants to

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George: There’s no use worrying about it. I’m going out to divide that extra hamburger

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Oh no not by yourself you’re not

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George: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse

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Don’t say things like that!

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Norman: You’ll eat hamburger and you’ll like it

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I always say that theatre is so glamorous

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Norman: It seems my voice was too light and too heavy and too smooth and too rough

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I wasn’t the type in sixteen offices today

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Marge: You mustn’t talk like that

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Why not, it’s what we’d all do if we had any sense

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Marge: Doesn’t it mean anything to you that Mr. Kenny’s back

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Yeah- it means I’ll get thrown out of his office tomorrow

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Norman: We’re actors and we’re going to be good ones too

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If anybody will give us a chance

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George: At least we can eat now

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Norman will you say grace

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Marge: Yes.

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What’ll we do

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Dottie: Daddy’s coming right over

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That’s just lovely

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Marge: How could he?

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What about Muriel

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Norman: I’d feel a lot better if we could gag Dottie

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I’ll watch every move she makes

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Marge: I’ll make sure

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These towels put them in

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Dottie: Can’t girls use towels

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Not when they’re marked with YMCA

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Marge: How’d he get here so fast?

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It couldn’t be-

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Marge: Dottie

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No she shouldn’t be doing anything. Marge go ahead. Now Dottie we want your father to know you’re happy. So try to look happy

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Norman: She’s had a terrible shock

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So have I

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Norman: The accident he was in when he was rushing to the bedside of his dying brother- Stanislavsky

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Yes Mr. Coburn’s brother in Oklahoma

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Dottie: No

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You see, she’s still delirious. Believe me Mrs. Garnet it was awful

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Mrs. Garnet: Heavens how horrible. Of course she’s upset

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Naturally we had to send him the money right away

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Marge: That’s better

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Dottie remember to think before you speak. And if possible don’t speak

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Coburn: How do you do. Does Miss Coburn live here

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Yes. Won’t you come in?

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Dottie: No we didn’t expect you at all. We just had time to get the boys

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Dottie! Uh don’t you think you ought to introduce us?

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Dottie: Of course. This is Kate Ault

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I’m so glad to know you

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Marge: Oh uh Kate

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Yes of course! Those are the names of the people who lived here before we moved in

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Marge: We should have thought of that

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We certainly should have

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Coburn: I could easily send you girls some furniture. We have an attic full

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Oh no. No. This is just what we want. It gives us plenty of room to rehearse

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Coburn: who was that woman?

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That’s Mrs. Garnet our landlady

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Coburn: What does she mean about my brother?

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She’s had a terrible shock. She hasn’t been the same since that accident her brother had

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Coburn: I hope that Dottie will be nice to Muriel

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Oh, we’ll take care of Muriel

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Coburn: I intend to see some shows and then have an interview with the pree Sunday morning

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Are you going to be here long. In New York

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Coburn: I won’t be here but a minute

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That’s swell

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Coburn: What?

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For you I mean I shouldn’t think you’d like New York not after Boston

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Coburn: Wouldn’t want to live here

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Wouldn’t want to live here. How true?

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Coburn: Yes. I would

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Yes then you won’t mind about the rent being raised will you

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Coburn: But I sent you money last month

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It was her dues she had to pay. Actors Equity. She’s a member now you know it was a hundred and nine dollars

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Coburn: Well-

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Equity protects you from the producers. We’ve been so well protected we haven’t been bothered by a producer for months

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Coburn: I hope the rent hasn’t been made too high

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No- just high enough

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Coburn: Well, with a fine kitchen like that you’ll never go hungry

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No. Never. Would you like to see the bedrooms now

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Coburn: What was that?

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Nothing- Probably the radio next door

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Coburn: Who is this man

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I haven’t the faintest idea, but if he knows what’s good for him he’ll get out of here- fast!

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George: Oh!

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Get out of here. Is this your hat?

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Tony: Thank God we got here soon enough

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You said it!

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Marge: But Mr. Coburn nothing like that ever happened before

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Such nice people live in this building. Why Arthur Kenny lives right under us, and he’s one of the most important producers in show business

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Marge: We’re great friends

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And he’s fond of Dottie. He could do big things for her

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Coburn: Really?

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There’s no telling what he mightn’t do

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Coburn: I’d like to see Dottie’s name in lights

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I can just see it now-all in lights “Arthur Kenny present Dottie Coburn, daughter of Alfred Coburn. One of Boston’s mod respected and influential politicians

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Kenny: Are you trying to drown me

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Mr. Kenny!

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Kenny: No- it’s overflowing all over my apartment downstairs

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George left it running!

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Kenny: No!

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Mr.Kenny, we have a play we want you to see

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Kenny: Ha!

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Did he laugh or burp?

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Marge: Well- he really does like us

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He’s just shy

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Dottie: Daddy’s on the Board of Censors

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I’ll bet he doesn’t miss a trick

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Norman: All clear? What did Mr. Kenny want?

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Mr. Kenny’s mad. He won’t see our play

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Dottie: When Mr. Kenny sees us, he’ll just have to use his imagination

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A producer, with imagination

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Norman: Stanislavsky said-

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Improvise

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Dottie: I think Norman’s absolutely right. And I’ll bet Mr. Kenny will think so too

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If we can ever get him up here

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Norman: Can’t anybody think of a recipe that might calm him

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I know how to make Mickey Finn

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Norman: I said calm him, not embalm him

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It doesn’t hurt you. Just knocks you out

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Marge: I’m sure he’d love that

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You would have to take a bath

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Norman: I can’t see him either. Maybe he’s in the kitchen

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Probably whipping up a little fudge

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Kenny: I see

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We were just hoping you might come up

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Tony: The Kenny touches

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Your production was a scream. Honestly when the butler was tortured by the villain, I thought I’d split

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Norman: We had intended using it, but of course Mr. Kenny

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Since it’s you

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Kenny: Why don’t you see me at my office

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How? “Mr. Kenny’s away. Mr. Kenny’s in China.” That’s all we ever hear in your office. And if we did get in, the first thing you would ask is “What have I seen you in? And then “ How can I use you if I haven’t even seen you?

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Kenny: It gives you over a hundred different ways of serving pheasant

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Just what we need

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Kenny: Well-

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I know one that’s a knockout

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Dottie: I wish you had some imagination

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Dottie!

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Dottie: Well, you said he-

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I was only joking

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Tony: He sounded like a nut to me

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Well, look at Orson Welles

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Norman: George- Kate, Marge! Snap it up. We’re ready to start

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Be right there

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Norman: Curtain!

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The spirit says - the girl who saw the murder must rise- She must walt to the bed- and she must pull away the blanket

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Norman: Yes, Stanislavsky

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Well can’t you think of anybody we could get in a hurry

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Norman: Where can we find a corpse at this time of night?

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We ought to have one one, a female

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(knocks)

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It’s Mr. Kenny

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Muriel: Mr. Coburn I didn’t tell him

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But you were going to

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Norman: Curtain!

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The spirit says the girl who saw the murder must rise she must pull away the blanket

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Kenny: All right let’s get on with it

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Can we begin over again?

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Muriel: I’m thirsty!

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You’re thirsty?

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Muriel: Yes, I am

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Of course you’re thirsty. I’ll get you a nice, refreshing drink.

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Kenny: We’ll see

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Here you are, Muriel darling special for you. It’s a surprise. I know you’ll like it. Drink it down.

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Muriel: Now we can begin.

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How do you feel?

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Tony: Mickey Finn?

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Think nothing of it. I’ll do the same for you some day

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Norman: Is Muriel satisfied

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We’re all satisfied

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Norman: Curtain

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The spirit says the girl who saw the murder must rise and she must pull away the blanket

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Mrs Garnet: Oh I know you were just acting. Could I watch it?

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Yes yes, anything!

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Norman: Curtain!

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The spirit says the girl who saw the murder must rise and she must pull away the blanket

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1st Cop: What’s all the paraphernalia?

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It’s all part of our show

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Dottie: We’re a crime ring, that’s all

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We were just having a little fun

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1st Cop: You live here too

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Yes.

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Norman: Curtain

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The spirit says the girl who saw the murder must rise and she must pull away the blanket

124
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Norman: Nope

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Here hang these up, will you

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Tony: At least he explained things to the cops and then stayed to see the rest of the show

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Here work on that

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Mrs. Garnet: At least now I won’t have to keep your furniture when you leave thank goodness

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What do you mean? We’re not leaving

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Marge: Muriel you wouldn’t do that

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Would you?

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Dottie: I hate you

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Is there anything else that could happen

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George: No kidding

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Legally

130
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Marge: Of course you can all of you

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We’ll stick together that’s the important thing

131
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Marge: That’s a shame

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But Mr. Kenny what about our show?

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Kenny: Yes it would be box office suicide to send a show on the road with no names in it

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This has been the shortest run of my entire career

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Kenny: No not until next Fall

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You’ll be in Boston

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George: Maybe tomorrow you’d like to try a steak- a nice thick steak

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Well at least we eat today

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Marge: What are we going to do about Mr. Coburn tomorrow morning

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Dottie think hard. Isn’t there anything we can do so he’ll let you stay?

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Marge: Couldn’t we make a big play for Mr. Coburn- flatter him

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That’s pompous stuffed shirt

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Marge: Kate he’s Dottie’s father

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That’s not her fault

138
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Dottie: Why Daddy

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Why Mr. Coburn how nice of you to drop in like this

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Dottie: Muriel

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Muriel?

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Coburn: She said she was coming here last night and then she never came home

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Well that’s New York for you

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Marge: We’re expecting visitors any minute I’m afraid

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And we have to get dressed so if you’ll excuse us

142
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Coburn: Just what’s going on here

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Muriel wasn’t feeling very well

143
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Coburn: Have you been drinking

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We were trying to hush it up

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Muriel: I know there were some men here

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Imagination is a tricky thing, well hurry along Mr. Coburn

145
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Coburn: Now we’ll find out and tell them to come in

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Come in. Mrs. Garnet how glad I am to see you

146
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Coburn: Perhaps I was hasty

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Don’t forget your appointment with the reporters

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Marge: Oh no Mr. Coburn no

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You never did see our bedrooms did you Mr. Coburn

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Kenny: I could rehearse it and get it up to Boston in a week

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What do you say Mr. Kenny

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