here, will you? Yes, Mr. Ziegfeld? Will you rip off that train? -But, Mr. Ziegfeld! -Go ahead. Take off the hat. Get rid of this boa constrictor. Now, will you get me a shawl? An old shawl. Yes, sir. How do you expect Miss Brice to sing a sad song about her man... ...dressed up like a nightingale? I find personalities, you try to destroy them. I didn't engage Miss Brice as a showgirl. -Is that all right, Mr. Ziegfeld? -Well, that's all right for now. Tomorrow, buy her another outfit. Go to a secondhand store and get her an old dress. She's supposed to be an apache, a poor French girl, an urchin. So to work for Ziegfeld, I gotta be an urchin. Even in burlesque, I was middle class. Now... ...let me see this, Fannie. Fannie? Sing the song. Now! Vic? All right. Let's go. If she can turn those tears on in front of an audience, she'll be a sensation. Look. Look at the girls. Mr. Ziegfeld, shall we get back to that conference? The boys are still waiting, you know. Yeah, yeah. Tell them I'll be right up. She's all right. She's gonna be great. -Who's that? -Brice. Fannie Brice. -I've got a great spot for her in this show. -And I discovered her! That's right, Sam, and you deserve a raise. And I'd give it to him, but I'm afraid he wouldn't approve of the expense. -How's it look, Gene? -It's the best we've ever done. You're the best author. Herbert's the best composer. Julian's the best director. Joe's the best artist. Sam's the best bookkeeper. I'm dying to hear it. Every line he writes is a laugh. We open on a street in Cairo. Didn't I tell you every line was a laugh? We open on a street in Cairo. Along comes a man leading an elephant. Wait just a minute, Gene. -Can you boys stand a shock? -Well, what do you mean, Flo? I hate to tell you this because I know how hard you've worked.... -But I've decided not to do another Follies. -What? I'm going on with this new edition with Brice... ...but after that I wanna do a story. Something with a plot. Something with all the glamour of the Follies, around a sweet, simple story. Something that will fit this little girl Sally Manners. We might call it Sally. Oh, Jerry. Hello, Flo. How are you? -I was just thinking of you. -It's nice to be thought of. -Hello, boys. -Hello. Remember that melody you played at my house a few weeks ago? -I played several. -And they were all beautiful. But this one was.... You remember? You were going to send it to me. Oh, I know. "Look for the Silver Lining." That's the one. Come on, play it. Do you mind? Sure, I will. I've got the lyrics right here. Fine. Get this. "Look for the Silver Lining." See what I mean? That's what I want. A story just as simple and sweet as that tune. Sing it, Jerry, will you? Ziegfeld... ...these gentlemen are pestering me about money for scenery, costumes and whatnot. And I wanna tell you in their presence, I have no interest in this show... ...and in no way am I concerned with it. Our agreement is for Ziegfeld Follies and nothing else. You understand that, gentlemen? Nothing else. Mr. Ziegfeld, this is very unpleasant at a rehearsal... ...but we insist on at least 50 percent of our money before opening. -We are selling a lot of tickets. -Sampston, that's our best proposition. -Mr. Ziegfeld, we're ready for the finale. -All right, Benny. Boys, what are you worried about? Have I started anything I couldn't finish? Don't my curtains always go up? Why, if I owed you 1 00 times the amount I do, you'd get it. -Come to me tomorrow, I'll pay you. -50 percent, Mr. Ziegfeld. A hundred percent if you want it. Maybe I can give you an advance on the Eddie Cantor show. I'm doing a story with him too. Eddie Cantor? How are you gonna do it? -I don't know. -Finale. Mr. Ziegfeld, Audrey Dane is visiting backstage... ...and she brought a lot of champagne with her. -Well.... -Yes, sir? Never mind. -It looks very good, ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Анна Карамазофф на английском - текст Вокзал для двоих на английском - текст Набалдашник и метла на английском - текст Муму на английском - текст Назад в Будущее на английском |