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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

[SHEEP BLEATING]

[COW MOOS]

[ROOSTER CROWS]

[DOG BARKING]

NOW, BE SURE TO CATCH THE TRAIN BACK, MARGE.

WE'LL DO YOUR WORK,

BUT IF YOU'RE NOT BACK BY SUNDOWN, DAD'LL FIND OUT.

SOMEONE'S COMING.

WAIT, WAIT.

MY BEST DRESS AND CORSET.

YOU WEAR IT, AND NO ARGUMENTS.

THANKS, EILEEN. GOOD LUCK, MARGE.

GOOD LUCK, MARGE.

THANKS, TED. I WISH YOU WERE GOING WITH ME, CYRIL.

I WISH I COULD. YOU'D BETTER GET STARTED.

BEST OF LUCK.

EILEEN! TED! CYRIL!

WHAT ARE YOU STANDING AROUND THERE FOR?

IT'S 5:00, AND NO WORK DONE.

AND WHERE'S MARGE OFF TO?

I--I SENT HER TO WINCHELSEA TO DO SOME ERRANDS.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

PLEASE TAKE CARE OF MY HORSE, JIM!

GOOD LUCK, MARGE! THANKS!

[TALKING AND SINGING ALL AT ONCE]

LADIES, LADIES, PLEASE, PLEASE.

WE ARE READY NOW.

OH! OH!

[MAN SINGING OPERA]

MARJORIE LAWRENCE? Marge: YES?

YOU'RE NEXT.

YES. I'M READY.

HURRY UP. YOU'RE LATE.

[SONG ENDS]

EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU.

,,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,YOU.

OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS MISS MARJORIE LAWRENCE OF WINCHELSEA,

WHO WILL SING O DON FATALE FROM DON CARLOS

BY GIUSEPPE VERDI.

MISS LAWRENCE! MISS LAWRENCE!

APPARENTLY, MISS LAWRENCE IS SUFFERING FROM STAGE FRIGHT.

[LAUGHTER]

UH, THE NEXT CONTESTANT

IS MR. RICHARD WHITE FROM MELBOURNE,

WHO WILL SING THE PROLOGUE FROM PAGLIACCI.

Marge: HERE I AM! HERE I AM!

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

[PLAYING PIANO]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

HEY, HOW DID IT GO?

DON'T KNOW YET. THE RESULTS WILL BE

IN THE NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW MORNING.

FINE.

OH, THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF MY HORSE, JIM.

RIGHT-O!

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

WHY ISN'T CYRIL BACK WITH THE PAPER?

I SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR IT MYSELF.

TRY THE TELEPHONE AGAIN.

OH, MRS. SPENCER, PLEASE, WOULD YOU KINDLY GET OFF OF THE LINE?

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

OH, NEVER MIND.

DIDN'T YOU GET THE PAPER?

DAD GOT IT. AT THE LAST MINUTE,

HE DROVE ME TO WINCHELSEA

AND PICKED UP THE PAPER HIMSELF.

DIDN'T YOU EVEN GET A LOOK AT IT?

NO.

WELL, DID HE SAY ANYTHING?

HE'S COMING.

OH!

SHOULD I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

NO. IF YOU DIDN'T WIN,

NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW.

AND IF YOU DID WIN, DAD'LL DO THE TALKING.

UPSETTING NEWS IN THE PAPER THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE PREDICTING A DROP IN THE PRICE OF WOOL.

FOR WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE,

MAY THE LORD MAKE US TRULY THANKFUL.

AMEN. AMEN.

WE ARE GRATEFUL, LORD, FOR THE HONOR THAT CAME TO MARJORIE LAST NIGHT.

I DID NOT APPROVE OF MY DAUGHTER LEAVING HOME

AND HER FAMILY AND GOING OFF TO STRANGE LANDS,

BUT IF IT IS YOUR WISH

THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE THIS CAREER,

THEN WE'LL HELP OUT ALL WE CAN.

AND WHEN SHE'S ALONE AND AMONGST STRANGERS,

PLEASE, LORD, WATCH OVER HER. AMEN.

[ALL CHEERING]

OH, BOY! MARGE!

OH, CYRIL! CYRIL!

I KNOW, BUT MADAME GILLY IS ALWAYS BUSY, MADEMOISELLE.

I KNOW YOU CAME 14,000 MILES.

YOU WON A CONTEST. AT HOME, THEY SAY YOU HAVE GREAT PROMISE.

YOU EVEN HAVE A LETTER

OF INTRODUCTION TO HER, NO? THERE ARE SO MANY LIKE YOU.

IF I COULD JUST SEE MADAME GILLY.

BUT AT PRESENT, HER SCHEDULE IS FULL.

BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT.

IF YOU WANT MADAME GILLY TO TEACH YOU, YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

SHE CANNOT TAKE YOU FOR A PUPIL UNTIL SHE HEARS YOUR VOICE,

AND SHE WILL NOT HEAR YOUR VOICE

UNTIL SHE HAS TIME.

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US, MADEMOISELLE, HMM?

[WOMAN SINGING OPERA]

[PIANO PLAYING]

[SINGER COUGHING]

OH, LOUISE, LOUISE, STOP STRAINING.

YOUR FUTURE IS SECURE. YOU'RE ON TOP.

HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU?

YOU CANNOT FORCE IT.

I KNOW, I KNOW. YOU'RE RIGHT,

BUT ONE IS ALWAYS AFRAID.

WELL, DON'T, DON'T. RELAX.

COME ON. ONCE AGAIN.

[LOUISE SINGING]

[COUGHING]

[SINGING SAME SONG]

[SINGING IN FRENCH]

QUITE GOOD! QUITE GOOD!

OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL!

OH, A CRITIC. YOU WRITE YOUR OWN NOTICES, HUH?

NO. I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. I MEANT IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL

TO SING A MELODY AGAIN AFTER A WHOLE YEAR

OF THOSE ENDLESS, INTERMINABLE SCALES!

YOU ONLY HAD TO SING THEM. I HAD TO LISTEN TO THEM.

HA HA HA! TOMORROW AT THE SAME TIME.

YES.

HERE. TAKE THESE AND WORK ON THESE.

OH, THANK YOU, MADAME.

TOMORROW.

OH, THAT ONE!

♪ AH AH AH AH AH AHH ♪

HEY, NO FISH TODAY.

HA HA HA! BYE.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

MARJORIE, A CABLE FOR YOU!

HERE, MADEMOISELLE.

MERCI.

DAD WAS NEVER ILL A DAY OF HIS LIFE.

I CAUSED HIM MORE TROUBLE THAN ALL THE REST

OF THE FAMILY PUT TOGETHER.

I HOPED SOMEDAY I'D BE ABLE

TO MAKE IT UP TO HIM, MAKE HIM PROUD OF ME.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

I'M GOING HOME, MADAME GILLY.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN AUSTRALIA?

WORK.

ON A FARM?

YOU CAME HERE TO SING.

ARE YOU GOING TO WASTE IT ON A FARM IN AUSTRALIA?

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?

I CAN'T ASK THE OTHERS TO HELP ME. IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR.

WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL DO IT.

IT'S AN EMERGENCY FOR YOU,

AND, IN A WAY, IT'S AN EMERGENCY FOR THEM. COME HERE.

WHAT'S THIS FOR?

READ.

MUSETTA?

MONTE CARLO OPERA.

THEY ARE OPENING WITH LA BOHEME.

THEY NEED A REPLACEMENT TO SING MUSETTA.

ME, MADAME GILLY? ME?

IT ISN'T EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND FOR YOUR DEBUT,

BUT THEY NEED A SINGER, YOU NEED A JOB, SO...

OH, HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

YOU NEVER CAN, AND YOU NEVER WILL,

SO DON'T LET'S US WASTE ANY MORE TIME.

LET'S GO TO WORK. COME ON.

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

LAWRENCE FARM HERE.

WHAT? MONTE CARLO? WELL, MONTE CARLO!

HELLO? HELLO? LAWRENCE FARM?

IT'S MARJORIE.

OH, MRS. SPENCER, PLEASE GET OFF THAT PHONE!

EILEEN!

OH, DARLING EILEEN, IT'S MARJORIE.

HOW ARE YOU?

HOW IS EVERYBODY? ARE THEY ALL RIGHT?

ARE YOU SURE?

OF COURSE I'M CRYING. I'M SO HAPPY.

I'M A PRIMA DONNA AT LAST.

YES. TONIGHT.

OH.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S TUESDAY MORNING IN AUSTRALIA,

BUT IT'S MONDAY NIGHT HERE IN MONTE CARLO.

OH, EILEEN, DARLING, IF YOU JUST COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO SEE ME.

I WAS SUCH A HIT. I GOT 3 CURTAIN CALLS.

HELLO, MARGE!

DID YOU KEEP THE CORSET ON THIS TIME?

TED, IT WAS JUST THE WAY I ALWAYS USED TO DREAM IT WOULD BE SOMEDAY.

DAD WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF ME TONIGHT.

IS CYRIL THERE?

HOW WAS THE AUDIENCE?

WELL, ANY ENCORES? ANY ENCORES?

I WISH I'D BEEN THERE, MARGE. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SING IN AUSTRALIA?

NOT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN MY PROMISE, CYRIL.

OF COURSE I'LL NEED A MANAGER.

THEY'VE OFFERED ME A CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS.

YES. I'LL SEND YOU A TICKET

THE MINUTE I GET THE MONEY.

WELL, MAKE IT SOON. BYE, MARGE!

GOOD-BYE, MARGE! TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!

GOOD-BYE. GOOD-BYE.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. I LOVE YOU ALL. GOOD-BYE.

OH, IT'S YOURS.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE DEPRESSING THAN A SOLITARY TRIUMPH.

BACK HOME, THE WHOLE TOWN WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE,

AND WE'D HAVE TAPPED A BARREL OF BEER

AND RIPPED THE ROOF OFF!

THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

OH. IT'S WET. I'LL LAUNDER IT FOR YOU.

A PRIMA DONNA DOING MY LAUNDRY?

BESIDES, I LEAVE TONIGHT.

I HATE TO GIVE IT TO YOU LIKE THIS.

I MAY NEVER HAVE THAT LAUNDERED.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD THAT ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS,

IT'S PROPER TO PULL A PRIMA DONNA'S CARRIAGE

THROUGH THE STREETS

AND DRINK CHAMPAGNE FROM HER SLIPPER.

THAT'S THE WAY I HEARD IT, TOO.

WELL, THEN AS THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE

OF TED, EILEEN, AND CYRIL,

MAY I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.

I'D LIKE IT EVEN MORE IF I KNEW YOUR NAME.

DR. THOMAS KING.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR, DR. KING? I'LL GET MY COAT.

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC ENDS]

[APPLAUSE]

[NEW SONG PLAYING]

OH, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PARTY, DR. KING.

I'D LIKE TO DO AS MUCH FOR YOU AFTER YOUR FIRST OPERATION.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST SEND ME A TICKET

WHEN YOU OPEN AT THE METROPOLITAN?

BY THAT TIME, YOU'LL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCTOR IN AMERICA

WITH YOUR OWN BOX IN THE DIAMOND HORSESHOE.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND AWFULLY EASY.

OH, MORE CHAMPAGNE?

WHY, SURE. IT'S PERFECTLY HARMLESS.

THEY USE THIS STUFF TO LAUNCH SHIPS WITH.

THEN HEAVEN HELP THE SAILORS

ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

MMM. LET'S SEE NOW.

WE'VE TOASTED AFGHANISTAN, BELGIUM, CANADA.

HOW ABOUT DENMARK?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DRINK YOUR WAY

AROUND THE GLOBE IN ONE NIGHT, ARE YOU?

TONIGHT I LOVE THE WHOLE WORLD,

AND I WANT THEM TO KNOW IT.

TOMORROW YOU'LL HAVE A MONUMENTAL HANGOVER.

THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF GOING OUT WITH A DOCTOR.

YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF ME, WON'T YOU?

YOU FORGET I WON'T BE HERE IN THE MORNING.

OH. WELL, THEN WE'D BETTER HURRY. WHAT DO THEY SAY IN DENMARK?

I HAVEN'T THE FAINTEST IDEA.

WE COULD MAKE SOMETHING UP.

OH, NO. THAT WOULDN'T BE ETHICAL.

EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU A DANE?

WHAT? OH, UNFORTUNATELY, NO,

BUT I WOULD GLADLY BE A DANE FOR YOUR SAKE.

I HEARD YOU SING THIS EVENING.

TO YOU, MADEMOISELLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOUR TAXI AND LUGGAGE ARE HERE, SIR.

HMM? OH. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SO LATE.

YOU TELL THE DRIVER I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

OUI, MONSIEUR.

AND CALL A CAB FOR THE LADY, PLEASE.

MERCI, MONSIEUR.

YOU ARE A FRAUD, DR. KING.

YOU WERE THE MAN WHO WAS GOING TO

PULL MY CARRIAGE THROUGH THE STREETS

AND DRINK CHAMPAGNE FROM MY SLIPPER.

THE LOCAL CARRIAGE PULLERS UNION, THEY WOULDN'T STAND FOR IT,

BUT THE SLIPPER I CAN TAKE CARE OF. COME ON. LET'S HAVE IT, HUH?

HERE WE GO.

HA HA HA!

WELL, IT'S NOT VERY PRACTICAL FOR DRINKING, HUH?

TILL YOU GET A NEW PAIR,

WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT THIS WAY.

I'D LIKE TO TOAST YOUR COUNTRY, TOM.

AN AWFUL LOT OF ALPHABET BETWEEN DENMARK

AND THE UNITED STATES.

ALL RIGHT. START WITH "A." TO AMERICA.

WHAT DO THEY SAY IN AMERICA?

BOTTOMS UP.

WHY, DR. KING. HA HA HA! BOTTOMS UP.

AHH!

WELL, IT'S TIME TO GO, HUH?

OH, I SEE. DRINK AND RUN.

WELL, PROMPTLY AT 12:00, I TURN INTO A PUMPKIN.

HA HA HA!

THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY TALL EVENING

FOR A COUNTRY BOY FROM FLORIDA.

IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PRACTICE?

NO. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK CITY.

OH. TONIGHT WAS MY LAST FLING

AFTER A YEAR'S RESEARCH AT THE SORBONNE.

YOU KNOW, MARGE, IT'S A PITY

I DIDN'T MEET YOU MY FIRST NIGHT IN EUROPE,

INSTEAD OF MY LAST.

I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF US WOULD HAVE DONE MUCH STUDYING.

WE'D HAVE LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT OF GEOGRAPHY.

YES. Man: MONSIEUR, THE BOAT.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

YES.

OH, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EVENING, TOM.

EVERYTHING I ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT

AND NEVER THOUGHT WOULD REALLY HAPPEN HAPPENED.

I'LL REMEMBER THIS NIGHT AS LONG AS I LIVE.

GOOD-BYE, MARGE.

GOOD-BYE, TOM.

LOOK, MARGE, IT'D BE JUST AS EASY FOR ME

TO DROP YOU OFF AT YOUR HOTEL ON THE WAY TO THE BOAT.

OH, THEN IT'S SILLY TO TAKE TWO TAXIS.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

HERE. KEEP THE CHANGE.

I GUESS THIS IS GOOD-BYE, HUH, MARGE?

Man: MONSIEUR, IT'S LATE.

YEAH. YEAH.

TOM, ISN'T ANYONE GOING TO SEE YOU OFF AT THE BOAT?

NO.

OH, WELL, THAT'S AWFUL!

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[MUSIC ENDS]

[APPLAUSE]

CYRIL!

OH, CYRIL! MARGE, YOU'RE WONDERFUL!

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE!

SIGNORINA! SIGNORINA!

OH, YES.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

OH, CYRIL! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE REALLY HERE.

OH, MARGE, YOU'RE-- YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. REAL SILK!

HOW'S EILEEN AND TED?

MARGE, REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE KIDS,

WE USED TO PRAY THIS WOULD HAPPEN?

COME TELL ME EVERYTHING WHILE I CHANGE, HUH?

BRAVO, MADEMOISELLE. IT WAS SUPERB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS MY BROTHER CYRIL.

HE'S GOING TO BE MY MANAGER.

WHO IS THAT, MARGE?

THE TENOR'S MANAGER. MANAGER. OH.

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

EXCUSE ME. MARGE.

I WAS HOPING YOU WERE LOST.

SORRY, CHUM.

MARGE, I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEONE.

GOOD NIGHT, GEORGE.

MARJORIE, MAY I PRESENT COMTE CLAUDE DES VIGNEUX.

MADEMOISELLE.

I NEVER DREAMED THAT IN A PROVINCIAL OPERA HOUSE

I WOULD HEAR SUCH A MAGNIFICENT VOICE

FROM SO BEAUTIFUL A WOMAN.

WOULD YOU DO ME THE GREAT HONOR TO HAVE SUPPER WITH ME?

YOUR FLATTERY IS EQUALED ONLY BY MY APPETITE. WE'D LOVE TO.

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

[SINGING IN FRENCH]

[SINGING IN FRENCH]

[APPLAUSE]

MARGE, MARGE, NEVER MIND.

AND MISS A CURTAIN CALL?

YES, COME ON!

MUST BE VERY IMPORTANT.

IT IS.

MARJORIE, MAY I PRESENT MONSIEUR BERNARD OF THE PARIS OPERA.

MONSIEUR BERNARD.

IT IS TIME YOU WERE HEARD IN PARIS, MADEMOISELLE.

THANK YOU. I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET OUT OF THE PROVINCES.

OH, CLAUDE, DARLING.

[ORCHESTRA PLAYING]

[SINGING IN FRENCH]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

HERR SACHSE, LISTEN TO THIS!

"BRUNNHILDE GALLOPS THE HORSE INTO SIEGFRIED'S FUNERAL PYRE."

THAT'S WHAT WAGNER WROTE.

WHY CAN'T YOU LET ME DO WHAT--

NO, NO. NO GALLOPING!

NOT AT THE METROPOLITAN. THE RISK IS TOO GREAT.

YOU WILL WALK THE HORSE.

BUT MY SISTER'S A GOOD RIDER, HERR SACHSE.

SHE'S HANDLED HORSES SINCE SHE WAS 5.

THIS IS GOTTERDAMMERUNG, NOT A CIRCUS!

AFTER 5 HOURS OF SINGING, SHE STILL WANTS TO GALLOP.

[MEN LAUGHING]

ENOUGH DISCUSSION! LET'S GET ON WITH THE REHEARSAL!

AND YOU WALK THAT HORSE INTO THE FLAMES.

YOU CAN MAKE A HORSE GALLOP INTO FLAMES,

BUT NO SENSIBLE HORSE WALKS INTO FIRE!

I DON'T CARE ABOUT A SENSIBLE HORSE!

I WANT A SENSIBLE PRIMA DONNA!

[EXASPERATED SIGH]

BUT MY WAY IS SPECTACULAR.

IT HAS DASH AND STYLE!

YOURS IS TAME. THAT'S WHAT IT IS, TAME!

NOT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT!

WATCH ME!

DIGNIFIED!

IMPRESSIVE!

SPECTACULAR!

I STILL PREFER IT MY WAY.

MY DEAR MISS LAWRENCE, AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA,

WE ASK OUR PRIMA DONNAS ONLY TO SING WELL.

IT'S NOT IMPORTANT THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE JOCKEYS.

[LAUGHTER]

WE WILL REHEARSE OUR WAY.

[SINGING IN GERMAN]

BUT I DID IT.

YOU WERE WONDERFUL.

THE APPLAUSE WAS FOR THE HORSE, YOU KNOW.

ETHEL! DARLING!

HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU, DEAR!

I THOUGHT YOU WERE STILL IN PARIS.

FLEW IN. WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD.

AREN'T YOU A DARLING? I'M HAVING A PARTY LATER. WILL YOU COME?

I'D LOVE TO. COME ON.

EXCUSE ME JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE. YES?

I KNEW YOU'D MAKE IT.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU FORGOT TO SEND ME A TICKET, BUT I CAME, ANYHOW.

AND NO MORE LONESOME TRIUMPHS.

MARGE, MR. NORSON OF THE NEW YORK DAILY COURIER.

I'VE BEEN EAGER TO MEET YOU.

WHAT A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE. WHEREVER DID YOU GET THE IDEA--

MONTE CARLO.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

TOM KING! OH!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

GET YOUR MORNING PAPERS. EXTRA! EXTRA!

GET THE LATEST EDITION! READ ALL ABOUT IT.

MORE REVIEWS, CYRIL?

OH, THE BEST AND THE LAST.

THEY RAN OUT OF COPIES DOWNSTAIRS. I TOLD THEM TO ORDER MORE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I'VE NEVER READ A REVIEW LIKE IT.

IT'S FANTASTIC, INCREDIBLE.

DON'T SUMMARIZE IT. READ IT!

AND DON'T MISS A WORD.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, LISTEN, EVERYBODY.

"LAST NIGHT AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA,

MARJORIE LAWRENCE CAPTURED NEW YORK."

Guests: OH!

WHOEVER HE IS, THAT MAN'S MY FAVORITE CRITIC.

Cyril: ALL RIGHT, NOW, WHERE WAS I? OH, YES.

"A GREAT DEAL OF THE CREDIT SHOULD GO TO DR. LEOPOLD SACHSE

I WAS INSPIRED.

AND SO WAS THE HORSE.

[LAUGHTER]

SINCE WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE, I MAY AS WELL TELL YOU.

DR. SACHSE HAD ANOTHER INSPIRATION.

HAD I?

YES. WHEN I DO SALOME, HE WANTS ME TO DANCE IT AS WELL AS SING IT.

OH, NO. NOT AT THE METROPOLITAN.

MARY GARDEN DID IT IN PARIS. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE.

[LAUGHTER]

SUPPER'S SERVED. SUPPER, EVERYBODY.

GOOD. I'M FAMISHED.

PERHAPS WE CAN READ THE NOTICES AGAIN FOR DESSERT.

TOM!

BOTTOMS UP.

HI.

I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD COME.

OH, DR. KING, MY BROTHER CYRIL.

PLEASURE.

AND HERR DR. SACHSE.

DOCTOR.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS BEING CALLED IN CONSULTATION.

MUSIC, NOT MEDICINE DOCTOR.

A DOCTOR? MARGE, WHAT'S THE MATTER, YOU ILL?

NO, NOT REALLY. KEEP THE PARTY GOING, WILL YOU?

WOULD YOU COME THIS WAY?

EXCUSE ME.

YOU KNOW, I DID RECOGNIZE YOU, TOM,

BUT IN ALL THE CONFUSION--

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND.

YOU DON'T OWE ME ANY APOLOGY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU BROUGHT ME HERE TO TELL ME?

NO. I WANTED TO SEE YOU PROFESSIONALLY, TOO.

THE METROPOLITAN HAS ITS OWN DOCTORS, DON'T THEY?

YES, I KNOW THAT, BUT I PREFERRED YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TROUBLE?

UH, MY THROAT. IT FEELS ROUGH.

YEAH? LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

WANT TO SIT DOWN THERE?

THAT THROAT OF YOURS HAD QUITE A WORKOUT LAST NIGHT.

FROM WHAT I HEARD, IT DIDN'T STOP

WHEN THE CURTAIN WENT DOWN. OPEN UP.

YES, NO WONDER IT FEELS ROUGH.

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG?

NO, NOTHING SERIOUS. JUST TOO MUCH PARTY,

TOO MUCH TENSION, TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT.

IN FACT, IF EVERYBODY WAS AS HEALTHY AS YOU,

I WOULDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH OF A FUTURE.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

TOM?

CARE FOR A DRINK?

PROFESSIONAL VISIT OVER?

YES.

OH, AND I AM SORRY ABOUT TONIGHT.

HI, MARGE.

HELLO, TOM.

COME ON OVER HERE AND TELL ME

EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO YOU.

NOT VERY MUCH TO TELL YOU.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MY BOX AT THE DIAMOND HORSESHOE,

BUT I'M GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ONE

OF THE VERY TOP MEN IN MY FIELD.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHAT YOUR FIELD WAS?

YES. WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THEN, BUT I KNOW NOW.

WELL, WHAT?

I'M GOING TO LIKE BRINGING NEW BABIES INTO THE WORLD.

NEW BABIES? THAT'S RIGHT.

OH, WHAT A HAPPY WAY TO PRACTICE MEDICINE.

UH, HAVE ANY CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN?

HA HA! WELL, WHAT A QUESTION TO ASK A BACHELOR.

HA HA! OH, DR. KING, YOU HAVE AN AMAZING BESIDE MANNER.

OH, IT'S NOTHING AT ALL.

I FEEL LIKE A NEW WOMAN.

YOU DO?

YES. I'M SUDDENLY RELAXED AND HAPPY AND HUNGRY.

LET'S HAVE SOME SUPPER.

NO, NO. I'M NOT VERY HUNGRY,

BUT I'LL TAKE YOU UP ON THE DRINK YOU OFFERED ME.

ALL RIGHT.

THE LEAST I CAN DO IS OFFER A TOAST

THAT YOU AND THE COMTE WILL BE VERY HAPPY.

OH? COMTE WHO?

THE FELLOW YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY.

IT'S BEEN IN ALL THE PAPERS.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE

EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE PAPERS, NOW, DO YOU?

COME TO THINK OF IT, MARGE, I AM HUNGRY.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN LET'S GO.

NOT OUT THERE WITH THAT MOB, THOUGH--

I MEAN, UNLESS YOU REALLY HAVE TO.

I DON'T HAVE TO. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO.

FINE, FINE. WELL, NOW, MY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

IS YOU GET IN BED AND GET SOME REST,

BUT PERSONALLY, HOW ABOUT PUTTING ON YOUR WALKING SHOES

AND GOING OUT WITH ME? HMM?

OH, DOCTOR, YOU'RE THE DOCTOR!

Cyril: GOOD EVENING.

OR PERHAPS I SHOULD SAY GOOD MORNING.

[CHUCKLES] GOOD MORNING.

IT WAS SWEET OF YOU, CYRIL DEAR,

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UP FOR ME.

ON THE CONTRARY, I DID HAVE TO WAIT UP FOR YOU.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A WORD WITH YOU FOR A WEEK NOW,

AND THIS SEEMED TO BE THE ONLY SOLUTION.

I KNOW IT'S TERRIBLY SORDID OF ME, BUT THERE'S ONE OR TWO BUSINESS--

SEE THAT WAY OVER THERE?

THAT'S THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

FASCINATING.

TOM AND I WERE UP THERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

HAS THE MOST GLORIOUS VIEW.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER SIGHTS IN NEW YORK I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU--

THE BOOKING OFFICE TO DISCUSS YOUR SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR

AND DATES FOR COVENT GARDEN,

THE REHEARSAL ROOMS AT THE MET, ONE OR TWO CONCERT HALLS,

THE PUBLICITY OFFICE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS,

AND THE WIG MAKER'S, UNLESS, OF COURSE,

YOU'RE PLANNING TO BE THE FIRST BLOND CARMEN IN THE HISTORY OF OPERA.

HA HA. IT'S AN IDEA.

OH, BE A DARLING. TAKE CARE OF THE WIG FOR ME.

I'D LOVE TO.

SHALL I HAVE MY HEAD SHRUNK SO IT WILL FIT YOU WHEN IT'S DONE?

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO TO THE WIG MAKER.

WHEN, TOMORROW?

NO, NOT TOMORROW. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE HAIRDRESSER'S.

I'M GOING TO A DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH TOM AT THE HOSPITAL.

IT'S FOR THE DOCTORS AND THEIR WIVES

AND THE INTERNS AND NURSES.

WHAT JOLLY FUN.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ALONG, I'LL TALK TO TOM.

MAYBE HE CAN ARRANGE IT WITH ONE OF THE NURSES.

I DON'T NEED A NURSE. WHAT I NEED IS A NERVE SPECIALIST.

OH, THAT'S FUNNY, CYRIL.

THAT'S REALLY VERY FUNNY. HA HA!

I DIDN'T INTEND IT TO BE. GOOD NIGHT!

[SINGING IN GERMAN]

[SIGHS]

LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

PICK IT UP FROM, UH...

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Cyril: HELLO? YES?

JUST A MINUTE. PUT HIM THROUGH, WILL YOU?

IS IT TOM?

IT'S THE COMTE CALLING FROM PARIS.

I'M NOT IN!

HELLO, CLAUDE.

NO, SHE'S NOT IN.

LET'S STOP FOR TODAY.

SAME TIME TOMORROW?

YES. UM, NO, NO. I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

YES, I'LL TELL HER. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

LOOK HERE, CLAUDE'S NO FOOL.

YOU NEVER ANSWERED HIS CABLES,

AND HE WANTS TO KNOW IF HE SHOULD COME TO NEW YORK.

NO! TELL HIM NOT TO.

OH, I'LL WRITE HIM.

DON'T BE AN IDIOT.

YOU'D GIVE UP SOMEONE LIKE CLAUDE TO MARRY A PILL-PUSHER?

YES, IF HE ASKS ME.

DON'T WORRY. HE WILL.

HE'S SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT HE'LL GET IF HE MARRIES YOU--

A FREE MEAL TICKET AND THE CLASSIEST PRACTICE IN NEW YORK.

FOR A SOLID MONTH HE'S RUSHED YOU,

AND HE DOESN'T EVEN PHONE YOU NOW.

HE KNOWS YOU WANT WHAT YOU CAN'T HAVE, SO HE PLAYS HARD TO GET.

THE TROUBLE WITH YOU IS THAT MY SUCCESS HAS GONE TO YOUR HEAD!

YOU TELL YOUR HUSBAND

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT, MRS. SCHULTZ.

THERE'S NO REASON WHY THE BABY SHOULDN'T BE.

YOU TAKE THOSE CALCIUM PILLS I GAVE YOU. DON'T FORGET.

I PROMISE, DOCTOR.

I'LL SEE YOU IN ABOUT A MONTH?

YES.

BYE-BYE. GOOD-BYE.

ANY OF THOSE FOR ME?

FOR DR. BRUCE.

YOU'RE DUE AT THE CLINIC IN 20 MINUTES.

MM-HMM. I'LL GRAB A BITE AND GET GOING.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES?

Woman: MISS MARJORIE LAWRENCE TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR.

SEND HER IN.

I'VE BEEN HOPING ALL WEEK YOU'D BREAK DOWN AND CALL ME.

ONE OF US HAS TO BE SENSIBLE.

NOW, LOOK, MARGE, ALL THE TALKING IN THE WORLD

ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE ONE THING.

I CAN'T ASK YOU TO MARRY ME.

I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.

YOU'RE ALREADY AT THE PEAK OF YOUR CAREER.

BUT I COULD HELP YOU.

I COULDN'T LET YOU DO THAT. I TOLD YOU.

YOU'D ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, WOULDN'T YOU?

I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH ME.

THEN WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO HAS THE MONEY?

IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF MONEY.

MARRIAGE TO ME MEANS A HOME, CHILDREN,

AND A WIFE RIGHT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

YOUR WORK TAKES YOU ALL OVER THE WORLD.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE UP MY SINGING?

I CAN'T ASK YOU TO GIVE UP ANYTHING.

LOOK, NO MARRIAGE HAS A CHANCE AGAINST SUCH ODDS.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO.

YES, YES. LET'S GET OUT OF THIS WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES?

Woman: YOU'LL BE LATE FOR THE CLINIC, DR. KING.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT. I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT LIKE THIS.

MAY I SEE YOU LATER?

I'M BUSY ALL AFTERNOON, MARGE.

OH, TOM.

HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?

YES!

OH, I CAN'T. I'M LEAVING TONIGHT FOR A CONCERT IN CHICAGO.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE.

THAT WAS A NICE BIT OF SURGERY WE DID ON THAT KID.

I FEEL PRETTY GOOD. WHAT'S THE MATTER, OFF YOUR FEED?

NO, I'M FINE. HOW'S THE NURSE IN OBSTETRICS?

A LIVING, BREATHING DOLL. GOOD NIGHT, TOM.

GOOD NIGHT, ED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON THE WAY TO CHICAGO.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYPLACE. I'M A LADY OF LEISURE.

MARGE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M JUST FINE.

OH, DOCTOR, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL DOCTOR,

AND YOU GIVE SUCH GOOD ADVICE.

A WIFE SHOULD BE HOME WITH HER HUSBAND. IT'S THE ONLY SENSIBLE WAY.

SO I CANCELED THE CHICAGO CONCERT.

WHAT?

AND MY DEBUT AT COVENT GARDEN.

OH, NO, MARGE.

DON'T INTERRUPT.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU MUSTN'T.

IT'S ALREADY DONE.

YOU CAN'T GIVE UP SINGING.

I'M NOT GOING TO, BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO SING WHERE YOU CAN HEAR ME.

BETWEEN CALLS TO THE CLINIC, OF COURSE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

DON'T LOOK SCARED. I STILL HAVE THE METROPOLITAN.

YOU MEAN YOU'D GIVE UP ALL THE REST OF IT JUST FOR ME?

I'VE HAD ALL THE REST. I JUST WANT TO BE MRS. THOMAS KING.

I--

OH! OH, TOM!

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Tom: MARGE, THE PHONE.

Marge: MUST WE, DARLING?

YEAH, WE MUST.

IT'S IN THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH SOMEWHERE.

OH!

HELLO?

YES?

WELL, I'LL SEE IF DR. KING IS IN.

OH, IT'S MRS. ARLEN AGAIN.

I WISH I WAS AS HEALTHY AS SHE IS. HERE.

HELLO?

YES. YES, I'M TAKING DR. BRUCE'S CALLS TONIGHT.

MM-HMM.

OH?

WHY DON'T YOU TRY A HOT COMPRESS, MRS. ARLEN, AND--

OH. OH. TRY A COLD COMPRE--

MM-HMM. YOU'VE TRIED THAT.

LUKEWARM.

[CHUCKLES]

WHAT?

OH. I THINK WHAT YOU REALLY NEED, MRS. ARLEN,

IS, PERHAPS, A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.

YOU TAKE A COUPLE OF ASPIRIN, AND THEN IN THE MORNING,

IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING ANY BETTER,

THEN I SUGGEST YOU SEE DR. BRUCE.

NO. IT'S A PLEASURE TO TALK TO YOU, MRS. ARLEN. ANY TIME.

GOOD NIGHT.

Marge: TOM?

YEAH?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?

JUST LONELY, I GUESS.

HMM.

TOM, HOW LONG IS IT BEFORE IT SHOWS ON A WOMAN?

WHAT SHOWS?

YOU KNOW, HAVING A BABY.

ARE YOU ASKING PERSONALLY OR FOR A FRIEND?

I WAS JUST FIGURING.

OH. WELL, YOU'RE FIGURING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU'LL LET ME KNOW, HMM?

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST ONE

I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH.

LET'S SEE. THIS IS MAY.

THE SEASON STARTS IN NOVEMBER.

WHAT SEASON? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING, I HOPE.

THE OPERA SEASON AT THE MET.

OH, THAT. WELL, YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO HAVE A BABY.

THAT'S NO PROFESSIONAL SECRET.

SUPPOSE I'M TOO LATE THIS YEAR.

I'D NEVER GET AWAY WITH TRISTAN AND SALOME, WOULD I?

WELL, YOU COULD DO FALSTAFF.

IT'S NOT IN MY REPERTOIRE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM HAVING CHILDREN.

IT'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL IF YOU'RE A GOOD MANAGER.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIMING.

I KNEW A PRIMA DONNA ONCE WHO HAD A BABY AFTER EVERY SEASON.

SHE HAD THE LARGEST REPERTOIRE OF ANYONE ON THE CONTINENT.

THE FIRST BOY WAS COVENT GARDEN.

THERE'S A GREAT NAME FOR A BOY.

I MEAN HE WAS BORN AFTER THE COVENT GARDEN SEASON.

THEN THERE WAS THE LA SCALA BABY,

AND THE NEXT ONE WAS A VIENNA BABY. SHE HAD 7 IN ALL.

SHE WAS ABOUT THE SMARTEST PRIMA DONNA THAT EVER LIVED.

THAT'S OBVIOUS. WHAT WAS HER NAME?

ELSA HOFFNER.

THE PERSON I'D LIKE TO TALK TO IS MR. HOFFNER.

THERE WAS NO MR. HOFFNER.

WHAT?

I MEAN, HOFFNER WAS HER NAME.

HIS NAME WAS, UH, OH, I DON'T REMEMBER.

ANYWAY, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIM.

DID YOU EVER MEET HIM?

ONCE. HE'S A NICE, QUIET MAN.

WHAT ELSE DID HE DO?

NOTHING. JUST TRAVELED AROUND, HAD A GOOD TIME.

I CAN SEE THAT.

TOM?

HMM?

ARE YOU SORRY YOU MARRIED ME?

AFTER WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT ELSA HOFFNER...

POSITIVELY NO.

MMM!

MISS LAWRENCE.

MARJORIE, YOU LOOK RADIANT.

THANK YOU.

MARRIAGE AGREES WITH YOU.

I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY.

AND TO YOU, TOO, CYRIL.

WELL, NOW THAT I'VE GIVEN MY TESTIMONIAL ON MARRIAGE,

WHAT'S REALLY ON YOUR MIND?

PLEASE, MARJORIE. YOU'RE SO BUSINESSLIKE.

IT GIVES ME NO CHANCE TO BE CHARMING.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE CHARMING, IT MUST BE BAD NEWS.

IT IS. IT'S ABOUT YOUR LATIN AMERICAN TOUR.

I THINK IT WAS VERY UNWISE OF YOU TO CANCEL IT.

I DON'T NEED THE TOUR TO LEARN ISOLDE.

I'M ALREADY PREPARING THE PART.

BUT YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.

WE'RE DOING TRISTAN UND ISOLDE

WITH AN EXPERIENCED CAST, EXCEPT FOR YOU.

WE HAVE NEITHER THE TIME NOR THE MONEY TO SPEND ON EXTENSIVE REHEARSALS.

REALLY, ANY TOUR IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AT THIS TIME.

MY DEAR MARJORIE, PLEASE DON'T FORCE ME INTO DELIVERING AN ULTIMATUM.

I'M AS EAGER AS YOU ARE TO OPEN NEXT SEASON WITH YOUR DEBUT IN ISOLDE,

BUT WITHOUT THIS TOUR, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE.

THINK IT OVER... PLEASE.

MARGE!

OH, SO YOU CAN TALK!

BACK IN THERE, YOU NEVER OPENED YOUR MOUTH!

WELL, THERE WAS NOTHING TO SAY. HE WAS RIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING ON THAT TOUR, AND I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO ABOUT IT!

MARGE, DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

IT'S YOUR WHOLE CAREER, YOUR FUTURE. YOU CAN'T THROW IT AWAY.

THE METROPOLITAN WON'T GAMBLE ON A HOUSEWIFE

WHO SINGS FOR A HOBBY! YOU HAVE TO GO.

WELL, I WON'T! I PROMISED TOM.

MAYBE YOU PROMISED HIM TOO MUCH.

IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.

WORK AND SLAVE FOR YEARS.

FINALLY YOU GET SOMEPLACE,

AND YOU EXPECT FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE,

AND WHAT HAPPENS?

YOU'RE MORE OF A SLAVE THAN EVER.

OH, IT'S ALL VERY POLITE, OF COURSE,

BUT THEY MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR.

IT'S DO IT THEIR WAY OR ELSE, HUH?

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PRIVATE LIFE.

WELL, I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO GO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JUST WHAT I SAID.

YOU'D LET ME GO?

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO GIVE UP THE MET, MARGE,

AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT WITHOUT THE TOUR, THE MET'S OUT.

BUT I PROMISED YOU.

IF IT'S A PROMISE THAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK, I WON'T KEEP YOU TO IT.

OH, TOM, I WAS WORRIED.

YOU WERE.

OH, DARLING.

OH, YOU'RE SO WONDERFUL AND SWEET,

AND I LOVE YOU--YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HEY, THE PHONE! THE PHONE.

THE PHONE, BABY.

SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO RIP THAT PHONE OUT BY THE ROOTS.

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

HELLO. OH, YES.

HELLO, MR. SCHULTZ.

UH-HUH. ARE YOU SURE?

DID YOU TIME THE PAINS LIKE I TOLD YOU TO? RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GRAB A CAB.

I'LL MEET YOU BOTH AT THE HOSPITAL.

NO, NO, DON'T WORRY. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.

RIGHT. I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW? MRS. SCHULTZ IS IN LABOR AT LAST.

WELL, HOORAY FOR HER. SHE'S FINALLY HAVING HER DEBUT. HA HA!

MARGE, HOW LONG WILL THIS TOUR LAST?

5 MONTHS.

5 MONTHS?

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D BE GONE THAT LONG.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT LONG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU COULD COME WITH ME--

OH, JUST THIS ONCE. WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD A HONEYMOON,

AND WITH YOU, SOUTH AMERICA WOULD BE

SO ROMANTIC AND WONDERFUL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL ME ON IT, MARGE. I'D LOVE TO GO.

WELL, THEN WHY DON'T YOU? I CAN'T, MARGE.

WHY NOT? OTHER DOCTORS TAKE TRIPS.

THEY TRAVEL WITH THEIR WIVES, TAKE VACATIONS.

THEY'RE NOT JUST GETTING STARTED.

IF I WENT ON EVERY TOUR WITH MY WIFE,

I'D HAVE NO PRACTICE TO COME BACK TO.

TOM, LET'S FACE IT. WHAT HAVE YOU NOW?

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE THINGS SO DIFFICULT FOR YOURSELF?

EVERYTHING COULD BE SO EASY FOR US.

WE COULD BE RICH AND HAPPY, AND WE COULD BE TOGETHER.

AND I'D BE MR. MARJORIE LAWRENCE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

WE'D BETTER HAVE THIS OUT RIGHT HERE AND NOW.

LOOK, I GOT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, MARGE. DO YOU MIND?

THAT FINAL?

YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.

THERE ARE OTHER DOCTORS.

THERE ARE OTHER SINGERS.

[MAN SINGING IN GERMAN]

YOU FEELING ANY BETTER?

NO, BUT I WILL BE AFTER THESE ASPIRIN.

[WOMAN SINGING IN GERMAN]

YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

STOP WORRYING, CYRIL. IT'S ONLY A HEADACHE.

TAKE YOUR POSITION, PLEASE, MISS LAWRENCE.

[SINGING IN GERMAN]

[GASP]

[SINGING IN GERMAN]

[STRAINING]

MARGE!

NOW, LOOK, CYRIL, I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE NOW.

IN FACT, I CAN'T. YOU TELL MARGE--

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, PUT THE DOCTOR ON. I'LL TALK TO HIM.

HELLO, DR. ORTEGA.

IF ANYTHING?

WHAT?

ARE YOU SURE?

I'LL GET A PLANE OUT OF HERE RIGHT AWAY.

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, DR. KING.

THE REPORT ON THE SPINAL TAP, ALL THE TESTS--

A CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS--

POLIO.

HOW EXTENSIVE IS THE PARALYSIS?

IF YOU WERE JUST A HUSBAND,

I WOULD TELL YOU MANY EMPTY ENCOURAGEMENTS,

BUT SINCE WE ARE BOTH DOCTORS...

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

I HELPED TALK HER INTO THIS TRIP.

IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT.

IT JUST HAPPENED, THAT'S ALL.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

MAY I SEE MY WIFE NOW?

YES.

FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

HELLO, HONEY.

[GASPING] TOM...

TOM.

IS IT REALLY YOU, TOM?

YEP. LARGE AS LIFE AND TWICE AS UGLY.

[GASPING]

I WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT NOT GET HERE

SOON ENOUGH FOR ME TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU.

WHAT KIND OF IDEAS HAVE THEY BEEN PUTTING INTO YOUR HEAD?

THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME ANYTHING.

HOW SICK AM I, TOM? TELL ME THE TRUTH.

I PROMISE YOU THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

AM I?

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE A LIAR

OUT OF ME, NOW, WOULD YOU?

OH...

I'VE BEEN SUCH A FOOL, TOM--

SUCH A FOOL.

IF YOU WEREN'T A FOOL,

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE MARRIED ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.

[SOBBING]

SHE SEEMED TO BE IMPROVING.

SHE GOT BACK THE USE OF HER ARMS, HER SHOULDERS.

THERE'S BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT SINCE THEN, YOU TOLD ME.

WE JUST KEPT HOPING-- AT LEAST I KEPT HOPING.

SHE LOST HOPE A LONG TIME AGO.

DR. KING, MY SUGGESTION IS THAT YOU TAKE YOUR WIFE

TO DR. ELLERTON IN PHILADELPHIA.

DR. ELLERTON SENT ME TO YOU.

OH. WELL, THEN PERHAPS STODDARD--

OR WEBSTER OR BOLAN OR ONE OF THE OTHERS.

I'VE SEEN THEM ALL.

I'VE SEEN THEM ALL, DR. RICHARDS.

OH, NOW, DR. KING, I DON'T SAY

THAT YOUR WIFE WON'T GET WELL.

I'D GET HER INTO A WARM, SUNNY CLIMATE.

SALTWATER BATHS ARE VERY GOOD,

AND I'D KEEP UP THE THERAPY-- MASSAGE, EXERCISE.

AND IF I WERE YOU, I'D--

I KNOW--PRAY FOR A MIRACLE.

GOOD-BYE, DOCTOR.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD MORNING.

HEY, DIDN'T WE MEET YOU AT THE HOTEL DANCE LAST NIGHT?

BECAUSE IF WE DIDN'T, WE CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE.

NO, I GUESS IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE.

SORRY.

SORRY WE BOTHERED YOU.

THE SUN TOO BRIGHT FOR YOUR EYES?

LET'S GO HOME, TOM.

GETTING LAZY ON ME, HUH?

WELL, WE GOT A JOB TO DO.

PLEASE, TOM, LET'S GO HOME. THE SUN'S SO HOT.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAME TO FLORIDA FOR.

NOW, LOOK, I TELL YOU, WE'LL WORK OUT MAYBE 5, 10 MINUTES.

THEN I'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT HOME.

I WANT TO GO HOME NOW! I DON'T LIKE TO CRAWL.

IT MAKES ME FEEL SICK INSIDE,

CRAWLING LIKE AN ANIMAL. I HATE IT!

I KNOW.

I KNOW, MARGE.

COME ON, NOW. HERE WE GO.

SEE, YOU GOT TO LEARN TO CRAWL BEFORE YOU CAN WALK.

PUT ME DOWN, TOM!

I WON'T DO IT! I WON'T DO IT!

PLEASE, TOM. PLEASE.

I WON'T. WON'T!

NOW, WHEN A WAVE COMES ALONG,

JUST LET IT PICK YOU UP, MARGE, AND PULL YOU ALONG,

JUST KIND OF PUSH YOU FORWARD.

THAT'S IT, NOW.

LET IT WORK WITH YOU NOW, MARGE.

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A BIG ONE COMING NOW, MARGE.

WORK WITH IT. LET IT HELP YOU ALONG.

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, MARGE.

[GASP]

PICK YOU UP TOMORROW, DOC--SAME TIME?

YEAH, IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

IT'S ALL ONE TO ME. GOT TO DELIVER MAIL TO THE PIER ANYHOW.

MIGHT AS WELL TAKE YOU ALONG.

THANKS, JIM. I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A POSTCARD.

HOME IS THE SAILOR HOME FROM THE SEA

AND THE HUNTER HOME FROM THE HILL.

YOU SURE GOT AN EARLY START AROUND HERE THIS MORNING, DR. TOM, HONEY.

IT'S THE EARLY WORM THAT GETS THE FISH.

POMPANO FOR SUPPER-- THAT'S NOT BAD.

NOT FOR THEM THAT LIKES FISH EVERY NIGHT.

I'LL TELL YOU A SECRET, CLARA.

IT'S A LOT CHEAPER TO BUY BAIT

THAN IT IS TO BUY ROAST BEEF.

HOW ARE THINGS THIS MORNING?

NO BREAKFAST, NO CONVERSATION, DR. TOM.

DON'T! THE LIGHT HURTS!

IT'S TIME FOR THE BEACH.

NO. I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE STARING AT ME.

WELL, THEY DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU, MARGE.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE BEACH,

WE'LL HAVE OUR WORKOUT RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, MARGE.

HERE WE GO.

OH, THAT HURTS!

TRY TO RELAX, MARGE. IT WILL HURT LESS.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

JUST SAY, "I WILL WALK."

"I WILL WALK"-- AND YOU WILL.

SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS WANT TO.

DON'T, TOM!

ALL--ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MARGE.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO TRY.

OH, MARGE, YOU'VE GOT TO TRY.

THERE'S A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THOSE LEGS YET.

THEY'RE DEAD--DEAD.

COULD ANYTHING BE WORSE?

YES, YES-- USING YOUR ILLNESS

AS AN EXCUSE NOT TO TRY.

LOOK, MARGE, I'M YOUR HUSBAND.

PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME HELP YOU.

YOU'RE A DOCTOR. HELP ME TO DIE.

[PLAYING OPERA MUSIC]

TURN IT OFF.

TURN THAT OFF!

[MARGE SINGING]

YOU WANT IT OFF SO MUCH,

TURN IT OFF YOURSELF.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TOM? COME BACK!

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU--NEVER!

PLEASE, TOM, TURN IT OFF!

[MARGE SOBBING]

[MARGE GROANING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[SOBBING]

MARGE, YOU'VE DONE IT.

MARGE, YOU MOVED.

MARGE, YOU MOVED.

OH, TOM.

[MARGE PLAYING PIANO AND SINGING SCALES]

CURDLES MY BLOOD TO WATCH YOU.

IF YOU WEAR THAT COAT IN A STRONG BREEZE,

THAT BUTTON WILL BLOW RIGHT OFF.

WELL, THE COAT MAY GO, BUT THE BUTTON WILL STAY.

I'VE SEWN PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH THAT STITCH.

AND LEFT A LOOSE THREAD FLAPPING INSIDE OF THEM?

OH, NO.

SEE THAT?

SAY, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

VERY SIMPLE. SEE?

IT TOOK ME 4 YEARS TO LEARN HOW.

I USED TO BE A LOT FASTER.

I GUESS I'M GETTING KIND OF OUT OF PRACTICE.

ONE OF THESE MORNINGS SHE'S GOING TO BUST INTO A REAL SONG.

WELL, SHE BETTER HURRY. I AIN'T GETTING ANY YOUNGER.

♪ MAXWELLTON BRAES ARE BONNIE ♪

♪ WHERE EARLY FALLS THE DEW ♪

♪ AND IT'S THERE THAT ANNIE LAURIE ♪

♪ GI'ED ME HER PROMISE TRUE ♪

♪ GI'ED ME HER PROMISE ♪

♪ GI'ED ME HER PROMISE ♪

[STRAINING] ♪ TRUE ♪

♪ BONNIE ANNIE LAURIE ♪

♪ I'D LAY ME DOWN ♪

♪ AND DIE ♪

I BET YOU'RE WORRIED

ABOUT THOSE HIGH NOTES, AREN'T YOU?

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE.

DR. KING, YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT MEDICINE,

BUT WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SINGING WOULD FILL A LIBRARY.

I DON'T HAVE VOLUME OR CONTROL YET,

BUT THAT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME AND PRACTICE.

FROM HERE UP, THE MUSCLES WORK FINE;

FROM HERE DOWN, NOT SO GOOD YET,

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I MAY TO HAVE TO USE MUSCLES NO SINGER EVER HEARD OF.

I MAY EVEN USE A FEW YOU NEVER HEARD OF,

BUT THE VOICE IS THERE. THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. IT'S STILL THERE.

I'LL BE SINGING IN CONCERTS AGAIN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

MRS. KING, I LOVE YOU...

AND IF IT WEREN'T SO EARLY IN THE MORNING,

I TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO--

I'D OPEN UP A BARREL OF BEER AND RIP THE ROOF OFF,

IF WE HAD A BARREL OF BEER.

NO LAW AGAINST CELEBRATING WITH COFFEE.

OH, NO STIMULANTS FOR ME, THANKS. I'M DRIVING.

[ORCHESTRA TUNING]

ALL READY? NOW, REMEMBER--

ONCE YOU'RE ONSTAGE, DON'T RUSH YOURSELF.

I WON'T START THE ORCHESTRA

TILL YOU NOD THAT YOU'RE READY.

TAKE YOUR TIME. THIS IS YOUR SHOW.

THE AUDIENCE CAME TONIGHT TO SEE YOU.

I THOUGHT THEY CAME TO HEAR ME.

YES, OF COURSE. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

GOOD LUCK.

[APPLAUSE]

HOW DO I LOOK?

JUST AS PRETTY AS A PICTURE.

[APPLAUSE]

WELL, HERE WE GO.

MARGE!

WERE THEY ANGRY ABOUT LAST NIGHT?

NO. I HAD TO TALK THEM INTO TAKING THE ADVANCE BACK.

THEY WANTED TO KEEP A STRING ON YOU

FOR LATER THIS SEASON OR NEXT.

WE COULD HAVE USED THAT MONEY.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WON'T BE LONG BEFORE I OPEN AN OFFICE HERE, PASS THE FLORIDA EXAM.

WAIT AND SEE, HONEY. WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH AND FAMOUS ONE DAY.

I'M NOT A CHILD. I KNOW OUR MONEY WON'T LAST FOREVER.

I'VE WRITTEN DR. BRUCE.

HE OWES US SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS.

THAT WILL CARRY US FOR A WHILE.

TOM, I'VE LET YOU DOWN.

NOW, COME ON. THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK.

I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, MARGE.

YOU'VE GONE FARTHER AND FASTER

THAN I'D EVER DARED HOPE FOR.

LAST NIGHT YOU MADE THE 50-YARD LINE.

NEXT TIME IT WILL BE A TOUCHDOWN.

SURE, SURE.

NOW THEN, HOW ABOUT GOING FOR A LITTLE WALK,

GET A LITTLE SUNSHINE, HUH?

A CHANGE OF SCENERY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO CHURCH!

I CAN MISS ONE SUNDAY.

OH, NOT THIS SUNDAY!

THE MINISTER WILL COME TO SEE HOW I AM,

AND I JUST COULDN'T FACE THAT TODAY.

I JUST COULDN'T.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL GO.

HATE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, THOUGH.

I WANT YOU TO GO. I'M FINE--JUST FINE.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

WELL, MRS. KING. IT'S SURE A SURPRISE TO SEE YOU UP AND SO SPRY TODAY.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS PLEASURE AFTER WHAT I HEARD.

IT WAS TOO BAD ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I GUESS ABOUT EVERYBODY IN TOWN CAME OUT TO SEE YOU.

MAIL ON SUNDAY, MR. OWENS?

SPECIAL DELIVERY PACKAGE, MA'AM.

GOT KIND OF BANGED UP. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE.

YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK, MA'AM. IT'S MARKED FRAGILE.

IF ANYTHING'S BUSTED, WHY, I'LL MAKE OUT A CLAIM.

EVERYTHING OK?

SIGN HERE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. WELL, GOOD-BYE, MRS. KING.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER, MA'AM.

GOOD-BYE, MR. OWENS.

WANT A LIFT, DOC?

YEAH. THANKS, JIM.

IT'S GOING TO BE WARM TODAY.

YEAH. FINE FOR FISHING.

BE DOWN AT THE PIER LATER ON?

NO, NOT TODAY. HAVEN'T HAD VERY MUCH TIME FOR FISHING LATELY.

NO. I GUESS YOU WOULD WANT TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME.

MISSIS DID SEEM KIND OF STRUNG UP.

WHEN DID YOU SEE MRS. KING?

JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

DELIVERED A PACKAGE FOR YOU.

WHAT KIND OF A PACKAGE?

WORST-WRAPPED PACKAGE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE.

WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

I DON'T KNOW. SOME DOCTOR IN NEW YORK.

HERE.

IT WAS ALL APART.

I ASKED THE MISSIS TO OPEN IT, SEE IF ANYTHING WAS BUSTED.

JUST A LOT OF KNICKKNACKS. NOTHING BROKE.

JIM, TAKE ME HOME.

I CAN'T. I'VE GOT SOME SPECIALS TO DELIVER.

LOOK, JIM, I GOT TO GET HOME RIGHT NOW.

WILL YOU TAKE ME HOME QUICK? PLEASE.

PLEASE, JIM.

OK.

Tom: MARGE?

MARGE, WHERE ARE YOU?

H-HERE I AM!

DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING? YOU'LL BE LATE FOR CHURCH.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

BRUSHING MY TEETH.

HOW COULD YOU?

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME BACK? WHY?

I CAN'T GO ON ANYMORE. NOT LIKE THIS.

IT'S NO MARRIAGE, NO LIFE, NOTHING.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING-- A HOME OR CHILDREN OR FAMILY OR--

BUT I LOVE YOU.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER, BUT YOU HAD TO COME BACK.

GO IN THERE AND LOOK!

IT'S ALL PACKED IN ONE LITTLE SHOE BOX.

EVERYTHING THAT'S LEFT OF DR. THOMAS KING

IN ONE LITTLE SHOE BOX.

I WANTED TO SET YOU FREE, AND YOU SPOILED IT!

YOU SPOILED IT! YOU SPOILED IT!

STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!

OH, DON'T TOUCH ME! OH!

AAH! TOM. TOM.

OH, GOD.

TOM.

OH, GOD HELP US.

OH, PLEASE! PLEASE, HELP US, GOD.

OH, PLEASE.

TOM. TOM. SHH, TOM.

IT--IT'S ALL RIGHT.

TOM, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO YOUR PRACTICE.

THAT'S WHY I'M STUDYING TO TAKE THE FLORIDA EXAMS, MARGE.

NO, NO. NOT HERE.

IN NEW YORK. BACK TO YOUR OWN PRACTICE,

NOT STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN.

WE CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S WINTER NOW IN NEW YORK.

I THOUGHT OF THAT, TOO, BUT BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR OFFICE GOING AGAIN

AND FIND AN APARTMENT, IT'LL BE SPRING.

YOU CAN SEND FOR ME THEN.

YOU MEAN LEAVE YOU ALONE HERE?

OH, CLARA WILL BE WITH ME.

MARGE, THERE'S NO POINT IN DISCUSSING IT.

TOM, COME HERE.

I KNOW ONE THING NOW, THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS--

YOU REALLY WANT ME, JUST THE WAY I AM.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, MARGE.

I JUST--I DON'T WANT TO.

BUT YOU MUST FOR A WHILE. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MAKE A LIFE TOGETHER.

THE ONLY WAY.

HE SAYS EVERYTHING'S WORKING OUT JUST FINE.

OH, LISTEN, CLARA. THIS IS FOR YOU.

"TELL CLARA THAT NOBODY IN NEW YORK CAN MAKE RAISIN CAKE LIKE SHE CAN."

WHY DON'T YOU TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE IT?

GIVE YOU ALL MY SECRETS, AND YOU WON'T NEED ME IN NEW YORK.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

HELLO. IS DR. KING AROUND?

OH, I'M MRS. KING. WON'T YOU COME IN?

OH, HI. I'M EDDIE RYSON.

USED TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL WITH TOM.

HEARD HE WAS DOWN HERE AND THOUGHT I'D LOOK HIM UP.

OH, TOM'S IN NEW YORK.

HE WENT UP A FEW WEEKS AGO TO OPEN HIS PRACTICE AGAIN.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN. MAY I FIX YOU A DRINK?

NO, THANK YOU. I'M ON DUTY IN A FEW HOURS.

JUST THOUGHT I'D POKE MY HEAD IN AND SWAP A FEW LIES WITH TOM.

BUT I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK ON THAT DRINK, MRS. KING.

ALL RIGHT. JUST SAY WHEN.

AND MAKE IT FOR DINNER.

I CERTAINLY WILL. YOU AND TOM RUINED ONE DATE FOR ME,

AND THIS'LL EVEN IT UP.

WE DID? HOW?

I MAY NOT LOOK IT IN THIS OUTFIT, BUT I WAS LITTLE CUPID IN YOUR MARRIAGE.

GAVE UP A DATE WITH THE PRETTIEST NURSE IN OBSTETRICS

SO TOM COULD GO TO THE MET.

OH, YOU ARE A FRIEND.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRETTY NURSE?

POOR KID. I MARRIED HER.

OH, HOW NICE. IS SHE DOWN HERE WITH YOU?

BACK IN OBSTETRICS AGAIN.

HA HA HA!

SAY, WITH YOUR HUSBAND IN NEW YORK AND MY WIFE BACK WITH HER FAMILY,

NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO BREAK LOOSE.

ANYTHING FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

HA HA HA!

THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.

HOW ABOUT YOU COMING TO SING FOR THE BOYS?

OH, I COULDN'T.

OH, I'M SORRY IF I TALKED OUT OF TURN.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU LOST YOUR VOICE.

I HAVEN'T. IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S JUST THAT I...

I DON'T SING IN PUBLIC ANYMORE.

IF YOUR VOICE IS OK, WHY NOT?

WELL, YOU SEE, I-I'M IN THIS THING ALL THE TIME.

SO ARE A LOT OF THE BOYS.

COME RIGHT IN, MISS LAWRENCE.

THE BOYS ARE WAITING FOR YOU.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

I'M CORPORAL MICHAEL WATKINS.

I NEVER ACCOMPANIED AN OPERA SINGER BEFORE.

I'M SCARED.

ME, TOO, SOLDIER.

WELL, ZERO HOUR.

SOUND THE ATTACK, CORPORAL.

♪ SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ OVER THE RAINBOW ♪

♪ WAY UP HIGH ♪

♪ THERE'S A LAND THAT I HEARD OF ♪

♪ ONCE IN A LULLABY ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ OVER THE RAINBOW ♪

♪ SKIES ARE BLUE ♪

♪ AND THE DREAMS THAT YOU DARE TO ♪

♪ DREAM ♪

♪ REALLY DO COME TRUE ♪

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL WISH UPON A STAR ♪

♪ AND WAKE UP WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE FAR BEHIND ME ♪

♪ WHERE TROUBLES MELT LIKE LEMON DROPS ♪

♪ AWAY, ABOVE THE CHIMNEY TOPS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ OVER THE RAINBOW ♪

♪ BLUEBIRDS FLY ♪

♪ BIRDS FLY OVER THE RAINBOW ♪

♪ WHY THEN ♪

♪ OH, WHY, CAN'T I? ♪

♪ IF HAPPY LITTLE BLUEBIRDS FLY ♪

♪ BEYOND THE RAINBOW ♪

♪ WHY, OH, WHY ♪

♪ CAN'T I? ♪

HELLO?

YES, THIS IS DR. KING SPEAKING.

I KNOW IT'S FLORIDA CALLING. PUT HER ON, PLEASE.

HELLO, MARGE? YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT WORRIED.

JUST BUSY.

YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK A LITTLE LOUDER, MARGE.

THERE'S A LOT OF RACKET THERE. I CAN HARDLY HEAR YOU.

AIRPLANES?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH AIRPLANES?

A BOMBER?

WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, MARGE?

WELL, NOW THEY WANT ME TO SING OVERSEAS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE BECAUSE OF SECURITY.

BUT WHEN I GET THERE, THEY MAY TAP A BARREL OF BEER AND RIP THE ROOF OFF.

THAT'S GREAT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME BEFORE?

I WAS AFRAID YOU WOULDN'T LET ME GO.

IT'S OK?

OH, THEN I'M ON MY WAY. THANK YOU, DARLING.

OH, DON'T WORRY. THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF A COUPLE OF MILLION MEN.

THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF ME.

WHAT?

AND I LOVE YOU.

GOOD-BYE, DARLING.

MY DOCTOR SAYS IT'S ALL RIGHT.

OH, THAT'S FINE. HOW MANY PLACES DOES HE THINK YOU CAN HANDLE?

WELL, HOW MANY HAVE YOU GOT?

♪ FAREWELL TO COLLEGE JOYS ♪

♪ WE SAIL AT BREAK OF DAY ♪

♪ DAY, DAY, DAY ♪

♪ WE ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THE TITLE ♪

♪ OF UNITED STATES MARINES ♪

♪ THE GIRL HE MET JUST LOVES TO PET ♪

♪ AND IT FITS YOU TO A "T" ♪

♪ SO DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE ♪

♪ WITH ANYONE ELSE BUT ME ♪

♪ TILL I COME MARCHING HOME ♪

WHY, IT'S MARGE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, HI.

♪ ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN ♪

♪ CAMPED BY A BILLABONG ♪

♪ UNDER THE SHADE OF A COOLABAH TREE ♪

♪ AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED ♪

♪ AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED ♪

♪ YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING, MATILDA, WITH ME ♪

♪ WALTZING MATILDA ♪

♪ WALTZING MATILDA ♪

♪ YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING, MATILDA, WITH ME ♪

♪ AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED ♪

♪ AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED ♪

♪ YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING, MATILDA, WITH ME ♪

COME ON, BOYS! SING!

♪ WALTZING MATILDA ♪

♪ WALTZING MATILDA ♪

♪ YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING, MATILDA, WITH ME ♪

♪ AND HIS BOAST MAY BE HEARD AS YOU PASS BY THAT BILLABONG ♪

♪ YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING, MATILDA ♪

♪ WITH ME ♪

IF YOU WANT TO HEAR YOUR WIFE SING TONIGHT,

YOU'D BETTER CLOSE UP SHOP RIGHT NOW.

YES. IT'S A BIG NIGHT TONIGHT.

FABULOUS. WHOEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT?

AND DON'T ASK ME TO COVER FOR YOU AGAIN

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE SITTING THERE AT THE METROPOLITAN MYSELF.

AND NOBODY BETTER GET SICK TONIGHT, EITHER,

BECAUSE HALF THE FELLOWS WE KNOW ARE GOING TO BE THERE.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, JUST LET SOMEBODY HOLLER,

"IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?" AND THERE'LL BE A STAMPEDE.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES?

DR. KING, A MR. CYRIL LAWRENCE TO SEE YOU.

SEND HIM IN.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, TOM.

YEAH. THANK YOU, ED.

HELLO, TOM. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

YES, IT HAS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE BOOKING TOURS IN EUROPE NOW.

OH, I FLEW BACK.

TONIGHT'S ONE OCCASION I COULDN'T MISS.

CAN I SEE MARGE?

SHE'S PRETTY KEYED UP RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.

WHENEVER YOU SAY.

I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO WELCOME ME LIKE A LONG-LOST BROTHER,

SO I'LL MAKE MY LITTLE SPEECH AND GET OUT.

I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND WHY MARJORIE SHOULD HAVE PICKED YOU.

THANK HEAVEN SHE ALWAYS HAD MORE SENSE THAN TO LISTEN TO ME.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD HAVE PUT HER BACK ON HER FEET.

I DON'T KNOW JUST WHAT YOU MEAN.

YOU MEAN THAT MARJORIE CAN WALK?

NO. SHE CAN'T.

OH, WE JUST PUT BRACES ON HER LEGS.

IT'LL TAKE TIME FOR HER TO LEARN HOW TO--HOW TO USE THEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL EVER WALK AGAIN.

WELL, THEN HOW CAN YOU LET HER GO ON THAT STAGE TONIGHT?

SINGING IS MARJORIE'S LIFE.

TONIGHT, IF SHE'S REAL SUCCESSFUL AT THE METROPOLITAN,

MAYBE THE REST WON'T MATTER SO MUCH.

SUPPOSE SHE FAILS? CAN YOU RISK IT?

WE'VE RISKED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY SO FAR.

DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DO IT?

SHE THINKS SHE CAN.

YOU'RE QUITE A GUY. GOOD LUCK.

CYRIL?

COME BACKSTAGE TONIGHT.

I'M SCARED TO DEATH.

I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE, CLARA.

I USED TO BE PRETTY GOOD AT IT.

YOU'LL BE GREAT, MARGE.

THANKS, CYRIL.

BEST OF LUCK, MISS LAWRENCE.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, MARGE.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

BEST OF LUCK, MARGE.

SAME TO YOU, BILL.

GOOD LUCK.

CLEAR THE STAGE, EVERYBODY. CLEAR EVERYBODY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

FINE, THANK YOU.

ANYTHING YOU WANT?

NO, THANKS. EVERYTHING'S JUST FINE.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT NOW, MARGE.

FOR AN ENCORE, MAYBE YOU CAN SING WALTZING MATILDA.

DON'T JOKE ABOUT IT. THIS AUDIENCE PAID FOR THEIR TICKETS.

GOOD LUCK, MARGE.

[QUIETLY] TOM!

TOM!

SHE'S CALLING YOU.

I KNOW.

LEAVE HER ALONE.

JUST STAY HERE.

[MAN SINGING IN GERMAN]

[SINGING IN GERMAN]

[APPLAUSE]

CLEAR. EVERYBODY, CLEAR THE STAGE. CLEAR! CLEAR.

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

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