The Jazz Singer Page #3

The father looks at him as though not willing to believe his ears. He

has never heard anything quite so blasphemous. He gulps a few times and

then, with a grimly sarcastic smile, he says:

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"And if not a cantor, what are you going to be?"

He looks at the boy, awaiting an answer to a question which he regards

as unanswerable.

34.CLOSE-UP BOY

He swallows a few times, then looking up at his father courageously, he

declares:

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"I want to be a singer in a theayter."

He half ducks as if expecting a blow.

35.CLOSE-UP CANTOR

He looks at the boy in amazement, his hands going aloft in horror. It is

difficult for him to speak. Finally he breaks out:

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"For five generations there has been a

Rabinowitz as cantor -- I have taught you to be

one--"

He pauses for a breath, then, sticking out his bristling beard in the

boy's direction, he almost yells:

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"And you -- you want to be a common actor in a

lowlife theayter!"

36.CLOSE-UP FATHER AND SON

The father makes as though to strike the boy, who this time stands his

ground bravely. The hand of the aged man is raised for the blow, but he

halts it in mid air. The father looks down into the eyes of the boy,

which are fixed steadfastly on him. He shakes his head sorrowfully.

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