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Addison hold out the soda bottle to her. She looks at it,
and at him, as if it were a tarantula and he had gone mad.
He smiles and pours a glass of soda for himself.
ADDISON'S VOICE
Margo Channing is the Star of the
Theater. She made her first stage
appearance, at the age of four, in
'Midsummer Night's Dream'. She played
unexpectedly - stark naked. She has
been a Star ever since.
Margo sloshes her drink around moodily, pulls at it.
ADDISON'S VOICE
Margo is a great Star. A true Star.
She never was or will be anything
less or anything less...
(slight pause)
...the part for which Eve Harrington
is receiving the Sarah Siddons Award
was intended originally for Margo
Channing...
Addison, having sipped his soda water, puts a new cigarette
in his holder, leans back, lights it, looks and exhales in
the general direction of the table of honor. As he speaks
the CAMERA MOVES in the direction of his glance...
ADDISON'S VOICE
Having covered in tedious detail not
only the history of the Sarah Siddons
Society, but also the history of
acting since Thespis first stepped
out of the chorus line - our
distinguished chairman has finally
arrived at our reason for being
here...
At this point Addison's voice FADES OUT and the voice of the
aged actor FADES IN. CAMERA is in MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT of him
and the podium.
AGED ACTOR:
I have been proud and privileged to
have spent my life in the Theater -
"a poor player... that struts and
frets his hour upon the stage" - and
I have been honored to be, for forty
years, Chief Promoter of the Sarah
Siddons Society...
(he lifts the Sarah
Siddons Award from
its altar)
Thirty-nine times have I placed in
deserving hands this highest honor
the Theater knows...
(he grows a bit arch,
he uses his eyebrows)
Surely no actor is older than I - I
have earned my place out of the sun...
(indulgent laughter)
...and never before has this Award
gone to anyone younger than its
recipient tonight. How fitting that
it should pass from my hands to
hers...
EVE'S HANDS:
Lovely, beautifully groomed. In serene repose,they rest between a demi-tasse cup and an exquisite small
evening cup.
AGED ACTOR:
Such young hands. Such a young lady.
Young in years, but whose heart is
as old as the Theater...
Addison's eyes narrow quizzically as he listens. Then, slowly,
he turns to look at Karen...
AGED ACTOR:
Some of us a privileged to know her.
We have seen beyond the beauty
and artistry-
Karen never ceases her thoughtful pat-a-cake with the crumbs.
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