Mrs Henderson Presents Page #2

Remember?

That's perfect. Just there.

Higher.

No. No, no, no. Come back.

Come back to the middle.

Higher.

Higher.

Fine. I've had an idea. Let's go inside.

It is a radical idea.

Oh, jolly good. What is it?

Non-stop performances.

- Non-stop?

- Yes.

Instead of two shows a day,

we run our show all day long.

Five or six performances a day,

one after another.

It's never been done in England before.

Every theatre here

is exactly like every other theatre.

No-one is attempting anything new.

It's good to stir things up,

don't you think?

We'd be a sensation.

I've no idea what you're on about,

but I do admire passion.

Yes, well... what else is there?

How much will this experiment cost?

I mean,

what do I stand to lose if it fails?

Well, anything up to er... 10,000.

What fun!

I'm in a sporting mood today,

Mr Van Damm. It must be the weather.

- And what'll we do?

- A musical revue.

What will we call it?

Well, I thought Revudeville.

Oh, yes!

That's lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...I've invited you here this evening

to sip a bit of sherry -

I'm told cocktail parties

are out-of-date -

and to announce

the most amusing news.

The Windmill Theatre

will open on February 3rd,

with the most revolutionary programme

ever seen in England.

In this enterprise, I shall be carrying on

the work of my late husband,

who spent a great deal of time

and money helping stage people,

especially those in the field of variety.

- Is that true?

- She's making it up.

Oh.

As you well know,

these are difficult times,

so many of our delightful

variety performers

have been forced onto the milk line.

- Bread line.

- Bread line. Bread line.

Revudeville is an attempt to create...

- Employment.

... employment.

Employment...

for these delightful creatures.

Our productions will be guided

and overseen by our resident genius,

Our brilliant general manager,

who comes to us from Central Europe,

Mr Vivian Van Damm.

We won't be able to work together,

you know that.

You're a perfect match.

So, you found yourself a continental.

Nonsense. He's as English as you or I.

But he's terribly alive, don't you think?

It's just something one can sense.

- Laura, you have an infatuation.

- Oh, don't be ridiculous.

It's the show business I'm attracted to.

Tomorrow we have auditions!

Isn't that exciting?

People come in and entertain us

and we say either

"stick around" or "buzz off. "

- Thank you, that'll do.

Poor thing.

- Next!

- My dear, would you wait over there?

Mr Van Damm, I spent many years

in the Far East with my husband

witnessing what one might call

pagan rituals,

but I've never seen anything

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