Pal Joey Page #3

Ned boy, l'll never

forget you for this.

Oh, yes, you wiIl forget it.

Tell the drummer to get you a jacket.

- Nice to have met you, Miss, uh--

- English.

Gotta remember that.

There is a small hotel

With a wishing well

l wish that we were there

Together

There is a bridal suite

One room bright and neat

Complete for us to share

Together

Looking through the window

You can see a distant steeple

Not a sign of people

Who wants people

When the steeple bell

Says, good night, sleep well

We'll thank the small hotel

together

l don't recognize the body,

but the face is familiar.

That's Mrs. Prentiss Simpson.

She owns the place.

She didn't pick up that action

at Arthur Murray's.

You're right. She used to be

vera vanessa. She was in show business.

Then she married a wealthy guy

and retired. Don't you remember?

- lt was all in the papers.

- Yeah, now l remember.

""vanessa, the Undresser.'' l didn't

recognize her with her clothes on.

Not a bad-looking mouse.

lt's too bad you can't

afford her brand of cheese.

And when the steeple bell

Says, good night, sleep well

We'll thank the small hotel

Together

Sold to the highest bidder, our

charming hostess, Mrs. Prentiss Simpson.

Ladies and gentlemen, l believe

this ends our little auction.

l know you'll be

very happy to learn...

that the Children's Hospital

will be richer by--

$17,605.

lt's a wee bit short

of our goal of 20,000...

but unfortunately we seem to

have run out of articles to auction.

Just a minute, Mrs. Simpson.

l believe l have

something to auction.

How much would you bid to hear

Mrs. Simpson do one of her numbers?

This is her favorite charity.

She couldn't possibly say no.

How much will you pay

to see the lady do the number...

that made her name

a byword from coast to coast?

Don't tell me you don't

remember vera vanessa?

She used to be vera

with the vanishing veils.

You needn't start the bidding.

l will open the bidding.

l will get things going

by bidding $1,000.

Yes, sir, a thousand bucks

to see our lovely hostess...

do the number exactly

as she did it on the New York stage.

Well, not exactly because...

she promised the police commissioner

she would never do it that way again.

Do l hear 2,000? 2,000?

- 3,000!

- That's hardly enough.

That's hardly half enough.

We've got to do

a lot better than that.

l'll bid $4,000.

Do I hear $5,000?

$5,000, ladies and gentlemen.

Doesn't any--

$5,000?

Please-- $5,000!

- l'll bid 5,000!

- $5,000 the man bids.

Sold to the man for $5,000!

Ladies and gentlemen,

l give you Mrs. Prentiss Simpson.

You louse.

ln Paris

I headlined the follies

Billed as doll

of all the dollies

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