Rhapsody in Blue Page #4

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back to it.

Is that so bad?

Well, don't you see?

But music means more than

anything else in the world, Poppa.

That's all I was

waiting to hear.

Just wait till they hear

this tune.

I'll take it

to Harms the publisher.

Irving Caesar wrote

the words.

Caesar?

Not so loud.

With all due respect.

If business

gets better,

Maybe we can pay George's way to Europe.

I wouldn't mention that

to your mother right now.

Oh, this one they'll print.

Just wait and see.

Oh, what a beautiful

manuscript.

Look, Poppa.

How neat you write it,

Georgie.

Such black ink.

Such a fine,

ambitious boy.

And Ira, too.

And tell Max I've only got 10

more minutes, but I can stretch it.

I'll remind Mr. Dreyfus

that you're here.

That's what I meant.

You're fresh.

Unfortunately,

you're not.

How long have you known

Mr. Dreyfus? What's he like?

Never met him

in my life.

Hmm.

But you just called him

by his first name.

It's better

than swearing.

In this town, if you don't call a man

By his first name, he

doesn't publish your music.

They don't

publish mine anyway,

But it's still

a good theory.

Bum bum bump

Hmm.

Diminished ninth.

If I had

your talent,

I'd be a pretty

obnoxious fella.

What do you

call yourself?

George Gershwin.

It's my real name.

Mine's Oscar Levant.

I'm thinking

of changing it.

Do you mind?

Mr. Dreyfus

will see you now.

It's about time.

I knew he'd come my way.

Not you.

Mr. Gershwin.

Thanks for your

advice, Levant.

Hey, George! Tell Max

I saw you first.

I will.

Are you still here?

How would you like to

sponsor me through college?

Fresh.

You loathe me,

don't you?

Mr. Dreyfus, sir, may I

please make a correction?

It's more like this.

May I?

Da da da da,

da da da da

Oh.

Da da da da,

da da da da, doo

Yeah, it has

bounce-

A diminished

ninth, too.

Little unusual for

popular music, isn't it?

Oh, I guess it is,

Mr. Dreyfus,

But that's the way

I hear it in my mind.

Oh, you hear it in your mind, do you?

Yes, sir. We got to have

something different.

Something

different, eh?

Huh. Have a cigar?

No, thanks.

I don't smoke yet.

It might hurt

my wind.

Huh? Oh, well, you don't

know what you're missing,

Especially if you're

going to be a musician.

Now, watch.

There's your

whole note.

Those are

half notes.

Now, if you could learn

to do that, Mr. Gershwin,

You could compose

without a pencil.

You're making fun

of me.

Oh, heaven forbid. I'm just

trying to get acquainted.

Well-well, how do you

like my music?

Well, how do you

like it?

Me?

Yes, you.

But I wrote it.

Of course I like it!

Don't say "of course." I've

written plenty I don't like at all.

What about other music?

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