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I'd say that's a desire

that your heart is set on.

At least you're right there.

- Why do you want to be an actress?

- Why?

Well...

Well, the ordinary person

wouldn't understand.

I mean... That is, a person

outside the profession.

No? Well...

You want to be an actress

because it makes everything come true.

Every exciting thing

you've ever dreamed about.

Even if it's make-believe.

Isn't that it?

Yes, that is it. How did you know?

For instance, right now,

we could be Romeo and Juliet...

...or Elizabeth and Essex, or...

Or Lady Southwaite

and Hamilton Barsdale.

Or Lady Southwaite... Who?

Oh, they're in the

Tempest and Sunshine.

Oh, yes, of course.

As a matter of fact, we couldn't be

anybody talking like this.

We haven't been properly introduced.

Well, that makes no difference

in make-believe.

Well, I suppose that's true.

So we could make-believe that

we've just fallen in love at first sight.

Only make-believe I love you

Only make-believe that you love me

Others find peace of mind

In pretending

Couldn't you, couldn't I, couldn't we?

Make-believe our lips

Are blending

In a phantom kiss

Or two or three

Might as well make-believe

I love you

For to tell the truth

I do

The game of just supposing

Is the sweetest game I know

Our dreams are more romantic

Than the world we see

And if the things we dream about

Don't happen to be so

That's just an unimportant technicality

Though the cold and brutal fact is

You and I have never met

We need not mind conventions

P's and Q's

If we put our thoughts in practice

We can banish all regrets

Imagining most anything

We choose

We could make-believe

I love you

Only make-believe

That you love me

Others find peace of mind

In pretending

Couldn't you?

Couldn't I?

Couldn't we?

Make-believe our lips

Are blending

In a phantom kiss

Or two or three

- Might as well make-believe

- Might as well make-believe

- I love you

- I love you

- For to tell the truth

- For to tell the truth

- I do

- I do

All right, everybody,

hang up your costumes.

There's my father and mother.

Just the parties I wish to see.

To our next meeting.

And soon.

Captain and Mrs. Hawks, allow me.

Ravenal. Gaylord Ravenal

of the Tennessee Ravenals.

You're heading

for New Orleans?

- That's right, sir.

- We don't carry passengers, young man.

Naturally. But I'm an actor.

And I thought possibly there might be...

...an opening in your company

for my services.

I don't have my notices here...

Sorry, Mr. Ravenal, we're full up.

Troupe's been with me

all season, just doing fine.

I'm sorry, because I guess you cut

quite a figure before the footlights.

It doesn't seem to be my day.

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