Stand Up and Cheer!

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Mr. Secretary,

deeply mindful of the solemnity-

- Uh- Uh-

I'm deeply mindful of the solemnity...

- of the occasion.

- How many assistant secretaries will you appoint?

Twelve- radio, drama, motion picture,

circus, vaudeville, dancing-

- Circus Department, Avenue A. See Mr. Wertzel.

- Thank you.

- First tenor.

- Mr. Bagwell on the audition stage.

Oh,just a moment!

Mr. Butler has the tenors.

Low-voiced crooner.

See Mr. Butcher somewhere

in the music building.

Mr. Butcher.

Upstage!

Upstage, everybody!

- Upstage.!

- Look here, Dinwiddle, this has got to stop.

Everywhere I go, actors, acrobats.

They're driving me crazy.

- I shall compose-

- They storm me on the streets, in my car.

You've gotta do something.

I place the burden on your shoulders.

It's a burden I shall bear

with fortitude, sir.

Uh, vigilance. "Vigilance. "

That shall be my watchword.

Uh- Uh-

I shall have a slogan.

Of course, you know, they're

counting on Mr. Cromwell and myself...

to pull this country out of the red.

- Quite a job.

- Yes, indeed.

Am I correct in assuming that over here

a fellow gets into debt...

he keeps his accounts in red ink?

- That's right.

- When he gets out of debt, he changes them to black ink?

- Yes.

- Oh! Hence the expression, "Out of the red. "

- That's the idea.

- Oh, very amusing.

I must buy myself some red ink.

- Good morning, Mr. Secretary.

- Oh, hello, Arthur.

- Not much like your New York office.

- Well, this is the gingerbread.

The entire first floor

is part of the show.

Upstairs we have offices

that look like offices.

Gentlemen.

I want to impress upon

you assistant secretaries...

- and Miss-

- Adams. Mary Adams.

You appointed me head of

the children's division last week.

Oh.

I wanna say that the splendid

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