Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Page #3

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Oh, uh, only the four.

Four?

Yeah.

What, you didn't think I'd have any kids?

No, I just didn't expect you to have four.

You know. That's like, er, well...

One more than three.

Yeah.

- So, where are they now?

- Oh, I keep them safe.

With my four ex-husbands.

I am going to go powder my nose.

Oh, right. I, er...

Howdy.

Howdy.

That's, uh, 90 pence, mate.

Um, listen, I don't mean to pry, but, um, that's not Gloria, um...

Oh, what's-her-face.

...Grahame, is it?

She says she is, yeah.

I recognise that pout.

She was in loads of things, in the '50s.

- Proper film star she was.

- Apparently so, yeah.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Thanks.

Won an Oscar, too, if memory serves.

What?

What?

What, what?

You, that's what.

- You've gone all quiet on me.

- Oh.

No.

I'm just the strong, silent type, that's all.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah. Yeah.

You should be thinking, you know,

Robert Redford.

You know? Sundance Kid, that's what you should be thinking.

- OK, I'm thinking.

- Yeah?

Yeah, I like it. I like that thought.

- What's your play called?

- Rain.

What's it about?

Oh, you know, sex, sin, salvation.

Yeah, just another day in the Gloria Grahame office, honey.

Becoming a bit of a habit, this.

Yeah, I guess it has.

I like habits, especially bad ones.

Hey, I got a question for you.

How do you join the Royal Shakespeare Company?

Er...

Well, I'm sure you don't just fill out a form, you know.

I think you, er...

- I think you get invited to apply.

- And how do you get invited?

Um...

I don't know.

- No?

- I think it's through your agent.

I'll have my agent check.

Why do you... why do you ask?

Because I really wanna play Juliet for the RSC.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

- Juliet?

- Yeah.

You mean the nurse, don't you?

No, I... do you think I'm... I'm too old to play Juliet?

Well...

Wait, you just think I'm an old lady?

I...

I'm just too old for you, that's what you're saying.

No. No, I'm sorry, um, I shouldn't have...

No, no. No, well...

I'll tell you something.

You're wrong.

OK?

And I am going to go down to the theatre right now

and I am going to see one of their shows

and I am going to check out the competition.

Yeah. Hey, thanks.

Thanks a lot.

- I'm sorry.

- You know what?

At least I have a chance of joining the RS goddamn C

because at least I'm an actor who works.

I'm sorry. I really...

- I didn't mean to...

- Move!

- No. It's OK. Just move!

- I'm not even sure

- if the RSC even has a show tonight.

- They do have a show.

It's at the Aldwych Theatre.

It's The Merchant of Venice and it's...

Whoo! Whoo!

Whoo!

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Thanks for coming back, Gloria.

- It was brilliant.

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