On the Riviera Page #4

Pull yourself together. If one word of this leaks out,

we are ruined, all finished!

Now, come. I will telephone Monsieur Alonzo

for an appointment immediately.

- Thank you, madame.

- You're quite welcome.

What about the impersonation?

Did you like that too?

Well, you're enormously

successful, monsieur.

- Why should my opinion make any difference?

- But it does.

- It's the only opinion that counts.

- Lili, we must be going.

- Henri will be waiting.

- Sit down, Louis.

- Mine is the only opinion that matters?

- That's right.

And if I didn't like

your impersonation...

would you stop doing it?

- Well, I don't know.

- Oh, don't be frightened, Monsieur Martin.

I'm not going to suggest

that you drop it.

What about the captain?

Did he like it?

Oh, yes, very much.

He's backstage at this

very moment, seeing you.

I know. That's why I came in here.

Tell me something, monsieur.

I'm very curious.

When you do these impersonations,

how do you go about it?

Do you make a study of your victim?

Well, as much as I can. It's something

that comes to me kind of easy, I guess.

Well, as much as I can. It's something

that comes to me kind of easy, I guess.

I try to mimic

his way of speaking, his mannerisms.

You know, sort of put myself

in his shoes.

Like, uh-

Madame, you are very beautiful.

This actor, this Jack Martin...

has never met

a woman like you before.

It will go to his head, like wine.

Yes, monsieur. You do do it easily.

- I suppose you could even do an impression of me.

- No, madame.

To capture you, I would have to reach up

for some stars...

seek the petals of a white rose...

the blue of the sky

over the Mediterranean...

- the sadness that I see in-

- Sadness?

Yes. The sadness that I -

Forgive me, madame.

When I do Captain Duran,

I get carried away. It's a wonderful part.

If I may say so, monsieur,

you have brought something to it...

that I don't think

you saw in the original.

Thank you.

- Now, if you'll excuse us,

I think we'd better get back.

- I should think so.

- Good night, Monsieur Martin.

- Good night.

I hope I've given you some new ideas to use

as Capitaine Duran.

You've given me some new ideas to use

as Jack Martin.

- Good night.

- Good night.

"New ideas", huh?

Dropped this, sweetie.

Oh, Jack, darling! This is gorgeous!

What? Oh, wait a minute.

That belongs to Madame Duran.

- Is that so?

- Hey, Colette!

Glorious day.

Such beautiful girls.

I hope Henri gets the money.

Ah, yes, Louis, you are in trouble.

Today you are a rich, fat man.

Tomorrow you'll be only a fat man.

- Periton!

- Stop thinking about Periton.

Thinking about him?

I see him, there, with Lili!

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