The Band Wagon Page #4

- Mr. Cordova wants a...

- Stay right here. It's all right.

That maniac. Honestly! Say, Hal?

- Yes, Miss Marton.

- The maestro wants his...

I know. The corned beef.

It's in his dressing room already.

Hal, this is Mr. Hunter.

- This is Hal Benton, Jeff's manager.

- Nice to meet you.

- I'm a great admirer of yours.

- Thank you.

- When did you get in town?

- I got off the train a couple of hours ago.

- Wasn't that curtain slower tonight?

- It was my fault. I'm sorry.

No, don't change it. Keep it that way.

It's wonderful. Doubles the applause.

- Jeff, this is Tony Hunter.

- How do you do?

Sorry, kids. Be with you soon as I get out

of this sackcloth and ashes...

Max, what happened to that amber spot?

It was way off.

Must have more light on me there.

Don't let us keep it a secret

I'm in the show.

- Excuse me.

- Hello, sweetheart.

- You look wonderful.

- Thank you.

Hal, call a full dialogue rehearsal, will you?

Friday, for the full company.

Sloppy diction. The original was in Greek,

but this is in English.

Don't let us keep it a secret it's in English.

I want to catch the matinee tomorrow...

- of Man in a Mousetrap.

- Can't do. We got a drama lecture...

Never mind. We'll work it out somehow.

Jeff, this is Tony Hunter.

Yeah, I know. We just met.

Mr. Hunter.

- I beg your pardon.

- I'm glad to know you.

So happy to meet you.

You have no idea

how delighted I am to see you.

- Delighted and thrilled.

- Thank you.

We need our theatre greats right here.

So when Lily and Lester said they were

doing a show with Tony Hunter...

that's all I had to know.

I'm dropping every other project,

and there are plenty, believe me.

That's wonderful, Mr. Cordova,

but all this... The classics...

- Do you really want to do a musical?

- Musical, musical!

I'm sick of these artificial barriers

between the musical and the drama.

In my mind, there is no difference

between the magic rhythms...

of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse

and the magic rhythms...

of Bill Robinson's immortal feet.

Hal, write that down.

I'll use it at Princeton.

It's already down. You used it last week.

I tell you, if it moves you,

if it stimulates you...

if it entertains you, it's theatre.

When the right combination gets together

and it spells theatre...

I got to be right in there up to my armpits.

That's higher than usual.

Now, that's what I wanted

Tony to hear you say.

I tried to tell him how you feel, but I knew

that you could say it so beautifully.

Lily, you splendid animal.

Take your hands off my wife

and let's get down to business.

Now I have here a script.

It's great. It's ready to roll.

Jeff, I want you to take this home.

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