:43:03
Elgin was terrible.
:43:05
That's why you go out of town.
Actors improve. The scenery can't.
:43:10
If he spoke the script,
I never heard it.
:43:13
He trips on a rug, there's no chair,
the door won't open.
:43:17
What do you expect of him?
:43:20
Besides, his wife was backstage
during the performance.
:43:24
- She's enough to upset anyone.
- What are you going to do?
:43:28
- Lower the boom on her.
- He's your problem. I got my own.
:43:33
The union insists I take on
three more stagehands.
:43:36
Mr Cook, excuse me.
May I ask you something?
:43:42
- Do you think Frank needs a dresser?
- No, but I suppose you do.
:43:46
Well, those two fast changes.
It's a very large part, after all.
:43:52
Bernie, every time you nod your head
like that, it costs us $200.
:43:58
You're going to nod us
out of business.
:44:03
Don't worry. We'll get him a dresser.
:44:06
Mr Cook is almost what the bad fairy
promised Frank at his cradle.
:44:12
He's not too bad.
Gruff, but with a heart of stone.
:44:23
You smoke too much.
:44:25
That's obvious.
A whole pack since 10.30.
:44:29
Careful you don't catch cold.
:44:32
After every first dress rehearsal,
I always hope to catch pneumonia.
:44:37
It never works. Oh, for the peaceful
quiet of an oxygen tent.
:44:43
Mr Dodd, who is that tall, gloomy man
that hangs around backstage?
:44:50
Lucas, is that the name?
:44:52
Yes. General understudy.
Not much personality but competent.
:44:58
Well, excuse me for saying this,
but must he stay backstage?