Easter Parade Page #4

- Wonderful. Great.

- Do you know this?

- Yes, I know it.

Good girl!

Cross.

That's fine.

Now around.

Oh, yes!

I love to stop right

Beside an upright

Or a high-toned baby grand

All night long he calls her

"snookey ookums"

Snookey ookums

All they do is talk like babies

She's his "jelly-elly roll"

He's her "sugey-ugar bowl"

Here's the way they bill and coo

"Poogywoo," poogywoo

Poogywoo

All night long he calls her

"snookey ookums"

Snookey ookums

All night long the neighbors shout

"Cut it out," "Cut it out"

"Cut it out!"

They cry, "For goodness sake

Don't keep us all awake

With your snookey-ookey-ookey

Baby talk"

Fiddle up, fiddle up

On your violin

Lay right on it

Rest your chin upon it

Doggone, you better begin

And play an overture upon your violin

Hurry up, hurry up

With your violin

Make it sooner

Don't you stop to tune her

Fid, fid, fid, fiddle the middle

Of your ragtime violin

When the midnight choo-choo

Leaves for Alabam'

Alabam', Alabam'

- I'll be right there

- Where'll you be?

- I've got my fare

- Show it to me

When I see that rusty-haired

Conductor man

What'll you do?

I'll grab him by the collar

And I'll holler

"Alabam'! Alabam'!"

That's where you stop your train

That brings me back again

Down home where I'll remain

Where my honey lamb

Am

I will be right there with bells

When that old conductor yells

"All aboard, all aboard

All aboard for Alabam'!"

I will be right there with bells

When that old conductor yells

"All aboard

All aboard

All aboard for Alabam'!"

Stop it! Stop it!

They'll be asking Mr. Ziegfeld

for more money. Good news, Don.

He liked the act and he wants

to see you right away.

- Thanks, Al.

- That was charming.

Don, isn't that the girl we saw

in the Easter Parade?

You know, the one with that hat?

- There's no need to introduce you two.

- Hello, Don.

- Hello, Nadine.

- How nice to have you in my show.

- Your show?

- This is Miss Brown.

- Nadine Hale, star of our show.

- How do you do?

I've been looking forward to meeting you.

Don and I have talked about you.

- Don and you...?

- Harry, we'll do Miss Hale's number.

Excuse me.

Harry, I think I'll need four extra bars

on my intro in order to get...

Is that the Nadine

you used to dance with?

Yeah.

Why didn't you tell me?

- Well, I never thought about it.

- Were you in love?

- What?

- Were you in love with her?

- Well, we...

- Never mind.

- Hannah, look...

- Don, Mr. Ziegfeld's waiting upstairs.

I'll meet you at the hotel.

Taxi.

Taxi.

Hello, there!

- Oh, hello.

- Where have you been?

I've been living in that drugstore

waiting for you.

- How are you?

- Fine. How are you?

Fine.

- Gosh, it's good to see you again.

- It's good to see you too.

This brilliant conversation's

costing you money.

Yes. I must go anyway.

- What are you doing here?

- We just auditioned for the show.

Have you ever heard of Hannah & Hewes?

Hannah & Hewes?

Don't tell me you're Hannah Brown.

- Don't tell me you've ever heard of me.

- Of course I have, from Don.

- Do you know Don?

- Do I know him? We're like brothers.

- Hey.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, I have to...

Wait a minute, now.

I'm not gonna lose you again.

- Have dinner with me tonight?

- I don't think...

It ain't worth it, lady.

- I'm almost one of the family.

- All right.

- I'll fix it with Don.

- Fine.

- Where are you staying?

- Regency Park Hotel.

- Regency Park Hotel.

- I'll pick you up at 7:30.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Officer, I thank you.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Well...

...what did he say? When do we start?

We don't. We turned it down.

Turned it down?

But, Don, l...

I don't understand.

This is everything we've worked for.

It's everything you've dreamed of.

Come here.

Sit down.

Now, look, there are all kinds of dreams.

Some people dream about

a little farm to settle down on...

...a spot all their own.

That's what we want...

...only our spot's on a marquee.

"Hannah & Hewes" in blazing lights.

It's got to be all ours.

We're not sharing it.

Besides, Nadine doesn't belong in the same

show with you! She can't compare to you!

She can't?

No.

Professor! How did you know

I was here?

- Well...

- This is wonderful. Come on in.

Hannah, this is the greatest guy.

Johnny Harrow, Hannah Brown.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Won't you sit down.

- Thank you.

- What are you doing tonight?

- Well, I had plans...

Cancel. Dine with us.

I'll make a reservation.

We won't take no for an answer,

will we, Hannah?

- Wanna get yourself a date?

- Well, I have a date, I think.

- Fine. Bring her along.

- Thanks. I will.

- Those are lovely.

- Oh, they're for you.

Thank you, Johnny. It won't take me

a minute. I'll get dressed.

Don, you're welcome to join us...

...if you'd like to.

There's no point in your wasting

those flowers on me.

Look, tell Hannah I'll see her tomorrow.

- So long, Johnny.

- Goodbye, Don.

- Don said he'd see you tomorrow.

- Thank you.

Johnny, could we go someplace

where we can talk?

Yes, I know just the place.

- Thank you.

- You don't want to order.

Yes, we do.

The specialty tonight is beef stroganoff.

- But you wouldn't like it.

- It sounds wonderful.

- Make it two.

- Two beef stroganoffs.

- Yes. What about a salad?

- Salad? There is only one salad.

Salad Franois.

- Your salad?

- Let's try it.

- Try it?

- What's in it?

I'll show you.

This salad has been handed down...

...from my great-grandfather

to my grandfather...

...to my father, and from my father to me.

Spice...

...from India.

Herb from Africa.

Garlic...

...perfume for a gourmet.

I gently rub the inside of the bowl.

Petits pois from France.

Apartment 24B.

Egg...

...from a chicken.

Lemon.

You must be ruthless.

Cheese, Parmesan from Italy.

I put them in anyway.

Onion from Bermuda.

You slice the onion very thin.

This gives the salad flavor.

It makes it bright, refreshing...

...and gay.

Mix, mix, toss, toss.

Mix, mix, toss, toss.

Toss, toss, mix, mix.

Toss, toss, mix, mix.

Mix, toss, toss, mix.

Mix, mix, toss, toss.

I don't think so.

It's very nice here.

I like it.

Now, what did you wanna

talk to me about?

You and Don are very good friends,

aren't you?

Yes.

- Was he ever married?

- No.

Engaged?

I only ask because I'm curious.

He never talks about himself.

Just about dancing.

- Everything is strictly business.

- That's a good idea.

Sometimes...

...if we make a mistake in the show,

he'll ask if I'll stay...

...and rehearse with him.

We go out and have a late supper...

...and we dance...

...just the two of us.

Sometimes I make mistakes on purpose.

You know, I think that Franois was right,

there are three of us here.

Look...

...supposing Don were interested

in someone else?

Do you mean Nadine?

Well, they used to work together.

- He was in love with her, wasn't he?

- I don't know. I guess so.

Well, he isn't anymore.

He turned down the Ziegfeld show.

Why?

Because he said that she didn't belong

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