My Fair Lady Page #7

And then say "cup. "

Then say "of. "

Then say "cup, cup, cup, cup, of, of, of, of. "

PICKERING:
By Jove, Higgins,

that was a glorious tea.

You finish the last strawberry tart.

I couldn't eat another thing.

I couldn't touch it.

PICKERING:
Shame to waste it.

Oh, it won't be wasted. I know somebody

who's immensely fond of strawberry tarts.

"Poor Professor Higgins

"Poor Professor Higgins

"On he plods against all odds

"Oh, poor Professor Higgins

"Nine p. m., ten p. m.

"On through midnight every night

"One a. m., two a. m., three... "

Four.

Five.

Six marbles.

I want you to read this

and I want you to enunciate...

...every word just as if the marbles

were not in your mouth.

"With blackest moss, the flower pots...

"... were thickly crusted, one and all. "

Each word, clear as a bell.

"With blackest moss the flower...

"... pots. "

I can't!

I can't!

PICKERING:
I say, Higgins,

are those pebbles really necessary?

If they were necessary for Demosthenes

they are necessary for Eliza Doolittle.

Go on, Eliza.

"With the blackest moss the flower pots...

"... were thickly crusted one and-"

I can't understand a word, not a word.

ELIZA:
"With blackest moss,

the flower pots...

"... were thickly crusted, one and all. "

PICKERING:
Perhaps the poem is

a little too difficult for the girl.

Why don't you try something simpler...

...like The Owl and the Pussycat?

Yes, that's a charming one.

Pickering, I can't hear a word

the girl is saying!

What's the matter?

I swallowed one.

It doesn't matter. I've got plenty more.

Open your mouth. One, two...

"Quit, Professor Higgins

"Quit, Professor Higgins

"Hear our plea, or payday we will quit

"Professor Higgins!

"'Ay' not 'I', 'O' not 'ow'

"Pounding, pounding in our brain

"'Ay' not 'I', 'O' not 'ow'

"Don't say 'rine' say 'rain"'

"The rain in Spain...

"... stays mainly in the plain. "

I can't!

I'm so tired!

I'm so tired.

For God's sake, Higgins,

it must be 3:
00 in the morning.

Do be reasonable.

I am always reasonable.

Eliza, if I can go on

with a blistering headache, you can.

ELIZA:
I got a 'eadache, too.

I know your head aches.

I know you're tired.

I know your nerves are as raw

as meat in a butcher's window.

But think what you're trying to accomplish.

Just think what you're dealing with.

The majesty and grandeur

of the English language...

It's the greatest possession we have.

The noblest thoughts that ever flowed

through the hearts of men...

...are contained in its extraordinary,

imaginative...

...and musical mixtures of sounds.

And that's what you've set yourself

out to conquer, Eliza.

And conquer it you will.

Now try it again.

"The rain in Spain...

"... stays mainly in the plain. "

What was that?

"The rain in Spain...

"... stays mainly in the plain. "

Again.

"The rain in Spain

stays mainly in the plain. "

I think she's got it.

"The rain in Spain

Stays mainly in the plain

"By George, she's got it

By George, she's got it

"Now once again

Where does it rain?

"On the plain, on the plain

"And where's that soggy plain?

"In Spain, in Spain

"The rain in Spain

Stays mainly in the plain"

Bravo!

"The rain in Spain

Stays mainly in the plain

"In Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire

"Hurricanes hardly happen

"How kind of you to let me come

"Now once again

Where does it rain?

"On the plain, on the plain

"And where's that blasted plain?

"In Spain, in Spain

"The rain in Spain

Stays mainly in the plain"

We're making fine progress, Pickering.

I think the time has come to try her out.

Are you feeling all right, Mr. Higgins?

Yes, I'm feeling fine. How are you?

- Very well, thank you.

- Good.

Let's test her in public

and see how she fares.

Mr. Higgins, I was awakened

by a dreadful pounding.

Do you know what it might have been?

I didn't hear any pounding.

Did you, Pickering?

If this goes on, you'd better see a doctor.

I know. We'll take her to the races.

PICKERING:
The races?

My mother's box at Ascot.

- You'll consult your mother first, of course.

- Yes, of course.

No, I think we'd better surprise her.

Now let's go to bed.

First thing in the morning,

we'll go and buy her a dress.

Now get on with your work, Eliza.

But, Mr. Higgins,

it's early in the morning.

What better time to work

than early in the morning?

Where does one buy a lady's gown?

Whitely's, of course.

How do you know that?

Common knowledge.

Let's not buy her anything too flowery.

I despise those gowns with weeds here

and weeds there.

We'll buy something simple and modest...

...and elegant. That's what's called for.

Perhaps with a bow.

Yes. That's just right.

You've all

been working too hard.

I think the strain is beginning to show.

Eliza, I don't care what Mr. Higgins says.

You must put down your books

and go to bed.

"Bed! Bed! I couldn't go to bed

"My head's too light to try to set it down

"Sleep! Sleep! I couldn't sleep tonight

"Not for all the jewels in the crown!

"I could have danced all night

"I could have danced all night

"And still have begged for more

"I could have spread my wings

"And done a thousand things

"I've never done before

"I'll never know what made it so exciting

"Why all at once my heart took flight

"I only know when he

"Began to dance with me

"I could have danced, danced, danced...

"... all night! "

MAID 1:
It's after three now.

MAID 2:
Don't you agree now?

MAIDS 1 & 2:
She ought to be in bed!

ELIZA:

"I could have danced all night

"I could have danced all night

"And still have begged for more

"I could have spread my wings

"And done a thousand things

"I've never done before

"I'll never know what made it so exciting

"Why all at once my heart took flight

"I only know when he

"Began to dance with me

"I could have danced, danced, danced...

"... all night! "

It's all been grand, dear.

But now it's time to sleep!

"I could have danced all night

"I could have danced all night

"And still have begged for more

"I could have spread my wings

"And done a thousand things

"I've never done before

"I'll never know what made it so exciting

"Why all at once my heart took flight

"I only know when he

"Began to dance with me

"I could have danced, danced, danced...

"... all night! "

"Every duke and earl and peer is here

"Everyone who should be here is here

"What a smashing, positively dashing

"Spectacle, the Ascot opening day

"At the gate are all the horses

"Waiting for the cue to fly away

"What a gripping, absolutely ripping

"Moment at the Ascot opening day

"Pulses rushing

"Faces flushing

"Heartbeats speed up

"I have never been so keyed up!

"Any second now

"They'll begin to run

"Hark! A bell is ringing

"They are springing forward. Look!

"It has begun"

"What a frenzied moment that was

"Didn't they maintain an exhausting pace?

"It was a thrilling, absolutely chilling

"Running of the Ascot opening race! "

Mother!

Henry! What a disagreeable surprise.

Hello, Mother.

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