Room At The Top Page #2

What do you think of Charles' door effect June?

It was like thunder.

That's the trouble with these literal minds.

The play writes instructions said crack of door.

That's exactly what we got.

(PEOPLE SPEAKING IN BACKGROUND)

Come on Joe.

Hello Charles.

Hello.

Was I terrible?

You were very good as a matter of fact.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

Joe Lampton, Susan Brown. He liked the show very much.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

Where's Jack?

Ohh, he went to fetch his car.

Oh, Charles you know that scene, the love scene

I tried to remember what Bernard said.

Do you think I do any better?

You were fine.

Hey Jenny you don't need to take that home yet, you know we will need it again tomorrow night.

Why don't you leave it for Tilly?

If I'd only known...

You'd known what?

If I'd only known you'd be so beautiful I would have brought you some flowers.

There you are Jack.

Here I am.

You comin' for a drink, darling?

Oh, we haven't been properly introduced, haven't we?

I'm Eva, Eva Kent and you are Joe, aren't you?

We're going after the clearance, are you coming?

Oh, I'd love to but Jack and I have to go home for dinner.

Oh, what a pitty.

- Cyril !

- Joe this is Cyril.

This is Cyril, he is my husband, beleive it or not.

Cyril this is Joe.

- Hello.

- Hello again.

Teddy was telling me about you, Teddy Merrick.

I hope you gonna like it here.

I know I am.

You don't beat about the bush. Don't you?

I would look out if I were you Jack, I think you'll find you have a rival, for Susan's lovely hand.

Ha,ha..

Joe this is Jack Wales. Jack this is Joe sthg. from the terasuries.

Lampton, Joe Lampton.

You and Joe have a lot in common both being entrapped birdmen.

Oh, that.

What outfit?

Wellington's.

Hmm, sergeant observer ha?

Yes, how did you know?

Oh, I can tell.

Did you ever get beyond Wellington's?

No, as a matter of fact I was shut down early, spent most of the war in a prison camp.

Oh, is that so?

Must have been rough.

Well ... as a matter of fact...

Ha,ha come on Sue... 22:40 precisely. Operation Supper would begin.

Ha, ha what a stinker, don't know how you all stand it. Come on Sue.

Do come and have a drink with us first.

Well we'd love to but you know Papa Brown, he likes you on the dot. Some other time.

Good night all.

Good night sergeant.

You must tell me about your POW experiences but some other time.

I'll remember the flowers next time.

Good night. Sirrrr !

Freaking Officer.

Jack Wales was a POW too.

He escaped.

Are you ready darling?

(ENGINE STARTS)

(BUS ENGINE ROARS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Hello, Sergeant.

Shoping for lingerie?

What size are you? 44?

Listen, do me a favour, will you? I know all about you now.

I know you were a squadron leader with a distinguished war record, the DSO

and all the rest of it.

But just do me a favour

the war is over, stop calling me sergant!

I'll try to remember.

But sergant you're selling me short,

didn't anyone told you about my DFC?

Ha, ha, ha !!!

(ORDERS GIVEN IN DOG RACE)

And he just stood there. Watching this one, gloating over it like a bloody watch dog.

All phony acts and putting on a squadron's leader act with me.

Even threw the DFC at me.

If we've done what ever it was he did we would have only got a DFM.

Just medals, no crosses for us.

Different brands of courage, don't you know.

Oh, there's Charlie S., I'll see what he's on.

Here, isn't that Susan's father's works?

Joe you're wasting your time.

These two familes, "The Browns" and "The Wales"s they are worth more brass

then the rest of Warnley rolls together.

Heyy, what you think about that one?

Hmm, not bad...but not grade one.

What you mean by that?

Time I filled you in on the Lampton report on love.

I 've got a full proof method for grading women.

Partly money, partly background and partly J. Lampton's instinct.

Now take Susan Brown.

Are you offering her to me.

No, seriously Susan is grade one on every account.

You just have to look at her to know.

Susan is not for you lad.

It just so happens that I like her.

You lust after her, you mean.

No, no, no. It's not that at all.

Well, it's partly that but not just that.

She's so wholesome.

And you think you'd find her wholesome if her old man didn't have a million in the bank.

There are plenty of other wholesome girls in Warnley, you know.

Like who? Like June?

Yes, like June.

Say you got you some kind of understanding with her?

Me lord Nooo! June's a good kid but she's got an invalid mother.

And they live of June's salary, the pair of them. So whom ever marries June

marries her invalid mother too.

What you and me should be looking for is a nice girl with no ties

and a nice family business in background, shopping.

Joe, 2, track 2. We got 4 to 1. What are you on?

Grade one. I put my 2 bob on grade one everytime.

In number 2 to win please.

How about that baby?

That one, she's grade 10.

Grade 9 and over means boredom on Saturday nights, you wanna keep miles away from them.

All on 4 to win, please.

Now grade ones like my girl

they'll be really something special in bed, you see that they have almost nothing else to do.

Come on Joe, there's the bell.

That Brown he must ... , you know.

All those chimneys, that's money.

Beautiful, beautiful brass.

Belching out every minute of the day and night.

Come on.

You know Charles, I've been thinking about that dramatic club.

You remember you said you need man, a fresh blood and all that.

Did you mean it?

I certainly did.

Well I don't know if I'm really good, mind but I'd like to try.

Oh, I get it.

You're not interested in dramatics it's Susan.

Ohh, I know. "You're wasting your time Joe." But do you wanna bet on it?

Did I here somebody say bet ?

I bet you'd never gonna get a length of a date with her.

A Dollar on it then.

Right then. Cut it.

(BACKGROUND TALKING)

Hello Susan.

Hello.

You know I never seemed to get a chance to speak to you.

I only joined the club because of you

now I here that you're not even in the new play.

Somebody else has to have a chance, it's only fair.

Gwen is awfully good, she will do it very well.

Quiet, please.

Damn... What are you doing after rehearsal.

We've got a party at home tonight. Jack's gonna collect me. He should be here any minute.

I thought he was back at Cambridge.

He came for the weekend.

Come on Joe.

We're wasting time. Take your coats off.

Come on Joe, speed it up. On top of the sofa there.

Alice, love I want you to start at the scene where you defend your lover.

It's the top of page 12. Now stand there.

Here we are. "I don't see why ..." and don't forget love, there's the audience.

Push it right out. From when I say go, ready ?

Right!

I don't see why he didn't even know my late husband, I ensure you inspector

he has got nothing to do with it.

He's something to do with you love, hasn't he?

Really?

Just what do you mean by that inspector?

Oh, you are a friend of her's sir? You are, aren't you?

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