Show Boat Page #4

madam, me pride.

Gay, will you be sensible for once?

Come here, you.

- You love me?

- Yes, but I still...

I don't want your pretties, angel.

I don't need them.

Now, you wait. I'm a lucky boy.

Having you is proof enough, isn't it?

I'll get another stake,

and we'll be walking on tall air again.

- You trust me?

- Always.

Just don't stop loving me, huh?

If I ever catch you batting your eyes

at another fellow, I will...

I'm walking on the air, dear

For life is fair, dear, to lovers

I'm in the seventh heaven

There's more than seven

My heart discovered

In this sweet, improbable

And unreal world

Finding you has given me

My ideal world

Why do I love you?

Why do you love me?

Why should there be two

Happy as we?

Can you see the why or wherefore

I should be the one you care for

You're a lucky boy

I am lucky too

- All our dreams of joy

- All our dreams of joy

- Seem to come true

- Seem to come true

- Maybe that's because you love me

- Maybe that's because you love me

- Maybe that's why I love you

- Maybe that's why I love you

Sorry. That's too much money.

I'd like the cash.

Very well.

Tonight, Ravenal.

I'll be back in a half an hour.

Don't worry, darling.

It's only temporary.

I'll get them back for you.

Everything could be temporary,

except us.

Get your things packed, honey.

I'll be right back.

Charlie.

Get me a cup of coffee, please.

Yes, sir.

- Get the coffee. I'll get the elevator.

- Okay, sir.

Hello, you.

You know, I've missed you.

Hot coffee. Now, that's a good bet.

- How were your others?

- How's that, honey?

Your other bets.

Yesterday's and last night's...

...and all of them "one last round

before we break it up" bets.

Were they just as good?

You got a crystal ball, darling?

My luck's sure been

running shallow lately.

That Loop crowd's tough,

but I'll get to them.

A lot of money goes through there.

Listen, Nolie.

I nearly hit the bonanza last night.

Now, we're in jacks or better,

and it goes to aces.

Now, I got two of them back to back.

Everybody drops out but Kirby.

My next two cards are queens.

I knew he was going into a flush,

but I had to stay in. Only l...

I felt that third queen coming out

of there just as sure as...

...well, just as sure...

- What does she look like?

- What, darling?

- The queen.

Does she look like

Cameo McQueen, for instance?

Nolie, if you think there's anything going

on with Cameo or any other woman...

I know there's no other woman.

No flesh and blood woman.

I almost wish there were.

I'd know how to fight then.

But I can't fight

this lady luck of yours.

This fancy queen

in her green-felt dress.

When you talked about it just now...

...I can't put that look in your eyes.

She's whipped me.

For days and nights now, weeks

and months, she's whipped me.

- I won't be whipped anymore. I won't!

- Nolie, hush, darling.

Nolie, look, tomorrow's Christmas...

...and I've still got a little bit left.

We could go...

Tomorrow isn't Christmas.

No, it isn't.

It's just like Papa said.

It's going to be Monday.

- It's all just like Papa said.

- Nolie.

You're a weak man, Gay.

You're weak. You're weak.

- You're weak...

- Nolie, I've stood enough of this.

Take your hands off me.

Well...

...we'll have to do something

about this, won't we?

Thank you.

Frank, we can afford better than this.

Sorry, I thought you were out and l...

- Nolie!

- Ellie!

- Look at her. How are you?

- I don't know two people...

- Doesn't she look wonderful?

...l'd rather see.

- How have you been? What's happened?

- We're booked into the Trocadero.

- The Trocadero?

- We open New Year's Eve.

- Wonderful. I'm so happy for you.

- We haven't been over there yet.

Don't know who's on the bill.

But just as soon as we could, we were

going to drop in on you over at the...

Andy said that you were living

at the Sherman House.

Are you living here?

- Just temporarily. Leaving?

- But you'll be leaving today, won't you?

These folks are looking for a place.

- Your husband told me a little while...

- There must be some mistake.

Oh, Gay. Gay, darling, get up

and come and see who's here.

Well, seeing as you

all know each other...

...l'll drop back later.

Oh, no.

What is it, Nolie?

"My darling...

...by the time you read this...

...I will be on a train heading west.

What you said was true

from the beginning.

This money will help you

get back home to those who love you.

Not as I will always love you...

...but surely and safely.

Remember our good times

and forget all the rest...

...so that at least

you will never hate me.

Gay."

Oh, Nolie.

Nolie.

See? Look.

"Hooray," said Tiny Tim,

"and a Merry Christmas to you all."

Oh, Gay. Oh, Gay.

All right, come on. Take it back.

Now, look. Lift it just as high as it

will go, so it's flush up against there.

- Mr. Green.

- Yeah, that's fine, kids.

- Is that the height you want it?

- Don't bother me now, Joe.

Julie, Julie.

Julie, come on. Let's get over there and

hear the new song, will you?

Would you do that in her dressing room?

I'm trying to put on a show.

But, Jake, this is a holiday season.

It's over for you, kiddo. Work.

You promised, remember?

That's a good girl.

What's the matter with her?

- She starting in on a bust again?

- She better not.

These fool one-man girls.

Their fellow walks out, and they tear

themselves apart till they hit bottom.

And I gotta suffer for it.

Along came Bill

Who's not the type at all

You'd meet him on the street

And never notice him

His form and face

His manly grace

Is not the kind that you

Would find in a statue

Oh, I can't explain

It's surely not his brain

That makes me thrill

I love him because he's wonderful

Because he's just my Bill

I used to dream that I would discover

The perfect lover, some day

I knew I'd recognize him

If ever he came round my way

I always used to fancy that

He'd be one of the God-like kind of men

With a giant brain and a noble head

Like the heroes bold

In the books I've read

But along came Bill

An ordinary guy

He hasn't got a thing

That I can brag about

And yet to be

Upon his knee

So comfy and roomy

Feels natural to me

Oh, I can't explain

It's surely not his brain

That makes me thrill

I love him

Because he's

I don't know

Because he's just my Bill

Yeah, but can you keep her

off a bottle?

I'll try.

- Will that do, Simon Legree?

- Fine, Julie.

Now let's see the costume

for the finale, huh?

- Yes, massah.

- Attagirl.

- Yes, massah.

- That's right.

Yes, massah.

Come on, Julie. Come on,

come on, you kept us waiting for you.

- Mr. Green, can we do our number now?

- Yeah?

- A little later.

- We hope you like it.

- I will. Yeah?

- Mr. Green?

Would you sign for these, please?

- Hello, Schultz.

- How are you? Say, is that Mr. Green?

- Yeah, that's him. Right there.

- Thank you.

- Say, Mr. Green?

- Yeah.

Hi, Mr. Green. I'm Frank Schultz.

Schultz and Schultz.

Schultz and... Oh, the dance act.

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