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didn't want you to worry about...

No, no.

It was like... Well, you know, like...

...you're walking across a

field and everything's great.

The surs shining and

birds are singing...

...and all of a sudden out of a clear

sky, a bolt of lighting hits you.

It's not your fault.

But you don't have to

walk in the field again.

No.

Good night, Jane.

Good night.

I love this farm.

You know, I was all over

the south pasture yesterday.

The acid constituent

is too high, by far.

You see, that's due to

the lack of silicic itself.

After we're married, I intend to make

regular applications of calcium...

...magnesium and...

Jane?

- What?

- You seem more interested...

...in that show than you are in me.

I'm sorry, Orville.

It's gonna seem rather strange,

having an actress for a sister-in-law.

Abigail. Rather uncomfortable.

Come to think of it, that Ross

fellow will be my brother-in-law.

Well...

...we won't see much of them.

They'll be living in New York.

You know, a couple of weeks ago, I was

actually jealous of that Ross fellow.

Just a little silly idea I had.

Before I knew about him and Abigail.

What does she see in

a fellow like that?

Well...

...love's a funny thing.

You never know where the

lightning's going to strike.

That's right.

Look how it struck us.

Drifting on the bay

of Can't Forget You

Moonbeams will relight

The night I met you

I'll know then...

All right, kids, hold it. Hold it. It's

still dragging. We gotta pick it up.

Try it again. Pretty good, Abby.

Oh, Joe, not again.

I've been going all day.

We all have, honey. All

right, Artie, from the top.

I told you I don't want

to do it again. I'm tired.

Look, we gotta do it

again. Now, take it easy.

Just run through it easy.

- I don't think we have to.

- You don't think?

- No, I don't think we have to.

- Just a minute. Just...

- You have no right to work us like this.

- Nobody is complaining.

- The number's fine the way it is.

- I'll decide that, not you.

Your job is to do what I tell you

and to do it right for a change.

You know, you're not

so perfect in this part.

- What?

- No. Your timing's off, you miss your cues.

You don't know your lines.

Don't act like a prima donna.

Well, if I'm so awful, why

didn't you get somebody else?

If I'd known this was

gonna happen, I would have.

You know your trouble?

You got a star complex.

You think you're the

whole show. You're not.

The sooner you find out, the better.

Listen, you're gonna buckle down

and get to work like everybody else.

You're gonna play this part,

play it the way I want it...

...if I have to drag a performance

out of you with my two hands!

Okay, kids. Break it

up. Same time tomorrow.

That means everybody

here ready to work.

Good night.

Now, now, my dear, you mustrt

let these things upset you.

- He didn't have to talk to me like that.

- After all, my dear, this is hardly theater.

It's just a little

barnyard entertainment.

Don't you worry, someday they'll

treat you the way you deserve.

I'll see to that personally.

- I had a call from New York this morning.

- Oh, Harrison, what?

Something very interesting.

- Good night, Joe.

- Good night, Joe.

- Let's go make some coffee.

- I sure need it.

Good night, Joe.

Was that necessary?

Oh, hello, Jane.

Yeah, yeah, I'm afraid it was.

Abigail's been acting up a little.

It seems to me you were trying

to hurt her. Deliberately.

It will do her some good. We

might get a rehearsal out of her.

You mean you have to browbeat someone

to get a rehearsal out of them?

- It happens in this business.

- You ought to make a change...

...in this business.

Don't do that to the

girl you're gonna marry.

Jane, this has nothing to

do with getting married.

- What?

- No, it's all part of putting on a show.

Now, look, I don't tell

you how to run your farm.

Believe me, in my work, I

know what's gotta be done.

All I know is what

you've done to my sister.

And as long as you happen

to be using this barn...

Okay. I'll handle her with kid gloves.

If it'll make you happy.

It'll make her happy and

that's all that counts.

- Oh, Artie.

- Yeah, Joe?

- Let everything go, I'll close up.

- Oh, okay. Good night, Joe.

Good night.

- What's my next line?

- Okay, Abby.

- I didn't want to hold him.

- Abby.

All right. Hold it, hold

it, hold it. Where's Abby?

- He's free to go.

- I didn't want to hold him.

- Abby.

- He's free to go. What's the matter?

Abby, we're waiting for

you. That was your cue.

I'll never make that, even if I

change in the wings. It's impossible.

Okay. Okay. That's what

run-throughs are for.

We'll shuffle things around a bit.

- Sarah can take the number. Sarah?

- Just a minute. Just a minute.

This is my number. Nobody

else is going to do it.

What do you suggest?

I suggest you don't try

cutting anything of mine.

If you had the show

properly routined...

...you wouldn't expect

people to do the impossible.

As the matter of fact, I think

this whole thing is unprofessional.

Obviously, this isn't a Broadway show,

it's just a little barnyard entertainment.

Well?

I'm still trying to

do things your way.

I'll talk to her.

And while I think of it,

don't forget ambers on Abby.

- I don't want a dark stage.

- Okay.

- Coffee?

- Yeah.

- Where is Abby? Isn't she up?

- Es has gone to get her.

Wow! Hey kids, we're in Variety.

Get a load of this. "Word along the

stem is that Joe Ross' new musical...

...Fall in Love, looks like

a real buy. Six producers...

...will be trekking to his barnyard

theater next week for their first glimpse. "

- We're in.

- Read that part again, Herb?

"Word along the stem is

that Joe Ross' new musical...

...Fall in Love, looks

like a real buy. "

What is it, Jane?

"... am leaving for

New York with Mr. Keath.

He's got a part for

me in his new play.

Please understand,

this is my big chance. "

I just thought of a wonderful idea.

That stage wait in the second act?

It doesn't have to be. All you have

to do is lift the curtain just...

- Who died?

- The show died.

- What?

- Abigail walked out on us.

- What?

- With Keath.

- With Keath?

- Oh, I don't care about him.

I can get along without him.

I can do his part myself.

- Without Abigail, I'm sunk.

- What about the girl in New York?

I don't understand why

she'd do a thing like this.

- Some of them sing, some dance.

- Go to New York with Mr. Keath?

- I don't know Mr. Keath.

- It's tough to get a girl...

She didn't leave me an address.

These kind of girls

don't grow on trees.

She didn't even say goodbye to me.

You think it'll work?

- Maybe.

- Joe, we only got three days.

- I know.

- Got the numbers.

- Gotta rehearse...

- I know. What else?

- We can try.

- What else are we gonna do?

I don't know.

Jane?

- What?

- Jane...

...you're gonna do the part.

- You're gonna do the part.

- Don't get excited.

- I'm not excited. I'm not...

You can sing. You can

dance. And you know the part.

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