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- Can you put your weight on it?

- I'll try.

- I'm sorry, fella! I didn't mean it.

- Okay, forget it.

- Let's get him a cab.

Taxi!

Here, let me carry you.

My dear man, it's entirely my fault

and I apologize.

Here's for your trouble.

Lean on me.

- I can stand anything but pain.

- You'll be all right.

It's swelling. I'm getting a haematoma.

The blood is spurting out.

I want some cold compresses!

Not hot, but cold.

Listen, you go over to Sardi's.

I'll see you later.

Driver, take them on over.

Order me a steak.

I'll see you in a few minutes.

PENNY ARCADE:

Excuse me.

I'm just a little bit fuzzy.

Wasn't this formerly the Eltinge theatre?

What are you doing in there?

The GORILLA'S BRIDE

ELECTRICITY IS LIFE

MADAME OLGA - PREDICTIONS

TEST YOUR LOVE APPEAL

When you feel as low

as the bottom of a well

and can't get out of the mood

Do something to perk yourself up

and change your attitude

Give a tug to your tie

Put a crease in your pants

But if you really want to feel fine

give your shoes a shine

When there's a shine on your shoes

there's a melody in your heart

With a singable happy feeling

a wonderful way to start

to face the world every day

with the deedle-dum-dee-dah-dah

A little melody that is making

the worrying world go by

When you walk down the street

with the happy-go-lucky beat

You'll find a lot in what I'm repeating

When there's a shine on your shoes

There's a melody in your heart

What a wonderful way to start the day

Now there's a shine that you get

in the barbershop

There's a shine that you get

in the Pullman car

There's a shine that you get

in the pool room

There's a shine that you get

in the school room

But it doesn't matter where you get it

It'll do a lot of good if you let it

A little bit of polish will abolish

what's bothering you

When there's a shine on your shoes

Melody in your heart

Singable happy feeling

Wonderful!

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Got a shine on my shoes

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

I got a shine shoes

Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes! Shiny shoes!

Shine Shine Shine Shine on my shoes

I got a shine on my shoes

I got a shine on my shoes

I got a shine on my shoes

I got a shine on my shoes

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Got a shoeshine

Yeah! Hooray!

JEFFREY CORDOVA - OEDIPUS REX

Adopted From The Original Greek by

JEFFREY CORDOVA:

STARRING JEFFREY CORDOVA

DIRECTED BY JEFFREY CORDOVA

THE STRATTON THEATRE

In such a time, indeed

you must reap doubly

with a twofold pain

Kind friend, you alone are faithful to me.

Blind though I am...

I know that you are here,

and your voice is known to me.

Oh, man of dark deed, how did you find

the heart to blind yourself...

but deliver to all?

Apollo, friends! Apollo!

Come near me.

Lay your hand upon a wretched man.

Do not fear.

My plague can touch no one but me.

Seize me and drive me out!

Send me, for God's sake,

to some distant spot!

Conceal me! Kill me!

This guy is going to direct a musical?

This guy can do anything.

Therefore plan, for to death

shall watch life's hand

and can't all happy till thee pass

the earth away

Sweetie, we start on the left foot!

Always the left!

The whole exit depends upon...

Lily, darling! How are you?

Lester, how am I doing?

- Jeff, this is Tony...

- Excuse me.

Underneath it all, very simple.

Isn't he wonderful?

Listen. Order me

a corned-beef sandwich, will you?

Lean, now, no fat, no gristle.

And a cream soda and a pickle.

- Mr. Cordova wants a...

- Stay right here. It's all right.

That maniac. Honestly! Say, Hal?

- Yes, Miss Marton.

- The maestro wants his...

I know. The corned beef.

It's in his dressing room already.

Hal, this is Mr. Hunter.

- This is Hal Benton, Jeff's manager.

- Nice to meet you.

- I'm a great admirer of yours.

- Thank you.

- When did you get in town?

- I got off the train a couple of hours ago.

- Wasn't that curtain slower tonight?

- It was my fault. I'm sorry.

No, don't change it. Keep it that way.

It's wonderful. Doubles the applause.

- Jeff, this is Tony Hunter.

- How do you do?

Sorry, kids. Be with you soon as I get out

of this sackcloth and ashes...

Max, what happened to that amber spot?

It was way off.

Must have more light on me there.

Don't let us keep it a secret

I'm in the show.

- Excuse me.

- Hello, sweetheart.

- You look wonderful.

- Thank you.

Hal, call a full dialogue rehearsal, will you?

Friday, for the full company.

Sloppy diction. The original was in Greek,

but this is in English.

Don't let us keep it a secret it's in English.

I want to catch the matinee tomorrow...

- of Man in a Mousetrap.

- Can't do. We got a drama lecture...

Never mind. We'll work it out somehow.

Jeff, this is Tony Hunter.

Yeah, I know. We just met.

Mr. Hunter.

- I beg your pardon.

- I'm glad to know you.

So happy to meet you.

You have no idea

how delighted I am to see you.

- Delighted and thrilled.

- Thank you.

We need our theatre greats right here.

So when Lily and Lester said they were

doing a show with Tony Hunter...

that's all I had to know.

I'm dropping every other project,

and there are plenty, believe me.

That's wonderful, Mr. Cordova,

but all this... The classics...

- Do you really want to do a musical?

- Musical, musical!

I'm sick of these artificial barriers

between the musical and the drama.

In my mind, there is no difference

between the magic rhythms...

of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse

and the magic rhythms...

of Bill Robinson's immortal feet.

Hal, write that down.

I'll use it at Princeton.

It's already down. You used it last week.

I tell you, if it moves you,

if it stimulates you...

if it entertains you, it's theatre.

When the right combination gets together

and it spells theatre...

I got to be right in there up to my armpits.

That's higher than usual.

Now, that's what I wanted

Tony to hear you say.

I tried to tell him how you feel, but I knew

that you could say it so beautifully.

Lily, you splendid animal.

Take your hands off my wife

and let's get down to business.

Now I have here a script.

It's great. It's ready to roll.

Jeff, I want you to take this home.

I want you to read it tonight...

But before I do,

give me a rough idea of the plot.

- Now?

- Throw it at me for a quick impression.

- I'm dying to hear it.

- You tell it, Lester.

- You do it so much better.

- Lester, honestly.

- Please, Lily, tell them.

- Lester, honestly.

With Tony in mind, we naturally

visualize a light and intimate show.

We want to give him a chance to play

a charming guy, with just enough plot...

to make him do lots

of gay and varied numbers.

He's a writer and illustrator

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