The Boy Friend Page #8

FOR THE SERVICE GREEN

ENTITLED:

BEAUTY AND THE BATH CHAIR.

(MUSICIANS PLAY OFF-KEY)

(APPLAUSE)

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

TO BLOW A KISS:

ESPECIALLY:

AT A TIME LIKE THIS

NO, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

TO FALL IN LOVE:

VO-DE-O, VO-DE-O,

VO-DE-O

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

FOR FUN AND LARKS

A JOLLY OLD FLAME

HAS LOTS OF SPARKS

AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

TO FALL IN LOVE:

VO-DE-O, VO-DE-O,

VO-DE-O

THE MODERN BUILDINGS

THAT YOU SEE:

ARE OFTEN:

MOST ALARMING:

BUT I AM SURE:

THAT YOU'LL AGREE

A RUIN:

CAN BE CHARMING!

THERE'S DOG'S DIR ALL OVER YOUR SPATS, SIR.

(LAUGHTER)

OH, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

TO FALL IN:

NEVER TOO LATE:

TO FALL IN:

NEVER TOO LATE:

TO FALL IN:

BOTH:
LOVE

(PIANO PLAYS)

THE OUTRAGE, MR. DETHRILL.

THE GIRL'S TAKEN LEAVE

OR HER SENSES! SHE'S DISMISSED.

SHE CAN PACK HER BAGS AND

LEAVE AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

SHE'S SACKED, FIRED!

YOU'VE HAD YOUR CHANCE,

AND YOU'VE LOST IT!

(PIANO PLAYS)

SO SHE CAME TO THE BALL

AFTER ALL.

POOR CHILD.

HOW SAD SHE LOOKS.

LET ME TALK TO HER.

I KNOW HOW SHE IS FEELING.

WE ALL MISSED YOU LIKE MAD!

DIDN'T WE, CHAPS?

YES, WE DID, POLLY.

POLLY, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO US.

WE'VE ALL BEEN

PROPOSED TO.

BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN

ACCEPTED YET.

WE'RE LETTING THEM KNOW

AT MIDNIGHT.

POLLY, WHAT A SHAME YOUR

FELLA TURNED OUT TO BE A...

A ROTTER:

AND A CAD.

SHH!

YOU DO NOT WISH:

TO DANCE, POLLY?

UNTIL I DANCE:

WITH HIM, MADAME,

I WILL NEVER DANCE

AGAIN.

NEVER MIND.

THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG.

YOU KNOW, POLLY,

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU

IN THAT SWEET COSTUME,

YOU REMIND ME...

OF A SONG I ONCE KNEW.

DO I, MADAME?

CAN YOU SING IT?

YES. I THINK SO.

THERE IS AN OLD:

FRENCH LEGEND:

THAT'S SET TO

AN OLD FRENCH TUNE

IT TELLS HOW PIERROT LOVED

PIERRETTE:

UNDER:

A SUMMER MOON:

EVERY NIGH THE LOVERS MEET

JUST AS THE CLOCK

STRIKES NINE:

THEN HE GIVES HER

KISSES SWEET:

AS VINTAGE WINE:

BUT ALAS,

ONE FATEFUL NIGHT

PIERRETTE IS FORSWORN

THERE SHE STANDS, FORLORN

TILL THE COLD, GRAY DAWN

POOR LITTLE PIERRETTE

WHERE'S YOUR PIERROT?

WHY ARE YOU ALL ALONE?

AH AH AH AH AH AH AH

YOU SHOULD BE:

SO FANCY FREE:

YOUR HEAR SHOULD BE HIGH

BUT INSTEAD,

YOU HANG YOUR HEAD

AND TRY NOT TO CRY

AH AH AH:

POOR LITTLE PIERRETTE

YOU MUSTN'T SHOW

YOUR DREAM OF LOVE

HAS FLOWN:

AH AH AH AH:

JUST KEEP ON DANCING

TILL THE DAWN AND THEN

AH AH AH AH:

HE MAY COME BACK AGAIN

POOR LITTLE PIERRETTE

WHERE'S YOUR PIERROT?

WHY ARE YOU ALL ALONE?

YOU SHOULD BE:

AH AH:

SO FANCY FREE:

AH AH:

YOUR HEAR SHOULD BE HIGH

BUT INSTEAD:

AH HA HA:

YOU HANG YOUR HEAD

AH AH HA:

AND TRY NOT TO CRY

POOR LITTLE PIERRETTE

YOU MUSTN'T SHOW

YOUR DREAM OF LOVE

HAS FLOWN:

JUST KEEP ON DANCING

TILL THE DAWN AND THEN

HE MAY COME BACK

A...GAIN

MAY I HAVE:

THIS DANCE, PIERRETTE?

I'M AFRAID I CAN' DANCE WITH A STRANGER.

BUT I AM PIERROT...

YOU ARE PIERRETTE.

SURELY WE ARE:

NOT STRANGERS.

BUT I DON'T KNOW

WHO YOU ARE.

MAYBE THIS...

WILL REMIND YOU.

IT ISN'T...

IT CAN'T BE!

YES, IT'S ME!

TONY!

POLLY!

DULCIE AND I MADE I BETWEEN US DURING THE SHOW.

"HAPPY FIRST NIGHT.

I LOVE YOU. TONY."

OH!

BLOW IT OUT THEN.

HUBERT, IT'S TONY!

OH, WE'VE FOUND HIM

AT LAST!

MY SON!

MOTHER.

TONY!

- MY BOY!

- FATHER!

AND WHOM,

MAY I ASK,

IS THIS YOUNG MAN?

THIS, SIR,

IS MY SON,

THE HONORABLE:

TONY BROCKHURST!

THE HONORABLE:

TONY BROCKHURST?

OH!

YES, POLLY.

I'M AFRAID I'M NO A MESSENGER BOY AFTER ALL.

CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

OH, YES, OF COURSE!

AND WHO,

MAY I ASK,

IS THIS:

YOUNG WOMAN?

THAT, MADAME,

IS MY DAUGHTER,

AND l...

AM PERCIVAL BROWNE.

NOT...PERCIVAL BROWNE

THE MILLIONAIRE?

YES. I'M AFRAID I'VE

DECEIVED YOU, TOO.

I'M NOT A SECRETARY

AFTER ALL.

CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

OH, OF COURSE,

MY DARLING!

OOH LA LA!

IT SEEMS THAT LOVE

IS IN THE AIR TONIGHT.

IT IS, INDEED.

I, TOO, POLLY,

HAVE SOME NEWS.

HAVE YOU, DADDY?

HOW THRILLING!

MAY I TELL HER,

KIKI?

OF COURSE.

SHE SHOULD BE:

THE FIRST TO KNOW.

VERY WELL, THEN,

POLLY.

MADAME DUBONNE HAS CONSENTED

TO BECOME...

MY WIFE.

OH!

MAISIE,

IT'S MIDNIGHT.

HAVE YOU:

THOUGHT IT OVER?

AND YOU?

AND YOU?

ET TOI?

WOMEN:
AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION,

WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT THE ANSWER:

IS UNANIMOUSLY...

YES!

MEN:
SWELL!

NOW WHERE SHALL WE GO

FOR THE HONEYMOON?

ALL:
THE RIVIERA!

MAN:
READY WHEN

YOU ARE, MR. DETHRILL.

BACKGROUND. ACTION!

1 TAKE 1.

STANDBY.

WRIGGLE YOUR HIPS AND

KICK UP YOUR HEELS

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED

HOW LOVELY IT FEELS

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS

WAGGLE YOUR TOES

JUST HOW IT STARTED,

NOBODY KNOWS:

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

MULTIMILLIONAIRES

AND THEIR LITTLE PETS

DO IT:

EVEN MAIDEN LADIES

WHO WEAR LORGNETTES

HAVE TAKEN TO IT

TELL EVERYONE TO GIVE OUT THE

NEWS:

THIS IS THE WAY TO

SHAKE OFF THE BLUES

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

- YEAH!

- PLAYBACK.

QUIET ON THE SET,

EVERYBODY!

2...1,

AND...

HUSHED VOICES:

GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR

GET IN THE SWING

THIS IS THE TIME FOR

HAVING A FLING:

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

CLAP-A YOUR HANDS AND

SLAP ON YOUR THIGHS

GRIN LIKE A GOON AND

ROLL UP YOUR EYES

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

ALL THE BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS

AND THEIR BRIGHT YOUNG BEAUS

DO IT:

EVEN DUCHESSES:

AND THEIR GIGOLOS

HAVE TAKEN TO IT

AIN'T IT TERRIFIC,

AIN'T IT THE TOP?

YOU GOTTA DANCE RIGHT ON

TILL YOU DROP:

EVERYBODY'S DOING

THE RIVIERA:

I KNOW THAT I COULD

BE HAPPY:

WITH YOU, MY DARLING

IF YOU COULD BE HAPPY

WITH ME:

(APPLAUSE)

(PIANO PLAYS)

(APPLAUSE PICKS UP)

(APPLAUSE PICKS UP)

WELL DONE, LOVE.

YOU SAVED THE SHOW.

A STAR IS BORN.

YOU'RE WELCOME

TO BE THE STAR:

OF A CRUMMY:

SHOW LIKE THIS.

AND YOU CAN UNDERSTUDY

MY PART TONIGHT, DEARIE.

THE PUBLIC LIKES YOU.

DETHRILL LIKES YOU.

I LIKE YOU. YOU CAN STAY ON

FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

A DOUBLE SALARY,

OF COURSE.

WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.

WE'LL DISCUSS THE YOUNG

LADY NOW,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SHE'S A JONAH!

I'VE NEVER KNOWN

OF A FORCE LIKE IT!

AD-LIBBING, UPSTAGING,

A FAMILY ROW ON STAGE?

CAKES AND BUSKERS?!

MY PROFESSIONAL:

CAREER IN TATTERS!

MY HARD-WON REPUTATION RUINED!

AND IT ALL STARTED

WITH HER!

EITHER SHE GOES,

OR I GO!

THAT'S EASILY SETTLED.

I'VE BEEN THINKING

FOR SOME TIME OF

TAKING OVER YOUR PART.

I'M REALLY MISCAS AS LORD BROCKHURST.

FAR TOO YOUNG.

PAY NO ATTENTION

TO HIM, MR. MAX.

HE'S RATHER OVERWROUGHT!

DON'T BOTHER ME NOW.

MR. DETHRILL AND I HAVE

THINGS TO SEE TO.

BONJOUR,

MR. DETHRILL!

(SPEAKING BAD FRENCH)

...HOLLYWOOD!

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

...FRAULEIN POLLY.

FOR POLLY.

CAN'T YOU SPEAK GERMAN?

GERMAN?

I THINK I WILL:

MAKE, UH...

SINGING IN THE RAIN.

I'LL SEND YOU A POST CARD

FROM HOLLYWOOD, CHAPS.

THERE, MY DARLING.

WE'LL MAKE YOU

THE MOST LOVELY-SMELLING

LADY IN CHRISTENDOM.

JUST REHEARSING.

HOO-EEE!

HEY!

WAIT! WAIT! LOOK!

LOOK!

PA PA PA PUM PA PA PA

PUM:

BRRR PA PA:

BRRR PA PA:

PUM PUM PUM PUM:

PA PA PA PUM:

PA PA PA PUM:

BRRR PA PA:

PA PA PA PUM:

PA PA PA PUM:

PA PA PA PA:

PUM!

YOU KNOW THE DOUBLE TRIP

MAXIE FORD:

WITH A KNICKERBOCKER

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