The Glass Slipper Page #5

IS IT AS LONG AGO AS THAT?

WELL, WE'RE ALL

GOOD FRIENDS NOW.

THE PALACE:

HASN'T CHANGED.

NOR HAVE YOU,

MADAM ALTSTERSTRAU.

AS BEAUTIFUL AS EVER.

OHH, THANK YOU.

[SNAPPING FINGERS]

OH, I SHOULD LIKE

TO PRESENT MY COUSIN MRS. SONDER.

AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS

BIRDENA AND SERAFINA.

CHARLES.

OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.

IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE,

YOUR HIGHNESS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

HEARING ABOUT YOUR TRAVELS.

OH, YES. WE'RE VERY

FOND OF PARIS.

OH, YOU KNOW PARIS?

OH, WE DON' PRECISELY KNOW PARIS,

BUT WE'RE VERY

DEVOTED TO IT,

AREN'T WE COUSIN LOULOU?

IT'S SO FRENCH.

YES. WE MUST DISCUSS I AT LENGTH SOMETIME.

DON'T GO AWAY, PLEASE.

[ALL TALKING]

MY CHANCE:

WHEN YOU GET BACK.

DON'T BE LONG.

THERE, DANCING

WITH YOUR FATHER.

WE HAVEN'T MET BEFORE,

MY DEAR?

YOU, UH, YOU DON'T LIVE

IN THIS REGION?

I THINK YOU AND I

SHOULD MEET.

I'M YOUR HOST.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

WHERE IS THE KITCHEN?

THE KITCHEN, M'LADY?

WELL, DO YOU SEE

THAT ONE?

OH. WHO IS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW.

COULDN'T GET HER

TO SAY A WORD.

OH. EXCUSE ME.

I'VE A FEELING

WE'VE MET BEFORE.

THAT WE'VE DANCED

TOGETHER BEFORE, TOO.

CINDERELLA.

GOOD EVENING, CINDERELLA.

YES. THERE'S DEFINITELY

A BIT OF EXPLANATION.

I'M AFRAID I TOOK

THE EASY WAY,

WHICH IS UNHAPPILY

THE PATH OF DECEPTION.

I'M JUST VERY GLAD

THAT YOU COULD COME.

I WAS WORRIED YOU

WOULDN'T BE HERE.

NOW THAT YOU ARE HERE,

LET ME EXPLAIN.

[CHATTERING]

CHARMING.

WHO IS THA WALKING WITH THE PRINCE?

SHE'S SOMEONE

I KNEW IN PARIS.

OH, I DIDN'T SEE.

DID YOU SEE HER,

COUSIN LOULOU?

NO, BUT THAT DRESS--

THERE'S SOMETHING

ABOUT THAT DRESS.

DIDN'T SEE HER.

I DANCED WITH HER

AND COULDN'T GET HER TO SAY A WORD.

SHE DOESN'T SPEAK

THE LANGUAGE, THEY SAY.

A FOREIGNER.

THEY SAY HE CARRIED ON

WITH AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS IN PARIS.

EGYPTIAN.

DIDN'T YOU SEE THE HAIR?

EGYPTIAN, OF COURSE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE

A LOOK AT THAT DRESS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

COUSIN LOULOU,

BIRDENA, AND SERAFINA.

BUT YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE.

OH, YES, I AM. THEY--

THEY MUSTN'T SEE ME.

THIS DRESS, I--I HAVE DONE

A DREADFUL THING. YOU KNOW, I...

[DANCERS APPLAUDING]

OOH! OOH!

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL,

THERE SHE GOES NOW.

WHO IS SHE?

I'LL WAGER YOU'LL KNOW.

ME? OH.

EVERYBODY GUESSING

AND NOBODY KNOWS.

DID YOU DANCE WITH HER?

YES, YOUR HIGHNESS,

BUT SHE WOULDN'T SPEAK.

AH!

NEVER OPENED HER MOUTH.

HA HA!

CLEVER GIRL.

KNOWS WHEN TO HOLD HER TONGUE.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

WE'VE BEEN TOLD

SHE DOESN'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE.

THE RUMOR IS:

SHE'S EGYPTIAN.

AHH, WELL?

I SEE YOU--AH!

THERE YOU ARE.

PLEASE TELL ME WHO THAT GIRL--

[BELL CHIMING]

[BONG]

[BONG]

[CHIMING CONTINUES]

[BELL CHIMES MIDNIGHT]

NO, YOU DIDN'T DREAM IT.

THE COACHMEN AND I

BROUGHT YOU HOME.

AND THE DRESS,

IS IT ALL RIGHT?

DID I TEAR I OR ANYTHING?

IT'S AS GOOD AS NEW

AND BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM.

YOU KNOW, I--I HAVE

A SECRET TO TELL YOU.

YOU REMEMBER THE SON

OF THE COOK, EH?

MM-HMM.

HE'S NO THE SON OF THE COOK.

HE'S THE SON

OF THE DOOK!

I MEAN, THE DUKE.

HE'S--HE'S

PRINCE CHARLES.

CAN HE COOK?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T THINK SO.

TOO BAD.

MEN MAKE THE BEST COOKS.

BETTER THAN WOMEN,

THEY SAY.

DON'T WORRY,

PERHAPS HE CAN DO OTHER THINGS.

NOW, GO TO SLEEP.

TOMORROW WILL BE INTERESTING.

GOOD NIGHT, CINDERELLA.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL, THAT'S OVER.

COST ME A PRETTY PENNY.

OH, AND THAT EGYPTIAN ONE,

WHO WAS SHE?

THEY'RE SAYING THAT YOU

MET HER IN PARIS.

A VERY NOBLE LADY,

YOUR HIGHNESS.

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A FEZ--

UH, OF A MOSQUE--

OF A SCARAB--UH--

A PASHA.

THANK YOU,

YOUR HIGHNESS.

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER

OF THE PASHA OF GIZA ON THE NILE.

AH! OLD GIZER.

OH, I KNOW HIM WE--

I DIDN'T KNOW

HE HAD A DAUGHTER.

HE HAS THREE,

YOUR HIGHNESS.

BUT THIS ONE IS:

THE PRINCESS TEHARA.

TEHARA, VERY BEAUTIFUL.

OH, A LADY OF GREAT VIRTUE.

SPLENDID BLOODLINE!

SHE IS ONE:

OF EIGHT CHILDREN.

HER MOTHER WAS:

ONE OF 14 CHILDREN.

ALL MALES.

VERY PROLIFIC FAMILY.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

GOOD STOCK.

GOOD TEETH, TOO,

I NOTICED.

FINE HOCKS:

AND SPLENDID WITHERS.

HERSCHEL, BRING ME

MY DRESSING GOWN, IF YOU PLEASE.

OH! I'LL NEVER FORGE MY FIRST BALL.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW

TO BEHAVE.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW

HOW TO DANCE.

IT'S TRUE. MY FATHER

WAS SOMETHING OF A RECLUSE.

HE TAUGHT ME NOTHING.

I MADE A NUMBER:

OF EMBARRASSING MISTAKES.

UH, NOTHING SERIOUS, I TRUST.

FORTUNATELY I MARRIED THE DAUGHTER

OF THE DUKE OF BOMBURG.

MMM. THE ONLY SENSIBLE THING

I EVER DID.

FINE WOMAN. OLD FAMILY.

BOMBURG TITLE GOES BACK

TO CHARLEMAGNE.

PERFECT BLOODLINES.

YES.

FATHER, WHAT IF I WERE

TO MARRY A COMMONER?

PRINCES DO NO MARRY COMMONERS.

THAT IS:

A WELL-ESTABLISHED FACT.

WITH NOTHING TO SUPPORT I EXCEPT THE WILLINGNESS

OF PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IT,

LIKE SOME OTHER:

WELL-ESTABLISHED FACTS.

FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION,

WHAT IF I WERE TO FALL IN LOVE

WITH A COMMONER?

DISCUSSION, MY FOOT!

EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.

YOU KNOW VERY WELL

SHE'S A COMMONER!

AND THEY LOVE HER

ALL THE MORE FOR IT.

[LAUGHTER]

ISN'T HE A CHARMER?

LIKE HIS MOTHER,

THE CHARMER.

EVERYBODY'S CHARMING.

LET'S DRINK TO THAT.

PRINCESS TEHARA!

[GLASSES CLINK]

WEDDING BELLS!

[LAUGHING]

THE NEXT MORNING,

THE BUTLER:

TOLD THE HOUSEMAID

WHAT HE HAD HEARD.

THE PRINCE:

WAS GOING TO BE MARRIED.

THE HOUSEMAID:

TOLD HER MISTRESS.

THE RUMOR WENT FLYING

THROUGH THE PRINCIPALITY.

BEFORE THE DAY:

WAS HALF OVER,

THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

OF THE FASHIONABLE HILL

WERE SELECTING NEW CLOTHES

TO WEAR AT A WEDDING.

EGYPTIAN, THEY SAY.

TEHARA.

IT'S AN EGYPTIAN NAME.

OH, I KNOW.

I SPOKE TO HER.

NO!

WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?

OH, VERY PLEASANT.

ROYALTY ALWAYS IS.

SHE WAS MOST CORDIAL

WITH US.

YES. VERY GRACIOUS.

SHE ADMIRED BIRDENA

AND SERAFINA VERY MUCH.

OH...HA HA.

SHE SPOKE VERY HIGHLY

OF THEM TO THE PRINCE.

HE TOLD ME SO.

YOU SPOKE TO THE PRINCE?

OF COURSE.

WE HAD A DELIGHTFUL

HALF HOUR.

IS SHE BEAUTIFUL--

THE PRINCESS?

OF COURSE.

UH, PASS THE BUTTER.

IS SHE KIND...

AND GOOD?

WHAT DIFFERENCE TO YOU?

FOR THE PRINCE.

IT'LL BE HAPPIER FOR HIM

IF SHE IS--

THE BUTTER.

WILL HE BE GOING

TO EGYPT TO LIVE?

EGYPT IS A WILDERNESS.

THE PEOPLE ALL:

RUN ABOUT NAKED!

[ALL LAUGH]

THE RICH ONES:

WEAR CLOTHES.

[LAUGHTER CONTINUES]

[THINKING]

HE'S GOING TO BE MARRIED...

TO A PRINCESS.

HE'S GOING TO BE MARRIED.

HE'S GOING TO BE MARRIED!

HE'S GOING TO BE MARRIED

TO A PRINCESS!

I WISH I WERE DEAD.

HE'S GOING TO BE MARRIED!

I WISH I WERE DEAD.

DID YOU BRING:

YOUR LUNCH?

I...

I CAME--

I CAME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE?

NO, I DON' CARE FOR IT MUCH.

I LIKE WINDOWSILL BETTER.

BUT IF YOU LIKE GOOD-BYE,

YOU SAY GOOD-BYE,

AND I'LL SAY WINDOWSILL,

ELBOW,

APPLE DUMPLING,

PICKLE RELISH.

I'M--I'M RUNNING AWAY

FROM HOME.

FROM HOME TO WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE

IN THE PALACE SOMEDAY,

SO WHY DON'T YOU RUN

THAT WAY?

NO! THAT IS WHY

I'M RUNNING AWAY.

I CAN'T BEAR TO LIVE HERE...

AND--AND SEE THE PALACE...

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