There's No Business Like Show Business Page #5

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Thanks, Mom.

Go to sleep now.

Good night, Ma.

Good night, Tim.

Is he all right?

Oh, he's fine now,

but what he's gonna

feel like in the morning.

Anyway, I hope so.

Steve, I wanna talk to you.

Sure, Mom.

Are you disappointed

in me, too,

the way Dad is?

You can't blame

your father, Steve,

the way you

threw it at him,

just cold,

without any buildup.

He wasn't lookin' for it.

He had different plans

for you.

There's still

Katy and Tim.

Yes, but you're

the firstborn.

There's always something

about the first.

Life's funny.

You raise a kid backstage,

you teach him

every trick you know

about singing and dancing

and how to make people laugh,

and then one day, this.

Why? How come?

I don't know, Ma.

It's inside me.

It must have

always been there.

It's like losin' ya, Steve.

Oh, I know,

not really, but...

Then you are

disappointed.

No, I'm not disappointed.

It's a wonderful thing.

I'm just not

used to it yet,

but I'm proud.

Very proud.

Mom.

Remember the night

The night you said

I love you?

Remember?

Remember,

my love

All the stars

Above you?

Remember?

Remember, we vowed

to own this spot

And after I learned

to care a lot

You promised that you'd

Forget me not

But you forgot

To reme-em-em-ber

When do we open?

Where?

Have another sandwich.

Oh, come on,

let's go inside.

They're starting.

Showtime.

Quiet!

Terry:

Showtime! Showtime!

You all get settled down.

Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!

There. Now, since you were

nice enough to surprise me,

I have a surprise for you.

We have a couple of

very talented young people

here with us tonight... songs,

dances, and impressions...

And they would like

to perform for you.

Now, this act

hasn't been seen

in something like

20 years,

and if I'm any

judge of talent,

it'll never be seen again.

Ladies and gentlemen,

The Two Donahues!

When that

midnight choo-choo

Leaves for Alabam'

I gotta catch that train

I'll be right there

I got my fare

When I see that

rusty-haired conductor man

I gotta find that man

I'll grab him

by the collar

And I'll holler

- Ala

- Bam'

That's where you

stop your train

That brings me

back again

Down home

where I'll remain

Where my honey lamb am

I will be

right there with bells

When that

old conductor yells

All aboard, all aboard

All aboard

for Alabamy

For Alabam'

For Alabamy

Board!

I'll be right there

with bells

When that

old conductor yells

All aboo-rd

For Alabam'

When that midnight

choo-choo leaves for

Alabam'

Thank you.

Thank you very much,

ladies and gentlemen.

My sister and I

both thank you.

Would you like to say

a few words, sweetheart?

Yes.

Thank you. That's enough.

Now, ladies and gentlemen,

for the piece de rsistance.

We're supposed

to add a new song

to our act

for next season,

but the fella who was

supposed to sing it

got himself a new job.

It's not as much money

as we were paying him,

but that's

what he wants to do,

so we're all for him.

Would you like to hear it?

Ladies and gentlemen,

your guest of honor,

Mr. Steven Donahue.

Thank you very much.

A couple of years ago,

when we were

playing down in Memphis,

I heard a song

that impressed me very much,

and it's

the kind of a song

we snap our fingers

and clap our hands,

and I want you

to come along with me.

We'll have a little fun.

Brothers

And sisters

Listen

You nonbelievers, listen

You better

start to believe

All you doubters

Be hallelujah shouters

Or else

you're going to grieve

There's no time to wait

You may be too late

So listen

You don't know

what you're missin'

Until you

start to believe

If you believe

That there's a heaven

You'll get to heaven

If you believe

If you believe

that there are angels

You'll see the angels

If you believe

I'm not making promises

To the doubting Thomases

But if you believe

the Lord can help you

The Lord will help you

If you believe

Do you believe?

We do,

we do, we do

Do you believe?

We do,

we do, we do

Well, Jonah went out

one night in a gale

Do you believe that?

We do, we do, we do

Soon he was

swallowed up by a whale

Do you believe that?

We do,

we do, we do

Daniel laid down

with lions that roared

Noah was on his ark

when it poured

Moses looked up,

and he spoke to the Lord

Do you believe that?

We do

We do,

we do, we do

Now, I'm not making promises

To the doubting Thomases

But if you believe

the Lord can help you

The Lord will help you

If you believe

More! More!

Thank you very much.

I hope you won't take this

as my farewell performance.

I'm just going into rehearsal

now for four years,

and when I get

the new act put together...

New material, new costumes...

I hope you'll all

find the time

to come and see me.

Will you?

Steven:
Thank you.

Woman:
We're going

to miss you around here.

Somebody put a slice of

raw onion in this sandwich.

You better

give me a bite.

I need an excuse, too.

Florida.

We now take you

to beautiful Florida,

land of golden sunshine,

balmy breezes,

swaying palm trees.

Playground

of the millionaires.

Yeah. Things

were going so swimmingly

for The Four Donahues,

one winter, we even

vacationed there.

Some vacation.

Two shows a night.

Three on Saturdays.

Ta-da-da-da-da-ta

Tropical heat wave

Da-da-da-da-ta

Da-da-da-da-ta,

bum-bum

Your aim's gettin' better.

I take it those

are the new costumes

for the Heat Wave

number.

Yeah. Cuban. You like?

Yeah.

You better.

They cost a week's salary.

A week's salary?

If the number

doesn't go,

we can always

eat the act.

Take your hands away.

Those grapes cost

a dollar a piece.

Muchachas, we are

in the wrong business.

Oh, take the arrangements

down to the band

and go over

the routine with them

before we rehearse.

OK, Mom.

If you see Katy,

send her in here.

All right.

Conductor:

Hold it, fellas.

Mac, would mind trying

the vocal with me first?

Just easy, you know?

When the boys get here,

we can

take it from the top.

OK, honey. Let's try it.

Hi, Tim.

Hi.

Vicky, do you know

Tim Donahue?

Miss Vicky Parker.

Hello, Mr. Donahue.

Victoria Hoffman...

Gallagher's.

Right.

But he said

Vicky Parker.

Don't tell me

you're married.

Don't tell me

this is going to be

another interview.

Are you?

Mac, did you know

that Mr. Donahue,

in his spare time,

is a well-known

reporter?

- Yeah.

- Are ya?

No, Mr. Donahue.

I have a new manager,

and he's doing me

over completely.

New name, new clothes,

new, uh...

I guess everything else

is pretty much the same.

Yeah. But my

sensitive ear tells me

that you're not using

quite as much diaphragm.

My vocal teacher

is gone with the wind,

and please

don't remind me.

Ah, dear. And I thought

this was just gonna be

another

nightclub engagement.

Thank you, fellas.

I couldn't have said it

any better myself.

Would you

mind terribly

if we got on

with the rehearsal?

Of course not.

You go right ahead.

I'll just sit right here

and watch you.

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