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13 / HELLO, DOLLY (MUSIC up as every eye goes to the head of the stairs, the portieres move and MRS. LEVI steps through, red hair done up magnificently on top of her head. SHE descends stairs as WAITERS etc. await HER first words) MRS. LEVI HELLO, HARRY, WELL, HELLO, LOUIE, IT'S SO NICE TO BE BACK HOME WHERE I BELONG. YOU'RE LOOKIN' SWELL, DANNY, I CAN TELL, MANNY, YOU'RE STILL GLOWIN', YOU'RE STILL CROWIN', YOU’RE STILL GOIN’ STRONG. I FEEL THE ROOM SWAYIN', FOR THE BAND’S PLAYIN’ ONE OF MY OLD FAVORITE SONGS FROM WAY BACK WHEN. SO, BRIDGE THAT GAP, FELLAS, FIND ME AN EMPTY LAP, FELLAS, DOLLY’LL NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN! MEN HELLO, DOLLY! WELL HELLO, DOLLY! IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG. YOU'RE LOOKIN' SWELL, DOLLY, WE CAN TELL, DOLLY, YOU'RE STILL GLOWIN’, YOU’RE STILL CROWIN', YOU'RE STILL GOIN’ STRONG. WE FEEL THE ROOM SWAYIN’, FOR THE BAND’S PLAYIN’ ONE OF YOUR OLD FAV’RITE SONGS FROM WAY BACK WHEN. SO, HERE’S MY HAT, FELLAS, I'M STAYIN' WHERE I'M AT, FELLAS, PROMISE YOU’LL NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN! MRS. LEVI I WENT AWAY FROM THE LIGHTS OF FOURTEENTH STREET. AND INTO MY PERSONAL HAZE. BUT NOW THAT I'M BACK IN THE LIGHTS OF FOURTEENTH STREET, MRS. LEVI MEN TOMORROW WILL BE BRIGHTER THAN THE GOOD OLD DAYS. HM…. MEN 56
(On stairs C) THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS! HELLO, WELL, HELLO DOLLY. WELL, HELLO, HEY LOOK THERE’S DOLLY. MEN ALL MEN MRS. LEVI GLAD TO SEE YOU HANK, LET’S THANK MY LUCKY STAR. YOUR LUCKY STAR MEN MRS. LEVI YOU'RE LOOKIN’ GREAT, STANLEY. LOSE SOME WEIGHT, STANLEY? DOLLY’S OVERJOYED AND OVERWHELMED AND OVER PAR. MEN I HEAR THE ICE TINKLE, SEE THE LIGHTS TWINKLE, AND YOU STILL GET GLANCES FROM US HANDSOME MEN SO.... GOLLY GEE, FELLAS, FIND ME A VACANT KNEE, FELLAS, DOLLY’LL NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN. MRS. LEVI MEN (A DANCE follows with MRS. LEVI and MEN) WELL, WELL, HELLO, DOLLY, WELL, HELLO, DOLLY, IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG. YOU'RE LOOKIN' SWELL, DOLLY, WE CAN TELL, DOLLY, YOU'RE STILL GLOWIN’, YOU'RE STILL CROWIN', YOU'RE STILL GOIN' STRONG. I HEAR THE ICE TINKLE, SEE THE LIGHTS TWINKLE, AND YOU STILL GET GLANCES FROM US HANDSOME MEN. SO.... 57
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HELLO, DOLLY! Book by MICHAEL STEWA
Page 3 and 4:
SCENES ACT ONE Scene 1: Street Scen
Page 5 and 6: ACT TWO 10. ENTR'ACTE .............
Page 7 and 8: 1-1-2 MRS. LEVI (Cont'd) (Continuin
Page 9 and 10: Mrs. Levi! SO I PUT MY HAND IN HERE
Page 11 and 12: ACT ONE Scene 2 ....In Yonkers, New
Page 13 and 14: IT TAKES A WOMAN ALL POWDERED AND P
Page 15 and 16: Did I say that? A slip of the tongu
Page 17 and 18: MRS. LEVI Well then I happen to hav
Page 19 and 20: (MUSIC cue) (LIGHTS down right -- L
Page 21 and 22: IS A CERTAIN SIGN THAT YOU FEEL AS
Page 23 and 24: THAT WE WON’T COME HOME THAT WE W
Page 25 and 26: MRS. MOLLOY Say it, Minnie. Why hav
Page 27 and 28: Men? (Starting) Why I do believe th
Page 29 and 30: CORNELIUS We want a hat! For a lady
Page 31 and 32: (X-ing UL to pick up boater hat) No
Page 33 and 34: MRS. LEVI ....And I'm going to give
Page 35 and 36: (She Xes him and around upstage to
Page 37 and 38: (After a long, furious pause) Mrs.
Page 39 and 40: 7 / DANCING (And MRS. LEVI begins t
Page 41 and 42: THINGS LOOK ALMOST TWICE AS WELL WH
Page 43 and 44: (Xes R on the runway, the marches l
Page 45 and 46: 10 / ENTR'ACTE - (Orchestra) (MUSIC
Page 47 and 48: CORNELIUS J.P. MORGAN SCRAPES AND B
Page 49 and 50: SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY! MY SWEET LITTL
Page 51 and 52: (RUDOLPH blows whistle, as CORNELIU
Page 53 and 54: "Champagne!" MRS. MOLLOY/MINNIE/BAR
Page 55: But sir, she's here! The lady! What
Page 59 and 60: Well, she always was artistic! Hora
Page 61 and 62: MRS. LEVI (Serving beets anyway) Th
Page 63 and 64: MRS. LEVI Horace, it's the latest t
Page 65 and 66: ACT TWO Scene 3 The Courtroom.....
Page 67 and 68: That's it! (As MUSIC comes up, to C
Page 69 and 70: Now hold on, Dolly.... VANDERGELDER
Page 71 and 72: ACT TWO Scene 4 VANDERGELDER’S FE
Page 73 and 74: all is enormous.... and can shatter
Page 75 and 76: WELL, HELLO, DOLLY, IT'S SO NICE TO
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