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I’M GONNA LEARN TO DANCE AND DRINK AND SMOKE A CIGARETTE, I'M GOIN’ AS FAR AWAY FROM YONKERS AS A GIRL CAN GET. And on those cold winter nights, Horace…. You can snuggle up to your cash register…. It's a little lumpy but it rings.... DON'T COME A KNOCKIN', I'LL BE ALL DOLLED UP AND SINGIN' THAT SONG THAT SAYS “YOU DOG, I TOLD YOU SO.” SO, HORACE, YOU WILL FIND YOUR LIFE A SAD OLD STORY, WHEN YOU SEE YOUR DOLLY SHUFFLE OFF TO GLORY. OH, I SHOULD HAVE SAID “SO LONG” SO LONG AGO. (SHE exits L portal door) I 17A I CHANGE OF SCENE – (Orchestra) 70
ACT TWO Scene 4 VANDERGELDER’S FEED STORE. LIGHTS SLOWLY UP, as Feed Store comes down into position. VANDERGELDER is seated on stool. VANDERGELDER (Talking to himself) ....And....and I wouldn't marry you, Dolly Levi, if you were the last woman on earth. Not if you asked me a million times. I didn't need you before and I don't need you now. Dolly Levi, you go your way.... (He points) ....And I'll go mine. (He points in same direction) Dolly....Dolly....Dolly! (He bangs on trapdoor) (Out of trap) You stamped, Mr. Vandergelder? CORNELIUS VANDERGELDER What? ....Oh, so it's you is it, Mr. Hackl? Come crawling back, have you? CORNELIUS No, Mr. Vandergelder! I just stopped by for my one hundred and forty-six dollars and thirty-five cents. You see, I've decided to go into business for myself and since the only business I know is hay and feed, I'm opening my own store. MRS. MOLLOY (Entering left) And Cornelius has found the perfect location, Mr. Vandergelder. Right across the street from you. VANDERGELDER So, you think you can compete with Vandergelder's, do you? Well, just you try.... Ahem! (Entering left) BARNABY VANDERGELDER Aha! Another one come crawling, is it? What do you want? BARNABY My back salary for the past four months....Six dollars and twelve cents. VANDERGELDER You can't do this to me, any of you! I'll go to the courts! I'll get lawyers? I'll.....I’ll.... 71
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HELLO, DOLLY! Book by MICHAEL STEWA
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SCENES ACT ONE Scene 1: Street Scen
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ACT TWO 10. ENTR'ACTE .............
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1-1-2 MRS. LEVI (Cont'd) (Continuin
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Mrs. Levi! SO I PUT MY HAND IN HERE
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ACT ONE Scene 2 ....In Yonkers, New
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IT TAKES A WOMAN ALL POWDERED AND P
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Did I say that? A slip of the tongu
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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 and 56: But sir, she's here! The lady! What
Page 57 and 58: (On stairs C) THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS!
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: Now hold on, Dolly.... VANDERGELDER
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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