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1-1-3 MRS. LEVI (Cont'd) Which is exactly why I'm on my way to Yonkers this morning, Mr. Kemper, and can take on your case and knock off four lovebirds with one stone or whatever I'll throw I'll see and well, well, well, what do you think of that I have nothing here to pay my train fare with, only large bills fives and sevens.... AMBROSE I have some change here somewhere! I only hope this isn't a wild goose chase, Mrs. Levi! MRS. LEVI (Crossing R to hand out more cards) And speaking of poultry I am also available for Fresh Jersey Eggs, Surgical Corsets Re-boned, Ears Pierced, Pierced Ears Replugged… Mrs. Levi! (She runs L to join them) AMBROSE ALL (The whole GROUP moves to R) JUST NAME THE KIND OF MAN YOUR SISTER WANTS AND SHE'LL SNATCH HIM UP. DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MAIDEN AUNTS AND SHE'LL MATCH 'EM UP. CALL ON DOLLY… Tell me, Mrs. Levi, what's in all this for you? AMBROSE MRS. LEVI A living, Mr. Kemper. Some people paint, some sew.... I meddle! (MUSIC into) I PUT MY HAND IN MRS. LEVI I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WOMAN WHO ARRANGES THINGS, FOR THE PLEASURE AND THE PROFIT IT DERIVES. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WOMAN WHO ARRANGES THINGS, LIKE FURNITURE AND DAFFODILS AND LIVES. (Hands purse to AMBROSE and moves to RC) WHEN A MAN WITH A TIMID TONGUE MEETS A GIRL WITH A DIFFIDENT AIR, WHY SHOULD THE TORTURED CREATURES BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, WHEN HEAVEN KNOWS MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS NEEDS A LITTLE PUSH! 8
Mrs. Levi! SO I PUT MY HAND IN HERE. I PUT MY HAND IN THERE. AND A GIRL OVER SIX FOOT THREE LOVES A MAN WHO COMES UP TO HER EAR, SURELY, IT'S OBVIOUS SHE'LL NEVER BE SEDUCED 'TIL SOME KIND SOUL CONDESCENDS TO GIVE HER BEAU A LITTLE BOOST! SO I PUT MY HAND IN THERE. I PUT MY HAND IN HERE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WOMAN WHO ARRANGES THINGS. IT’S MY DUTY TO ASSIST THE LORD ABOVE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WO WHO ARRANGES THINGS, LIKE LUNCHEON PARTIES, POKER GAMES AND LOVE. MY APLOMB AT COSMETIC ART TURNED A FRUMP TO.A TRUMP LADY FAIR. SHE HAD A COUNTENANCE A LITTLE BIT LIKE SCROOGE, BUT OH TODAY YOU WOULD SWEAR THE LORD HIMSELF APPLIED THE ROUGE! I PUT MY HAND IN HERE! (Short dance interlude) I PUT MY HAND IN HERE I TWIST A LITTLE, STIR A LITTLE, HIM A LITTLE, HER A LITTLE, SHAPE A LITTLE, MOLD A LITTLE, SOME POOR CHAP GETS SOLD A LITTLE. WHEN I USE MY FIST A LITTLE SOME YOUNG BRIDE GETS KISSED A LITTLE. PRESSURE WITH THE THUMBS MATRIMONY COMES, WHEN, I PUT MY HAND IN THERE.... (GRAND CENTRAL OLIO in.) AMBROSE MRS. LEVI I know, Mr. Kemper, the Yonkers train is ready to leave! Now you go buy our tickets...get a window seat...order lunch and I'll meet you on board.... (He exits L -- she comes down on to ramp R) ....Ephraim Levi, I'm going to get married again. I'm going to marry Horace Vandergelder for his money and send it out circulating among the people like rainwater the way you taught me.... and I want a sign from you, sometime today, that you approve. Oh it won't be a marriage in the sense we had one but I shall certainly make him happy.... And I'm tired, Ephraim! Tired of living from hand to mouth so I want that sign.... 9
Page 1 and 2: 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: 1-1-2 MRS. LEVI (Cont'd) (Continuin
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 and 56: But sir, she's here! The lady! What
Page 57 and 58: (On stairs C) THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS!
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Well, she always was artistic! Hora
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MRS. LEVI (Serving beets anyway) Th
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MRS. LEVI Horace, it's the latest t
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ACT TWO Scene 3 The Courtroom.....
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That's it! (As MUSIC comes up, to C
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Now hold on, Dolly.... VANDERGELDER
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ACT TWO Scene 4 VANDERGELDER’S FE
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all is enormous.... and can shatter
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WELL, HELLO, DOLLY, IT'S SO NICE TO
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