Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi - Phil Willmott

Would I have run
If I’d have known
The trouble I’d in store?
THOMPSPON ADRESSES JO AS IF SHE WERE YOUNG ALICE.
THOMPSON: Ladybird?
OLDER ALICE: (LOST IN HER MEMORIES) Tommy Thompson.
JO AS YOUNG ALICE: What are you doing here? I mean you mum told us you
were still studying. University. With the knobs.
THOMPSON: That didn’t work out. Haven’t quite managed to tell Ma.
JO AS YOUNG ALICE: No! It’ll break her heart…. the scholarship, the…
THOMPSON: I’ll still make her proud. Just got to work out where I fit in. Too
Dingle for university and I’ll wager I’m too university for Dingle now.
JO AS YOUNG ALICE: (SENDING HIM UP) Oh, you’ll “wager” will you? You’ve
certainly come along way from the greasy little scally who used to pull my
hair at school.
THOMPSON: I only did it to get the attention of the beautiful girl in the
Ladybird red coat.
JO AS YOUNG ALICE: ‘lost your accent but none of your cheek –
OLDER ALICE:
He was so charming then,
You didn’t stand a chance
When Thompson called the tune
The world would dance
One wink and he always made you feel
No one else was there but you
A quite unique appeal.
Men would seek his friendship
By the score
Their wives would smile
And dream of something more
So confident
He drew the world’s applause
His manner quite disguising all
The chaos he could cause.
JO AS YOUNG ALICE: What are you doing here?
THOMPSON: Following up a few business leads. There’s a lot of money here
tonight. Lord Rothmore’s hoping to attract investors to expand the hotel.
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