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Suppose I had to go on one night
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to an audience that came
to see Margo Channing.
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- I couldn't possibly.
- I wouldn't worry too much about that.
:53:11
Margo just doesn't miss performances.
If she can walk, crawl or roll, she plays.
:53:17
- The show must go on.
- No, dear. Margo must go on.
:53:21
I don't see any reason
why you shouldn't be her understudy.
:53:24
- You think Miss Channing would approve?
- I think she'd cheer.
:53:28
- But Mr Richards and Mr Sampson?
- They'll do as they're told.
:53:33
Then... would you speak
to Mr Fabian about it?
:53:36
- Of course.
- You won't forget?
:53:39
I won't forget.
:53:43
I seem to be forever
thanking you for something, don't I?
:53:55
The bed looks like a dead animal act.
:53:58
- Which one is sable?
- But she just got here.
:54:01
Well, she's on her way
with half the men in the joint.
:54:05
- It's only a fur coat.
- What do you expect? Live sable?
:54:08
Diamond collar, gold sleeves.
You know - picture people.
:54:14
Elder statesmen of the theatre or cinema
:54:17
assure the public that actors
and actresses are just plain folks,
:54:21
ignoring the fact that their greatest
attraction to the public
:54:25
is their complete lack of resemblance
to normal human beings.
:54:28
Now there's something
a girl could make sacrifices for.
:54:32
- And probably has.
- Sable.
:54:34
- Sable? Did she say sable or Gable?
- Either one.
:54:38
We all have abnormality in common.
:54:41
We're a breed apart from the rest
of humanity, we theatre folk.
:54:45
We are the original displaced personalities.
:54:48
You won't have to read his column
tomorrow, Eve. You just heard it.
:54:51
- I don't agree, Addison.
- That's your particular abnormality.
:54:56
I admit there's a screwball
element in the theatre.
:54:58
It sticks out, it's got spotlights
on it and a brass band.