All I Desire

:01:24

Naomi Murdoch, that's me.

:01:26

Not quite at the bottom of the bill yet
and not quite at the end of my rope.

:01:31

But I can't say I'm making an impression
on audiences these days.

:01:35

Not that I ever made much anyway.

:01:37

But now with the season over
and the heat of the summer coming...

:01:41

the air in these broken-down theatres
is even staler than usual.

:01:45

And, brother, there's not much
to look forward to.

:01:49

Well, I guess some people might say
maybe I asked for it.

:01:53

Boy, that audience is like ice
out there tonight.

:01:57

These hicks wouldn't get off their hands
for Lillian Russell.

:02:01

Here's some mail for you.

:02:03

Well, I started out holding the hoops
for Miller's Wonder Dogs.

:02:07

- I guess I can always go back to it.
- For Pete's sake, Naomi.

:02:10

You're too classy for vaudeville.
You ought to go back to legit.

:02:14

Yeah, they loved me in Detroit.

:02:16

There's real prestige in legit.
New parts all the time.

:02:20

You don't have to worry about getting old.

:02:23

What's the matter, honey?
You look like you saw a ghost.

:02:25

- No.
- Bad news?

:02:28

Well, it's a laugh, that's all.

:02:32

- "Dearest mother."
- I told you it was a laugh.

:02:35

"I don't know if you ever think of me,
but I think of you.

:02:38

"I'm graduating from high school this year
and I'm in the senior play on May 20.

:02:43

"I suppose this doesn't sound much
to a great star like you."

:02:47

Go ahead.

:02:48

"And I know your career
must keep you very busy."

:02:50

Gets funnier, doesn't it?

:02:51

"But there's only one present I would like
and that is to have you there.

:02:55

"Your adoring, Lily."

:02:57

You never said...

:02:59

That I had a kid?
I've got three. Two girls and a boy.