Imitation of Life
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The door to your bedroom
is over here.

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And you trip over
the vacuum cleaner
over there.

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All right,
come on, let's have
your offstage line.

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Is anybody home?
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Marjorie?
Oh, Marjorie!

:42:25
Colonel, what are you
doing in there?

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Why, Mr. Obermeyer,
why aren't you in Duluth?

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Oh, Herbert, you too?
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No! No, no,
Miss Meredith.

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David, David.
She can do it, David.
I guarantee it.

:42:44
She's just
a little nervous.
Miss Meredith.

:42:46
Yes, sir?
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This scene is supposed to
be played for high comedy,
with delicate reactions,

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not loud,
goggle-eyed takes.

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I'm sorry, Mr. Edwards.
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But I'm an actress,
and a good one.

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But I couldn't play
this part for high comedy.
Nobody could.

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Nobody.
I think that's all,
Miss Meredith.

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And if you'll forgive me
for saying it,

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you're too good a writer
to have such a scene
in your play.

:43:14
Okay, sister,
this way out.

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I might as well confess...
She's not really my client.
Tell her to wait a minute.

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Lora!
Lora, wait a minute.

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I think we've still
got a chance.
No, I don't...

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Miss Meredith.
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It's been a long time
since anyone told me off.

:43:38
Tell me, what would you do
with that scene?

:43:43
I'd cut it out.
Drop it entirely.

:43:47
That's not a bad idea.
Let me think.

:43:50
Yes, but the scene
has a couple of lines
that are important.

:43:54
Give them to Amy.
:43:57
Yes, it would work.

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