Two for the Seesaw
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:15:01
They thought maybe
I'd have an idea for costumes.

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- Did you?
- Sure, success, I got the job.

:15:08
I loaned the choreographer 75 cents
:15:10
but I'll make a few bucks
on the costumes.

:15:14
- It's your livelihood?
- A little of this and that.

:15:17
The rest, unemployment insurance.
:15:19
So, what do you do?
What did you do in Nebraska?

:15:24
- I was an attorney.
- Oh.

:15:27
- You gonna practice law here?
- I've no plans yet, been too busy walking.

:15:32
- Everything fine?
- Thank you.

:15:36
Try one, it's from heaven.
:15:39
No! Dip in the bug juice.
:15:47
Gittel? Sounds exotic.
:15:51
- What is it? Italian? Eskimo?
- Jewish!

:15:55
- Mosca?
- That's exotic.

:15:58
My stage name.
My real one's too long. Moskowitz.

:16:01
- You act?
- Dance.

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- Given it up?
- Given it up? It's what I am!

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God, I studied with José for years.
:16:09
- José who?
- You kidding? Lemien. The best!

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- It's important to you?
- If not, I wasted a lot of 7.50s a week!

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So...
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What's it like in Nebraska?
I've never been out of New York.

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From the Bronx to Manhattan to Brooklyn,
this is your life, Gittel Mosca.

:16:38
I was going to Florida once,
I had the money even. Miami.

:16:42
I got married,
he went to Florida, I got divorced...

:16:45
- You too?
- You married?

:16:48
My wife's divorcing me back in Omaha.
:16:52
- A lantsman.
- Huh?

:16:54
A buddy from the same country.
How long did yours last?

:16:57
- Twelve years.
- Big deal.


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