did you say sable - or gable?
gable. why a feller like that don't come east to do a play.
answer me this. what makes a man become a producer?
this answer satisfies me a hundred percent.
leave me get you one.
i forgot i had it.
in my case it's necessary. too many taxi drivers write plays.
look, you haven't been running a settlement house exactly - the kid's earned her way. you had a pretty mixed-up inventory when she took over - merchandise laying all over the shop.
how about me what?
i ain't gonna die. not with a hit.
margo. you by any chance got bicarbonate of soda in the house?
let the rest of the world beat their brains out for a buck. it's friends that count. and i got friends.
she loves me like a father. also, she's loaded.
the situation i'm in ain't the kind you can belch your way out. i made a promise.
an audition for the part we're replacing. what's-her-name, your sister.
i feel right now like there's one burning in me.
a couple of weeks.
would you?
this is real cooperation. i appreciate it.
all you got to do is name it.
margo, i wouldn't think of taking that girl away from you.
but what could she do?
well.
i don't know if this would be a wise move.
i promise.
if you'll excuse me- i'll tell miss caswell.
may i say a word?
this is for lawyers to talk about, this concerns a run-of-the-play contract, and this you can't rewrite or ad lib!
are you breaking the contract?
who am i to threaten? i'm a dying man.
i said i'm a dying man!
come on! i'm the host, i gotta get home before the guests start stealing the liquor.
i'm giving her a very high-class party. it ain't like a rehearsal, she don't have to be late.