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[first lines] Waiter:
The gentleman has not arrived yet? Mrs. Claypool:
No, he has not. Waiter:
I'm afraid the dinner will be spoiled. Otis B. Driftwood:
What difference does it make? It's too late to dine now. Otis B. Driftwood:
Oh, boy? Bellboy:
Yes, ma'am? Otis B. Driftwood:
Will you page Mr. Otis B. Driftwood, please? Mister Otis B. Driftwood. Bellboy:
Paging Mr. Driftwood! Mr. Driftwood! Bellboy:
[Driftwood's dinner companion giggles out loud]
Mr. Driftwood! Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
Boy, would you do me a favor and stop yelling my name all over this restaurant? Do I go around yelling your name? Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
[Driftwood gets up and looks about the dining room]
Say, is your voice changing, or is somebody else paging me around here? Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
Why, Mrs. Claypool, hello! Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood, you invited me to dine with you at 7:00; it is now 8:00 and no dinner. Otis B. Driftwood:
What do you mean, no dinner? I just had one of the biggest meals I ever had in my life,and no thanks to you, either. Mrs. Claypool:
I've been sitting right here since 7:00. Otis B. Driftwood:
Yes, with your back to me. When I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face; that's the price she has to pay
The gentleman has not arrived yet? Mrs. Claypool:
No, he has not. Waiter:
I'm afraid the dinner will be spoiled. Otis B. Driftwood:
What difference does it make? It's too late to dine now. Otis B. Driftwood:
Oh, boy? Bellboy:
Yes, ma'am? Otis B. Driftwood:
Will you page Mr. Otis B. Driftwood, please? Mister Otis B. Driftwood. Bellboy:
Paging Mr. Driftwood! Mr. Driftwood! Bellboy:
[Driftwood's dinner companion giggles out loud]
Mr. Driftwood! Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
Boy, would you do me a favor and stop yelling my name all over this restaurant? Do I go around yelling your name? Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
[Driftwood gets up and looks about the dining room]
Say, is your voice changing, or is somebody else paging me around here? Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood! Otis B. Driftwood:
Why, Mrs. Claypool, hello! Mrs. Claypool:
Mr. Driftwood, you invited me to dine with you at 7:00; it is now 8:00 and no dinner. Otis B. Driftwood:
What do you mean, no dinner? I just had one of the biggest meals I ever had in my life,and no thanks to you, either. Mrs. Claypool:
I've been sitting right here since 7:00. Otis B. Driftwood:
Yes, with your back to me. When I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face; that's the price she has to pay
Full Transcript
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Ladies and gentlemen
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I guess that takes in most of you
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This is the opening of a new opera season
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A season made possible by the generous checks of Mrs Claypool
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I'm sure the familiar strains of Verdi's music will come back to you tonight
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and Mrs Claypool's checks will probably come back in the morning
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Tonight marks the American debut of Rodolfo Lassparri
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Movie Summary
A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

