Hello. Will you please call Miss Eve Harrington to the phone?
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Karen:
[narrating]
Newton, they say, thought of gravity by getting hit on the head by an apple. And the man who invented the steam-engine, he was watching a teakettle. But not me. My big idea came to me just sitting on a couch. That boot in the rear to Margo. Heaven knows, she had one coming. From me, from Lloyd, from Eve, Bill, Max and so on. We'd all felt those size fives of hers often enough. But how? The answer was buzzing around me like a fly. I had it. But I let it go. Screaming and calling names is one thing, but this could mean... Karen:
[continues]
Why not? "Why," I said to myself, "not?" It would all seem perfectly legitimate. And only two people in the world would know. Also, the boot would land where it would do the most good for all concerned. After all, it was no more than a harmless joke which Margo herself would be the first to enjoy. And no reason why she shouldn't be told about it... in time. Karen:
[on the phone, calling Eve to let her in on her little "joke"]
Hello. Will you please call Miss Eve Harrington to the phone?
[narrating]
Newton, they say, thought of gravity by getting hit on the head by an apple. And the man who invented the steam-engine, he was watching a teakettle. But not me. My big idea came to me just sitting on a couch. That boot in the rear to Margo. Heaven knows, she had one coming. From me, from Lloyd, from Eve, Bill, Max and so on. We'd all felt those size fives of hers often enough. But how? The answer was buzzing around me like a fly. I had it. But I let it go. Screaming and calling names is one thing, but this could mean... Karen:
[continues]
Why not? "Why," I said to myself, "not?" It would all seem perfectly legitimate. And only two people in the world would know. Also, the boot would land where it would do the most good for all concerned. After all, it was no more than a harmless joke which Margo herself would be the first to enjoy. And no reason why she shouldn't be told about it... in time. Karen:
[on the phone, calling Eve to let her in on her little "joke"]
Hello. Will you please call Miss Eve Harrington to the phone?
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The critics thought so The audiences think so
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Packed houses tickets four months in advance
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I can't see that Lloyd's plays have hurt you any
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Easy now Relax kid it's just me and my big mouth
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You get me so mad sometimes
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Of all the women with nothing to complain about
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Ain't it the truth Yes it is
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You're talented famous wealthy
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People waiting around night after night just to see you Even in the rain
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Autograph fiends They're not people
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Little beasts that run around in packs like coyotes
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Movie Summary
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Actors
Karen Richards
