Act 2, Scene 4:

Question 1

Clement and Lloyd began having auditions and these had been going on for about a month when Eve suddenly walked back into my life

Answer 1

Good afternoon Mrs Roberts.

Question 2

Eve! How the hell did you get in here?

Answer 2

I knew this was your maid’s 🧼🧹🫧 afternoon off so I didn’t ring 💍.
And I knew you were alone.
I saw Mr Roberts go out.

Question 3

That doesn’t answer my question how did you open my front door?

Answer 3

With your keys.

Question 4

What??

Answer 4

Don’t you remember? YOU gave me your keys 🔐 when you and Mr Roberts went UP to Boston for the ROAD company opening?

So I could come in and feed the cat 🐈😺.

Question 5

But you gave them back to me.

Answer 5

Naturally.
But I had them copied first.

Question 6

Whatever for?

Answer 6

I thought they might “come in” useful sometime🕣.
Like NOW.
When I HAVE to see 👀 you.

Question 7

You’ve got a nerve, barging in here uninvited. I want you to leave at once.

Answer 7

Mrs Roberts, your entirely justified ⚖️ in your attitude.

But, will you listen to me for just a minute?
It’s terribly important to me, please!

Question 8

The things you said to that horrible columnist were unforgivable.

Answer 8

Mrs Roberts!
That’s what’s so unfair!
I never said those things to that dreadful man.
He twisted everything.
I TRIED to explain this to Miss Crane,
but she wouldn’t listen.
She flew off the handle
in one of her rages and threw me out.

Question 9

Can you blame her? It was a scabby column.

Answer 9

I don’t blame her for being angry 😡😠,
but I DO blame her for condemning me without a hearing 🧑🏼‍⚖️
She wouldn’t listen 👂 to MY side of it.

⚖️Injustice makes me furious, so I fought back 🗡️⚔️
like your husband did.

That only made things worse.

Anyway Miss Roberts,
I’m desperately sorry about the whole mess 😣.
I had no idea a newspaper📰man would do a snide thing like that.

It was a terrible shock ⚡ 😲 to me.

Question 10

If you’re in the public eye Eve one of the first things you have to learn is to be careful how you handle the Press.

Answer 10

I certainly learned the hard way.
Because of 1🥇 terrible mistake,
I’ve ruined my whole 🕳️⛳ career.

                   {{ Cry cry.}}

Question 11

Oh come now Eve you’re a smart girl it’s not as bad as all that.

Answer 11

It is.
Do you know what’s happened to me?
Nothing Mrs Roberts, nothing!
After that BIG success and those wonderful notices,
I haven’t been offered a thing.
I’ve tried and tried.
I’ve pounded the pavements until my shoes 👠 are in holes.
I can’t get a reading.
I can’t even get an appointment with an agent. I can’t get past the secretaries in the outer offices.

                  {{Cry, cry, 😭}}

Question 12

I thought Bert Hinkle was interested in you.

Answer 12

He was.
But when I went to his office for my appointment,
he wouldn’t see 👀 me.

Question 13

Margo might have done that. She was good and mad.

Answer 13

It’s like that everywhere I go.
Doors 🚪 are slammed in my face.

Question 14

This is a funny town eve. So they don’t work.

Answer 14

Well that Grapevine’s 🍇 strangling me.
If YOU don’t help me Miss Roberts no 1 will.
I hardly have enough money 💰 to buy food 🥑🥝🍇🥪🥨🌮🌭🥧🍜🍔🍕🍖🍟🍤🍛🍱🍲🍪🥗🥘🥙🥞🧑‍🍳.

Question 15

That’s ridiculous. Outside Broadway nobody gives a damn what you said about Margo crane.

Answer 15

I know that.
But if I work full time in an office,
I have no chance to do the rounds.
If I have to give up my career,
I’ll kill myself ☠️🥀⚰️

Question 16

Now now if you’ll do no such thing. I’ll loan you a little money if you’re so hard up.

Answer 16

I don’t want money Mrs Roberts

Question 17

Then what do you want?

Answer 17

I want to play Cora in Mr Robert’s new play

Question 18

You are crazy

Answer 18

I’m not crazy Miss roberts. I’ve been studying the part for weeks. I picked up a script in the dressing room. I know I can do it. I am Cora

Question 19

Do you think he’d engage you after the way you treated his wife?

Answer 19

If he thought I was the best actress for the part, he’d engaged me, whatever he thought of me personally.

Question 20

Margo would divorce him if he employed you.

Answer 20

In any case, the playwright has the last word about casting.
That’s in the Dramatist’s Guild Contract 📜.

That means Mr Roberts could choose me,
if he wanted 2.

Question 21

The producer and the author would have to agree.

Answer 21

They would agree,
if they heard me read 📖 the part.
That’s all I’m asking you to do, Mrs Roberts.
Get me a reading. 📖

It’s not set yet is it?

Question 22

No but they’re narrowing it down.

Answer 22

Please Mrs Roberts,
You owe me this chance!

Question 23

I don’t see that I owe you anything eve.

Answer 23

It was your doing that I went on that night. 🌌
You arranged it.
You thrust me into the Limelight 🍋 for your own personal reasons.
But you didn’t tell me how to handle myself. Now it might never have taken place.
It’s like a mirage.

 {{ Cry cry.}}

Question 24

Eve I don’t know what to say

Answer 24

Just ask Mr Roberts to hear me read.📖
What harm could it do?

Question 25

I suppose it wouldn’t do any harm. I guess you’ve learned a lesson.

Answer 25

Indeed (bleed 🩸) I have Mrss Roberts.
I’ve cried my eyes out for weeks.

Question 26

Well, eve, dry your tears. I’ll see what I can do.

Answer 26

Oh thank you!
Mrs roberts.
Thank you.
You’re a wonderFUL person.

Question 27

Go to the circle theater Thursday morning at 11:00. I’ll tell Lloyd to expect you.

Answer 27

Mrs Roberts you’re an angel.👼🏾👼🏼

Question 28

I’m nothing of the kind. I’m practical. If I didn’t know you had the talent, you could sit here and cry yourself into a stupor.

Answer 28

Mrs Roberts, I promise you:
you’ll never regret this!

Question 29

I seem to have heard that remark before. I certainly regretted the last time I helped you.

Answer 29

I may have let you down offstage, but certainly not on.
I WAS good, wasn’t I?

Question 30

It upset him very much.

Answer 30

Does he know that I knew in advance?

Question 31

Oh no. I didn’t tell him that.

Answer 31

He’s not still upset about it, is he?

Question 32

He’s with me physically in the room but his mind seems out of the window.

Answer 32

He’s probably worried about getting a good CORA

Question 33

I guess that’s it.

Answer 33

It’ll be a hit 🎯
I know it.
And I’m going to help make it 1.

Question 34

Vera franklin. She’ll be reading again on thursday.

Answer 34

I’ve seen Vera Franklin on stage. She’s first class. But I’m better. Thank you

Question 35

Just a minute eve. I’ll take my keys.

Answer 35

Of course. I assure ) you I’d never have used them again.

Question 36

I’m sure you wouldn’t, not until you needed them.

Answer 36

Ah ah ah you’re so funny 🤣, Mrs Roberts.

I’ve Always Loved your sense of humor.

I can’t wait 4 Thursday.
That’s always been my lucky 🍀day.