The Broadway Melody (1929)
Edward Dillon: Dillon - Stage Manager
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Quotes
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[the Stage Manager is yelling at the electricians in the theater rafters]
Stage Manager : [pointing to the stage] I told you, I want a spotlight *right here*!
[a miffed electrician drops a spotlight off the rafters. It lands on the stage with a crash]
Stage Manager : [cowed] Thank you.
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Stage Manager : Wait! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Listen, toots, what's the matter with the left leg?
Chorus Girl : Well, I've got a headache.
Stage Manager : Well, go on, sit down, take a load off your mind.
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Stage Manager : You were great Mahoney!
Chorus Girl : I'll say you were! You'll be riding in a Rolls Royce by Thursday!
[laughter]
Stage Manager : What a flock of Johns will be waiting at that Stage Door.
Queenie Mahoney : Go on! You can't kid me!
Stage Manager : I'm not kidding you. I may be there myself!
[More laughter]
