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Whoa!

Howdy, ma'am. Can I help you?

Is your name Cartwright, by any chance?

Yes, ma'am, it sure is.

Hey!

Ma, you could hurt him, knocking him down like that.

No more than he hurt us.

You, sir, are a thoughtless, despicable cur!

We came all the way from Carson City

because of this advertisement.

Go ahead, read it, Mr. Cartwright.

You just read it.

Hmm.

"Wanted... Elementary schoolteacher.

"Apply Virginia City.

Ben Cartwright, School Chairman."

Not one word about male or female, is there?

Hmm? No. Oh, no, ma'am, there isn't.

Oh, you think it's funny,

coming all this way just to have some man

down at the school building tell me

that no women need apply.

Why, my little boy and I sacrificed every penny,

suffered great hardship and danger,

just in order to get here.

Well, I'm-I'm sure my pa will make it up to you, ma'am.

Your pa?

Hmm? Oh, yeah, that, uh...

You see, that's the Ben Cartwright,

the School Commissioner.

- That's... - No, that's-that's Pa.

That's Ben.

I'm Joe. I'm just one of the sons.

Well, very well then. You may, uh...

You may bring your father here to me!

Oh, I wish I could bring him here, ma'am,

but, uh, he's in town right now with my two brothers.

But he'll be back. Why don't you, uh...?

Why don't you go inside and wait and have dinner with us?

No, no, thank you very much.

I'm afraid we can't spare the time.

We must, uh, get back to town.

It's an awful long ride back to town.

Besides, the boy here looks like he's got a hole in his stomach.

I do. I'm hungry.

Tommy, how can you say that?

Maybe it's 'cause it's true.

Now, look, why don't you stay for dinner?

I'm sure if you talk to my pa, he'll straighten everything out.

Sure, we'd love to.

Well... all right.

Oh.

Tommy, you take care of your mother.

I'll put your horse away.

- Okay. Come on. - Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

See? You didn't have to do it.

It was just a waste of time.

Oh, no, Tommy.

I don't think I wasted my time, not at all.

Hmm.

Well, surrounded by such handsome men

and such hospitality...

How could a lady not forgive you, Mr. Cartwright?

Well, I'll try not to take advantage of that

when we discuss some suitable arrangement

for that terrible oversight in the advertisement.

Why, thank you, sir!

Well.

I'm afraid I'm a little bit bigger than he is.

- Yes. - You got him cleaned all over.

What magic do you have?

No magic. It was easy.

- Just scrubbed him. - Ha!

Well, I don't want to take all the credit.

Hop Sing held him.

And Hop Sing just take a bath yesterday.

Here, some cookie for you

because you eat your dinner so good.

Man, I'll take two baths tomorrow!

Oh, now, Tommy dear,

please don't start making any plans.

We're leaving in the morning.

All right, Ma.

Oh, why so soon?

Well, I'm afraid I couldn't convince your father

that I should get that job.

Well, Mrs. Grant, uh, truth is the...

the school board's decision that they wanted a-a male teacher.

I think Mrs. Grant understands that, Pa.

It's just that it's...

Well, it's kind of a long trip back to Carson City.

Might be a good idea if you just stay here

for a while just for rest.

Oh, no. Why... Why, that would be imposing.

I... I-I couldn't think of that.

Oh, you didn't think of it.

I did.

Well, of course, you're more than welcome, Mrs. Grant.

Well, I, uh... I have made other plans.

Well, why can't you change your plans?

Well, just for a little while.

I think Tommy's counting on it.

Well... all right then.

For two days.

Good. Tomorrow morning I'll take you for a ride,

and you'll see some of the most beautiful country in the world.

Oh, I'd like that...

if it won't take you away from your work.

Ah, but you see, that is his work.

While the rest of us ride the range

and tend the stock on the Ponderosa,

he is in charge of the scenery.

It's not that I'm biased,

uh, Mrs. Grant... Which, of course, I am...

But I do think that a trip around the Ponderosa

will be much more pleasant

than teaching school in Virginia City.

Oh, I'm positive of that, Mr. Cartwright.

Um, not that teaching children isn't pleasant, too.

Oh, really? The other teachers seem

to regard it as a kind of war.

You know, the kids fighting to go fishing and hunting,

and the teachers fighting

to keep their minds on Mr. McGuffey.

Well, he is important, you know, but...

Well, there's no beauty in it, no culture.

Not like in the classics.

Did you say... the classics?

Precisely, Mr. Cartwright.

Marlowe, Johnson,

and of course, the immortal bard himself,

Mr. William Shakespeare.

Well, very inspiring, of course,

although I don't know

if the children would understand, reading Shakespeare.

Reading? No, Mr. Cartwright.

No, you see, I speak it to them, enact it.

The spoken word is far more exciting than the printed one.

She's an actress.

Oh, you, uh, are an actress, too?

Well, you see, we... we of the theatre...

Well, there's an off-season,

and sometimes we find it necessary to take other jobs.

Of course, back East, people understand and accept this.

But out here, well,

people are a bit ignorant of the theatre,

and they seem to think

that an actress is a saloon girl.

Yeah, well, I don't think everybody feels that way.

Uh, what he means is that,

uh, Virginia City boasts one of the greatest opera houses

this side of Chicago. As a matter of fact, the

touring companies play to capacity crowds here.

Oh, how wonderful to hear that!

Well, we who tour back East didn't realize

how civilized it was beginning to get out here.

Yes, it's a common mistake, Mrs. Grant.

Well, I'll see what I can do to change it.

A few letters from me

to such illustrious artists

as Madame Siddons and Fanny Kemble

might bring them out here, too.

Oh, you've played with Madame Siddons and Kemble?

Oh, yes.

The Wayward Girl, Now and Spring.

Magnificent productions.

Didn't Edwin Booth tour in those?

Oh, Edwin Booth... Such a great actor.

Yes, and a great man.

Oh, uh, you've-you've met him?

Yes, I've known him since college, uh...

Ma, I'd like to go to bed now.

Oh, of course, my love.

You must be sleepy.

Look, you go on up to bed,

and I'll be up to kiss you very soon.

- Okay. - Come on, Tommy.

- I'll carry you up, all right? - Okay.

There you go.

Now this is going to be a ride on a real bucking bronc. Ready?

Here we go. Hold on.

Ma!

Don't talk too long.

Good night.

Here we go. Hold on.

Oh... Hmm.

Tommy's really taken with Joe.

Ah, I suppose that's because...

Joe is not much more than a youngster himself.

Youngster?

Well, he's just turned 22.

Oh, yes, well, that is young, isn't it?

Mm-hmm.

Pa, I was just out checking Mrs. Grant's horse.

He's no... He's gonna need

to be shod all the way around.

Well, there's no hurry about that.

Mrs. Grant is going to be staying on for a few days.

Hey, that young son of yours

is gonna be mighty happy about that.

- Dinner ready pretty soon. - Good.

Got to go wash up. See you in a minute.

Hey, get up there on the bed.

There you go. Let's get under these covers.

Get nice and warm.

She don't mean no harm, Joe, honest.

Uh, no harm about what, Tom?

About saying she's an actress.

Oh.

Before Pa died, he used to take care of us real good.

Your ma's real serious about being an actress, isn't she?

I don't know.

But she don't know all those people like she says.

She just talks that way.

Don't be mad at her.

Well, Tommy,

the last thing I'd ever be is mad at your ma.

Listen, does your ma take care of you,

just on what she makes teaching school?

A school teacher?

Oh, no.

I'm never supposed to tell how she earns her money.

Oh. Well, in that case, you'd better not.

But I want to!

She... She sings in a saloon.

Ma says it ain't cultured,

ain't something actresses should do.

Well, I don't know.

It sure is nothing to be ashamed of.

There's nothing wrong with singing in saloons.

You know, Ma sings real good, Joe.

Honest.

Yeah, I bet she does, Tommy.

And you better get some good sleep,

or you'll be too tired for that picnic tomorrow.

All right.

- Good night. - Good night.

♪ Early this morning ♪

♪ Just as the sun was rising ♪

♪ You might have heard me singing ♪

♪ In the valley below ♪

♪ Oh, don't deceive me ♪

♪ Oh, never leave me ♪

♪ How could you use a poor maiden so? ♪

♪ Remember the flowers that you brought to me daily ♪

♪ Remember the vows that you made to be true ♪

♪ Oh, don't deceive me ♪

♪ Oh, never leave me ♪

♪ How could you use a poor maiden so? ♪

♪ Oh, promise ♪

♪ You'll cherish me ♪

♪ And cling to me ♪

♪ Dearly ♪

♪ Promise you'll marry me ♪

♪ And save me ♪

♪ From the grave ♪

♪ Oh, don't deceive me ♪

♪ Oh, never leave me ♪

♪ How could you ♪

♪ Use a poor maiden ♪

♪ So. ♪

♪♪

Julia?

I, uh... I've got to clean up this mess.

Come on, what's the matter?

Would you please get Tommy?

We've got to go back to the house and pack.

I mean, we're leaving for San Francisco in the morning.

I'm not gonna go anywhere till you tell me what's the matter.

You're frightened, aren't you?

Frightened? Now, what would I be frightened of?

Of what just happened.

Oh, that. Joe... well, you're just a boy.

Oh.

Oh, so that's it.

Yeah, well, how old are you, Grandma?

I am 27, and you have just turned 22.

Hm! Well, that meant a lot when you were five and I was one,

but it doesn't mean much now, does it?

Oh, let's forget it, Joe.

Look, the age difference isn't important, although...

- no woman wants to... - No woman wants to what?

Fall in love with a man that's younger than herself?

Look, it's not that.

It's just that there's something that I've got to do.

Tell me what it is.

Well, it's a very long story, I'm afraid.

I'm a good listener. Try me.

All right.

I don't know where to begin. Uh...

Well, I guess it all started...

when Frank died... That was my husband.

I had to earn a living, and...

well, jobs weren't easy to come by for women.

But there was this...

this actress named Millicent Hubbard I remember.

She was playing with her traveling troupe in Omaha,

and I got a job as a... company seamstress,

personal maid to Miss Hubbard and bit player,

all for $12 a week.

That wasn't very much, but it was enough for us

to keep from starving.

But more important than that, it...

I don't know, there was this...

this feeling.

When I went out on that stage,

even with that tiny little part, I...

just knowing that all of those

hundreds of people out there in the darkness...

watching me...

hanging on every word I'd say,

watching every move.

It was like... You're gonna laugh, but...

I felt I was the most important human being

in the whole world.

I expected you to laugh.

I wouldn't laugh at anything you said.

Besides, I think it's... it's good,

I think it's important that somebody has something like that

that they believe so strongly about.

It makes life worthwhile.

You know, Joe, I...

I didn't really want that teaching job.

I don't want to teach.

I don't want to do anything except act.

And, boy, I'd do anything for that.

I just wanted to make your father feel guilty

so that he'd be forced to pay me a few dollars

and we'd maybe get a few free meals besides.

You see, that's the way I am.

I'll lie, I'll cheat, I'll...

maybe even steal, I don't know.

But I do know that I don't want to hurt you.

And I might if I stay here.

If you leave, you'll hurt me more.

I'll go get Tommy.

♪♪

Hey, little buddy, you can't have seconds

until you eat your firsts.

I just ain't hungry, I guess.

Seeing as how we're leaving early tomorrow,

I better go to bed.

Taking me up, Joe?

No, darling, Joe isn't finished with his dinner yet.

I'll, uh, I'll put you to bed. Come on.

Hey, Tommy, I'll be up in a minute

to tuck you in, all right?

Good night.

Mrs. Grant?

Um...

Oh, you go on up, dear; I'll be right there.

I've been thinking about that advertisement I placed,

and the long trip you made, and all for nothing.

Well, I was wondering if perhaps a month's salary

wouldn't be a fair settlement.

Oh, no, Mr. Cartwright, you don't owe me anything.

Why, that was all a-a silly mistake.

Well, it... it would make me feel better,

and, well, with the prices being so sky-high

in San Francisco, I...

I think every little bit would help, don't you?

Oh, please, please don't worry.

Why, the impresarios are casting all their touring companies now.

Why, I bet that with inside a week

I'll have a big part in an important production.

Well, if she's going to depend

on her acting ability to feed herself and that boy,

I see two hungry people.

Why don't you keep your opinions to yourself!

I don't know why you think you're a critic.

I'm sorry, Joe. No offense.

But, you know, you could be doing a very nice thing

if you would... talk her out of trying

to make a career for herself as an actress.

You go right to sleep, Tommy.

We've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow.

Oh, you're gonna love San Francisco.

So many things to do and... and places to see!

With no money?

Well, now...

you mustn't worry about that, darling.

Mommy'll get a big part this time, I just know it.

And-and you've got to believe that, too.

Mm-hmm.

You know, it's different in San Francisco.

It's not as crowded.

They need actresses.

Sure, Ma.

I'm kind of sleepy.

Of course you are, darling.

Good night.

- Good night, sweetheart. - Good night.

♪♪

Julia?

Julia, it's important; let me in, huh?

Come in, Joe.

Listening to you sing today gave me an idea.

How'd you like to earn a few hundred dollars before you left?

What do you mean?

Well, you know I don't want you to leave,

and you can use the money, so I figured out a way

- to help both of us. - Oh? And what way is that?

I have a friend named Jim Larkin who's always in the market

- for a good singer. - Singer? For what? Where?

Just the finest club in Virginia City.

Oh. You mean a saloon.

How dare you suggest such a thing!

Julia, no saloon pays a singer $50 a week.

Fifty dollars?

$50. I told you it was no saloon.

Well... that would make it, uh, easier.

I mean, in-in case rehearsals don't start right away

in San Francisco.

'Course it would. Now you're talking.

Oh... there I go again.

Joe, I...

I've sung in saloons lots of times.

Oh, you have?

Well, this'll make it all the easier, then.

Besides, I'll bring my whole family opening night.

♪♪

♪♪

Well, Joe, as you see, I've spread the word.

If she's as good tonight as she was at those tryouts,

this place'll be packed like this every night.

Well, don't you worry about it, Jim, you won't be disappointed.

I'll try not to.

Here's your brothers.

- Hoss. Adam. - Jim, hi.

Sit down. Take a chair; I'll get a waiter for you.

- How you doing? - How's it going, Joe?

- Uh, three beers. - Three beers?

Hey, where's Pa?

Aw, Tommy wrangled him in to a game of checkers,

and guess what? He's already beat Pa three out of five!

You're kidding!

Hey, looks like we're gonna have

- some fun here tonight. - Yeah.

Friends! Friends!

When you got a beautiful girl who can sing like a bird,

well, like the man says, you talk about it,

you just, uh, you bring her on.

I'd like to have you meet Miss Julia Grant!

I, uh, I'd like to sing a lullaby my mother taught me.

♪ When you look around, young gal ♪

♪ And there's no one left to marry ♪

♪ And you wish you hadn't wasted time ♪

♪ On Tom and Dick and Harry ♪

♪ Oh, don't lose hope ♪

♪ The country's full ♪

♪ Of men who'll end your fears ♪

♪ The kind who love ♪

♪ To stay out nights ♪

♪ And watch a herd of steers ♪

♪ They're waiting there for you ♪

♪ Out where the skies are blue ♪

♪ Go West, young gal ♪

♪ Go West ♪

♪ You'll find you're bound to fall ♪

♪ For their mating call ♪

♪ Go West, young gal ♪

♪ Go West ♪

♪ They will seem so harmless ♪

♪ And so very tame ♪

♪ But when they're fired up ♪

♪ Well, it's the same ♪

♪ For those guys with their size ♪

♪ And their lies take the prize ♪

♪ In love's old ♪

♪ Old game ♪

♪ They're waiting there for you ♪

♪ Out where the skies are blue ♪

♪ Go West, young gal ♪

♪ Go West ♪

♪ You'll find you want to fall ♪

♪ For their mating call ♪

♪ Go West, young gal ♪

♪ Go West ♪

♪ They will seem so harmless ♪

♪ And so very tame ♪

♪ But keep your guard up ♪

♪ Little dame ♪

♪ For those guys with their size ♪

♪ And their lies tantalize ♪

♪ And you lose love's ♪

♪ Dangerous ♪

♪ Game. ♪

She's doing good, huh?

That was wonderful, baby, absolutely wonderful.

How about letting us buy you a little drink?

Oh, no, thank you, I'm afraid I couldn't.

Aw, come on, the boys are all hankering to meet up with you.

No, no, I...

Why, you're the prettiest thing that's hit

this town in a coon's age.

- Well, I... - You heard what the lady said.

- Joe. - What's that?

Just keep your hands off her.

Joe, I'm just trying to buy her a little drink.

Well, you're not going to buy her a drink

and neither is anybody else.

Oh, come on, Joe.

Got you outnumbered.

Joe!

Oh!

Joe!

Now wait, now wait a minute, wait a minute!

You're gonna wreck this joint.

Get up.

It would seem as though the family honor is at stake.

Joe!

Well...

Hey, I ain't never been in a fight without my hat.

Morning.

Morning, Pa.

What's that?

Huh?

How'd that happen?

Oh.

I didn't have my hat on.

Were you in a fight last night?

It wasn't no quilting bee, Pa.

What kind of a brawl were you three in?

It was the, uh, opening performance of his friend.

It was that Chuck Miller, though, Pa, it wasn't us.

He got out of line and all we tried to do was...

Oh.

You ought to be ashamed of yourselves,

all three of you, particularly you, Joe.

Did they tell you what they did last night, Mr. Cartwright?

Well, so far they've just sent up some smoke signals.

I've never been so humiliated in my life.

Oh, there you are.

Well, my place is a shambles.

I've been up... excuse me... Been up all night

trying to glue it back together again.

Do you know how much damage

you did in there last night, Little Joe, huh?

$150 worth at least, and you're going to pay for it.

You're going to pay every red cent of it.

Well, why doesn't Chuck Miller pay part of it?

Well, why should he?

All he did was offer to buy the young lady a drink.

If she's going to work in saloons,

she's got to get used to that.

Soon as I find out exactly how much the damage was,

I'm going to send you a bill.

Just because you pay the woman's salary

doesn't mean you can come in and wreck my place.

Morning, Ben.

What did he mean, pay my salary?

Oh, look, it doesn't, it doesn't amount to anything.

Well, wait a minute, all it amounts to

is that you are paying my salary.

Isn't that it?

- No, that is not it at all, I... - Oh...

Julia, will you please believe me?

- The only reason I did... - What's the matter, Ma?

Get upstairs and pack your bags.

- We are getting out of here immediately! - What, again?

Julia, will you please listen to me?

I thought we were going to stay for a while.

You heard me... Get up and pack your bags.

I'm humiliated!

I've never been so humiliated in my life.

Well, I thought I was doing the right thing.

I guess it's no use pretending anymore.

You know how I feel about her.

Why don't you go up and talk to her?

Oh, yeah, what am I going to say?

We'll all talk to her.

Ah, it's not gonna do any good, Pa, now is not the time.

That's what I need... some time.

If I just had a few days so I could talk to her,

explain to her why I did those things, how I feel about her.

Well, I know how to keep her here

if you're really interested.

Yeah, how's that?

Edwin Booth.

He's going to be in town in a couple of days.

Talk to him and see if I can't set up

a private reading for her.

I'm sure she'll be glad to stick around for that.

Yes, I believe she would.

Yeah, well, you know, I know she would...

and that'd give me the few days... that's what I need.

Go tell her.

Go ahead.

Thanks, Adam.

You know what's going to happen at that reading, don't you?

Well, if she isn't any good, he'll say so.

Booth's that kind of a man.

If she ain't meant to be on the stage,

she's got to find out sooner or later.

A little rough on her.

Adam, why, all my life

I've been hoping for something like this.

Are you sure you can arrange it?

Yes, I think so, uh...

uh, Mr. Booth and his manager Mr. Forrester are going to be

in Virginia City in the next couple of days,

and, uh, well, I think we can work out something

if you're really interested.

If I'm really interested...

Why, just to get the chance...

A private audition with Mr. Booth and Mr. Forrester...

W-why, that could mean the difference

between years of waiting and success.

That's true.

I think you'll find they're both very fair people.

Oh, Adam, I don't know how to thank you.

Your staying is thanks enough.

Oh.

That's for you and for all your wonderful sons.

Hey, Ma, I'm all packed.

Well, you can just unpack it.

We're staying.

Oh, boy.

That's the way to do it, little buddy.

Hey, man.

That's real good, Tom.

Hoss... what's an audition?

Well, I don't rightly know, Tommy.

I reckon it's something pretty important, though,

because your mama sure puts a lot of store in it, don't she?

Indeed, a wonderful effort, young woman, a wonderful effort.

Very interesting, very.

Oh, thank you.

You don't know how much I appreciate this opportunity.

It's been our pleasure, Julia.

You see, we, uh, we don't know what plays we're going to do

until we reach San Francisco, so I, uh...

We can't promise anything at the moment.

Oh, I understand that, Mr. Forrester.

Oh, Joe.

Oh, I, I feel like wide open space,

like, like conquering the world.

Would you take me for a drive, please?

I'd love to take you for a drive.

I'll freshen up a bit.

Oh, gentlemen, please forgive me.

Won't you have a brandy?

- Oh, thank you, Mr. Cartwright. - Thank you, how pleasant.

There we are.

Well, Edwin, I never thought I could be so wrong.

You're not wrong, Adam.

Oh, what do you mean?

Adam, you've known me for a long time

and you know that the one thing I cannot be dishonest about

is my regard for professional standards.

But the way you looked, the way you talked,

I-I thought you liked her.

Your brother Adam asked us to be kind no matter what the verdict.

Well, what is the verdict, gentlemen, in so many words?

To be frank, Mr. Cartwright,

Julia has more than her share of beauty,

but as a dramatic actress,

she is distressingly bad.

I hadn't thought about how much this would hurt her.

It's not gonna be easy to tell her.

In a week or two I, I'll write to her

and I, I'll let her down lightly.

Thank you, sir.

I think we'd better get back to town.

Thank you very much for coming out.

Thank you.

- Good-bye, Mr. Cartwright. - Mr. Forrester.

Who is it?

It's Joe.

Come in, Joe.

You heard, didn't you?

Yes, I heard.

Well, you know what's bothering them?

Professional jealousy.

Oh, that Booth...

He's afraid to see anybody else come along with talent.

Look, I know how you must feel.

If, if there's any way I can help you,

- if there's anything I can do... - No.

But I'll show them.

Oh, boy, I'm going to show all of you.

Well, then, you're going to go ahead with your plans.

You're going to go to San Francisco.

You bet I am, and I'm going to be a big success.

You can tell your Mr. Edwin Booth that.

Well, all right, then, may...

Well, maybe there's some way I can help you.

If you need any money or something...

Oh, no, no, thank you very much.

I am perfectly able to take care of myself and Tommy.

Yes, even to the point of paying you back

that salary you gave Mr. Larkin.

I'm going to go to work for him at regular pay.

Oh, he'll hire me.

He knows a good attraction when he sees one.

Well, at least you'll be in town.

I'll get to see you once in a while.

Oh, you can see me any time, starting tonight.

Why, you just come down to Mr. Larkin's fancy saloon

and pay for a table.

Hi, Pa.

Oh, well, we've been waiting for you.

Where have you been?

Just stopped off at the hotel, make sure Tommy was all right.

Oh, well, what-what's he doing?

Well, he's in there playing checkers with the desk clerk.

How's he making out?

Beating the pants off him.

Figures.

Joe, Miss Grant will see you now.

Right, I'll see you later, Pa.

Julia, it's Joe.

Come in, Joe.

Hi.

Joe, I just wanted to say I'm sorry.

Oh, sorry for what?

You had every right to be angry at all of us.

Dear Joe,

you know I sounded like a fool yesterday.

You could never sound like a fool to me.

You know, it's a funny thing, but I guess I've always known

that what Mr. Booth and Mr. Forrester said was true,

but the more I failed, the more I tried

and the more determined I got

till I built myself such a life of lies,

I, I couldn't let go.

Oh, how do you know? You never tried.

You know, it's really not so bad.

There are lots of things in this life besides the stage.

Lots of things.

Oh, Joe, I've wanted to love you,

from the first moment I saw you,

but I-I was afraid

it might interfere with my dream world of the theatre.

Can you honestly see yourself waiting outside of stage doors

in-in Sacramento, Brownsville, Omaha?

First-night stands halfway across the country, keep...

Oh, why talk about something that's not gonna happen?

Something that's all in the past?

I guess it is in the past.

Mr. Booth finally made me accept that.

Oh, Joe, if you really want me...

I want you.

I want you more than anything else in the world.

Julia, time for your next number.

Everybody's waitin'.

She heard you, Jim.

Yeah?

Well, he's got great timing.

See you after your song.

Oh, I love you.

Sing good.

Well, you look very happy.

Yeah, I am.

Any particular reason?

I'm gonna ask Julia to marry me tonight.

Oh.

Don't worry, everything worked out fine, too.

She's through with acting.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Congratulations, little brother!

Thanks, Hoss.

Friends, here she is again,

the pride of Virginia City: Julia Grant.

Well, here comes the attraction of the evening.

A very beautiful attraction indeed.

♪ I'm a girl who's got an ailment ♪

♪ To recover, there's no chance ♪

♪ My dear old family doctor ♪

♪ Found there's nothing he can lance ♪

♪ The poor man tried all sorts of pills ♪

♪ And drugs distilled from plants ♪

♪ What lays me low, ♪

♪ I can't say no ♪

♪ To anything in pants ♪

♪ It's because of my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes ♪

♪ It's because of my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes ♪

♪ Oh, my little silver buckles ♪

♪ Seem to give the boys a thrill ♪

♪ They stand and stare, I do declare ♪

♪ I get the darnedest chill ♪

♪ If I choose one lad to shine them ♪

♪ Why, the rest are fit to kill ♪

♪ What can I do? ♪

♪ What would you do? ♪

♪ I give them all their fill ♪

♪ A-polishin' my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes ♪

♪ A-polishin' my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes ♪

♪ Now, Tim Rooney was most ill-advised ♪

♪ We buried him today ♪

♪ A sweeter boy you'd never meet ♪

♪ But selfish all the way ♪

♪ 'They're mine, ' he cried, 'All mine' ♪

♪ 'And I will fight till Judgment Day' ♪

♪ 'For my sole right' ♪

♪ 'Both day and night' ♪

♪ 'To save them from decay' ♪

♪ 'I'll defend with me knuckles' ♪

♪ 'The right to shine them buckles' ♪

♪ 'On the toes of them purty purple shoes' ♪

♪ 'Yes, I'll defend with me knuckles' ♪

♪ 'The right to shine them buckles' ♪

♪ 'On the toes of them purty purple shoes' ♪

♪ So, hey there, young and handsome ♪

♪ If you're looking for a ball ♪

♪ Just stroll around most any night ♪

♪ And pay a friendly call ♪

♪ You may get to shine my buckles ♪

♪ As the moon beams on them all ♪

♪ For I can't say no to friend or foe ♪

♪ If he's handsome, dark and tall ♪

♪ You can polish up my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes ♪

♪ You can polish up my buckles ♪

♪ My shiny silver buckles ♪

♪ On the toes of my purty purple shoes. ♪

Booth, I think we've found the leading lady

for the "Bohemian Girl!"

Exactly!

She'd be perfect, Forrester!

Perfect!

I thought you said she was so terrible.

As a dramatic actress, young man,

but this gay, warm, exciting personality?

This is what she's really like.

Well, gentlemen, I'm afraid you're too late.

That young lady is giving up the stage.

And I have you to thank for that, Mr. Booth.

I think I ought to warn you, Joseph,

there's a saying in the theatre: "The stage gives you up.

You never give up the stage."

In this case, I hope for your sake, that that's not true.

Magnificent! Look at them.

She's got them all on a string.

Joe, listen to it! Listen!

Oh, it's so good to hear that applause.

Yeah, it's great.

Why don't we go inside?

I have something I want to talk to you about.

Oh, Joe!

I am the happiest girl in the world.

Oh, it's so good just to have your arms around me like this.

Hold me tight.

- Are you really happy?

I really am, yes.

Would you be happier,

would you be happier if you knew

you were gonna be the leading lady in "Bohemian Girl?"

The what?

What made you ask a silly question like that?

Just, just suppose it happened.

What then?

I am through with supposing, remember?

From now on, it's reality.

From now on, I'm on the other side of the footlights,

as Mrs. Joseph Cartwright, I hope.

It is reality.

Booth and Forrester want you

for the, for the leading lady in "Bohemian Girl."

Probably want you to leave

for San Francisco tomorrow morning.

Oh, you're making it up.

No, I'm not.

No, I watched 'em out there.

They-they loved you.

They thought you were the greatest thing in the world.

It happened!

They really happen!

A leading lady with J.B. Forrester!

Why, to be in the same company with Edwin Booth!

Do you know what that means, Joe?

That means I'll be famous!

Why, there'll be pictures of me all over the country!

Everybody'll want to know me!

I-I'll be entertained by royalty all over the wor...

Joe, I didn't mean... Oh, yes, you did.

- No. - Oh, sure you did.

You're happier than I've ever seen you before.

Oh, look, I don't blame you.

I'm the guy that knows all about that dream, remember?

Now it's come true.

Well, we could go to San Francisco together.

- No.

No San Francisco and Omaha and Cheyenne,

entertained by royalty all over the world.

Well, that's your life.

I can't share you with the whole world.

God knows I wish I could, but I'm just not that kind of guy.

Well, then I'll pass it up, Joe. I...

We'll be married and I'll be a good wife. I will...

Oh, please don't try to convince yourself.

Please.

Now look, I-I know you'd try,

but your heart'd just be somewhere else.

See, I have to have all your heart.

I love you too much to have it any other way.

Hey. Hey, look at me.

C'mon, where's that smile?

I want you to have a smile when you go out there.

I want you to be beautiful

when you go out there to see Mr. Booth.

You are so beautiful.

Go on.

Come on.

Well, I'm glad Tommy insisted on coming out here to say good-bye.

I don't think I'd have had the courage.

Um... Joe?

I still don't know how to say it.

Yeah, well, don't say anything then.

I'll tell you, Tommy, little buddy,

old Hop Sing fixed up such a good lunch here,

I've a good mind just to go with you.

Thank you.

Come on, Tommy.

Mrs. Grant?

I just want to wish you a lot of luck.

Thank you, Mr. Cartwright.

Good-bye, Hoss.

Bye, ma'am.

- Bye, Hoss. - Bye, little buddy.

Bye.

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