This is a gala day for you.įirefly: Well, a gal a day is enough for me.I don't think I could handle any more.Duck Soup (1933 film) is a TV show that appeared on TV in 1970. Notables from every country are gathered here in your honor. Teasdale: Your Excellency.The eyes of the world are upon you. Roland: I'll.um.I'll have to enclose a check first. Enclosed find check for five hundred dollars.Yours very truly.Send that off immediately! Teasdale: Good heavens, Your Excellency!įirefly: To my dentist.ah.Dear Dentist. Roland: Here I am! (Roland's entrance startles Firefly, who grabs Mrs. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home.Where's my secretary? Vera: Perhaps, sometime, we get a chance to dance together, huh?įirefly: I could dance with you till the cows come home. Teasdale laughs) Here's another one I picked up in a dance hall. In fact, he danced two- hundred years before me.here's one I picked up in a dance hall. Teasdale & Miss Marcal laugh in response) I danced before Napoleon.no, Napoleon danced before me. Teasdale: Oh-ho-ho, you don't understand! This is Vera Marcal, the famous dancer.įirefly: Is that so? Can you do this one? (Performs an impromptu dance, Mrs. Teasdale: Just a moment! I want to present Miss Vera Marcal. Teasdale: (To Trentino) Oh, I'm so sorry.(To Firefly) I want you to meet a very charming lady.įirefly: And it's about time! (Starts to walk off) Trentino: Look here sir! Are you trying to.įirefly: Don't look now, but there's one man too many in this room.And I think it's you. Trentino: Your Excellency.Haven't we seen each other somewhere before?įirefly: I don't think so, I'm not sure I'm seeing you now. If it isn't payed by then, you can keep the note. I'll give you my personal note for ninety days. I shall have to take that up with my Minister of Finance.įirefly: Well, in the meantime, could you let me have twelve dollars until payday?įirefly: Don't be scared, you'll get it back. Trentino: Twenty million dollars is a lot of money. Now, how about lending this country twenty million dollars, you old skinflint? Trentino: Thank you, but I can't stay very long.įirefly: That's even a greater pleasure. Having him with us today is indeed a great pleasure. Teasdale: Oh.I want to present to you Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania. Teasdale: He left me his entire fortune!įirefly: Is that so? Can't you see what I'm telling you? I love you. Teasdale: I held him in my arms.And kissed him.įirefly: Oh, I see, then it was murder! Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first.
Teasdale: I was with him till the very end. Promise me you'll follow in the footsteps of my husband.įirefly: How do you like that? I haven't been on the job five minutes, and already she's making advances to me.Not that I care, but where is your husband?įirefly: I'll bet he's just using that as an excuse. Teasdale: The future of Freedonia rests on you. You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must've been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff. If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. I hear they're going to tear you down and put up an office building where you're standing. Teasdale: I've sponsored your appointment because I feel you're the most able statesman in all of Freedonia.įirefly: Well, that covers a lot of ground.Say, you cover a lot of ground yourself.
Teasdale: As chairwoman of the reception committee, I welcome you with open arms.įirefly: Is that so? How late do you stay open? Teasdale: Card? What will I do with the card?įirefly: You can keep it. As chairwoman of the reception committee, I extend the good wishes of every man, woman, and child of Freedonia.įirefly: Never mind that stuff, take a card. Teasdale: Oh, Your Excellency! We've been expecting you.
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(Note: all links in the text point to sound clips in Windows WAV format.) Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania (Louis Calhern), the famous dancer Vera Marcal (Raquel Torres), and Firefly's secretary, Bob Roland (Zeppo), are also present. We take you now to a ball in Firefly's honor. Firefly (Groucho) is appointed President. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) has just agreed to lend the country of Freedonia twenty million dollars, on the condition that Rufus T. Duck Soup | Scene: His Excellency Is Due!
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