"by Hans Müller after the play by Felix Gandera" "one... two... three... ladies and gentlemen, the gymnastic lesson is over" "such I pity, I love gymnastics for my part, I prefer to play bridge" "nurse yes please?" "when will it be over?" "another five minutes, Madame isn't it agreeable?" "it is, quite entertaining bath attendant, when will it be over?" "we're finished now, Herr von Pohl" "the professor thinks you'll sleep very well after this" "slowly... the way that sadist has his fun with me now to machine no. 3" "nurse, please call my pavilion and ask if my maid has returned with the tickets for the Apollo yes, Madame" "good heavens, Madame Eva we're not again going to the varieté tonight?" "did I say "we"?" "I didn't include you say, Madame Eva... what exactly are you looking for in that monkey's den?" "I'm looking for... excitement." "is that so?" "and I guess I'm not as exiting as that Quick?" "what?" "no Dicky, you're bourgeois, even if you write poems bourgeois?" "because of you, my family is no longer on speaking terms with me" "I've been disinherited, do you hear?" "I've acquired an enlarged spleen ... just to be able to stay near you since a fortnight, I'm on a diet of okra roots and sage tea" "I'm starving" "I'm boxed, beaten, ironed out flat the professor is killing me slowly because of you, he's jealous and all that isn't exiting enough for you?" "Madame, your maid has just managed to get the last tickets for a box thank you bath attendant, get me out of this ironing machine at once where are going, Dicky?" "I'll see to it that you're not going to see Quick tonight!" "not you!" "nurse quick." "I want to get out of this birdcage hurry otherwise he'll snatch my tickets" "how do you do, Herr von Pohl good-bye at such a late hour still having treatments?" "yes, treatments, all the time... have you written another of your beautiful poems?" "with all those treatments, I don't have to time for poems any longer how is your spleen?" "she's in need of exercise, otherwise she'll get pinched." "good-bye stop!" "you can't order me around" " we'll see about that!" " we certainly will!" "Dicky!" "Charlotte, Madame Pretorius wants you to give me the tickets for the varieté here you are, Herr von Pohl thank you, can I use the phone?" " certainly." " thank you." "Charlotte, give me the tickets, quickly but Herr von Pohl has them already" "the last box" "Dicky!" "give them to me if you give me your word of honour that you're not going because of Quick that's none of your business poor little balcony box." "now you must die" "Dicky, be reasonable until now I've been more reasonable that you have been what is it you want of this Herr Quick?" "do you like him?" "that clown?" "tell me answer me" "what is there so special about that guy?" "he's stupid, he's silly you're in no position to talk about people being stupid and silly." "give me the tickets" "now I'll burn them for good" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva" "Eva" "Eva, I'm such a bastard" "I wish I hadn't taken the tickets from her she's such a sensitive soul" "Eva, Eva... come to me... wake up what am I to do?" "hallo?" "Charlotte!" " Charlotte!" " Herr von Pohl?" "quick, water, smelling salts, vinegar and oil look at that mess!" "the poor Madame, whatever have you done to her?" "take this give it to me does she have these fits often?" "it's never happened before you must rub her chest, over the heart." "let me breathe deeply breathe" "you must have treated her really bad give her another dose" "rub it in" "it doesn't work what shall we do now?" "in any case, we won't go out tonight at your service" "here they are, the tickets quick, the light blue dress with the volants" " Charlotte, when will he be on?" " at 9.15, Madame" "I'll have lots of time." "lots of time?" "doing what?" "it's you, professor no no, leave it on" "I'll have to examine you anyway come here" "come here, will you are you limping?" "I've noticed it at once" "out of the question the night is for sleeping alone" "breathe deeply" "my bronchia are alright, aren't they" "you're such a scoundrel, Madame Eva at first I thought I wouldn't be able to cope with your Herr Dicky" "I feel like letting him starve slowly but what am I to do with a man like Quick?" "you'll invite him to a nice party and then at last you'll present him to me" "I shall?" "I see, your illness must be treated much more radically first of all, you go straight to bed" " nurse - why?" "there's nothing wrong with me" "I've everything I need nurse, Madame is to get a cold compression at once, and 20 drops of Baldrian and if necessary... you can all talk till you're blue in the face, I'm going out tonight!" "you're going to bed tonight" "I'll give you my word you're going to bed tonight, not to the varieté" "finally. where have you been, Marion?" "Herr Quick is all nervous." "Herr Quick can bugger off for all I care." "I'll give Herr Quick tonight some talking-to he won't forget don't do anything foolish with your jealousy don't you meddle in affairs, my dear Clock especially not when you're drunk" "one surely wouldn't get drunk because of you" "has anybody seen Quick's manager?" "I have, director no, I haven't seen him, director what do you mean, you haven't seen me?" "here I am. are you blind or what?" "let's suppose I'm here already buona sera, direttore come va, come sta?" " how are you, director - fine listen, I haven't been able to speak to Quick yet... but let's suppose Quick will agree to whatever I decide that is...?" "you either double his fee, starting next month... or we won't renew the contract." "double fee?" "good heavens if you need to consider, director, we've already packed. good-bye one moment, Herr Lademann not so fast say, have you already entered negotiations with other parties?" "what do you mean by negotiations, director?" "the whole world has only one concern at this moment:" "where will Quick perform next month?" "is that a reception?" "is that an applause?" "and you want me to yield?" "director, this is my last word if you don't agree on the spot..." "I'll ask for triple fees." "my esteemed audience... look at me esteemed audience, here stands a beautiful man esteemed public, what do you say to such chic?" "hallo - the Quick" "you old crook." "I'll have to talk to the board of directors one moment please" "isn't he a talent, isn't he an artist?" "he's that kind of an artist and I am to yield?" "not a kopeck will I yield!" "charming, isn't it?" "you can shake it off by writing a poem" "I thought you'd given your word of honour that she'll stay in bed tonight five minutes ago she told me "only over your dead body..."" "that's true." "I'm a living corpse in your clinic, I literally died of hunger esteemed audience, look at me esteemed audience, here stands a beautiful man esteemed public, what do you say to such chic?" "here's Quick" "(broken German, strong British accent) good evening, my dear audience" "I'm very happy." "are you all here?" "and a pretty lady?" " did you see that?" " what?" "everybody looking up to her box next time, I'll slap his face onstage how dare you use that tone, Miss Marion?" "an artist's foremost duty is to behave like a gentleman so shut your trap that jealous old hag look at her, laughing at Quick's jokes when she opens her mouth, it's full of gold teeth gold teeth, gold teeth... who are you anyway?" "silly fool my compliments, maestro" "one two three I realize that you're overjoyed here's the sensation, the Quick, the Quick and whenever a beautiful lady waves to me, I'll pull out my little trick here's Quick!" "every woman who holds herself in esteem she comes here because she knows she'll get her money's worth unfortunately I'm not a tenor but lend me your ear and listen to me" "I'll sing for you dear lady, come and play with me why are you so cool to me?" "and so hot is the look of your eyes do you want me, my dear little monkey?" "then come to me then you won't have to be true it's enough that you're new that's why I'm your Quick won't you come with me to a quiet little café?" "I'll go with you to be happy for just a few hours to be blissfully united and to be gone again isn't this happiness?" "Madame come and play with me why are you so cool with me?" "there's no turning back my little kiss is my best weapon here she's got the Quick just a little joke" "even when I'm madly in love... it'll never last very long because there are so many beautiful ladies" "I love all women, slim or fat hello sweet maiden, here's Quick don't take love too seriously, it's just a joke and a little farewell letter won't tear your heart apart don't look at me with such sad eyes full of tears" "servus, it has been a pleasure, your Quick the world may be stupid and sad..." "I beg of you, let's not give a damn about money, let's fall in love and kiss what do we care about... give the world a kick just like I do and you all sing with me, my dear sir, you too" "dear lady, come and play with me why are you so cool with me?" "and so hot is the look of your eyes won't you come with me to a quiet little café?" "I'll go with you then you won't have to be true it's enough that you're new that's why I'm the Quick shall I give you something, my sweet little monkey?" "here you are to be happy for just a few hours to be blissfully united and to be gone again that's true happiness but I love you so much" "Madame come and play with me why are you so cool with me?" "there's no going back the most beautiful woman in the world, and no gold teeth" "Quick knows it very well, bye bye here's the Quick" "bravo Quick, here, take one mark, have a beer on me clap harder, have another beer, come on" "my dear, when I think of the guy five years ago, touring the apartment courtyards the with his fiddle let anybody try to accomplish what I did!" "attention, he's coming kids, such an atmosphere!" "you were in great form tonight that sweet little woman in the balcony box" "you bastard, you mean liar!" "I don't have time now, kid." "write me a letter you ought to be ashamed, the way you cheat on me!" "I could scratch your face!" "with what, kid?" "you're nuts, just nuts of course I'm nuts, the way I put up with you for so long do you really need this?" "what a pitiful comedian you are." "you just get along by kicks in the arse." "and the people even find it even funny leave me alone for a moment, will you and such a piece of shit plays the Casanova aren't you ashamed, you?" "that's enough." "if someone shows some lip around here, it's I!" "did you see her?" "painted, made-up, vulgar, old and her mouth filled with gold teeth gold teeth?" "who has gold teeth, eh?" " your mysterious beauty - that's a lie" " who's lying around here?" " you are you only want to... get out" "you're throwing me out?" "you?" "what are you without me?" "you wait and see. from now on I'll be a big star myself" "I'll dance solo in the Parisiana" "I'm glad about that, but get out now!" "let her go, that silly moth don't get exited ungrateful bitch it's of no importance it's much more important what we'll do next month shall we go to Madrid or renew our contract here?" "what we'll do next month is unimportant but tonight, kids, we'll get drunk till the chalk drops off the walls you can drink, Clock, can't you?" "you think so?" "what a fine profession I have good evening, Herr Müller say, do you have the same kind of trouble with your artists?" "listen, Herr Schmidt, if Herr Quick asks after me, I'm upstairs in the office good bye" "look here, we would like to talk to that clown that Quick is he still here?" "what about, gentlemen?" " we would like to.." " no, we must in short, we want to invite Herr Quick to a private performance you've come to the right place." "let's suppose I'm his manager we do private performances quite often." "if the gentlemen could tell me, when, how much and at whose place?" "Eva Pretorius, currently resident at the Sonneneck clinic pavilion Tusculum, 21 years old, divorced, blonde, pretty and successfully vaccinated" "say, how do you know all that?" "Clock, old thing, I'm not as stupid as you are if I get interested in a woman once every 25 years and what a woman, I tell you, I'm feeling all dizzy when I think about it." "hand me the bathrobe" "I didn't think it would take so long" "I'm sorry Madame, but Herr von Pohl is looking for him everywhere have you found him?" "no, I don't find my way around that flea circus what shall we do now?" "I don't know one moment excuse me, where's Herr Quick's dressing room?" "I'd like to take you to it, but unfortunately I have to perform ciao, doll doll?" "I must confess, Madame Eva, you evening program turns out to be exiting after all" "I'll find him myself au revoir" " Quick my boy - what is it?" "listen to me." "I only want your good you just be careful she only wants your money you're not only drunk, you're also clever or she only wants to be seen with the world-famous Quick and once the fun is over... then you'll get a kick, like that" "will I?" "one knows such things from experience he who has an affair with a society lady, shall be drowned that might be true for someone as stupid as you are but if you're clever... listen old Clock, a wise man is talking to you" "you must tackle the whole thing quite differently, you see" "listen to me get in there" "excuse me can I help you?" "could I see Herr Quick?" "it is forbidden to enter backstage, Madame do you know Herr Quick personally?" "well I... you do?" "that is, no is he still in his dressing room?" "we'd have to check thank you" "unfortunately Herr Quick has left now I remember, we left together a few minutes ago" "thank you" "you're an artist too?" "do I look like one?" "no, on the contrary you look far too serious" "I have been told this often" "I'm a very serious man if you want to get back to the stage you'll have to come with me" "I have expressly forbidden to sit on the curtain weight if something happens I'm responsible get going quick" "you see, Madame, this ladder is destined only for grown-up artists" "an amusing prison, isn't it?" "Quick usually passes this way you seem to know your way around here one knows a bit about the varieté... won't you sit down?" "thank you" "how exiting!" "may I ask who you are?" "forgive me that I haven't presented myself." "I'm..." "Henkel" "H. Henkel excuse me, director Henkel wants you to... here I am why are you looking at me like that, boy?" "you know perfectly well that I'm not to be bothered when I'm down here run along, I'll be at my office in a minute, allez-hop" "there you are!" "there you are, Miss Eva." "I've climbed up to the drawing floor" "I can't find that monkey what is it?" "may I present the gentlemen" "Herr von Pohl." "Herr director Henkel of the Apollo pleased to make your acquaintance may I ask what monkey you have been looking for here?" "you see, Madame had the charming idea... to invite that clown... what's his name that Quick...to go out with her look at this!" "well since we haven't found him... where's the professor?" "he's waiting in the car" "Madame Eva, hurry up." "it's raining cats and dogs outside we'll drive up to the stage entrance waiter, let me have this, and this and this and a sausage here you are sir, a sausage" "Dicky!" "I'll tell the professor everybody is starving me." "give me a cigar thank you hurry up, Madame Eva" "what kind of a guy is that?" "we ought to expose him on a pedestal director, I have to say goodbye now" "let me ask you a question you want to invite Quick out tonight?" "I wanted to" "I could arrange that too kind, but..." "I know perfectly well where Quick spends his evenings after the performance" " really?" " I do no I couldn't possibly what's the trouble?" "I'll accompany you a respectable elderly gentleman and as to Quick, I can guarantee that he'll be delighted" " you think so?" " I know it and what shall I do with Herr von Pohl?" "that funny character who just left?" "if I were you I wouldn't do anything with that one so, Madame, would you like to surprise Mr. Quick?" "is that his favorite nightclub?" "very exiting take a seat, Madame excuse me, I'll see if Herr Quick is here already" "do you know Quick?" "I'm sorry, someone like myself doesn't have the chance to go to the varieté excellent. don't say anything sir, I've been serving in the séparé for 20 years fine. listen, when I ring once you'll enter and announce:" ""Quick has phoned, he'll be here soon"" "and when I ring twice..." ""Quick has phoned, he isn't able to come tonight"" "please repeat when the gentleman rings once, Herr Quick will come when the gentleman rings twice, Her Quick won't come it's very simple" "what's the matter?" "I knew he wouldn't come" "Madame, you must be patient" "director, I want to leave don't be so nervous please call a car as you wish. the car" "here's the car (Wagen = car, trolley)" " well?" " has the gentleman rung once or twice?" " I have rung once" "Herr Quick has just phoned, he'll come tonight" "now sit down, Madame" "you've ordered all that?" "what if my professor knew about it the professor also has just phoned he asked me to inform you that tonight everything is permitted" "the lady has just left with Herr Quick what did you say?" "what?" "with Herr Quick?" "where to?" "and when he looks at you with his big brilliant blue eyes like this?" "like this you mean, don't you?" "no, not at all like this or when he stands before you insolent, when he laughs at you bends over you and says... do you want to take me, my sweet little monkey?" "here I am" "you would starve as an actor a Quick you're not" "I'm not?" "what a pity. and I had hoped so much... that you would take me for Quick for just a little while." "you'd better not wish that why not?" "well, Quick rhymes with..." "Augenblick (spur of the moment) that's great do you know what I mean?" "it would be an hour, an hour, and then... over over" "so that's the way you imagine it" "what if a more serious man came along?" "a businessman, not an artist for instance, a director" "couldn't one get along with him for a longer time?" "do I have to answer you right now, so hop hop so ?" "Herr Quick has just phoned... he's unable to come tonight look at those artists, totally unreliable" "I'm terribly sorry" "excuse me a moment there you are this is what I call true friendship you let us drown in the rain while Madame sits comfortably with Herr Quick" "Quick?" "you're dreaming" "so it's just you my dear Madame may I present the gentlemen director Henkel of the Apollo theatre professor Bertram" " pleased to make your acquaintance - likewise, professor for days now we've been passionate admirers of the varieté so that's why we're sold out every night" "Madame Eva, it's one o'clock, time to go to bed" "I'm Madame's medical conscience but Herr von Pohl!" "I have forbidden you that!" "there she is" " au revoir, director - au revoir you'll be seeing Herr Quick often, won't you?" "indeed then tell him how sorry I was that we didn't meet, will you?" "don't take love seriously it's only a joke a missed rendez-vous doesn't tear your heart apart don't look at me with such sad eyes with eyes full of tears adieu, it has been a pleasure" "you're no Quick" "heavily swollen swollen?" "swollen and why shouldn't it be swollen, with all those excitements?" "now that awful Henkel doesn't leave her side he turned out to be a perfect horror he even addresses all the bath attendants with the familiar "Du"" "the same with the nurses" "what new prescription are you writing now?" "my good friend, you are still eating far too much from today, instead of a warm supper ... you'll get a cold enema" "by the way, for tonight I've put Madame Eva out of action she's currently undergoing a cure of silence on the veranda then she'll go to the baths then to the resting hall and tonight we have our party" "I believe for today we've put Henkel on the dry (Henkel "trocken/dry" = German Mousseux) wonderful good-bye" "cure of silence" "to be happy for just a few hours to be blissfully united and then to be gone again that's true happiness" "I see, that's why I was sent outside so that Madame can speak at ease then I'll have to take the gramophone away" "Charlotte come here" "has Quick accepted for tonight?" "Herr Lademann has just called, he hasn't been able to reach Herr Quick yet but he'll surely see him tonight" "Madame is to rely entirely on Herr Lademann did you get the cuff-links?" "but director Henkel was supposed to bring them" "I see, Henkel such a nice gentleman why does Madame treat him so badly?" "I think I've been patient enough with him if only he had just a little in common with Quick" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva hallo" "Madame Eva not one word to director Henkel!" "he's not to know about tonight!" "he's far too jealous of Quick already get lost, quick" "my dear Madame Eva, I've torn myself away from the most urgent business... just to squeeze your little hand how is my little sun ray?" "how so?" "what's the matter?" "the professor has ordered Madame to be silent for two hours because of her nerves and just when I was going to ask her something really important not one word?" "you see, I've dreamed of you so sweetly tonight" "I ran up and down the clinic like a madman" "I couldn't find you anywhere suddenly I was in your bedroom, and... you weren't there either then I felt such an intense longing for you" "I opened my arms and... suddenly you just lay there pressed tight to my chest keep silent, little Eva or I'll tell the doctor and you were whispering "Henkel"" ""my golden little Henkel", you said" ""you're the only one, the best, the dearest, the sweetest"" ""the truest friend I can think of."" "and then you were whispering very faintly so faintly that I could hardly hear you nurse, get me a drink certainly, director" "how dare you speak to me in such a tone?" "Madame Eva, let me tell you something" "I've been courting you now for five days" "I haven't gotten any further on the sixth day which hasn't happened to me since I was 13 that shows what kind of women you've been courting till now in your varieté so that's what you're calling a cure of silence?" "a good day to you you're taking the words out of my mouth, Herr von Pohl how's your appetite, Herr von Pohl?" "may I assist you a bit with your diet?" "not much, but from the heart thank you very much you see with the chicken in your hand you'll get around the whole land" "I've brought something for you too, Madame Eva the cuff-links?" "no, I'm sorry cuff-links for ladies are very rare instead, I've brought myself in my office, as dictator the resemblance makes you want to vomit but please not in here" "I've got to take you to the baths in an hour if we don't see each other again, good-bye come" "see you tomorrow." "I have to go to bed tonight very early come now. the bathtub is running over good-bye" "operator, connect me with the Apollo yes, Apollo varieté" "that stays here, we've no use for the trombone number in the clinic what do I care about a trombone's life where's the phone?" "where's the phone?" "my latest number:" "the musical box you're very funny offstage hallo" "this is Quick's dressing room be quiet it's you. at last." "where've you been all this time?" "listen Lademann, get me a pair of nice cuff-links which are suitable for an elegant woman as well to go with a a batiste blouse it can be expensive too good-bye hallo, you, wait" "I have to tell you two things as well very urgent first: you'll perform at a private party tonight after the performance" " address..." " that's interesting, my boy, but totally unimportant you can tell me that tonight at the performance and second?" "and second, I congratulate you, I've just concluded transactions with Madrid you'll give a farewell performance tomorrow at the matinee and we'll depart at 16.45 have you gone completely mad?" "it's out of the question yes, it's my business how does my friend Lademann put it:" ""let's suppose it's because of a woman"" "I see my contract doesn't provide for my right to a private life" "I don't care" "I don't care a bit even if they triple my fee, I'm not leaving!" "as you please but let me inform you that the penalty is 50.000 pesetas and my share is 15 % hallo Quick, are you still there?" "that mad chicken take it" "acknowledged receipt" "Ladies' Bathing-Room" " where's Madame Pretorius - in the bath, director excellent, I must see her at once but director!" "Madame Eva, answer me one moment, bath attendant the situation is unbearable" "I'm an invalid and you're playing submarine with me but director, that's impossible." "she's in the bathtub excellent" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva yes?" "I have to leave on an urgent business trip tomorrow, for a long time maybe even for a very long time so I'll put my question differently, did you understand me?" "no, someone next door makes a terrible noise" "Madame Eva" " is it important?" " terribly important come in then did you hear that?" "I see" "what's that?" "a "moor" bath (Moor = mud, bog)" "of all the crazy things people invent nowadays" "well?" "do you want to marry me?" "listen to me it's almost 6 o'clock tonight I'm working in my office till 9.30 p.m." "then I have a little private ... conference at 10.35 I'll call again at 10.40 I'll have your consent tomorrow at noon we'll get married what hors d'oeuvres would you like?" "listen, stop joking charming what a figure charming yes, "the moor has done its duty" (Schiller quote) and you may go (quote continues)" "you're here already?" "Lademann, what are you doing here?" "why did you fool bring my stuff in here?" "but I have to prepare everything what was that?" "do you want to perform here without props and costume?" "how do you mean, perform?" "who'll perform here?" "but you're performing here tonight they've paid 500 marks in advance, and we'll get the rest tomorrow by the way, here are your cuff-links" "you idiot, what nonsense are you talking?" "there's Madame" "Madame, you've arranged the performance for tonight, haven't you?" "how do you mean?" "I have?" "perhaps the professor excuse me, I've just had a bath, I have to rest now" "Madame, I just wanted to tell you, the affair with Quick is concluded yes, Quick will come" "Quick will come?" "how so?" "where will he come?" "I don't know what you mean" "Madame, let's suppose..." "Quick has just expressly... given his consent." "as to director Henkel... the affair will also be... settled." "really?" "I'm relieved in fact I didn't dare tell you" "thank you gentlemen, I'll lie down now for a while" "say, what exactly is this place here?" "a clinic?" "since you're here, it's a madhouse" "Lademann, you silly fool now I'll try to explain that little woman you just saw... that's the woman because of whom I... in other words, that woman is... my woman, understood?" "that woman is your woman?" "I see, then... why?" "you really have no clue at all that woman is your woman... and she believes that you... she believes that director Henkel and you... one moment, she believes that Quick and I... please, let's suppose I've understood everything" "don't laugh like a fool don't shout in here people will think I'm killing my patients but that's what you're doing are you going to wait till that horrible Henkel digs my grave?" "he asks Madame Eva if she wants to marry him and he tries to get rid of me with moldy fried chicken what do you intend to do about it?" "you're a fraud you've invited that Quick behind my back such insolence admit it get that Quick affair out of your head that I might have given my consent... that fool out there has completely misunderstood" "I'm telling you once again:" "Quick won't come tonight again that tone?" "what business is that to you?" "what business that is to me?" "it depends entirely on me what that Mr. Quick can do and cannot do." "director, please lower your voice excuse me my dear Madame Eva, look at me do you really want to sacrifice our friendship for a costumed clown you've a crush on?" "director, really, Madame needs her rest yes yes of course" "Eva, you really could... if you speak to me in such a tone you won't get an answer" "I'm telling you now:" "no no no good night" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva be reasonable, Eva there are things in life one cannot explain but to chose between a man made of flesh and blood and a costume" "I'm asking you for the last time will you give up your crush on Quick, because of me?" "I'd never marry a woman who snores like that have fun tonight" "I wish you a pleasant snoring" "professor, here he comes my dear director Henkel, you know how much I like you" " but..." " but what?" "but regarding Madame Pretorius' nerves I must ask you in all politeness to cut down your visits just a little bit allow me to tell you one thing, professor not ten horses could drag me again into your monkeys' den" "because I don't want to ruin my health and my nerves you're turning out madmen like an assembly line bon appétit, Herr von Pohl" "he's right all the same" "you know professor, I cannot stand you likewise but a woman like Madame Eva she even makes associates out of deadly enemies isn't it interesting?" "that's the stuff for a very personal poem the title:" "Hunger and Love" "#Love is a Power from Heaven#" "ladies and gentlemen, now was to follow the clou of the evening but unfortunately Herr Quick has cancelled at the last minute don't be disappointed, ladies and gentlemen an artist of at least the same rank will compensate for our loss" "Herr von Pohl has the kindness to recite poems of his own production" "To the Moon" "Yellow moon, you pass so quietly partly by day, and partly by night tiri tiri tiralala moon, the creator's will has made you the patron of all lovers tiri tiri tiralala fantastic ah, I want to surrender to you" "partly by day, and partly by night longing had been the boy's life love has made a man out of me tiri tiri tiralala" "one moment shall we try again to reach his manager?" "so your good mood is totally spoilt?" "and all this because of Quick?" "is the gentleman that important?" "important?" "I don't care about anything good evening, ladies and gentlemen" "Herr Lademann" "Madame, a big surprise let's suppose Quick will come after all." "he'll be here in two minutes" "really?" " yes" "hallo, Mr. Professor (speaking again broken German with British accent) how are you?" "good evening, Herr Quick." "I'm delighted that you could come after all yes, at first I didn't want to come but then I thought... that perhaps it'll be very interesting for me very kind." "if you please" "may I present Herr Quick?" "Madame Eva Pretorius" "I'm delighted to meet you in person, Herr Quick very glad to meet you, Madame" "Oh I see, the lady from the balcony box yes, I've admired you very often before and I've admired you much more often" "but that's impossible, Miss" "Herr Quick hasn't come here to have his appendix removed but I beg of you, Herr Lademann but this is the pedicure's room our clinic doesn't accept any sick patients so you, moon, take care of me" "partly by day, partly by night tiri tiri tiralala" "always at day, never at night tiri tiri tiralala" "master, you've touched my deepest emotions there's nothing more exiting than a beautiful poem would you risk 300 marks?" "why?" "you know, I'm the managing director of the bookstore Kochs Gnädige Witwe Insterburg we only publish hunting literature, but... in your case what?" "a whole book, between hard covers?" "that has always been my dream" "I already have a title" ""Songs on a Disinherited One" (enterbt) beautiful oh, Madame" "I am to deliver sweet greetings from the part of my director here you are" "here are the buttons I forgot to give to you H. Henkel you know my director?" "slightly and... do you like him?" "I mean, how do you like him?" "a bit boring" "I see well, Madame..." "Mr. Henkel is a perfect gentleman you just have to know him better that's possible" "but... may I announce you to our guests now?" "ladies and gentlemen, we're ready may I ask you all into the garden" "Madame is wanted on the phone" " who is it?" " director Henkel" "hello Madame Eva, this is Henkel" "I didn't want to annoy you any more in this life, Madame but since I have some business right in your neighborhood... a question:" "has Quick arrived yet?" "he hasn't?" "a pity he's a terrible man" "I asked him to deliver a small greeting to you well you know, those famous stars like to make people wait but if he comes after all... what are you planning to do with him?" "funny question what would I be planning to do with him?" "I'll let him sing his song, then I'll send him home hallo where are you?" "please answer hello, Quick here!" "I'm at your disposal, Madame" "gentlemen, if you please... very nice" "I beg your pardon, director Henkel is here oh, my director it's alright" "be so good and get rid of that Henkel" "I can't explain now, don't let him talk" "I won't let him talk, you can rely on me thank you" "ah, director Henkel good evening give my regards to Madame your wife good-bye, director what is it?" "I must ask you  ..." "#Madame, come and play with me #why are you so cool with me" "you're not angry that I keep you away from that delicious spectacle of the arts?" "not at all, Madame." "I've been forced to watch Quick eleven times this month after that, those delights have less appeal that is, the spiritual delights have less appeal may I offer you something?" "I'm putting on too much weight anyway but Madame!" "in fact, we understand each other perfectly and once your book has come out..." ""The Songs of a Depraved One" (verderbt)" "# come and play with me # why are you so cool with me" "do you hear how out of tune the guy is singing?" "you're musical too?" "Herr Dicky, you've so many talents!" "Madame, I would like to have another cheese sandwich" "a thousand thanks, Madame for this beautiful... wonderful... unexpected hour." "and I, Herr Quick..." "Charlotte, some mokka please" "I, Herr Quick, thank you for the pleasure you have brought to all of us thank you" "cuff-links." "I couldn't accept that they're not that valuable how so?" "shall we try... to put them on?" "can I help you?" "here you are but you mustn't spoil me, Madame" "I know perfectly well.." "Quick, that's just a spur of the moment (Augenblick)" "Quick, that's just one hour one hour and then - bye bye" "but wouldn't it be amusing... a little distraction of just one hour one beautiful hour" "Herr Quick!" "this isn't on tonight's program excuse me a moment" "poor little Henkel" "I feel really sorry for you, my boy but what must be done, shall be done" "there's no answer hallo hallo run along and tell Herr von Pohl he's to come here at once" "but Dicky, I've never seen you having so much fun!" "why's that?" "I've eaten my fill" "to be happy for just a few hours to be blissfully united and to be lost again isn't that true happiness?" "Madame come and play with me" "why are you so cool with me?" "there's no turning back my little kiss, my best weapon" "here I am, your..." "Madame, Herr Dicky will be here any moment" "Dicky?" "Dicky?" "who's that?" "nobody. a friend I've asked to come then send him away again" " I can't." " but I want you to impossible." "what shall I tell him?" "tell him what you like." "tell him... you're not at home... you've flown away, you've gone to bed as you like, what you want but he'll see the lights burning in the house" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva" "Madame Eva are you there?" "why did you call me if you're sleeping already?" "I'm drunk yellow moon, you stand so still partly by day, partly by night" "good night, Herr Quick" "good night" "Herr Quick" "this is madness madness" "but your wish, Madame is my command" "here I am a Quick" "careful with daddy's stuff don't complain you haven't invented hard work either stop, put it down run over to the clinic and get our reserve outfit it'll do for today's matinee this stuff goes to the station" "stop. the stuff stays here why?" "Quick doesn't perform any more" "Quick will leave on a long pleasure trip to Africa... hello, Schmidt." "one double because today is the last one double, yessir" "he's talking nonsense, take it to the station get going, kids." "let's see those muscles in action the train won't wait" "I don't believe it, get going my throat is all dry, I think I'll have one too" "don't be shy, Schmidt, go on, full house your health Lademann, you old Swede have you gone completely mad?" "why so, sir?" "all that because of that blonde?" "that's it does she know already who you really are?" "Harry turn round, this is for grown-ups only" "there's the rub" "I wanted to conquer the sweet little woman all by myself by myself, as I really am, as I'm drinking cognac here right now and who snatched her away from me?" "that Herr Quick that painted monkey, that comedian my dear friend, you ought to have thought of it before" "later one is always wiser help me now. kill him whom?" "the Quick!" "get rid of him. murder him." "you manage that." "you're famous for it you've promised to be my manager." "why am I paying you 12 %?" "15 % let's suppose I'll manage that will you leave with me for Madrid after today's performance, yes or no?" "don't try that blackmail with me first you show me some results, my boy it's no trouble at all listen. has she ever given you a present?" "you're crazy." "I won't allow a lady to give me presents that's a pity of course, Lademann my cuff-links give them to me give them to me." "let's suppose I have a plan" "I don't understand, speak up" " am I your friend?" " Lademann, you're dynamite!" "disgusting" "Herr von Pohl" "Herr von Pohl, it's time for your bath" "what's the meaning of this?" "Herr von Pohl is very nervous today, professor nervous?" "why?" "Herr von Pohl, what's the meaning of this?" "what's the meaning of this?" "a poem?" "to me?" "farewell to the tyrant of the clinic you've tortured me" "I've been starved to death here only when I found a kindred spirit" "I started to eat, to convalesce now bugger off." "unfortunately I cannot fulfill all of my patients' desires" "Charlotte" "Charlotte" "Miss Charlotte" "good day, my child." "didn't you hear me ring?" "the director must excuse, but all the bells in the house are out of order" "I don't know who broke the electricity last night tell Madame that I'm here" "Madame is still sleeping she hasn't made a move yet" "Charlotte" "you're here so early?" "the earlier the morning, the more beautiful the guest so... what's the reason for the honour of your visit?" "sit down here" "Charlotte, would you leave us alone for a moment?" "certainly, director" "Madame Eva must have gone to bed quite late last night not later than usual or hardly how was the party?" "like all parties and Quick?" "how do you like him, as a person?" "I only met Quick as an artist, and I must say... that he's a great artist, well the experts agree about that" "I mean, how do you like Quick as a man?" "as a man?" "as a man, he doesn't interest me at all." "mirror, mirror, in your hand... so what?" "does this name sound familiar to you?" "come in are you alone?" "yes, what's up?" "he's outside." "all's set for the execution tell the madman he's not to overdo it you can count on me." "it'll be a first class funeral" "director..." "Madame director, I wanted to... you see, last night during the performance... but my dear Madame, you don't have to explain it's no big deal come with me" "I have a surprise for you what is it?" "let the gentleman enter" "good morning, Madame good morning, sir company, good morning" "who's that?" "that's my little surprise" "I thought Madame would be most interested to meet the famous Quick in civilian clothes" "Quick?" "you see, Madame, artists are peculiar one is tight in the evening, the other in the morning our good friend Quick... he's that way in the mornings and in the evenings but that's impossible!" "Madame, the buttons were very pretty but where's the "püt püt"" "but we've already settled your fee adieu, gentlemen" "if you please get going allez hop so that's the reward for undertaking on such a difficult speaking part early in the morning out with you let's go." "Director Henkel is quite the gentleman today" "that wasn't Quick, right?" "you just wanted to get Quick out of my system" "Eva, and now I've the courage to tell you... who Quick really is." "who is he?" "come on come to you good old true Quick" "what's so funny about it?" "one false Quick is enough but two false Quicks within 15 minutes, that's too much" "Eva, my sweet girl" "I give you my word of honour:" "I am Quick my dear, my good director for telling lies, I'm giving you bad marks leave telling lies to us women this is our specialty" "what's the matter?" "what are you hiding?" "I'm afraid Madame will get angry give it to me" "Quick gives his farewell performance today in the afternoon at the Apollo" "Father Schmidt, look at this this basket to the great artist Quick." "where shall we put it?" "certainly not in here." "with all the food inside it'll ruin my business put it over there" "you can think of nothing else the whole day but of that... damned affair with that crazy blonde what do you mean?" "who's mad?" "who's blonde?" "Lademann, don't interfere with affairs which aren't settled yet my private life is none of your business gentlemen, the performance alright, go away" " think about your future - rubbish listen, she's no wife for you you need at least a grand-duchess idiot listen, I'll give you a good piece of advice my good friend, I've enough advices to last me till the 1st May 1958" "shut up or I'll split your head can't you look where you're going?" "I'm telling you for the last time:" "if you don't finish the affair with that blonde... then what?" "then it'll be all over between us great, Lademann." "I've been waiting for this for years" " then I'll keep my 12 % - 15 % you'll have to make a choice here's art, there's love not bad, the boy is 1000% right you two can talk till you're blue in the face" "I'm getting the girl" "I'm getting her crazy chicken you'll see, Clock, those affairs with women are just the beginning of a downfall" "Dicky, you called for me?" "what's the matter?" "I'm in a hurry just one word." "adieu" "you don't know the news?" "no my poems will be published and I wanted to ask you how many copies you would like to order in advance well, one or two dozen, one cannot have too many copies in the house one moment" "Brigitte, take a note:" "three dozen yes, Dicky, sweetheart wasn't that Madame Koch's voice?" "isn't she sweet?" "actually she only publishes hunting literature but she'll publish me for free esteemed audience, look at me esteemed audience, here stands a beautiful man esteemed audience, what do you say to such chic?" "here Quick!" "I would like to speak to Herr Quick" "Herr Quick is not available, he's on stage at the moment tell him Madame Pretorius is here" "if Madame will come this way" "one moment director, that lady wished to speak to Quick" "but that's impossible" "Henkel." "excuse me, but Herr Quick is performing at the moment if you could wait till his number is over with whom do I have the honour?" "director Henkel that's not true." "I know director Henkel" "I'm sorry, Madame, I don't have a brother, and ... there's no second director at the Apollo excuse me, director Henkel, an urgent letter are you now convinced?" "may I go out to the audience for just one moment, director H. Henkel?" "Madame, here comes Quick!" "you crook, you mean person" "so you finally know your dear Quick little Eva, come and play with me never!" "never again be cool with me!" "there's no way back" " let go of me!" " I won't" " let go of me" " I won't" "now you'll stay with..." "Quick" "take a bow excuse me, dear public this naughty little lady" "curtain curtain, damn it" "Eva, good gracious, hold tight" "Eva, I order you to come down" "I love you, dear girl raise the curtain" "I forbid you to annoy Herr Quick right now" "but Quick, our train leave in 15 minutes did you hear, my dearest girl, in 15 minutes bon voyage only with you get down at once" "I won't you won't come down?" "then I'll come up" "all those affairs with women drive me completely mad" "Eva, listen to me don't touch me" "Eva, don't make matters worse for me why did you lie to me?" "what do you mean, lie to you?" "that's unimportant now" "I want to carry you on my hands all my life it's to drive one mad." "and the audience even applauds curtain good heavens, don't fall" "did you get hurt?" "my little miss, and I'm used to carry her on my hands then it'll never happen again" "I knew it would turn out that way let's suppose I'm a visionary here are our three tickets to Madrid see you at the station" "(British accent) will you come with your dear old Quick?" "hmm?" "you won't?" "(in perfect German) Madame would prefer to accompany director Henkel?" "neither?" "or... or... or you'd prefer to go with... with me?" "you?" "with you... yes" "please don't look, my dear audience curtain, please"