"CIRCUS WORLD" "Matt" "Let the ghost be." "Its fourteen years." "Its time you buried the dead." "They re buried, Cap." "Bust you wanna walk over their grave again, to make sure." "Got a great idea:" "European Tour." " What do you say?" " Its no good." "berlin, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Budapest." "They got a nice sound." "Europe s just a big Jonah for American circuses." " They were in for the money." " And you aint?" "I Iove a circus." "Matt, LiIi s gone." "Forget her." "When she ran out that night it was over." "Like that puff ofwind." "Its gone." "Matt," "Let it stay that way." "Got a Iot to do tomorrow, Cap." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "You have witnessed our last performance of the season." "Tomorrow our circus bids goodbye to its native land," "The U.S.A., and sails for Europe" "To raise our tents in all Its capitals." "At this time the ushers sell tickets four our attraction." "Tonight, we invite you to be Our guests." "And now, the greatest wild West Showin the world!" "On your mark." "And now!" "The Great Stage Coach robbery!" "You are now about to witness a race between man and a beast." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "The Roman Race!" "Toni, are you all right?" " Are you hurt?" " No." " Are you sure?" " Yes." " Are you all right?" " Yes." " Get the next act on, Cap!" " Yes, sir." " Have May drive for Toni." " Right!" "Are you sure you are O.K?" "Yes." "What happened?" "There was a bird in the tent." "Ladies and gentlemen," "We offer you tonight," "Acast of daring, with hair raising feats of skill." "still seeing things?" "It was there, that s why I slipped." "A bird in the tent is one of the worst omens." "Superstitions have no sense." "Its unreal, Toni." "Its a make-beIieve world?" "What s wrong with a Make-beIieve world?" "Its forweak people, To hide in." "I m not hiding in anything." "Look that rabbit s foot around your neck!" "Horse hair in your handkerchief and owl feathers." "You cant perform like that." "Its dangerous." "Those are good omens, Matt." "Like you." "Your are a good omen." "AII good omens make good things happen." "I raised you wrong." "No, you haven t." "You raised me as good as any real father could." "What are you afraid of, Toni?" "almost everything." "I was scared of going to Europe." "This morning I found a milk white butterfly." "That means III have a wonderful trip." "A butterfly is a moth." "A moth means moth holes." "Omens, hexes, voo doo,..." "Its all bunkum." "I II prove it to you." "Oh, no - bread and butter!" "please!" " Leave the hat there." "On the bed!" "Leave it there, Toni." "Now!" "Now I m going to bust a ten dollar mirror." "III prove you that omens are for crazy heads." "It doesnt count if you do it on purpose." "Dont be scared." "Scared?" "That mirror business is all bunkum." "well!" "Its a good thing..." "It was a Stetson." "You can't say I didn't try." "Matt, I don t worry about omens when you re around." "Because when you love somebody, nothing can hurt you." "And, I Iove you, Matt." "You sure cheer a fella up." "You better get to finishing your packing." "III got Steve to pick you up." "I m glad you found that" "Lousy milk white butterfly." "That was a Iot of yelling you were doing to Toni." "family discussion." "You can t deny that there was a bird in that tent" "The night that AIfredo fell and her ma ran out." "You got anything else on your mind?" "Yes, LiIi." "If you re going to Europe, you start thinking about her." "Shes liable to come out to get a look at her daughter." "We II take care of it." "Why don t you mind our own business!" "You got a circus to get moving." "Steve!" "glad you signed for the tour." "You shouldnt be." " Bad news?" " Are you up to hearing it?" "I was weaned on it." "I was thinking about trying to talk you out of this tour." "Then I figured, just let him go bust and III be around..." "You d step in:" "New acts, newfIags in the tent," "New money thrown at you." "You re not sore?" "Why?" "That s the way I started ten years ago." "Got tired of being a rodeo bum, grabbed an expiring big top " "Kicked everybody out and took over." "That s exactly my plan." "I've been clear, Matt." "You want to fire me?" "No, you d better stick around." "III feel better if I know there s a new genius around." "will you bring Toni to the ship?" "Say, Matt..." "You wouldn t consider skiping this" "European thing?" "I'm asking as a friend." "Thanks for saying that, Steve." "Shows you ve got a big heart..." "almost as big as your head." "Ship leaves at two." "hello, boss!" "Come in." "Steve!" "Matt asked me to come by and take you to the ship." "Come in." "I II be ready in a fewminutes." "Come in." "Come." "This is almost my favorite." "Don t you ever get tired of looking at the same stuff?" "Oh, Steve!" "Look at this one." "Where he s holding me over his head." "I ve seen it fifty times." "alfredo, famed circus star," "Starts training daughter Toni for a trapeze career." "Toni will be the greatest of the flying AIfredos." "Says Father." "Says Father." "That s something new?" "Yes, I put it in last week." "Isn t he sweet looking?" "He s a Saint who watches over the beautiful souls in Paradise." "You know?" "That's where AIfredo is." "What are those things?" "owl feathers." "They protect you from falling." "Paradise is pretty high up." "You know?" "I think you re a little crazy." "Come on, Toni!" "Finish packing, will you?" "What s this?" "Too small for you, aren t they?" "My first birthday present from my uncle AIdo." "They re cute!" "Hurry up, Toni!" "I haven t got all night." "III hurry, if you II take me to the party." "There s no chance." "Its no place for kids." "Kids!" "I m a sicilian woman!" "You ever hear of a vendetta'?" "Stop making those faces!" "It makes you look nutty." "SiciIians are sensitive and proud like horses." "You just remember that." "When you insult a sicilian it s for all his life, and yours." "That s a 'vendetta ." "Thank you, very much for the information." "Now, are you coming, or not?" "Go by yourself." "Go on." "Go!" " AII right!" "Steve!" "Steve!" "I hope you get seasick." "AII the way." "Take her all the way up." "That s it." "hold it." "AII right, swing it in." "Take it in." "Come on, there!" "You did it!" "That's my point!" "Let it ride, boys!" "Fifty!" "Cover me!" "Snake eyes!" "Pardon me." "I m billy Hannegan of billboard Magazine." "Arent you the daughter ofthe world's most renowned artists," "the flying AIfredos?" " Yes." "I knew it, I knew it the first time I saw you." "Oh, LiIi s beautiful face and the carriage it s unmistakable." "Did you knowmy father?" "We were great chums, yeah." " Any news of your mother?" " I don't talk about her." "It s been fourteen years since she disappeared, hasnt it?" "I dont know." "I think it has." "The night since your father had his fatal accident, fourteen years to the day." "You ve never heard from your mother since that sad night?" "well, if it isn t my old pal Hannegan!" "If theres anything I m gonna miss in Europe" "..it s the billboard and Hannegan." " Bring me a cup of coffee." " Yes, Matt." "But, coffee is on board." "You re spoiling a good feature story, Matt." "The story is dead." " Not this one, my friend." "It s just coming alive:" "will the renowned LiIi AIfredo come out of hiding to greet her lovely daughter?" " Shake down." " Oh, no, no, no." "There s a real tear in it." "Howmuch will billboard pay for this tear." "well, if I let myself go" "I might fill 25 dollars worth of space with it." "Here s fifty." "Write it for me." "Send it to Matt Masters, Europe." "That's very good of you, Matt." "I appreciate talent." " I don t deserve it." " I agree." "The key to the city." "barcelona is yours." "Thank you, very much." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "The slide for Life!" "Here." "I m all right." "Bring out those cargo knots." "Get them over the side." "Get a move on!" "Bring out those cargo nets!" "The cargo nets!" "Hi, Simba!" "Oh, boy, oh, boy." "Whoa, boy!" "Easy, easy." "Yah!" "Get in the cage!" "Get back in the cage!" "Cap!" "Swing that boom around." "Give me a line." "Okay." "will you swing that boom right overto him?" "Hows Toni?" "Where s Toni?" "She s all right." "She's on a lifeboat." "If we lose that canvas we re out of business." "Look, your honor." "tell himthat we ve got divers down in the hold, right now," "looking for the safe and the cash boxes." "We re doing the best we can." "explain that to him." "He says, they looking for the safe and the cash boxes." "We re very sorry,..." " You wait here." "I go." " No, no, no." "That s where I m going." "You wait here." "He won t give me the feed for the animals until he get paid." " well, keep talking." " I ve been talking, Matt." "He's 'muy simpático , hes very sorry." "But hes also got a family to feed." "Keep conversing with him." "We ve got the divers" "coming up, maybe." "Sir..." "The Port Master said, with the deepest sympathy he s sorry but it is necessary that your ship be removed as soon as possible." "I understand him, and I sympathize with him, and we II remove it as soon as possible." "He says, he s very grateful..." "I hate to bother you right now, but... could you help them?" "They re broke, nothing to eat." "No place to sleep." "Honey, how can I...?" "You got any money?" "well...no." " Pio?" " No." "And you, Toni?" "Me?" "Nothing." "Same here." "Havent got a nickel, not a ' sou , not a peseta ." " Mr. Masters." " Yes, Your Honor?" "The Port Master says, and believe me, he deeply regrets, that if you do not remove the ship, it becomes the responsibility of the Port Authority." "It might be most expensive for you if they..." "Let himtake it, salvage it." "You re welcome to it." "I hope there II be a little left for our expenses." "I see no solution." "Matt!" "Matt!" "They just brought up some ofthe boxes." "Isn t that a picture of my mother?" "Yes, it is." "Here, pay the men, and get some meat for those cats." "Spread this among the artists and get them something to eat." "Yes, Matt." "Looks like he s trying to work off his miseries." "Miseries he s got, all his animals are boarded in Spain." "And still he s trying to kill himself." "Hey, Toni!" "Toni, I've got it!" "That s a part ofthe act that made him a star, remember?" "He used to jump offthe hotel roof and make his getaway?" "If hes thinking what I m thinking, it s time to talk." "Come on!" "Hey, Matt!" "You ve got a few minutes?" "What do you want?" "well, while you re still able to talk," "I d like to hear you say when we re going home." "I m not going home." "But, you cant stay here." "You re broke." "I m not broke." "I got myself a job with Ed Purdy." "You got a job with Ed Purdy!" "When a fella s out of work he gets himself a job." "No with Ed Purdy, you dont." "Back home you got friends, you got contacts," "You can hook something good for all of us." "well, I only asked for a job for myself." "I m in no position to ask favors to anyone else." "You all can go or stay, as you please." "What about you, Toni?" "You wanna go home?" "Home... is where you are." "What about you?" "I thought you were going to stick around." "Where re you going?" "Where do you suppose?" "I m going to see Purdy about getting a job and I II settle for a partnership you and me." "That s a very attractive offer, Mr. McCabe." "AfeIIa doesnt very often get a chance to go in partnership with a horse-riding pauper." "Right now you need a partner." "You figuring on being a partnerto me or anybody you'd go out and earn it." "Among the things I m good at, taking advice from elders." "I'II go with you." "elders!" "Partners!" "That Texas punk!" "You should have belted him." "Why dont you be a good boy, take your hat in your hand, go over to Purdy and see if you can borrow some equipment." " old Ed Purdy!" " That's right." "He better be careful the way he talks to me!" "I knewthat phoney when..." "If he tries to pull anything on me, I II show him!" "Come on!" "Sure not causing much excitement." "It s pretty dreary." "Kind of quiet, huh?" "Yep." " Wanna change it?" " How?" "Let s go into the opening act." "You gotta be kidding!" "Just take the cue, boy." " What s happening?" "Just hang on." "What?" "Matt Masters!" "You re not going to..." "Oh, yes, we are." "Let s go!" "Steve, stop it!" "Steve!" "Matt!" "Knock on that!" "Thank you." "Monsieur, je vous en prie." "Une photo." "Why not?" "Attention!" "C est tout!" "Je vous remercie, monsieur." "Monsieur American, Matt Masters I artiste ceIebrant ' wild West heroiquement arrete une coach de Deadwood Dick" "En Champs elysees." "Bravo, Matt Masters!" "Premier artiste de Ia Far West!" "Purdy was sore at you when he saw that crowd tonight." "Why didn t you tell him it was your idea?" "He might have made you a partner!" "You ve had your jokes." "You ve finished your dinner." "Do you want me to answer these telegrams or not?" "Ones Hagenbeck in Copenhagen." "There s one from London Associated Shows." "Can use your animals." "How much?" "' Have a spot for Liberty Horses." "How much?" " Answering?" " Sure." "What are you trying, get me drunk?" "To be frank, yes." "That way you might say a fewwords about our secret future." "well, you don t have to get me drunk," "I m gonna build a new show." "I II never use that word again, but when do we sail?" "We dont." "We stay right here." "You can't build a circus here." "There ain t five Frenchmen that can sit a horse." "always thinking of a dog and pony show." "AII the big acts came from Europe, the home of circus!" "belgium, Germany, France..." "The big name families:" "The Hannefords, the Bradnas, the people that spell Circus." "They were born here, so I figured that while we re taking this tour at Purdy s expense we can pick up a few of these great acts, and build a real show." "Matt, I m for it!" "That s newthinking." "Showmanship, that s what I m good at." "We can latch on to them before Barnum, before SeIIs-FIot all the rest." "Say, Medrano Circus is in town." "I II go over and see ifthey got anything good enough for the new Master-McCabe United Shows." "I might be a silent partner, but I m a partner." "You mind if I go?" "If you can stand him." "At least he gives me top billing." "Listen, not that I m gonna object to anything, anymore, but I wanna get this straight, we stay with Purdy for the rest of the European pIaydates," "And in our spare time we visit carnivaIs and look and look?" "That's about the size of it." "I Iook, and look." "And you re gonna find LiIi." "Sure!" "LiIi AIfredo!" "That s why we re in Europe." "You still love her." "Why don t you get drunk!" "You plastered this Continent with cabIegrams for two years:" "Where s LiIi?" "'" "Not for me, for Toni." "I stopped looking when Toni was four." "You re still looking." "Get this in that empty head of yours!" "If LiIi s alive, I couldn t less;" "and if she s dead," "I m not mourning her." "alive or dead, shes gone." " Where are you going?" " To get some fresh air." "It s too hot in here from that torch you're carrying." " Aren t they wonderful?" " Yeah." "That little girl is wonderful too." "Tojo, I m delighted." "glad to see you, Mr. Masters." "Thank you." "We ve heard about your terrible misfortune." "I understand you re looking for some acts for a new circus." "That s what I wanna talk to you about." "would you Iike to come in?" "please?" "Thank you." "I II take this stuff off." " AII right." " I II only be a minute." "Take your time." "hello." " What s your name?" " Giovanna, sir." "I bet you love the ballet?" "Yes, sir, I do." "I've been studying a Iong time, since I was five." "That make-beIieve wire act you do is beautiful." "Thank you, sir." "I wondered, could you really walk a high wire?" " I've never tried, sir." " That s too bad." "It d wonderful if you could..." "ballet dancing on a wire." "The ballerina and the clown in the hinge wire act." "Interested, Tojo?" "Yes, very much." "uncle Tojo will teach me." "I will be very good." " Honest." " I believe you." "still the fine showman," "Eh, Matt?" " AIdo." " Yes." "aldo AIfredo, formerly of..." "the Three AIfredos." "Where s LiIi?" "Haven t you heard from her?" " Where s LiIi?" " I don t know." "The last time I saw her was in Copenhagen." "She was working in a show under another name." "When I went over to speak to her, she ran away." "I dont know if it s true, but nowI hear she is in..." "Hamburg." "I suppose you're not interested any more?" "In the ballerina and the clown on the high wire?" "I m not buying trouble." "Matt, there II be no trouble." "I m only interested in Giovanna s future." "well, well, well!" "Looks like you finally found something." " AIdo AIfredo!" " Cap Carson." "You cant give this guy a job!" "It s like hiring your own executioner!" "The story of my brother is forgotten, the vendetta over." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." " Isn't she lovely!" " beautiful." " You re Toni AIfredo?" " Yes, I am." "Toni, I d like to meet my niece:" "Giovanna." " hello." " hello." "And I m Tojo, the clown." "How do you do?" "I saw you dancing." "You're lovely." "It will be much better on the high wire." "please, Mr. Masters!" "will you take us?" "That s, is up to your uncle." "Giovanna and I will be very happy to join you." " Wont we?" " Yes." "It looks like we ve hired ourselves an act, and if you dont change your mind, we winter in Madrid." "See you there." "Good luck." "No, it s bad luck to wish good luck." "You kick them, and say:" "Break a leg ." "Of course." "Break a leg." "Giovanna, work hard." "I will, I promise." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "Wait here." "I m gonna talk to this act." "Is there something you want?" "I d like to talk to Mr. Schuman when it s convenient." "I m Mrs. Schuman." "What do you want?" "I m Matt Masters." "We re getting together a circus..." "I know, you don't need to tell me." "Everybody knows." "News travels fast in Circus world." "I guess that answers all the questions except one:" "Are you interested?" "Listen," "EmiIe has been doing this act for three seasons now." "Every season they ask for more lions to be sitting on him," "I mean lying down on him." "EmiIe is getting very tired of lions." "I cant blame him." "But I have something else in mind." " What?" "Tigers." "Tigers!" "You want me to lie down in the cage and the tigers lie on top of me?" "No, monsieur!" "EmiIe!" "No snap judgment." "Every time a lion drops on me" "I m playing Russian roulette." "But tigers?" "No, monsieur, no!" "Let s get down to business." "I bought these lions for EmiIe." "If you expect me to buy..." "We have plenty of tigers." "AII right, then." "I'II speak to my husband, until he makes the right decision." "Good." "Thank you." "EmiIe, das ist unseren grosste chance." "Du shusste as machen, EmiIe." "Isn t she lovely?" "LiIi s girl." "She s beautiful, huh?" "hello, Mr. Masters." "You don t remember me, I bet." "flo Hunt, tumbling act." "That s me!" "Broke me back." "No more cartwheeIs." "Got married." "Four kids." "Easier work." " I m wardrobe here." "Good." "The girls are longing to meet you." "Fritzie, Ann..." "Ladies." "I was telling them about Toni." "Haven't seen her since she was five." "I recognized her." "Same beautiful face as LiIi." "Fritzie knows LiIi." "Oh, a tragedy that LiIi." "Maybe seeing herdaughter will help?" "Seeing her?" "You mean, she hasn t?" "But she s here in Hamburg." "LiIi?" "Don t worry." "She II turn up." "Yes, in Leipzig she talked all the time about Toni." "Do you have LiIi's address, flo?" "I knewwhere she lived a month ago." "But I meant to write." "Mr. Masters..." "Pardon me." "Be right back." "My husband says:" "No tigers." " I m sorry." " But I Iike the idea." "It s new faces in the act." "So, don t worry." "I know how to handle him." "He always does the right thing." "Thanks." "Aman is lucky to have a smart woman to guide him." "Thank you." " I II expect your news." "You will?" "I got it!" "Let me write it down." " A beer." "Ja vohI." "I m looking for someone." "This picture was taken some time ago." "Have you seen her?" "That s Margot." "Shes around sometimes." "well, good." "Maybe you could give me her address." "Her address?" "Shes living upstairs." "well,... is she now?" "No, she ha been gone for a few days." "could I Iook at her room?" "Sure, of course, of course." " HiIda!" " Yeah?" "Der Americano." "What s up?" "Showthis gentlemen Margot s room." " Margot?" "Shes not here." "Showhim the room." "AII right." "This way, mister." " You knowMargot?" " Yes, I do." "She doesnt come back for two days." "always getting lost." "Lot of girls like that, you can tell the ones want to get lost." "Like Margot, you see her, and then you don t see her." "voila!" "Looks to me she s not coming back." "God knows there is much to come back to." "I asked Margot:" "Why do you pick out a room so plain," "like a prison?" "So he says:" "plain is more peaceful, Iike in the convent'." "Convent?" " Yeah." "She was there; nobody s allowed to talk there." "Just work and pray." "She told me." "She wants to be a nun, so she can forget." "Do you understand?" "You can get lost good in one of those women s religious places." "You can see that there, she still got all that stuff." "Crosses, beads, little books, candles, everything." "Are you a relative?" "No, no relative." "Friend?" "Yes, I was, a Iong time ago." "Are you, what she was trying to forget?" "I was part of it." "Merci." "When you see Marge, say hello from HiIda?" "I will, HiIda." "Good." " Much obliged." "One." "May I?" "I mean, if you re not using them." " Yes, of course." "Thank you." "Do you need the binoculars?" "Thank you." " You re welcome." "Toni!" "Are you all right?" "I think so." "What happened?" "I was out there, everything was going fine." "I had a good hold, then I..." "I got a strange feeling." "I don t knowwhy." "At least there wasn t a bird in the tent." "Come on, we II have Doc look at that." "How's the ankle, Toni?" "It will be fine with this tight bandage." "Good." "I m going to change." "Now stand on it Toni." "See howthat feels." "It s all right, Doctor." "Put your boot on and it II keep the swelling down." "Thank you." "Good." " You forgot your things." "Thanks." "Is it very bad your ankle?" "I sprain something all the time." "Soak it tonight in salt." "That s very good for sprains." "You're a circus performer." "I mean, used to be." "How can you tell?" "From the way you stand." "Yes, I used to work in shows." "Did you ever work up high?" "They won't let me." "Bit I sneak in a Iot of practice." "On the trapeze?" "Yes, flying." "And I m going at it, too." "Because my father was the best in the world." "If you ve been in shows, you must have heard of him:" "The flying AIfredo." "Yes, I heard of him." "Years ago." "He was the only who ever did a triple somersault." "Nobody has ever done it since him." "Was your mother in the circus?" "I dont remember." "could I ask you something personal?" "What about?" "If you re looking for a job..." "Thank you." "You are very kind." "I Iike talking to old circus performers." "I m sorry, I didn t mean old, I mean veterans." "And I Iike talking to the young ones." "especially a girl who s going to be a big star." "Maybe, ifthe omens are right." "I m on the next." "Yes?" "Can you make it?" "Yes." "Easy." " Okay, two minutes." "Goodbye." "Is something the matter?" "No." "It s been so nice talking to you." "Good luck." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Where s the shot gun?" "Come on." "Get up on it." "well, it happened." "What?" "I just saw an old friend of yours." "Where is she?" "Over by the hospital." "LiIi!" "Leave me alone!" "Oh, LiIi!" "Changed a little bit, people change." "It s been a Iong time, Matt." "nearly fifteen years." "Don t look at me, Matt!" "I saw a friend of yours in Hamburg." "She said to say hello." "HiIda?" "You were there?" "Oh, Matt!" "Why, LiIi?" "Answer me!" "Why did you do it?" "Leave me alone!" "How long do you think you can keep running away?" "How long are you gonna flop around in cheap joints?" "I killed him!" "I killed..." "Señora?" "What are you hiding from, LiIi?" "I killed AIfredo." "Just as if I d used a knife." "I killed him!" "AII right." "You killed him, or I did, maybe it was something neither of us could help or anybody." "God knows we didnt just wake up one morning and say:" "Today we re gonna fall in love ." "But it happened, though." "What happened, LiIi." "You ve paid." "Go away, Matt!" "Find yourself a life, with someone." "Let s forget about us." "Say that s over, finished, through." "You ve got a daughter." "What about her?" "That night when I saw..." "alfredo dead, I ran outside." "people stared, I was still in costume." "The only place I couId find to hide was in a church." "In the morning the nuns found me." "They gave me clothes..." "They were kind to me." "And it was a haven." "It seemed like an answer." "Aconvent, you took the easy way." "Easy?" "I had to give up Toni." "But she had you, Matt." "You ve been good for her." "They re some things a man just can t do." "She has to Iearn from a woman, from her mother!" "She needs you!" "How can I?" "Look at me." "What would you do?" "I d wash my face." "And make myself decent enough to go up to that little girl and say:" "I m your mother ." "It's too late!" "I mtoo tired!" "Too late!" "still full of self pity!" "Cognac!" "Make up your mind." "Or you re forever dead." "Toni, come here, please." " Me?" "Take your hat off." " My hat off?" "Put the funnel on your head." "No, the other way round." "Now, when you catch the ball..." " I II give you five dollars." " Five dollars!" "Don't move now, don't move." " One..." " Five dollars!" "Five dollars!" "I II give you five dollars!" "One, two, three four, five!" "José!" "Put this in the safe." "Hard paying bills without Money." "Take finesse." "We did all right today, 81 kids, 77 grown-ups, 6 dead heads." "total: 259 pesetas," "That s 43 dollars American." "Eight thousand more and we get our tent." "That s right." " Any other problem?" " Yes." "You do have problems." "Toni." "She s sick and tired of playing clown." "She got some of the wardrobe girls fixing her up a costume." "She s going for the high trapeze." "They II fix her a costume but she isn t gonna wear it." "You let me knowif she does." "I II let you know." "Now, there be a good girl, run up." "Good girl." "Run up, please." "please, lady." "No, you cant do anything by standing." "Come on." "Get inside!" "Look!" "Look at them, they hate me." "I don t want people to think you re a coward." "You think she II get him to go in there?" "She got him all the way from Hamburg to Madrid." "It s a big difference" " Iions to tigers." "Wives don t notice such things," "hello, Maggie." "Hows the leg?" "Fine thank you." "You re one foot higher today, but it doesn t matter." "Now, never look at your feet." "Look right here." "You walk with your eyes." "You ready?" " Ready." " Go" " Nice work, Giovanna." "Thank you." "Look right here." " I'm sorry, aldo." " It s all right." "Havent you got some rehearsing to do?" " Yes, Sir." " well, get at it." "AII right Toni, you ve had your fun." "Come on down." "Matt, I'm learning beautifully." "I dont want you learning anything." "I catch you up in the air again I II put you in the kitchen." "You hear me?" "Get down." "Come on down." "Haven t you something to do, riding a horse orsomething?" "well, yeah, but, well, I..." "Come on, Toni." "You look beautiful!" "Yeah!" "Go ride your horse." "That's a nice looking outfit." "New?" "Yes, the wardrobe girls made it for me." "Oh, has Matt seen it?" "No, I didnt put it on for him." "Do you Iike it?" "I m getting used to it." "You d rather I wore the salvation Army dress?" "No, you look much better in this rig, but, different." "How, different?" "Better or worst different?" "well, better different for me." "Matt, he s gonna..." "Matt will make faces." "He always does." "But they never last long." "He II be all right fortomorrow, or anyway the day after." "Toni told me you bawIed her out this morning." "Yes, I did." "For going up on the high trapeze?" "Look, with LiIi for a mother and alfredo for a father, isnt that kind like bawling out a duck for taking the water?" "She s just a kid." "Are you gonna tell Toni that." "well, that you saw her mother?" " It s your play." " Are you?" "No, I m not, and it's your move and quit reminding me." "Yeah, she s growing up fast." "Looks like her baby days are over." "It s the most wonderful day in my Iife." "I m a woman, I Iove everybody." "well!" "You, I wanna talk to you." "I wanna talk to you." " You kissed Toni." " Did I?" "well, you encouraged her, I saw it." "Grabbing her and whirling her around." "That s called dancing." "Taking advantage of a kid!" "Do you deny it?" " I deny nothing." "I was..." " I m not gonna belt you." "belt me!" "You sounded off in Paris about wanting to be my partner." " That's right." " well, mister," "You re certainly going about it in the wrong way." "But like that you II get nothing except a busted head." "Abusted head?" "I ve never seen anything as cheap and disgusting." "Matt, can't I say something?" " Say it." " Shes a woman." "Not yet she isnt and she isn't going to be made into one" "By any fIight-by-night Circus bum." "When Toni meets a man it's gonna be fortrue Iove, no penny-ante fella using her fora blue chip." "You figured me about as wrong as any man possibly could." "Steve, where are you going?" " Steering clear at you." "Listen, do me a favor." "Just stay away from me." "I don't want a busted head." "Matt Masters, you re a bully." "What are you trying to do, ruin my Iife?" "Wait a minute." " Dont treat me like a baby." " I didnt call you a baby." "No, but if you had your way," "I d be cooped up in a pIay-pen with dolls" "Or in a high chair eating mush and drinking milk." "And my clothes!" "I m still wearing bloomers." "Maybe you re a grown-up, but I ve been trying to help you..." "help me!" "Make me look like an idiot in front of everybody." "I II neverforgive you." "I m going to grow up." "And you re not going to stop me." "I can t stop you." "You arent a kid any more." "Then what am I?" "Say it." "Let me hear you say it once." "Just once." " You re a woman, Toni." "I got eyes." "You re beautiful" "young woman and," "Then why?" "please, just let me talk." "Theres a Iot of things that I should ve said before, but" "Go on." "It's time you learned some facts of Iife." " I m listening." " Sometimes, with two people, well, things can get out of hand, and it s the woman that has be strong." "Aman s generally no better than he has to be." "Look at those idiots today ogIing you and whispering." "Because I wore that costume." "Why?" "Everybody loved it." "There isnt a man in this place you can trust." "But there are exceptions." "AgirI has to get married." "I m not talking about Steve, orany other man." "I dont want you to start off stumbling." "But, I m in love, Matt." "Honest." "In love." "I guess maybe you are." "I dont knowwhat to tell you." "Maybe you won t get hurt, but" "I just dont want you to do yourfirst dive without a net." "Oh, funny." "When I came in I wanted to kill you." "I m glad you changed your mind" "There s something you re not saying, Matt." "Something sad in you..." "I ve felt it before." "Nothing like that." "It isnt anything I ve done is it?" "No, Toni." "You ve given me nothing but good things, and I m grateful." "Matt, I owe you so much." "please, don't worry." "If I do any high dive," "I II use a net." "Hey, Matt!" " You coming to supper?" " No, and close the door." "Kind of cozy here." "Schuman claims on of his tigers has got indigestion." "He wants a doctor to examine him." "I told him flat - I don t know any tigerdoctors." "Go on to supper." "Don t bother me." "What's on the program?" "I dont know." "Maybe we ought to take the new Circus and dump it in the junk" "Are you crazy?" "We re only 2000 bucks shy on the price of a tent." "I m shy a Iot more than that." "Just come on, Iet s shop it." "They got a newrice dish." "well, you eat it." "I gotta go through all these maiI-Ietters from agents, phony acts..." "The always come crawling out, you re putting on a circus." "Am I?" "well, it's my opinion." "In a circus you have to have artist flying through the air," "Like musical notes, somebody making a tune with em" "Somebody with a calliope inside..." "CaIIiope?" "You got steam coming out of your ears." "Go away, Cap." "Okay." "And close the door." "I think you and the tiger both need a doctor." "hello, LiIi." "hello, Cap." "Kinda wet out here, but, might be worse inside." "will you make up your mind and stop opening and close?" "well, I washed my face." "And I combed my hair." "Look any better?" "About eight pounds better." "Seven." "A rope and a rigging will Take off another seven." "Matt, do you have a spot for Another performer?" "LiIi, I..." "Just a performer." "No relative." "She II know you." "Not fora long time, Matt." "And, if you don t want it, never." "I just dont want to be a performer, working near her." "Hey, Matt!" "You in there!" "You re the lady who told me about salt for my ankle." "I thought you were looking for a job." "Yes, I was just talking to Mr. Masters about it." " What s your act?" " High trapeze." "We ve got one woman working high." "We need someone." "What is your full name?" "Margot AngeIi." "I m Toni AIfredo." "will you join us for supper?" "well, I have to unpack, Toni." "Have you eaten, Miss AngeIi?" "No, I haven t." "well, you re more than welcome to join us." "Oh, fine!" "Under here you won t get wet." "Good morning, Miss AngeIi." "You re early." "It s been a Iong time." "I need some practice." "well, your rigging s secure." "Thanks, Cap." " Any time." "You're all right." "You only fainted." "You just lie quiet and you II be fine." "You're AIdo." "I shouldn t have surprised you that way." "I thought..." "Did I upset you?" "It s nothing, Matt." "She just had a little shock." "I thought she knew I was here." "I m sorry." "You fell." "You re not going up again." "But, it had nothing to do with my strength." "It was AIdo..." "He stood there looking at me in alfredo s eyes and clothes." "I thought it was AIfredo." "It was just my imagination." "I wonder." "well, anyway it won t work out, LiIi." "Because of aldo?" "I'm not afraid of him." "Not AIdo, you." "You and Toni." "But she likes me, Matt." "Last night..." "Last night you were somebody in the rain." "No, there s more to it than that." "She feels something." "well, that s a feeling you re not going to like." "You re a blacked out figure in her scrapbook, LiIi, and in her life," "And I did that, and I meant to do it." "Way back, when she was a little kid," "She blamed herself because you d gone away." "It took a Iong time to convince her it wasn t her fault." "I couId have told her the truth, bit I didn t." "I lied." "So she blacked you out, Iike I did." "I taught her that." "Then, why did you go to Hamburg?" "Matt, Iet me stay until she finds out." "Maybe by then she II get to know me." "I'm not a monster." "She s been hurt once." "That s enough." "well, if she hates me, it won t hurt her to find out." "She may curse me, spit at me and tell me to get out." "She has a right." "And if she tells me to go, I II go." "It won't hurt her to have revenge." "What happens to you?" "I II take my chances." "You ve got guts, LiIi." "I hope you win." " Isnt it wonderful?" "Oh, yeah." " What s the matter, Steve?" " Oh, nothing." "Yes, you kept your eyes open when you kissed me." "I was doing sentry duty." "Stop worrying about Matt." "He isn t here." "Toni, hes all over the places." "I don't like acting like two kids, scared of Matt." " Do you Iike that, Toni?" " Not entirely." "I didnt tell you what was biting him." "He thinks that I m courting you so I can become his partner." "Using you to blackmail him." "He s a flathead!" "You could have told him he was talking crazy." "I didnt have much chance." "But I'm going to..." "Do you have to leave now?" "I mteIIing him I wouldnt be his partner even he begged me!" "And the only part I want is Toni AIfredo." " Do you have to tell him now?" " Yes, you coming?" "Sure." "Wait a minute!" "Nowwhat are you doing?" "For good luck on a journey." "You re going to need some." " Now?" " Now." "well!" "Back together again, eh?" "glad to see you two ve made up." "Happy faces, that s what we need in the circus." "How you doing with your trapeze, honey?" "I m doing fine everywhere." "well, dont waste it on me." "Him!" "Now go back to your secret hiding place nobody knows about" " Thank you, goliath." " Any time, Miss Margot." "Good morning." "You do those turns just beautifully." "I thought I was rather stiff." "I ve seen you work before" "Somewhere." " No, I doubt that." " I'm sure I have." "Where did you work in the United States?" "Oh, it s been a Iong time." "And not in any shows you ve ever seen." "Name the shows you were in, and I bet you I remember." "well, how did it go today, Miss AngeIi." " Twenty five turns." " wonderful." " Five more than yesterday." "Great." "Matt, I just told Margot that I..." "I thought I wanted to be an aerialist." "I d like to see you do twenty-five flags." "That s easy." "Just watch." " Thanks for saving me." " What brought that on?" "will you count for me?" "I m counting." "I dont know." "When she was a little girl," "She used to sit on the ring curb and watch me work out." "I remember." "That's how she learned to count, counting your turns." "Howmuch does she knowabout herfather and me?" "She knows her father died in a fall and you disappeared." "How much does she know about you?" "well, I spanked her when she was bad," "Loved her when she was good." "I m just there like night and day and she neverquestion it." "would you be afraid to let her know the truth?" "It d be a lie to say I wasn t afraid." "I don t want to lose her." "She s like my own." "She neednt ever know." "I intend to tell her sometime, take my chances." "How many?" "Fifteen." "Fifteen?" "It s twenty-two!" "Fifteen s my count." "Start over." "Start over!" "That s not fair!" "Hey, Matt!" "It s here!" "The canvas!" "The tent!" "It's coming right up the road!" "Toni, come on!" "Come on, everybody!" "Here's the tent!" "The tent s here!" "Come on!" "Let s go!" "What about the party?" "Let s go for it!" "After we get the tent up." " hello, boss." " Thanks, goliath." "That deserves some coffee, what do you say?" " I d Iove some." " Let s get it, Cap." "Dance with an old friend?" "And old friend, aldo?" "And old enemy, then." "You haven't forgiven me yet, have you?" "In SiciIy we say:" "Those who want forgiveness must knock at the gates, and wait forthe devil to answer ." "Havent I waited long enough?" " Why, that big...!" " Get off it!" "Leave them alone!" "Leave them alone?" "It s dark out there!" "well, kids like the dark." "Werent you ever young?" "Why don t you mind your own business?" "Give me some coffee." "Come on." "Where s LiIi?" "Shes right..." "I guess she's gone." "Look for her." "It was AIfredo s waltz." "He made his swing to that waltz." "I cant stay here, Matt, I just cant do it." "Dance to it, LiIi." "Dance!" "It s just and old waltz, just and old piece of music." "God forgive me..." "but I still love you, Matt." "It s nothing to be ashamed of, then or now." "It s all right." "Why, that s Matt with Margot!" "Why, that fat-head dancing." "Maybe we could rent him our place behind the calliope, eh?" "Oh, no, no, no." "Have you told Matt, honey?" "Not exactly, but I hinted about it." "Church, white veil, orange blossoms and those all omens." "But, did you happen to mention me?" "You know, in a general way." "I m sure that he didn t knowwhat you were talking about." "He s been very busy." "He doesn t concentrate." "Of course, he s been concentrating with Margot." "I m glad he is." "She s nice, very nice." " Do you want me to tell him?" " Oh, no." "If we re gonna get married Sunday..." " No, I want to tell him." "There he is now." " hello, boss." " hello, goliath, You winning?" "Not now." "He s in good mood." "He s Iaughing." "No, I ve got to get dressed." "I II tell him later." " When?" "Just later?" "Just later!" "May I come in?" "Yes, I wish you would." "Oh, lilac!" "How beautiful." "I know who they re from." "Matt." "lilac are good luck." "I hope so." "beautiful!" "could I have it quiet, please?" "Everybody here?" "Wheres Toni?" "And Tojo?" "Where is he?" "I II get them in." "well, it's finally here." "It s a half hour to dress rehearsal." "No breaks and no waits." "I want the same performance you re gonna give tonight." "So, check your costumes and your props." " And pick up those music cues." " Yes, sir." "Now, are there any questions?" "When I bIowthis whistle for the Grand Parade," "You re all on your own." "You re a fin group of artists, the best in the world." "And I dont want you to forget that for a minute." "And also, ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for the hard work that s made this circus possible." "So, break a leg, Iet s get to it!" "I'm trying to get up enough nerve to tell Matt" "That I m getting married." "It s not that I m afraid, but, well, I m all he has." "He doesn t ha a family or anyone like that." "And, he II be alone when I get married." "Not really alone, but you know, it won t be the same." "Even if I m still on the show." "You see what I mean?" "I understand, of course." "Matt is very good." "He s kind of sweet." "And if he s short of loud sometimes, it's just because he s full of fun and he loves life." "There ve been a Iot of women after him foryears but," "None of them were right for him, I guess." "I think you are right, I mean." "You do like him, don t you?" "What s the matter?" "Thirty minutes." "Get dressed or Matt will put you back on the Stage Coach." "I m going." "Think about what I said." "I will." "What was that all about?" "She was trying to match me with Matt." "You and Matt are digging and awfully deep hole yourselves." "Why can t the keep on cue?" "Last time it took them four minutes o make that..." "Are your working here?" "Get into your costume!" " Where was I?" " Four minutes!" "Take two out of it." "Hi!" "I think wed better work those ponies in Number Three Ring." "Right." "Look at that!" "Look at that!" "Is that my mother?" "Answer me, is she my mother?" "Yes, Toni." "And this says my father killed himself." "He dived from a trapeze and left a note about my mother and another man." "Is that true?" "Is true?" "It s true." "You didnt tell me any of this." "Why?" "tell me why!" "I'm the other man, Toni." "It was me." "You?" "Why didn't you tell her the rest of it?" "AII about her father and howIoyaI LiIi really was?" "What good would that have done?" "You sneak back and think you can make me love you." " I only meant..." " You thought you'd trick me!" "But you didn't trick me!" "I knowwhat you are and what he is." "Toni, we only wanted..." "You wanted Matt again!" "To roll around in filth with him again!" "well, here he is!" "Take him!" "Take him, made love to him!" " crawl on him!" " That s enough!" "It s not enough!" "You liars!" "You killed my father!" "It would only be enough if I kill both of you!" "Toni, grow up!" "Be a woman." "Get married with Steve." "Make a life on your own!" "I hope it s a betterone than LiIi s had." "I hope she has no life at all!" "Not now, not ever!" "LiIi." "LiIi." "LiIi, we both said we could take it, remember?" "The rehearsal." "I II be there." "So just puck up and let s get out of here." " What else could I do?" " You could have realized" "That whoever planted this in here to make their love" "look dirty." "And I just don t believe it." "But, you ve known Matt longer than I have." "I ve only known him for ten years." "That s Parade call." "You want to get ready?" "No!" "AII right." "Ladies and gentlemen, we bring, our Circus!" "Master!" "Fire!" "Fire!" " Gimme your knife." " Matt, you can t do..." "I m not gonna lose another damn tent!" "Get those animals outta here!" "That part s gone, is out of control." "We gotta make a fire break to save any of this tent." "Drop the canvas between two and three poles." "I II flatten those seats." "Hurry!" "Oh, honey." "Give Cap a hand with that fire break." "Get Toni out of here!" "You ready?" "Get the quarter poles!" "What do you have to do?" "I have to cut the lacing on poles two and three." "I can do that." " Cap, what can I do?" " Here," "cut down those lights." "Get out of here!" "Get back!" "Gimme a hand." "help them with that canvas." "Steve!" "Cut it and get out there!" "Thanks." "I m sorry, I m so sorry." "You know something?" "You ve got a dirty face." "It started in the wardrobe caravan." "We got a piece of tent, a whole showand half an idea," "And if it works out goes on tonight." " Are you out of your mind?" " Let s me see that." "Let the doctor take a look at it." " Ashowwith this?" " Let's check the damage." " hello, boss." " hello, goliath." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Your attention, please!" "It is my privilege to present to you" "It s a remarkable thing, Matt." "I hope I don t fall you." "You couldn t." "Toni, give her some of those owl feathers." " I havent got any." " You haven t?" "You!" "well, how do you think I got this big top up?" "Break a leg!" "...LiIi and her daughter Toni." " LiIi s getting tired!" " She won't quit." "Something s happened." "Toni s quit!" "Nothing s happened." "She knows what shes doin ." "AwonderfuI kid." "LiIi!" "Seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty, eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three, eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eigthy-nine, ninety, ninety-one," "ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine," "Ahundred!" "You were great!" "Hey, partner!" "Come here."