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Scene 10 In Jail. ANNOUNCERS: (Reading headlines off stage. Music Under) "ROXIE ROCKS CHICAGO!" "FANS RIOT AT ROXIE AUCTION!" MORTON: „Roxie‘s nightie raises 200 bucks!?" VELMA: Mama, you know that I am not a jealous person, but every time I see that tomato’s name on the front page – it drives me nertz. MATRON: Baby, I got some bad news. VELMA: What do you mean? MATRON: I mean, the tour… it’s cancelled. VELMA: Cancelled?! MATRON: Well, your name hasn’t been in the papers for a long time. I been getting calls from the boys at William Morris all day. We’ve lost interest. We don’t want her. She’s washed up. She’s a bum… Do you know how it hurts Mama to hear that about someone she cares for? VELMA: Oh, sure. MATRON: All you read about today is the Hart kid. VELMA: Hey, Mama, I’ve got an idea. Suppose I talk Hart into doing that sister act with me... |