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1	00:00:20,571	00:00:21,938	Whoa!	Whoa!
2	00:00:22,905	00:00:28,512	♪ Carry me back to old Virginny ♪	♪ Carry me back to old Virginny ♪
3	00:00:29,879	00:00:34,618	♪ There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow ♪	♪ There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow ♪
4	00:00:36,953	00:00:39,523	Roll up, roll up!	Roll up, roll up!
5	00:00:39,623	00:00:41,458	Get your tickets now!	Get your tickets now!
6	00:00:42,493	00:00:44,827	To your genuine, Georgia Minstrel Troupe.	To your genuine, Georgia Minstrel Troupe.
7	00:00:44,927	00:00:48,898	♪ Where his old darkey's heart go ♪	♪ Where his old darkey's heart go ♪
8	00:00:48,998	00:00:51,200	Roll up, roll up!	Roll up, roll up!
9	00:00:51,302	00:00:53,036	♪ That's where I labored ♪	♪ That's where I labored ♪
10	00:00:53,136	00:00:55,138	Get your tickets now!	Get your tickets now!
11	00:00:55,238	00:00:57,741	♪ Old, dear Master ♪	♪ Old, dear Master ♪
12	00:00:57,840	00:01:03,079	♪ Day after day in the golden corn ♪	♪ Day after day in the golden corn ♪
13	00:01:04,247	00:01:06,383	♪ No place on Earth ♪	♪ No place on Earth ♪
14	00:01:08,151	00:01:12,188	Oh, it's the oldest and the only authentic	Oh, it's the oldest and the only authentic
15	00:01:12,289	00:01:17,026	Minstrel Troupe North or S outh of the Mason-Dixon line.	Minstrel Troupe North or S outh of the Mason-Dixon line.
16	00:01:17,126	00:01:20,264	You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love them!	You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love them!
17	00:01:20,364	00:01:25,602	♪ Carry me back to old Virginny ♪	♪ Carry me back to old Virginny ♪
18	00:01:26,337	00:01:28,171	Who you be?	Who you be?
19	00:01:28,272	00:01:30,374	Well, I'm Mr. Beauregard.	Well, I'm Mr. Beauregard.
20	00:01:30,474	00:01:33,109	♪ Taters grow ♪	♪ Taters grow ♪
21	00:01:33,209	00:01:38,915	♪ Back where birds warble sweetly ♪	♪ Back where birds warble sweetly ♪
22	00:01:40,183	00:01:45,689	♪ Back to Virginny, the state where I was born ♪	♪ Back to Virginny, the state where I was born ♪
23	00:02:01,405	00:02:03,374	Ladies and gentlemen,	Ladies and gentlemen,
24	00:02:04,575	00:02:08,244	please welcome the man in whom we put our trust,	please welcome the man in whom we put our trust,
25	00:02:08,345	00:02:12,282	Senator Beauregard D. Blowhard.	Senator Beauregard D. Blowhard.
26	00:02:15,719	00:02:19,656	Senator, what does the D stand for?	Senator, what does the D stand for?
27	00:02:20,524	00:02:22,292	Well, the D stands for the da,	Well, the D stands for the da,
28	00:02:23,527	00:02:26,229	Beauregard da Blowhard,	Beauregard da Blowhard,
29	00:02:26,330	00:02:29,800	'cause that's how the darkeys talk down here.	'cause that's how the darkeys talk down here.
30	00:02:29,899	00:02:31,335	Really?	Really?
31	00:02:31,435	00:02:34,838	I is the h-intellectual's intellectual.	I is the h-intellectual's intellectual.
32	00:02:35,905	00:02:39,343	My lords, ladies, gentlemen,	My lords, ladies, gentlemen,
33	00:02:40,444	00:02:42,846	daughters of the Confederacy,	daughters of the Confederacy,
34	00:02:42,945	00:02:45,416	mothers of the bride,	mothers of the bride,
35	00:02:45,516	00:02:47,751	sisters of mercy,	sisters of mercy,
36	00:02:47,851	00:02:49,686	fathers of the faith,	fathers of the faith,
37	00:02:49,787	00:02:51,988	sons of the soil,	sons of the soil,
38	00:02:52,088	00:02:55,158	my brothers under the mud.	my brothers under the mud.
39	00:02:56,493	00:03:00,798	I is the man most qualified to be your reprehensative.	I is the man most qualified to be your reprehensative.
40	00:03:00,898	00:03:03,834	You mean a representative?	You mean a representative?
41	00:03:03,933	00:03:06,770	Nope, I mean I as a politician,	Nope, I mean I as a politician,
42	00:03:06,870	00:03:11,007	the most reprehensible person to speak for my people,	the most reprehensible person to speak for my people,
43	00:03:12,476	00:03:17,113	quite candid-didly, I is indeed the most illegible person.	quite candid-didly, I is indeed the most illegible person.
44	00:03:17,915	00:03:20,818	You mean eligible person?	You mean eligible person?
45	00:03:20,918	00:03:23,687	No, illegible, can't read or write.	No, illegible, can't read or write.
46	00:03:32,262	00:03:33,864	You call it blackface.	You call it blackface.
47	00:03:35,198	00:03:38,702	I have never seen a Negro with skin this color of black,	I have never seen a Negro with skin this color of black,
48	00:03:40,270	00:03:43,973	nor this particularly nappy, ill-fitting hair	nor this particularly nappy, ill-fitting hair
49	00:03:44,073	00:03:46,877	and don't get on me about the lips.	and don't get on me about the lips.
50	00:03:48,345	00:03:49,680	Can't paint on a smile.	Can't paint on a smile.
51	00:03:51,180	00:03:54,217	It's tradition, theatrical history.	It's tradition, theatrical history.
52	00:03:54,318	00:03:56,487	Tradition my ass,	Tradition my ass,
53	00:03:58,187	00:04:01,325	homage to slave time more like, they're laughing at us.	homage to slave time more like, they're laughing at us.
54	00:04:01,425	00:04:02,759	They're not laughing at you, Charlie,	They're not laughing at you, Charlie,
55	00:04:02,860	00:04:04,761	they're laughing with you.	they're laughing with you.
56	00:04:05,863	00:04:08,398	Do I look like I'm laughing?	Do I look like I'm laughing?
57	00:04:08,499	00:04:12,201	I was born free in Richmond, Virginia,	I was born free in Richmond, Virginia,
58	00:04:12,302	00:04:14,605	capital of the defeated Confederacy,	capital of the defeated Confederacy,
59	00:04:14,705	00:04:16,907	I'm not slave to any man.	I'm not slave to any man.
60	00:04:18,542	00:04:21,512	This here, the genuine Georgia Minstrel Troupe	This here, the genuine Georgia Minstrel Troupe
61	00:04:21,612	00:04:23,447	is all about making fun of the Negro	is all about making fun of the Negro
62	00:04:23,547	00:04:26,850	in his moment of deepest despair, I am sure not laughing.	in his moment of deepest despair, I am sure not laughing.
63	00:04:26,950	00:04:28,552	Don't do this to me, Charlie,	Don't do this to me, Charlie,
64	00:04:29,853	00:04:32,789	What do you want, is it about the money?	What do you want, is it about the money?
65	00:04:32,890	00:04:37,294	It's not about money, I have survived on less.	It's not about money, I have survived on less.
66	00:04:39,128	00:04:44,268	I wanna be a serious actor doing serious plays.	I wanna be a serious actor doing serious plays.
67	00:04:48,372	00:04:52,776	You're a minstrel player, you wanna be taken seriously?	You're a minstrel player, you wanna be taken seriously?
68	00:04:54,011	00:04:56,280	Best of luck with that, boy.	Best of luck with that, boy.
69	00:04:58,015	00:05:01,485	My name is Charles, Charles S. Gilpin,	My name is Charles, Charles S. Gilpin,
70	00:05:02,486	00:05:04,821	actor, don't forget it.	actor, don't forget it.
71	00:05:19,336	00:05:23,006	You're an actor, you're a black man.	You're an actor, you're a black man.
72	00:05:23,774	00:05:24,942	You can't just walk out	You can't just walk out
73	00:05:25,042	00:05:28,011	on the best Negro company in New York,	on the best Negro company in New York,
74	00:05:28,110	00:05:29,012	then what?	then what?
75	00:05:30,347	00:05:31,949	I'll go to Broadway.	I'll go to Broadway.
76	00:05:37,153	00:05:38,288	You're a dreamer.	You're a dreamer.
77	00:05:39,957	00:05:41,592	Don't I get a stay in this?	Don't I get a stay in this?
78	00:05:42,793	00:05:44,193	I'm your wife,	I'm your wife,
79	00:05:46,697	00:05:48,632	well, as good as.	well, as good as.
80	00:05:49,733	00:05:52,836	I'll get a service job, a hotel porter,	I'll get a service job, a hotel porter,
81	00:05:52,936	00:05:55,772	elevator guy, anything, I promise.	elevator guy, anything, I promise.
82	00:05:55,872	00:05:56,940	That's not acting.	That's not acting.
83	00:05:57,040	00:05:58,775	Well, it sure is, me pretending I like white folk,	Well, it sure is, me pretending I like white folk,
84	00:05:58,875	00:06:00,877	while they look down on me, that's real acting.	while they look down on me, that's real acting.
85	00:06:00,978	00:06:02,713	Why are you so damn sure of yourself?	Why are you so damn sure of yourself?
86	00:06:02,813	00:06:04,881	There's plenty of work out there for Negro actors now,	There's plenty of work out there for Negro actors now,
87	00:06:04,982	00:06:07,951	there was a company down in Greenwich Village,	there was a company down in Greenwich Village,
88	00:06:08,051	00:06:10,687	did a play with a all Negro cast.	did a play with a all Negro cast.
89	00:06:10,787	00:06:14,057	White company employing black actors.	White company employing black actors.
90	00:06:14,758	00:06:15,626	Things are changing.	Things are changing.
91	00:06:15,726	00:06:18,127	No, they're not, nothing's changing,	No, they're not, nothing's changing,
92	00:06:19,096	00:06:21,732	they don't do black on Broadway.	they don't do black on Broadway.
93	00:06:21,832	00:06:23,232	Ooh, start going to church, honey,	Ooh, start going to church, honey,
94	00:06:23,333	00:06:25,201	because you haven't got a prayer.	because you haven't got a prayer.
95	00:06:29,606	00:06:32,309	Hello, tell us about your experience.	Hello, tell us about your experience.
96	00:06:32,409	00:06:35,512	Well, I've done five or six plays on the stage,	Well, I've done five or six plays on the stage,
97	00:06:35,612	00:06:37,681	that's about it.	that's about it.
98	00:06:37,781	00:06:39,349	Whenever you're ready.	Whenever you're ready.
99	00:06:42,352	00:06:44,421	Stay, murderous villain.	Stay, murderous villain.
100	00:06:45,489	00:06:47,391	Will you kill your brother?	Will you kill your brother?
101	00:06:48,959	00:06:53,864	Now by the burning taper of the skies.	Now by the burning taper of the skies.
102	00:06:54,631	00:06:55,866	He died upon my scabbard,	He died upon my scabbard,
103	00:06:57,100	00:07:00,871	sharp point that touches	sharp point that touches
104	00:07:00,971	00:07:03,774	this, my firstborn son and hair.	this, my firstborn son and hair.
105	00:07:03,874	00:07:06,043	Thank you, that was lovely.	Thank you, that was lovely.
106	00:07:12,616	00:07:13,517	Next!	Next!
107	00:07:34,571	00:07:36,039	And you are?	And you are?
108	00:07:36,139	00:07:37,974	Charles S. Gilpin, ma'am.	Charles S. Gilpin, ma'am.
109	00:07:38,075	00:07:42,079	Charles S. Gilpin, tell us a bit about yourself.	Charles S. Gilpin, tell us a bit about yourself.
110	00:07:42,179	00:07:45,415	Well, I work with Minstrel shows and Jubilee singers	Well, I work with Minstrel shows and Jubilee singers
111	00:07:45,515	00:07:47,484	for over 10 years.	for over 10 years.
112	00:07:47,584	00:07:49,453	Tell me, why would a man of your talents	Tell me, why would a man of your talents
113	00:07:49,553	00:07:52,556	not want to play the leading hero, Titus Andronicus?	not want to play the leading hero, Titus Andronicus?
114	00:07:52,656	00:07:54,725	Well, I think Aaron's one of the most difficult parts	Well, I think Aaron's one of the most difficult parts
115	00:07:54,825	00:07:55,926	in the play.	in the play.
116	00:07:56,026	00:07:57,928	Why don't you show us?	Why don't you show us?
117	00:07:58,028	00:07:59,496	Do you know the play?	Do you know the play?
118	00:07:59,596	00:08:00,497	I do.	I do.
119	00:08:07,738	00:08:10,807	Stay, murderous villains!	Stay, murderous villains!
120	00:08:10,907	00:08:13,343	Will you kill your brother?	Will you kill your brother?
121	00:08:15,178	00:08:17,848	Now, by the burning tapers of the sky,	Now, by the burning tapers of the sky,
122	00:08:17,948	00:08:22,252	that shone so brightly when this boy was got.	that shone so brightly when this boy was got.
123	00:08:22,352	00:08:25,856	He dies upon my scimitar's sharp point,	He dies upon my scimitar's sharp point,
124	00:08:25,956	00:08:30,594	that touches this, my firstborn son and heir!	that touches this, my firstborn son and heir!
125	00:08:31,661	00:08:35,098	I tell you, younglings, not Enceladus,	I tell you, younglings, not Enceladus,
126	00:08:36,299	00:08:39,703	with all his threatening band of Typhon's brood,	with all his threatening band of Typhon's brood,
127	00:08:39,803	00:08:42,205	nor great Alcides,	nor great Alcides,
128	00:08:42,305	00:08:44,641	nor the god of war	nor the god of war
129	00:08:45,842	00:08:47,611	shall seize this prey out of his father's hands!	shall seize this prey out of his father's hands!
130	00:08:49,045	00:08:50,514	What?	What?
131	00:08:50,614	00:08:56,386	What, ye sanguine, shallow-hearted boys?	What, ye sanguine, shallow-hearted boys?
132	00:08:57,287	00:08:59,990	Ye white-limed walls!	Ye white-limed walls!
133	00:09:00,090	00:09:03,160	This before all the world do I prefer,	This before all the world do I prefer,
134	00:09:04,828	00:09:09,166	this mauger all the world will I keep safe.	this mauger all the world will I keep safe.
135	00:09:10,167	00:09:11,835	Oh, some of you	Oh, some of you
136	00:09:13,236	00:09:16,206	shall smoke for it in Rome.	shall smoke for it in Rome.
137	00:09:41,798	00:09:43,333	Ain't I the Emperor?	Ain't I the Emperor?
138	00:09:43,433	00:09:44,601	The laws don't go for him,	The laws don't go for him,
139	00:09:44,701	00:09:46,770	you hears what I tells you, Smithers?	you hears what I tells you, Smithers?
140	00:09:46,870	00:09:49,039	There's little stealing like you does,	There's little stealing like you does,
141	00:09:49,139	00:09:51,508	there's big stealing like I does,	there's big stealing like I does,
142	00:09:51,608	00:09:54,211	for the little stealing, that gets in jail sooner or later,	for the little stealing, that gets in jail sooner or later,
143	00:09:54,312	00:09:56,446	for the big stealing, that makes you Emperor	for the big stealing, that makes you Emperor
144	00:09:56,546	00:09:59,549	and puts you in the Hall of Fame when you croaks.	and puts you in the Hall of Fame when you croaks.
145	00:09:59,649	00:10:01,918	If there's one thing I learned in 10 years	If there's one thing I learned in 10 years
146	00:10:02,018	00:10:03,453	doing the Pullman cars,	doing the Pullman cars,
147	00:10:03,553	00:10:07,424	listening to the white quality talk is that same fact	listening to the white quality talk is that same fact
148	00:10:07,524	00:10:09,459	and when I gets the chance to use it,	and when I gets the chance to use it,
149	00:10:09,559	00:10:11,895	I'll winds up the Emperor in two years' time.	I'll winds up the Emperor in two years' time.
150	00:10:11,995	00:10:15,899	Gene, Gene, wait, what is this?	Gene, Gene, wait, what is this?
151	00:10:15,999	00:10:19,970	Oh, it's, it's an idea, Jig, Agnes, she...	Oh, it's, it's an idea, Jig, Agnes, she...
152	00:10:20,070	00:10:21,571	I read it somewhere.	I read it somewhere.
153	00:10:22,906	00:10:26,476	Okay, so he's the dictator of a small Island, right?	Okay, so he's the dictator of a small Island, right?
154	00:10:26,576	00:10:28,078	- Like somewhere like... - Haiti,	- Like somewhere like... - Haiti,
155	00:10:28,178	00:10:30,380	it's his last day in power.	it's his last day in power.
156	00:10:30,480	00:10:33,416	But here's the thing, he thinks he can only be killed	But here's the thing, he thinks he can only be killed
157	00:10:33,516	00:10:35,286	by a magic sort of a...	by a magic sort of a...
158	00:10:35,385	00:10:36,386	A silver bullet.	A silver bullet.
159	00:10:36,486	00:10:38,722	- Yes. - It has special powers.	- Yes. - It has special powers.
160	00:10:38,822	00:10:40,291	He's a Negro?	He's a Negro?
161	00:10:40,390	00:10:41,391	Of course.	Of course.
162	00:10:41,491	00:10:42,792	Oh no, no, no, no.	Oh no, no, no, no.
163	00:10:43,827	00:10:45,762	Well, no, no, hey, he's an American,	Well, no, no, hey, he's an American,
164	00:10:45,862	00:10:47,265	who ended up down there by accident.	who ended up down there by accident.
165	00:10:47,365	00:10:49,267	He's a Pullman porter, something like that.	He's a Pullman porter, something like that.
166	00:10:49,367	00:10:52,636	I said no, we've been down that road before.	I said no, we've been down that road before.
167	00:10:52,736	00:10:54,771	Well, this is a totally different road, Jig.	Well, this is a totally different road, Jig.
168	00:10:54,871	00:10:56,439	It's a completely different idea.	It's a completely different idea.
169	00:10:56,539	00:10:58,642	We've tried black actors before.	We've tried black actors before.
170	00:10:58,742	00:11:01,077	Oh, that's rich coming from you, Ida.	Oh, that's rich coming from you, Ida.
171	00:11:01,177	00:11:02,946	You were very keen on Negro actors.	You were very keen on Negro actors.
172	00:11:03,046	00:11:05,582	Yes, and I was dispatched all the way to Harlem	Yes, and I was dispatched all the way to Harlem
173	00:11:05,682	00:11:07,017	to scout them out for you.	to scout them out for you.
174	00:11:07,117	00:11:08,352	At Jig's behest.	At Jig's behest.
175	00:11:08,451	00:11:10,288	"The Dreamy Kid" wasn't a success,	"The Dreamy Kid" wasn't a success,
176	00:11:10,388	00:11:12,522	but it wasn't because of the actors.	but it wasn't because of the actors.
177	00:11:12,622	00:11:14,691	Oh, you mean it was the play?	Oh, you mean it was the play?
178	00:11:14,791	00:11:16,092	It was a combination of things.	It was a combination of things.
179	00:11:16,192	00:11:17,827	Not least being how it was directed.	Not least being how it was directed.
180	00:11:17,928	00:11:21,665	We are a collective, if working with black actors	We are a collective, if working with black actors
181	00:11:21,765	00:11:24,167	is going to make us turn on each other.	is going to make us turn on each other.
182	00:11:25,135	00:11:27,671	It's not an all Negro cast, Jig.	It's not an all Negro cast, Jig.
183	00:11:27,771	00:11:29,639	It's not really about the numbers, Gene.	It's not really about the numbers, Gene.
184	00:11:29,739	00:11:31,441	Well then, what's it about, Susan?	Well then, what's it about, Susan?
185	00:11:31,541	00:11:33,009	Are you saying it's about the writing?	Are you saying it's about the writing?
186	00:11:33,109	00:11:35,712	Because I'll tell you something, if you don't like my idea,	Because I'll tell you something, if you don't like my idea,
187	00:11:35,812	00:11:37,814	I'll find someone who does.	I'll find someone who does.
188	00:11:37,914	00:11:39,317	Gene.	Gene.
189	00:11:39,417	00:11:40,517	- Crazy son of... - Well, that was great,	- Crazy son of... - Well, that was great,
190	00:11:40,617	00:11:41,985	well done, thank you, thank you.	well done, thank you, thank you.
191	00:11:42,085	00:11:45,689	I shall go after him and I shall calm him down.	I shall go after him and I shall calm him down.
192	00:12:13,451	00:12:14,918	There you are.	There you are.
193	00:12:33,937	00:12:35,071	So,	So,
194	00:12:36,440	00:12:38,074	are you alright?	are you alright?
195	00:12:40,176	00:12:42,346	They don't like me or what I do.	They don't like me or what I do.
196	00:12:44,047	00:12:45,782	A black emperor?	A black emperor?
197	00:12:50,321	00:12:51,221	I loved it.	I loved it.
198	00:12:52,222	00:12:53,257	We just, um,	We just, um,
199	00:12:55,025	00:12:56,460	we didn't get it this time.	we didn't get it this time.
200	00:12:57,660	00:12:59,029	I shouldn't have to pitch my ideas	I shouldn't have to pitch my ideas
201	00:12:59,129	00:13:00,431	to the Provincetown Players.	to the Provincetown Players.
202	00:13:00,530	00:13:04,067	They have a reputation because I am the reputation,	They have a reputation because I am the reputation,
203	00:13:04,167	00:13:06,236	I find it's rather impossible to be experimental	I find it's rather impossible to be experimental
204	00:13:06,337	00:13:08,204	with bourgeois reactionaries.	with bourgeois reactionaries.
205	00:13:09,639	00:13:14,278	So who do you have in mind for the part of the emperor?	So who do you have in mind for the part of the emperor?
206	00:13:14,378	00:13:18,449	I don't know, it's a huge part, requires a big ego.	I don't know, it's a huge part, requires a big ego.
207	00:13:19,316	00:13:21,385	You know, my father could have.	You know, my father could have.
208	00:13:22,353	00:13:23,887	In blackface?	In blackface?
209	00:13:23,987	00:13:24,888	Oh, yes.	Oh, yes.
210	00:13:26,089	00:13:27,824	I's a fine actor.	I's a fine actor.
211	00:13:28,691	00:13:30,627	- Oh, yes. - Hm-mm.	- Oh, yes. - Hm-mm.
212	00:13:33,029	00:13:36,467	Oh, you do the small stealing, I'll do the big stealing.	Oh, you do the small stealing, I'll do the big stealing.
213	00:13:58,556	00:14:00,257	Good evening, my cutie pie.	Good evening, my cutie pie.
214	00:14:00,357	00:14:02,625	My, what has gotten into you?	My, what has gotten into you?
215	00:14:02,725	00:14:04,828	Today I got offered a promotion	Today I got offered a promotion
216	00:14:04,928	00:14:07,130	backstage to front of house.	backstage to front of house.
217	00:14:07,230	00:14:09,533	- Really? - Yes, ma'am.	- Really? - Yes, ma'am.
218	00:14:09,632	00:14:11,668	Hotel doorman with a cap and overcoat	Hotel doorman with a cap and overcoat
219	00:14:11,768	00:14:14,305	dripping with gold braid.	dripping with gold braid.
220	00:14:14,405	00:14:16,340	And better pay, steady hours?	And better pay, steady hours?
221	00:14:16,440	00:14:18,342	I don't know, 'cause I turned it down.	I don't know, 'cause I turned it down.
222	00:14:20,411	00:14:22,212	Oh, you got to be kidding me.	Oh, you got to be kidding me.
223	00:14:22,313	00:14:24,013	No, turned them down flat.	No, turned them down flat.
224	00:14:24,981	00:14:26,216	Why on Earth would you do that?	Why on Earth would you do that?
225	00:14:26,317	00:14:29,320	'Cause I also got offered another job,	'Cause I also got offered another job,
226	00:14:29,420	00:14:32,389	even better pay, steady hours,	even better pay, steady hours,
227	00:14:32,490	00:14:35,959	all evening work except a couple of afternoons.	all evening work except a couple of afternoons.
228	00:14:37,160	00:14:38,628	I don't understand.	I don't understand.
229	00:14:38,728	00:14:39,629	What?	What?
230	00:14:40,464	00:14:41,532	Who you know	Who you know
231	00:14:42,832	00:14:44,701	working all evenings,	working all evenings,
232	00:14:44,801	00:14:48,738	except a couple of afternoons and every Sunday off?	except a couple of afternoons and every Sunday off?
233	00:14:51,174	00:14:54,010	I got me a part in a Broadway show!	I got me a part in a Broadway show!
234	00:15:03,853	00:15:07,090	Everybody's gonna see me now.	Everybody's gonna see me now.
235	00:15:27,677	00:15:30,381	This guy, this guy's a sensation	This guy, this guy's a sensation
236	00:15:30,481	00:15:32,749	and they haven't even opened.	and they haven't even opened.
237	00:15:33,651	00:15:35,586	He's done classics, vaudeville,	He's done classics, vaudeville,
238	00:15:36,587	00:15:38,755	even Minstrel Shows in blackface.	even Minstrel Shows in blackface.
239	00:15:38,855	00:15:41,425	And we're here why exactly?	And we're here why exactly?
240	00:15:41,525	00:15:44,562	Because you need an actor for your "Silver Bullet"	Because you need an actor for your "Silver Bullet"
241	00:15:45,529	00:15:47,063	and this is your guy.	and this is your guy.
242	00:15:48,731	00:15:50,601	Mr. Lincoln live here?	Mr. Lincoln live here?
243	00:15:50,700	00:15:52,469	Are you his servant?	Are you his servant?
244	00:15:52,570	00:15:55,905	Hm-mm, very fine thing to be a servant to Mr. Lincoln.	Hm-mm, very fine thing to be a servant to Mr. Lincoln.
245	00:15:58,442	00:15:59,242	We get along very well together.	We get along very well together.
246	00:15:59,343	00:16:00,710	Hm-mm.	Hm-mm.
247	00:16:00,810	00:16:03,280	A very bad thing to be a slave in the South.	A very bad thing to be a slave in the South.
248	00:16:05,382	00:16:07,116	Now let's have you draw tea service	Now let's have you draw tea service
249	00:16:07,217	00:16:10,254	just to say how shocked you are, that'll teach the English.	just to say how shocked you are, that'll teach the English.
250	00:16:10,354	00:16:12,590	Let me explain the reverence	Let me explain the reverence
251	00:16:12,690	00:16:15,326	and importance of tea in England.	and importance of tea in England.
252	00:16:16,694	00:16:19,663	Tea is served at four p.m.	Tea is served at four p.m.
253	00:16:20,863	00:16:24,301	♪ Well, I've got a man ♪	♪ Well, I've got a man ♪
254	00:16:24,401	00:16:27,237	♪ He's as fine as he can be ♪	♪ He's as fine as he can be ♪
255	00:16:28,405	00:16:29,906	The only direction I got from Mr. Lonergan,	The only direction I got from Mr. Lonergan,
256	00:16:30,006	00:16:32,008	our esteemed director,	our esteemed director,
257	00:16:32,742	00:16:34,411	was how to drink tea.	was how to drink tea.
258	00:16:34,511	00:16:37,314	♪ He makes me feel so good inside ♪	♪ He makes me feel so good inside ♪
259	00:16:37,414	00:16:40,684	One takes tea at four p.m. precisely,	One takes tea at four p.m. precisely,
260	00:16:40,783	00:16:43,753	not five past four or 3:55.	not five past four or 3:55.
261	00:16:44,588	00:16:48,425	♪ By my man, yeah ♪	♪ By my man, yeah ♪
262	00:16:52,696	00:16:55,599	Come along, come on, don't be antisocial.	Come along, come on, don't be antisocial.
263	00:16:55,699	00:16:56,933	- Okay. - Come along.	- Okay. - Come along.
264	00:16:57,800	00:16:59,336	Yeah, on stage I play my part,	Yeah, on stage I play my part,
265	00:16:59,436	00:17:01,037	but when them lights go out,	but when them lights go out,
266	00:17:01,137	00:17:03,674	I'm just like any other black man in New York,	I'm just like any other black man in New York,
267	00:17:03,773	00:17:06,142	some days my have swagger is all I got.	some days my have swagger is all I got.
268	00:17:06,242	00:17:08,445	Jasper, what are you doing here?	Jasper, what are you doing here?
269	00:17:08,545	00:17:10,314	Well, we saw Charles' performance	Well, we saw Charles' performance
270	00:17:10,414	00:17:12,683	and we thought that we would congratulate him	and we thought that we would congratulate him
271	00:17:12,782	00:17:15,653	in the traditional way while we still can.	in the traditional way while we still can.
272	00:17:15,753	00:17:18,054	Well, I will double drink to that.	Well, I will double drink to that.
273	00:17:18,154	00:17:19,690	Your health.	Your health.
274	00:17:19,789	00:17:22,959	This is my friend, Eugene O'Neill who I think you know.	This is my friend, Eugene O'Neill who I think you know.
275	00:17:23,059	00:17:25,396	Oh, I know who his father is.	Oh, I know who his father is.
276	00:17:25,496	00:17:27,864	Stop it, Charles, the Provincetown Players,	Stop it, Charles, the Provincetown Players,
277	00:17:28,732	00:17:31,067	"Dreamy Kid," Mr. O'Neill.	"Dreamy Kid," Mr. O'Neill.
278	00:17:31,167	00:17:34,037	You don't have to be a Negro to write for the black man.	You don't have to be a Negro to write for the black man.
279	00:17:34,137	00:17:35,406	- Hm. - Ah-huh.	- Hm. - Ah-huh.
280	00:17:38,007	00:17:40,511	I quite agree, Eugene, what do you think?	I quite agree, Eugene, what do you think?
281	00:17:40,611	00:17:43,246	Well, I think I've been carrying this around	Well, I think I've been carrying this around
282	00:17:43,347	00:17:44,448	for quite some time	for quite some time
283	00:17:45,716	00:17:48,184	and I'm very happy to have finally found my Emperor.	and I'm very happy to have finally found my Emperor.
284	00:18:01,864	00:18:04,535	Excuse me, Charles, congratulations,	Excuse me, Charles, congratulations,
285	00:18:04,635	00:18:06,903	you are a blessing to our profession.	you are a blessing to our profession.
286	00:18:09,373	00:18:10,274	Wait, wait!	Wait, wait!
287	00:18:11,575	00:18:13,876	What was it, was it the wise crack about your old man?	What was it, was it the wise crack about your old man?
288	00:18:13,976	00:18:15,446	No, for God's sakes, are you kidding me?	No, for God's sakes, are you kidding me?
289	00:18:15,546	00:18:18,615	I kind of like that coming from a black man, Jeez.	I kind of like that coming from a black man, Jeez.
290	00:18:18,716	00:18:20,116	He's great.	He's great.
291	00:18:20,216	00:18:22,619	Yeah, he's magnificent, he's perfect,	Yeah, he's magnificent, he's perfect,
292	00:18:22,720	00:18:25,021	I mean, you see the way he looks you in the eye?	I mean, you see the way he looks you in the eye?
293	00:18:25,121	00:18:27,223	No, I'm telling you, Jasper, with him,	No, I'm telling you, Jasper, with him,
294	00:18:27,324	00:18:30,226	with him I can do "The Silver Bullet," I'm telling you.	with him I can do "The Silver Bullet," I'm telling you.
295	00:18:30,327	00:18:31,528	Now I've got to get to the Cape,	Now I've got to get to the Cape,
296	00:18:31,628	00:18:33,630	I've got a lot of work to do, I've got to clear the decks,	I've got a lot of work to do, I've got to clear the decks,
297	00:18:33,731	00:18:35,699	there's a lot to be done.	there's a lot to be done.
298	00:18:35,799	00:18:37,066	Thank you, Jasper.	Thank you, Jasper.
299	00:18:37,166	00:18:38,901	Sure, you go to work	Sure, you go to work
300	00:18:39,936	00:18:40,804	Yes.	Yes.
301	00:19:03,226	00:19:04,661	Ah, here we go.	Ah, here we go.
302	00:19:08,998	00:19:11,067	What is it you're looking for?	What is it you're looking for?
303	00:19:11,167	00:19:13,737	Some notes, it's a story idea.	Some notes, it's a story idea.
304	00:19:17,541	00:19:19,242	One idea or several ideas?	One idea or several ideas?
305	00:19:19,343	00:19:21,244	It was one idea, Jesus Christ,	It was one idea, Jesus Christ,
306	00:19:21,345	00:19:23,079	why is this place always such a mess?	why is this place always such a mess?
307	00:19:25,749	00:19:27,484	Calm down, have a drink.	Calm down, have a drink.
308	00:19:27,584	00:19:29,018	This is too important for drinking, Agnes,	This is too important for drinking, Agnes,
309	00:19:29,118	00:19:30,521	if I can't find the notes, I can't execute the idea,	if I can't find the notes, I can't execute the idea,
310	00:19:30,621	00:19:32,955	if I can't execute the idea, nothing ends up on stage,	if I can't execute the idea, nothing ends up on stage,
311	00:19:33,055	00:19:33,990	that's how it works.	that's how it works.
312	00:19:37,193	00:19:38,362	When did you have this idea?	When did you have this idea?
313	00:19:38,462	00:19:41,197	It was your idea, you gave me the idea, it was,	It was your idea, you gave me the idea, it was,
314	00:19:42,332	00:19:44,701	it was about the man who thought he was magic	it was about the man who thought he was magic
315	00:19:44,802	00:19:46,303	and that he can only be killed by a silver bullet,	and that he can only be killed by a silver bullet,
316	00:19:46,403	00:19:47,638	do you remember this?	do you remember this?
317	00:19:49,273	00:19:51,508	Yeah, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't,	Yeah, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't,
318	00:19:51,608	00:19:54,177	I can't think in this place anymore, I can't do it,	I can't think in this place anymore, I can't do it,
319	00:19:54,278	00:19:57,180	it just stinks like sour milk and shitty diapers,	it just stinks like sour milk and shitty diapers,
320	00:19:57,281	00:19:59,850	it's completely lost the salty smack of the sea,	it's completely lost the salty smack of the sea,
321	00:19:59,949	00:20:01,885	it's pointless.	it's pointless.
322	00:20:01,984	00:20:03,787	So your family isn't enough for you?	So your family isn't enough for you?
323	00:20:04,655	00:20:06,290	We were never a family, Agnes.	We were never a family, Agnes.
324	00:20:06,390	00:20:09,192	I mean, where were you, when I opened "Horizon" on Broadway?	I mean, where were you, when I opened "Horizon" on Broadway?
325	00:20:09,293	00:20:11,462	That was my biggest success, you weren't there.	That was my biggest success, you weren't there.
326	00:20:11,562	00:20:15,399	Oh, are you a success now in this shitty little shack?	Oh, are you a success now in this shitty little shack?
327	00:20:16,834	00:20:19,837	I thought nobody understands you and your moody little face.	I thought nobody understands you and your moody little face.
328	00:20:19,937	00:20:22,205	The truth is you can't stand any sort of success,	The truth is you can't stand any sort of success,
329	00:20:22,306	00:20:23,072	least of all your own.	least of all your own.
330	00:20:23,172	00:20:24,641	Yeah, neither can you.	Yeah, neither can you.
331	00:20:24,741	00:20:28,712	I was home being our child's mother, you bastard.	I was home being our child's mother, you bastard.
332	00:20:28,812	00:20:30,347	That's success too.	That's success too.
333	00:20:30,447	00:20:32,583	You want the stench of the ocean waves?	You want the stench of the ocean waves?
334	00:20:32,683	00:20:35,218	Go ahead, it's right outside the back door,	Go ahead, it's right outside the back door,
335	00:20:35,319	00:20:37,921	go walk into the sea, drown yourself in the past.	go walk into the sea, drown yourself in the past.
336	00:20:38,020	00:20:40,424	Yeah well, I've done it before, I'll do it again.	Yeah well, I've done it before, I'll do it again.
337	00:20:40,524	00:20:42,225	I don't think you will, Gene,	I don't think you will, Gene,
338	00:20:43,260	00:20:45,194	I think you love yourself too much.	I think you love yourself too much.
339	00:20:46,797	00:20:48,932	Look what a success your suicide was,	Look what a success your suicide was,
340	00:20:50,534	00:20:51,735	you're still here	you're still here
341	00:20:52,936	00:20:54,203	and now it's a play.	and now it's a play.
342	00:20:56,807	00:20:58,342	You're a fraud.	You're a fraud.
343	00:21:11,955	00:21:12,856	Okay.	Okay.
344	00:22:03,373	00:22:05,174	"The Silver Bullet."	"The Silver Bullet."
345	00:22:16,887	00:22:18,522	Where'd you find it?	Where'd you find it?
346	00:22:18,622	00:22:20,324	You always think we're lost.	You always think we're lost.
347	00:23:32,429	00:23:34,531	He leaves the way he comes	He leaves the way he comes
348	00:23:35,565	00:23:38,869	and that black trash dare not stop it,	and that black trash dare not stop it,
349	00:23:38,969	00:23:41,738	not yet least ways.	not yet least ways.
350	00:23:41,838	00:23:45,742	Listen to that roll call, will you?	Listen to that roll call, will you?
351	00:23:45,842	00:23:49,880	sounds like a mighty, big drum to carry that far.	sounds like a mighty, big drum to carry that far.
352	00:23:51,180	00:23:56,086	Well, if there ain't no whole brass band to see me off,	Well, if there ain't no whole brass band to see me off,
353	00:23:57,087	00:23:59,956	at least I got to drum part anyhows.	at least I got to drum part anyhows.
354	00:24:00,891	00:24:01,792	Curtain.	Curtain.
355	00:24:08,331	00:24:13,870	No, that's it, "Abraham Lincoln," the play has closed.	No, that's it, "Abraham Lincoln," the play has closed.
356	00:24:13,970	00:24:15,405	- Oh! - I'm done with it.	- Oh! - I'm done with it.
357	00:24:18,675	00:24:21,978	I got you something, a memento of my greatest success.	I got you something, a memento of my greatest success.
358	00:24:24,181	00:24:25,148	It's from the play.	It's from the play.
359	00:24:28,085	00:24:29,386	Oh!	Oh!
360	00:24:33,323	00:24:34,758	They gave this to you?	They gave this to you?
361	00:24:36,159	00:24:37,828	You think they're gonna give a Negro something expensive?	You think they're gonna give a Negro something expensive?
362	00:24:37,928	00:24:38,829	I took that.	I took that.
363	00:24:41,331	00:24:43,900	I took the whole last week of the box office savings too.	I took the whole last week of the box office savings too.
364	00:24:44,000	00:24:45,268	- Charlie. - And right now,	- Charlie. - And right now,
365	00:24:45,368	00:24:47,070	the whole theater's on fire.	the whole theater's on fire.
366	00:24:48,071	00:24:49,773	You burned the theater?	You burned the theater?
367	00:24:49,873	00:24:52,309	Course they gave it to me, what's wrong with you?	Course they gave it to me, what's wrong with you?
368	00:24:55,378	00:24:56,513	Oh.	Oh.
369	00:24:56,613	00:24:58,648	Now you can polish your own siver.	Now you can polish your own siver.
370	00:24:58,749	00:25:02,652	Still, we had a good run, you done good.	Still, we had a good run, you done good.
371	00:25:05,589	00:25:08,325	193 performances,	193 performances,
372	00:25:08,425	00:25:10,026	193.	193.
373	00:25:11,228	00:25:13,497	Wish we'd have done 200, they say we would have,	Wish we'd have done 200, they say we would have,
374	00:25:13,597	00:25:15,365	if the play had have got the Pulitzer Prize.	if the play had have got the Pulitzer Prize.
375	00:25:16,032	00:25:17,267	What's that now?	What's that now?
376	00:25:17,367	00:25:19,870	Oh, it's just something white folk give other white folk,	Oh, it's just something white folk give other white folk,
377	00:25:19,970	00:25:22,139	slap themselves on the back, don't mean much,	slap themselves on the back, don't mean much,
378	00:25:22,239	00:25:24,808	except it would have kept me in work a few weeks longer.	except it would have kept me in work a few weeks longer.
379	00:25:24,908	00:25:26,977	Well, who did win it then?	Well, who did win it then?
380	00:25:29,880	00:25:30,981	No matter.	No matter.
381	00:25:33,049	00:25:35,385	This most excellent canopy, the air!	This most excellent canopy, the air!
382	00:25:35,485	00:25:38,188	Look you, this o'erhanging firmament,	Look you, this o'erhanging firmament,
383	00:25:38,288	00:25:39,289	- Ooh! - fretted with golden fire.	- Ooh! - fretted with golden fire.
384	00:25:39,389	00:25:41,057	Get off the stage.	Get off the stage.
385	00:25:43,994	00:25:45,562	Settle down, settle down.	Settle down, settle down.
386	00:25:45,662	00:25:47,497	Alarms changed.	Alarms changed.
387	00:25:47,597	00:25:49,733	Settle down, Christine.	Settle down, Christine.
388	00:25:49,833	00:25:50,901	Okay, that's okay.	Okay, that's okay.
389	00:25:51,001	00:25:52,903	So I guess we've all read the play?	So I guess we've all read the play?
390	00:25:53,003	00:25:53,837	- Hm-mm. - Yes.	- Hm-mm. - Yes.
391	00:25:53,937	00:25:56,306	- Yeah. - And we all of one mind?	- Yeah. - And we all of one mind?
392	00:25:56,406	00:25:58,008	Well, that is a first.	Well, that is a first.
393	00:25:59,910	00:26:01,311	Jig will direct.	Jig will direct.
394	00:26:01,411	00:26:04,047	Casting, I thought you could go.	Casting, I thought you could go.
395	00:26:04,147	00:26:07,484	Aha, just in time, our playwright.	Aha, just in time, our playwright.
396	00:26:09,319	00:26:11,488	Well done, Gene.	Well done, Gene.
397	00:26:11,588	00:26:13,223	My dear, marvelous.	My dear, marvelous.
398	00:26:13,323	00:26:16,660	Someone dust off a chair for our Pulitzer Prize boy.	Someone dust off a chair for our Pulitzer Prize boy.
399	00:26:16,760	00:26:18,495	Oh, Pulitzer, come on.	Oh, Pulitzer, come on.
400	00:26:18,595	00:26:20,397	Don't be so belittling, Gene,	Don't be so belittling, Gene,
401	00:26:20,497	00:26:22,699	the Prize brought the company great credit.	the Prize brought the company great credit.
402	00:26:22,799	00:26:24,534	Yes, it's just a shame you didn't offer	Yes, it's just a shame you didn't offer
403	00:26:24,634	00:26:26,369	"Beyond the Horizon" to the Provincetown Players.	"Beyond the Horizon" to the Provincetown Players.
404	00:26:26,469	00:26:28,272	Well, you wanna know what the Pulitzer got me, Jig,	Well, you wanna know what the Pulitzer got me, Jig,
405	00:26:28,371	00:26:30,874	it got me $1000 and my father finally admitting,	it got me $1000 and my father finally admitting,
406	00:26:30,974	00:26:34,010	that I had made something of myself on his deathbed.	that I had made something of myself on his deathbed.
407	00:26:34,110	00:26:37,180	Oh, deepest condolences.	Oh, deepest condolences.
408	00:26:37,281	00:26:38,014	Oh, yeah.	Oh, yeah.
409	00:26:38,114	00:26:39,349	Great theater, man.	Great theater, man.
410	00:26:39,449	00:26:41,351	How are you bearing up, darling?	How are you bearing up, darling?
411	00:26:41,451	00:26:43,420	Oh, well I wrote this play, didn't I?	Oh, well I wrote this play, didn't I?
412	00:26:43,520	00:26:44,454	Come on, let's on with it.	Come on, let's on with it.
413	00:26:45,689	00:26:47,591	So we would just like to vote on casting.	So we would just like to vote on casting.
414	00:26:47,691	00:26:50,261	Ah, yes, we'll be casting a Negro for this role.	Ah, yes, we'll be casting a Negro for this role.
415	00:26:51,228	00:26:52,296	A Negro?	A Negro?
416	00:26:52,395	00:26:54,298	Hm-mm.	Hm-mm.
417	00:26:54,397	00:26:56,032	For Christ's sake!	For Christ's sake!
418	00:26:56,132	00:26:58,635	Gene, you had me black up.	Gene, you had me black up.
419	00:26:58,735	00:27:00,770	Yeah, blackface, that's precisely the problem.	Yeah, blackface, that's precisely the problem.
420	00:27:00,871	00:27:03,106	How could you do that?	How could you do that?
421	00:27:03,206	00:27:07,244	I have worked for this company for years, for years,	I have worked for this company for years, for years,
422	00:27:07,345	00:27:09,646	Yeah, we need a Negro in this role.	Yeah, we need a Negro in this role.
423	00:27:09,746	00:27:12,215	I worked for your company for nothing, nothing	I worked for your company for nothing, nothing
424	00:27:12,316	00:27:14,050	and this is the way you treat me?	and this is the way you treat me?
425	00:27:15,319	00:27:16,820	Oh, for Christ's sake!	Oh, for Christ's sake!
426	00:27:27,030	00:27:28,899	Aren't you going to go after him, Ida?	Aren't you going to go after him, Ida?
427	00:27:28,999	00:27:30,400	I'm not the one that made him run out.	I'm not the one that made him run out.
428	00:27:30,500	00:27:32,068	No, I'll go.	No, I'll go.
429	00:27:32,168	00:27:35,438	I'll go, explain the cruder points of blackface.	I'll go, explain the cruder points of blackface.
430	00:27:40,911	00:27:42,280	Charles Gilpin,	Charles Gilpin,
431	00:27:42,380	00:27:45,682	Charles Gilpin is who Eugene wants for the role.	Charles Gilpin is who Eugene wants for the role.
432	00:27:45,782	00:27:47,984	We saw him in the Drinkwater piece, "Abe Lincoln."	We saw him in the Drinkwater piece, "Abe Lincoln."
433	00:27:48,084	00:27:49,419	Oh yes, we saw that, Jig.	Oh yes, we saw that, Jig.
434	00:27:49,519	00:27:53,089	Yeah, well, I didn't like him, too deferential,	Yeah, well, I didn't like him, too deferential,
435	00:27:53,189	00:27:54,824	bit of a house Negro.	bit of a house Negro.
436	00:27:54,925	00:27:56,126	That was the role.	That was the role.
437	00:27:56,226	00:28:00,597	Well, Paul Robeson is the latest sensation.	Well, Paul Robeson is the latest sensation.
438	00:28:00,697	00:28:05,269	He's young, athletic, he has the most impressive voice.	He's young, athletic, he has the most impressive voice.
439	00:28:05,369	00:28:10,140	You must see Robeson, presence, talent, he's the future.	You must see Robeson, presence, talent, he's the future.
440	00:28:10,240	00:28:13,176	Charles Gilpin is who Eugene wants for the role.	Charles Gilpin is who Eugene wants for the role.
441	00:28:13,277	00:28:16,347	I'm directing, casting is my choice.	I'm directing, casting is my choice.
442	00:28:16,446	00:28:19,883	I wanna see this Paul Robeson character.	I wanna see this Paul Robeson character.
443	00:28:19,983	00:28:21,785	Jasper, you know these people better than most,	Jasper, you know these people better than most,
444	00:28:21,885	00:28:23,820	- see if you can get him. - These people?	- see if you can get him. - These people?
445	00:28:23,920	00:28:25,488	What's wrong with that?	What's wrong with that?
446	00:28:25,588	00:28:26,957	Yes, these people, Negroes.	Yes, these people, Negroes.
447	00:28:27,057	00:28:29,360	Oh, really, Jig, it's 1920,	Oh, really, Jig, it's 1920,
448	00:28:29,459	00:28:30,660	nobody says these people anymore.	nobody says these people anymore.
449	00:28:30,760	00:28:32,562	- What would you have me say? - Well, when you say that...	- What would you have me say? - Well, when you say that...
450	00:28:32,662	00:28:33,830	- Goodnight. - It's my work...	- Goodnight. - It's my work...
451	00:28:33,930	00:28:35,632	Absolutely ridiculous.	Absolutely ridiculous.
452	00:28:35,732	00:28:38,201	One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,	One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
453	00:28:38,302	00:28:40,236	come on, rep, one, two, three, four,	come on, rep, one, two, three, four,
454	00:28:40,338	00:28:42,072	five, six, seven, come on.	five, six, seven, come on.
455	00:28:42,172	00:28:44,641	One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.	One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
456	00:28:47,411	00:28:49,512	Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,	Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,
457	00:28:49,612	00:28:51,081	go, go, go, go, go, yeah.	go, go, go, go, go, yeah.
458	00:28:51,181	00:28:52,849	Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,	Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go,
459	00:28:52,949	00:28:55,885	come on, put some power in it, power, power, power,	come on, put some power in it, power, power, power,
460	00:28:55,986	00:28:57,421	that's it, come on.	that's it, come on.
461	00:28:57,520	00:28:58,855	Come on, push, push, push, push.	Come on, push, push, push, push.
462	00:28:58,955	00:29:00,924	- Are you Paul Robeson? - Push, push.	- Are you Paul Robeson? - Push, push.
463	00:29:02,625	00:29:03,660	Yeah,	Yeah,
464	00:29:03,760	00:29:04,728	and you are?	and you are?
465	00:29:04,828	00:29:06,364	I am Jasper Deeter,	I am Jasper Deeter,
466	00:29:06,464	00:29:08,832	actor and producer from the Provincetown Players.	actor and producer from the Provincetown Players.
467	00:29:08,932	00:29:10,100	Do you have a moment?	Do you have a moment?
468	00:29:10,200	00:29:12,869	If you don't mind me going through my routine.	If you don't mind me going through my routine.
469	00:29:12,969	00:29:15,739	Oh, okay, well, the Provincetown Players	Oh, okay, well, the Provincetown Players
470	00:29:15,839	00:29:17,574	are downtown in the Village	are downtown in the Village
471	00:29:17,674	00:29:20,677	and we would like you to try out for our next production.	and we would like you to try out for our next production.
472	00:29:21,978	00:29:23,580	Oh, what play?	Oh, what play?
473	00:29:23,680	00:29:25,615	It's the latest from Eugene O'Neill.	It's the latest from Eugene O'Neill.
474	00:29:27,150	00:29:28,218	Never heard of him.	Never heard of him.
475	00:29:29,453	00:29:31,054	You.	You.
476	00:29:32,088	00:29:34,358	Well, would you like to hear some now?	Well, would you like to hear some now?
477	00:29:35,725	00:29:36,593	Away you go.	Away you go.
478	00:29:38,295	00:29:40,030	Okay, well,	Okay, well,
479	00:29:40,130	00:29:42,866	it's Haiti, the Island of Haiti,	it's Haiti, the Island of Haiti,
480	00:29:42,966	00:29:46,202	the last days of evil dictator, Emperor Jones's rule.	the last days of evil dictator, Emperor Jones's rule.
481	00:29:46,303	00:29:49,306	The play opens with, with, with me	The play opens with, with, with me
482	00:29:49,407	00:29:51,475	and then,	and then,
483	00:29:51,574	00:29:52,876	the Emperor comes in.	the Emperor comes in.
484	00:29:54,844	00:29:57,781	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?
485	00:29:58,882	00:30:00,917	Who does wake the Emperor?	Who does wake the Emperor?
486	00:30:01,017	00:30:04,321	I'll get the heart off him with my song, nigger.	I'll get the heart off him with my song, nigger.
487	00:30:06,890	00:30:10,294	And, um, oh Lordy,	And, um, oh Lordy,
488	00:30:10,994	00:30:12,762	oh Lordy,	oh Lordy,
489	00:30:12,862	00:30:16,467	oh Lordy, I scared, I scared in this place.	oh Lordy, I scared, I scared in this place.
490	00:30:16,566	00:30:18,735	Oh Lord, hear my prayer,	Oh Lord, hear my prayer,
491	00:30:18,835	00:30:21,905	I been a poor sinner, I been a poor sinner,	I been a poor sinner, I been a poor sinner,
492	00:30:22,939	00:30:26,076	Lord, I done wrong, I done wrong	Lord, I done wrong, I done wrong
493	00:30:26,176	00:30:28,945	and I stand here with these fool bush niggers	and I stand here with these fool bush niggers
494	00:30:29,045	00:30:31,282	raising up the seat of the Almighty.	raising up the seat of the Almighty.
495	00:30:33,750	00:30:35,819	Lordy, I done wrong.	Lordy, I done wrong.
496	00:30:35,919	00:30:36,820	Paul, do it.	Paul, do it.
497	00:30:42,393	00:30:44,761	What do you think?	What do you think?
498	00:30:44,861	00:30:46,763	Man, I have never seen or heard	Man, I have never seen or heard
499	00:30:46,863	00:30:48,932	such a despicable character in my life	such a despicable character in my life
500	00:30:49,032	00:30:50,767	and I'm not gonna conjure that monstrosity	and I'm not gonna conjure that monstrosity
501	00:30:50,867	00:30:53,337	on your stage or anywhere else.	on your stage or anywhere else.
502	00:30:53,437	00:30:54,704	How much do you weigh?	How much do you weigh?
503	00:30:54,804	00:30:56,507	- Er, one, one... - How much?	- Er, one, one... - How much?
504	00:30:56,606	00:30:58,208	160, 70.	160, 70.
505	00:30:58,309	00:31:00,043	'Cause I bench 250,	'Cause I bench 250,
506	00:31:00,143	00:31:02,379	so I'm pretty sure that I can toss you out of this park	so I'm pretty sure that I can toss you out of this park
507	00:31:02,480	00:31:05,549	and if I see you here again, I will.	and if I see you here again, I will.
508	00:31:05,648	00:31:07,318	Oh, and tell that O'Neill character,	Oh, and tell that O'Neill character,
509	00:31:07,418	00:31:09,052	I'm looking for a new punching bag	I'm looking for a new punching bag
510	00:31:09,152	00:31:11,322	in case he decides to come by.	in case he decides to come by.
511	00:31:11,422	00:31:12,822	I'm all for free love,	I'm all for free love,
512	00:31:12,922	00:31:13,957	but really, - Susan,	but really, - Susan,
513	00:31:14,057	00:31:14,858	- I want you to stop this. - In front of the company?	- I want you to stop this. - In front of the company?
514	00:31:14,958	00:31:16,793	- Miss Ida Rauh? - Stop, stop, stop!	- Miss Ida Rauh? - Stop, stop, stop!
515	00:31:16,893	00:31:17,627	Well?	Well?
516	00:31:17,727	00:31:21,064	Well, Paul Robeson is big,	Well, Paul Robeson is big,
517	00:31:21,164	00:31:24,234	he speaks well, but not about Gene.	he speaks well, but not about Gene.
518	00:31:24,335	00:31:26,069	Tell us what he said exactly.	Tell us what he said exactly.
519	00:31:26,169	00:31:27,237	Exactly?	Exactly?
520	00:31:27,338	00:31:29,205	That he hates the play,	That he hates the play,
521	00:31:29,306	00:31:31,908	that he called the character a monstrosity	that he called the character a monstrosity
522	00:31:32,008	00:31:34,144	and then he threatened me with violence.	and then he threatened me with violence.
523	00:31:34,244	00:31:37,013	Well, that seems definite.	Well, that seems definite.
524	00:31:37,113	00:31:38,549	Yes, it is.	Yes, it is.
525	00:31:38,648	00:31:42,553	He's just a kid, he's a Columbia law student,	He's just a kid, he's a Columbia law student,
526	00:31:42,652	00:31:45,589	he's barely old enough to ride a Pullman train,	he's barely old enough to ride a Pullman train,
527	00:31:45,688	00:31:48,191	let alone have a Pullman's porters license.	let alone have a Pullman's porters license.
528	00:31:49,326	00:31:52,695	He knows nothing, he's not right.	He knows nothing, he's not right.
529	00:31:52,795	00:31:54,197	Now what?	Now what?
530	00:31:54,298	00:31:56,500	We respect the intentions of the playwright.	We respect the intentions of the playwright.
531	00:31:57,834	00:32:00,737	Paul Robeson is not the only Negro actor in town,	Paul Robeson is not the only Negro actor in town,
532	00:32:00,837	00:32:02,906	he is just the better looking.	he is just the better looking.
533	00:32:03,006	00:32:05,576	Let me find Charles Gilpin.	Let me find Charles Gilpin.
534	00:32:07,378	00:32:08,512	What can I say?	What can I say?
535	00:32:09,513	00:32:10,414	Go ahead.	Go ahead.
536	00:32:12,048	00:32:12,916	Thank you.	Thank you.
537	00:32:17,588	00:32:19,956	You think we're too old for this?	You think we're too old for this?
538	00:32:20,790	00:32:22,259	What do you mean?	What do you mean?
539	00:32:23,427	00:32:26,095	Oh, a guy once told me New York can be cruel.	Oh, a guy once told me New York can be cruel.
540	00:32:29,032	00:32:30,200	Maybe we get out?	Maybe we get out?
541	00:32:33,370	00:32:35,205	Where will we go?	Where will we go?
542	00:32:35,306	00:32:36,206	Jersey.	Jersey.
543	00:32:37,575	00:32:38,942	What's in Jersey for us?	What's in Jersey for us?
544	00:32:39,943	00:32:41,144	Well, one of the hotel boot boys	Well, one of the hotel boot boys
545	00:32:41,244	00:32:43,146	just got a place out there,	just got a place out there,
546	00:32:44,281	00:32:47,050	leaves at the end of the week, chicken farm.	leaves at the end of the week, chicken farm.
547	00:32:48,751	00:32:53,089	He set up a place to live and the chickens, $65.	He set up a place to live and the chickens, $65.
548	00:32:54,325	00:32:56,159	Hell, I got $65.	Hell, I got $65.
549	00:32:58,728	00:33:00,331	Our own place?	Our own place?
550	00:33:02,832	00:33:04,602	Be sure to speak with him tomorrow.	Be sure to speak with him tomorrow.
551	00:33:06,270	00:33:07,770	Oh, a chicken farm.	Oh, a chicken farm.
552	00:33:35,633	00:33:37,166	Have we met, sir?	Have we met, sir?
553	00:33:38,034	00:33:39,470	Indeed we have, sir,	Indeed we have, sir,
554	00:33:40,704	00:33:44,341	I am Jasper Deeter, actor and producer	I am Jasper Deeter, actor and producer
555	00:33:44,441	00:33:49,446	and you are Charles S. Gilpin, a fine actor.	and you are Charles S. Gilpin, a fine actor.
556	00:33:49,546	00:33:51,180	Oh yeah, that's right.	Oh yeah, that's right.
557	00:33:52,616	00:33:53,517	How you been?	How you been?
558	00:33:53,617	00:33:55,286	You looking for work?	You looking for work?
559	00:33:55,386	00:33:56,786	There's jobs going in a week.	There's jobs going in a week.
560	00:33:58,255	00:34:01,458	Au contraire, do you remember my friend, Eugene O'Neill?	Au contraire, do you remember my friend, Eugene O'Neill?
561	00:34:02,892	00:34:03,627	Sure do.	Sure do.
562	00:34:03,727	00:34:05,962	Well, he has a new play	Well, he has a new play
563	00:34:06,062	00:34:09,333	and there is a part in it for you.	and there is a part in it for you.
564	00:34:09,433	00:34:11,635	What time do you finish?	What time do you finish?
565	00:34:11,735	00:34:12,636	Four o'clock.	Four o'clock.
566	00:34:14,003	00:34:17,508	Take a cab to the Playwrights Theater in the Village.	Take a cab to the Playwrights Theater in the Village.
567	00:34:17,608	00:34:19,476	Read this on the way,	Read this on the way,
568	00:34:20,511	00:34:22,713	be there at five sharp.	be there at five sharp.
569	00:34:32,690	00:34:34,090	Frankly I wouldn't be surprised	Frankly I wouldn't be surprised
570	00:34:34,190	00:34:38,161	if we didn't use Chuck Ellis in blackface on our knees.	if we didn't use Chuck Ellis in blackface on our knees.
571	00:34:38,262	00:34:39,730	Oh, Jig, stop it.	Oh, Jig, stop it.
572	00:34:43,267	00:34:46,603	Oh, Lord, I didn't expect you all to be here.	Oh, Lord, I didn't expect you all to be here.
573	00:34:48,004	00:34:50,574	To be honest, I've played in smaller houses than this.	To be honest, I've played in smaller houses than this.
574	00:34:51,908	00:34:53,711	Shall we start?	Shall we start?
575	00:34:53,811	00:34:56,513	Jasper, could you feed Brutus his first cue?	Jasper, could you feed Brutus his first cue?
576	00:34:56,613	00:34:57,880	Jasper will play Smithers.	Jasper will play Smithers.
577	00:35:01,552	00:35:05,054	He's bound to find out soon as wakes up.	He's bound to find out soon as wakes up.
578	00:35:05,154	00:35:08,091	He's shrewd enough to know his time's come.	He's shrewd enough to know his time's come.
579	00:35:08,191	00:35:09,892	Stop or I'll shoot!	Stop or I'll shoot!
580	00:35:09,992	00:35:13,297	Oh, go on, naff off out of it, you black cow.	Oh, go on, naff off out of it, you black cow.
581	00:35:17,133	00:35:20,036	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?
582	00:35:20,136	00:35:22,905	Who dare wake up the Emperor?	Who dare wake up the Emperor?
583	00:35:23,005	00:35:26,109	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you niggers sure.	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you niggers sure.
584	00:35:29,212	00:35:31,482	That was wonderful.	That was wonderful.
585	00:35:31,582	00:35:35,386	I'd like to hear a little bit more, I'm sure we all would.	I'd like to hear a little bit more, I'm sure we all would.
586	00:35:35,486	00:35:37,287	Should we go from the...	Should we go from the...
587	00:35:37,388	00:35:39,790	Alright, just before, okay, alright, alright.	Alright, just before, okay, alright, alright.
588	00:35:43,993	00:35:47,564	I bet you got your pile of money hid in some safe place.	I bet you got your pile of money hid in some safe place.
589	00:35:47,664	00:35:50,601	Oh, I sure has and it's in a foreign bank,	Oh, I sure has and it's in a foreign bank,
590	00:35:50,701	00:35:52,436	where no person ever get it out but me,	where no person ever get it out but me,
591	00:35:52,536	00:35:54,271	no matter what come.	no matter what come.
592	00:35:54,371	00:35:56,507	You didn't suppose I was holding down this Emperor job	You didn't suppose I was holding down this Emperor job
593	00:35:56,607	00:35:58,642	for the glory part, now did you?	for the glory part, now did you?
594	00:35:59,676	00:36:01,010	Sure, the fuss and glory part of it,	Sure, the fuss and glory part of it,
595	00:36:01,110	00:36:04,113	that's only for these low flung bush Negroes that's here,	that's only for these low flung bush Negroes that's here,
596	00:36:04,213	00:36:06,249	they want a big circus show for their money	they want a big circus show for their money
597	00:36:06,350	00:36:09,085	and I gives it to them and I gets the money,	and I gives it to them and I gets the money,
598	00:36:09,185	00:36:12,955	the long green, that's me every time.	the long green, that's me every time.
599	00:36:24,802	00:36:26,837	We need look no further.	We need look no further.
600	00:36:33,911	00:36:35,211	50 bucks a week!	50 bucks a week!
601	00:36:35,312	00:36:36,780	Why are you home so late?	Why are you home so late?
602	00:36:36,880	00:36:39,316	Well, because I was getting my 50 bucks a week.	Well, because I was getting my 50 bucks a week.
603	00:36:39,416	00:36:42,619	I asked for 60 thinking they'd end up somewhere around 40,	I asked for 60 thinking they'd end up somewhere around 40,
604	00:36:42,719	00:36:44,288	but they folded on 50!	but they folded on 50!
605	00:36:44,388	00:36:45,789	Who's they?	Who's they?
606	00:36:45,889	00:36:47,791	Provincetown Players.	Provincetown Players.
607	00:36:47,891	00:36:50,828	They're doing the latest play by Mr. Pulitzer Prize himself,	They're doing the latest play by Mr. Pulitzer Prize himself,
608	00:36:50,928	00:36:51,994	Eugene O'Neill.	Eugene O'Neill.
609	00:36:52,094	00:36:53,497	Eugene O'Neill?	Eugene O'Neill?
610	00:36:54,298	00:36:56,032	Never heard of him.	Never heard of him.
611	00:36:56,132	00:36:58,469	Ha, don't let him hear you say that.	Ha, don't let him hear you say that.
612	00:37:00,571	00:37:03,072	So I guess the chicken farm in Jersey's on hold?	So I guess the chicken farm in Jersey's on hold?
613	00:37:03,172	00:37:07,578	Hey, this kind of money is not chicken feed, sweetheart,	Hey, this kind of money is not chicken feed, sweetheart,
614	00:37:07,678	00:37:09,847	I can buy you a chicken farm every two weeks.	I can buy you a chicken farm every two weeks.
615	00:37:11,782	00:37:14,551	Then what's the play, what's it like?	Then what's the play, what's it like?
616	00:37:18,689	00:37:20,591	What's it called?	What's it called?
617	00:37:20,691	00:37:22,726	- "The Emperor Jones." - Oh.	- "The Emperor Jones." - Oh.
618	00:37:22,826	00:37:26,229	And I am the Emperor, the lead,	And I am the Emperor, the lead,
619	00:37:26,330	00:37:30,099	the entire play is me, I'm in every scene.	the entire play is me, I'm in every scene.
620	00:37:31,335	00:37:33,270	The entire play is practically a monologue by me.	The entire play is practically a monologue by me.
621	00:37:35,873	00:37:38,609	Hm, if I wanna hear that sort of thing,	Hm, if I wanna hear that sort of thing,
622	00:37:38,709	00:37:40,176	I can stay at home.	I can stay at home.
623	00:37:43,480	00:37:45,282	Was the play any good?	Was the play any good?
624	00:37:46,082	00:37:47,918	Oh, you know white folk.	Oh, you know white folk.
625	00:37:48,017	00:37:49,185	Hm.	Hm.
626	00:37:49,286	00:37:51,455	They think they know how we talk,	They think they know how we talk,
627	00:37:51,555	00:37:53,423	them and theirs all over the place	them and theirs all over the place
628	00:37:53,524	00:37:55,626	and nigger this and nigger that.	and nigger this and nigger that.
629	00:37:56,894	00:37:58,194	Charlie, I think you've had enough.	Charlie, I think you've had enough.
630	00:37:58,295	00:38:01,298	What, no, I'm just repeating what they say in the play.	What, no, I'm just repeating what they say in the play.
631	00:38:01,398	00:38:03,934	Well, if it's in the script, just say it.	Well, if it's in the script, just say it.
632	00:38:04,033	00:38:05,101	But I can fix that.	But I can fix that.
633	00:38:06,703	00:38:10,274	Just do your job, go where they tell you to go	Just do your job, go where they tell you to go
634	00:38:10,374	00:38:12,108	and say what they tell you to say.	and say what they tell you to say.
635	00:38:12,208	00:38:14,311	Whole world's gonna be different after this.	Whole world's gonna be different after this.
636	00:38:17,347	00:38:18,615	You'd have to bleeding hustle	You'd have to bleeding hustle
637	00:38:18,715	00:38:22,319	to make it through that forest in 12 hours.	to make it through that forest in 12 hours.
638	00:38:22,419	00:38:25,622	You'd have to know the trials like a bleeding native.	You'd have to know the trials like a bleeding native.
639	00:38:26,857	00:38:28,224	Look here, white man,	Look here, white man,
640	00:38:28,325	00:38:30,727	does you suppose I is a natural born fool?	does you suppose I is a natural born fool?
641	00:38:32,228	00:38:35,064	Give me credit for having some sense, for Lord's sake.	Give me credit for having some sense, for Lord's sake.
642	00:38:35,164	00:38:36,232	Don't you suppose I has looked ahead	Don't you suppose I has looked ahead
643	00:38:36,333	00:38:37,834	and made sure of all the chances?	and made sure of all the chances?
644	00:38:39,101	00:38:40,938	I has gone out on that big forest pretending to hunt	I has gone out on that big forest pretending to hunt
645	00:38:41,038	00:38:45,174	so many times that I knows it high and low like a book.	so many times that I knows it high and low like a book.
646	00:38:45,275	00:38:48,244	I could go throwing them trails with my eyes shut.	I could go throwing them trails with my eyes shut.
647	00:38:48,345	00:38:52,148	You think these ignorant bush Negro, niggers,	You think these ignorant bush Negro, niggers,
648	00:38:52,248	00:38:54,585	that ain't got brains enough to know their own names	that ain't got brains enough to know their own names
649	00:38:54,685	00:38:56,820	even can catch Brutus Jones?	even can catch Brutus Jones?
650	00:38:56,920	00:38:59,823	Ha, I expects not, not on your life.	Ha, I expects not, not on your life.
651	00:39:02,224	00:39:05,127	Quiet back there!	Quiet back there!
652	00:39:05,227	00:39:06,597	Oh, Gene, I didn't know it was you.	Oh, Gene, I didn't know it was you.
653	00:39:06,697	00:39:07,664	It's okay.	It's okay.
654	00:39:07,764	00:39:08,799	You stumbled.	You stumbled.
655	00:39:08,899	00:39:10,601	Oh, I did, when?	Oh, I did, when?
656	00:39:10,701	00:39:12,469	I'm still getting the words clear, Mr. O'Neill.	I'm still getting the words clear, Mr. O'Neill.
657	00:39:12,569	00:39:15,171	Okay, don't give me that Mr. Crap,	Okay, don't give me that Mr. Crap,
658	00:39:15,272	00:39:16,640	Mr. O'Neil was my father,	Mr. O'Neil was my father,
659	00:39:16,740	00:39:19,643	we can still have an argument if you call me Gene.	we can still have an argument if you call me Gene.
660	00:39:19,743	00:39:21,011	Right, Gene.	Right, Gene.
661	00:39:21,110	00:39:22,012	- Hm. - Um,	- Hm. - Um,
662	00:39:23,145	00:39:25,214	well, yeah, I mean it's, it's that word?	well, yeah, I mean it's, it's that word?
663	00:39:25,315	00:39:26,383	What word?	What word?
664	00:39:26,483	00:39:29,052	Well, we don't say that word.	Well, we don't say that word.
665	00:39:29,151	00:39:30,854	We, who's we?	We, who's we?
666	00:39:30,954	00:39:31,989	Negroes,	Negroes,
667	00:39:33,357	00:39:35,993	black people, we don't say that word to each other word.	black people, we don't say that word to each other word.
668	00:39:36,093	00:39:37,894	What word?	What word?
669	00:39:40,162	00:39:41,465	Nigger, sir.	Nigger, sir.
670	00:39:41,565	00:39:45,201	Okay, drop the sir, that don't wash,	Okay, drop the sir, that don't wash,
671	00:39:45,302	00:39:47,236	stop the shucking and jiving.	stop the shucking and jiving.
672	00:39:47,337	00:39:50,172	Then don't use phrases that you don't know the meaning of.	Then don't use phrases that you don't know the meaning of.
673	00:39:50,273	00:39:51,908	Hey, hey, fellas, let's just keep...	Hey, hey, fellas, let's just keep...
674	00:39:52,009	00:39:55,545	Jasper, please just listen, please, it's alright.	Jasper, please just listen, please, it's alright.
675	00:39:58,582	00:40:00,417	Okay, I'm fairly certain	Okay, I'm fairly certain
676	00:40:00,517	00:40:03,053	I've heard one Negro call another Negro nigger.	I've heard one Negro call another Negro nigger.
677	00:40:06,256	00:40:07,391	Ah-huh.	Ah-huh.
678	00:40:07,491	00:40:09,593	Um, are you educated?	Um, are you educated?
679	00:40:10,927	00:40:12,496	Well, I made it to eighth grade.	Well, I made it to eighth grade.
680	00:40:12,596	00:40:14,398	Okay, well, I made it to college.	Okay, well, I made it to college.
681	00:40:15,032	00:40:15,766	Did you finish?	Did you finish?
682	00:40:16,867	00:40:18,402	That's good.	That's good.
683	00:40:19,503	00:40:22,606	Okay, Brutus Jones is an uneducated man,	Okay, Brutus Jones is an uneducated man,
684	00:40:22,706	00:40:24,408	but he has experience in life,	but he has experience in life,
685	00:40:24,508	00:40:27,277	I have experience in life and I've worked with colored men	I have experience in life and I've worked with colored men
686	00:40:27,377	00:40:28,445	on ships and in sleazy bars	on ships and in sleazy bars
687	00:40:28,545	00:40:30,681	everywhere from New York to London	everywhere from New York to London
688	00:40:30,781	00:40:33,884	and I am certain that I've heard one Negro	and I am certain that I've heard one Negro
689	00:40:33,984	00:40:36,586	call another Negro nigger.	call another Negro nigger.
690	00:40:36,687	00:40:38,288	That's who Brutus Jones is.	That's who Brutus Jones is.
691	00:40:41,223	00:40:43,026	- I think you're wrong. - Oh, you do?	- I think you're wrong. - Oh, you do?
692	00:40:43,126	00:40:44,461	Well, I think he's smarter than that.	Well, I think he's smarter than that.
693	00:40:44,561	00:40:45,696	- Hm. - And my Brutus	- Hm. - And my Brutus
694	00:40:45,796	00:40:46,563	wouldn't say it.	wouldn't say it.
695	00:40:46,663	00:40:48,432	Oh Jesus, give me strength.	Oh Jesus, give me strength.
696	00:40:48,532	00:40:50,033	I swear if I had a dollar for every time	I swear if I had a dollar for every time
697	00:40:50,133	00:40:52,135	an actor told me that their character wouldn't do this	an actor told me that their character wouldn't do this
698	00:40:52,234	00:40:53,537	or their character wouldn't do that,	or their character wouldn't do that,
699	00:40:53,637	00:40:55,639	I wouldn't need royalties.	I wouldn't need royalties.
700	00:40:55,739	00:40:58,475	Charles, what makes drama	Charles, what makes drama
701	00:40:58,575	00:41:00,911	is a character saying the unexpected.	is a character saying the unexpected.
702	00:41:03,714	00:41:06,650	Yeah, but he's smart enough to take over this whole island	Yeah, but he's smart enough to take over this whole island
703	00:41:06,750	00:41:08,985	and make these people think that he's an emperor.	and make these people think that he's an emperor.
704	00:41:09,086	00:41:09,986	You've really thought about this.	You've really thought about this.
705	00:41:10,087	00:41:11,488	Well, I have, yeah.	Well, I have, yeah.
706	00:41:11,588	00:41:14,257	Hm, and you think you know Brutus better than I do?	Hm, and you think you know Brutus better than I do?
707	00:41:16,225	00:41:18,328	Oh no, I mean, I wouldn't say better, not at all,	Oh no, I mean, I wouldn't say better, not at all,
708	00:41:18,428	00:41:19,396	it's just a,	it's just a,
709	00:41:23,066	00:41:26,403	it's just such a good part	it's just such a good part
710	00:41:26,503	00:41:28,071	and your writing is so good	and your writing is so good
711	00:41:29,473	00:41:31,641	and I know Brutus very well. Mr. O'Neill.	and I know Brutus very well. Mr. O'Neill.
712	00:41:32,843	00:41:35,345	Well now, that's a good answer.	Well now, that's a good answer.
713	00:41:35,445	00:41:37,581	See, I knew you were smarter than the eighth grade,	See, I knew you were smarter than the eighth grade,
714	00:41:37,681	00:41:40,851	now stay smart and just do it as written.	now stay smart and just do it as written.
715	00:41:40,951	00:41:43,987	I'm gonna come back for the final dress rehearsal	I'm gonna come back for the final dress rehearsal
716	00:41:44,087	00:41:46,123	and if you don't say every word that I wrote,	and if you don't say every word that I wrote,
717	00:41:46,223	00:41:48,258	if there's even one word out of place,	if there's even one word out of place,
718	00:41:48,358	00:41:49,993	I'm gonna jump up on this stage	I'm gonna jump up on this stage
719	00:41:50,093	00:41:52,963	and I'm gonna beat you up in front of the entire company.	and I'm gonna beat you up in front of the entire company.
720	00:41:53,864	00:41:56,299	Okay, alright, good luck, boys.	Okay, alright, good luck, boys.
721	00:42:05,575	00:42:08,145	Well, I told you he was sensitive.	Well, I told you he was sensitive.
722	00:42:27,130	00:42:28,532	Come on, sit down.	Come on, sit down.
723	00:42:30,734	00:42:32,569	Wearing out the floor ain't gonna solve your problems.	Wearing out the floor ain't gonna solve your problems.
724	00:42:32,669	00:42:34,838	It's not my problem, it's his.	It's not my problem, it's his.
725	00:42:34,938	00:42:37,140	But it's his play, his ideas.	But it's his play, his ideas.
726	00:42:37,240	00:42:38,408	What do you know about it?	What do you know about it?
727	00:42:38,508	00:42:40,210	You don't get it.	You don't get it.
728	00:42:40,310	00:42:43,146	Well, then help me get it.	Well, then help me get it.
729	00:42:45,482	00:42:46,716	An actor has a character,	An actor has a character,
730	00:42:46,817	00:42:49,920	a character has words, a way of speaking,	a character has words, a way of speaking,
731	00:42:50,020	00:42:51,655	if the words don't sound like the character,	if the words don't sound like the character,
732	00:42:51,755	00:42:53,824	then the words are no good.	then the words are no good.
733	00:42:53,924	00:42:55,559	If the words are no good,	If the words are no good,
734	00:42:57,594	00:42:58,495	then walk away	then walk away
735	00:42:59,996	00:43:02,065	with your integrity intact.	with your integrity intact.
736	00:43:02,165	00:43:04,201	I will not walk away from this.	I will not walk away from this.
737	00:43:06,304	00:43:08,371	Then find a way to walk around it.	Then find a way to walk around it.
738	00:43:10,807	00:43:14,278	Do all the words your character, what's his name again?	Do all the words your character, what's his name again?
739	00:43:14,377	00:43:16,880	Brutus, Brutus Jones.	Brutus, Brutus Jones.
740	00:43:16,980	00:43:19,716	Do all of Brutus' words sound bad?	Do all of Brutus' words sound bad?
741	00:43:19,816	00:43:22,118	No, spelling's off here and there,	No, spelling's off here and there,
742	00:43:22,219	00:43:24,888	but that's just him trying to get the sound right?	but that's just him trying to get the sound right?
743	00:43:24,988	00:43:29,392	So all the words sound right, except that one word?	So all the words sound right, except that one word?
744	00:43:29,492	00:43:32,462	Yeah, exactly, we don't say it like they say it.	Yeah, exactly, we don't say it like they say it.
745	00:43:33,363	00:43:34,764	Well, how does Brutus say it?	Well, how does Brutus say it?
746	00:43:35,665	00:43:37,367	Well, like a, um,	Well, like a, um,
747	00:43:39,402	00:43:41,872	what do you mean?	what do you mean?
748	00:43:41,972	00:43:44,040	How does your character say it?	How does your character say it?
749	00:43:45,242	00:43:46,776	Does he say it like you	Does he say it like you
750	00:43:48,712	00:43:49,913	or like a white man?	or like a white man?
751	00:43:52,015	00:43:53,149	Maybe that's the point.	Maybe that's the point.
752	00:43:54,918	00:43:56,620	Sounds like this Brutus fella	Sounds like this Brutus fella
753	00:43:56,720	00:44:00,258	has gotten himself some power and what does he do with it?	has gotten himself some power and what does he do with it?
754	00:44:01,892	00:44:03,493	He acts like a white man.	He acts like a white man.
755	00:44:05,695	00:44:06,596	Damn!	Damn!
756	00:44:08,431	00:44:09,599	You got something there.	You got something there.
757	00:44:13,937	00:44:15,605	Brutus is a white man.	Brutus is a white man.
758	00:44:16,873	00:44:19,576	This isn't your yes, ma'am moment,	This isn't your yes, ma'am moment,
759	00:44:19,676	00:44:22,078	this is you, an actor	this is you, an actor
760	00:44:23,246	00:44:24,614	rising above the moment	rising above the moment
761	00:44:25,715	00:44:29,619	letting us all see how any man can behave,	letting us all see how any man can behave,
762	00:44:29,719	00:44:31,322	if he's not careful.	if he's not careful.
763	00:44:38,695	00:44:40,830	What y'all doing, white folks?	What y'all doing, white folks?
764	00:44:43,099	00:44:45,369	What is all this, what are you looking at me for?	What is all this, what are you looking at me for?
765	00:44:47,938	00:44:49,340	Is you	Is you
766	00:44:50,308	00:44:51,375	buying me?	buying me?
767	00:44:52,776	00:44:54,278	Is this an auction?	Is this an auction?
768	00:44:56,980	00:45:00,884	You sells me and you buys me,	You sells me and you buys me,
769	00:45:00,984	00:45:03,720	well, I shows you I is a free nigger!	well, I shows you I is a free nigger!
770	00:45:05,755	00:45:07,057	Damn your souls!	Damn your souls!
771	00:45:12,662	00:45:14,497	Put this on.	Put this on.
772	00:45:53,036	00:45:56,172	Oh!	Oh!
773	00:46:01,811	00:46:03,013	You alright, honey?	You alright, honey?
774	00:46:04,814	00:46:06,783	Yeah, I'm good.	Yeah, I'm good.
775	00:46:09,152	00:46:10,520	You're opening tonight.	You're opening tonight.
776	00:46:10,620	00:46:11,955	Hm.	Hm.
777	00:46:12,055	00:46:13,690	On Broadway.	On Broadway.
778	00:46:13,790	00:46:15,725	Yeah, I said I'm good with that.	Yeah, I said I'm good with that.
779	00:46:54,564	00:46:57,501	Oh, easy now, none of that, me birdie,	Oh, easy now, none of that, me birdie,
780	00:46:57,600	00:46:59,969	there's no point wriggling, I've got me claws in you.	there's no point wriggling, I've got me claws in you.
781	00:47:00,070	00:47:02,772	- No tell him, no tell him. - No tell who?	- No tell him, no tell him. - No tell who?
782	00:47:02,872	00:47:05,241	- We're sold out. - Oh, His bleeding Majesty.	- We're sold out. - Oh, His bleeding Majesty.
783	00:47:05,342	00:47:06,776	Gor blimey!	Gor blimey!
784	00:47:09,179	00:47:10,914	I only hopes I'm here,	I only hopes I'm here,
785	00:47:11,014	00:47:14,017	when they takes him out and shoots him.	when they takes him out and shoots him.
786	00:47:15,419	00:47:16,853	He's still here, isn't he, alright?	He's still here, isn't he, alright?
787	00:47:16,953	00:47:19,290	Yes, mister, him sleep.	Yes, mister, him sleep.
788	00:47:25,962	00:47:29,467	He'll find that as soon as wakes up,	He'll find that as soon as wakes up,
789	00:47:29,567	00:47:32,168	he's cunning enough to know his time's come.	he's cunning enough to know his time's come.
790	00:47:34,070	00:47:35,138	Oi!	Oi!
791	00:47:35,238	00:47:36,139	I'll shoot!	I'll shoot!
792	00:47:37,541	00:47:41,845	Oh, go on then, hop off with you, alright, you black cow.	Oh, go on then, hop off with you, alright, you black cow.
793	00:47:47,784	00:47:50,321	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?
794	00:47:51,955	00:47:54,157	Who dare wake up the Emperor?	Who dare wake up the Emperor?
795	00:47:54,258	00:47:58,161	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you negroes sure.	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you negroes sure.
796	00:47:59,463	00:48:00,830	It was me that whistled.	It was me that whistled.
797	00:48:02,065	00:48:03,534	I've got news for you.	I've got news for you.
798	00:48:04,634	00:48:07,471	Smithers, what news?	Smithers, what news?
799	00:48:08,738	00:48:11,609	Ain't you noticed nothing funny this morning?	Ain't you noticed nothing funny this morning?
800	00:48:11,708	00:48:14,177	Funny, no, I ain't perceived none of the kind.	Funny, no, I ain't perceived none of the kind.
801	00:48:14,278	00:48:17,147	Well then, you ain't as foxy as I thought.	Well then, you ain't as foxy as I thought.
802	00:48:17,247	00:48:19,682	Where's your courts?	Where's your courts?
803	00:48:19,782	00:48:22,386	Your generals, your cabinet ministers and all?	Your generals, your cabinet ministers and all?
804	00:48:23,587	00:48:25,855	Where they mostly run to when I close my eyes,	Where they mostly run to when I close my eyes,
805	00:48:25,955	00:48:29,192	drinking rum, talking big, how come you don't know that?	drinking rum, talking big, how come you don't know that?
806	00:48:30,494	00:48:32,729	Ain't you out carousing with them most every day?	Ain't you out carousing with them most every day?
807	00:48:32,829	00:48:34,931	Well, I has to, don't I?	Well, I has to, don't I?
808	00:48:35,031	00:48:38,067	- Isn't he magnificent? - Part of my business.	- Isn't he magnificent? - Part of my business.
809	00:48:38,168	00:48:41,738	No, my play's magnificent, he's just a good actor.	No, my play's magnificent, he's just a good actor.
810	00:48:41,838	00:48:42,839	Gor blimey!	Gor blimey!
811	00:48:48,845	00:48:51,748	Say, you ain't thinking of going out that way, are you?	Say, you ain't thinking of going out that way, are you?
812	00:48:52,916	00:48:54,951	Did you think I'd slink out the back door	Did you think I'd slink out the back door
813	00:48:55,051	00:48:56,520	like a common Negro?	like a common Negro?
814	00:48:57,521	00:48:59,623	I is Emperor yet, ain't I?	I is Emperor yet, ain't I?
815	00:48:59,722	00:49:03,193	And the Emperor Jones goes out the way he comes	And the Emperor Jones goes out the way he comes
816	00:49:03,294	00:49:06,463	and that black trash don't dare stop him.	and that black trash don't dare stop him.
817	00:49:07,464	00:49:09,232	Not yet least ways.	Not yet least ways.
818	00:49:14,305	00:49:17,106	Listen to that roll call, will you?	Listen to that roll call, will you?
819	00:49:18,342	00:49:20,910	Must be a mighty, big drum to carry that far.	Must be a mighty, big drum to carry that far.
820	00:49:25,848	00:49:29,085	Well, if there ain't no whole brass band to carry me off,	Well, if there ain't no whole brass band to carry me off,
821	00:49:29,185	00:49:31,288	I sure got the drum part of it.	I sure got the drum part of it.
822	00:49:35,058	00:49:36,460	So long, white man.	So long, white man.
823	00:49:47,338	00:49:50,474	Oh, he's got his nerve on him, so help me.	Oh, he's got his nerve on him, so help me.
824	00:49:59,916	00:50:05,121	Well, they've done for you right enough, Jonesy my lad.	Well, they've done for you right enough, Jonesy my lad.
825	00:50:06,956	00:50:09,693	Where's your mighty airs and graces now,	Where's your mighty airs and graces now,
826	00:50:09,792	00:50:11,695	your bleeding Majesty?	your bleeding Majesty?
827	00:50:13,129	00:50:17,166	At least you can say you died in style.	At least you can say you died in style.
828	00:50:32,583	00:50:36,185	Why thank you, sir, a tremendous performance.	Why thank you, sir, a tremendous performance.
829	00:50:36,287	00:50:38,221	Bravo!	Bravo!
830	00:50:47,997	00:50:50,900	The Emperor is played by a Negro actor	The Emperor is played by a Negro actor
831	00:50:51,000	00:50:53,370	named Charles S. Gilpin,	named Charles S. Gilpin,
832	00:50:53,470	00:50:55,673	who gives the most thrilling performance	who gives the most thrilling performance
833	00:50:55,773	00:50:58,875	we've seen any place this season.	we've seen any place this season.
834	00:50:58,975	00:51:01,911	He sustained a succession of scenes in monologue	He sustained a succession of scenes in monologue
835	00:51:02,011	00:51:04,381	not only because his voice is	not only because his voice is
836	00:51:05,749	00:51:08,818	one of gorgeous, natural quality.	one of gorgeous, natural quality.
837	00:51:08,918	00:51:10,019	Oh, my!	Oh, my!
838	00:51:10,119	00:51:12,055	Gorgeous what?	Gorgeous what?
839	00:51:12,155	00:51:13,923	Gorgeous, natural quality.	Gorgeous, natural quality.
840	00:51:14,023	00:51:14,991	Hm-mm.	Hm-mm.
841	00:51:15,091	00:51:17,994	But because he knows just what to do with it.	But because he knows just what to do with it.
842	00:51:18,094	00:51:22,165	There's more, but there can be no question whatever,	There's more, but there can be no question whatever,
843	00:51:22,266	00:51:25,602	that in "The Emperor Jones," Gilpin is great!	that in "The Emperor Jones," Gilpin is great!
844	00:51:27,036	00:51:29,573	It is a performance of heroic stature!	It is a performance of heroic stature!
845	00:51:33,009	00:51:35,412	There's another paragraph about O'Neill's writing	There's another paragraph about O'Neill's writing
846	00:51:35,512	00:51:39,283	and how the play should end, you can skip that.	and how the play should end, you can skip that.
847	00:51:39,383	00:51:41,418	What paper's that again?	What paper's that again?
848	00:51:41,518	00:51:43,920	The New York Tribune.	The New York Tribune.
849	00:51:45,121	00:51:49,058	Oh, and just read that last part about me again.	Oh, and just read that last part about me again.
850	00:51:49,158	00:51:50,561	Charles!	Charles!
851	00:51:50,661	00:51:52,262	Heroic stature.	Heroic stature.
852	00:51:53,229	00:51:55,466	Oh, you've done it!	Oh, you've done it!
853	00:51:58,134	00:51:59,636	Now everybody knows it.	Now everybody knows it.
854	00:52:01,904	00:52:04,073	Best performance of the year.	Best performance of the year.
855	00:52:04,173	00:52:06,242	We are the hottest ticket in town!	We are the hottest ticket in town!
856	00:52:06,343	00:52:08,312	All of New York is clamoring to see me.	All of New York is clamoring to see me.
857	00:52:10,213	00:52:11,914	To see the play.	To see the play.
858	00:52:12,014	00:52:14,917	Well, to see me play Brutus.	Well, to see me play Brutus.
859	00:52:15,017	00:52:17,120	Some of the reviews have problems with the play,	Some of the reviews have problems with the play,
860	00:52:17,220	00:52:19,922	not one of them has a problem with me, not a one.	not one of them has a problem with me, not a one.
861	00:52:20,022	00:52:22,158	Ah, but you're forgetting the Negro papers.	Ah, but you're forgetting the Negro papers.
862	00:52:22,259	00:52:23,993	Ah, they don't get it.	Ah, they don't get it.
863	00:52:24,093	00:52:26,663	Um, oh, this one here says "The Emperor Jones"	Um, oh, this one here says "The Emperor Jones"
864	00:52:26,764	00:52:30,667	plays to the worst of the Negro stereotypes.	plays to the worst of the Negro stereotypes.
865	00:52:30,768	00:52:35,839	Brutus Jones is a black man, but he represents all men.	Brutus Jones is a black man, but he represents all men.
866	00:52:35,938	00:52:38,941	You get it, you should be a critic.	You get it, you should be a critic.
867	00:52:39,041	00:52:41,845	Anyway, their issue was with the writing, with Gene,	Anyway, their issue was with the writing, with Gene,
868	00:52:41,944	00:52:43,414	they love me.	they love me.
869	00:52:45,081	00:52:46,617	Everyone thinks you're brilliant.	Everyone thinks you're brilliant.
870	00:52:46,717	00:52:47,618	Hm-mm.	Hm-mm.
871	00:52:48,585	00:52:49,486	Got to find a way	Got to find a way
872	00:52:51,522	00:52:53,122	to make this last,	to make this last,
873	00:52:54,525	00:52:56,326	find a way to do something with this.	find a way to do something with this.
874	00:52:56,427	00:52:58,629	Yeah, you've got to finish the play first.	Yeah, you've got to finish the play first.
875	00:52:58,729	00:52:59,830	Hm-mm.	Hm-mm.
876	00:52:59,929	00:53:01,532	And then whatever happens will happen.	And then whatever happens will happen.
877	00:53:01,632	00:53:03,500	Everyone will wanna work with me.	Everyone will wanna work with me.
878	00:53:03,600	00:53:05,602	Oh, you just think parts are going to fall out of the sky	Oh, you just think parts are going to fall out of the sky
879	00:53:05,702	00:53:07,538	for a Negro actor?	for a Negro actor?
880	00:53:07,638	00:53:10,607	This play is epic, it's like Shakespeare,	This play is epic, it's like Shakespeare,
881	00:53:10,707	00:53:12,810	who knows what's coming for us?	who knows what's coming for us?
882	00:53:12,910	00:53:17,046	Honey, white theaters will keep doing what they always do,	Honey, white theaters will keep doing what they always do,
883	00:53:17,146	00:53:19,883	hire white actors and then black them up,	hire white actors and then black them up,
884	00:53:19,982	00:53:21,452	it ain't gonna change.	it ain't gonna change.
885	00:53:21,552	00:53:23,019	Are you trying to ruin this day for me?	Are you trying to ruin this day for me?
886	00:53:23,119	00:53:26,290	No, I'm trying to remind you not to get ahead of yourself,	No, I'm trying to remind you not to get ahead of yourself,
887	00:53:26,390	00:53:27,524	this play will be over in three weeks.	this play will be over in three weeks.
888	00:53:27,624	00:53:29,025	Well, it may go to Broadway.	Well, it may go to Broadway.
889	00:53:29,125	00:53:31,295	Don't get ahead of yourself.	Don't get ahead of yourself.
890	00:53:32,262	00:53:33,363	I thought you were proud of me.	I thought you were proud of me.
891	00:53:34,731	00:53:36,966	You admired me when I played that piddling little pastor	You admired me when I played that piddling little pastor
892	00:53:37,066	00:53:38,402	in "Abraham Lincoln."	in "Abraham Lincoln."
893	00:53:40,471	00:53:41,371	I am,	I am,
894	00:53:42,840	00:53:43,740	I do,	I do,
895	00:53:45,141	00:53:46,710	I'm so proud of you.	I'm so proud of you.
896	00:53:48,077	00:53:51,080	No one has ever been able to do what you've done before.	No one has ever been able to do what you've done before.
897	00:53:52,181	00:53:54,651	We're more than singing, dancing fools,	We're more than singing, dancing fools,
898	00:53:55,652	00:53:57,521	that's 'cause of you.	that's 'cause of you.
899	00:53:57,621	00:53:58,522	Yeah,	Yeah,
900	00:53:59,957	00:54:01,090	because of me.	because of me.
901	00:54:03,159	00:54:05,863	Charlie, it's a bit early.	Charlie, it's a bit early.
902	00:54:05,963	00:54:07,331	I'm celebrating.	I'm celebrating.
903	00:54:09,031	00:54:11,368	You have a show tonight.	You have a show tonight.
904	00:54:12,402	00:54:13,737	I'll be straight by then, dammit.	I'll be straight by then, dammit.
905	00:54:31,889	00:54:33,757	Hey, Jasper, thanks for meeting me like this,	Hey, Jasper, thanks for meeting me like this,
906	00:54:33,857	00:54:37,461	I didn't wanna run into Gilpin, he's changing the text.	I didn't wanna run into Gilpin, he's changing the text.
907	00:54:37,561	00:54:39,696	Well, look, I snuck into the back of the house	Well, look, I snuck into the back of the house
908	00:54:39,796	00:54:42,366	twice last week, he's all over the place.	twice last week, he's all over the place.
909	00:54:43,867	00:54:45,101	Some of it is the drink,	Some of it is the drink,
910	00:54:46,537	00:54:50,274	he likes to spike himself a little before each performance,	he likes to spike himself a little before each performance,
911	00:54:50,374	00:54:53,477	but he's a thrill to be on stage with,	but he's a thrill to be on stage with,
912	00:54:53,577	00:54:56,212	I trust Charles on stage drunk or sober.	I trust Charles on stage drunk or sober.
913	00:54:56,313	00:54:58,615	Well, I ain't worried about that,	Well, I ain't worried about that,
914	00:54:58,715	00:54:59,716	the drink we can handle,	the drink we can handle,
915	00:54:59,816	00:55:02,319	no, I need you there to keep him on track,	no, I need you there to keep him on track,
916	00:55:02,419	00:55:04,254	make sure he sticks to the script.	make sure he sticks to the script.
917	00:55:28,244	00:55:30,246	Who'll give me a 10, 10, 10,	Who'll give me a 10, 10, 10,
918	00:55:30,347	00:55:32,849	do I hear 20 for this fine nigger?	do I hear 20 for this fine nigger?
919	00:55:32,950	00:55:35,652	25, 25, do I hear 30?	25, 25, do I hear 30?
920	00:55:35,752	00:55:37,287	- 35, 40. - What y'all doing,	- 35, 40. - What y'all doing,
921	00:55:37,387	00:55:38,322	white folks?	white folks?
922	00:55:42,292	00:55:43,927	What is this?	What is this?
923	00:55:45,094	00:55:47,364	What y'all looking at me for?	What y'all looking at me for?
924	00:55:50,867	00:55:52,436	What y'all doing with me anyhows?	What y'all doing with me anyhows?
925	00:55:55,272	00:55:56,506	Is this an auction?	Is this an auction?
926	00:55:58,442	00:56:00,209	Is you selling me?	Is you selling me?
927	00:56:02,613	00:56:05,147	Like they used to before the war?	Like they used to before the war?
928	00:56:07,384	00:56:10,621	You sells me and you buys me	You sells me and you buys me
929	00:56:11,655	00:56:14,324	and I shows you I is a free nigger!	and I shows you I is a free nigger!
930	00:56:15,325	00:56:16,793	Damn your souls!	Damn your souls!
931	00:56:23,900	00:56:26,202	You missed a word three times.	You missed a word three times.
932	00:56:39,116	00:56:40,584	Charles Gilpin was invited	Charles Gilpin was invited
933	00:56:40,684	00:56:43,420	to the Drama League's annual bash	to the Drama League's annual bash
934	00:56:43,520	00:56:47,223	honoring the 10 most influential Broadway,	honoring the 10 most influential Broadway,
935	00:56:47,324	00:56:49,726	blah, blah, blah, you know.	blah, blah, blah, you know.
936	00:56:49,826	00:56:51,193	You hate that sort of thing.	You hate that sort of thing.
937	00:56:51,294	00:56:52,496	I know,	I know,
938	00:56:52,596	00:56:53,497	I said,	I said,
939	00:56:54,364	00:56:56,366	I said was invited.	I said was invited.
940	00:56:57,801	00:56:58,702	When,	When,
941	00:56:59,836	00:57:01,905	when some of the League's members found out	when some of the League's members found out
942	00:57:02,005	00:57:04,007	that they were gonna be sitting down to dinner	that they were gonna be sitting down to dinner
943	00:57:04,107	00:57:09,012	with a Negro, they objected and promptly dis-invited him.	with a Negro, they objected and promptly dis-invited him.
944	00:57:10,347	00:57:11,515	Well, I'd turn up with Charles	Well, I'd turn up with Charles
945	00:57:11,615	00:57:13,116	and kick down the door to get in.	and kick down the door to get in.
946	00:57:15,318	00:57:17,219	My feisty warrior queen.	My feisty warrior queen.
947	00:57:19,356	00:57:21,458	The plan is for me to go canvas all the actors,	The plan is for me to go canvas all the actors,
948	00:57:21,558	00:57:23,894	who've been invited and get them to not show up,	who've been invited and get them to not show up,
949	00:57:23,994	00:57:25,796	it's what I plan on doing.	it's what I plan on doing.
950	00:57:25,896	00:57:27,597	Well, you must go.	Well, you must go.
951	00:57:28,865	00:57:32,302	If enough refuse, the whole shindig will be a bust	If enough refuse, the whole shindig will be a bust
952	00:57:32,402	00:57:35,237	and maybe they will change their minds.	and maybe they will change their minds.
953	00:57:35,338	00:57:37,407	Take Jig with you, he knows those types,	Take Jig with you, he knows those types,
954	00:57:37,507	00:57:39,810	make them feel relevant again.	make them feel relevant again.
955	00:57:39,910	00:57:42,045	Agnes, that's never gonna happen.	Agnes, that's never gonna happen.
956	00:57:42,646	00:57:43,613	You could try.	You could try.
957	00:57:46,349	00:57:47,249	Okay.	Okay.
958	00:57:49,252	00:57:51,121	I know the people you wanna get to	I know the people you wanna get to
959	00:57:51,220	00:57:53,390	and they'll listen to me.	and they'll listen to me.
960	00:57:53,490	00:57:54,791	I'll be asking them to give up	I'll be asking them to give up
961	00:57:54,891	00:57:56,760	the best night of the year for you.	the best night of the year for you.
962	00:57:56,860	00:58:00,263	Okay, it's not for me, it's for Charles.	Okay, it's not for me, it's for Charles.
963	00:58:00,363	00:58:02,399	Hell, yes, it's for you!	Hell, yes, it's for you!
964	00:58:02,499	00:58:06,336	You don't give a Goddamn about Charles or the company,	You don't give a Goddamn about Charles or the company,
965	00:58:06,436	00:58:09,005	we're just a street car you jump on and off,	we're just a street car you jump on and off,
966	00:58:09,106	00:58:10,774	when you wanna get somewhere.	when you wanna get somewhere.
967	00:58:10,874	00:58:12,943	And I know the Provincetown Players	And I know the Provincetown Players
968	00:58:13,043	00:58:15,979	will be pulled into a siding before you are through	will be pulled into a siding before you are through
969	00:58:16,079	00:58:18,749	and Charles Gilpin will be a forgotten man.	and Charles Gilpin will be a forgotten man.
970	00:58:18,849	00:58:19,950	That's not fair, Jig.	That's not fair, Jig.
971	00:58:20,050	00:58:21,151	Fair?	Fair?
972	00:58:21,251	00:58:23,920	What the hell do you know about fair?	What the hell do you know about fair?
973	00:58:24,020	00:58:27,023	You were directing "The Emperor Jones" behind my back	You were directing "The Emperor Jones" behind my back
974	00:58:27,124	00:58:31,261	and sucking the whole company into your grand design.	and sucking the whole company into your grand design.
975	00:58:31,361	00:58:33,697	Actors' heads are easily turned.	Actors' heads are easily turned.
976	00:58:33,797	00:58:36,600	And so is yours, so come on,	And so is yours, so come on,
977	00:58:36,700	00:58:38,268	let's go, it'll be nice to rub shoulders	let's go, it'll be nice to rub shoulders
978	00:58:38,368	00:58:39,936	with the stars of Broadway again.	with the stars of Broadway again.
979	00:58:43,106	00:58:47,477	Listen, I'll do this, but not for you,	Listen, I'll do this, but not for you,
980	00:58:47,577	00:58:49,613	for Charles and the company	for Charles and the company
981	00:58:49,713	00:58:52,883	and it'll get done because I'm asking.	and it'll get done because I'm asking.
982	00:58:52,983	00:58:54,518	Absolutely.	Absolutely.
983	00:58:54,618	00:58:57,521	I know if you tried it on your own, you'd soon find out	I know if you tried it on your own, you'd soon find out
984	00:58:57,621	00:59:01,525	how many real friends you have on Broadway.	how many real friends you have on Broadway.
985	00:59:02,492	00:59:03,727	You do what you like, Jig,	You do what you like, Jig,
986	00:59:03,827	00:59:06,696	the truth is I was only asking because someone suggested	the truth is I was only asking because someone suggested
987	00:59:06,797	00:59:08,965	that it might make you feel relevant again.	that it might make you feel relevant again.
988	00:59:09,065	00:59:11,802	- You son of a bitch! - Okay, Jig, stop.	- You son of a bitch! - Okay, Jig, stop.
989	00:59:13,403	00:59:14,504	- Easy, Jig, easy. - Come on, let's go home.	- Easy, Jig, easy. - Come on, let's go home.
990	00:59:14,604	00:59:16,673	- Let's go. - Easy.	- Let's go. - Easy.
991	00:59:17,407	00:59:18,441	You know, Gene,	You know, Gene,
992	00:59:18,542	00:59:20,177	you could have a little bit of Goddam gratitude.	you could have a little bit of Goddam gratitude.
993	00:59:20,278	00:59:21,878	Well, this is art, Susie,	Well, this is art, Susie,
994	00:59:21,978	00:59:23,213	gratitude doesn't really come into it.	gratitude doesn't really come into it.
995	00:59:23,313	00:59:25,315	No one calls me Susie anymore.	No one calls me Susie anymore.
996	00:59:25,415	00:59:26,850	Maybe they should.	Maybe they should.
997	00:59:26,950	00:59:28,318	You know, when you got to Provincetown,	You know, when you got to Provincetown,
998	00:59:28,418	00:59:31,755	you were just a kid with a trunk full of half-baked scripts	you were just a kid with a trunk full of half-baked scripts
999	00:59:31,855	00:59:34,191	and only we knew how good you were.	and only we knew how good you were.
1000	00:59:34,292	00:59:37,327	We believed in you. We gave you our hearts.	We believed in you. We gave you our hearts.
1001	01:00:01,484	01:00:04,955	Thank you, it's good to be among friends,	Thank you, it's good to be among friends,
1002	01:00:06,556	01:00:10,393	not always the case at events like these.	not always the case at events like these.
1003	01:00:10,493	01:00:12,263	In fact, I'm not sure I'm still invited	In fact, I'm not sure I'm still invited
1004	01:00:12,362	01:00:13,964	to that other occasion,	to that other occasion,
1005	01:00:14,064	01:00:15,966	but I got some good, white colleagues.	but I got some good, white colleagues.
1006	01:00:16,066	01:00:17,434	Thank you to the Drama League	Thank you to the Drama League
1007	01:00:18,735	01:00:21,071	and all the members who voted to accord me this award.	and all the members who voted to accord me this award.
1008	01:00:23,540	01:00:26,109	It's an honor to be among you.	It's an honor to be among you.
1009	01:00:38,655	01:00:41,157	I'll only be five minutes?	I'll only be five minutes?
1010	01:00:41,259	01:00:43,059	So said you before you left.	So said you before you left.
1011	01:00:43,159	01:00:45,896	Well, I thought I would, but they love me,	Well, I thought I would, but they love me,
1012	01:00:45,996	01:00:48,332	couldn't get enough of me,	couldn't get enough of me,
1013	01:00:48,431	01:00:49,966	nor I of them.	nor I of them.
1014	01:00:50,066	01:00:51,635	Were they all there?	Were they all there?
1015	01:00:51,735	01:00:54,170	Yeah, every last one,	Yeah, every last one,
1016	01:00:54,272	01:00:56,973	no one declined their invitation because of me.	no one declined their invitation because of me.
1017	01:00:59,109	01:01:01,011	Was he there, the fancy one,	Was he there, the fancy one,
1018	01:01:01,111	01:01:03,446	who said that if you weren't allowed to attend,	who said that if you weren't allowed to attend,
1019	01:01:03,546	01:01:05,181	they should all black up?	they should all black up?
1020	01:01:05,283	01:01:07,651	John Barrymore, yes, he was.	John Barrymore, yes, he was.
1021	01:01:07,751	01:01:09,253	He shook my hand.	He shook my hand.
1022	01:01:09,353	01:01:11,454	- Shook your hand? - Hm-mm.	- Shook your hand? - Hm-mm.
1023	01:01:11,554	01:01:13,291	Oh, good Lord.	Oh, good Lord.
1024	01:01:13,391	01:01:15,293	Well, it's a hand like any other man,	Well, it's a hand like any other man,
1025	01:01:15,393	01:01:17,160	many of them wanted to shake my hand.	many of them wanted to shake my hand.
1026	01:01:17,261	01:01:19,496	Hm, I bet you could get used to the that.	Hm, I bet you could get used to the that.
1027	01:01:19,596	01:01:20,797	Gonna have to,	Gonna have to,
1028	01:01:20,897	01:01:23,199	Prices magazine has made me Man of the Year.	Prices magazine has made me Man of the Year.
1029	01:01:24,734	01:01:26,870	- Man of the Year? - Hm-mm.	- Man of the Year? - Hm-mm.
1030	01:01:26,970	01:01:30,707	Oh, what's that, like the Pulitzer Prize for black folks?	Oh, what's that, like the Pulitzer Prize for black folks?
1031	01:01:35,111	01:01:38,349	I see black folks slapping other black folks on the back?	I see black folks slapping other black folks on the back?
1032	01:01:38,448	01:01:40,617	Touche, honey, touche, baby.	Touche, honey, touche, baby.
1033	01:01:40,717	01:01:42,953	Now I said that Mr. DuBois is a nice man.	Now I said that Mr. DuBois is a nice man.
1034	01:01:43,053	01:01:43,954	- Hm-mm. - No needing	- Hm-mm. - No needing
1035	01:01:44,054	01:01:45,722	you getting sassy with him again.	you getting sassy with him again.
1036	01:01:45,822	01:01:46,556	Hm.	Hm.
1037	01:01:46,656	01:01:47,891	Man of the Year,	Man of the Year,
1038	01:01:49,092	01:01:51,194	ain't that the cherry on the cake?	ain't that the cherry on the cake?
1039	01:01:51,295	01:01:52,996	Except I'm gonna be working my ass off.	Except I'm gonna be working my ass off.
1040	01:01:53,431	01:01:54,531	Now,	Now,
1041	01:01:55,098	01:01:56,367	go to sleep.	go to sleep.
1042	01:02:17,620	01:02:20,523	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?
1043	01:02:20,623	01:02:23,059	Who dare wake up the Emperor?	Who dare wake up the Emperor?
1044	01:02:24,428	01:02:27,897	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you Negroes sure.	I'll get the heart frailed off some of you Negroes sure.
1045	01:02:29,933	01:02:32,168	It was me that whistled and woke you.	It was me that whistled and woke you.
1046	01:02:32,269	01:02:34,604	You didn't have no excuse to look down on me,	You didn't have no excuse to look down on me,
1047	01:02:34,704	01:02:37,274	you've been in jail yourself more than once.	you've been in jail yourself more than once.
1048	01:02:37,375	01:02:38,275	That's a lie!	That's a lie!
1049	01:02:39,410	01:02:42,045	Gawd, where'd you hear these fairytales?	Gawd, where'd you hear these fairytales?
1050	01:02:42,145	01:02:44,881	There's some things I don't need to be told,	There's some things I don't need to be told,
1051	01:02:44,981	01:02:46,549	I can see them in folks' eyes.	I can see them in folks' eyes.
1052	01:02:47,517	01:02:50,587	Yeah, you sure give me a start	Yeah, you sure give me a start
1053	01:02:50,687	01:02:51,855	and it didn't take me long	and it didn't take me long
1054	01:02:51,955	01:02:55,292	to get these wood Negroes where I want them.	to get these wood Negroes where I want them.
1055	01:02:55,393	01:03:00,264	From stowaway to Emperor in two years, that's going some.	From stowaway to Emperor in two years, that's going some.
1056	01:03:01,298	01:03:02,565	But I'm sure you've got some money	But I'm sure you've got some money
1057	01:03:02,665	01:03:04,368	stashed away in a pile somewhere.	stashed away in a pile somewhere.
1058	01:03:04,468	01:03:07,203	I sure has and it's in a foreign bank,	I sure has and it's in a foreign bank,
1059	01:03:07,304	01:03:09,373	where no person don't ever get it out but me,	where no person don't ever get it out but me,
1060	01:03:09,473	01:03:11,141	no matter what come.	no matter what come.
1061	01:03:12,443	01:03:14,544	You didn't suppose I was holding down this Emperor job	You didn't suppose I was holding down this Emperor job
1062	01:03:14,644	01:03:16,046	for the glory part in it, did you?	for the glory part in it, did you?
1063	01:03:16,146	01:03:17,947	Sure, the fuss and glory part of it,	Sure, the fuss and glory part of it,
1064	01:03:18,048	01:03:18,982	that's only to turn their heads	that's only to turn their heads
1065	01:03:19,082	01:03:21,785	of these low flung bush Negroes that's here.	of these low flung bush Negroes that's here.
1066	01:03:22,952	01:03:25,322	They wants the big circus show for their money	They wants the big circus show for their money
1067	01:03:25,423	01:03:28,758	and I gives it to them and I gets the money.	and I gives it to them and I gets the money.
1068	01:03:28,858	01:03:31,061	The long green, that's me every time.	The long green, that's me every time.
1069	01:03:34,130	01:03:36,232	How many times did I miss it tonight?	How many times did I miss it tonight?
1070	01:03:36,833	01:03:37,801	All of them.	All of them.
1071	01:03:48,745	01:03:51,114	Thank you, thank you.	Thank you, thank you.
1072	01:03:51,214	01:03:52,483	Thank you.	Thank you.
1073	01:03:52,582	01:03:53,484	Thank you.	Thank you.
1074	01:04:20,743	01:04:22,513	- Charles, welcome. - Hey.	- Charles, welcome. - Hey.
1075	01:04:22,612	01:04:23,813	Nice to see you again, my friend.	Nice to see you again, my friend.
1076	01:04:23,913	01:04:25,849	Nice to see you, sir, alright.	Nice to see you, sir, alright.
1077	01:04:27,351	01:04:31,721	Ooh, lookee here, we have theatrical royalty in our midst.	Ooh, lookee here, we have theatrical royalty in our midst.
1078	01:04:31,821	01:04:36,293	Everyone, Charles S. Gilpin, the toast of Broadway!	Everyone, Charles S. Gilpin, the toast of Broadway!
1079	01:04:41,664	01:04:43,800	Florence, this is Anita,	Florence, this is Anita,
1080	01:04:43,900	01:04:45,569	you may remember from the Lafayette Players.	you may remember from the Lafayette Players.
1081	01:04:45,668	01:04:46,403	Hello.	Hello.
1082	01:04:46,504	01:04:49,139	And this is William DuBois,	And this is William DuBois,
1083	01:04:49,239	01:04:51,074	one of my h-intellectual friends.	one of my h-intellectual friends.
1084	01:04:51,174	01:04:52,909	Pleased to meet you, ma'am.	Pleased to meet you, ma'am.
1085	01:04:53,009	01:04:54,244	My pleasure.	My pleasure.
1086	01:04:54,345	01:04:58,382	Now I'm sure I picked up a magazine called Crisis one time,	Now I'm sure I picked up a magazine called Crisis one time,
1087	01:04:58,482	01:05:00,484	are you that same Mr. DuBois?	are you that same Mr. DuBois?
1088	01:05:00,584	01:05:05,088	Ooh, Charles, you've got yourself a h-intellectual woman.	Ooh, Charles, you've got yourself a h-intellectual woman.
1089	01:05:06,323	01:05:09,058	Oh no, I just clean houses for white folks.	Oh no, I just clean houses for white folks.
1090	01:05:09,159	01:05:10,494	Hey, not for long.	Hey, not for long.
1091	01:05:10,594	01:05:13,029	There's no shame in honest, hard work, Mrs. Gilpin.	There's no shame in honest, hard work, Mrs. Gilpin.
1092	01:05:13,796	01:05:15,999	Oh, please, Florence.	Oh, please, Florence.
1093	01:05:16,099	01:05:19,836	I'm gonna need a lemonade and stick a bourbon in it.	I'm gonna need a lemonade and stick a bourbon in it.
1094	01:05:19,936	01:05:22,705	You must be pleased with the way things turned out.	You must be pleased with the way things turned out.
1095	01:05:22,805	01:05:24,207	Pleased?	Pleased?
1096	01:05:24,308	01:05:27,344	Yeah, but I expected it,	Yeah, but I expected it,
1097	01:05:27,444	01:05:29,280	I just knew once the right part was written for me,	I just knew once the right part was written for me,
1098	01:05:29,380	01:05:31,748	that I would take off, I would fly.	that I would take off, I would fly.
1099	01:05:31,848	01:05:33,384	I hope you don't crash to Earth	I hope you don't crash to Earth
1100	01:05:33,484	01:05:35,252	with that terrible burden you carry.	with that terrible burden you carry.
1101	01:05:36,219	01:05:37,921	And what's that supposed to mean?	And what's that supposed to mean?
1102	01:05:38,021	01:05:40,357	You are probably the most famous black man	You are probably the most famous black man
1103	01:05:40,457	01:05:41,592	in New York right now.	in New York right now.
1104	01:05:41,691	01:05:42,859	And why is that a burden?	And why is that a burden?
1105	01:05:42,959	01:05:45,128	What you say matters, how you say it matters,	What you say matters, how you say it matters,
1106	01:05:45,228	01:05:46,095	people are watching you.	people are watching you.
1107	01:05:46,196	01:05:47,864	Well, they can watch me every night,	Well, they can watch me every night,
1108	01:05:47,964	01:05:49,433	if they pay for the ticket.	if they pay for the ticket.
1109	01:05:49,533	01:05:52,235	I mean in life, people are respecting you,	I mean in life, people are respecting you,
1110	01:05:52,336	01:05:53,571	they are looking up to you.	they are looking up to you.
1111	01:05:53,671	01:05:56,307	You are carrying their hopes of elevating the race.	You are carrying their hopes of elevating the race.
1112	01:05:57,541	01:06:01,110	That again, look, I ain't doing no such thing,	That again, look, I ain't doing no such thing,
1113	01:06:01,211	01:06:03,547	I am just an actor trying to do my job	I am just an actor trying to do my job
1114	01:06:03,647	01:06:05,048	and you bring up that bullshit?	and you bring up that bullshit?
1115	01:06:05,148	01:06:06,417	Charles!	Charles!
1116	01:06:06,517	01:06:09,486	I appreciate that, but the world has expectations.	I appreciate that, but the world has expectations.
1117	01:06:09,587	01:06:12,956	Whose world and whose expectations?	Whose world and whose expectations?
1118	01:06:14,123	01:06:15,459	You know, I read some of your articles too,	You know, I read some of your articles too,
1119	01:06:16,859	01:06:19,296	half the time you handed Marcus Garvey his ass on a plate.	half the time you handed Marcus Garvey his ass on a plate.
1120	01:06:19,396	01:06:22,466	Charles, enough, or I'm leaving.	Charles, enough, or I'm leaving.
1121	01:06:22,566	01:06:26,135	Okay, all I'm saying is if two Negroes can't agree	Okay, all I'm saying is if two Negroes can't agree
1122	01:06:26,236	01:06:27,737	or agree to differ,	or agree to differ,
1123	01:06:27,837	01:06:30,173	why should a Negro actor do the job for them?	why should a Negro actor do the job for them?
1124	01:06:30,274	01:06:32,276	Again, you are famous.	Again, you are famous.
1125	01:06:32,376	01:06:34,110	Only for the moment!	Only for the moment!
1126	01:06:34,210	01:06:36,680	I'm just trying to make this last.	I'm just trying to make this last.
1127	01:06:36,779	01:06:39,583	Look, I don't know what America you living in,	Look, I don't know what America you living in,
1128	01:06:39,683	01:06:41,818	but for me, my moment is like this speakeasy.	but for me, my moment is like this speakeasy.
1129	01:06:43,219	01:06:46,257	Everything will go back to normal one day,	Everything will go back to normal one day,
1130	01:06:46,357	01:06:49,859	drinking will be legal again and life will go on	drinking will be legal again and life will go on
1131	01:06:49,959	01:06:52,263	just like one day my fame will be over,	just like one day my fame will be over,
1132	01:06:52,363	01:06:54,130	no one will remember me,	no one will remember me,
1133	01:06:54,230	01:06:56,667	or that a Negro can do great things.	or that a Negro can do great things.
1134	01:06:59,536	01:07:01,372	You got my bourbon?	You got my bourbon?
1135	01:07:11,948	01:07:12,949	Come on.	Come on.
1136	01:07:13,049	01:07:13,783	What?	What?
1137	01:07:13,883	01:07:15,051	What?	What?
1138	01:07:15,151	01:07:18,021	Get on the bed, come on.	Get on the bed, come on.
1139	01:07:18,121	01:07:19,022	On the bed.	On the bed.
1140	01:07:21,991	01:07:22,892	Oh.	Oh.
1141	01:07:39,310	01:07:41,679	But you ain't got no kick agin me, Smithers.	But you ain't got no kick agin me, Smithers.
1142	01:07:41,779	01:07:44,881	I has paid you back all you has done for me many times,	I has paid you back all you has done for me many times,
1143	01:07:44,981	01:07:47,351	ain't I protected you and winked at all the crooked trading	ain't I protected you and winked at all the crooked trading
1144	01:07:47,451	01:07:49,720	you've been doing out in the broad day?	you've been doing out in the broad day?
1145	01:07:49,819	01:07:51,488	Sure I has,	Sure I has,
1146	01:07:51,588	01:07:55,825	and me making up laws to stop it at the same time.	and me making up laws to stop it at the same time.
1147	01:07:58,595	01:08:01,164	So Mr. Gilpin,	So Mr. Gilpin,
1148	01:08:02,666	01:08:03,767	Broadway.	Broadway.
1149	01:08:03,866	01:08:08,237	Yeah, Mr. O'Neill, Broadway, just like your father.	Yeah, Mr. O'Neill, Broadway, just like your father.
1150	01:08:08,339	01:08:10,173	Ah, but here's the thing, Charlie,	Ah, but here's the thing, Charlie,
1151	01:08:11,140	01:08:12,343	what will you be doing there, hm?	what will you be doing there, hm?
1152	01:08:14,977	01:08:16,714	"The Emperor Jones."	"The Emperor Jones."
1153	01:08:16,814	01:08:20,818	Ah, yes, "The Emperor Jones," but which one?	Ah, yes, "The Emperor Jones," but which one?
1154	01:08:20,917	01:08:22,286	The one that I wrote	The one that I wrote
1155	01:08:22,386	01:08:24,254	or the one that you've been making up on stage	or the one that you've been making up on stage
1156	01:08:24,355	01:08:25,456	every night since we opened?	every night since we opened?
1157	01:08:25,556	01:08:28,559	Look, Gene, you know my feelings,	Look, Gene, you know my feelings,
1158	01:08:28,659	01:08:30,226	I made it quite plain early on.	I made it quite plain early on.
1159	01:08:30,327	01:08:32,763	Yeah, I don't give a shit about your feelings,	Yeah, I don't give a shit about your feelings,
1160	01:08:32,862	01:08:34,631	I only care about my words.	I only care about my words.
1161	01:08:34,732	01:08:37,701	I know, but if we work together,	I know, but if we work together,
1162	01:08:37,801	01:08:39,135	we can improve this play.	we can improve this play.
1163	01:08:40,571	01:08:43,973	Let me ask you something, how long have you been at this?	Let me ask you something, how long have you been at this?
1164	01:08:45,041	01:08:46,744	Five, six weeks.	Five, six weeks.
1165	01:08:46,844	01:08:49,245	Ah, yes, well, I've been at it my whole life.	Ah, yes, well, I've been at it my whole life.
1166	01:08:49,346	01:08:51,548	This is my play inside and out.	This is my play inside and out.
1167	01:08:51,648	01:08:53,249	Brutus Jones is my character.	Brutus Jones is my character.
1168	01:08:53,350	01:08:54,818	Yeah, only because I say so.	Yeah, only because I say so.
1169	01:08:54,917	01:08:58,622	Well, where would we be without my emperor?	Well, where would we be without my emperor?
1170	01:08:58,722	01:09:00,391	It's my goddamn emperor.	It's my goddamn emperor.
1171	01:09:01,658	01:09:03,394	You know, you said if I change one word,	You know, you said if I change one word,
1172	01:09:03,494	01:09:06,463	that you would beat me up, your words, Gene	that you would beat me up, your words, Gene
1173	01:09:06,563	01:09:07,897	and I know you've been creeping in,	and I know you've been creeping in,
1174	01:09:07,997	01:09:09,966	unannounced, checking up on me	unannounced, checking up on me
1175	01:09:10,066	01:09:12,836	and I've been waiting for your knock on my door.	and I've been waiting for your knock on my door.
1176	01:09:12,935	01:09:14,103	Well, I'm knocking now.	Well, I'm knocking now.
1177	01:09:14,203	01:09:16,005	Well, I ain't scared,	Well, I ain't scared,
1178	01:09:16,105	01:09:19,175	so if you wanna beat me up, go ahead.	so if you wanna beat me up, go ahead.
1179	01:09:19,276	01:09:21,478	I'm not gonna beat you up, Charles,	I'm not gonna beat you up, Charles,
1180	01:09:21,578	01:09:23,380	I'm gonna kick you off the show.	I'm gonna kick you off the show.
1181	01:09:24,548	01:09:27,150	Oh, right before Broadway, you wouldn't.	Oh, right before Broadway, you wouldn't.
1182	01:09:27,251	01:09:28,385	Watch me.	Watch me.
1183	01:09:28,485	01:09:31,120	Well, them big money backers won't let you,	Well, them big money backers won't let you,
1184	01:09:31,220	01:09:32,856	I'm the money machine.	I'm the money machine.
1185	01:09:32,955	01:09:35,191	I may be a poor Negro, but I know how money works,	I may be a poor Negro, but I know how money works,
1186	01:09:35,292	01:09:36,025	especially in theater.	especially in theater.
1187	01:09:36,125	01:09:38,194	Okay, I don't care, alright,	Okay, I don't care, alright,
1188	01:09:38,295	01:09:40,330	I've had plays on Broadway, I'll have others,	I've had plays on Broadway, I'll have others,
1189	01:09:40,431	01:09:43,600	the difference is they'll be my plays word for word,	the difference is they'll be my plays word for word,
1190	01:09:43,700	01:09:45,636	Look, Gene, Gene, Gene.	Look, Gene, Gene, Gene.
1191	01:09:49,406	01:09:52,342	You know I don't like that word.	You know I don't like that word.
1192	01:09:52,443	01:09:55,512	Okay, you've said it before on stage.	Okay, you've said it before on stage.
1193	01:09:55,612	01:09:56,647	What's so different then?	What's so different then?
1194	01:09:56,747	01:09:59,316	I have never said that word.	I have never said that word.
1195	01:09:59,416	01:10:02,553	Okay, maybe you haven't, but the Reverend Curtis did	Okay, maybe you haven't, but the Reverend Curtis did
1196	01:10:02,653	01:10:05,856	from "Abraham Lincoln" by John Drinkwater.	from "Abraham Lincoln" by John Drinkwater.
1197	01:10:05,955	01:10:09,626	But that was different, the run of the lines demanded it,	But that was different, the run of the lines demanded it,
1198	01:10:09,726	01:10:12,629	the maid, Susan, she wouldn't say that word.	the maid, Susan, she wouldn't say that word.
1199	01:10:12,729	01:10:16,800	Yeah, but you did, you did, so let me ask you,	Yeah, but you did, you did, so let me ask you,
1200	01:10:16,900	01:10:18,234	why will you say it for an Englishman,	why will you say it for an Englishman,
1201	01:10:18,335	01:10:19,837	that knows nothing about black people,	that knows nothing about black people,
1202	01:10:19,937	01:10:21,237	but you can't say it for me?	but you can't say it for me?
1203	01:10:21,338	01:10:22,306	No, I can't see how that is the same.	No, I can't see how that is the same.
1204	01:10:22,406	01:10:24,575	Let me ask you, did you ever bring this up	Let me ask you, did you ever bring this up
1205	01:10:24,675	01:10:27,009	with the director of that play, Lester Lonergan?	with the director of that play, Lester Lonergan?
1206	01:10:27,109	01:10:29,212	No, because there was nothing to bring up.	No, because there was nothing to bring up.
1207	01:10:29,313	01:10:32,916	Because it was your first time on Broadway	Because it was your first time on Broadway
1208	01:10:33,015	01:10:35,319	and you wanted it more than anything,	and you wanted it more than anything,
1209	01:10:35,419	01:10:36,986	I know, Charlie, I've been there,	I know, Charlie, I've been there,
1210	01:10:37,086	01:10:39,323	this will be my third time on Broadway	this will be my third time on Broadway
1211	01:10:39,423	01:10:40,724	and I'll tell you something else,	and I'll tell you something else,
1212	01:10:40,824	01:10:43,092	I didn't get there by letting some Goddamn actor	I didn't get there by letting some Goddamn actor
1213	01:10:43,192	01:10:44,361	play around with my words.	play around with my words.
1214	01:10:44,461	01:10:46,597	I am not playing around.	I am not playing around.
1215	01:10:48,298	01:10:49,999	This is different, it's a completely different...	This is different, it's a completely different...
1216	01:10:50,099	01:10:51,401	Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,	Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
1217	01:10:51,502	01:10:53,704	it's not different, it's not different at all.	it's not different, it's not different at all.
1218	01:10:53,804	01:10:55,372	Although I'll tell you what is different,	Although I'll tell you what is different,
1219	01:10:55,472	01:10:57,274	"Diff'rent" is the name of my play,	"Diff'rent" is the name of my play,
1220	01:10:57,374	01:10:59,242	that's opening in the Village the same night	that's opening in the Village the same night
1221	01:10:59,343	01:11:01,378	"The Emperor Jones" is opening on Broadway	"The Emperor Jones" is opening on Broadway
1222	01:11:01,478	01:11:05,114	and if you don't play every word,	and if you don't play every word,
1223	01:11:05,214	01:11:08,017	"Diff'rent" will be my next play on Broadway,	"Diff'rent" will be my next play on Broadway,
1224	01:11:08,652	01:11:09,753	it's your choice.	it's your choice.
1225	01:11:10,954	01:11:11,855	Gene.	Gene.
1226	01:11:11,955	01:11:14,525	Okay, no, you don't say another word!	Okay, no, you don't say another word!
1227	01:11:14,625	01:11:18,227	Not another word, unless they're my words!	Not another word, unless they're my words!
1228	01:11:49,593	01:11:51,895	Honey, I just wanna be with you.	Honey, I just wanna be with you.
1229	01:11:51,995	01:11:55,299	You're damn right, I deserve your time.	You're damn right, I deserve your time.
1230	01:12:55,392	01:12:57,060	What y'all doing here, white folk?	What y'all doing here, white folk?
1231	01:12:58,160	01:12:59,062	What's all this?	What's all this?
1232	01:13:02,799	01:13:04,200	What y'all looking at me for?	What y'all looking at me for?
1233	01:13:06,269	01:13:08,338	What you all doing with me anyway?	What you all doing with me anyway?
1234	01:13:09,171	01:13:10,040	Is this a auction?	Is this a auction?
1235	01:13:10,139	01:13:13,010	Okay, no, um, that's not,	Okay, no, um, that's not,
1236	01:13:13,110	01:13:14,544	that's not quite it, Paul.	that's not quite it, Paul.
1237	01:13:14,645	01:13:18,649	Um, look, this isn't Jim Harris doing "God's Chillun," yeah,	Um, look, this isn't Jim Harris doing "God's Chillun," yeah,
1238	01:13:18,749	01:13:21,084	so you're playing it for sympathy,	so you're playing it for sympathy,
1239	01:13:21,183	01:13:25,088	but Brutus Jones, he's an arrogant bastard,	but Brutus Jones, he's an arrogant bastard,
1240	01:13:25,187	01:13:28,258	so even in despair, this man is a fighter.	so even in despair, this man is a fighter.
1241	01:13:29,126	01:13:30,694	Let's try it again.	Let's try it again.
1242	01:13:35,632	01:13:37,901	What you all doing here, white folk?	What you all doing here, white folk?
1243	01:13:38,001	01:13:39,235	What's all this?	What's all this?
1244	01:13:39,336	01:13:42,539	Okay, it just has to come across like a gunshot,	Okay, it just has to come across like a gunshot,
1245	01:13:44,041	01:13:47,209	you know, if you start off polite, you're just gonna get it.	you know, if you start off polite, you're just gonna get it.
1246	01:13:48,512	01:13:51,247	I was just trying to give myself some place to go,	I was just trying to give myself some place to go,
1247	01:13:51,348	01:13:52,582	you know, to build up.	you know, to build up.
1248	01:13:52,683	01:13:55,052	Totally understood, I understand that,	Totally understood, I understand that,
1249	01:13:55,152	01:13:57,087	but you got to trust the words here,	but you got to trust the words here,
1250	01:13:57,186	01:13:59,956	the speech will tell you where to go, I promise.	the speech will tell you where to go, I promise.
1251	01:14:02,224	01:14:03,560	Alright, alright.	Alright, alright.
1252	01:14:03,660	01:14:06,963	Let's take a break, we're all tired.	Let's take a break, we're all tired.
1253	01:14:07,831	01:14:09,198	Sure, okay, you know,	Sure, okay, you know,
1254	01:14:09,299	01:14:12,201	why don't you fellas go get something to eat?	why don't you fellas go get something to eat?
1255	01:14:14,404	01:14:15,305	He's a boy,	He's a boy,
1256	01:14:16,807	01:14:18,207	a pup,	a pup,
1257	01:14:18,308	01:14:20,444	a whelp.	a whelp.
1258	01:14:20,544	01:14:22,579	With his college boy airs,	With his college boy airs,
1259	01:14:23,847	01:14:27,284	I have him fixed, I'm Emperor Jones.	I have him fixed, I'm Emperor Jones.
1260	01:14:30,921	01:14:31,822	Excuse me.	Excuse me.
1261	01:14:34,091	01:14:34,958	Careful.	Careful.
1262	01:14:42,399	01:14:46,336	It's my play, my part to give,	It's my play, my part to give,
1263	01:14:46,436	01:14:48,105	to take away as I choose.	to take away as I choose.
1264	01:14:49,172	01:14:50,073	Ah-huh.	Ah-huh.
1265	01:14:52,075	01:14:53,376	You wrote it,	You wrote it,
1266	01:14:53,477	01:14:56,012	but I raised him from the page,	but I raised him from the page,
1267	01:14:56,113	01:14:58,348	he's as much my creation as he is yours.	he's as much my creation as he is yours.
1268	01:14:58,448	01:15:00,517	Well, tell that to the copyright lawyer.	Well, tell that to the copyright lawyer.
1269	01:15:01,785	01:15:04,988	I gave you every chance to share your gift from God,	I gave you every chance to share your gift from God,
1270	01:15:05,956	01:15:07,324	to elevate you people on Broadway.	to elevate you people on Broadway.
1271	01:15:07,424	01:15:08,859	You people?	You people?
1272	01:15:08,959	01:15:10,527	You expect us to be grateful?	You expect us to be grateful?
1273	01:15:11,561	01:15:12,929	You don't care about colored people,	You don't care about colored people,
1274	01:15:13,029	01:15:14,831	unless they're puppets to elevate you.	unless they're puppets to elevate you.
1275	01:15:14,931	01:15:16,933	- Oh, you're talking rot. - Am I?	- Oh, you're talking rot. - Am I?
1276	01:15:17,033	01:15:17,834	Yeah.	Yeah.
1277	01:15:17,934	01:15:20,504	And what have you done for us, huh?	And what have you done for us, huh?
1278	01:15:20,604	01:15:24,141	"The Dreamy Kid," the first all Negro cast	"The Dreamy Kid," the first all Negro cast
1279	01:15:24,241	01:15:26,143	and who did you get?	and who did you get?
1280	01:15:26,243	01:15:29,679	A bunch of amateurs from up Harlem.	A bunch of amateurs from up Harlem.
1281	01:15:29,780	01:15:30,781	You ungrateful...	You ungrateful...
1282	01:15:30,881	01:15:31,815	What, nigger?	What, nigger?
1283	01:15:33,283	01:15:35,152	Arrogant prick.	Arrogant prick.
1284	01:15:35,253	01:15:36,353	You just don't get it.	You just don't get it.
1285	01:15:37,754	01:15:40,624	If you respected us, you wouldn't expect us to be grateful	If you respected us, you wouldn't expect us to be grateful
1286	01:15:40,724	01:15:41,625	for something you already have,	for something you already have,
1287	01:15:41,725	01:15:44,694	you're a fraud, an Irish, Mick playwright	you're a fraud, an Irish, Mick playwright
1288	01:15:44,795	01:15:46,329	just looking to make a name for himself	just looking to make a name for himself
1289	01:15:46,429	01:15:48,498	off the backs of other people, black people.	off the backs of other people, black people.
1290	01:15:51,001	01:15:54,171	No, color's got nothing to do with it, Charles,	No, color's got nothing to do with it, Charles,
1291	01:15:54,272	01:15:56,540	I've known actors like you my whole life.	I've known actors like you my whole life.
1292	01:15:56,640	01:16:00,410	Sure, they like to try it on, but it's a hard life,	Sure, they like to try it on, but it's a hard life,
1293	01:16:00,510	01:16:02,045	so they like to cut corners,	so they like to cut corners,
1294	01:16:02,145	01:16:05,482	you know, whatever makes it easier and I slap them down,	you know, whatever makes it easier and I slap them down,
1295	01:16:05,582	01:16:06,817	not just you, all of them,	not just you, all of them,
1296	01:16:06,917	01:16:08,819	some a lot quicker than you as a matter of fact.	some a lot quicker than you as a matter of fact.
1297	01:16:10,187	01:16:12,889	With you, I gave every chance to, I showed you patience,	With you, I gave every chance to, I showed you patience,
1298	01:16:12,989	01:16:15,225	as a matter of fact, I gave you leeway	as a matter of fact, I gave you leeway
1299	01:16:15,325	01:16:19,396	precisely because you were colored and this is what I get.	precisely because you were colored and this is what I get.
1300	01:16:19,496	01:16:22,266	And that is the other side of this dismal drama,	And that is the other side of this dismal drama,
1301	01:16:22,365	01:16:25,669	you patronizing me, because I'm black,	you patronizing me, because I'm black,
1302	01:16:25,769	01:16:29,573	that's not even grudging respect, that is no respect at all.	that's not even grudging respect, that is no respect at all.
1303	01:16:29,673	01:16:31,341	You say you were giving me leeway,	You say you were giving me leeway,
1304	01:16:31,441	01:16:33,476	well, I say you were scared of my talent	well, I say you were scared of my talent
1305	01:16:33,577	01:16:36,613	and what it unleashed in your Emperor Jones.	and what it unleashed in your Emperor Jones.
1306	01:16:36,713	01:16:39,883	You'd have to stand on your father's shoulder	You'd have to stand on your father's shoulder
1307	01:16:39,983	01:16:43,587	to peer over the footlights to look up to me!	to peer over the footlights to look up to me!
1308	01:16:43,687	01:16:46,623	Hm, and a real actor would know,	Hm, and a real actor would know,
1309	01:16:46,723	01:16:48,959	that parts come and parts go	that parts come and parts go
1310	01:16:50,660	01:16:53,196	and you, sir are fired.	and you, sir are fired.
1311	01:17:09,246	01:17:10,614	Ooh, my Lord.	Ooh, my Lord.
1312	01:17:11,882	01:17:12,782	Florence?	Florence?
1313	01:17:17,387	01:17:18,322	Florence?	Florence?
1314	01:19:17,040	01:19:20,444	Don't I know you from somewhere?	Don't I know you from somewhere?
1315	01:19:22,512	01:19:23,613	Not that I know of.	Not that I know of.
1316	01:19:53,143	01:19:56,980	Who the hell whistling that way in my palace?	Who the hell whistling that way in my palace?
1317	01:19:57,080	01:20:00,251	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?	Who dare whistle that way in my palace?
1318	01:20:01,352	01:20:02,752	I'm Emperor Jones.	I'm Emperor Jones.
1319	01:20:04,422	01:20:06,222	I'm Emperor Jones.	I'm Emperor Jones.
1320	01:20:17,368	01:20:18,269	Charlie.	Charlie.
1321	01:20:20,870	01:20:21,771	Florence?	Florence?
1322	01:20:23,573	01:20:25,642	I missed you.	I missed you.
1323	01:20:27,445	01:20:29,679	- Florence? - Where you been?	- Florence? - Where you been?
1324	01:20:37,854	01:20:39,155	Ah, I missed you.	Ah, I missed you.
1325	01:22:03,039	01:22:04,608	Amazing!	Amazing!
1326	01:22:41,445	01:22:43,246	We're not ready to go back to Broadway,	We're not ready to go back to Broadway,
1327	01:22:43,347	01:22:45,148	but we're gonna do a run down in the Village,	but we're gonna do a run down in the Village,
1328	01:22:45,248	01:22:46,783	one in London.	one in London.
1329	01:22:47,884	01:22:49,420	The role of Smithers is still available,	The role of Smithers is still available,
1330	01:22:49,520	01:22:50,621	if you're interested.	if you're interested.
1331	01:22:50,720	01:22:53,990	Oh, I've found a small theater space in Pennsylvania,	Oh, I've found a small theater space in Pennsylvania,
1332	01:22:54,090	01:22:56,993	I'm starting my own repertory company,	I'm starting my own repertory company,
1333	01:22:57,093	01:22:59,430	a chip off the old Jig Cook block.	a chip off the old Jig Cook block.
1334	01:22:59,530	01:23:01,565	Hm, are you sure?	Hm, are you sure?
1335	01:23:01,665	01:23:03,601	Run in London, one in New York,	Run in London, one in New York,
1336	01:23:03,701	01:23:05,302	pay for your whole first season.	pay for your whole first season.
1337	01:23:05,402	01:23:06,337	The answer's no.	The answer's no.
1338	01:23:08,439	01:23:12,809	I understand that you've cast Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones.	I understand that you've cast Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones.
1339	01:23:12,909	01:23:14,311	That's right.	That's right.
1340	01:23:14,411	01:23:16,980	Has he told you what he thinks of the role?	Has he told you what he thinks of the role?
1341	01:23:17,080	01:23:17,814	He loves it.	He loves it.
1342	01:23:19,082	01:23:20,850	Well, I offered it to him first	Well, I offered it to him first
1343	01:23:20,950	01:23:24,355	and he didn't think much it or of you,	and he didn't think much it or of you,
1344	01:23:25,788	01:23:27,324	I think we kept that from you.	I think we kept that from you.
1345	01:23:27,424	01:23:29,158	Well, he's changed his mind.	Well, he's changed his mind.
1346	01:23:29,260	01:23:30,361	Yes, he has.	Yes, he has.
1347	01:23:31,662	01:23:35,366	Emperor Jones is Charles Gilpin's role and you know it.	Emperor Jones is Charles Gilpin's role and you know it.
1348	01:23:35,466	01:23:38,335	Charles Gilpin is full of cheese and a yard wide.	Charles Gilpin is full of cheese and a yard wide.
1349	01:23:39,403	01:23:41,272	What do you know about acting?	What do you know about acting?
1350	01:23:41,372	01:23:43,139	Are you really asking me that?	Are you really asking me that?
1351	01:23:43,239	01:23:46,610	All your theories are based on what your father did	All your theories are based on what your father did
1352	01:23:46,710	01:23:49,346	and trying to do the exact opposite.	and trying to do the exact opposite.
1353	01:23:49,446	01:23:51,315	I saw your father on stage,	I saw your father on stage,
1354	01:23:51,415	01:23:54,150	he was the greatest actor of his generation.	he was the greatest actor of his generation.
1355	01:23:54,251	01:23:56,185	He did "Monte Cristo" for years	He did "Monte Cristo" for years
1356	01:23:56,287	01:23:57,655	and took the money to allow you	and took the money to allow you
1357	01:23:57,755	01:24:00,324	to become the greatest playwright of your generation.	to become the greatest playwright of your generation.
1358	01:24:01,258	01:24:03,560	I saw your father as Monte Cristo,	I saw your father as Monte Cristo,
1359	01:24:03,661	01:24:07,163	he, he excited me for theater,	he, he excited me for theater,
1360	01:24:08,299	01:24:10,367	the same way that Gilpin excites people.	the same way that Gilpin excites people.
1361	01:24:11,934	01:24:13,970	Don't you see what you've done?	Don't you see what you've done?
1362	01:24:14,070	01:24:19,142	Charles S. Gilpin is the Negro equivalent of James O'Neill,	Charles S. Gilpin is the Negro equivalent of James O'Neill,
1363	01:24:19,242	01:24:22,011	a great actor in their perfect role	a great actor in their perfect role
1364	01:24:23,480	01:24:26,015	and now you are taking it away from him	and now you are taking it away from him
1365	01:24:27,518	01:24:28,652	and this has nothing to do	and this has nothing to do
1366	01:24:28,752	01:24:31,655	with what words he does and doesn't say,	with what words he does and doesn't say,
1367	01:24:31,755	01:24:34,258	you're killing the golden goose,	you're killing the golden goose,
1368	01:24:34,358	01:24:36,727	just so you can kick back against your father.	just so you can kick back against your father.
1369	01:24:39,195	01:24:40,830	That about it?	That about it?
1370	01:24:43,701	01:24:45,168	Yeah, that's about it.	Yeah, that's about it.
1371	01:24:49,273	01:24:50,173	Hm.	Hm.
1372	01:25:00,651	01:25:01,552	Hm.	Hm.
1373	01:25:02,453	01:25:03,721	- Thank you. - Hm-mm.	- Thank you. - Hm-mm.
1374	01:25:09,992	01:25:11,395	- What's happening? - Hm.	- What's happening? - Hm.
1375	01:25:14,698	01:25:16,300	We're leaving the Cape.	We're leaving the Cape.
1376	01:25:18,635	01:25:19,536	Fine by me.	Fine by me.
1377	01:25:20,738	01:25:21,739	May I ask why?	May I ask why?
1378	01:25:21,839	01:25:24,408	Well, I'm sick of it,	Well, I'm sick of it,
1379	01:25:25,576	01:25:26,876	I'm sick of the wind,	I'm sick of the wind,
1380	01:25:26,976	01:25:29,613	I'm sick of the stench of the seaweed,	I'm sick of the stench of the seaweed,
1381	01:25:30,481	01:25:32,048	I'm sick of the ghosts.	I'm sick of the ghosts.
1382	01:25:33,851	01:25:35,452	It's nothing but ghosts now.	It's nothing but ghosts now.
1383	01:25:37,388	01:25:38,455	Jig's gone,	Jig's gone,
1384	01:25:39,590	01:25:40,923	everybody's gone.	everybody's gone.
1385	01:25:42,326	01:25:43,594	The theater's dead.	The theater's dead.
1386	01:25:46,195	01:25:47,230	Perhaps I killed it.	Perhaps I killed it.
1387	01:25:51,402	01:25:53,002	We're running out of booze.	We're running out of booze.
1388	01:25:55,905	01:25:57,474	So many things.	So many things.
1389	01:25:58,575	01:25:59,476	Yeah.	Yeah.
1390	01:26:00,344	01:26:01,244	Hm.	Hm.
1391	01:26:03,447	01:26:05,783	Where to, where should we go?	Where to, where should we go?
1392	01:26:08,217	01:26:09,586	Someplace warm,	Someplace warm,
1393	01:26:10,788	01:26:11,688	Bermuda.	Bermuda.
1394	01:26:13,357	01:26:14,258	Hm.	Hm.
1395	01:26:16,360	01:26:18,027	Won't that stink of seaweed?	Won't that stink of seaweed?
1396	01:26:18,127	01:26:21,265	Well, it's a different seaweed, darling,	Well, it's a different seaweed, darling,
1397	01:26:21,365	01:26:23,700	it's a different seaweed,	it's a different seaweed,
1398	01:26:23,801	01:26:25,602	a different stench.	a different stench.
1399	01:26:25,702	01:26:26,537	Hm.	Hm.
1400	01:26:28,137	01:26:29,038	Hm.	Hm.
1401	01:26:38,382	01:26:42,018	We live in this moment building temples for tomorrow	We live in this moment building temples for tomorrow
1402	01:26:42,118	01:26:44,020	as strong as we can,	as strong as we can,
1403	01:26:44,120	01:26:47,957	then we stand on the mountain top free.	then we stand on the mountain top free.
1404	01:26:50,928	01:26:54,063	Langston, Langston Hughes, a poet, a writer.	Langston, Langston Hughes, a poet, a writer.
1405	01:26:54,163	01:26:55,799	It's an honor to meet you, sir.	It's an honor to meet you, sir.
1406	01:26:55,899	01:26:57,835	Ah-huh, I'm sure.	Ah-huh, I'm sure.
1407	01:26:57,935	01:26:59,803	Now what'd you talk about?	Now what'd you talk about?
1408	01:26:59,903	01:27:01,405	Negro artists like you	Negro artists like you
1409	01:27:01,505	01:27:04,708	should express their individual dark-skinned selves	should express their individual dark-skinned selves
1410	01:27:04,808	01:27:06,976	without fear or shame.	without fear or shame.
1411	01:27:07,076	01:27:10,647	If white people are pleased, be glad,	If white people are pleased, be glad,
1412	01:27:10,747	01:27:13,015	if they are not, it don't matter.	if they are not, it don't matter.
1413	01:27:14,251	01:27:17,855	If colored people are pleased, be glad too,	If colored people are pleased, be glad too,
1414	01:27:19,222	01:27:23,894	if they are not, their displeasure don't matter either.	if they are not, their displeasure don't matter either.
1415	01:27:24,728	01:27:26,229	It don't matter, exactly!	It don't matter, exactly!
1416	01:27:27,997	01:27:31,033	You are pulling, my friend, you ought to write me plays.	You are pulling, my friend, you ought to write me plays.
1417	01:27:31,133	01:27:34,237	That, that is what I have been saying all along,	That, that is what I have been saying all along,
1418	01:27:34,338	01:27:35,539	we can't revere our own history,	we can't revere our own history,
1419	01:27:35,639	01:27:36,907	unless we write it ourselves.	unless we write it ourselves.
1420	01:27:37,006	01:27:39,175	You got to learn about theater to write these plays,	You got to learn about theater to write these plays,
1421	01:27:39,276	01:27:43,179	whatever you say about Eugene O'Neill and I've said a lot,	whatever you say about Eugene O'Neill and I've said a lot,
1422	01:27:44,448	01:27:46,450	boy, he knows how to write for theater.	boy, he knows how to write for theater.
1423	01:27:53,690	01:27:56,260	♪ Ooh, doo, doo ♪	♪ Ooh, doo, doo ♪
1424	01:28:05,836	01:28:07,471	Oh, look what the cat dragged in.	Oh, look what the cat dragged in.
1425	01:28:09,506	01:28:13,075	You look good, Gene, you got a couple of bucks?	You look good, Gene, you got a couple of bucks?
1426	01:28:13,175	01:28:14,143	It'll get you something smoother	It'll get you something smoother
1427	01:28:14,243	01:28:16,045	than this gut rot I've been drinking.	than this gut rot I've been drinking.
1428	01:28:18,382	01:28:20,450	What have you been up to, Charles?	What have you been up to, Charles?
1429	01:28:21,985	01:28:26,055	Well, I did a film, 10 nights in a ballroom.	Well, I did a film, 10 nights in a ballroom.
1430	01:28:26,155	01:28:28,090	Ah, interesting,	Ah, interesting,
1431	01:28:28,190	01:28:32,094	a ballroom, I've read the novel.	a ballroom, I've read the novel.
1432	01:28:32,194	01:28:33,730	They ever make it into a play?	They ever make it into a play?
1433	01:28:33,830	01:28:34,765	So what is it?	So what is it?
1434	01:28:36,266	01:28:38,268	I reckon you're not here for your health	I reckon you're not here for your health
1435	01:28:38,368	01:28:40,470	or to get ideas about a play?	or to get ideas about a play?
1436	01:28:42,906	01:28:44,841	"The Emperor,"	"The Emperor,"
1437	01:28:44,942	01:28:47,844	I wanna revive it for run down in the Village.	I wanna revive it for run down in the Village.
1438	01:28:47,945	01:28:49,145	Robeson not available?	Robeson not available?
1439	01:28:49,245	01:28:50,647	No, he hasn't been asked.	No, he hasn't been asked.
1440	01:28:51,848	01:28:52,616	Director, you?	Director, you?
1441	01:28:52,716	01:28:54,150	- No, James Light. - Oh!	- No, James Light. - Oh!
1442	01:28:54,251	01:28:55,819	Well, he did it in London.	Well, he did it in London.
1443	01:28:55,919	01:28:59,155	I'll pretend to take Light's direction,	I'll pretend to take Light's direction,
1444	01:28:59,256	01:29:02,659	if and only if	if and only if
1445	01:29:03,760	01:29:07,664	I don't ever have to say that word again.	I don't ever have to say that word again.
1446	01:29:08,565	01:29:09,466	Hm.	Hm.
1447	01:29:12,736	01:29:15,806	So what do you say?	So what do you say?
1448	01:29:23,614	01:29:25,616	It's about time, Mr. Gilpin.	It's about time, Mr. Gilpin.
1449	01:29:31,088	01:29:32,623	Besides, I need the money.	Besides, I need the money.
1450	01:29:40,397	01:29:41,465	Me too, Charles.	Me too, Charles.
1451	01:30:28,210	01:30:29,112	Mr. Gilpin.	Mr. Gilpin.
1452	01:30:31,213	01:30:34,851	I'm Robert Elwyn from the Maverick Theater, Woodstock.	I'm Robert Elwyn from the Maverick Theater, Woodstock.
1453	01:30:34,951	01:30:38,689	I have a contract for your appearance as Brutus Jones	I have a contract for your appearance as Brutus Jones
1454	01:30:38,789	01:30:43,026	at my theater, double what you got the last time.	at my theater, double what you got the last time.
1455	01:30:45,194	01:30:46,797	It's not gonna happen, sir.	It's not gonna happen, sir.
1456	01:30:48,498	01:30:51,702	The voice is, is shot.	The voice is, is shot.
1457	01:30:53,637	01:30:56,573	Are you sure, can I get you a doctor?	Are you sure, can I get you a doctor?
1458	01:30:57,274	01:30:58,642	A voice specialist?	A voice specialist?
1459	01:31:00,410	01:31:05,415	I appreciate the offer, but I, I get.	I appreciate the offer, but I, I get.
1460	01:31:05,515	01:31:07,050	It's alright.	It's alright.
1461	01:31:07,150	01:31:09,252	People still want to see you?	People still want to see you?
1462	01:31:10,587	01:31:12,589	It wouldn't be the Brutus Jones I'd wanna give them.	It wouldn't be the Brutus Jones I'd wanna give them.
1463	01:31:13,356	01:31:16,326	I'm sorry, but thank you.	I'm sorry, but thank you.
1464	01:31:20,163	01:31:21,665	Can't you see he can't speak?	Can't you see he can't speak?
1465	01:31:28,605	01:31:31,842	I'm so sorry. I'll see you out.	I'm so sorry. I'll see you out.