Act I, Scene 1
Comatose (Dorine Hummel) talks with Jenny Flutterpearl
(Roxanne Fausett).
| JENNY: | Did you wash up last night's dirty dishes? |
| COMATOSE: |
Yes, ma'am. It wasn't easy, scallopini sticks. |
| JENNY: |
Did you change the linen on all the beds? |
| COMATOSE: | Never do. I just move the sheets from room to room. No one ever notices. |
| JENNY: | Don't forget to iron my new frock and fluff my feather boa. Tonight is amateur night at Barrett's Opera House. I must look my best. |
| COMATOSE: | You going to sing again? You like to live dangerously. |
| JENNY: | What would you call this? ... [sing] ... |
| COMATOSE: | I give up. What would you call it? |
| JENNY: | A great voice. |
| COMATOSE: | [to audience] More like a voice that grates. |