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"I've got a rush order
from London for a Brashingham to play Hamlet. The fact that you're
a terrible actor doesn't make any difference. All I need is your
name." |
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"Young friend, my feet
have faltered on these mad playboards of Life, but I can set
yours straight. Let me be your teacher - tonight." Brashingham
agrees, and this brief instruction turns out to be the reason
for his eventual success on the stage. |
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Gertie thinks she is about
to get a marriage proposal, but instead . . . "Beloved little
comrade of my struggling days, will you ---- will you lend me
fifty dollars?" |
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"Gertie, girl, are you still
thinking of that ham?" |
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"Do you mean you haven't
heard a word from Brashingham in the three months he's been gone?" |
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Brashingham reveling in the
admiration of his fans. |
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John: "How would you
like to throw plates at me for life?'
Gertie: "I'd love to!"
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Brashingham returns to the
old boarding house and his surrounded by his former housemates. |
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John finds Brashingham in
Gertie's room. |
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Physically thrown out of
the boarding house, Brashingham gets up to brush himself off
and suddenly realizes the newreel cameras have been turning the
whole time. |
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