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Title: I have the room above her Allan Jones Irene Dunne Showboat Description: I have the room above her (The humming song) by Allan Jones and Irene Dunne (Showboat 1936) Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II
Complete scene of the libretto
RAVENAL
Seems to me I've seen that stocking someplace...
(MAGNOLIA pulls her head in quickly. The boldness of the man!)
Now, where could it have been? Don't you belong to
a Miss Magnolia Hawks?
(The stocking flutters in the breeze)
I thought so.
(MAGNOLIA blows out her lamp and hops into bed)
Next time you see her, will you give her a message for me?
(MAGNOLIA sits up. The reflection of the moon lights her face.
She cocks her ear to listen to the message)
I can talk to you better than I can talk to her.
I always get flustered when I try to say anything to her.
Tell her...
(MAGNOLIA listens)
Tell her you saw the young man who lives upstairs...
and... well, that's just the point:
I have the room above her.
....................................
....................................
(sings:)
She doesn't know I love her,
How could she know I love her,
Sitting in her room below?
Sitting in her room below
How could she dream how far a dream could go?
Sometimes we meet,
She smiles, and, oh, her smile's divine.
It's such a treat
To hear her say "Hasn't the weather been fine?"
I blush and stammer badly,
My heart is beating madly,
Then she goes into her room
And I go sadly up to mine.
..............................
.............................
(He reaches down with his cane and pulls up her stocking.
She makes a lunge for it but misses. She stifles a giggle
and pulls her head back into the room. He holds the stocking
tenderly as he sings:)
................................
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RAVENAL
A lover more impetuous than I
Would say his say or know the reason why,
But when I get my chance
I let my chance go by.
(He drops the stocking. She catches it, and pulls it inside
the window far enough for him not to see, and holds it close to
her as she listens to him)
I have the room above her,
She doesn't know I love her.
How could she know I love her,
Sitting in her room below?
Sitting in her room below
How could she dream how far a dream could go?
MAGNOLIA
Sometimes we meet,
He smiles, and, oh, his smile's divine.
It's such a treat
To hear him say "Hasn't the weather been fine?"
I blush and stammer badly,
My heart is beating madly,
Then he goes up to his room,
And I go sadly into mine.
(He hums softly. Her voice joins his. He looks down.
Both their voices are blended. There is ecstatic contentment
in the melody. She looks up. He is looking down. Their eyes
meet. The humming is over) Author:amarcord222 Tags: 1936, above, Allan, Dunne, Hammerstein, have, her, humming, II, Irene, Jerome, Jones, Kern, Oscar, room, Showboat, song, the Duration: 206 seconds View count: 2190 Rating: 4.89 (9 ratings) Flash:http://www.youtube.com/v/3g_bxUvr284&f=gdata_videos Watch page:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g_bxUvr284
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