Ruth Page Stills No. 16 - Ruth in library & V.O. [May 1987]

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You You You You You You You You You You You You You You How are you? Take it away.

Okay, action.

Look at the costume, Blaze Ruth.

Take a look at it.

Oh, it needs a lot of work on it.

Okay, good.

Let's do one more.

Was that still going down? It's me.

It doesn't matter what the quality is.

Okay, stand by.

Okay, action.

Look at her.

These costumes are very well made.

I don't know who made them, but they knew how to make tutus.

Torenska.

Like that.

Do you think? Torenska.

Did you just pan the camera? Which one? Hit it? Yeah, because you pushed the other side.

You have a lot of money.

What's your problem? Okay, Ruth, look at the staff.

Smile a little bit, first.

What? Okay, look at that one, Blaze Ruth.

The yellow one.

The other white one? Look at the one in your hands first.

Yes.

Check it out a little bit.

Switch to the other one.

The pink one? Okay, let's do it again, and don't talk to me.

We'll see your mouth moving, okay? Oh, don't talk.

Yeah, we'll see your mouth moving.

Okay, back up.

Stand by.

Look at the one in your hands.

Look at the other one.

Okay, fine.

What's more? Can you switch them? Look at the one in your hands.

A little closer.

Look at it a little closer.

Bring it closer to you, darling.

Okay, switching to the other.

Switch to the pink one.

Fine.

Cut.

Good, that's fine.

Well, come on, then.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

That's good.

Okay, let's go.

Over and over.

Ready? Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay down here getting fat.

Don't say down.

Just say here.

You can't stay here getting fat.

You can't stay here getting fat.

One more time.

More energy.

More energy.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

No, I've got an engine.

An engine start -up.

It's not your fault.

You were good.

Your engine started here.

You have to wait till the last minute.

Ready? Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

A little more energy.

You can't stay here getting fat.

Take six.

Very good.

From the top.

Ready? From the top.

Is it on or not the top? No.

Well, come on, then.

It's the top.

What is? Well, come on, then.

It's the top.

Put your glasses on, Arouf.

You can keep mine, because it's just a stupid view of reading.

Everyone says, action.

Want to rehearse one time? Yes.

Okay, go ahead.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

Okay.

Try it once more and do a little more energy.

I think it sounds terrific, but not so much on the fat.

You can't stay down here getting fat.

You can't stay here getting fat.

Okay.

Try it again.

I should leave the here out? No, no, no.

Read it again.

Just a little more energy.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

There's a little more humor in your voice.

You're teasing them about getting fat.

You know, you've seen people, they're eating lunch, and you're telling them that rehearsal is starting.

Oh.

Okay.

Well, come on, then.

Rehearsal's starting.

You can't stay here getting fat.

Perfect.

Is that okay, Byron? I think we're going to cough, but I think it may be under.

Okay.

I need you to read this, Ruth.

This is one more time, a little more excited, the way you would have been...

Talking to my mother? Writing to your mother when you were, you know, 25 years old when this happened, okay? Dearest mother, things have been quite exciting around here.

I danced for Diaghilev yesterday.

I think he really was quite impressed.

They've never had an American girl in their company, and it seems that they're not going to be able to because they're not going to be able to Okay.

I think it's going to be a little bit more exciting One more time while they're quiet out there and a little more excited.

More excited? Yeah, it was exciting when you danced for Diaghilev.

What did Angie do? Okay.

Dearest mother, things have been quite exciting around here.

I danced for Diaghilev yesterday.

I think he was really quite impressed.

They've never had an American girl in their company, and it seems that there is...

Perfect.

Where's the rest of it? That's the only part of it we need.

Oh, want to know what you said after that? I don't remember.

That's the only part of it we need.

All right.

Yeah, not yet.

Okay, now until we tell you.

Tom Fisher.

Okay, Byron.

Go ahead.

Yeah, beloved.

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning, and I hope it will erase my night thoughts, which are still with me.

My thoughts of the lake and our little house, which was always such heaven for me.

Okay, one more time again, Ruth, without pausing.

Yeah, go ahead.

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning, and I hope it will erase my night thoughts, which are still with me.

My thoughts of the lake and our little house, which was always such heaven for me.

I wish it would burn down so that I...

Let's...

Here.

It's the way I marked that coffee, Ruth.

I marked out the word I, and I shouldn't have.

It's a more time, and with each...

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning.

Why don't you start again, because you...

I'm sorry, I was in the way, so start again.

Now get out of the way.

Yes, ma 'am.

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning, and I hope it will erase my night thoughts, which are still with me.

My thoughts of the lake and our little house, which was always such heaven for me.

Okay, one more time.

Is that all of it? That's all of it.

Yeah, this is the more time that part.

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning, and I hope it will erase my night thoughts, which are still with me.

My thoughts of the lake and our little house, which was always such heaven for me.

One more time, a little more lovingly.

You're writing to him and you miss him.

Any time.

Beloved, the river is beautiful this morning, and I hope it will erase my night thoughts, which are still with me.

My thoughts of the lake and our little house, which was always such heaven for me.

I think that's okay.

We got it.

Thank you, ma 'am.

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