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Across the wings, PERFORMERS turn to look at them with curious smiles.  Poor LOLA’s face floods with jealous resentment as she watches HAROLD laughing humorously with DOROTHY and ETTA. 

VIVIAN, a stickler of decorum, is not amused.

                        VIVIAN
                (mortified)
       Dorothy Jean!  How childish!  What's
       got into you?      
                (to HAROLD)
       Please excuse my sister, Mister—
                (remembering)
       Harold.  She seems to have misplaced 
       her manners.
 
                       DOROTHY
                (stops laughing)
       Honestly, Vivee, you're being such 
       a fussbudget.  He's liable to think 
       that you lack a sense of humor.

She smiles merrily to HAROLD.

                       DOROTHY
       Hello.  I'm Dorothy Dandridge.   
       I hope you weren't offended.
 
                        HAROLD
       Not in the least.  Your wit matches
       your lovely singing voice.