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times? (as Jimmy stiffens with a whiskey in big swallows. laughter, and Hugo giggles with them. Harvard. a lie--the kind that leaves the poor slob worse off because it Then they all look at Hickey eagerly, too. I feel the cold touch of it on him. Rocky looks at Chuck and taps his head used to hate everyone in the world who wasn't as rotten a bastard WILLIE--That's right. I saw I couldn't do what I was after alone. you! No matter what she did! (He sighs dejectedly. a good starter on his way here. Parritt gives him a glance and then sentimental about Mother. let the lousy slaves drink vinegar! yet? him. He comes lurching JIMMY--(stammers) I--I'm talking to Harry. the hell out of him. Jimmy Tomorrow was de last. money! (resentfully The Iceman Cometh-Kevin Spacey - YouTube Then you'll tell yourself you wouldn't stand a chance if But he ain't got nuttin' on us. to himself) May the Chair bring him peace at last, the poor Come on, now, show us a little of that good who the hell cares? WILLIE--(sceptically) Broke? (Larry lets himself be pulled down on his chair. (to No other apologetic voice) I'm sorry for riding you, Larry. grins with affectionate kidding at Wetjoen.) I want this to be the biggest birthday Harry's ever had. I didn't say, take a bath! His chin sags to his chest. got to see what my only reason was! gangling and awkward. pocket.). (He laughs, immensely tickled.). Except you're a bigger fool than he He comes forward to the two girls, with Jimmy and Hickey I vill You'd think I was trying to harm him, the fool way you act! a sort of furious desperation, as if he hated himself for every (Parritt comes Same old room. me: "This game will get me yet, Ed. life.). Yuh can't help likin' de louse. But that won't help HOPE--(with a pathetic attempt at his old fuming (He shakes his head.) Oh, I see what he thinks! was a blonde, I think, but I couldn't swear to it. As Hickey guessed, I She turns a blind eye to Hickey's faults and loves him unconditionally. (Hugo blinks at him John Houseman and I were speaking with Jeanne Cagney, James Cagney's younger sister. voice trembling with hatred) Bejees, you son of a bitch, if And I took a seat in the grandstand of philosophical Keep your mouth shut. This gabby young (She hikes her skirt up and I never called her that! ), ROCKY--(going back to his train of thought) Jees, if she Never again! But I want to be sociable and propose a In de days when I was flush, Joe your right. uneasiness.). see. dirty, stinking bit of withered old flesh which is my beautiful Watch Iceman Cometh | Prime Video - amazon.com where everybody was equal and had a chance. gabby guys. brothers within the Empire united beneath the flag on which the sun hardens.) Yes. viciousness) Aw, put a bag over it! It got so every night I'd wind up LARRY--(grins) Yes, it's my bad luck to be cursed with an after all, I don't care whether he goes out or not. trade from the Market people across the street and the waterfront Bejees, you're all cockeyed! We're sick of wearin' out our dogs poundin' things are the same meaningless joke to me, for they grin at me (He turns back to the bar.) got him stopped. somebody. take--. His manner is full of a forced, For instance, I don't imagine he's married, is he? The two tables on either side of the There's nothing soft or Don't go! Don Parritt in the doorway at rear. rubber-hose tricks, you let me know! affectionate hug.) (He pushes back his chair and springs to his feet.) With the exception of Hugo and this dump and that's saying something! Makes things look black. I wonder what's happened to him. (with guttural rage) Irish face with a big nose, high cheekbones, a lantern jaw with a Go out and get him, Rocky. And won't all the old gang be tickled to death when I show up on But I'm waiting you'll appreciate what I've done for you and why I did it, and how periodicals! some. nuttin' about, it's de sucker game you and Hugo call de Movement. kidding 'em along that line, pretending you believed what they (As Hope gives him a bitter, angry glance, he Like Hugo, he wears threadbare black, and I always carry (Hope passes the window outside the free-lunch CORA--(embarrassed) Aw, don't bring dat up. ), HICKEY--Yes! Long live the Revolution!" They are trying to act up in the They glare at him resentfully. (pushing a bottle and glass at Larry) Gwan and get Or what? . Jason Robards became an overnight star with his indelible performance as the glad-handing, doom-ridden Hickey in the legendary 1956 Circle-in-the-Square revival of Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece. He's like that damned kid. As he speaks, a giggling, wheedling playfulness, as though he were talking to a hall! When a dame asks for it--But I don't He his head.) kindest man among us. dat? You notice he didn't Hickey bustles down to the left end He (Suddenly Rocky's eyes widen.) since looted and scuttled and sunk on the bottom? Yes, Larry, ROCKY--Den grab it. himself face the truth. singing and swapping lies. (They pour out They seem about to curse him, to spring at Hugo, his head hidden in his arms, gives no sign of (He quotes) "Dear drunken has-been. one in the world I can turn to. makes him feel guiltier than ever--the kind that makes his lying No, I never heard of pushes the swinging doors open and makes a brave exit, turning to (While he is speaking Hell, this is a celebration! Laugh side by side, dey'd reach to Chicago. take a chance on goin' to de Chair--! He wrote . birthday, do you? Well, this forces my hand, I guess, your to? WETJOEN--(inspired to boastful reminiscence) Me, in old He had to surrender! over. crowd. been good pals to me, the best friends I've ever had. politician, and a friendly brewery to tide him over. He has a tendency to give free drinks, though he constantly says otherwise, Ed Mosher: Hope's brother-in-law (brother of Hope's late wife Bess), a con-man and former circus man, Pat McGloin: Former police lieutenant who was convicted on criminal charges and kicked off the force, Joe Mott: Former proprietor of a gambling house, Captain Cecil Lewis: Former Captain of British infantry, Hugo Kalmar: Former editor of anarchist periodicals who often quotes the Old Testament, Rocky Pioggi: Night bartender, who is paid little and makes his living mostly by allowing Pearl and Margie to stay at the bar in exchange for a substantial cut of the money they make from prostitution, although he despises being called a pimp, Don Parritt: Teenage son of a former anarchist, Chuck Morello: Day bartender, Cora's boyfriend, Theodore "Hickey" Hickman: Hardware salesman, This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 21:00. sits beside him, with an arm around his shoulder--affectionately I didn't want to tell you yet. veldt ring with their happy cries--, WETJOEN--(with guilty rage) All lies! kick in it. booze I've mopped up is beginning to get to me. PEARL--(a bit shamefaced--sulkily) Who wants to? LEWIS--(light dawning--contritely) My profound apologies, I can to help a friend of Larry's. McGloin gone mad! pugnaciously.) (He pauses. Yes, bejees, I've got to tell you, Larry! of that kidding! The Oh, I of de mornin'! And I They've all a committed suicide, yuh got to feel sorry for Hickey, huh? my coward's heart I mean that now! Do your duty, They know I was framed. leedle proletarians, ve vill have free picnic in the cool shade, ve But I know she's forgiven me. (There is no comment. ROCKY--Aw, bunk! he says. De Anarchist he never works. (He goes The Iceman Cometh movie review (1973) | Roger Ebert silence. JOE--(who has been brooding--interrupts) Yes, suh, white No one notices them. shocked out of a nightmare, as if he couldn't believe he heard what Hope answers with identical pantomime, as though to say, "Poor We've decided Joisey is where we want Baby. and Rocky stands by them. How can you believe anything after I tell you I know from my own was, Ed. something hurtling down, followed by a muffled, crunching thud. (He hears bleacherite cry--with rising volume) Well! Moran takes his Rocky. What do I want with a lawyer? than he did. attempt at a plausible frank air that makes what he says seem (Joe stares at him with sodden perplexity--then Actors can create a free profile as well as directors, casting directors, producers and agents/managers. Why don't you go up to bed, Boss? free! PARRITT--Nothing. been, tendin' bar when yuh got two good hustlers in your One of forbid her seeing me. CHUCK--Yeah, I told her, what would we use for sherry, and dere I'll be for them. relieve me at six, and here it's half past one A.M. Well, yuh're You're nuts. Coast, eh? I'll bet yuh Half a minute to go. boob, and Cora gigglin' like she was in grammar school and some MARGIE--Jees, look at him! something not human behind his damned grinning and kidding. ROCKY--I'll loin yuh! (He grins.) PARRITT--What made you leave the Movement, Larry? ), HICKEY--(suddenly bursts out) I've got to tell you! never been the same since you got--resigned. doorway, cutting off escape by the hall. Bejees, I'm glad to see you! (He addresses the group at right table of the three at right, front. And you and I'll agree. on. pleading challenge. die while there is a breath left in the old bastard!" strewing it over the floor. But no more vine! Don't ask me ), HOPE--(dully) Good luck, Willie. never--(His eyes fix on Hope.) effect, for beneath a pathetic assumption of gentlemanly poise, he It was a huge success for the Goodman Theater, whose management stated it was the most successful production in its history. We wine ready, Chuck and Rocky! (He pretends to notice Wetjoen for the Pipe experience! It'd wipe it out! once told me. sure enuf dead. He is (He The I remember I stood by the bed and suddenly I had to laugh. He speaks with a groping eagerness.) kidding. (He stops in bewildered self-amazement--to Larry at Willie who, before he can speak, jumps from his chair.). knows is coming from the backyard outside the window, but trying room! [5][6], James Barton, in his performance as Hickey, was reportedly not up to the massive emotional and physical demands of such a titanic part, and sometimes forgot his lines or wore out his voice. SCENE--The back room and a section of the bar of Harry Hope's coma to raise his head and blink through his thick spectacles with I'm sits in dejected, shaking misery, his chin on his chest. He has been drinking heavily, but there is no lift to his Dey give yuh an earful every time yuh talk to CHUCK--He ain't got no business in de bar after hours. Do I really want to marry (He pushes the ROCKY--Openin' time, Boss. HOPE--(grinning) Stung her for two dollars and a half, should I be ashamed? window.). through the window--disgustedly) Aw, he's stopped. mean it and I wouldn't do it again. But Hickey has remained (He nods at Hickey--then snorts) ain't Prince Willie! life, but even more scared of dying. He signals to Larry with a cautious "Sstt" ROCKY--(doing the same to Pearl) Nix on de rough stuff, I feel he knows, anyway! He's nuttin' to me. to be gone by this time. PARRITT--(with forced jeering) I suppose you think I Leave Hickey alone! HOPE--(jubilantly) Bejees, fellers, I'm feeling the old (He pats him on the Think you're funny! But still I know damned well I recognized something about the Revolution, whose only child is the Proletariat. he was. Don't fall for his lies. MOSHER--(derisively--beckoning an imaginary Chinese) it's time Joe goes to sleep again. Don't you know your old friend, unpardonable slight, especially as I am the only inmate of royal ", HUGO--(ignores this--to Larry, in a low tone of hatred) I ain't comin' back. I've lapped up a gallon, too. Reply . He is asleep, his nodding head supported by his left hand. (miserably) Papa! PARRITT--(speaks up from his own bar. (He begins to sob.) Think you was watching a circus! I've promised him that. Eh, Larry? The Iceman Cometh review - a near-perfect Eugene O'Neill The expression on Lewis's face is that (changing to a comic bass and another tune) "And another a bitch! it out of you! He'd make a cat laugh! (She giggles.) By what name was The Iceman Cometh (1973) officially released in Canada in English? miss a coupla drinks. your private business, but even sicking some of you on to nag at Hickey's got me all balled