В июле 1982 г. Дон Нигро первым поставил эту пьесу в студенческом театре Университета штата Индиана в Терре-Хоте.
Painted lady wait for me
kiss me on the balcony.
Love my sister, love my ma,
in the parlor, in the raw.
Love me Mister, just so far,
leave your money in the jar. – При необходимости театр может использовать свой вариант стихов.
Each night by the stage door
you could see her in rags,
she'd stand there no matter
how cold or how long—
the pale and forlorn girl
would wait for the stars,
and she'd sing to them sadly
this song, oh this song—
Ohhh, please give me the keys to Paradise,
I want oh so much to get in,
to stand on the stage, and be all the rage,
and be fussed at by rich folks
and flirt some with sin—
you don't look much nicer than I look,
you can't sing much better than I,
oh please give me the keys to Paradise,
if I can't be an actress I'll die, yes I'll die,
if I can't be an actress, I'll die. – При необходимости театр может использовать свой вариант стихов.
Флоренц Зигфелд/ Florenz Ziegfeld (1869–1932) – американский бродвейский импресарио, наиболее известный по своей серии театральных шоу «Безумства Зигфелда».
Из «Баллады Рэдингтонской тюрьмы» Оскара Уайльда.