Scenes with Grand Duke
7 scenes
K The King
I give up. Even I couldn't expect the boy to—
Grand Duke Well, if I may say so, Your Majesty, I did try to warn you; but you, Sire, are incurably romantic. No doubt you saw the whole pretty picture in detail. The young prince bowing to the assembly. Suddenly he stops. He looks up. For, lo, there she stands. The girl of his dreams. Who she is or whence she came, he knows not, nor does he care for his heart tells him that here, here is the maid he is predestined to be his bride. A pretty plot for fairy tales, Sire. But in real life...oh, no. No, it was foredoomed to failure.
K The King
[unbeknownst to him, everything he described has just happened]
Failure, eh? Ha-ha! Take a look at that, you pompous windbag!
Grand Duke But, Sire, this slipper may fit any number of girls.
K The King
That's his problem. He's given his word; we'll hold him to it.
Grand Duke No, no, your Highness. I'll have nothing to do with it.
K The King
You'll try this on EVERY MAID in my kingdom. And, if the shoe fits... Bring her in.
Grand Duke [gulps]
Yes, your Majesty.
[as the clock strikes midnight.]
Oh my goodness.
PC Prince Charming
What's the matter?
PC Prince Charming
Yes, so it is, but...
PC Prince Charming
No, no, wait. You can't go now. It's only...
Oh, I must, please. Please, I must.
PC Prince Charming
But why?
Well, I... Oh, the Prince. I haven't met the Prince.
PC Prince Charming
The Prince? But didn't you know—
PC Prince Charming
No, wait. Come back. Please come back! I don't even know your name. How will I find you? Wait! Please wait!
Grand Duke I say, young lady! Who is she?
[Anastasia tries to kick the Herald due to the fact that he failed to make her fit the slipper]
Why can't you hold still a minute?
Grand Duke [the Grand Duke wakes up because the Herald bumps into the piano]
Oh, my word! Enough of this! The next young lady, please.
Oh, of all the stupid little idiots! I'll do it myself! Get away from me! [she stuns the Herald with another shoe and kicks him to make him go away] I'll make it fit! There!
[it appears that the slipper fits her]
It fits!
Grand Duke It fits?
[eventually Drizella's foot turns out to be too large for the shoe, which makes a flight in the air. The Herald rushes to take it, and in the end, Grand Duke manages to save the footwear, sighing in relief]
Oh, Your Grace, I'm dreadfully sorry. It shan't happen again.
Grand Duke [noticeably exasperated while the Herald brushes him]
Precisely, madam.
Grand Duke You are the only ladies of the household, I hope— [catches himself] I—I presume.
There's no one else, your Grace.
Grand Duke Quite so. Good day, good day.
[He starts to leave, but Cinderella suddenly appears at the top of the stairs.]
Your Grace! Your Grace! Please, wait. May I try it on?
Oh. Pay no attention to her.
Yes, just an imaginative child!
Grand Duke Madame, my orders were every maiden!
Grand Duke [Last lines] [The slipper has just shattered thanks to Lady Tremaine tripping the Herald.]
Oh, no! Oh, no, no, no, no. Oh, this is terrible. [gasps] The King! What will he say? [clutches his throat] What will he do!?
But, perhaps, if it would help—
Grand Duke No, no, nothing can help now. Nothing!
[pulls the other slipper out of her pocket, much to Lady Tremaine’s appalled horror]
But, you see, I have the other slipper.
[Overjoyed, he kisses it several times before placing it on her foot.] About Cinderella (1950 film)[edit]
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